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{{Short description|Ice arena of the Rochester Institute of Technology}}
{{Infobox stadium
| name = Gene Polisseni Center
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| location = 200 Lomb Memorial Drive<br>[[Henrietta, New York]] 14623|
| coordinates = {{coord|43|4|57.26|N|77|40|28.56|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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| general_contractor =
| main_contractors = LeChase Construction Services, LLC<ref name=D&C_Oct19 />
| capacity = [[Ice Hockey]]: 4,300<ref>[http://www.rit.edu/fa/arenas/gene-polisseni-center/about-facility "About the Gene Polisseni Center"]</ref>
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▲| tenant_clubs = [[RIT Tigers men's ice hockey|RIT Tigers (men)]]<br />[[RIT Tigers women's ice hockey|RIT Tigers (women)]]
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| website = [http://www.rit.edu/fa/arenas http://www.rit.edu/fa/arenas]
}}
The '''
The arena is the home of the varsity [[ice hockey]] teams at RIT, replacing the [[Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena]]. Ritter Arena
}}</ref><ref name="ritter-field">{{cite web |last1=Moe |first1=Taylor |title=Frank Ritter Ice Arena? Nope, Frank Ritter Field. |url=https://reporter.rit.edu/culture/frank-ritter-ice-arena-nope-frank-ritter-field |website=Reporter Magazine |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> The Polisseni Center serves primarily as a hockey arena (for RIT varsity hockey and local youth programs), and it will also be a multi-purpose venue.<ref name="ritfaq">[http://www.rit.edu/development/giving/powerplay/about-power-play.php Ice Hockey Arena FAQs]</ref> The Polisseni Center is built not far from Ritter Arena on the RIT campus, south of the Student Alumni Union, replacing portions of parking lot U.<ref name="location_picked">[http://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=49217 "RIT Selects Official Site for New Arena"]</ref>
==Fundraising efforts==
Fundraising was started with a $1 million [[United States Dollar|USD]] donation from Stephen and Vicki Schultz.<ref>[http://www.rit.edu/news/athenaeum_story.php?id=48003 "From out of the 'Corner' and into the spotlight"]</ref> Naming rights were given based on a $4.5 million donation from the Polisseni Foundation (with backing from [[Tom Golisano|B. Thomas Golisano]])<ref name="namingpress">[http://www.rit.edu/news/story.php?id=48695 "Future RIT Hockey Arena to become the Gene Polisseni Center"]</ref> and were announced on November 11, 2011 during the men's hockey game against [[Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey|Air Force]].<ref name="naming_announce_ceremony">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izxXK-QVBxs Naming Announcement Ceremony]</ref>
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With arena construction being an estimated $30 million, the funding of the project has been divided into two components. The first half will be borrowed against RIT's endowment fund (worth $544 million),<ref name=endow>As of June 30, 2009.{{Cite web| title = U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009| work = 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments | publisher = National Association of College and University Business Officers | url = http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf| format = PDF | accessdate = March 15, 2010}}</ref> and paid back with sponsorship and ticket sales. The second half of the cost is a [[grassroots fundraising]] effort called the '''Tiger Power Play'''. The Tiger Power Play is an effort to bring in both big name donations (like [[Tom Golisano]]) as well as garner support from students and alumni. Small donations could be made by cell phone text message. Larger donations have been working directly with school administration. Sales of nameplates for seats is also available, initially costing $1,000 per nameplate, and later reduced to $500.<ref name="TakeSeat">[https://www.rit.edu/development/giving/home_makeagift_buyaseat.php Take a Seat in the Gene Polisseni Center]</ref>▼
▲With arena construction being an estimated $30 million, the funding of the project has been divided into two components. The first half will be borrowed against RIT's endowment fund (worth $544 million),<ref name=endow>As of June 30, 2009.{{Cite web| title = U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009| work = 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments
[[J. M. Allain]], the former CEO of [[Trans-Lux]] and an RIT graduate, donated $1 million for a new video scoreboard.<ref name=D&C_Oct19 />▼
==Temporary closure==
▲[[J.M. Allain]], CEO of [[Trans-Lux]] and an RIT graduate, donated $1 million for a new video scoreboard.<ref name=D&C_Oct19 />
The arena was temporarily shut down on October 15, 2021 for an ammonia leak early in the morning, which also closed down the neighboring Andrews Memorial Drive and Parking Lot U.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/hazmat-team-investigating-incident-on-rit-campus/6270557/?cat=565|title=HAZMAT team investigating ammonia leak at RIT's ice arena|publisher=WHEC-TV}}</ref> This prompted University officials to move their women's hockey exhibition game against [[Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey|Cornell University]] to the [[Blue Cross Arena]] in [[Downtown Rochester]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ritathletics.com/news/2021/10/15/saturdays-womens-hockey-exhibition-vs-cornell-moved-to-blue-cross-arena.aspx|title=Saturday's Women's Hockey exhibition vs. Cornell moved to Blue Cross Arena|publisher=Rochester Institute of Technology}}</ref> and postpone their women's hockey game against [[St. Lawrence Saints women's ice hockey|St. Lawrence]] to Tuesday, November 23.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ritathletics.com/news/2021/10/18/womens-hockey-womens-hockey-games-vs-st-lawrence-changed-with-next-game-away-on-friday.aspx|title=Women’s Hockey games vs. St. Lawrence changed with next game away on Friday|publisher=Rochester Institute of Technology}}</ref>
The arena reopened on October 29, 2021, when the women's team hosted [[St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies|St. Thomas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ritathletics.com/news/2021/10/28/womens-hockey-womens-hockey-hosts-st-thomas-this-weekend.aspx|title=Women’s Hockey hosts St. Thomas this weekend|publisher=Rochester Institute of Technology}}</ref> and the men's team hosted [[Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey|Mercyhurst.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ritathletics.com/news/2021/10/28/mens-hockey-hosts-mercyhurst-for-two-game-atlantic-hockey-set.aspx|title=Men's Hockey hosts Mercyhurst for two-game Atlantic Hockey set|publisher=Rochester Institute of Technology}}</ref>
▲[[File:Panoramic View of the Gene Polisseni Center.JPG|thumb|center|800px|Panoramic View of the Gene Polisseni Center]]
==References==
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[[Category:Indoor arenas in New York (state)]]
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