Elmira College’s men’s and women’s ice hockey teams will make the LECOM Event Center in downtown Elmira their home beginning with the 2027-28 season, the college announced Monday.
The change will move home games much closer to the main campus. Elmira College says the downtown arena is about a 10-minute walk from campus, compared with a roughly 20-mile round trip to the Murray Athletic Center in Pine Valley.
The college also cited the LECOM Event Center’s greater seating capacity and professional game amenities. Moving the programs downtown is expected to make games more accessible to students and strengthen the connection between the teams, the campus and the wider Elmira community.
The men’s and women’s teams will continue using their current home through the 2026-27 season before the move takes effect. The announcement establishes the venue and target season, while ticketing, scheduling and other game-day details for 2027-28 will be released later.
