Taffy Abel Arena
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| Former names | Norris Center |
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| Location | Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 |
| Coordinates | 46°29′24″N 84°21′58″W / 46.490°N 84.366°W |
| Owner | Lake Superior State University |
| Operator | Lake Superior St. Univ. |
| Capacity | 4,000 (hockey) |
| Surface | 200 ft × 85 ft (61 m × 26 m) hockey |
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| Opened | 1976 |
| Renovated | October 28, 1995 |
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| Lake Superior State Lakers (ice hockey) | |
Clarence "Taffy" Abel Arena is a 4,000-seat hockey arena in
Clarence "Taffy" Abel, who was born in Sault Ste. Marie. It was the only on-campus hockey arena in the United States which has a seating capacity greater than the enrollment of the school for which it is used, until the completion of Colorado College's Ed Robson Arena
in 2021.
Both Abel Arena and Cooper Gym are available for other events, including high school basketball and hockey.