Home of the Amherst Mammoths, the Orr Rink is named in recognition of Walter S. Orr (from the Class of 1912). This Amherst College facility was originally built in 1954 and underwent a major renovation in 1997. Home to the Amherst ice hockey programs, the space features a top of the line video board, locker rooms and an athletic training room on the main floor in addition to a second-floor balcony that houses coaching offices and a team meeting and film room.
This is a NCAA Division III facility; the Mammoths play in the NESCAC (New England Small College Athletic Conference). Other arenas within NESCAC include Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center (Colby College), Underhill Arena (Bates College), Sidney J. Watson Arena (Bowdoin College), Dayton Arena (Connecticut College), Sage Rink (Hamilton College), Chip Kenyon ’85 Arena (Middlebury College), Koeppel Community Sports Center (Trinity College), Malden Valley Forum (Tufts University), Spurrier-Snyder Rink (Wesleyan University) and Lansing Chapman Rink (Williams College).
