Hart Center at the Luth Athletics Complex

Hart Center at the Luth Athletics Complex
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Location	1 College Street Worcester, MA 01610
Coordinates	42°14′06″N 71°48′23″W / 42.235046°N 71.806381°W / 42.235046; -71.806381
Owner	College of the Holy Cross
Operator	College of the Holy Cross
Capacity	3,536 (basketball) 1,600 (hockey)
Surface	200' x 85' (ice arena)
Opened	December 1, 1975
Holy Cross Crusaders Athletics

Hart Center at the Luth Athletic Complex is the main athletic center at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was built in 1975 and is home to the Holy Cross Crusaders athletic teams. It is named for the Rev. Francis J. Hart, S.J., the guiding force behind intramurals at Holy Cross for more than 40 years, as well as John E. Luth '74 and Joanne Chouinard-Luth, who donated $32.5 million to the College in 2015 towards renovating and expanding the athletics complex. John E. Luth is the founding partner, chairman and chief executive officer of Seabury Group LLC, the preeminent global aviation advisory firm. Dr. Joanne Chouinard-Luth practiced dental medicine in Chicago for 30 years.^[1]

The Hart Center arena seats 3,536 for basketball, and is the home for the Holy Cross men's and women's basketball teams as well as the college's volleyball team. It has hosted the Patriot League men's basketball tournament numerous times.^[2] The hockey rink seats 1,600 and hosts the Division I men's hockey team and the Division I women's hockey team, which was formed in 1998.^[3] The rink also was the site of the 1999 and 2002 MAAC hockey championships. The whole complex also contains a 64,000-square-foot (5,900 m²) practice facility with 100 yards of turf, an auxiliary gym for basketball and volleyball practice, a swimming pool, rowing tanks, racquetball & squash courts, a varsity strength and conditioning gym, and locker rooms and offices for all programs.^[4]

In late 2015, Holy Cross announced that it had raised the necessary two-thirds of the estimated construction costs for the expansion and renovation of the Hart Center. Construction began in early 2016 and the Luth Athletic Complex was opened in April 2018.^[5]

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^ "Hart Center Arena - Holy Cross Athletics". 31 July 1999.
^ "Hart Center Arena - Holy Cross Athletics". 31 July 1999.
^ "Holy Cross women's hockey to upgrade to Division I - College Hockey | USCHO.com". 28 October 2016.
^ "Recreation and Wellness Center | College of the Holy Cross".
^ "Grand Opening of the Hart Center at the Luth Athletic Complex set for Saturday - Holy Cross Crusaders - College of the Holy Cross Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2018-08-22.

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v t e College of the Holy Cross
Athletics	Patriot League Atlantic Hockey Hockey East Baseball Softball Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Football Men's Ice Hockey Women's Ice Hockey Men's Lacrosse Fitton Field Hanover Insurance Park Hart Recreation Center Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium Boston University rivalry Boston College rivalry Fordham rivalry
People	Alumni Faculty Presidents
Student life	Goodtime Marching Band WCHC

v t e Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Hart Center (1975–present)
Head coaches	Bill Kane (1966–1976) Mike Addesa (1976–1979) Peter Van Buskirk (1979–1988, 1996–1997) Bill Bellerose (1988–1994) Paul Pearl (1994–1996, 1997–2014) David Berard (2014–2021) Bill Riga (2021–Present)
Seasons	1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC 2 (1967–1984) ECAC East (1984–1998) MAAC (1998–2003) Atlantic Hockey (2003–present)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Joe Lunny (219 Points) Larry Murphy (119 Goals) Tony Quesada (61 Wins)
NCAA Tournament appearances	2004 2006
Conference Tournament titles	MAAC: 1999 Atlantic Hockey: 2004 2006
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA

v t e Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
Venues	Hart Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Boston University
Culture & lore	The Crusader "Chu! Chu! Rah! Rah!" Crusader Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–34 1934–35 1935–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t e Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball
Venues	Hart Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Boston University
Culture & lore	History The Crusader "Chu! Chu! Rah! Rah!" Crusader Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Basketball arenas of the Patriot League
Bender Arena (American) Christl Arena (Army) Agganis Arena / Case Gym (Boston University) Sojka Pavilion (Bucknell) Cotterell Court (Colgate) Hart Center (Holy Cross) Kirby Sports Center (Lafayette) Stabler Arena (Lehigh) Reitz Arena (Loyola) Alumni Hall (Navy)

v t e Atlantic Hockey America
Teams	Air Force Falcons men American International Yellow Jackets men Army Black Knights men Bentley Falcons men Canisius Golden Griffins men Holy Cross Crusaders men Lindenwood Lions women Mercyhurst Lakers men women Niagara Purple Eagles men Penn State Nittany Lions women RIT Tigers men women Robert Morris Colonials men women Sacred Heart Pioneers men Syracuse Orange women
Future teams	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women, joining in 2025
Venues	Cadet Ice Arena (Air Force) MassMutual Center (American International) Tate Rink (Army) Bentley Arena (Bentley) LECOM Harborcenter (Canisius) Hart Center (Holy Cross) Centene Community Ice Center (Lindenwood) Mercyhurst Ice Center (Mercyhurst) Dwyer Arena (Niagara) Pegula Ice Arena (Penn State) Gene Polisseni Center (RIT) Clearview Arena (Robert Morris) Martire Family Arena (Sacred Heart) Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion (Syracuse)
Future venues	Fred Rust Ice Arena (Delaware)
Men's seasons	2024–25
Women's seasons	2024–25
Predecessors	Atlantic Hockey Association College Hockey America
NCAA List of champions

v t e Hockey East
Men	Boston College Eagles (Conte Forum) Boston University Terriers (Agganis Arena) Maine Black Bears (Alfond Arena) Merrimack Warriors (Merrimack Athletics Complex) New Hampshire Wildcats (Whittemore Center) Northeastern Huskies (Matthews Arena) Providence Friars (Schneider Arena) UConn Huskies (Toscano Family Ice Forum) UMass Minutemen (Mullins Center) UMass Lowell River Hawks (Tsongas Center) Vermont Catamounts (Gutterson Fieldhouse)
Men's Seasons	1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Women	Boston College Eagles (Conte Forum) Boston University Terriers (Walter Brown Arena) Holy Cross Crusaders (Hart Center) Maine Black Bears (Alfond Arena) Merrimack Warriors (J. Thom Lawler Rink) New Hampshire Wildcats (Whittemore Center) Northeastern Huskies (Matthews Arena) Providence Friars (Schneider Arena) UConn Huskies (Toscano Family Ice Forum) Vermont Catamounts (Gutterson Fieldhouse)
Related articles	Lamoriello Trophy List of champions: Men / Women Tournament sites: TD Garden

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