Christl Arena is a 5,043-seat, multi-purpose arena

Arena

An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...

 in West Point, New York

West Point, New York

West Point is a federal military reservation established by President of the United States Thomas Jefferson in 1802. It is a census-designated place located in Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 7,138 at the 2000 census...

. It was built in 1985 as part of the Major Donald W. Holleder Center, which also houses Tate Rink

Tate Rink

Tate Rink is a 2,648-seat hockey rink in West Point, New York. It is home to the United States Military Academy Black Knights men's ice hockey team. It was built in as part of the Major Donald W. Holleder Center athletic complex, which also includes Christl Arena. Army's first game in the arena...

. It is home to the United States Military Academy's Army Black Knights

Army Black Knights

Army Black Knights is the name of the athletics teams of the United States Military Academy. They participate in NCAA Division I-A as a non-football member of the Patriot League, a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school, and a member of Atlantic Hockey, the Collegiate Sprint...

 men's and women's basketball teams. It was named after 1st Lieutenant Edward C. Christl Jr. '44, a former basketball captain who was killed in combat in Austria during World War II. (Maj. Holleder, '56, the namesake of the athletic center, was an All-American football and basketball player killed in combat in Vietnam in 1967.)

The arena hosted portions of the 1995 and 1999 Patriot League

Patriot League

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 men's basketball tournaments, as well as portions of the 2006 and 2008 Patriot League

Patriot League

The Patriot League is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I) for a number of sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision...

 women's basketball tournament, including the 2006 Patriot League

Patriot League

The Patriot League is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I) for a number of sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision...

 championship game, as Army defeated Holy Cross, clinching the first Division I NCAA Tournament bid in program history.

Top 10 Christl Arena Crowds

• 5,178 Navy Jan. 22, 2011
• 5,163 Navy Feb. 20, 2010
• 5,125 Navy Feb. 28, 2004
• 5,102 Navy Feb. 17, 1995
• 5,055 Duke Nov. 16, 1997
• 5,039 Navy Feb. 15, 1994
• 5,025 Navy Feb. 24, 1990
• 4,462 Navy Jan. 31, 2003
• 4,256 Navy Feb. 23, 2002
• 4,164 Lafayette Feb. 9, 1990

See also

• Gillis Field House
  Gillis Field House
  Gillis Field House is a 3,500-seat, multi-purpose arena in West Point, New York. It was home to the United States Military Academy's Army Black Knights men's basketball team until Christl Arena opened in 1985....
  
  
• List of indoor arenas in the United States#Major college indoor arenas