UConn board approves $45 million plan for hockey rink

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut’s Board of Trustees has approved a $45 million plan to build a hockey rink on campus.
The rink, to be built adjacent to the current one, would seat 2,500 people, with the ability to expand to 3,500 seats. It is scheduled to open in 2021.
The school’s conference, Hockey East, had earlier agreed to waive its requirement that the school build a 4,000-seat rink. UConn plans to keep its current 2,000-seat rink for general student an