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[thebear]

Many of you know that Union has a D1 ice hockey team with a new rink. So what happened to the old rink, the round Achilles/Messa center that's next to the football field? Here's the answer... https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1HaWo49XSA/

That building [Achilles] was built in 1974-75, Union had hired Ned Harkness to develop a D-I program.  I was doing my master's at Union at the time it opened.  Harkness had been coaching in the NHL after winning an undefeated NCAA title with Ken Dryden as goalie. There was some sort of kerfuffle at Union over academics vs. hockey and he moved to Glens Falls where he founded the very successful AHL franchise.