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Harold Alfond Forum
Location: 630 Pool Street / 1 Nor'easter Way, Biddeford, 04005
Approaching campus from downtown Biddeford on Pool Street/Route 9, continue past the main entrance 0.2 miles before turning right onto Hedley Reynolds Way and park in Lot 29 up on the left. The entrance to this venue is off of Nor'easter Way.
Home of the UNE Athletics Department, Basketball (Men's & Women's), Ice Hockey (Men's & Women's), Volleyball (Women's)
The Harold Alfond Forum is a 145,000-square foot state-of-the-art facility which includes an Ice Arena with 887 seats (with standing, overall capacity of 1,500) and Coach Beaudry's Court with 841 built-in seats (plus 180 available to roll into use; with standing, overall capacity of 1,200). A curtain divides a performance court with a multi-purpose court of equal size. The building also includes: a 5,400-square foot strength & conditioning room; a 2,500-square foot athletic training room (plus a separate 1/3 room); all but one of the offices in the Athletics Department; 12 UNE varsity team rooms, 6 visiting team rooms, and 4 officials rooms; the Department of Exercise and Sport Performance, with academic offices, classrooms, and teaching labs; several meeting rooms (as large as 6,000-square feet); and a dining area. It opened in August 2012, and went through an expansion/renovation that was completed in November 2017.
See also:
The Harold Alfond Foundation commits $10 million to UNE
Harold Alfond Forum Groundbreaking Ceremony
Construction Update: December 2011
Construction Update: February 2012
Construction Update: May 2012
Construction Update: Early June 2012
Construction Update: July 2012
Construction Update: August 2012
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