{"id":130419,"date":"2021-11-18T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T16:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/?p=130419"},"modified":"2021-11-18T12:54:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T18:54:32","slug":"this-week-in-ecac-hockey-offseason-renovations-to-browns-meehan-auditorium-the-outward-appearance-of-the-excellence-that-we-preach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2021\/11\/18\/this-week-in-ecac-hockey-offseason-renovations-to-browns-meehan-auditorium-the-outward-appearance-of-the-excellence-that-we-preach\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in ECAC Hockey: Offseason renovations to Brown’s Meehan Auditorium ‘the outward appearance of the excellence that we preach’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of the major renovations to Meehan Auditorium this past offseason was updating the locker rooms (photo: Brown Athletics).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With 13 new players this season, Brown\u2019s roster has gone through plenty of turnover since the Bears last took the ice in March 2020.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s been plenty of changes behind the scenes of the program as well.<\/p>\n

Meehan Auditorium, home to the Brown\u2019s men\u2019s and women\u2019s hockey teams, underwent a $7.5 million dollar renovation this offseason. The project updated both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s locker rooms as well as the premium seating skybox. The entire project was funded by donors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe wonderful thing about it is that we have alums in our program and the university and when the call went out that these renovations were going to be moving forward, their response was amazing,\u201d Brown coach Brendan Whittet said.<\/p>\n

In addition to the donor-funded upgrade, the university spent $4.8 million dollars on HVAC upgrades and structural improvements. Whittet said planning for the project started several years ago, while construction began in April.<\/p>\n

Outside of several small visual details, interior updates were completed before the start of the season, but HVAC and structural improvements are still underway after the equipment needed for the work arrived late due to a shipping delay.<\/p>\n

Upgrades in the locker room include teaching tools such as an 85-inch touchscreen, team lounges, a bike room, and a training room with hot and cold hydrotherapy tanks.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom my end, it\u2019s been transformational, from showing recruits to our guys wanting to spend time down there, which they didn\u2019t before,\u201d Whittet said, \u201cIt\u2019s the outward appearance of the excellence that we preach and the locker room center reflects that.\u201d<\/p>\n