XL Center as primary home for UConn hockey
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XL Center as primary home for UConn hockey refers to the period when the University of Connecticut’s men’s and women’s ice hockey teams primarily played their home games at the XL Center arena in Hartford before moving to the on-campus Toscano Family Ice Forum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| XL Center as primary home for UConn hockey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7167377 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: XL Center as primary home for UConn hockey Context triple: [Toscano Family Ice Forum, replacedFacility, XL Center as primary home for UConn hockey]
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A.
Bright-Landry Hockey Center
Bright-Landry Hockey Center is an ice hockey arena at Harvard University that serves as the home venue for the Harvard Crimson men's and women's ice hockey teams.
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B.
Alfond Arena
Alfond Arena is an indoor ice hockey and multi-purpose sports facility located on the University of Maine campus in Orono, primarily serving as the home rink for the Maine Black Bears hockey teams.
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C.
duPont Athletic Center
The duPont Athletic Center is a major indoor sports and recreation facility at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that supports varsity athletics, physical education, and fitness activities.
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D.
Toscano Family Ice Forum
Toscano Family Ice Forum is the University of Connecticut’s on-campus ice hockey arena that serves as the home venue for the UConn Huskies men’s and women’s ice hockey programs.
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E.
Appleton Arena
Appleton Arena is an ice hockey venue at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, known for hosting the university’s Division I men’s and women’s hockey games.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: XL Center as primary home for UConn hockey Target entity description: XL Center as primary home for UConn hockey refers to the period when the University of Connecticut’s men’s and women’s ice hockey teams primarily played their home games at the XL Center arena in Hartford before moving to the on-campus Toscano Family Ice Forum.
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A.
Bright-Landry Hockey Center
Bright-Landry Hockey Center is an ice hockey arena at Harvard University that serves as the home venue for the Harvard Crimson men's and women's ice hockey teams.
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B.
Alfond Arena
Alfond Arena is an indoor ice hockey and multi-purpose sports facility located on the University of Maine campus in Orono, primarily serving as the home rink for the Maine Black Bears hockey teams.
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C.
duPont Athletic Center
The duPont Athletic Center is a major indoor sports and recreation facility at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that supports varsity athletics, physical education, and fitness activities.
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D.
Toscano Family Ice Forum
Toscano Family Ice Forum is the University of Connecticut’s on-campus ice hockey arena that serves as the home venue for the UConn Huskies men’s and women’s ice hockey programs.
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E.
Appleton Arena
Appleton Arena is an ice hockey venue at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, known for hosting the university’s Division I men’s and women’s hockey games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UConn athletics era
ⓘ
sports venue usage period ⓘ |
| appliesToTeam |
UConn Huskies men’s ice hockey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UConn Huskies women’s ice hockey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAthleticsBrand | UConn Huskies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConferenceMove | UConn men’s hockey transition to Hockey East ⓘ |
| associatedWithUniversity | University of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | off‑campus home arena in downtown Hartford ⓘ |
| city | Hartford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distinguishedFrom |
Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum as prior on‑campus venue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toscano Family Ice Forum as on‑campus primary home ⓘ |
| followedBy | on‑campus era at Toscano Family Ice Forum ⓘ |
| homeArena | XL Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeam |
UConn Huskies men’s ice hockey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UConn Huskies women’s ice hockey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves | student and fan travel from Storrs to Hartford ⓘ |
| leagueContext | Hockey East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Hartford, Connecticut
|
| partOf |
history of UConn Huskies ice hockey
ⓘ
history of XL Center as a sports venue ⓘ |
| predecessorVenue | Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | NCAA Division I ice hockey home games ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| state | Connecticut ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
UConn men’s ice hockey home game arrangements
ⓘ
UConn women’s ice hockey home game arrangements ⓘ |
| successorVenue | Toscano Family Ice Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
regular‑season home games
ⓘ
select postseason or special event games ⓘ |
| venueOperatorContext | XL Center management ⓘ |
| venueOwnerContext | State of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: XL Center as primary home for UConn hockey Description of subject: XL Center as primary home for UConn hockey refers to the period when the University of Connecticut’s men’s and women’s ice hockey teams primarily played their home games at the XL Center arena in Hartford before moving to the on-campus Toscano Family Ice Forum.
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