Facilities
DECC
The recently-renovated and historic
Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC), arguably
one of the top college hockey complexes in the country
has served as the Bulldogs' home for 37 years.
Located on the waterfront near Duluth's
famous Aerial Lift Bridge and Canal Park, the "DECC,"
has become a landmark in its somewhat short history.
Built in 1966 at a cost of $6.5 million, the Arena
portion of the complex houses a 190-by-85 foot hockey
rink with 5,333 seats (all with great sightlines)--and
approximately 75 standing room, and six locker rooms,
including the newly-remodeled $2 million locker room
facility now occupied by the Bulldogs.
The rink area, also used by
the UMD Women's hockey Bulldogs, is extremely versatile
as it can easily be converted into a different "stage"
allowing the DECC Arena to host many concerts, dinners,
conventions,and shows. The DECC was the site of the
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championships in
both 1968 and 1981 and will host the NCAA Women's
Frozen Four this spring. A spacious lobby, where ticket
sales originate, separates the Arena from the Auditorium.
The Auditorium plays host to concerts, symphonies,
plays, operas, high school and college graduations,
and a variety of other activities.
 Paulucci
Hall, located beneath the DECC lobby, is the center
for many post-game activities and other social functions.
In 1976, an addition was built -- Pioneer
Hall and the Duluth Curling Club -- to the Arena-Auditorium.
Pioneer Hall contains a hockey rink and a smaller
seating capability with fold-out bleacher seating.
Pioneer Hall is also the home of the Duluth Curling
Club with eight curling rinks and lounge area.
The $30 million Convention Center, which
is the site of numerous social, business and entertainment
events, became part of the DECC complex eight years
ago and was expanded last summer, while an OMNIMAX
Theatre opened in the spring of 1996.
An adjacent parking lot and ramp allows
for plenty of close parking, and an indoor skywalk
system -- the Northwest Passage -- links the DECC
to Duluth's downtown district.
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