Dee Stadium

Public skating at Dee Stadium: the next 7 days

Thursday, October 22

• 12:00–1:30 PM · Adult & Senior Open Skate

Sunday, October 25

• 5:30–6:45 PM · Public Skate

Monday, October 26

• 12:00–1:30 PM · Adult & Senior Open Skate

The Dee, a historic Houghton hockey rink

Dee Stadium is a community center with a historic ballroom and an ice skating and hockey rink. The ice is home to Copper Country Junior Hockey, Houghton High School and the Portage Lake Pioneers.

The building's story starts in 1902, when the Amphidrome was built and the Portage Lakes began playing professional hockey. In 1903 the Portage Lakes won hockey's first national championship and the American Hockey Association was formed. In 1904 that association was reorganized into the International Hockey League, and the formation of the IHL marked the official beginning of professional hockey.

A fire destroyed the Amphidrome in 1927, and a new one was rebuilt on the same site in 1928. In 1946 the Michigan College of Mining and Technology purchased the building and changed its name to Dee Stadium, and the City of Houghton purchased it in 1988. A Birthplace of Professional Hockey and History of Hockey exhibit is located in the Kenner Ruohonen Memorial History Room.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.