Venue: Munn Ice Arena
Town: Michigan, US
Capacity: 6,470

Clarence L. Munn Ice Arena is an ice hockey-only arena located in East Lansing, Michigan on the campus of Michigan State University, situated across Chestnut Road from the Intramural Recreative Sports Center West and Spartan Stadium. It serves as the home of the Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team. Completed in 1974, the arena is named in honor of former football coach and athletic director Clarence "Biggie" Munn. In 2023, the arena's ice rink was named after Ron Mason, who served as the team's head coach from 1979 to 2002, resulting in the adoption of the alternative name, the Ron Mason Rink at Clarence L. Munn Ice Arena. Plans for building a new arena capable of hosting both the university's men's ice hockey and men's basketball teams were made in the early 1970s. Originally conceived as a basketball arena, then-MSU athletic director Burt Smith chose to build a new ice-hockey facility to replace the aging Demonstration Hall. Munn Ice Arena was designed by Daverman Associates of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The original design called for 10,000 seats, but the university was skeptical they could sell that many tickets. Thus, they instead built a 6,250-seat arena. The MSU ice hockey team moved out of Demonstration Hall following the conclusion of the 1973-74 season, and officially opened Munn Ice Arena on 1 November 1974, hosting the Minnesota Golden Gophers in what would end in a 4-3 overtime loss. As Michigan State grew into a hockey powerhouse in the 1980s, improvements were made to accommodate the program's increasing popularity. In 1985, the heat-exchanger pipes used to create ice were replaced by a direct refrigeration system, allowing for year-round ice. With increasing media coverage, the press box was expanded from one row to two rows, with the ability to accommodate 50 people. A new four-sided scoreboard was added above center ice in 1991. To make handicap-accessible seats, the rink's capacity was reduced to 6,170 in the early 1990s. In 1999-2000, the