Ingalls Rink
Paths outward
- Location
- New Haven, United States
- Year
- 1958
- Typology
- Sport
- Materials
- Glass, Metal cladding, Steel, Timber
- Context
- Modernism, Mid-century Modern
- Map
- Open location
David S. Ingalls Rink is a hockey rink in New Haven, Connecticut, designed by architect Eero Saarinen and built between 1953 and 1958 for Yale University. It is commonly referred to as The Whale, due to its shape. The building was constructed for $1.5 million, which was double its original cost estimate. It seats 3,500 people and has a maximum ceiling height of 75 feet (23 m). The building is named for David S. Ingalls, Yale class of 1920, and David S. Ingalls, Jr., Yale class of 1956, both of whom were hockey captains. Members of the Ingalls family were the primary benefactors of the arena. The building was included on the America's Favorite Architecture list, created in 2007 by the American Institute of Architects.
