Dee Stadium

History of Dee Stadium

• 1902 The Amphidrome was built and The Portage Lakes began playing professional hockey.
• 1903 The Portage Lakes win Hockey's first National Championship and the American Hockey Association is formed.
• 1904 The American Hockey Association is reorganized into the International Hockey League (IHL). Formation of the IHL marked the official beginning of professional hockey.
• 1927 The Amphidrome is destroyed by fire.
• 1928 The New Amphidrome is rebuilt on the same site.
• 1946 The Michigan College of Mining and Technology purchases the building and changes the name to Dee Stadium.
• 1988 The City of Houghton purchases Dee Stadium.