Games"". It was not the first time Lake Placid had hosted the World University Games, as they hosted in 1972 aswell. At the time of the reveal, the games were projected to cost $83 Million. The dates for the games were set to be January 12th-22nd, 2023. Cheel was selected to be a host for the hockey games, aswell as take care of the hockey athletes. In 2022, it was announced that the Team USA men's hockey team would play all of their qualifying games at Cheel. The first game, including the first international game at Cheel, took place on January 11th, 2023, when Team Slovakia defeated Team Hungary by a score of 4-0. References College ice hockey venues in the United States Indoor ice hockey venues in the United States Sports venues in New York (state) Sports venues in St. Lawrence County, New York Clarkson University 1991 establishments in New York (state) Sports venues completed in 1991