The Gene Polisseni Center (colloquially known as the Polisseum or by its initials, the GPC) is an ice arena on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus in Henrietta, New York.
[8] The Polisseni Center is built not far from Ritter Arena on the RIT campus, south of the Student Alumni Union, replacing portions of parking lot U.
[10] Naming rights were given based on a $4.5 million donation from the Polisseni Foundation (with backing from B. Thomas Golisano)[11] and were announced on November 11, 2011 during the men's hockey game against Air Force.
The Tiger Power Play is an effort to bring in both big name donations (like Tom Golisano) as well as garner support from students and alumni.
[2] The arena was temporarily shut down on October 15, 2021 for an ammonia leak early in the morning, which also closed down the neighboring Andrews Memorial Drive and Parking Lot U.