Ingalls Rink
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Ingalls Rink is a distinctive, whale-shaped ice hockey arena on Yale University's campus in New Haven, Connecticut, known for hosting Yale Bulldogs home games and its iconic mid-century modern design by architect Eero Saarinen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ingalls Rink canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ingalls Rink Context triple: [Yale Bulldogs, iceHockeyArena, Ingalls Rink]
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A.
Bright-Landry Hockey Center
Bright-Landry Hockey Center is an ice hockey arena at Harvard University that serves as the home venue for the Harvard Crimson men's and women's ice hockey teams.
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B.
Lasker Rink
Lasker Rink is an ice skating facility located in the northern section of Central Park in New York City.
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C.
Johnson Ice Rink
Johnson Ice Rink is the on-campus ice arena at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, serving as the primary venue for the MIT Engineers’ ice hockey programs and recreational skating.
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D.
Peaks Ice Arena
Peaks Ice Arena is an indoor ice hockey and skating venue in Provo, Utah, best known for hosting ice hockey events during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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E.
Thompson–Boling Arena
Thompson–Boling Arena is a large multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment venue located on the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ingalls Rink Target entity description: Ingalls Rink is a distinctive, whale-shaped ice hockey arena on Yale University's campus in New Haven, Connecticut, known for hosting Yale Bulldogs home games and its iconic mid-century modern design by architect Eero Saarinen.
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A.
Bright-Landry Hockey Center
Bright-Landry Hockey Center is an ice hockey arena at Harvard University that serves as the home venue for the Harvard Crimson men's and women's ice hockey teams.
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B.
Lasker Rink
Lasker Rink is an ice skating facility located in the northern section of Central Park in New York City.
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C.
Johnson Ice Rink
Johnson Ice Rink is the on-campus ice arena at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, serving as the primary venue for the MIT Engineers’ ice hockey programs and recreational skating.
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D.
Peaks Ice Arena
Peaks Ice Arena is an indoor ice hockey and skating venue in Provo, Utah, best known for hosting ice hockey events during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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E.
Thompson–Boling Arena
Thompson–Boling Arena is a large multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment venue located on the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
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ice hockey arena ⓘ modernist architecture ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| affiliation | Yale Bulldogs ⓘ |
| architect | Eero Saarinen ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
mid-century modern
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modernist ⓘ |
| campus | Yale University ⓘ |
| campusArea |
Yale University campus
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surface form:
Yale main campus
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| category |
College ice hockey venues in the United States
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Eero Saarinen ⓘ
surface form:
Eero Saarinen buildings
Indoor ice hockey venues in Connecticut ⓘ Modernist architecture in Connecticut ⓘ Sports venues in New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ Yale University buildings ⓘ |
| city |
New Haven, Connecticut
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surface form:
New Haven
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| constructionStartDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasParking | yes ⓘ |
| hasSurface | ice ⓘ |
| leagueVenueFor | ECAC Hockey ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
David S. Ingalls
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David S. Ingalls ⓘ
surface form:
David Sinton Ingalls Sr.
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| nickname |
The Whale
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Yale Whale ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
exposed wooden roof ribs
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suspended cable-supported roof ⓘ sweeping reinforced concrete arch ⓘ whale-shaped profile ⓘ |
| opened | 1958 ⓘ |
| operator | Yale University ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Yale University ⓘ |
| primaryTenant |
Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey
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Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess |
New Haven Union Station
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surface form:
New Haven Union Station (nearby)
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| region | New England ⓘ |
| roofShape | catenary arch ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic example of mid-century modern sports architecture
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landmark of Yale University campus ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| state | Connecticut ⓘ |
| uses |
college ice hockey games
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figure skating ⓘ public skating ⓘ tournaments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ingalls Rink Description of subject: Ingalls Rink is a distinctive, whale-shaped ice hockey arena on Yale University's campus in New Haven, Connecticut, known for hosting Yale Bulldogs home games and its iconic mid-century modern design by architect Eero Saarinen.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Yale Bulldogs