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>>Whatever sporting events are staged between now and March are likely to have limited, possibly zero fans, so for UConn to pay rent for the 15,000-seat arena, or for the CRDA to pay costs of opening and operating it, including increased costs of health and safety measures, would have been lost money.<<
>>“Our teams love competing in downtown Hartford," UConn athletic director David Benedict said, "but the conditions brought about by COVID-19 have made that impractical. Our men’s hockey and basketball teams will compete in the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum and Gampel Pavilion respectively. We look forward to playing at the XL Center during the 2021-22 season.”<<