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Mercyhurst Ice Center The MIC Location Erie, PA 16546 Opened December 8, 1991 Owner Mercyhurst College Operator Mercyhurst College Surface 200' x 85' (ice arena) Construction cost $1.4 million Capacity 1,500 (hockey) Tenants Mercyhurst Lakers
(Men's and Women's Ice Hockey)Mercyhurst Ice Center is a 35,280 square foot, 1,500-seat hockey rink in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is home to the Mercyhurst College Lakers Men's and Women's ice hockey teams. The center was the first privately-funded ice rink in Erie when it opened on 8 December 1991. The school expects to retire its 30-year construction bond through the assessment of a student fee, which produces $80,000 annually.
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Lakers Men's Team
See also: Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockeyThe Lakers men's ice hockey team currently competes in Division I Atlantic Hockey. Prior to 1991, the Lakers were known as The Boys on the Bus because they had to shuttle by bus to local civic ice rinks for events. Their determination and competitiveness encouraged the school to build the new center. The arena was the site of the 1995 NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Championship.
Laker's Women's Team
See also: Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockeyLakers women's ice hockey has been played at the center since the team formed in 1999. The women, who play in the College Hockey America league, reached the 2007 NCAA Frozen Four as #2 seed. Their overtime loss to Duluth in quarterfinal play at the Ice Center on 9 March 2007 left the Lakers with a 32-2-3 season record.[1]
General Uses
The Ice Center hosts local youth and high school hockey programs, as well as recreational skating for Mercyhurst students.
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Atlantic Hockey Air Force Falcons (Cadet Ice Arena) • American International Yellow Jackets (Olympia Ice Center) • Army Black Knights (Tate Rink) • Bentley Falcons (John A. Ryan Arena) • Canisius Golden Griffins (Buffalo State Sports Arena) • UConn Huskies (Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum) • Holy Cross Crusaders (Hart Center) • Mercyhurst Lakers (Mercyhurst Ice Center) • Niagara Purple Eagles (Dwyer Arena) • Robert Morris Colonials (Island Sports Center) • RIT Tigers (Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena) • Sacred Heart Pioneers (Milford Ice Pavilion)
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