The Robert Morris University Island Sports Center (abbreviated RMU Island Sports Center) is a sports complex located in the

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suburb of

Neville Island Neville Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its land area consists entirely of Neville Island, which is an island on the Ohio River. The population was 1,084 at the 2010 census. History The island was form ...

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. The RMU Island Sports Center opened in 1998, and houses several ice and inline skating rinks, a golf range, a miniature golf course, athletic fields, a strength and fitness center, a bistro and a pro shop. In 2003,

Robert Morris University Robert Morris University (RMU) is a private university in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1921 and is named after Robert Morris, known as the "financier of the mericanrevolution." It enrolls nearly 5,000 students and offers 60 b ...

bought a

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Site's land (called Ohio River Park) from Neville Land Company for 2.7 million. Ohio River Park is still being monitored by the

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. A boathouse was added in October 2016. The complex is accessible via exit 65 of

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Clearview Arena

Clearview Arena (formerly the RMU Island Sports Center Ice Arena, 84 Lumber Arena and Colonials Arena) is a 1,200-seat

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rink located in the RMU Island Sports Center. Robert Morris University and 84 Lumber reached a deal by which 84 Lumber would receive naming rights as of March 21, 2012. The arena later dropped the 84 Lumber name before the 2017-18 season and reverted to being known as the Colonials Arena at the RMU Island Sports Center. Announced on October 13, 2020, the arena would be renamed Clearview Arena after securing a naming rights deal with

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. It was home to the

Robert Morris Colonials The Robert Morris Colonials are the athletic teams for Robert Morris University, in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. The Colonials compete in NCAA Division I ( FCS, formerly Division I-AA, in football). In 2020, the school joi ...

men's and women's

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teams that competed in

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and

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respectively, as well as RMU's club hockey team competing at the ACHA Division I level in the

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conference (CHMA) and various local youth hockey programs. In addition, it is home to the

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. The arena served as the former home of the

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Junior-A

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team, which moved to

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in 2003. The

are now known as the

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as of 2020.

Teams

Former teams

Gallery

File:IslandSportsCenter2.jpg, Another view of the Island Sports Center. File:HockeyatIslandSportsCenter.jpg, A youth

game at the Island Sports Center on September 26, 2010. File:TrackandFieldatIslandSportsCenter.jpg, The track and field at the Island Sports Center.

References

External links

RMU Island Sports Center website
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