The Pegula Ice Arena is a 6,014-seat multi-purpose

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on the campus of

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. The facility is located on the corner of Curtin Road and University Drive near the

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. The arena is named after

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for their donations to fund the arena and it replaced the 1,350-seat

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. The arena contains two ice surfaces. One, the Varsity Rink, is used for Penn State Hockey games and other main events. It has a capacity of 6,014. The other, the Community Rink, has a capacity of 300 and functions as a public ice rink for the community.

History

On September 17, 2010 it was officially announced the men's and women's ice hockey programs would move to the

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Division I level for the 2012-13 season. The teams competed in the existing 1,350-seat

until the new arena was completed in the Fall of 2013. On November 5, 2010 the Penn State Board of Trustees appointed

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as the architects for the new arena. Crawford Architects has worked on projects in the US and internationally and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designed the Biobehavioral Health Building, currently under construction on the PSU campus. It was announced on January 21, 2011 that the arena would be named in honor of

and

whose $88 million donation helped fund the arena and the creation of men's and women's varsity

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programs. On February 15, 2011, it was announced that the main lobby of the arena would be named after the

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, following a $1 million donation by Paul and Nancy Silvis. The arena opened on October 11, 2013 when the

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hosted

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. Pegula Ice Arena is capable of hosting other on-ice events, including ice shows and

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exhibition games. The first NHL exhibition game at the arena, featuring Pegula's

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hosting the

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, took place in September 2016, seeing the Minnesota Wild score the game-winning goal with less than 5 seconds in regulation for a 2-1 win. The Sabres will return to the arena for a preseason game in 2017. The main ice arena features a main competition ice arena with seating for about 6,000 spectators. The facility also includes a practice rink, offices, locker rooms and player areas. The facility was 100% privately funded as part of the $88 million gift, the largest in the university's history, to advance the men's and women's ice hockey programs to the NCAA Division I level and provide a suitable facility for that move.

References

External links

Penn State Official Athletic Site - Pegula Ice Arena
{{College Hockey America Penn State Nittany Lions ice hockey College ice hockey venues in the United States 2013 establishments in Pennsylvania Sports venues completed in 2013 Indoor ice hockey venues in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State University campus

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