The Robert Morris University Island Sports Center (abbreviated RMU Island Sports Center) is a sports complex located in the
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsylva ...
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 ...
in
Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania
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,
United States
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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
Superfund Site's land (called
Ohio River Park) from Neville Land Company for 2.7 million.
Ohio River Park is still being monitored by the
EPA
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. A boathouse was added in October 2016.
The complex is accessible via exit 65 of
Interstate 79.
Clearview Arena
Clearview Arena (formerly the RMU Island Sports Center Ice Arena, 84 Lumber Arena and Colonials Arena) is a 1,200-seat
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...
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
Clearview Federal Credit Union
Clearview Federal Credit Union is a credit union based in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. Clearview serves people who live, work, worship, attend school or volunteer and businesses and legal entities in the Southwestern Pennsylvania c ...
.
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
NCAA Division I
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ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...
teams that competed in
Atlantic Hockey
The Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) is an NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates primarily in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference. Unlike several other ...
and
College Hockey America
College Hockey America (CHA) is a college ice hockey conference in the United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. The conference is made up of five women’s teams, with two in Pennsylvania; two in New ...
respectively, as well as RMU's club hockey team competing at the
ACHA Division I level in the
College Hockey Mid-America
College Hockey Mid-America (CHMA) is an American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I ice hockey conference with teams in Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The league was formed in 2006 after members of the now defunct Universit ...
conference (CHMA) and various local youth hockey programs. In addition, it is home to the
Pittsburgh Curling Club
The Pittsburgh Curling Club (or PghCC) is a curling club located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The PghCC was founded in 2002 with 12 members, and as of 2020 has over 100 members.
The club opened its new four sheet dedicated ice facility in Stowe ...
.
The arena served as the former home of the
Pittsburgh Forge Junior-A
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team, which moved to
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. A major Midwestern United States port city, Toledo is the fourth-most populous city in the state of Ohio, after Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati, and according ...
in 2003.
The
Pittsburgh Forge are now known as the
Corpus Christi IceRays
The Corpus Christi IceRays are a Tier II junior ice hockey team playing in the North American Hockey League (NAHL). The IceRays are based in Corpus Christi, Texas, and play in the North American Hockey League's South Division. The "IceRays" mo ...
as of 2020.
Teams
Former teams
Gallery
File:IslandSportsCenter2.jpg, Another view of the Island Sports Center.
File:HockeyatIslandSportsCenter.jpg, A youth ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...
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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College ice hockey venues in the United States
Indoor arenas in Pennsylvania
Indoor ice hockey venues in the United States
Robert Morris Colonials ice hockey
Sports venues in Pittsburgh
1998 establishments in Pennsylvania
Sports venues completed in 1998