Mercyhurst Ice Center is a 35,280 square foot, 1,500-seat

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, United States. It is home to the Mercyhurst University Lakers Men's and

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teams. The center was the first privately funded

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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.

Lakers Men's Team

The Lakers men's ice hockey team currently competes in Division I

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. 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

Lakers women's ice hockey has been played at the center since the team formed in 1999. The women, who play in the

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league, reached the 2007 NCAA

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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 recor

General Uses

The Ice Center hosts local youth and high school hockey programs, as well as recreational skating for Mercyhurst students.

External links

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Lakers Men's Team

Laker's Women's Team

General Uses

See also

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