The Edge Ice Arena (includes ''The Edge on John Street'', ''The Water's Edge Aquatic Center'', and The ''Edge II Ice Arena'') is a 3,000-seat multi-purpose

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located in

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. It had been used as the official training facility and practice arena for the

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of the

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before the team built Fifth Third Arena on Chicago’s West Side. The arena also had been used by

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(

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) from 2000 to 2015. The ice arena is also the home to the

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men's and women's

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teams competing at the ACHA Division I level. Until Roosevelt's merger with Robert Morris University Illinois in 2020, it was the home of Robert Morris Eagles ice hockey. The Edge is also home to several local high school ice hockey teams, and is used by local figure skating clubs, youth, and adult rec. ice hockey leagues (the Chicago Blues), as well as public skating.

Facilities

The Edge on John Street has one 200' x 90' ice sheet. It is adjoined to The Water's Edge Aquatic Center, which includes an indoor 8-lane lap pool and 12' deep diving well. The Edge II Ice Arena has two

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regulation-sized ice sheets. The main sheet of ice seats 2,800 fans in addition to nine luxury sky suites and an executive club level seating area.

Special events

* The Edge II has been the host of four

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Men's Division I National Championship Tournaments in 2005, 2010, 2013 and 2016. * The Edge II has been the host of one

Women's Division I & Division II National Championship Tournament in 2008. * In 2010 and 2011 the facility hosted those years' High School Hockey National Championship Tournaments. * In April 2010 the facility also hosted "Ice Dreams", a 2-hour skating spectacular presented by Cuties and hosted by Dorothy Hamill. The show featured skating talent like Johnny Weir, Rachel Flatt and many more. * The Wagon Wheel Skating Club held their annual skating competition event here from September 11–13, 2015.

References

External links

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