Printscape Arena at Southpointe (formerly the IceoPlex at Southpointe) is a multi-purpose dual arena facility located at exit 48 of
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in the
Pittsburgh
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business park of
Southpointe in
Cecil Township,
Washington County, Pennsylvania
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,
United States
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. It served as the practice facility for the
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. The Penguins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), E ...
from opening on May 20, 1995, until 2015.
The arena opened in 1995 as the Iceoplex at Southpointe, with Pittsburgh Penguins owner
Howard Baldwin as one of the leaders in the project.
Upon its opening,
American Figure Skating Champion Suzy Semanick worked as a skating instructor and
David Hanson was as general manager.
In 2000, former
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Robin Cole led a group of investors who attempted to purchase the Iceoplex to turn it into a community center.
In 2011, the owners, Southpointe Rink Associates, placed the facility for sale, asking $11 million.
The facility employs about 15 full-time people and up to 50 total during peak season.
The building is also used for many youth/adult and recreational programs such as ice hockey, figure skating, baseball, softball, lacrosse, roller hockey, indoor soccer, volleyball, and basketball as well as a summer activities camp program. The arena is also joined with a health club called the Southpointe Fitness Center, and the restaurant Bubbas Burghers.
The building also hosts a successful adult hockey league containing approximately 50 teams during any session playing every night of the week.
In addition to recreational sports, the arena also has a corporate meeting room, party rooms and has started renting their recreational/dry arena for trade show/ large event use.
The Penguins new purpose-built practice facility, the
UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, opened in
Cranberry Township north of Pittsburgh in August 2015.
References
Ice hockey venues in Pennsylvania
National Hockey League practice facilities
1995 establishments in Pennsylvania
Sports venues completed in 1995
Pittsburgh Penguins
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