Mercyhurst Ice Center

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Mercyhurst Ice Center
The MIC
Location	Mercyhurst College Erie, PA 16546
Opened	December 8, 1991
Owner	Mercyhurst College
Operator	Mercyhurst College
Surface	200' x 85' (ice arena)
Construction cost	$1.4 million
Tenants
Mercyhurst Lakers (Men's and Women's Ice Hockey)
Capacity
1,500 (hockey)

Mercyhurst Ice Center is a 1,500-seat hockey rink in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is home to the Mercyhurst College Lakers ice hockey teams, which compete in Division I (Atlantic Hockey for the men, College Hockey America for the women). It was opened on December 8, 1991. Funding for the arena came from a $56 increase in the annual student building assessment fee, which will be paid off by 2021. It was the first privately owned ice rink ever built in Erie. The building was the site of the 1995 ECAC West Playoffs and NCAA Division II Ice Hockey Championships. It has been the home of the women's ice hockey program since its inception in 1999. In addition to the Lakers, the arena also hosts local youth and high school hockey programs, as well as figure skating.

Current Atlantic Hockey Arenas

Buffalo State Sports Arena (Canisius) • Cadet Field House Ice Arena (Air Force) • Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena (RIT) • Hart Center (Holy Cross) • John A. Ryan Arena (Bentley) • Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum (Connecticut) • Mercyhurst Ice Center (Mercyhurst) • Milford Ice Pavilion (Sacred Heart) • Olympia Ice Center (American International) • Tate Rink (Army) Blue Cross Arena (conference tournament)

Current College Hockey America Arenas
Dwyer Arena (Niagara) • Island Sports Center (Robert Morris) • John S. Glas Field House (Bemidji State) • Mercyhurst Ice Center (Mercyhurst) • Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum (Wayne State) • Von Braun Center (Alabama-Huntsville) 95KGGO Arena (conference tournament)