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In ice hockey, icing is an infraction that occurs when a player shoots, bats, or deflects the puck from their own half (over the center red line) of the ice, beyond the opposing team's goal line, without scoring a goal. The icing rule has four variations: touch icing, no-touch or automatic icing, and hybrid icing.
"The Frozen Four will be a major showcase for the city of Pittsburgh as well as our emerging hockey program. This is one of the NCAA's premier events, and Robert Morris and the city of Pittsburgh will be an excellent host." [59] In December 2012, the arena began hosting the Three Rivers Classic, a two-day Division I college ice hockey tournament.
In 2000, former Pittsburgh Steelers Robin Cole led a group of investors who attempted to purchase the Iceoplex to turn it into a community center. [6] In 2011, the owners, Southpointe Rink Associates, placed the facility for sale, asking $11 million. [6] The facility employs about 15 full-time people and up to 50 total during peak season. [6]
Alpine Arena was an ice rink located in Swissvale, Pennsylvania, 9 miles (14 km) east of downtown Pittsburgh. [1] Originally an outdoor skating rink, an indoor venue opened in 1967. [ 2 ] It hosted ice hockey at the high school and collegiate levels, [ 3 ] as well as rock concerts [ 4 ] and other events.
BladeRunners hosted the 2005 American Collegiate Hockey Association Division III Men's National Hockey Championships and the USA in-line Girl's 16 and under national team. [3] It was the home ice for several collegiate hockey programs, including Slippery Rock University, California University of Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh Panthers. [4]
Clearview Arena (formerly the RMU Island Sports Center Ice Arena, 84 Lumber Arena and Colonials Arena) is a 1,200-seat ice hockey rink [5] 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. [ 6 ]
In 1895, the Schenley Park Casino opened with one of the first artificial ice rinks in the United States. [3] By the end of the year, the first recorded ice hockey match in Pittsburgh took place when the team from Queen's University took on a group of students from the Western University of Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost ().
Broomball – a team sport played on ice hockey rinks using sticks with paddles to propel a ball into the opposing team's net; Moscow broomball – an outdoor team game played using ice hockey equipment and a ball played at the Russian embassy on frozen outdoor courts flooded with water; Curling – a team sport using "rocks" and lanes and a target