Ann Arbor Ice Cube
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The Ann Arbor Ice Cube is a 1,000-seat multi-purpose arena
located in Ann Arbor, Michigan
. The ice arena is also the home to the USA Hockey National Team Development Program
competing in the Tier I Jr. Hockey
United States Hockey League
. The Ice Cube is also home to the Eastern Michigan Eagles
men's college ice hockey teams competing at the ACHA
DI level in the Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League
. The arena 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, as well as public skating.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
located in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
. The ice arena is also the home to the USA Hockey National Team Development Program
USA Hockey National Team Development Program
The National Team Development Program was started in 1996 by USA Hockey as a way to identify elite ice hockey players in the country under the age of 18, and centralize their training. There are two teams in the program, an Under-17 squad and an Under-18 squad. The teams are both based in Ann...
competing in the Tier I Jr. Hockey
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
United States Hockey League
United States Hockey League
The United States Hockey League is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. The USHL has 16 member teams located in the Midwestern United States, consisting of players who are 20 years of age and younger...
. The Ice Cube is also home to the Eastern Michigan Eagles
Eastern Michigan Eagles
The Eastern Michigan Eagles, formerly known as the Eastern Michigan Hurons, are the athletic teams for Eastern Michigan University. Altogether, they have won three NCAA Division II national championships and 13 NAIA Division I national championships in five different sports The Eastern Michigan...
men's college ice hockey teams competing at the ACHA
American Collegiate Hockey Association
The American Collegiate Hockey Association is the national governing body of non-varsity college ice hockey in the U.S. The organization provides structure, regulations, promotes the quality of play, sponsors National Awards and National Tournaments....
DI level in the Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League
Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League
The Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League is an ACHA Division I level ice hockey league. The GLCHL is made up of teams from Michigan. The league was announced in late 2009 and will play its first season in the ACHA in Fall 2010 with six member teams, all located within the state of Michigan...
. The arena 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, as well as public skating.