Boardman Ice Zone
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The Boardman Ice Zone is a 1,000-seat ice-arena
located in Boardman, Ohio
, a suburb of Youngstown, Ohio
. The Ice Zone has two ice rinks
an NHL regulation-sized ice sheets and one Olympic-sized ice sheet. The main sheet of ice sheet seats 1,000 fans.
It is also the home to the Youngstown State Penguins
men's ice hockey team competing at the ACHA Division I
level in the College Hockey Mid-America
. 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. The Ice Zone also served as the home to the Youngstown Phantoms competing in the Tier I Jr. Hockey
United States Hockey League
, prior to the teams move from the North American Hockey League
to the USHL and to the Covelli Centre in downtown Youngstown, the Ice Zone currently serves as the Phantoms practice facility.
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 Boardman, Ohio
Boardman, Ohio
Boardman is a census-designated place in Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, just south of Youngstown. Boardman is considered to be a moderately affluent community and is one of two major retail hubs in the greater Youngstown area...
, a suburb of Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
. The Ice Zone has two ice rinks
Ice rink
An ice rink is a frozen body of water and/or hardened chemicals where people can skate or play winter sports. Besides recreational ice skating, some of its uses include ice hockey, figure skating and curling as well as exhibitions, contests and ice shows...
an NHL regulation-sized ice sheets and one Olympic-sized ice sheet. The main sheet of ice sheet seats 1,000 fans.
It is also the home to the Youngstown State Penguins
Youngstown State Penguins
Youngstown State University is in NCAA Division I. Nicknamed the Penguins, they play in the Horizon League and Missouri Valley Football Conference, and compete in the following sports:*Baseball *Basketball *Cross Country...
men's ice hockey team competing at the ACHA Division I
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....
level in the College Hockey Mid-America
College Hockey Mid-America
College Hockey Mid-America is an American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I club ice hockey conference with teams in Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia...
. 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. The Ice Zone also served as the home to the Youngstown Phantoms 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...
, prior to the teams move from the North American Hockey League
North American Hockey League
The North American Hockey League is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is enterting its 36th season in 2011-12. It is currently the only Junior A Tier II league, sanctioned by USA Hockey. The NAHL currently acts as an alternative to the United States Hockey League...
to the USHL and to the Covelli Centre in downtown Youngstown, the Ice Zone currently serves as the Phantoms practice facility.