Current tenants include the Mon Valley Thunder youth hockey association, the Elizabeth Forward Warriors hockey team, Ringgold Rams hockey team, and the Serra Catholic Eagles hockey team. The California University of Pennsylvania men's and women's hockey teams play their home games in this arena. The Ice Garden is also famous among wrestling fans as the venue for Extreme Championship Wrestling in the Pittsburgh area in the mid-to-late 1990s. Scenes from Kevin Smith's "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" were filmed here. On April 29, 2017, the Rostraver Ice Garden was nominated to be 2017's Kraft Hockeyville,[2][3] and later won the national competition, receiving $150,000 in upgrades, along with an opportunity to host an NHL preseason game, which was denied by the NHL and NBC for several reasons, but the Penguins were able to hold a practice & celebration at the arena.
Incidentsedit
On February 14, 2010, after heavy snowfall in Southwestern Pennsylvania, a 100-by-200-foot section of the roof of the Ice Gardens collapsed during a youth hockey tournament between Canadian and US teams. About five hours after the collapse, officials reported that everyone was accounted for and there were no serious injuries.[1] Local TV stations reported from the scene that the collapse occurred shortly after a loud cracking noise was heard, giving adults enough time to evacuate hundreds of people, mainly children, from the arena before the roof came down. The arena reopened to the public, with a new roof, on October 21, 2010.[2][3]40°11′58″N79°49′32″W / 40.199323°N 79.825641°W / 40.199323; -79.825641
Referencesedit
^Dan Nephin (February 14, 2010). "Pa. ice rink roof collapses, but no one injured". Associated Press.
^WPXI-TV News (February 14, 2010). . Archived from the original on February 17, 2010.
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rostraver, garden, seat, multi, purpose, arena, pittsburgh, suburb, belle, vernon, pennsylvania, exit, interstate, history, editopened, 1965, garden, hosts, local, sporting, events, mainly, hockey, concerts, also, banquet, rooms, restaurant, called, murph, hom. The Rostraver Ice Garden is a 5 000 seat multi purpose arena in the Pittsburgh suburb of Belle Vernon Pennsylvania USA at exit 43 43a and 43b on Interstate 70 1 History editOpened in 1965 the Ice Garden hosts local sporting events mainly hockey and concerts It also has banquet rooms and a restaurant called Murph s Pub It was a home for Pittsburgh RiverRats indoor football team just for one season 2007 as well for the Mon Valley Thunder of the Mid Atlantic Hockey League 2007 08 In 2014 2015 the arena was the home for the Steel City Warriors of the Federal Hockey League Current tenants include the Mon Valley Thunder youth hockey association the Elizabeth Forward Warriors hockey team Ringgold Rams hockey team and the Serra Catholic Eagles hockey team The California University of Pennsylvania men s and women s hockey teams play their home games in this arena The Ice Garden is also famous among wrestling fans as the venue for Extreme Championship Wrestling in the Pittsburgh area in the mid to late 1990s Scenes from Kevin Smith s Zack and Miri Make a Porno were filmed here On April 29 2017 the Rostraver Ice Garden was nominated to be 2017 s Kraft Hockeyville 2 3 and later won the national competition receiving 150 000 in upgrades along with an opportunity to host an NHL preseason game which was denied by the NHL and NBC for several reasons but the Penguins were able to hold a practice amp celebration at the arena Incidents editOn February 14 2010 after heavy snowfall in Southwestern Pennsylvania a 100 by 200 foot section of the roof of the Ice Gardens collapsed during a youth hockey tournament between Canadian and US teams About five hours after the collapse officials reported that everyone was accounted for and there were no serious injuries 1 Local TV stations reported from the scene that the collapse occurred shortly after a loud cracking noise was heard giving adults enough time to evacuate hundreds of people mainly children from the arena before the roof came down The arena reopened to the public with a new roof on October 21 2010 2 3 40 11 58 N 79 49 32 W 40 199323 N 79 825641 W 40 199323 79 825641References edit Dan Nephin February 14 2010 Pa ice rink roof collapses but no one injured Associated Press WTAE TV News February 14 2010 Snow Buckles Roof At Rostraver Ice Gardens WPXI TV News February 14 2010 Witness Describe Collapse at Hockey Arena Archived from the original on February 17 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rostraver Ice Garden amp oldid 1156793932, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
