Center Ice Arena
Encyclopedia
Center Ice Arena is an ice rink
located in Delmont, Pennsylvania
. The rink, opened in 1997 houses three ice rinks and is home to eight high school teams, one college team, and one amateur team. During the summer season the third rink is transformed into a roller hockey
rink.
Center Ice Arena has been home to many stars of Pennsylvania high school hockey
, but perhaps the most notable is R.J. Umberger of Plum
Area High School. Umberger currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets
of the National Hockey League
. In the rafters of Center Ice Arena's East Rink hangs his retired Plum Mustangs jersey.
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...
located in Delmont, Pennsylvania
Delmont, Pennsylvania
Delmont is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,497 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Delmont is located at ....
. The rink, opened in 1997 houses three ice rinks and is home to eight high school teams, one college team, and one amateur team. During the summer season the third rink is transformed into a roller hockey
Roller hockey
Roller Hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using skates with wheels. The term "Roller Hockey" is often used interchangeably to refer to two variant forms chiefly differentiated by the type of skate used. There is traditional "Roller Hockey," played with quad roller skates, and...
rink.
Center Ice Arena has been home to many stars of Pennsylvania high school hockey
Pennsylvania high school hockey
Ice hockey is a popular and growing sport in the state of Pennsylvania. Teams from 150 high schools competed as varsity ice hockey teams in Western and Eastern Pennsylvania . Unlike every other high school sport in Pennsylvania, hockey is not run under Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic...
, but perhaps the most notable is R.J. Umberger of Plum
Plum
A plum or gage is a stone fruit tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera in the shoots having a terminal bud and solitary side buds , the flowers in groups of one to five together on short stems, and the fruit having a groove running down one...
Area High School. Umberger currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. In the rafters of Center Ice Arena's East Rink hangs his retired Plum Mustangs jersey.