ESL Sports Centre
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The Sports Centre at MCC is a 2,500-seat, 170000 square feet (15,793.5 m²) non-profit indoor athletics facility in the Rochester, New York
suburb of Brighton
. Located on the campus of Monroe Community College
, the arena was built in 1998. It is home to four regulation-size ice rinks for semi-professional, high school, and youth hockey teams' use. The centre houses youth hockey leagues from Rochester Youth Hockey, Rochester Edge, Rochester Alliance, Perinton Youth Hockey, Brighton Varsity hockey, Monroe Community College, and other local teams. The Rochester Americans
sometimes practice at the facility, and the USA Paralympic Sled Hockey Team
has chosen it as their official training site.
In 2008, 87 events were held at the facility, drawing nearly 33,000 players and spectators.
The facility was known as the ESL Sports Centre through 2009, when ESL Federal Credit Union
dropped its sponsorship.
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
suburb of Brighton
Brighton, Monroe County, New York
Brighton is a town in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 36,609 at the 2010 census.-History:The Town of Brighton, located on the southeast border of the city of Rochester, was originally settled approximately 1790, and formally established in 1814—earning it recognition as one...
. Located on the campus of Monroe Community College
Monroe Community College
Monroe Community College is a two-year college of the State University of New York, located in Monroe County, New York. The college has two campuses, one in the town of Brighton and another, the Damon City Campus, in the City of Rochester...
, the arena was built in 1998. It is home to four regulation-size ice rinks for semi-professional, high school, and youth hockey teams' use. The centre houses youth hockey leagues from Rochester Youth Hockey, Rochester Edge, Rochester Alliance, Perinton Youth Hockey, Brighton Varsity hockey, Monroe Community College, and other local teams. The Rochester Americans
Rochester Americans
The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and a top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial...
sometimes practice at the facility, and the USA Paralympic Sled Hockey Team
United States at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada. A total of 50 U.S. competitors took part in all five sports. The American delegation included five former members of the U.S...
has chosen it as their official training site.
In 2008, 87 events were held at the facility, drawing nearly 33,000 players and spectators.
The facility was known as the ESL Sports Centre through 2009, when ESL Federal Credit Union
ESL Federal Credit Union
ESL Federal Credit Union is a credit union headquartered in Rochester, New York, chartered and regulated under the authority of the National Credit Union Administration . As of 2009, ESL had $3.8 billion in assets and approximately 298,000 members...
dropped its sponsorship.