Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena
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Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena (formerly Fraser Ice Arena) is a 3,400-seat multi-purpose arena
in Fraser, Michigan
. It is the largest of the 5 rinks inside of the Great Lakes Sports City building. The arena was the home of the Motor City Mechanics
of the former United Hockey League
. The complex will be the host of the 2007 USA Hockey
National Championships for the Midget division.
GLSC is also home to the Belle Tire boy's and girl's ice hockey teams, the Fraser Figure Skating Club, as well as Michigan Sports Enterprises adult hockey. High School teams Fraser, De La Salle, Chippewa, and Ford High II make GLSC their home rink.
42.548571°N 82.9563°W
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...
in Fraser, Michigan
Fraser, Michigan
Fraser is a city in Macomb County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,297 at the 2000 census. The city is part of the Metro Detroit region.The Village of Fraser was incorporated by an act of the state legislature in 1894...
. It is the largest of the 5 rinks inside of the Great Lakes Sports City building. The arena was the home of the Motor City Mechanics
Motor City Mechanics
The Motor City Mechanics were a professional ice hockey team of the United Hockey League. The Mechanics played their first two seasons, from 2004–2006, at Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena in Fraser, Michigan...
of the former United Hockey League
United Hockey League
The United Hockey League was a low-level professional ice hockey league , with teams in the United States...
. The complex will be the host of the 2007 USA Hockey
USA Hockey
USA Hockey is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for amateur ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The organization is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has...
National Championships for the Midget division.
GLSC is also home to the Belle Tire boy's and girl's ice hockey teams, the Fraser Figure Skating Club, as well as Michigan Sports Enterprises adult hockey. High School teams Fraser, De La Salle, Chippewa, and Ford High II make GLSC their home rink.
Previous tenants
- Wayne State UniversityWayne State UniversityWayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...
's Men's ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team (College Hockey AmericaCollege Hockey AmericaCollege Hockey America is a women's college ice hockey conference in the United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. The conference is currently made up of four women's teams in New York and Pennsylvania....
), 2000 - 2003 - Detroit LightningDetroit LightningThe Detroit Lightning was a Major Indoor Soccer League franchise which existed for only one season, 1979-1980. The Lightning finished that season at 15-17...
(Continental Elite Hockey LeagueContinental Elite Hockey LeagueThe Continental Elite Hockey League was a Junior A league that existed from 2001 - 2004. The league was an independent Junior ice hockey league that did not operate under USA Hockey. There are now plans for a new league to begin play in the 2012-2013 season as a Tier II Junior league...
), 2001 - 2004 - Detroit Falcons (Colonial Hockey League), 1991 - 1996
- Detroit DragonsDetroit DragonsThe Detroit Dragons were a professional hockey team based in Fraser, Michigan. The team was part of the All American Hockey League and started their inaugural season in November 2008...
(All American Hockey League), 2008-2009 - Motor City MechanicsMotor City MechanicsThe Motor City Mechanics were a professional ice hockey team of the United Hockey League. The Mechanics played their first two seasons, from 2004–2006, at Great Lakes Sports City Superior Arena in Fraser, Michigan...
(United Hockey LeagueUnited Hockey LeagueThe United Hockey League was a low-level professional ice hockey league , with teams in the United States...
), 2004-2006 - Detroit Hitmen (All American Hockey League), 2009
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