Pegula Ice Arena
Pegula Ice Arena in 2024. | |
| Address | 250 University Drive University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′26″N 77°51′24″W / 40.80710°N 77.8568°W |
| Owner | Pennsylvania State University |
| Operator | Pennsylvania State University |
| Type | Indoor Arena |
| Genre(s) | Sporting Events |
| Capacity | 6,014 (Ice hockey) |
| Scoreboard | Center Hung |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 20, 2012 |
| Opened | 11 October 2013 (vs. Army) |
| Construction cost | $88 Million |
| Architect | Crawford Architects Bohlin Cywinski Jackson |
| Project manager | Mortenson Construction |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| Services engineer | KJWW Engineering |
| Tenants | |
| Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey (2013–present) Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey (2013–present) | |
The Pegula Ice Arena is a 6,014-seat multi-purpose arena in University Park, Pennsylvania on the campus of Penn State University. The facility is located on the corner of Curtin Road and University Drive near the Bryce Jordan Center. The arena is named after Kim and Terry Pegula for their donations to fund the arena and it replaced the 1,350-seat Penn State Ice Pavilion.
The arena contains two ice surfaces. One, the Varsity Rink, is used for Penn State Hockey games and other main events. It has a capacity of 6,014. The other, the Community Rink, has a capacity of 300 and functions as a public ice rink for the community.