Glacier Ice Rink
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| Location | 1101 South Ave West Missoula, Montana United States |
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| Owner | Missoula Area Youth Hockey Association |
| Operator | Missoula Area Youth Hockey Association |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Surface | Ice Rink |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1996 |
| Opened | October 10, 1996 |
| Construction cost | Unknown |
| Tenants | |
| Missoula Maulers (NPHL/AWHL/WSHL) (2007–16) Missoula Jr. Bruins (NA3HL) (2016–present) Missoula Figure Skating Club Missoula Curling Club Missoula Referees Association Women's Hockey Association of Missoula | |
The Glacier Ice Rink is a two-sheet ice arena located in Missoula, Montana. It is operated by the Missoula Area Youth Hockey Association (MAYHA), a non profit organization whose mission is to "provide recreational opportunities for learning and playing the game of hockey and other ice skating activities for children and adults in our community." The rink is open 10 months a year and offers youth and adult hockey leagues, hockey tournaments and public skating sessions. Glacier Ice Rink is also home to the Missoula Figure Skating Club, the Missoula Curling Club, the Missoula Referees Association, and the Women's Hockey Association of Missoula (WHAM).
From 2007 to 2016, it was also home to the Missoula Maulers junior hockey team before the team owner and MAYHA had a contract dispute and the team was shut down.[1] The Maulers' owner Michael Burks had installed all the bleachers at the ice rink with his own funding, so after failing to negotiate a new contract, he removed the bleachers, forcing Glacier Ice Rink to raise funds for replacement seating.[2]
The Maulers were quickly replaced with an expansion team in the North American 3 Hockey League named the Missoula Jr. Bruins with new owners Jason and Liz DiMatteo.[3]
Tenants
- Missoula Area Youth Hockey Association (MAYHA)
- Missoula Jr. Bruins - NA3HL
- Missoula Figure Skating Club
- Missoula Curling Club
- Missoula Referees Association
- Women's Hockey Association of Missoula (WHAM)
Previous tenants
References
- ^ "Maulers owner explains decision to disband local hockey team". The Missoulian. May 14, 2016.
- ^ "Bruins drop the puck". Missoula Independent. September 22, 2016.
- ^ "New Missoula junior hockey team approved". The Montana Standard. May 21, 2016.
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