Centre Ice Rink

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Centre Ice Rink
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Centre Ice Rink
Location within the United States
Location644 Fairgrounds Road, Harrington, Delaware 19952
OwnerDelaware State Fair
Capacity 700
Surface200' x 85' (hockey)
Opened2002
Tenants
Salisbury Gulls (ACHA)
Delaware Thunder (FPHL) (2019–present)
Website
delawarestatefair.com/centre-ice-rink

The Centre Ice Arena, also called The Centre, is a 700-seat, 49,000 square-foot facility built in 2002. [1] It is located on the Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington, Delaware. The facility holds an ice rink and hosts ice hockey, figure skating and public skating in the winter, and then hosts the 4-H and FFA exhibits and demonstrations during the Delaware State Fair in the summer. [2]

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Ice hockey

The Salisbury University Gulls club ice hockey team play home games at the Centre. [3] The Federal Prospects Hockey League's Delaware Thunder have also called the building home since the fall of 2019.

Figure skating

The Bay Country Figure Skating Club's skaters perform shows and practice at the Centre. [4]

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References

  1. "Professional hockey is coming to Delaware, meet the Delaware Thunder". DelawareOnline. May 29, 2019.
  2. "General Information." Delaware State Fair. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2014. <http://www.delawarestatefair.com/p.aspx?pID=Get-Involved/Centre-Ice-Rink/249&> Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine .
  3. "ABOUT".
  4. "Bay Country Figure Skating Club - Welcome." Bay Country Figure Skating Club - Welcome. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2014. <http://www.baycountryfsc.org/ Archived 2014-03-05 at the Wayback Machine >.

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