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Public Health Identifies COVID-19 Cluster Linked to Middletown Sports Complex in NJ
The Journal Publications reports that The Middletown Township Department of Health and Social Services identified a COVID-19 cluster linked to Middletown Sports Complex. Middletown Sports Complex is located in Middletown, New Jersey and has two 200 x 85-foot ice surfaces. It’s the home of the New Jersey Junior Titans NA3HL Junior and Tier I and…
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Comcast Spectacor Selling Flyers SkateZones in Northeast Philly, Pennsauken, and Atlantic City to Black Bear Sports Group
Comcast Spectacor is selling three of its four Flyers SkateZone arena complexes in the Philadelphia area to Black Bear Sports Group. This is according to a report in Philadelphia Business Journal. The three arena complexes in Northeast Philadelphia (two ice surfaces), Pennsauken New Jersey (two ice surfaces), and Atlantic City (one ice surface), represent a…
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Midwest Derecho Causes Severe Damage to Two USHL Arenas
A derecho that swept through Iowa on Monday, August 10, 2020 severely damaged USHL arenas in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. A derecho is a widespread, long-lived windstorm where wind moves in straight lines. Buccaneer Arena in Urbandale In Urbandale, a suburb northwest of the Iowa state capital of Des Moines, the roof of Buccaneer…
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Bristol Borough Council Negotiating to Sell Grundy Ice Arena to Black Bear Sports Group for $4 Million
RinkAtlas has learned that the Bristol Pennsylvania Borough Council met in its regular council meeting last night and discussed the proposed sale of Grundy Ice Arena to Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. for $4 Million. The discussion took place in the council meeting shown on YouTube below. (The discussion of the proposed deal begins 14…
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Black Bear Sports Group Acquired Patriot Ice Center in Newark, Delaware
Black Bear Sports Group acquired Patriot Ice Center in Newark, Delaware for an undisclosed amount. Patriot Ice Center is one of three privately-owned hockey arenas in Delaware. It was previously known as The Pond. This two-surface arena complex is home to The Delaware Ducks, a Tier-2 Youth Hockey Club that is a member of the Delaware Valley…
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Research into Closed Arenas in Northern and Central New Jersey
RinkAtlas is doing research into closed arenas in Northern and Central New Jersey. Our goal at RinkAtlas is to document all of the places where ice hockey is being and has been played throughout North America. We have a project to document all of the closed arenas we can find. These are buildings that used…
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Seeking Information About Bergen Mall Ice Arena
RinkAtlas is seeking information about Bergen Mall Ice Arena, a 500-seat, single-sheet arena that used to be located on the site of The Outlets at Bergen Town Center in Paramus, NJ. See its entry in the RinkAtlas Directory. Bergen Mall Ice Arena opened about April 21, 1973, according to New Jersey Sports Ice Rink Opening…
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The Crossover in Austin is the Hottest Arena Development in North America
The Crossover, a new arena complex in Cedar Park, Texas scheduled to open in June 2020, is the hottest hockey arena development in North America. This complex will include: two NHL-sized sheets of ice, indoor and outdoor synthetic turf sports fields, a physical therapy / athletic training facility, with space for medical offices, a video…
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The Best Way to Follow RinkAtlas on Social Media is Twitter; Here’s Why
Social media reach is extremely important to all apps and web services. Since we relaunched RinkAtlas as a responsive website in 2016, we depended upon our social media channels to tell the world about our services. Our social media channels are: Twitter @RinkAtlas Facebook @TheRinkAtlas Instagram @RinkAtlas We try to share the same messages on…
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How We Find Arenas on the Frontiers of Hockey in 2020
The RinkAtlas arena database has about 4,700 indoor arenas, pavilions, park rinks, and similar ice skating facilities located throughout North America. I’ve been building RinkAtlas since 2006. One of the things that I feel sets RinkAtlas apart is the quest to find arenas on the frontiers of hockey. Many of these places are located in…