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| Location | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States |
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| Owner | Liberty University |
| Capacity | 4,000 (hockey) |
| Surface | 200' x 85' (hockey) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2005 |
| Opened | 2006 |
| Tenants | |
| Liberty Flames men's and women's hockey | |
The LaHaye Ice Center is a 4,000-seat ice arena located in Lynchburg, Virginia on the campus of Liberty University. The ice arena is also the home to the Liberty Flames men's and women's ice hockey teams that currently compete in the American Collegiate Hockey Association as independent teams in the ACHA Division I.[1] In addition to LU's varsity teams, the Liberty JV team, Virginia Military Institute, and Lynchburg College teams at the ACHA Division II level playing in the Blue Ridge Hockey Conference also use the arena.[2][3] And for LU's synchronized skating team.[4] The ice arena is also used for various recreational uses by students and local public for ice skating, figure skating, ice hockey, and broomball.[5]
The arena is named after Tim LaHaye, who gave $4.5 million to Liberty University to build a new student center and School of Prophecy, which opened in January 2002. He also serves as its president. LaHaye also provided the funds for the LaHaye Ice Center on the campus of Liberty University, which opened in January 2006.[6]
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- ^ "Virginia Military Institute - Ice Hockey". Vmi.edu. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ^ "Hornets welcomed to Division 3 Club Hockey". Lynchburg College. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
- ^ "Liberty Journal | Articles | Liberty University". Liberty.edu. 2009-04-01. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ^ "Facilities". Liberty University. Archived from the original on August 18, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
- ^ "TIM LAHAYE MINISTRIES". Biographyministries.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.