Edge Ice Arena
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| Location | 735 East Jefferson Street Bensenville, Illinois 60106 |
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| Owner | Village of Bensenville |
| Operator | Village of Bensenville |
| Capacity | 3,000 (hockey) |
| Surface | Two 200' x 85', One 200' x 90' |
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| Broke ground | April 1997 |
| Opened | October 1, 1997 |
| Construction cost | $2.1 million ($3.13 million in 2016 dollars) |
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Chicago Blues (Youth Hockey) Chicago Steel (USHL) (2000–2015)Robert Morris University-Illinois Eagles (ACHA) Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) (as practice facility) |
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Chicago Blues (Youth Hockey)
The Edge Ice Arena includes The Edge on John Street, The Water's Edge Aquatic Center, and The Edge II Ice Arena a 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena located in Bensenville, Illinois. It had been used as the official training facility and practice arena for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League before the team built a new downtown Chicago training facility. The arena also had been used by Chicago Steel (USHL) from 2000-2015. The ice arena is also the home to the Robert Morris University Eagles Men's and Women's college ice hockey teams competing at the ACHA DI level. The Edge is also home to several local high school ice hockey teams, and is used by local figure skating clubs, youth, and adult rec. ice hockey leagues (the Chicago Blues), as well as public skating.
The Edge on John Street has one 200' x 90' ice sheet. It is adjoined to The Water's Edge Aquatic Center, which includes an indoor 8-lane lap pool and 12' deep diving well. The Edge II Ice Arena has two NHL regulation-sized ice sheets. The main sheet of ice seats 2,800 fans in addition to nine luxury Sky Suites and an Executive Club Level seating area.
Coordinates: 41°56′48″N 87°55′32″W / 41.94667°N 87.92556°W
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