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New England Sports Center


Located at 121 Donald Lynch Boulevard in Marlborough, Massachusetts, the New England Sports Center is a two-story, six-rink ice-skating facility located on 22.3 acres (90,000 m2) of suburban land. The 188,588-square-foot (17,520.4 m2) building has 50 locker rooms, a hockey pro shop, ice skate sharpening, ice skate rentals, function rooms, a full-service restaurant, and a snack bar. Host to the Haydenettes, home to the Skating Club of Boston Metrowest, the Minuteman Flames, the Junior Bruins, and Becker College hockey teams, the New England Sports Center is noteworthy for having more ice-skating surfaces than any other arena in the New England area. It is currently the home of the Boston Blades of the Canadian Women's Hockey League.

Construction of the original four rinks of the New England Sports Center on previously undeveloped land was completed in November 1994. An additional fifth rink was completed in September 2004, and a sixth rink was completed in December 2010. A mini rink was added on in early 2013

The facility was constructed at the direction of and is owned by Larue Renfroe, current owner of the AHL Providence Bruins. and founder of ATC Corporation The current facility manager is Wesley Tuttle, who served as Operations Manager for the 1991 Central Massachusetts Arenas Co., and who has served as the manager for the New England Sports Center since its opening in 1994.

Because the New England Sports Center has six ice surfaces, it has the ability to host larger organizations and has hosted events of national and international importance, as well as playing host to Olympic figure-skating hopefuls and hockey players of all ages and abilities.

In the past, the rink has served as a practice rink for Olympic medal winners Ilia Kulik,Evgeny Platov, and Pasha Grishuk.


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