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suites were installed on one side of the rink. Improvements were also made to the rink’s upper level/balcony, with a new conference room, space for LU’s hockey coaches, a players’ lounge and a meeting area for media. The renovations also included a locker room for public use and a permanent locker for the
Liberty women’s hockey team. The arena was completely renovated again in 2015, expanding capacity by more than 1,000 and adding to the building's concession offerings and locker room space. A new four-sided videoboard was also added in the renovation.
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of 4,000 spectators, a media press box, a president's seating area, concession stand, pro shop with skate rental. The arena also houses offices for ice sports coaches and personnel and locker rooms. The Ice Center received renovations in the summer of 2008 when a
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