PEGULA ICE ARENA

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Results

The Back Story

Penn State ice hockey was inaugurated in 1938. Penn State fielded a varsity hockey team for five
seasons in the 1940s (194044, 194647) before the sport was dropped due to limited facilities.
When the program was resumed in 1971, it began playing a mix of non-NCAA club teams, NAIA
teams and DIII teams. In 1975-76 season Penn State became the first college ice hockey team to
play in Europe.The team moved to the on-campus Greenberg Ice Pavilion, now known as the Penn
State Ice Pavilion, in 1980. The 1,350-seat facility was the home of PSU hockey until 2013.From
1971 to 2012, Penn State teams won 7 ACHA National Championships, were runners-up 9 times,
appeared in 29 ACHA postseason tournaments (including 10 consecutive championship games), won
9 conference playoff titles and recorded 8 conference regular season championships.
Over the summer of 2010 it was reported that Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and Terrence
Pegula, a PSU alumnus,billionaire hockey fan, and possible large donor visited Minnesotas hockey
facilities and the new on-campus Notre Dame Ice Arena currently under construction at Notre Dame
and other Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) schools. Pegula donated $88 Million (later
upgraded to $102 Million) to the Penn State hockey programs for the purpose of building an arena.

On September 17, 2010, after years of speculation,it was officially announced the program would
move to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level along with the PSU
womens ice hockey team starting in the 2012-13 season and the program would initially compete
as an independent team until the new arena was completed in 2013.The university also announced
the construction of a new 6,000-seat ice arena to replace the undersized and aging 1,350-seat Penn
State Ice Pavilion.
Following the announcement by Penn State, the Big Ten Conference announced that the conference
planned to begin sponsoring mens ice hockey in the 2013-14 season combining Penn State with
Michigan State University, University of Michigan, and Ohio State University from the CCHA as well
as the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin from the WCHA to form the sixmember Big Ten Hockey Conference.

Feasibility Study

Feasibility Study, We were here from the beginning

Team
Pegula
This dream would not have been possible without the wonderful help of Penn State and Terry and Kim
Pegula for their vision and generosity as well as the following key players of Team Pegula:
Joe Battista; Cliff Benson; Lisa Berkey; Marv Bevan, Jr.; Mark Bodenschatz; Josh Brandwene; Joe Corvaia;
Marc Farha; Guy Gadowsky; David Gray; Stacey Jones; Dave Joyner; Allen Kachel; Rick Kaluza; Al Karosas;
Morris Kurtz; Bill Loose; David Murphy; Denny Smith; Ford Stryker; Gordon Turow; Tom Venturino; Chris
Whittemore; and Dave Zenghut.
Wed also like to extend a sincere thank you to all the team members for their hard work and dedication:
Owners Representative
ICON Venue Group
Architect
Crawford Architects
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Terry Pegula, who along with his wife, Kim, donated $88 million to the University to fund the
arena, helped to make this arena come to life.
The journey began as a question from me [back in 2005], and an answer from [associate
athletic director] Joe Battista, when I asked him why there werent Division I hockey programs,
and he informed me of state budgets and all this stuff, and thats when it started, Pegula said.
Pegula finalized the gift in 2010, and construction finally began on the project early in 2012, with
the completition and opening in the Fall of 2013.

Design Team
Thornton Thomasetti
KJWW Engineering Consultants
Sweetland Engineering
Lager Raabe Skafte Landscape
Architects
S2O Consultants, Inc.
Henderson Engineering Inc
DSM & Associated, LLC
Gibbens Drake Scott, Inc.
Knoll Security Group
Mortenson Construction Company
Contractors
11400, Inc.
Forty Nine Degrees
ANC Sports Enterprises

Bob Biter Electric Enter., Inc.

CBS Constructors
Central P A Dock and Door
Cives Steel Company
Construction Cleaners
Cost Company
Daktronics
DeGol Carpet
Eugenio Painting Company
The Farfield Company
GA & FC Wagman
Green Valley Landscaping, Inc.
Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc.
Ice Builders, Inc.
Industrial Caulk & Seal
Integrated Sports Specialties, Inc.
Irwin Seating Company
John F. Brennan
JP Phillips, Inc.
LB Construction Enterprises, Inc.
Macri Concrete, Inc.
Material Distributors, Inc.
MG McGrath, Inc.
Miller Flooring Company, Inc.

Modern Fold of Reading, Inc.

Newcrete Products
Nickerson Corporation
Oxford of PA
Pennsylvania Business Partners
Ping HD
Poole Anderson Construction, LLC
R H Marcon Inc.
RAM Construction Services
Rapid Shot North America, Inc.
Roman Mosaic and Tile Company
S. A. Comunale Company Inc.
S&R Hood Company
Sony Electronics, Inc.
Sport Systems Unlimited Corp
Staging Concepts
Steel Fab Enterprises
Sterling Glass Inc.
Stone Valley Construction, Inc.
ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation
Wilkie Sanderson
Wyatt Incorporated
Xerox Audio Visual Solutions
XOS Technologies, Inc.

An Inside Look at
Pegula Ice Arena...
The Perfect Fit for a Division I Team!

Our vision is that Crawford will

design and construct the best
collegiate ice arena in the country.
~ Marv Bevan

Penn State enters a new Ice Age

When creating a Division I Hockey program, Penn State seized the opportunity to build a new
arena designed by Crawford Architects. Located at the edge of campus, the building interprets
historic campus architecture and forms of the surrounding landscape to create a new image for a
new hockey program.

The 227,000 SF facility includes a 6,000 seat main arena and a second rink with 300 seats for
practice and tournament use. New lockers rooms, weight room, offices and training spaces will
be the home of the mens and womens ice hockey teams. The second ice sheet will be operated
nearly 24 hours a day to provide use by community leagues, figure skaters and youth hockey
leagues. A club lounge and meeting rooms are situated to take advantage of views of nearby Mt.
Nittany.

The team kick-off meeting was held in November

of 2010. In the first meeting, which included Terry
Pegula, Intercollegiate Athletics, Office of Physical
Plant, Crawford, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, and
Mortenson; the team defined the project vision,
goals, budgets, and collaboratively worked to ensure
that the design and construction would satisfy each
of the stated goals.

Building
Information
Modeling
Take a look inside a 3D Stereoscopic Model
of Pegula Ice Arena at the Applied Research
Laboratory on the University Park campus.

We design in three dimensions utilizing Building Information Modeling

(BIM) programs such as REVIT, Sketch Up and 3-D Max from the
outset of design. We find this to be a superior way to develop and
communicate our design. It also provides unprecedented internal
document coordination for all disciplines involved in the design providing
a platform for the design team to resolve any coordination issues before
they become problems in the field during construction.
At the latest stages of our documentation, BIM enables the design team
to effectively interact with the construction manager and to actually
simulate construction in a virtual format. By setting the stage for
more complete and accurate drawings, the construction phase is less
hampered by fewer Requests for Information (RFI)s and Change Orders
minimizing potential disputes that can result from incomplete or poorly
coordinated drawings.
Three dimensional imagery and models derived from BIM software
minimizes our reliance on two dimensional media. Three dimensional
images are easier to read and comprehend.
We thoroughly explore a full range of alternatives in order to enable
the projects full potential. We possess the necessary insight to ask the
right questions at the right time and the collaborative spirit to listen and
respond to our clients answers.
The design team believes in measurable results, and will work with the
client group to capture the critical success factors, to establish the bench
marks, to set the targets to achieve great design that is expressive of
RITs athletic and academic mission. The principles of environmental and
environmentally sustainability will be met and exceeded where possible.
In addition to the critical elements of environmental sustainability, the
design team has found that a holistic approach to best practices,
including social and community values, economic responsibility and
aesthetic excellence, results in projects with a lasting legacy.

The Cave

Above: Terry and Kim Pegula

visit the ARL lab to virtually
tour the Pegula Ice Arena
before it was built.

We want a buidling, that when its finished, you look at it and go,
Well that cant belong anywhere else but Penn State
~David Murphy, Crawford Architects

CAVE technologies allowed

the team to work through
design challenges and the
functionality of the facility.
Addressing these issues
prior to construction brought
$500,000 of savings to the
University.

Building a Dream

The official ground breaking ceremony on April 20, 2012.

Pictured at right: Josh Brandwene, Joe Battista, Terry Pegula, and Guy Gadowsky.
Pictured below: Kim and Terry Pegula

Excavation and
blasting began to
get the site down
to the elevation
of the event level
of the arena.

Team Pegula gathers for the

Topping Out Ceremony on
November 9, 2012.

19 Months in the Making

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

The ceremonial last beam being

lowered into place.

The full wall graphic welcoming visitors into the

main entrance of the arena is installed.

Exterior:

Signature Design &

Campus Context

Seating Bowl,
Championship Ice

Concourse

Student
Athletes

Revenue
Generation

Rederings of some of the revenue generaters

Welcome to
Hockey Valley!

The Newstand
Statement talking about where we have
been placed in print as well as on the
news.

Statement talking about where we have been placed in

print as well as on the news.

The Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, PA is the new home of Penn State Varsity Hockey and is owned
and operated by The Pennsylvania State University. Following six years of panning, collaboration, and
design, the team broke ground in February of 2012. Nineteen months later, Tery and Kim Pegulas
vision became a reality as the building was completed in September of 2013.

The state of the art Facility seats 6000 spectators and features a 1000 seat student section, a closed
concourse, two ice surfaces (a main rink and a community rink), an interactive history of Penn State
Hockey, as well as cutting edge media and broadcasting facilities.
The fantastic sight lines, family friendly atmosphere, and focus of the fan experience are guarenteed to
impact the community for generations to come.

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INAUGURAL SEASON

DID
YOU
KNOW?
Building Pegula
32,000 cubic yards of rock
blasting

64,000 tons of crushed

aggregate & asphalt

removed

450,000

craftworker hours worked

equal to
one person working

216

years

1,500 people employed

during construction

90% local workforce

17% minority and womanowned businesses

1,000,000

gallon capacity in the Sarni Underground

Stormwater Detention System

it would take

15 inches of rain on the roof

26

of the Pegula Ice Arena to fill the tank

miles of in floor piping in both rinks that keeps

the ice frozen and could wrap around the entire
PSU campus

12 times

11 miles of in-slab HDPE refrigerant

piping in each rink

2 miles sub-floor heat piping in each rink

6 inch thick concrete under ice floor
12,500 gallons to form hockey rink surface

1.25 miles of storm, sanitary,

& water piping

34,000,000

pounds of concrete were used in the arena

equal to
3,000 average male elephants

21 degreesthe main rink temperature

1,600
equal to
546
Zambonis

tons of steel in the arena

800 cubic yards of concrete for

sidewalks & curbs

310 cubic yards of concrete

poured in each rink

304 precast stadia pieces

820,000+ pounds of rebar

CRAWFORD ARCHITECTS LLC

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Kansas City, MO 64108
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