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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Tim Hortons Iceplex}}
{{short description|Ice rink and arena in Brighton, New York}}
{{Infobox stadium
| name = Tim Hortons Iceplex
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| logo_size = 200px
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| former_names = Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex (2013–2023) ESL Sports Centre (1998–2009) Sports Centre at MCC (2009–2013)
| location = [[Brighton, Monroe County, New York|Brighton, New York]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|43.0980|-77.6028|dim:1000_region:US-NY_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground =
| built = 1998
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| owner = Monroe Community Sports Centre Corporation
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| surface = Ice
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| cost = US$13 million
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| general_contractor = Christa Development Corporation
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| capacity = 1,750 (Chick-fil-A Arena)<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Iceplex |url=https://www.billgraysiceplex.com/about.html |website=Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex |access-date=17 November 2021 |language=en |quote=It is home to 4 NHL sized ice rinks, with the feature rink inside Chick-fil-A Arena, which is capable of seating 1,750 spectators.}}</ref>
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| acreage = {{convert|180000|sqft|adj=on}}
| tenants = [[Nazareth College (New York)|Nazareth Golden Flyers]] men's ice hockey [[Rochester Raiders]] ([[Great Lakes Indoor Football League|GLIFL]]/[[American Indoor Football|AIF]]) (2006, 2014) [[Roc City Roller Derby]] ([[Women's Flat Track Derby Association|WFTDA]]) (2009–present) [[Rochester Jr. Americans]] ([[United States Premier Hockey League|USPHL]]) (2010–2016) [[Rochester Americans]] (practice facility) [[Rochester Kings]] ([[American Arena League|AAL]]) (2017–2018)
| website = {{URL|https://www.timhortonsiceplex.com/}}
}}

'''Tim Hortons Iceplex''' is a {{convert|180000|sqft||adj=on}} non-profit indoor athletics facility in the [[Rochester, New York]] suburb of [[Brighton, Monroe County, New York|Brighton.]] Located on the campus of [[Monroe Community College]], the arena was built in 1998. It is home to four regulation-size ice rinks for semi-professional, high school, and youth hockey teams' use. The Iceplex is home to youth hockey teams from Rochester Youth Hockey, Rochester Edge Girls Hockey, Rochester Coalition, Rochester Grizzlies Hockey, Perinton Youth Hockey, Spencerport High School Hockey, [[Roc City Roller Derby]],<ref>{{cite press release |title=ROC City Roller Derby Moves Home to the Sports Centre at Monroe Community College |publisher=The Sports Centre at MCC |date=2013-01-15 |url=http://www.tscmcc.com/news_article/show/221517 |access-date=2013-02-13 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217000103/http://www.tscmcc.com/news_article/show/221517 |archive-date=2013-02-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Girls Selects Academy at Bishop Kearney, St. John Fisher Club Hockey, Nazareth Golden Flyers Men's and Women's Division III NCAA Hockey, Rochester Ice Cats Special Hockey, and other local teams. The arena also serves as the [[Rochester Americans]] official practice facility, and the [[United States at the 2010 Winter Paralympics|USA Paralympic Sled Hockey Team]] chose it as their official training site in 2010.

In 2008, 87 events were held at the facility, drawing nearly 33,000 players and spectators.<ref>{{cite news |title=ESL Centre is on thin ice |first=David |last=Andreatta |url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20091129/NEWS01/911290347/ESL-Centre-is-on-thin-ice |newspaper=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |location=[[Rochester, New York]] |date=2009-11-29 |access-date=2009-12-04 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240524192615/https://www.webcitation.org/5llpCGxXj?url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20091129/NEWS01/911290347/ESL-Centre-is-on-thin-ice%3Ftemplate=printart |archive-date=2024-05-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Prior to the [[2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]] in nearby [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], The Iceplex hosted some national teams and exhibition games leading up to that tournament.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/2017/12/14/bill-grays-iceplex-host-world-junior-teams-and-exhibition-games/952515001/ |title=Bill Gray's Iceplex to host World Junior teams and exhibition games |last=Roth |first=Leo |date=December 14, 2017 |work=Democrat and Chronicle |access-date=January 17, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

The naming agreement with Canadian fast food chain [[Tim Hortons]] was announced in October 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/business/local-business/iceplex-at-mcc-renamed-tim-hortons-iceplex | title=Iceplex at MCC renamed 'Tim Horton's Iceplex' | date=26 October 2023 }}</ref> The facility was known as [[Bill Gray's]] Regional Iceplex from 2013-2023 when Monroe Community Sports Centre Corporation cut ties from the local restaurant group. The facility was known as the '''ESL Sports Centre''' through 2009, when [[ESL Federal Credit Union]] dropped its sponsorship.<ref>{{cite news |title=MCC files suit to collect back rent from Sports Centre group|first=David |last=Andreatta |url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011101070328|newspaper=[[Democrat and Chronicle]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |location=[[Rochester, New York]] |date=2011-01-07 |access-date=2011-01-08}}</ref> From that point until April 2013, when [[Bill Gray's]] picked up sponsorship (with a 30-year agreement), the facility was known as the Sports Centre at MCC. The facility underwent a 3,000-square-foot expansion in 2017 that cost $2.2 million and included a new fitness center as well as a physical therapy and sports rehab area.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2017/08/03/what-know-bill-grays-regional-iceplex-2-2-million-expansion/536001001/ |title=What to know about Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex $2.2 million expansion |last=Taddeo |first=Sarah |date=August 3, 2017 |work=Democrat and Chronicle |access-date=January 17, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

== Ice resurfacer fire ==
On October 14, 2020, an [[Resurfice Corporation|Olympia ice resurfacer]] caught fire as it was resurfacing the ice after a youth hockey practice.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fernandez |first1=Gabriel |title=Zamboni catches fire following a local New York youth hockey practice |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/zamboni-catches-fire-following-a-local-new-york-youth-hockey-practice/ |website=CBS News |date=16 October 2020 |access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref> Video of the fire went viral over social media platforms. The driver of the ice resurfacer was not hurt and no other injuries were sustained. Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex released a statement on their social media accounts saying that the cause of the fire was a broken hose, which caused hydraulic fluid to leak onto a hot exhaust pipe, igniting the fluid and causing the flames.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/billgraysregionaliceplex/photos/a.137950109557003/3634166109935368 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/130503560301658/3634166109935368 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|website=Facebook |publisher=Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex |access-date=16 October 2020 |title=Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex on Facebook }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.billgraysiceplex.com}}

{{Rochester Americans}}
{{Rochester Sports}}

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