Tim Hortons Iceplex

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{{short description|Ice rink and arena in Brighton, New York}}

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| name = Tim Hortons Iceplex

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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, New York

| coordinates = {{Coord|43.0980|-77.6028|dim:1000_region:US-NY_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

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| 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){{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.}}

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| acreage = {{convert|180000|sqft|adj=on}}

| tenants = Nazareth Golden Flyers men's ice hockey
Rochester Raiders (GLIFL/AIF) (2006, 2014)
Roc City Roller Derby (WFTDA) (2009–present)
Rochester Jr. Americans (USPHL) (2010–2016)
Rochester Americans (practice facility)
Rochester Kings (AAL) (2017–2018)

| website = {{URL|https://www.timhortonsiceplex.com/}}

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Tim Hortons Iceplex is a {{convert|180000|sqft||adj=on}} non-profit indoor athletics facility in the Rochester, New York suburb of 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,{{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 }} 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 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.{{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 }} Prior to the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in nearby Buffalo, The Iceplex hosted some national teams and exhibition games leading up to that tournament.{{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}}

The naming agreement with Canadian fast food chain Tim Hortons was announced in October 2023.{{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 }} 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.{{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}} 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.{{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}}