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IceoPlex is a multi-purpose arena at exit 48 of Interstate 79 in the Pittsburgh suburb of Southpointe in Cecil Township, Washington County,... Pennsylvania. It has been the practice facility for the Pittsburgh Penguins since opening on May 20, 1995. It is also home to Washington & Jefferson Presidents hockey playing at the ACHA Division I level as a member of College Hockey Mid America Conference. The IceoPlex opened in 1995, with Pittsburgh Penguins owner Howard Baldwin as one of the leaders in the project. Upon its opening, American Figure Skating Champion Suzy Semanick worked as a skating instructor and David Hanson was as general manager. In 2000, former Pittsburgh Steelers Robin Cole led a group of investors who attempted to purchase the Iceoplex to turn it into a community center. In 2011, the owners, Southpointe Rink Associates, placed the facility for sale, asking $11 million. The facility employs about 15 full time people, with up to 175 during peak season. The building is also used for many youth/adult and recreational hockey programs, lacrosse leagues, roller hockey leagues, indoor soccer and basketball.
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Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded... exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr. C.", as he was nicknamed, sold millions of records for Radio Corporation of America and pioneered a weekly musical variety television show, which set the standards for the genre and proved to be one of the most successful in television history. Como was seen weekly on television from 1949 to 1963, then continued hosting the Kraft Music Hall variety program on a monthly basis until 1967. His television shows and seasonal specials were broadcast throughout the world. Also a popular recording artist, Perry Como produced numerous hit records with record sales so high the label literally stopped counting at Como's behest. His combined success on television and popular recordings was not matched by any other artist of the time. Como's appeal spanned generations and he was widely respected for both his professional standards and the conduct in his personal life.
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Pennsylvania , officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a US state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, and the Great Lakes Region. The state borders Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Ontario, Canada to the northwest, New York to the north, and New Jersey to the east. Pennsylvania is the 33rd most extensive, the 6th most... populous, and the 9th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state's four most populous cities are Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie. The state capital is Harrisburg. Pennsylvania has 51 miles of shoreline along Lake Erie and 57 miles of shoreline along the Delaware Estuary. Pennsylvania is 170 miles north to south and 283 miles east to west. Of a total 46,055 square miles , 44,817 square miles are land, 490 square miles are inland waters, and 749 square miles are waters in Lake Erie. It is the 33rd largest state in the United States.
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