Ice Hockey
The Hershey Bears, owned by The Hershey Company, represent the entire South Central Pennsylvania region. Started in 1932, the Bears are the oldest member of the American Hockey League, the AAA-level of the North American ice hockey organizational structure. The team is an eleven-time Calder Cup champion, most recently in the 2009-2010 season.
The city of York hosted the IceCats of the North Eastern Hockey League in the 2003-2004 season. The team played at the York City Ice Arena, but moved to St. Catharines, Ontario in 2005. The now defunct Mid-Atlantic Hockey League initially showed interest in placing a team in York, but those efforts never came into fruition.
The Central Penn Panthers of the junior-level Atlantic Metropolitan Hockey League play in the city of Lancaster.
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Famous quotes containing the word ice:
“‘Line in nature is not found;
Unit and universe are round;
In vain produced, all rays return;
Evil will bless, and ice will burn.’
As Uriel spoke with piercing eye,
A shudder ran around the sky;”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)