But in the spring of 1991, the Mercyhurst College Board of Trustees approved building an on-campus facility. The Mercyhurst Ice Center opened for business in December of 1991 and has been home to the Lakers ever since. The Laker hockey team has been very active in the community over Gotkin's thirteen years. The program has been involved with, among others, the Edmund L. Thomas Adolescent Center, the Shriners Hospital for Children, and the annual college Thanksgiving food drive. In March of 1998, the team was honored by the Erie Achievement Center for its work with the disabled.
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