Organized youth hockey came to South Bend in 1968 with the opening of the Notre Dame Athletic and Convocation Center.  The program grew to the point in 1975 when a second ice rink in South Bend opened on the city’s near west side and was called the ICE BOX.

    In 1981, a not-for profit corporation called South Bend Youth Hockey, Inc. was created for the purpose of operating the ICE BOX.  With the continued growth of youth, high school, and senior leagues; along with the potential for increased figure and public skating usage, the ICE BOX added a second rink and accompanying facilities that represented a $2.5 million expansion and improvement effort in 1999.

    Today, the ICE BOX has generated and is accommodating the requests for additional team practice times, more figure skating, and public skating opportunities, and requests for regional tournaments and competitions.