Arenales Summit becomes home to Puerto Rico's first hockey league after renovation funded by Risk's Rewards

Arenales Summit and the Puerto Rico Ice Hockey Association announced Liga Boricua, the island's first hockey league, enabled by a facility renovation funded by Risk's Rewards. The inaugural season will feature four founding clubs and a hybrid inline hockey ruleset.

Arenales Summit and the Puerto Rico Ice Hockey Association (PRIHA) announced the launch of Liga Boricua, described as the island's first hockey league. The announcement follows a comprehensive renovation of the Arenales Summit facility funded by a leadership gift from Risk's Rewards. Organizers presented the project as a way to provide a stable home for hockey programs and to expand community and school activities. The release framed the initiative against broader challenges facing education and community spaces on the island. Key details: - The launch was announced by Arenales Summit in partnership with the Puerto Rico Ice Hockey Association (PRIHA). - Risk's Rewards provided a leadership gift that funded renovations, including professional-grade sport court flooring, official hockey dasher boards (92 ft x 52 ft), advanced sound systems, specialized volleyball net systems, roof repairs, fresh paint, mounted air circulation fans, and a professional scorekeeping system. - The release cites research reporting that more than 670 schools closed across Puerto Rico in the past decade, with 428 of those closures reported since 2017, per the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley. - Liga Boricua's inaugural season will begin with four founding clubs: C.H. Coquí, C.H. Fortaleza, C.H. Gallito, and C.H. Vejigante. - The league will use a hybrid inline hockey ruleset combining International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and World Skate regulations, as reported in the announcement. - The release states registration information is available at juegahockey.com. Summary: The renovation and partnership are presented as creating a permanent community sports hub at Arenales Summit and enabling the island's first organized hockey league. Liga Boricua is set for an inaugural season with four clubs and a hybrid ruleset, and organizers provided registration information in the announcement. Specific dates for the season were not detailed in the release.