The Northtown Center at Amherst, a 185,000 square-foot multi-use sport facility, was completed in 1997. The Northtown Center features four ice rinks for figure skating, hockey and other on-ice events. The Northtown Center also houses a sports training & fitness center along with equipment and sports apparel sales and service. The facility also contains restaurants and multi-use conference spaces. The facility operates 22 hours per day, 365 days per year, employs approximately 40 full-time employees, and host nearly 2 million public visitors.