Jordan Valley Ice Park
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| Former names | Jordan Valley Ice Park (2001–2008, 2019–2024) Mediacom Ice Park (2008–2019) |
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| Location | Springfield, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 37°12′38″N 93°17′05″W / 37.21069°N 93.28463°W |
| Public transit |  Springfield Transit Services |
| Owner | Springfield-Greene County Park Board |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Surface | 2 rinks: 200' × 85' (hockey) |
| Opened | 2001 |
| Tenants | |
| Missouri State Ice Bears Springfield Spirit (NAHL) (2001–2005) Springfield Wolfpack (APFL) (2003–2012) Missouri Voodoo (UIFL) (2014) Springfield Express (WSHL) (2014–2018) | |
Jordan Valley Ice Park is the former name of Brightspeed Ice Park, a multi-purpose indoor arena located in downtown Springfield, Missouri, featuring two NHL-sized indoor ice rinks. The arena is owned and operated by the Springfield-Greene County Park Board[1] and offers ice sports, including public skate sessions, Learn to Skate, figure skating and ice hockey, as well as roller derby in the summer. The ice park is home to the Missouri State Ice Bears ice hockey team,[2] Drury University Ice Hockey[3], Jordan Valley Figure Skating Club, and various youth sports programs.
The facility has had three names since it opened as Jordan Valley Ice Park in 2001. In 2008, it was renamed to Mediacom Ice Park, following a 10-year naming rights agreement with Mediacom, a cable television and communications provider in the United States.[4] This agreement expired in 2019,[5] whereupon the arena reverted to its original name. In 2024, the name became Brightspeed Ice Park, reflecting a 10-year naming rights agreement with Brightspeed Fiber Internet.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Home". parkboard.org.
- ^ "Tickets". Missouri State Ice Bears. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009.
- ^ "Ice Hockey". Drury University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "Mediacom Makes Bid for Ice Park Naming Rights — Commercial Alert". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Here's your chance to rename Mediacom Ice Park, tennis stadium". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ McGee, Jack (2024-08-08). "Park Board finds new sponsor for Jordan Valley Ice Park". Springfield Daily Citizen. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
External links
[edit]- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived February 19, 2009)