Jordan Valley Ice Park

Last updated
Brightspeed Ice Park
Jordan Valley Ice Park
Former namesJordan Valley Ice Park (20012008, 20192024)
Mediacom Ice Park (20082019)
Location Springfield, Missouri
Coordinates 37°12′38″N93°17′05″W / 37.21069°N 93.28463°W / 37.21069; -93.28463
Public transit Bus-logo.svg Springfield Transit Services
OwnerSpringfield-Greene County Park Board
Capacity 2,000
Surface2 rinks: 200' × 85' (hockey)
Opened2001
Tenants
Missouri State Ice Bears
Springfield Spirit (NAHL) (20012005)
Springfield Wolfpack (APFL) (20032012)
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]

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