Hardee's Iceplex
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| Hardee's Iceplex | |
|---|---|
| Location | Chesterfield, Missouri |
| Opened | 1995 |
| Owner | Summit Development |
| Surface | 2 rinks: 200' x 85' (hockey) 1 rink: 200' x 100' (hockey) |
| Former names | Summit Center |
| Tenants | St. Louis Bandits (Ice Hockey) |
| Capacity | 2,200 |
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[edit] Background
Hardee's IcePlex, is a 2,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Chesterfield, Missouri. The 115,000 square feet facility is the largest ice skating facility in Missouri. Hardee's IcePlex has two regulation National Hockey League size rinks (85’ x 200’) with 600 seat capacities each. The facility's main rink is Olympic regulation size rink (100’ x 200’). The Olympic rink has a seating capacity of 2,200. The IcePlex also has a Total Hockey franchise inside the arena as well as a restauant.
[edit] Tenants
The Arena is the home for the St. Louis Bandits ice hockey team along with local high school teams, in house program and the St. Louis AAA Blues. The facility also used for public skating, figure skating and Former ten ice hockey team prior to that. It was built in 1995 and is also used for ice skating and high school hockey. Former tenants include:
- St. Louis Blues Hockey Club- Moved to the IceZone at St. Louis Mills.
- St. Louis Heartland Eagles- defunct USHL franchise.
- St. Louis University Hockey Team - Moved to Affton Ice Arena.
[edit] History
The arena opened in 1995 as the U.S. Ice Sports Complex In 2002 the arena was bought by Summit Development and the arena changed its name to Summit Center. On February 19, 2008 the name was changed to the Hardee's IcePlex reflecting the 7-year naming rights deal between the arena and Hardee's, a St. Louis based fast food Corporation[1].
