Jordan Valley Ice Park Explained

Stadium Name:Brightspeed Ice Park
Location:Springfield, Missouri
Opened:2001
Owner:Springfield-Greene County Park Board
Surface:2 rinks: 200' × 85' (hockey)
Former Names:Jordan Valley Ice Park (2001 - 2008, 2019 - 2024)
Mediacom Ice Park (2008 - 2019)
Tenants:Missouri State Ice Bears
Springfield Spirit (NAHL) (2001 - 2005)
Springfield Wolfpack (APFL) (2003 - 2012)
Missouri Voodoo (UIFL) (2014)
Springfield Express (WSHL) (2014–2018)
Seating Capacity:2,000
Publictransit: Springfield Transit Services

Brightspeed Ice Park is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Springfield, Missouri. The arena is owned and operated by the Springfield-Greene County Park Board[1] and serves as a location for community recreation, including public skate sessions, and the home for the Missouri State Ice Bears ice hockey team,[2] Drury University Ice Hockey[3] 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . parkboard.org.
  2. Web site: Tickets . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090302162420/http://missouristatehockey.com/tickets.php . March 2, 2009.
  3. Web site: Ice Hockey . 2024-11-04 . Drury University Athletics . en.
  4. Web site: Mediacom Makes Bid for Ice Park Naming Rights — Commercial Alert . 2009-05-15 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100706102229/http://www.commercialalert.org/issues/government/corporations/mediacom-makes-bid-for-ice-park-naming-rights . 2010-07-06 .
  5. Web site: Here's your chance to rename Mediacom Ice Park, tennis stadium. Springfield News-Leader. en. 2019-03-12.
  6. Web site: McGee . Jack . 2024-08-08 . Park Board finds new sponsor for Jordan Valley Ice Park . 2024-11-04 . Springfield Daily Citizen . en-US.