Maryland Heights' $83 million four-rink ice center, opened in 2019 as the St. Louis Blues' practice home.
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Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights opened in September 2019. The volunteer-led St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation worked with state and local governments, ice sports groups and skaters to create the $83 million project, a public-private partnership; the City of Maryland Heights and St. Louis County co-own it, and Oak View Group operates it.
It has four NHL-size sheets: a feature rink with 2,500 seats and a four-sided HD scoreboard, the Blues' main practice rink, and a covered outdoor rink known as The Barn, which becomes the 4,500-capacity St. Louis Music Park concert venue in the hockey off-season. All four rinks can be converted for sled hockey.
It is the Blues' practice facility and home ice for Lindenwood University's men's and women's teams and the AAA Blues and Lady Blues programs. It has hosted the St. Louis high school city semifinals since 2020 and the Challenge Cup and Wickenheiser Cup finals since 2021, along with a 2024 NCAA men's hockey regional and the junior events of the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Public skate admission is $12 general or $5 for Maryland Heights residents, plus tax. A $100 ten-visit punch pass (in person only) excludes skate rental; theme night exclusions may apply. Freestyle is $12 per skater plus tax; a private coach accompanying a skater is $5. Stick & Puck is $15 plus tax for skaters and coaches; goalies skate free.
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Skate rental is $5 plus tax during Public Skate.
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Advance booking is encouraged but not required. Registered skaters receive priority if a session fills. Everyone must check in at the front desk and sign a waiver before stepping onto the ice.
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Public skate welcomes all ages and skill levels. Figure-skating routines belong in freestyle sessions. Birthday packages can include admission, rentals, food and a private party room.
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The rideshare pickup area is the circle drive outside the ice center. On concert nights, Music Park publishes $20 general/ADA parking and $35 premium parking, subject to availability. Those are concert rates; a regular skating parking fee is not published there.
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The facility’s architect describes single-level player access and locker rooms designed with sled-hockey athletes. Two sheets are permanently ready for sled hockey and two can be converted. This describes the building, not equipment availability at a particular session.
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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.
