Ellenton's domed two-rink complex beside I-75, once called J.P. Igloo, where Olympians have trained.
Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex is known from the outside for its distinctive dome, which gave it its original name, J.P. Igloo, and for the larger-than-life hockey player skating out of the wall toward Interstate 75. When a local paper toured it in 2014, the building was 15 years old.
The 115,000-square-foot building has two NHL-size rinks, a 13,500-square-foot roller and ball hockey rink, 15 locker rooms, party rooms, a fitness center and the Precision Edge Hockey Pro Shop, with netting above the glass to protect spectators from wayward pucks.
It has drawn notable skaters. Three pairs of Sochi-bound figure skaters and U.S. hockey's Lamoureux twins trained here before the 2014 Olympics, and tennis great Martina Navratilova played two seasons, 2007 to 2009, with the rink's Ms Conduct adult women's team. It has been home rink for the Gulf Coast Flames youth program, the Manatee County Admirals and Sarasota County Rampage high school teams and the Tampa Bay junior hockey program.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Public session admission is $14.00 per person; seniors 55 and up pay $12.00; children 3 and under skate free. DJ Skate sessions are $18.00 for all ages, including skate rental. No refunds are given on any admissions.
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Skate rental is $5.00 per person, charged separately from admission (already included in the $18.00 DJ Skate price).
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Groups are booked by emailing the rink in advance, with admission dropping to $11 per person for 10-19 skaters, $10 for 20-49, $9 for 50-99 and $8 for 100 or more.
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Children under 12 must be supervised at all times, at both regular public sessions and DJ Skate.
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