Jordan Valley Ice Park
{{Short description|Arena in Springfield, Missouri}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Brightspeed Ice Park
| nickname =
| image = JVIP 2025.jpg
| caption = Exterior of Brightspeed Ice Park in 2025
| location = Springfield, Missouri
| broke_ground =
| opened = 2001
| closed =
| demolished =
| owner = Springfield-Greene County Park Board
| operator =
| surface = 2 rinks: 200' × 85' (hockey)
| architect =
| 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
| coordinates = {{Coord|37.21069|-93.28463|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:landmark_region:US-MO}}
| publictransit = {{rint|bus|1}} Springfield Transit Services
}}
Jordan Valley Ice Park is the former name of [https://ParkBoard.org/IcePark 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 [https://www.parkboard.org Springfield-Greene County Park Board]{{cite web |url=http://www.parkboard.org/ |title=Home |website=parkboard.org}} 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,{{Cite web |url=http://missouristatehockey.com/tickets.php |title=Tickets |publisher=Missouri State Ice Bears |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302162420/http://missouristatehockey.com/tickets.php |archive-date=March 2, 2009}} Drury University Ice Hockey,{{Cite web |title=Ice Hockey |url=https://drurypanthers.com/sports/ice-hockey |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Drury University Athletics |language=en}} [https://jordanvalleyfsc.com/ 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.commercialalert.org/issues/government/corporations/mediacom-makes-bid-for-ice-park-naming-rights |title=Mediacom Makes Bid for Ice Park Naming Rights — Commercial Alert |accessdate=2009-05-15 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706102229/http://www.commercialalert.org/issues/government/corporations/mediacom-makes-bid-for-ice-park-naming-rights |archivedate=2010-07-06 }} This agreement expired in 2019,{{Cite web|url=https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2019/01/04/springfield-ice-park-tennis-stadium-rename-mediacom/2481979002/|title=Here's your chance to rename Mediacom Ice Park, tennis stadium|website=Springfield News-Leader|language=en|access-date=2019-03-12}} 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.{{Cite web |last=McGee |first=Jack |date=2024-08-08 |title=Park Board finds new sponsor for Jordan Valley Ice Park |url=https://sgfcitizen.org/springfield-culture/outdoors/jordan-valley-ice-park-will-have-a-new-name-by-the-end-of-2024/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Springfield Daily Citizen |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219222141/http://parkboard.org/info/facilities/ice_park/index.html|date=February 19, 2009|title=Official website}}
Category:College sports venues in Missouri
Category:Ice hockey venues in Missouri
Category:Sports venues in Springfield, Missouri
Category:2001 establishments in Missouri