Lindenwood University joined the St. Louis Blues on Thursday morning to break ground on a new 277,000 square-foot ice arena on 25 acres of land in Maryland Heights, Mo. The ice arena will be the new home arena to the Lindenwood men's and women's ice hockey programs.

The St. Louis Blues, along with the City of Maryland Heights and the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation plan to open the facility in September of 2019 which will be located at 750 Casino Center Drive in Maryland Heights.  The St. Louis Community Ice Center will feature four NHL-sized ice surfaces including one outdoor sheet of ice.  
The main rink will seat up to 2,500 fans while the outdoor sheet of ice will be covered and serve as a multi-purpose venue for additional events other than hockey with a capacity over 4,000 patrons.  The state-of-the-art complex will host a wide-range of age groups in efforts to grow the game of hockey in the Midwest. 
 
"It's a real opportunity and a real blessing for Lindenwood University to be a part of something like this," said Lindenwood University President, Dr. Michael Shonrock. "Ultimately at the end of the day, it's about the students and a great experience and their success."
 
While serving as the St. Louis Blues practice facility, the ice center will contain off-ice training spaces, video rooms, educational spaces, and more.  Other organizations that will use the ice arena are the St. Louis Lady Cyclones, St. Louis Blues Alumni, and St. Louis Blues AAA.