About Facility
The Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, Missouri, is a premier facility dedicated to serving the diverse ice sports and recreational needs of the St. Louis metropolitan area. This state-of-the-art venue stands as a testament to the community’s commitment to promoting athletic excellence, fostering community engagement, and enhancing the overall quality of life for its residents.
Spanning an impressive complex, the Centene Community Ice Center features multiple NHL-sized ice rinks, each meticulously maintained to provide the highest quality ice surfaces for various activities. The facility is equipped with modern locker rooms, advanced training and conditioning areas, and comprehensive amenities designed to support both amateur and professional athletes. Home to the St. Louis Blues’ practice sessions, the center offers fans a unique opportunity to observe their favorite team in action.
“Everybody’s got to play their game in the game”
Martin St. Louis- Former NHL Hockey Player
Scope of Work
Centene Community Ice Center is a new 4 sheet facility that will be home to the St. Louis Blues new practice facility.
B32 was hired to design, consult, and manage construction for the duration of the project. With any multisheet facility, the challenges of meeting the high standards of uniform ice quality, flexibility of individual ice temperature control for each sheet of ice; while minimizing energy use and capital costs as much as possible. Meeting these goals are far greater for multisheet facilities compared to single sheet facilities. These challenges were amplified with this new 4-sheet facility by adding NHL level expectations throughout the facility, an outdoor ice sheet with uncontrolled ambient conditions, and providing a flexible, common refrigeration system that met the budget conscious project approach.
Our Role: Subconsultant. Ice System Design (refrigeration system, 3 indoor ice rinks and 1 outdoor ice rink, 4 dasher board systems) and consulted on site layout, building layout, etc.