Almost All of Missouri’s Indoor Ice Skating is Located in One Region

A cold snap, and the impending arrival of winter may have you thinking about getting onto the ice for a skate. In Missouri there are many places to lace up your skates and get them on the ice, but almost all of them are located in one area.

Where to Skate Indoors in St. Louis

St. Louis has seen an eruption of ice-skating locations over the last generation. There are many places on the Missouri side of the metro area to go skating or play hockey indoors.

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Wentzville Ice Arena hosts a handful of high school teams in that area of the metroplex.

St. Peters Rec-Plex is next door to Lutheran St. Charles High (who don’t have a hockey team), but hosts other high school hockey teams

Kirkwood Ice Rink is the home ice of Kirkwood High and Webster Groves High hockey

Webster Ice Arena has been used by a handful of high schools and hockey clubs in the area over the years.

Creve Coeur Ice Arena hosts youth teams from that are from the St. Louis metro.

Centene Ice Arena in Maryland Heights is connected to the St. Louis Music Park venue and is the home of Lindenwood University men’s hockey.

Queeny Park Rink, like many facilities in the St. Louis region, is located as part of a city park in a county suburb. Also on this list is Kennedy Rec Center in south county. Fenton Forum Ice Arena is a stand alone just off of I-44. And the Pacific Ice Rink sits on the western extremities of the St. Louis metro area, west of Eureka.

From Youth Programs to Pro Hockey, St. Louis has found a rhythm

There are 35 St. Louis area high schools (on the Missouri side of the river) that have varsity hockey teams. In 2016 there were five St. Louis kids chosen in the first round, including Matthew Tkachuk, Clayton Keller, Logan Brown, Luke Kunin and Trent Frederic. All of whom came through the St. Louis AAA Blues youth hockey program and four of which are currently on NHL rosters.