JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – In addition to skating lessons, figure skating teams, indoor football, and recreational ice hockey, the new Community First Igloo serves as the Jacksonville Icemen’s new practice facility.
The Igloo — located on Phillips Highway, just south of San Marco — received a facelift in 2022. An official grand opening party was held on June 6.
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The Icemen will practice and have team meetings there. Games will still be played at the arena.
The renovations include a second sheet of ice, the addition of a sports bar, new locker rooms, an Icemen training facility, an esports center, and a new Jacksonville Sports Hall of Fame.
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The igloo will be open daily for public skating and skating lessons.
The bill for the transformation cost around $18.5 million, which is coming from a mix of local investors and city grant/loan money. The City Council voted unanimously last week to pass $7.5 million worth of funding for the facility.