Community First Igloo is a recreational
ice rink in
Jacksonville, Florida. In addition to skating lessons, figure skating teams,
indoor football, and recreational
ice hockey, it serves as the home for the
Southern Steam indoor football team. It has also served as the home arena for two professional
minor league hockey teams, the
Jacksonville Bullets
The Jacksonville Bullets were a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Jacksonville, Florida. They played in the Sunshine Hockey League, later renamed the Southern Hockey League, from 1992–1996. They played their games at Jacksonvil ...
and the
Jacksonville Barracudas.
The facility served as the home arena for the
Jacksonville Bullets
The Jacksonville Bullets were a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Jacksonville, Florida. They played in the Sunshine Hockey League, later renamed the Southern Hockey League, from 1992–1996. They played their games at Jacksonvil ...
,
which were owned by Jacksonville Ice owner
Bob Sabourin
Robert Patrick Sabourin (March 17, 1933 – July 9, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, and general manager. A left winger, he played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL), for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1 ...
. Later, the
Jacksonville Barracudas of the
Southern Professional Hockey League
The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) is a professional ice hockey independent minor league based in Huntersville, North Carolina, with teams located primarily in the southeastern United States as well as Illinois and Indiana in the mid ...
(SPHL) used it for training and as an alternate arena when scheduling conflicts precluded them from using their usual venue, the
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.
[http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/041007/spc_9157892.shtml ] The Barracudas would later play their 2007–2008 season at the rink. The facility has also been used by the various amateur hockey and ice skating clubs, and by the
University of Florida Gators
The Florida Gators are the College sports in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Florida, located in Gainesville, Florida, Gainesville. The University of Florida, its athletic program, its alumni an ...
club hockey team.
References
External links
Jacksonville Ice Official WebsiteUniversity of Florida Ice Hockey Website
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Indoor ice hockey venues in Florida
Sports venues in Jacksonville, Florida