![]() ![]() “There were many occasions when we had to bring our gear home after practice or after a long road trip because we didn’t have a home base. “It wasn’t always easy, but I think we did a good job of putting our heads down and doing what we had to do,” said men’s captain Braeden Tuck about dealing with multiple rinks. Getting accustomed to their new digs is something the student-athletes look forward to, especially coming from the challenging logistics of the past. Our team is so grateful to the Martire family for helping ignite a new era of Sacred Heart hockey.” It’s not just a place for athletes but the whole Sacred Heart community. “It is nice to have a place we can call home, a place where past, present, and future players can all meet to bond around the sport we love. ![]() “The MFA is the most outstanding ice arena I’ve ever skated in and one of the best in all of college hockey,” said SHU women’s captain Kelly Solak. Their players are now seeing things at MFA that they liked at rinks around the country. The Pioneer coaching staffs, who noticed an increased interest from prospects as soon as the architectural fly-through went viral, have been leading practices at MFA while the final touches are being applied. Arguably the most modern and inclusive campus hockey venue in the country, MFA will be the centerpiece of the SHU athletics footprint and a central piece of the overall campus community, serving figure skaters and club hockey players as well as student learning experiences on and off the ice. 14 for the men’s team against Boston College, the women play Harvard the next day. The Martire Family Arena grand opening is Jan. The men’s team was practicing at two different places and buses for road trips could depart from either, while the women had all their gear at Shelton and would have to drive there to skate or take off for an away contest. SHU players were always sharing spaces with other college, high school and youth teams. Pioneers laced up at the Milford Ice Pavilion, Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport, The Rinks at Shelton and the Park City’s Webster Bank/Total Mortgage Arena. ![]() Every practice and game required packing and travel. – For 30 years Sacred Heart hockey players have been nomads. The additions were made in February/March 2013.FAIRFIELD, Conn. The Family Arena has put over $800,000 into renovations to improve the facility by adding two large video boards, and ribbon boards in each end zone. The size of our floor and the added bonus of additional space on the outer concourse make our building very adaptable for a wide variety of events. The retractable seating that rings our event floor allows maximum flexibility for trade shows and conventions. The 10,000 seat Family Arena is a state of the art performance center hosting trade shows and conventions professional football, hockey, soccer, and basketball family events a wide variety of concerts college and high school tournaments. PARKING: 3,600 parking spaces / one million square foot paved unobstructed parking lot adjacent to venue semi-private room – 200 capacityĮXCLUSIVE CATERING: Full on-site catering kitchen including executive chef SEATING: 10,000 fixed arena seats 2,000 padded folding chairs.ĮXHIBIT SPACE: A total of approximately 50,000 square feet: Main Floor – 17,900 (22,000 with dasher boards out) Outer Concourse – 22,000 additional square feet.īANQUET ROOM: One 2,500 sq. Less than 8 miles from Lambert International Airport and two miles from the Saint Charles Historic District. ![]() Just 1-1/2 miles south of the 5th Street Exit at Interstate 70. LOCATION: 2002 Arena Parkway (formerly the South River Road) Saint Charles, MO 63303 ![]()
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