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On Thin Ice

Ice-skating in Missouri is snow joke. From figure skating to hockey, our state is full of slippery statistics.

27,500 square feet
The largest ice-skating rink in Missouri, the Steinberg Skating Rink in St. Louis, is this large.

4 inches
Ice should be at least this thick before skating on it.

2 teams
Missouri has two professional ice hockey teams: the St. Louis Blues and the Kansas City Mavericks.

131 years
The oldest US figure skating club in Missouri, the St. Louis Skating Club, was founded 131 years ago, in 1894.

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18,096 seats
The Enterprise Center in St. Louis offers this many seats for ice hockey games.

coming in 1 month
The Enterprise Center in St. Louis will host the US Figure Skating Championships in January 2026.

11,244 members
From 2023–2024, 11,244 members of USA Hockey were from Missouri.


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This article was originally printed in the November/December issue of Missouri Life.

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