Louisiana Ice Hockey

Ice hockey clubs in Louisiana? Absolutely! Although it doesn’t seem like ice hockey would find a home in the blazing heat of the Louisiana Bayou, this sport is catching on in the south where gators rule. There might not be many, but the best ice rinks for hockey clubs in Louisiana have clout!

LA Ice, otherwise known as the Louisiana Hockeyplex Ice Arena, located in Carencro is the official training center of the Louisiana IceGators and home to LAHA (Lafayette Amateur Hockey Association). LA Ice offers public ice skating as well as hockey and figure skating lessons. It is the perfect place for any new or established hockey club to call home with the bonus of year around availability of ice.

Another year around ice stadium is Plant Ice Skating and Hockey Arena which recently opened in Lafayette and features leisure skating in addition to a variety of hockey programs from beginning lessons to organized leagues perfect for all aspiring or recognized hockey organizations. Planet Ice is the new home of the Ragin Cajuns hockey team from the University of Louisiana Lafayette.

Although seasonal, another option for ice hockey clubs is Leo’s Rollerland Roller Skating and Hockey Complex in Baton Rouge. It boosts an Olympic ice rink with public skating and adult as well as youth hockey at Iceland.
These ice arenas represent the best ice rinks for hockey clubs in Louisiana and offer opportunities for those interested in learning how to skate with leisure ice times to get accustomed to being on blades. Additionally, there are beginner lessons for children and adults fascinated with obtaining an introduction into the sport with professional coaching staffs experienced in hockey.

The experienced hockey fan can find kinship at these arenas or take in a live game at the Cajundome in Lafayette in support of Southern Professional Hockey League heroes, the Louisiana IceGators, or in Bossier City at the CenturyTel Center supporting hockey at its finest with the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, Central Hockey League Spartans headed for the Barry Conference championship title.