Family Arena

Family Arena
	Family Arena 2013
Location	2002 Arena Parkway; St. Charles, Missouri 63303
Owner	St. Charles County Public Arena Authority
Operator	St. Charles County Public Arena Authority
Capacity	Hockey: 9,643; Football: 9,755; Basketball: 10,467; Half-house concerts: 6,339; End-stage concerts: up to 11,522
Field size	Arena floor: 17,900 square feet (1,660 m2); Upper concourse area: 22,000 square feet (2,000 m2)
Surface	Multi-surface
Construction
Broke ground	April 5, 1998
Opened	October 3, 1999
Construction cost	$27 million; ($38.4 million in 2024 dollars)
Architect	Hastings & Chivetta Architects
General contractor	Alberici Constructors, Inc.
Tenants
	Missouri River Otters (UHL) (1999–2006); RiverCity Rage (IPFL/NIFL/UIF/IFL) (2001–2005; 2007–2009); St. Louis Steamers (WISL/MISL II) (2000–2001; 2003–2004); St. Charles Chill (CHL) (2013–2014); River City Raiders (AIF) (2013–Present); St. Louis Ambush (MASL) (2013–Present); St. Louis RiverSharks (MPBA) (2015–Present); Gateway Steam (MPBA) (2015–Present)
Website
	familyarena.com

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The Family Arena is a multi-purpose arena in St. Charles, Missouri, built in 1999. The arena seats 9,643 for hockey, 9,755 for football, 10,467 for basketball, 6,339 for half-house concerts and up to 11,522 for end-stage concerts. In addition to sporting events, concerts, circuses and ice shows the arena is also used for trade shows with a total of 39,900 square feet (3,710 m²) of exhibit space (17,900 square feet (1,660 m²) on the arena floor and 22,000 square feet (2,000 m²) on the arena concourse).

Illinois State vs Creighton in the 2013 MVC Tournament.

It was formerly the home of the Missouri River Otters ice hockey team, the St. Louis Swarm basketball team, RiverCity Rage indoor football team, and the St. Louis Steamers indoor soccer team. Several youth hockey organizations, Twin Bridges and St. Peters clubs and the Missouri Storm Junior B team, have expressed interest in playing games at the arena, as have several high school programs. A new pro hockey team in the Central Hockey League started inaugural play on October 19, 2013. The team's name is the St. Charles Chill, and is affiliated with the St. Louis Blues.^[5] ^[6] Currently it is home to the St. Louis Attack of American Indoor Football.

The Family Arena also hosted Boeing Integrated Defense Systems' "Recommitment to Ethics Day" in 2005 and 2006 for Greater St. Louis.

Since 2008, the Family Arena has been host to the Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Championship Tournament.

Until Chaifetz Arena opened in 2008, Family Arena was the St. Louis stop for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice and Champions on Ice. The latter moved to Chaifetz that year while the circus and Disney on Ice moved to Scottrade Center to replace the St. Louis Billikens, who had also moved to Chaifetz.

The Family Arena has also been host to nationally televised professional wrestling events. The arena was the site of the Extreme Championship Wrestling's Wrestlepalooza 2000 event on April 16, 2000. The arena also hosted Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Lockdown pay-per-view on April 15, 2007 and the 2010 edition on April 18, 2010.

The Christian rock band MercyMe performed at Family Arena annually from 2007 until 2013.

The Family ice set up for the St.Charles Chill.

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Events and tenants
Preceded by TNA Impact! Zone (2006) Liacouras Center (2009)	Host of Lockdown 2007, 2010	Succeeded by Tsongas Arena (2008) U.S. Bank Arena (2011)

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v t e Music venues of Missouri
Outdoor	Arrowhead Stadium Busch Stadium Faurot Field Kauffman Stadium The Muny Starlight Theatre Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Crossroads KC At Grinders Kansas City Live!
Theaters and clubs	The Blue Note Blueberry Hill Fox Theatre Jesse Hall Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Knuckleheads Saloon Orpheum Theater The Pageant Peabody Opera House Powell Hall The Sheldon Midland Theatre Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts Municipal Auditorium Uptown Theater
Arenas	Chaifetz Arena Family Arena JQH Arena Kemper Arena Mizzou Arena St. Joseph Civic Arena Scottrade Center Show Me Center Silverstein Eye Centers Arena Sprint Center
Festivals	True/False Film Festival

v t e Current arenas in the Major Arena Soccer League
Eastern Conference	Adirondack Bank Center Cable Dahmer Arena Family Arena New Holland Arena SECU Arena UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
Western Conference	accesso ShoWare Center Arena Corner Sport Arena Monterrey Credit Union of Texas Event Center Mesquite Arena Pechanga Arena Toyota Arena

v t e Current arenas in American Indoor Football
Northern Division	Class of 1923 Arena (Philadelphia, PA) Dorton Arena (Raleigh, NC) Family Arena (St. Charles, MO) L. C. Walker Arena (Muskegon, MI) LJVM Coliseum Annex (Winston-Salem, NC) Odeum Expo Center (Villa Park, IL) Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center (Harrisburg, PA) PPL Center (Allentown, PA) William J. Myers Pavilion (Laurel, MD)
Southern Division	Albany Civic Center (Albany, GA) American Bank Center (Corpus Christi, TX) Columbus Civic Center (Columbus, GA) Germain Arena (Estero, FL) Lakeland Center (Lakeland, FL) Myrtle Beach Convention Center (Myrtle Beach, SC) Santa Ana Star Center (Rio Rancho, NM) Savannah Civic Center (Savannah, GA)

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Family Arena 2013
Location	2002 Arena Parkway St. Charles, Missouri 63303
Owner	St. Charles County Public Arena Authority
Operator	St. Charles County Public Arena Authority
Capacity	Hockey: 9,643 Football: 9,755 Basketball: 10,467 Half-house concerts: 6,339 End-stage concerts: up to 11,522
Field size	Arena floor: 17,900 square feet (1,660 m²) Upper concourse area: 22,000 square feet (2,000 m²)
Surface	Multi-surface
Broke ground	April 5, 1998^[1]
Opened	October 3, 1999^[4]
Construction cost	$27 million ($38.4 million in 2024 dollars^[2])
Architect	Hastings & Chivetta Architects^[3]
General contractor	Alberici Constructors, Inc.
Tenants
Missouri River Otters (UHL) (1999–2006) RiverCity Rage (IPFL/NIFL/UIF/IFL) (2001–2005; 2007–2009) St. Louis Steamers (WISL/MISL II) (2000–2001; 2003–2004) St. Charles Chill (CHL) (2013–2014) River City Raiders (AIF) (2013–Present) St. Louis Ambush (MASL) (2013–Present) St. Louis RiverSharks (MPBA) (2015–Present) Gateway Steam (MPBA) (2015–Present)
Website
familyarena.com