Hockey arena architecture
Your goal is our passion
JLG Architects doesn’t just design sports facilities — we build epic arenas of energy where championships are won, crowds roar, and athletes rise to the occasion. As one of the country’s top sports architecture giants, JLG creates high-performance destinations that recruit top talent, generate year-round revenue, and deliver an unrivaled fan experience. With a powerhouse team—including the nation’s only Certified Ice Rink Manager/ Certified Ice Technician Architect and former NHL player Architect—we break the ice to design game-changing venues that bring people together.
“Architecture meets adrenaline where the boards meet the glass. A great arena is a cathedral of speed, precision, and pure hockey fan devotion.”
Tom Betti, Principal Studio Leader
Leadership team
Specialties
JLG’s Sports Studio offers comprehensive expertise across collegiate, community, and performance environments. For collegiate clients, the team delivers new arenas, renovations and additions to existing facilities, home team locker suites, athlete training and support spaces, as well as premium spectator solutions and fan amenities for Division I, III, and club programs. In the community sector, JLG designs single and multi-ice sheet arenas and multi-use complexes that support hockey, figure skating, curling, and a variety of community events. The studio also creates specialized performance spaces focused on enhancing speed, strength, agility, skating technique, stick handling, on-ice awareness, and overall hockey intelligence, ensuring athletes and communities alike benefit from innovative, high-performing environments.
Services
- Collaborative design
- Master planning
- Facility studies and assessments
- Interior design and FF&E
- Cost estimating
- Bidding and construction administration
- Ice system design
- Fan experience design
- Community engagement
- Visualization
- Sustainability facilitation
- Branding and fundraising
Hockey arena portfolio
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