Thanks to our great friends, the St. Louis Blues, the Southern Illinois IceHawks are proud to once again call the Scottrade Center home for the 2014-2015 season.
Our IceHawks family undertands that the Scottrade Center was not constructed with youth hockey in mind. It takes collaboration and partnership within our organization to ensure a successful season. Please help our new IceHawks and visiting teams navigate the building - as it may be their first time joining us. To help, we compiled detailed information about everything from parking to practice procedures to the game day experience. Please read the following pages carefully.
By working together, we will make this another unforgetable season!
Go IceHawks! Go Blues!
Pat McLeod
Southern Illinois IceHawks President
This packet includes:
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Parking including meter enforcement
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Building logistics
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Tips for planning your trip
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Locker room requirements
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Waivers and neck guards
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USA Hockey SafeSport Program

All IceHawks, visiting teams and spectators will enter the Scottrade through one designated entrance - located at 15th and Walnut – the entrance signage reads “Press Gate/Employee
Entrance.”
Parents have two options upon arrival to the Scottrade.
(1) Park and Walk with Player: You may proceed to park in one of several options listed below and walk with your child up through the designated entrance at 15 th and Walnut.
(2) Player Drop-Off: You may drop your player off at the designated entrance at
15th and Walnut, proceed to park at one of the options listed below and then meet your player inside the arena.
Parents are invited to drop-off their players at the designated entrace at 15 th and
Walnut. Parents should follow the driving directions found below to the designated entrance. Similar to many school drop-off environments, parents will be required to leave vehicles running and stay in the driver’s seat, as players exit the vehicle with their equipment and proceed to the designated entrance.
Vehicles are not be permitted to park at 15 th and Walnut.
Parents may proceed to park at one of the options listed below while the child is checked in by volunteers at the check in table and guided to his or her designated locker room. After parents park, please enter through the same designated entrance and follow the signage inside the Scottrade Center.

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Approximately 6,500 parking spaces are available within 1,800 feet of Scottrade
Center.
Visitors have three parking options.
(1) Kiel Center Garage – a 1,270 -car garage situated immediately adjacent to the building at 16 th and Clark (schedule varies)
(2) Two-hour metered parking on many streets surrounding Scottrade Center
(3) Nearby surface lots and additional garages
Parking Before 6pm on Weekdays
The Kiel Center Parking Garage located immediately adjacent to the Scottrade Center is available for entry usually until between 5pm and 6pm Monday - Friday.
Motorists can exit the garage anytime after 6pm – if open.
Normal weekday parking rates are $1/hour, cash only.
The garage is not available on Saturdays or Sundays – unless a downtown event at Peabody Opera House or elsewhere - prompts it to open. During special events, the garage rates will vary.

Parking After 5pm – 6pm
After the adjacent garage is closed for entry (vehicles can exit the garage at any time), on-street parking is available. There are a number of metered parking spaces and surface lots available in the vicinity of the Scottrade Center.
Metered parking is highlighted in yellow on the graphic to the right.
Downtown meters are enforced
Monday through Saturday, 8:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Meter rates are $1/hour or .25 cents per 15 minutes.
Metered parking is free in downtown on Sundays.
MetroLink provides fast, safe, easy-to-use transportation to the
Scottrade Center. Exit MetroLink at the Civic Center Station (just off 14th & Spruce Streets) and you will see the Scottrade Center.
One-Ride MetroLink Tickets can be purchased at any MetroLink station; $2.25 for adults and $1.10 for children/seniors/disabled.

If your practice or game is
6pm or earlier on a weekday…..
If your practice or game is
6pm or later on Monday -
Saturday…
If your practice or game is on
Sunday…
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Arrive to Scottrade by 5:15pm
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Check the Kiel Center Garage to see if it is still open
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Walk with player to designated entrance
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Remember to have cash on hand should
Kiel Center Garage charge a special rate because of an event taking place in the area
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Arrive to Scottrade at least one half-hour before your scheduled ice time
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Drop-off player at 15 th and Walnut
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Proceed to park in metered parking on
Market Street, if available
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Bring at least five quarters to feed meter until enforcement ends
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Arrive to Scottrade at least one half-hour before your scheduled ice time
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Drop-off player at 15 th and Walnut
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Proceed to park in metered parking on
Market Street, if available
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No coins are necessary as metered parking is free in downtown on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays.

IceHawks and visiting teams will enter the Scottrade Center at the entrace located at 15th and Walnut
– the entrance signage reads “Press
Gate/Employee Entrance.”
Upon entering and following check in, visitors will walk downstairs to the “Event Level” of the Scottrade
Center where player locker rooms and spectator access to seats can be found.
Scottrade Center
Waivers and Neck Guards
To participate in youth hockey practices and games at the Scottrade Center, all players must sign a waiver. Waivers must be signed and collected prior to a player’s first skate.
A copy of this waiver is included at the conclusion on this packet to print, sign and return to managers. It will also be posted on www.icehawkshockey.org
. Managers will collect signed waivers. Players of all ages are also required to wear neck guards – per
Scottrade rule.
Locker Rooms
Players will be assigned one of four designated locker rooms. Players will access benches and ice through tunnels located directly in between locker rooms. There must be at least one adult in each team’s locker room when players are present. Each team must make sure the locker room is clean before leaving. Female players have designated locker rooms, as do referees.

Spectator Access and Services
Access to much of the Scottrade Center is restricted during practice and games.
All passageways are well-marked and volunteers are on hand to assist.
Parents and other spectators can access seats to watch practices and games at the entrance marked 126 on the east end of the rink.
Limited concessions (cash only) will occasionally be available. No outside food or drink is permitted – with the exception of water for players.

USA Hockey SafeSport Program
The safety of youth players is very important to USA Hockey and the
Southern Illinois IceHawks. This includes not only on-ice safety, but also off-ice safety in any part of USA
Hockey’s programs.
USA Hockey has long had systems in place to protect its participants from physical abuse, sexual abuse and other types of abuse and misconduct that can be harmful to youth hockey players. These systems include physical and/or sexual abuse prevention, locker room supervision and hazing policies, in addition to Codes of
Conduct applicable to administrators, coaches, officials, parents, players and spectators. The USA Hockey SafeSport Handbook is intended to update and collect USA Hockey’s various policies to protect its youth participants from all types of misconduct and abuse.
Beginning this season, any individual who enters locker rooms or supervises any child other than his or her own during the course of the youth hockey season is required to participate in USA Hockey SafeSport online training. This means virtually every adult in the IceHawks organization – board members, coaches, managers, parents and guardians alike – is required to complete the training.
IceHawks team managers will collect copies of the certificates awarded after successfully completing the online training course.
Visit - http://www.usahockey.com/page/show/908023-usa-hockey-safesportprogram to take the training course.
The IceHawks organization is committed to keeping our players safe – on and off the ice. Please participate in training as soon as possible.

ST. LOUIS BLUES/KIEL CENTER PARTNERS
DISCHARGE, WAIVER AND RELEASE
THIS IS A RELEASE OF LIABILITY. IN CONSIDERATION OF YOU PERMITTING ME TO PARTICIPATE IN [Ice
Hockey at the Scottrade Center], I AM AGREEING TO RELEASE THE ST. LOUIS BLUES AND OTHER PARTIES
FROM LIABILITY. I HAVE THEREFORE BEEN ADVISED TO READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY.
I am over the age of 18 years. I acknowledge that the Activities are inherently dangerous activities. I further acknowledge that my participation in the Activities exposes me to serious hazards and risks of property damage, personal injury and/or death. I recognize that the Indemnified Parties (as defined below) are not obligated to permit me to participate in or observe the Activities. In consideration of my being permitted to participate in the Activities, I hereby agree to assume such hazards and risks and release the Indemnified Parties as set forth below.
I further agree to discharge, waive, release and covenant not to sue the St. Louis Blues NHL team, St.
Louis Blues Hockey Club, L.P., Kiel Center Partners, L.P., all sponsors of the St. Louis Blues and each party's respective partners, members, managers, officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates
(collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”), from all claims, demands and liabilities for any and all property damage, personal injury and/or death arising from my participation in the Activities. This Discharge,
Waiver and Release includes all claims, demands, and liabilities, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, future or contingent, and includes claims, demands and liabilities arising out of the negligence of the parties so released. Furthermore, if permitted by applicable law, this release also includes claims, demands and liabilities arising out of the gross negligence or willful and wanton negligence of the parties so released. This Discharge, Waiver and Release also include claims, demands, and liabilities for indemnities and contributions arising from property damage, personal injury and/or death to a third party.
I further agree to indemnify and save and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from any and all claims, demands and liabilities for any and all property damage, personal injury and/or death asserted by a third party (defined as any party other than an Indemnified Party or me) and arising from my participation in the Activities. I agree that I will not, nor will anyone acting on my behalf claiming by or through me, bring or maintain any suit in court to assert any claim against any of the Indemnified
Parties.
The St. Louis Blues NHL team, St. Louis Blues Hockey Club, L.P., Kiel Center Partners, L.P., all sponsors of the St. Louis Blues and each party's respective partners, members, managers, officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”), are not responsible for lost or theft of personal items.
In the event that any provision of this Discharge, Waiver and Release is determined to be invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of any of the other provisions, which other provisions shall remain in full force and effect as if this Discharge, Waiver and Release had been executed with the invalid provision eliminated.

The undertakings and covenants of this Discharge, Waiver and Release shall be binding upon me, my heirs, legal representatives, successors, and assigns.
Signature: _____________________ Date: ______________________
Printed Name ________________________________________________________________
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FOR USE ONLY IF THE PERSON SIGNING THIS DISCHARGE, WAIVER AND RELEASE IS A MINOR
I represent that I am the parent/guardian/agent of ____________________________, who is under 18 years of age. I have read the above Discharge, Waiver and Release and am fully familiar with the contents thereof. In consideration for allowing the participation of my child/ward in the Activities, I hereby consent to the Discharge, Waiver and Release on behalf of my child/ward and agree that this
Discharge, Waiver and Release shall be binding upon me, my heirs, legal representatives, successors, and assigns. I further agree to indemnify the Indemnified Parties identified above in accordance with the terms set forth above.
Signature: _______________________ Date: _____________________
Printed Name: _______________________
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Witnessed by:
Signature:_____________________________
Printed Name:_______________________
Date:______________________