Ice Chalet



The Ice Chalet was an indoor rink located within the Mall of Memphis in Memphis,Tennessee. The arena and mall opened in October of 1981. The arena was the only public ice rink in the greater Memphis area. Crime in the area picked up in the late 1980's to early 1990's and the mall was nicknamed the "Mall of Murder" and many avoided the mall feeling it was unsafe and other shopping malls would open around the Memphis area and tenant stores relocated. The rink would eventually be one of the last things to close in the mall when the mall was permanently closed on December 24, 2003 and demolished in 2004. After the closure of the rink the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi made some time available for figure skating and youth hockey but the time was limited due to the DCC being a major event venue for the greater Memphis area. The Mid-South Ice House in suburban Olive Branch, Mississippi opened in September of 2011 to become the area's only true public ice arena.