The Weston City Commission’s decision this week to halt plans for a recreation center that would have housed two ice rinks and served as a new training facility for the Panthers has forced the team to re-think its plans.

The Panthers were going to manage and sell sponsorships for the ice rinks in Weston, but commissioners killed the deal after objecting to the price tag, which had risen to a projected $27 million from $9 million four years ago.

Panthers Chief Operating Officer Michael Yormark said the team will now consider whether to expand and upgrade its existing practice facility, Incredible Ice in Coral Springs.

“Maybe we put in a third sheet of ice [at Incredible Ice] or build a new practice facility,” Yormark said.

The team, which believes the region needs more rinks to meet demand and help grow interest in professional hockey, is also waiting to see if the city of Boca Raton moves forward with plans to build a recreation center with two ice rinks.

“Boca is doing their due diligence to make sure if they were to develop a facility with ice, to see if it would be supported,” Yormark said.