Available Ice Times: Week of June 25 - July 2, 2010 - these are great times that you can rent at a moment's notice!
Friday 6/25: 8:00 - 10:00 am and 1:15 - 4:45 pm
Saturday 6/26: 8:00 - 12:45 pm and 4:00 - 8:00 pm
Sunday 6/27: 8:00 - 2:45 pm
Monday 6/28: 8:00 - 10:00 am and 1:15 - 4:15 pm
Tuesday 6/29: 8:00 - 10:00 am
Wednesday 6/30: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Thursday 7/1: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Friday 7/2: 8:00 - 10:00 am and 1:15 - 3:45 pm
Available ice times are also listed on our schedule under Available To Rent
Public Skating, Stick & Puck and Freestyle Ice Times
We know you need to know so we made it easy for you. Click the link below to see our daily schedule. WE ADDED EXTRA FREESTYLE AND STICK & PUCK TIMES TO THE WEEKLY SCHEDULE THIS SUMMER!
Listings can be found here: Skating Schedule
Scene Around The Rink
We will be closed for the 4th of July holiday. Enjoy your independence and have a great 4th!
There has been a lot of interest in continuing the Novice Hockey Clinic that we ran this spring. We are in the process of forming another group for the summer. If you or anyone you know are interested in leaerning to play hockey, please contact us!
Waterbury Area Food Shelf and The Ice Center have teamed up to bring you Free Public Skating. The first Saturday of each month The Ice Center will offer free public skating to community members who bring in a non-perishable food item for the Food Shelf. This is our way of saying Thanks! for being part of a great community and supporting us for the past six years. At the same time let's show our support to those in need. Next FREE skate is July 3rd.
Friday Night Pick Up Hockey! The time has changed but the level of fun keeps growing! This Friday join your buddies for a pick up hockey game from 7:00 - 8:00 pm. What a way to start the weekend! For $10 players can come and get into a game with friends and new faces. Full equipment required and no checking. For more details click here. Sign up on our Facebook page too and see who else is playing.
Freestyle Ice: We had added more Freestyle Ice time for all those Figure Skaters in the area! Check out the Freestyle page for more details.
Birthday Parties School is out so let's celebrate! Whether you want week-day or weekend ice, we have a time that will fit your party needs perfectly! Have your birthday here and forget about the set up and clean up! We will take care of it all for you. We have the perfect birthday party package for you whether you are turning 5 or 50, just look and see.
Learn To Skate Our Learn To Skate (LTS) program for youth ages 3 and up as well as adults starts again soon. See what our professional skating coaches can offer you so that you can enjoy skating for the rest of your life! New Friday night sessions start July 9th. These 6 week sessions will give newbies the basic skills to progress or give the skilled skaters moves to impress!
FACEBOOK The Ice Center has gone digital! We now have a Facebook page and think you should check it out and "like" us! Keep up to date on schedules, new pictures and post your own ideas.
STICKERS The Ice Center stickers are here and we want you to have one. Purchase one now and get in FREE for public skating! Slap one on your car or helmet today to show your support!
Rink Rules are in place for your safety and for the sake of the community! Please take a minute to get familiar with these rules so we can keep The Ice Center a place where you want to come back to!
- No street hockey allowed inside the rink
- Please do not get on the ice until the Zamboni gates are closed
- Parents / coaches / players: please check the locker rooms and pick up after the team prior to leaving the rink
- No spitting on the benches or in the locker rooms; it is REALLY GROSS!
- Please check in at the office prior to Public Skating, Stick & Puck Time and Freestyle Ice. You have to pay to play!
- Please use assigned locker rooms; there is a method to our madness
- Please get off the ice on time, chances are there is a group on after you
- Skate hard & have fun! That's what its all about, right?
Managers Notes or "Hey, that's my job!"
We thought you might like to know a little more about the "behind the scenes" at The Ice Center. Each week Jay, our Operations Manager and I, Kelly Lilly, Rink Manager, will bring you a little tidbit to give you the inside scoop. Have you always wanted to know something about the rink and how it works? Let us know and we can address it.
Kelly's Corner:
Keeping up appearances
Now that I have been here for a full year I feel like I have seen the cycle of the rink for the first time. Being a year round rink there are certain "seasons" that we go through in terms of returning groups, organizations and seasonal skaters in the area. While I have by no means met everyone who skates here I feel like I now know a lot of the 'regulars' who have been here longer than I.
These people who have been skating here for over 6 years know the history of the rink and the progression through which it has gone over these years. Me? I know if from skating here before I worked here and essentially living here this last year. Now I have a better understading of what we need to do to take this fantastic facility to the next level.
This summer we will embark upon a few projects that, while it may not make you skate better, should make your overall experience here better! Paint, drywall, windows... these are a few of the items on our "punch list" that will be started here shortly. Aesthetics mostly with some construction thrown in there. We have done some other smaller ticket items you may have noticed that may not have bugged you before but you always wondered "hhhmmmm... why isn't that there?" This includes hooks for your towels in the showers, new paint on the hockey nets, air freshners / deodorizers in all the locker rooms. Small things can make a difference.
I feel like this summer I want to make difference so that when I walk in the door I like what I see and feel good about what we are doing. If you want to help or have any suggestions about a project, please let me know. I am ready to make it happen!
I try to make a difference for you because, "Hey, that's my job!"
Things To Note:
If you are interested in learning more about The Ice Center, please visit our website at www.IceCenter.org We strive to keep the website updated with current information and schedules, lists of skating groups, staff information etc.
You can also learn more about the amenities offered here such as our Pro Shop, Skate sharpening, rental skates and more
Who are we? How did we get to where we are now? Learn more here and also how you can become a part of this great community facility, it's all on our website.
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