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| - I like this place. I went here the other day during open skate, which costs $9 for three hours, including skate rental. I brought my figure skates in to be sharpened, which came out to about $10, plus $7 for entry. I'm going to assume they give a discount if you bring your own skates, but I didn't see that outlined anywhere.
The Ice Center has two rinks, which are separated by a room with benches, lockers and a concession stand. One of them was used for hockey practice while I was there (naturally, I couldn't resist watching) and the other was for open skate.
One issue I had was during the three hours I was there, the ice was never resurfaced, which made for a difficult surface to skate on. The arena offers training equipment for new skaters (looks like a metal walker) that quickly turned into safety hazards when people misused or abandoned them. The employees did make some effort to move them as well as stop people from having snowball fights. Towards 9pm, most of the kids cleared out, which made it easier to skate.
Overall, it was a good time. I would definitely return to free skate or see a hockey game.
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