First time playing hockey since moving to Arizona. I went for a 7:30pm drop-in/open hockey. First impression was the rink is very nice and well kept. The staff at the front desk were super friendly and welcoming. The locker rooms were in decent shape and the ice felt pretty good. The skill level during the skate was pretty high and not what I was expecting for a pickup game but I liked how competitive it was. We had a great group of guys out there and no dough bags. There were also 3 goalies which is nice; nothing worse at an open hockey than 1 or 0 goalies.
There were a few too many guys guys on each team. It seemed like everyone had a 10-15 minute wait in between shifts which is way too long. Other than that I had a great time and really enjoyed the rink. I will certainly be looking for more open hockey or even a league to join at the Ice Den Scottsdale.