Ice Skating

The St. Louis Park Rec Center, with its two sheets of ice, is home to both figure skating and hockey. The rink is open for public skating on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, as well as weekends. Those ages 16 and up can participate in open hockey sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Special public skating events, such as Goblins on Ice, Turkeys on Ice, and Disco Ball Ice Skating are held throughout the season. Rental skates and skate sharpening are available for a fee.

Planning a party? The Rec Center’s Banquet and Gallery Rooms are available to rent during public skating times and can host parties of up to 160 people. Rental fees include use of a room for two hours and public skating admission for up to 15 people. For larger gatherings and events, such as hockey tournaments, both East and West skating rinks can be rented, with the West rink offering stadium seating for up to 2,000 spectators.

Connected to the Rec Center, you’ll find the ROC, St. Louis Park’s covered outdoor skating rink. The rink is open from October through early March and public skating sessions are offered on Friday evenings and weekend afternoons. Free pond hockey is available on weekends for all ages. The ROC, which can be rented exclusively for a fee, is home to broomball games and other special events. The rink is so cool that the Minnesota Wild host a practice there each year.

St. Louis Park is home to nine different outdoor park skating rinks. Rinks can be found at Ainsworth, Birchwood, Browndale, Edgebrook, Jackley, Nelson, Oak Hill, Parkview, and Willow Parks. Seven parks also have hockey rinks, with boards on all sides. Six of the parks are lighted from 4:30 pm – 8:45 pm daily and five parks provide warming houses.

The warming houses at Birchwood, Browndale, Nelson and Oak Hill parks can accommodate groups up to 25 and are available to rent before, during and after regular warming house hours. Hockey rinks with nets can be rented at these parks and Nelson Park also offers broomball net rental.

Golden Valley offers ten park skating rinks. Rinks are located in Gearty, Hampshire, Lions, Medley, North Tyrol, Scheid, South Tyrol, Stockman, Wesley, and Yosemite Parks. Hockey rinks and warming houses can be found at six of the parks. The outdoor park rinks typically open for the season in mid-December.