McDermott Athletic Center

Rio Rancho, NM · Public skating times & prices

Family-owned since 2016; ice home of New Mexico's synchronized skating teams and UNM Lobos hockey

Public skating at McDermott Athletic Center: the next 7 days

Sunday, October 11

  • · Public Skate
Address
801 Loma Colorado Dr NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Phone
(505) 892-9222
Website
themacsports.com
The entrance of The MAC, with the McDermott Athletic Center sign over the glass doors. — McDermott Athletic Center
The entrance of The MAC, with the McDermott Athletic Center sign over the glass doors. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
Skaters in teal jerseys playing on the full-size ice sheet, with the scoreboards and dasher boards behind them. — McDermott Athletic Center
Skaters in teal jerseys playing on the full-size ice sheet, with the scoreboards and dasher boards behind them. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Family-run sports complex with a full-size ice rink

The McDermott Athletic Center, known as The MAC, has been family-owned and operated since 2016. Besides a full regulation ice rink, it has indoor batting cages, two full-size basketball courts, an outdoor turf field and sand volleyball courts.

The ice is home to New Mexico's only synchronized ice skating teams and to the UNM Lobos men's and women's hockey programs. UNM Hockey, part of ACHA Division II, moved its home games to the MAC for the 2025-26 season after originally playing at Outpost Ice Arena in Albuquerque, and sophomore goalie Kameron Remde says he played at the MAC throughout his youth and high school.

In February 2024 Rio Rancho's Planning and Zoning Board unanimously approved plans to expand the center, with permission for dining and lounge space alongside two planned volleyball courts and three pickleball courts.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

Admission

Public skate is $15 for ages 7 and up and $9 for ages 6 and under, and the price includes skates.

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Skates & rentals

Rental skates are included in the public skate price; a skate guide (skating aid) rental is $2.

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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.