Admission
Public Skate admission costs $10.00 for a 1-hour session.
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Penobscot Ice Arena
Brewer's 1996 rink, rebuilt inside by owners George and Linda Bishop after they bought it in 2013
Public skating at Penobscot Ice Arena: the next 7 days
Tuesday, October 13
- · Public Skate · $10
Thursday, October 15
- · Public Skate · $10
Sunday, October 18
- · Public Skate · $10
- Address
- 90 Acme Rd, Brewer, ME 04412
- Phone
- (207) 989-7183
- Website
- penobscoticearena.com
Built in 1996 as H.O. Bouchard Arena
Penobscot Ice Arena was built in 1996 by Lou and Caryle Janicki as H.O. Bouchard Arena. They owned it until 2001, when Roger Theriault's Delta Hockey bought it, and by 2009 it had been renamed the T.J. Ryan Center.
George and Linda Bishop bought the arena in late September 2013 and renovated it at once. They rebuilt the locker rooms, added a girls' locker room and bathroom, and later put in a used set of boards with tempered glass in place of the old plexiglass, along with an Olympia ice machine. The warm room gained an electric fireplace and games, and the Crossbar Cafe sells snacks and hot drinks. The ice stays cold: on a December morning in 2013 the rink surface sat between 12 and 20 degrees Fahrenheit and the rest of the arena between 30 and 40.
The arena is home ice for Brewer High School's team, the Witches, and for the Hampden Broncos. In 2013 Brewer Youth Hockey, Maine Freeze travel teams and adult leagues of about 270 skaters also used it, and more than 200,000 people passed through each year.
Before you head out.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Skates & rentals
Rental skates cost $5 per skater and extend through Adult 14. A limited number of youth/adult helmets can be rented for public skating, Frozen Friday and private skating; they are not for ice hockey.
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Booking & check-in
The arena says skaters receive a sticker indicating agreement to its waiver, replacing signed or parent-signed release forms. Read the linked PIA Waiver of Release before skating.
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Skating with children
Parents and guardians must supervise their children throughout the premises, including the warm room. Unattended children may not roam the rink; this applies to public skate, hockey and private events.
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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.