Ed Whalen and Joseph Kryczka Arenas

Calgary, AB · Public skating times & prices

Southland's two Calgary rinks, named for Flames broadcaster Ed Whalen and hockey leader Joe Kryczka.

Public skating at Ed Whalen and Joseph Kryczka Arenas: the next 7 days

Sunday, October 11

  • · Public Skate · CA$6.30

Tuesday, October 13

  • · Public Skate · CA$6.30
  • · Public Skate · CA$6.30

Wednesday, October 14

  • · Public Skate · CA$6.30

Thursday, October 15

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Friday, October 16

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Saturday, October 17

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Sunday, October 18

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Address
2000 Southland Dr SW, Calgary, AB T2W 0K1
Website
calgary.ca
Curved beige metal-clad entrance wing of Southland Leisure Centre with a sign reading "Welcome to The City of Calgary — Ed Whalen & Joseph Kryczka Arenas" beside the doors; landscaped entry walkway in front. — Ed Whalen and Joseph Kryczka Arenas
Curved beige metal-clad entrance wing of Southland Leisure Centre with a sign reading "Welcome to The City of Calgary — Ed Whalen & Joseph Kryczka Arenas" beside the doors; landscaped entry walkway in front. Photo: The City of Calgary · Source
Empty indoor ice rink with red centre-ice circle, rink-board ads and a painted wall mural reading "Ed Whalen Arena", red roof trusses overhead. — Ed Whalen and Joseph Kryczka Arenas
Empty indoor ice rink with red centre-ice circle, rink-board ads and a painted wall mural reading "Ed Whalen Arena", red roof trusses overhead. Photo: The City of Calgary · Source

Southland's rinks named for Wailin' Ed and Joe Kryczka

Ed Whalen and Joseph Kryczka Arenas are the two ice rinks at Southland Leisure Centre, which, with Village Square, is one of two leisure centres owned and operated by the City of Calgary.

Ed Whalen Arena is named for the broadcaster nicknamed 'Wailin' Ed' for his nasal announcing voice, the television voice of the Calgary Flames from 1980, whose name is also on the Saddledome's broadcast booth. It is a 189-by-85-foot rink with seating for 65.

Joseph Kryczka Arena, with seating for 388, honours Joe Kryczka, a hockey administrator, coach and referee who practised law in Calgary for more than 20 years and became a judge. He was Canada's lead negotiator in securing the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union and played a key role in Calgary's successful bid for the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Calgary’s 2026 public-skating rates are CA$6.30 for adults, CA$12.90 for a family, and free for children age five and under; prices include GST.

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Skating with children

Children under eight must be accompanied by someone 14 or older.

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Parking & arrival

Transit riders can take the MAX Yellow or routes 99, 125 and 126 from Southland Station.

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Accessibility

There is an accessible entrance onto the ice.

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