Built in 1931 by Holabird and Root and run by Campus Recreation since 1977, home of Illini hockey clubs
The University of Illinois Ice Arena was built in 1931 and designed by Chicago architecture firm Holabird and Root; Campus Recreation has managed it since 1977. It is a 55,000 square foot facility with a 192 by 115 foot sheet of ice and a 1,200-seat arena around it, and it is the only ice arena in Champaign-Urbana.
The building serves the Fighting Illini men's and women's hockey clubs, a synchronized skating club, recreational figure skating, short track speed skating, university classes, intramurals, public skating and local youth and high school hockey. It also has four public locker rooms, four party areas and two Zambonis.
Campus Recreation says the historic building has significant mechanical and facility needs, including replacing the windows, roof and ice mat. It also states that it will maintain operations at the Ice Arena for the foreseeable future and that there is currently no plan to close it.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Public skating at the University of Illinois Ice Arena costs $7 for ages 4 and up; Illinois students and Campus Rec members skate free with a valid i-card, as do children 3 and under, and at the first Wednesday evening public skate of each month admission is $4 and skate rental $2, according to Illinois Campus Recreation.
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Skate rental is $3 for members and $4 for nonmembers and the community, and skate sharpening is $10 with no same-day service, according to Illinois Campus Recreation.
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A $35 family pass covers up to four family members and includes skate rental for everyone on it; it is sold at the front window during public skate sessions, and each additional family member is $7, according to Illinois Campus Recreation.
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Adaptive ice sport sleds are available for public sessions and wheelchairs are allowed on the ice during public skates, according to Illinois Campus Recreation.
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