What this place is
Gunzo’s River Forest store on Madison Street, its main location since a fire at the original Berwyn store in 1970, serving the western suburbs.
Gunzo’s Hockey Headquarters River Forest
The River Forest store on Madison Street has been Gunzo’s main location since a fire destroyed the original shop in Berwyn in 1970, which makes it one of the longest-running hockey counters in the western suburbs. The red-trimmed storefront with the hockey-player sign is easy to spot from the street.
The nearest indoor ice is Paul Hruby Ice Arena at Ridgeland Common in Oak Park, under two miles east, and Franklin Park Ice Arena is about five miles north-west. Players from those rinks can walk in and wait for a sharpening rather than leaving skates overnight.
Gunzo’s is a hockey shop first, and its own sharpening page sends figure skaters to a figure specialist. The store keeps longer evening hours on two weekdays, which are the easiest times to come in after school.
Sharpens: hockey. Not stated: goalie, figure, speed / long-track, recreational & rental.
Blades they sharpen
Hockey skates. The sharpening page advises figure skaters to go to a figure skate specialist.
Sharpening: price and wait
- Price: Not published yet
- Wait: Not published yet
- Appointments: Walk-ins welcome
Price not published yet · call the shop
Skates for sale
Hockey equipment and accessories, NHL jerseys, hockey apparel and merchandise, with jersey customization.
Fitting & heat molding
Full-service hockey equipment fitting.
Hours
Mon 10 AM–8 PM · Tue–Wed 10 AM–6 PM · Thu 10 AM–8 PM · Fri–Sat 10 AM–6 PM · Sun 11 AM–5 PM.
Address: 7706 Madison St, River Forest, IL 60305
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Checked Oct 16, 2026Every listing is free and comes from the shop’s own website, with the date we last read it. Nobody pays to appear or to move up. Each shop is its own business; call ahead.