Hobbs Ice Arena

Eau Claire, WI · Public skating times & prices

Eau Claire's three-sheet city arena, open since 1975 and home ice of UW–Eau Claire hockey

Public skating at Hobbs Ice Arena: the next 7 days

Sunday, October 11

  • · Public Skate · $5.50

Monday, October 12

  • · Public Skate · $5.50

Tuesday, October 13

  • · Public Skate · $5.50

Wednesday, October 14

  • · Public Skate · $5.50
  • · Public Skate · $5.50

Thursday, October 15

  • · Public Skate · $5.50

Friday, October 16

  • · Public Skate · $5.50

Admission and skate rental

Admission
$5.50–$11 · Official source
Skate rental
$5.50 · Official source
Address
915 Menomonie St, Eau Claire, WI 54703
Phone
(715) 839-5040
Website
eauclairewi.gov
The blue-clad entrance block and arena hall seen from the parking lot, with the City of Eau Claire sign by the doors. — Hobbs Ice Arena
The blue-clad entrance block and arena hall seen from the parking lot, with the City of Eau Claire sign by the doors. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
A wide view from beside the benches, the sheet with a university logo at centre circle under a scoreboard and a steel-trussed ceiling. — Hobbs Ice Arena
A wide view from beside the benches, the sheet with a university logo at centre circle under a scoreboard and a steel-trussed ceiling. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Eau Claire's city rink since 1975

Hobbs Municipal Ice Arena was built in 1974 with an initial donation from the Hobbs Foundation and has been open to the public since 1975. Its main rink is the Richard O'Brien Rink, named for the man who was the driving force behind the community effort to build it.

The 93,000-square-foot city building holds two full-size sheets and a smaller studio sheet. It is the home rink of UW–Eau Claire's NCAA Division III men's and women's hockey teams, the boys' teams of Eau Claire North and Memorial high schools, the ECA Stars girls' high school team, the Eau Claire Youth Hockey Association and the Eau Claire Figure Skating Club. All of them sit on the Hobbs Ice Arena consortium, which gives input on the arena's future, and UW–Eau Claire's club hockey team plays here too.

The arena's biggest change was its expansion. In 2008, UW–Eau Claire students and the university's foundation committed money to the project, and the addition built for the university's hockey program was named the Blugold Pavilion in honor of the students' generosity. The $5.6 million renovation, completed in early 2010, added the third rink, more seating, locker rooms, a training room, offices and new lighting.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Daytime and evening open skating admission is $5.50 or one EC RecPass punch; School's Out open skating is $5.50 per session. Open freestyle skate is $11 or two EC RecPass punches. Rink Rat Hockey and 18+ drop-in hockey are $5.50 or one punch, goalies free. Pricing is through 12/31/2026.

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Skates & rentals

Skate rental at open skating is $5.50 or one EC RecPass punch (pricing through 12/31/2026).

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Booking & check-in

Daytime and evening open skating is drop-in.

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Skating with children

Adult open hockey is 18+; Rink Rat hockey players must wear full equipment.

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