Front entrance of the building on a clear day: dark metal-and-stone facade with the illuminated "OhioHealth Chiller Ice Rinks" sign over the glass entry doors, empty sidewalk and parking lot in front.Photo: OhioHealth Chiller Dublin, via Google Maps · SourceEmpty NHL-sized ice sheet from ice level: scoreboard reading 0:00, American flag, sponsor banners (Honda, OhioHealth, Ruoff Mortgage) along the boards, arched white roof trusses overhead. No skaters on the ice.Photo: James Hall · Source
The first Chiller, opened in 1993
Chiller Dublin opened in 1993 as the first Chiller rink, built when the Columbus Chill became the first minor league team to build, own and operate its own facility. At the time Central Ohio had this one two-rink building and a single youth hockey association of 200 players.
It became the seed of a boom. During the Chill's years, youth hockey participation grew from 150 to more than 1,300 kids and nine high school programs formed, and the Chiller company that started here grew to ten indoor rinks at six locations, now owned and operated by JMAC, majority owner of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Dublin was completely renovated in 2020 and has two NHL-size rinks, twelve locker rooms, a multipurpose room and the Ice Box concession stand. It is the home rink of the Columbus Chill Youth Hockey Association, which calls itself the largest youth hockey program in central Ohio and in the state, along with Dublin High School hockey and Hilliard Hockey.
Before you head out.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Admission
Public-skate admission is set by session, not by location: Noon Skate $8 for ages 6 and up and $4 for ages 5 and under; Public Sk8 and Adult Sk8 $10 and $4; Cheap Skate $6, free with skate rental included for ages 5 and under; Friday Night Meltdown a flat $18 for all ages with rental included. A Family of Four ticket is $50 including rentals and excludes Noon Skate and Friday Night Meltdown. Freestyle ice is $16.00 per hour, bought online in advance. Open Hockey drop-in sessions (Adult Drop-In, 50+ Drop-In, TGIF 40+, Women's Drop-In and the 14-17 age group) are $16 per person, goalies play free or for a refundable $16. Stick & Puck sessions (adult and all youth age groups) are $16 per person including goalies; youth sessions add $8 per accompanying parent.
Skate rental is $5 at Noon Skate, Public Sk8/Adult Sk8 and Cheap Skate. Rental is included at Friday Night Meltdown, in the Family of Four ticket, in free Cheap Skate admission for ages 5 and under, and in the quarterly Noon Skate pass.
Ages 5 and under pay $4 at Noon Skate and Public Sk8/Adult Sk8, or skate free with rental included at Cheap Skate. The $50 Family of Four ticket includes rentals but excludes Noon Skate and Friday Night Meltdown.
