Bolton Ice Palace

Bolton, CT · Public skating times & prices

A single-sheet, 33,000-square-foot rink opened in 1972, now owned by Black Bear Sports Group

Public skating at Bolton Ice Palace: the next 7 days

Sunday, October 11

  • · Public Skate
  • · Public Skate

Monday, October 12

  • · Public Skate

Tuesday, October 13

  • · Public Skate · $15

Wednesday, October 14

  • · Public Skate · $15

Friday, October 16

  • · Public Skate · $15
  • · Public Skate · $15

Saturday, October 17

  • · Public Skate
  • · Public Skate

Admission and skate rental

Admission
$15–$22 · Official source
Address
145 Hop River Road, Bolton, CT 06043
Phone
860-646-7851
Website
boltonicepalace.com
Bolton Ice Palace's front doors below the blue rink lettering. — Bolton Ice Palace
Bolton Ice Palace's front doors below the blue rink lettering. Photo: Bolton Ice
A game seen over the glass at the boards, players spread across the ice under an arched steel roof with sponsor banners along the far wall. — Bolton Ice Palace
A game seen over the glass at the boards, players spread across the ice under an arched steel roof with sponsor banners along the far wall. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

One NHL sheet in Bolton since 1972

Bolton Ice Palace opened in 1972 and puts one NHL-sized rink under a 33,000-square-foot roof. Black Bear Sports Group, Inc. owns the building today and runs it as a multi-purpose sports facility.

Youth hockey has been on this ice almost from the start. ECHO Stars Youth Hockey, which promotes and develops players in the eastern part of Connecticut, has been building teams here since 1973, a year after the rink opened, and its ladder runs from Mite House level up to the 18U Northeast Shamrocks. The Northeastern Shamrocks, ECSU Hockey and UConn's D3 club hockey team also list Bolton as their home rink, and the Bolton Figure Skating Club gives the single sheet its figure-skating side.

The building houses a number of on-site businesses as well, including the Bolton Hockey Supply Shop, so the teams that skate here have a gear shop under the same roof.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Online booking: a single public skate is $15 (register online and save); LASER GLO Public Skate is $18. Freestyle figure skating is $22 per session. Drop-in hockey is $22 per session (ages 16 and up).

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Booking & check-in

Check in at the front desk for the wristband required to join drop-in hockey. Online purchase is encouraged; QR codes are provided at the arena.

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Skating with children

Drop-in hockey is for ages 16 and older and requires full hockey equipment.

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