Patriot Ice Center's light-colored front facade and marked entrance.Photo: Patriot IceAn empty sheet seen from the end, a red line and blue crease on the white ice under a long ceiling of lights.Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
Opened in 1996 with an NHL and an Olympic sheet
The Patriot Ice Center opened in 1996 in Newark, Delaware. The 67,019-square-foot building holds two sheets, one NHL-sized and one Olympic-sized, and counts over 1,100,000 in foot traffic annually, which makes it a heavily visited venue for the state.
It is the proud home of the Delaware Ducks youth travel hockey program, and the Delaware Military Academy is among the teams based here. A curling club is based at the Patriot Ice Center as well and routinely holds Intro to Curling sessions; nearly 30 people turned out for the January 2022 session.
The arena is managed by the Ice Rink Performance Group, which runs its programming, marketing and sponsorship partnerships in house. Inside the building, R&M Hockey Supply and the Del-Mar Cafe operate as on-site businesses.
Before you head out.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Admission
Public skate is $15 for ages 11 and older or $11 for ages 10 and under, plus $5 skate rental. Freestyle drop-in ice is $16 for a 40-minute session or $23 for a 60-minute session, with a $145 10-session punch pass and a $399 30-session punch pass sold for 40-minute sessions only. Stick & Puck (no private lessons) is $18 a session, or $155 for a 10-session electronic punchpass limited to one customer. Pre-registering and paying online can save up to 33% versus rink-day pricing.
