Joy Burns Arena

Denver, CO · Public skating times & prices

The Ritchie Center's community ice arena, where the Denver Pioneers practice and the public skates.

Public skating at Joy Burns Arena: the next 7 days

Monday, October 12

  • · Public Skate

Friday, October 16

  • · Public Skate

Saturday, October 17

  • · Public Skate
Address
2240 E Buchtel Blvd, Denver, CO 80208
Phone
(303) 871-3904
Website
ritchiecenter.du.edu
The Ritchie Center's brick and sandstone entrance front with its wide steps, the Denver banner on the wall and the sign giving 2240 E. Buchtel Blvd. — Joy Burns Arena
The Ritchie Center's brick and sandstone entrance front with its wide steps, the Denver banner on the wall and the sign giving 2240 E. Buchtel Blvd. Photo: Jrcla2 · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0
The full sheet from a corner at ice level, with yellow-painted roof trusses, flags and Pioneers banners along the far wall, and a few skaters in the distance. — Joy Burns Arena
The full sheet from a corner at ice level, with yellow-painted roof trusses, flags and Pioneers banners along the far wall, and a few skaters in the distance. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Hockey Capital USA's community sheet at DU

Joy Burns Arena is the University of Denver's community ice arena, one of the two ice arenas in the Daniel L. Ritchie Center, which opened in 1999 with a natatorium, a fitness center and other athletics amenities. It carries the name of Joy Burns, a longtime trustee who joined the board in 1981 and was the first woman to lead it; her name is also on a plaza in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts.

The sheet is the practice facility of the Denver Pioneers hockey team, and public skaters are invited to share it with DU's championship-winning teams. The arena also houses DU's Learn to Skate lessons for children and adults ages 3 and above, Learn to Play Hockey, Jr. Pioneers Hockey and an adult hockey program, and DU bills itself as Hockey Capital USA.

A 2022 estate gift from Joy Burns is being used for renovations at the arena. At stick & puck, multiple nets are set out on half of the ice while the other half is reserved for private lessons.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

A single public skate, stick & puck or drop-in hockey session is $16.50 a person, or you can pay with a punch pass; DU students and Coors Fitness Center members skate free but still need a reservation.

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Skates & rentals

Skates are included in the public skate admission, and you may also bring your own.

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Booking & check-in

Drop-in hockey is reserved online, and reservations open 48 hours before the session.

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Skating with children

Helmets are recommended for public skaters ages 8 and younger.

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Parking & arrival

Punch pass holders receive a permit for Lot 401, just outside the arena lobby; single-time visitors can pay to park in hourly metered lots (including Lot 314 or Lot 311) or at metered street parking along Buchtel Blvd.

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Accessibility

Skating aids (walkers and sleds) are available for use on the ice. Wheelchairs may also go onto the ice and should enter at the Zamboni doors.

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