Complexe sportif Forage FTE

Sherbrooke, QC · Public skating times & prices

Known for 40 years as the Centre récréatif Rock Forest, with a new ice plant and lighting since 2024

Public skating at Complexe sportif Forage FTE: the next 7 days

Monday, October 12

  • · Public Skate · free

Tuesday, October 13

  • · Public Skate · free

Thursday, October 15

  • · Public Skate · free
Address
5265 rue de Gaspé, Sherbrooke, QC J1N 2C8
Phone
819 564-8001
Website
gestionloisirsplus.ca
The gabled glass entrance of the cream metal-clad building, signed Complexe sportif FTE Forage, with banners and planters out front. — Complexe sportif Forage FTE
The gabled glass entrance of the cream metal-clad building, signed Complexe sportif FTE Forage, with banners and planters out front. Photo: Ville de Sherbrooke · Source
The empty rink from the bleachers at centre ice, with rows of team pennants hanging under the steel roof trusses. — Complexe sportif Forage FTE
The empty rink from the bleachers at centre ice, with rows of team pennants hanging under the steel roof trusses. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

The Centre récréatif Rock Forest, renamed in 2025

For about 40 years this City of Sherbrooke complex was known as the Centre récréatif Rock Forest, until it took the name Complexe sportif Forage FTE in June 2025. It is run by Gestion Loisirs Plus, a non-profit founded in 2018 to manage sports and recreation buildings, and besides the rink it houses the largest tennis centre in the Estrie region.

Ahead of the 2024 Jeux du Québec, the City closed the building for major work paid for in part by a Games grant: a new refrigeration system for the ice, new lighting, a renovated mechanical room and upgraded locker rooms. The job ran late and forced Hockey Sherbrooke to reshuffle its schedule. In January 2024 the City announced the rink would be back in use the following week, with the roof replacement left as a second phase for after the Games.

Over the holidays, the Féerie sur glace of the Club Optimiste and the Centre culturel Pierre-Gobeil returns to the rink, with public skating, performers on the ice and prize draws.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Adult drop-in hockey costs CA$5.20 plus taxes for residents and CA$7.80 plus taxes for non-residents.

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Booking & check-in

No reservation is needed for public skating: just show up.

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Skating with children

Skaters 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult, and hockey equipment is not allowed during public skating.

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Accessibility

Sledges for skaters with reduced mobility are lent during public skating.

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