Jay Lively Ice Arena

Flagstaff, AZ · Public skating times & prices

Opened in 1971 as Flagstaff Ice Arena, renamed in 1985 for Jay Lively; home rink of the NAU IceJacks

Public skating at Jay Lively Ice Arena: the next 7 days

Tuesday, October 13

  • · Adult Skate
  • · Public Skate · $6.75

Wednesday, October 14

  • · Early Bird Adult Skate
  • · Public Skate · $6.75
  • · Public Skate · $6.75

Thursday, October 15

  • · Adult Skate
  • · Public Skate · $6.75

Friday, October 16

  • · Early Bird Adult Skate
  • · Public Skate · $6.75
  • · Public Skate · $6.75

Saturday, October 17

  • · Public Skate · $6.75

Admission and skate rental

Admission
$3.50–$6.75 · Official source
Skate rental
$4 · Official source
Address
1650 N Turquoise Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Phone
928-213-2340
Website
flagstaff.az.gov
Aerial drone view of the Jay Lively Activity Center Hockey building, a white flat-roofed rink surrounded by ponderosa pine forest with the San Francisco Peaks in the background, parking lot full of cars. — Jay Lively Ice Arena
Aerial drone view of the Jay Lively Activity Center Hockey building, a white flat-roofed rink surrounded by ponderosa pine forest with the San Francisco Peaks in the background, parking lot full of cars. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
Empty ice sheet from rink level looking toward the far boards, with a scoreboard reading '10:40', a Canadian flag, championship banners and a rolled-up garage door on the back wall, and local-business dasher-board ads (Little Caesars, OrthoCare, Loven Contracting) along the boards. — Jay Lively Ice Arena
Empty ice sheet from rink level looking toward the far boards, with a scoreboard reading '10:40', a Canadian flag, championship banners and a rolled-up garage door on the back wall, and local-business dasher-board ads (Little Caesars, OrthoCare, Loven Contracting) along the boards. Photo: City of Flagstaff · Source

Flagstaff's city ice arena since 1971

Jay Lively Activity Center opened in 1971 as the Flagstaff Ice Arena. The city renamed it in 1985 in honor of Jay Lively, a local ice hockey player who died in a car crash. Northern Arizona University hockey played here from the start, left in 1977 to play NCAA Division I hockey in the new Walkup Skydome, and returned in 1985 after the Skydome's ice system fell into disrepair and NAU dropped support for the program.

The building is a public municipal ice arena and skating center with room for around 300 people. It is the home rink of the NAU IceJacks, the university's ACHA club team, which has been based here since 1991. Public skate sessions, adult-only skate, open hockey and sticks and pucks share the ice with the college program, and the rink sits about three miles from the NAU campus.

In 2010 the roof collapsed under snow that built up during a four-day blizzard. On January 28, 2023 the IceJacks practically sold out their game against ASU here and won 3-1 in a physical game, with fans packed to the brim and every goal followed by a roar that rumbled the building.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Public Skating Prices (per person): Youth (5 to 17 years) $3.50, Adult (18 and up) $6.75, Active Military/Senior (55+) $5.

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Skates & rentals

Skate Rental: $4.

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Skating with children

Children under age 5 must be accompanied by a guardian or caregiver aged 18 or over.

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