Roy "Sugloo" Ipana Arena

Inuvik, NT · Public skating times & prices

A 1997 arena with seating for 400 that becomes an event hall each spring

Public skating at Roy "Sugloo" Ipana Arena: the next 7 days

Currently out of season The Town of Inuvik's arena page says public skating is free and available daily in the winter, but the arena schedule it links is the 2025-2026 one; no 2026-27 schedule is posted yet. Official schedule update

Address
95 Gwich'in Road, Inuvik, NT X0E 0T0
Phone
(867) 777-8640
Website
inuvik.ca
The entrance to the Midnight Sun Complex in Inuvik in winter, with the flags, snowbanks and the green arena wall carrying a sign for the Roy Sugloo Ipana Memorial Arena. — Roy "Sugloo" Ipana Arena
The entrance to the Midnight Sun Complex in Inuvik in winter, with the flags, snowbanks and the green arena wall carrying a sign for the Roy Sugloo Ipana Memorial Arena. Photo: OhanaUnitedTalk page · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0
A wide panorama inside the Inuvik arena along the boards, with the ice surface, the pink and yellow gate rails and the yellow entrance doors. — Roy "Sugloo" Ipana Arena
A wide panorama inside the Inuvik arena along the boards, with the ice surface, the pink and yellow gate rails and the yellow entrance doors. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Inuvik's NHL-size arena in the Midnight Sun Complex

The Roy "Sugloo" Ipana Arena is part of the Midnight Sun Complex, which the Town calls its main recreation and conference facility. The arena opened in 1997 and has an NHL-size ice surface, a digital scoreboard, four change rooms with showers, seating for 400 people plus an upper viewing area, and a large concession.

It is home to Inuvik's minor hockey, speed skating club, Old timer hockey, Recreation Hockey and Can't Skate hockey. An arena scheduling meeting is held each September, and with the long winters the Town says indoor recreation is a high community priority.

In the spring the ice is removed and the arena becomes a tradeshow, workshop and special event venue, hosting conferences, the Great Northern Arts Festival, ball hockey tournaments and summer activities.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Public skating is free and available daily in the winter.

Source checked · · Official source

Skates & rentals

The arena has skate sharpening services; the Town page lists no skate rental.

Source checked · · Official source

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