BIGGBY COFFEE Ice Cube - Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo, MI · Public skating times & prices

Two NHL-size rinks from 2002, closed by an ice plant failure in 2025 and reopened under Black Bear in 2026

Public skating at BIGGBY COFFEE Ice Cube - Kalamazoo: the next 7 days

Monday, October 12

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Tuesday, October 13

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Wednesday, October 14

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Thursday, October 15

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Friday, October 16

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Saturday, October 17

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Sunday, October 18

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Address
5076 Sports Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49009
Website
biggbycoffeeicecube.com
The Kalamazoo rink's angular entrance frontage and building across the lawn. — BIGGBY COFFEE Ice Cube - Kalamazoo
The Kalamazoo rink's angular entrance frontage and building across the lawn. Photo: Kalamazoo Ice Cube
A wide view from the stands at the Kalamazoo rink, photographed when it was known as Wings West. — BIGGBY COFFEE Ice Cube - Kalamazoo
A wide view from the stands at the Kalamazoo rink, photographed when it was known as Wings West. Photo: SW Michigan Dining

Kalamazoo Wings West, reopened as the BIGGBY COFFEE Ice Cube on August 22, 2026

The building opened in 2002 as Kalamazoo Wings West, a 41,200-square-foot facility housing two NHL-sized ice rinks. In September 2025 a refrigeration system failure forced it to close its doors, and its owners at the time, Greenleaf Hospitality Group, announced that Wings West would permanently close because of the ice plant failure.

Black Bear Sports Group, a privately held, Chevy Chase, Maryland-based company that operates sports and entertainment facilities and youth sports events, bought the Kalamazoo County facility in October 2025 for $3.5 million and over the following year put more than $2 million into getting it operable again. Since incorporating in 2015 the company has purchased 47 rinks across 11 states, nine of them in Michigan.

The renovated rink officially reopened on Saturday, August 22, 2026, under a new name. A partnership with Michigan staple BIGGBY COFFEE relaunched Wings West as BIGGBY COFFEE Ice Cube - Kalamazoo ahead of the 2026-27 season. Its operator counts it as one of Michigan's most heavily visited venues, with over 1,000,000 in foot traffic annually.

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 $10 with skate rental included if needed.

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Skates & rentals

Rental skates are included in public-skate admission.

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Booking & check-in

September adult drop-in hockey requires online registration and rental-counter check-in. Skaters must be 18 or older and have a signed waiver.

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Skating with children

Children need supervision, and participants under 18 need a parent waiver for public skating.

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