Darien Ice House

Darien, CT · Public skating times & prices

Founded in 1973, renovated in 2016, and home ice for Darien Blue Wave and New Canaan Rams high school hockey

Public skating at Darien Ice House: the next 7 days

Thursday, October 15

  • · Public Skate

Friday, October 16

  • · Public Skate
Address
55 Old Kings Hwy N, Darien, CT 06820
Phone
(203) 655-8251
Website
darienicehouse.com
Front entrance and facade of Darien Ice House, a tan brick building with a red-trimmed roofline, glass entry doors, and a flagpole in the parking lot. — Darien Ice House
Front entrance and facade of Darien Ice House, a tan brick building with a red-trimmed roofline, glass entry doors, and a flagpole in the parking lot. Photo: Darien Ice House · Source
A wide sheet seen from the glass with players spread along the far side, red banners and flags hung along the end wall under a pale ceiling. — Darien Ice House
A wide sheet seen from the glass with players spread along the far side, red banners and flags hung along the end wall under a pale ceiling. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

One of Fairfield County's original rinks, open since 1973

Darien Ice House opened in 1973, founded by five partners: Frank Cooper, Francis Grasso, W. Robert Haskell, John Nastasi and John Vallerie Jr. It is one of the original rinks in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and in the decades since it has hosted Olympic figure skating exhibitions and NHL player exhibitions alongside its youth and high school programs. The rink is now owned by the Romano family of Stamford and Michael Pavia, a former mayor of Stamford.

The rink is home ice for two towns' high school programs: the Darien Blue Wave boys and girls teams and the New Canaan Rams boys and girls teams. Through its partnership with the New Canaan Winter Club, a club founded in 1957, the rink also hosts boys and girls travel hockey programs and the Connecticut Ice Cats girls travel program. Figure skating has a place too: Darien Ice House sponsors the Skyliners synchronized skating team's practices.

The biggest change came in 2016, when the rink was renovated with all new ice-making equipment, updated locker rooms and bathrooms and a rebuilt front lobby. Public skating runs throughout the year alongside the hockey and skating school programs.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Walkers pay $5.00 at public skating.

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Skates & rentals

Ice skate rentals are available at the rink for $5.00 per session.

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