Oregon Ice Arena

Oregon, WI · Public skating times & prices

Opened in 2008; rescued from financial trouble in 2013 and again in 2018; a full NHL-size sheet

Public skating at Oregon Ice Arena: the next 7 days

Sunday, October 11

  • · Public Skate

Sunday, October 18

  • · Public Skate
Address
100 N Perry Pkwy, Oregon, WI 53575
Website
oregonicearena.com
The ice seen from the bleachers behind the glass during a practice, under a white steel-truss roof with banners on the far wall. — Oregon Ice Arena
The ice seen from the bleachers behind the glass during a practice, under a white steel-truss roof with banners on the far wall. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Oregon's community-saved rink, opened in 2008

The Oregon Ice Arena opened in 2008, with Larry Clemens as its first manager. In 2013 it faced financial trouble, and a new non-profit board took over after the State Bank of Cross Plains forgave some debt and restructured the mortgage.

Five years later the bank would not refinance with the non-profit board, and nobody else wanted to lend to a non-profit. Clemens and Ben Cowan, who had managed the arena for nearly a decade, signed papers on December 20, 2018 to buy it, a move Cowan said saved it from foreclosure and made it a for-profit business.

The arena today describes itself as a non-profit 501(c)3 organization with a full NHL-size sheet. User groups including the Wisconsin Whalers and high school and youth hockey teams skate there, and hockey training and The Farm Gym operate out of the building.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Open skate: adults $8, under 18 $6, under 5 free.

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Skates & rentals

Rental skates are $3; a family pack for four skaters with four rentals is $25.

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Skating with children

The arena's Learn to Skate program, for kids ages 4 to 14, asks skaters to bring a helmet.

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