Ken Yackel-West Side Arena

Saint Paul, MN · Public skating times & prices

Opened in 1973 and named for West Side native Ken Yackel, a 1952 US Olympic silver medalist

Public skating at Ken Yackel-West Side Arena: the next 7 days

No public skating is posted for the next 7 days. New sessions show here as soon as the rink posts them.

Address
44 E Isabel St, Saint Paul, MN 55107
Phone
(651) 266-0300
Website
ramseycountymn.gov
The long concrete side wall of the arena with its roof frames, across an empty parking lot. — Ken Yackel-West Side Arena
The long concrete side wall of the arena with its roof frames, across an empty parking lot. Photo: Ramsey County Parks & Recreation · Source
The ice seen through the glass from the bench side, with a few players and pucks near the far boards under a low white ceiling. — Ken Yackel-West Side Arena
The ice seen through the glass from the bench side, with a few players and pucks near the far boards under a low white ceiling. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Ramsey County's 1973 arena named for an Olympic silver medalist

Ken Yackel-West Side Arena opened in 1973, one of the Ramsey County arenas erected in the 1970s. Its design matches White Bear, Pleasant, Biff Adams and Highland arenas. It has one NHL-size sheet and seats 300.

The arena honors Ken Yackel, a West Side native who played hockey, baseball and football at the University of Minnesota. He played on the 1952 US Olympic hockey team that won silver in Oslo, then appeared in six games for the 1958-59 Boston Bruins, three of them in the Stanley Cup Finals.

In 1962 Yackel started one of Minnesota's first day hockey schools with Lefty Smith at Wakota Arena in South St. Paul, and he was enshrined in the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986. From October through early March the arena is heavily used by youth hockey and an in-line skating group.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Open skating is free.

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Skates & rentals

No skate rental here; Ramsey County lends skates free only at Highland Arena and TCO Sports Garden.

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