A wall of the Milton Sports Centre in banded grey block with the centre's name in metal letters, the newer wing behindPhoto: Google Maps listing · SourceElevated view from the upper seating rows over an empty ice pad with the Milton Winterhawks logo at centre ice, glass along the near boards, OMHA championship banners on the far wall and one skater setting a net at the far end.Photo: Syed Ali Ahmad, via Google Maps · Source
Four ice pads since a 2012 expansion
Milton Sports Centre reached its present size in March 2012, when the Town of Milton celebrated the official grand opening of the expanded building. Phase 1 of the expansion added two new ice pads to the two the centre already had, along with an indoor track, a double gymnasium and a mirrored studio with a sprung floor. The same phase brought the building to LEED certification, with a geothermal heat recovery system among its energy measures. A town-funded Phase 2 added a leisure pool and an eight-lane, 25-metre pool.
Today the town lists four arenas at the centre, lettered A through D, and streams all four rinks on LiveBarn. The Milton Skating Club runs its CanSkate lessons here, and the Milton Speed Skating Club, formed in 2004, practises on Rink C. The building also houses the Milton Springers Gymnastics Club.
The centre is home to the Milton Sports Hall of Fame. Its Wall of Fame display hangs in the hallway between the customer service desk and the gym, and Hall of Fame signs lead there from every entrance.
Before you head out.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Admission
Milton Sports Centre's single-visit drop-in skating admission (Family Skate, Adult Skate and Public Skate) is CA$2.09 for Preschool (0-5), CA$3.98 for Child (6-13), Youth (14-17) and Older Adult (65+), CA$5.71 for Adult (18-64), and CA$15.97 for a Group of 4 (maximum 2 adults). Single-visit drop-in hockey admission (Shinny and Stick 'N Puck) is CA$1.29 for Preschool (0-5), CA$7.58 for Child (6-13), Youth (14-17) and Older Adult (65+), CA$9.76 for Adult (18-64), and CA$29.22 for a Group of 4 (maximum 2 adults). All prices include HST.
