Admission
Stick & Puck is $10, goalies are free, Monday through Fridays 9:00 to 11:00 am.
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West Side Arena
1974 city arena with a 200-by-85 sheet and 800 bleacher seats, home ice for Manchester West and Merrimack
Public skating at 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.
Admission and skate rental
- Admission
- $10 · Official source
City-run since 1974
West Side Arena was completed in 1974 under Mayor Sylvio Dupuis, and Manchester's Parks and Recreation department still runs it today. Stick & Puck runs here, while the city's public skating is scheduled at its other arena, the John F. Kennedy Coliseum.
The ice is a full 200-by-85-foot sheet inside a 216-by-118-foot building, with bleacher seating for 800 spectators. New Hampshire College, now Southern New Hampshire University, and Saint Anselm College both once used the arena as home ice. Today the home teams are the Manchester West and Merrimack high school hockey programs, and the Over 40 Hockey League and the Industrial Hockey League also call the building home.
The building was upgraded in the summer of 2003 with new lighting, dehumidification, a Low-E ceiling and handicap accessibility. A new refrigeration system followed in the summer of 2023.
Before you head out.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Skates & rentals
Skate rentals are not available at West Side Arena.
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Skating with children
Stick & Puck is cash only, and skaters must be 16 or older to attend without a parent or guardian.
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Accessibility
Handicap accessibility was added to the arena in the summer 2003 improvements, along with new lighting and dehumidification.
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A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.