Clary Anderson Arena

Montclair, NJ · Public skating times & prices

Named for Clary Anderson and home ice for the Montclair High School Mounties, who won the state title in 1995

Public skating at Clary Anderson Arena: the next 7 days

Monday, October 12

  • · Public Skate
  • · Public Skate

Tuesday, October 13

  • · Public Skate
  • · Public Skate

Wednesday, October 14

  • · Public Skate
  • · Public Skate

Thursday, October 15

  • · Public Skate
  • · Public Skate

Friday, October 16

  • · Public Skate
  • · Public Skate

Saturday, October 17

  • · Public Skate

Sunday, October 18

  • · Public Skate
Address
41 Chestnut St, Montclair, NJ 07042
Phone
(973) 744-6088
Website
claryandersonicearena.com
The side of the arena building with a blue Montclair Clary Anderson Arena sign on the grey siding, beside a chain-link gate. — Clary Anderson Arena
The side of the arena building with a blue Montclair Clary Anderson Arena sign on the grey siding, beside a chain-link gate. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
A wide view down the sheet under a dark steel-trussed roof, a few skaters spread across the ice and club banners along the far wall. — Clary Anderson Arena
A wide view down the sheet under a dark steel-trussed roof, a few skaters spread across the ice and club banners along the far wall. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Montclair's township rink at Essex Park, privately operated since 2008

Clary Anderson Arena is the seasonal ice rink at Essex Park in Montclair, sharing the park with the township pool and playing fields, and it is named for Clary Anderson. The rink belongs to the township, which in 2008, as part of a round of budget cuts, decided it should be privatized. Residents worried that fees would rise and service would slip, so the township kept some authority over the rink while Ohio-based United Skates of America took over its operation in September 2008; the rink opened for business under that arrangement on October 1 that year. Today it is managed by Clary Anderson, LLC.

The arena is the home rink of the Montclair High School Mounties, who play their home games here and won the public school state championship in 1995, beating Chatham High School 2-1 in overtime. Every year the Mounties face in-town rival Montclair Kimberley Academy at Clary Anderson Arena, and toward the end of each season they host the Montclair Cup; MKA won the 2011, 2012 and 2013 games.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Montclair’s published fee schedule lists public-skate admission at $12 for residents and $15 for nonresidents. These are municipal admission rates; passes and special programs are separate.

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Skates & rentals

The municipal fee schedule lists skate rental at $5.

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Booking & check-in

The official website offers separate links for program registration, memberships and passes, and the full ice schedule. Public skate, freestyle and adult hockey are distinct sessions.

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