Penn Ice Rink

Philadelphia, PA · Public skating times & prices

Penn's poured-concrete Class of 1923 Arena, opened in 1970 and named for the alumni class that paid for it.

Public skating at Penn Ice Rink: the next 7 days

Monday, October 12

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Wednesday, October 14

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Friday, October 16

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Saturday, October 17

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Sunday, October 18

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Address
3130 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone
(215) 898-1923
Website
icerink.business-services.upenn.edu
The raw-concrete arena with its overhanging upper level and a blue 'PENN ICE RINK' sign above the ground-level entrance. — Penn Ice Rink
The raw-concrete arena with its overhanging upper level and a blue 'PENN ICE RINK' sign above the ground-level entrance. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
Fresh ice at center, with the red center line, the blue circle and two Penn shields painted under the surface, and empty seats beyond the boards. — Penn Ice Rink
Fresh ice at center, with the red center line, the blue circle and two Penn shields painted under the surface, and empty seats beyond the boards. Photo: University of Pennsylvania Business Services, Penn Ice Rink · Source

The Class of 1923's gift, open since 1970

The Penn Ice Rink, formally the Class of 1923 Arena, opened in the fall of 1970. Two years earlier, alumni from the Class of 1923 had formed Friends of Pennsylvania Hockey, led by Howard Butcher III, who gave more than $3 million toward the building; the arena carries the class's name for that gift.

Robert C. McMillian Associates designed it in poured concrete: the 60,000-square-foot arena stands on 32 forty-foot concrete columns around its exterior and seats 2,600 around an NHL-size, 85-by-200-foot sheet with rounded corners. Penn played varsity men's hockey here until the school dropped the sport after the 1977-78 season. Today the rink is home to the Penn Quakers men's and women's teams, Drexel's men's teams, the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation, St. Joseph's Prep and the Penn Figure Skating Club, whose Penn and Drexel students skate singles and dance.

Visiting NHL teams use the rink for morning skates when they cannot travel home, and the Philadelphia Flyers have held practices and exhibition games here. A self-serve pro shop beside the ice stocks everything from laces and mouthguards to sticks.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Public skating is $13 general admission, $11 for college students and $8 for PennCard holders; skate rental is $6 ($5 with a PennCard). Stick & puck is $13. Open hockey is $20 on weekdays before 4 pm ($15 PennCard, $18 other college ID) and $22 for evening and weekend slots. Freestyle is $18 ($15 PennCard, $17 other college ID).

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Skates & rentals

The rink rents from over 500 pairs of skates, youth size 7 to adult 15.

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Booking & check-in

Groups of ten or more can book public skating; 10 to 49 people pay $10 each, skate rental included.

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Parking & arrival

Besides metered street parking, three Penn lots are nearby: Penn Park, Lower Walnut and the Penn Children's Center lot; numbered spaces are for facility vehicles only.

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Rink rules

Full equipment is recommended and approved HECC hockey helmets are mandatory.

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