URI Boss Arena

Kingston, RI · Public skating times & prices

2,500-seat rink on the University of Rhode Island campus, home ice for the Rams men's and women's hockey

Public skating at URI Boss Arena: the next 7 days

Monday, October 12

  • · Public Skate · $10

Tuesday, October 13

  • · Public Skate · $10

Wednesday, October 14

  • · Public Skate · $10

Thursday, October 15

  • · Public Skate · $10

Friday, October 16

  • · Public Skate · $10
  • · Public Skate · $10

Admission and skate rental

Admission
$5–$10 · Official source
Skate rental
$5 · Official source
Address
One Keaney Rd, Kingston, RI 02881
Phone
401-874-4988
Website
bossicearena.com
Front entrance of the teal-and-white metal building, with a sign reading "Bradford R. Boss Arena" beside the doors and a tree on the lawn out front. — URI Boss Arena
Front entrance of the teal-and-white metal building, with a sign reading "Bradford R. Boss Arena" beside the doors and a tree on the lawn out front. Photo: Gaudencio meneses q., via Google Maps · Source
A game seen from the lower seats, players spread across the ice with a team lined up along the far boards under a blue steel roof. — URI Boss Arena
A game seen from the lower seats, players spread across the ice with a team lined up along the far boards under a blue steel roof. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

URI's campus arena, opened in September 2002

Bradford R. Boss Arena opened on the University of Rhode Island campus in Kingston in September 2002, a year after the university broke ground on the $12 million, 2,500-seat rink in August 2001. It is named for Bradford R. Boss, a URI class of 1955 graduate who helped found the university's men's hockey club in 1951; at the dedication he laced up his skates and was the first to glide across the new ice. Hundreds of local children had already signed up with the Southern Rhode Island Youth Hockey Association to play here before the doors opened.

The building holds one NHL-size sheet, 200 by 85 feet, with seating for 2,500 on three sides; the north side was left open so the arena could be expanded later. It is home ice for the Rhode Island Rams men's and women's club hockey teams and for the Jr. Rams youth hockey organization. In November 2025 the men's team swept George Mason here to take first place in the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association.

The arena is managed by Oak View Group. In August 2023 mechanical failures caused a near-complete loss of the ice plant and shut the building; by late October 2023 repairs were on schedule and a new sheet of ice was due within weeks.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Public Skate, Open Figure Skating (Freestyle), Public Hockey (Open Hockey) and Stick and Puck all cost $10.00 for General Public and $5.00 for URI Students, Faculty and Staff with a valid ID.

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Skates & rentals

Skate rentals for Public Skate, Freestyle, Open Hockey and Stick and Puck are $5.00.

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Skating with children

Public skating is open to individuals of all ages, from first-time skaters to experienced ones.

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Parking & arrival

Lot 27 is available for visitor parking. A valid virtual parking permit is required Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, or use hourly AMP metered parking.

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