The NHL-size rink inside the first Salvation Army Kroc Center, in San Diego's Rolando neighborhood.
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Joan Kroc entrusted The Salvation Army with $90 million to build the first Kroc Center, in the Rolando neighborhood of San Diego; she died a little more than a year after it opened. The 132,000-square-foot center sits on 12 acres, and its ice arena, open year round on an NHL-size rink, is the only one centrally located in the heart of the city.
Hockey runs from first strides to league play. Youth in-house hockey is played under USA Hockey rules, certified USA Hockey coaches teach the learn-to-play classes, adults can join one of five league divisions or weekly pick-up hockey for ages 18 and up, and skate-and-shoot sessions are open to all ages.
Figure skaters get specialty classes and practice ice, ice dancing is sold by the month with guest passes to freestyle and public sessions, and first-timers can try a Beginning Skate class on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Do-it-yourself skating parties pair a party room with skate time during public sessions.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Open public skating sessions, per session with skate rental included: admission & skate rental $25 (buy tickets online 48 hours in advance and save $5); Kroc members $20 with membership card; group rate $17 for 20 or more skaters. No checks.
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Skate rental is included in every public skating price ($25, $20 members, $17 groups).
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Public skating admission can be bought online ahead of time to skip the line.
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Children under 12 must be accompanied at the Kroc Center.
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The Kroc Center offers inclusion-based accommodations and adaptive classes for select programs.
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