Knickerbacker Ice Arena

Troy, NY · Public skating times & prices

Troy's city-run rink in Knickerbacker Park, closed in 2018 and rebuilt to reopen in January 2025

Public skating at Knickerbacker Ice Arena: the next 7 days

Tuesday, October 13

  • · Public Skate · $4

Wednesday, October 14

  • · Public Skate · $4

Thursday, October 15

  • · Public Skate · $4

Friday, October 16

  • · Public Skate · $4
  • · Public Skate · $4

Saturday, October 17

  • · Public Skate · $4

Sunday, October 18

  • · Public Skate · $4

Admission and skate rental

Admission
$2–$4 · Official source
Skate rental
$3 · Official source
Address
320 7th Avenue, Troy, NY 12182
Phone
518-235-7761
Website
troyny.gov
Knickerbacker Recreational Facility Ice Skating Arena building in winter, tan brick base with red-trimmed white metal siding and "KNICKERBACKER RECREATIONAL FACILITY ICE SKATING ARENA" lettering, snow-covered lawn and parking area, wooded hillside behind. — Knickerbacker Ice Arena
Knickerbacker Recreational Facility Ice Skating Arena building in winter, tan brick base with red-trimmed white metal siding and "KNICKERBACKER RECREATIONAL FACILITY ICE SKATING ARENA" lettering, snow-covered lawn and parking area, wooded hillside behind. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source
An empty ice sheet inside Knickerbacker Ice Arena, with dasher boards and glass along the near side and a steel-framed roof overhead. — Knickerbacker Ice Arena
An empty ice sheet inside Knickerbacker Ice Arena, with dasher boards and glass along the near side and a steel-framed roof overhead. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Closed in 2018, reopened January 2025

Knickerbacker Ice Arena is the City of Troy's rink, built in the early 1990s in Knickerbacker Park in the Lansingburgh neighborhood. The park dates to 1936 and is owned by a foundation, the Thomas A. and Helen L. Knickerbacker Memorial Playgrounds Inc., which has leased the grounds to the city since the 1970s. The city put up the arena and the pool on that land, so the rink stands next to the park's aquatic center.

The city closed the arena on January 29, 2018, when it could no longer make ice: the ice-making equipment and its piping had failed. The rink stayed shut until Rensselaer County and the city agreed in May 2024 to pay for a $2.5 million rebuild. It reopened in January 2025 with a reopening ceremony and a youth hockey game on the first night.

The city's own schedule calls the building The Knick, and the Troy Albany Youth Hockey Association lists it among its rinks. Before the shutdown, the sheet had a large Uncle Sam hat painted into the ice.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Public Skate admission is $4.00 for Adults (18 yrs & over), $3.00 for Children (17 & under), and $2.00 for Senior Citizens.

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Skates & rentals

Skate Rentals at the Ice Arena are $3.00.

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Skating with children

Full equipment is required for skaters 17 years old and under.

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Parking & arrival

Park only in the specified parking areas; vehicles parked elsewhere inside the park are unauthorized.

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Accessibility

On request, the City of Troy provides auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities, including sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices and documents in Braille.

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