Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex (Pickering)

Pickering, ON · Public skating times & prices

Completed in 1983, with the O'Brien Arena added in 1992; home of the Pickering Panthers

Public skating at Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex (Pickering): the next 7 days

Tuesday, October 13

  • · Public Skate · free
  • · Public Skate · free

Wednesday, October 14

  • · Public Skate · free

Thursday, October 15

  • · Public Skate · free

Friday, October 16

  • · Public Skate · free

Saturday, October 17

  • · Public Skate · free
Address
1867 Valley Farm Road, Pickering, ON
Phone
905-831-1711
Website
pickering.ca
The curved canopy over the glazed red-framed entrance of the arena at the Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex, under a pale blue sky. — Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex (Pickering)
The curved canopy over the glazed red-framed entrance of the arena at the Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex, under a pale blue sky. Photo: City of Pickering · Source
One of the complex's rinks from the top of the red seating: the ice, end boards and a curved white ceiling baffle overhead. — Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex (Pickering)
One of the complex's rinks from the top of the red seating: the ice, end boards and a curved white ceiling baffle overhead. Photo: Google Maps listing · Source

Pickering's 1983 complex with the 1992 O'Brien Arena

The original part of the Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex was completed in 1983. The O'Brien Arena was built as an addition, originally constructed in 1992, and the complex's two rinks are named Delaney and O'Brien.

The Pickering Panthers play here. The Panther tradition started in 1972 in the Metro Junior B league, and the team won its championship in 1985 as a Metro Junior B club. Pickering joined the Ontario Junior A league in 1998, and in the summer of 2010 the Panthers accepted a merger with the Ajax Attack while staying based in Pickering. In 2022 they won the OJHL's Buckland Cup and finished as runners-up in the Centennial Cup, losing to the Brooks Bandits.

In July 2026 the City of Pickering was set to approve a major renovation of the O'Brien Arena. The work covers a roof and wall cladding replacement, renewed facility systems and upgrades to the arena controls.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Public and daytime skating are free.

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Accessibility

The complex's universal change room has 8 washrooms, 3 of them fully accessible (one equipped with a shower).

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Rink rules

Children 5 and under must wear a CSA-approved hockey helmet; helmets are recommended for all ages.

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