Admission
Open Skate costs $5 per person; Twilight Open Skate costs $7. Public-skate punch cards cost $40 for ten visits or $80 for twenty.
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Centre Ice Arena
Built on 13 donated acres in East Bay Township, Centre Ice has hosted Red Wings training camp since 1997.
Public skating at Centre Ice Arena: the next 7 days
No public skating is posted for the next 7 days. New sessions show here as soon as the rink posts them.
- Address
- 1600 Chartwell Dr, Traverse City, MI 49696
- Website
- centreice.org
Home of Detroit Red Wings training camp since 1997
Centre Ice Arena exists because of a gift. In December 1995, Traverse City businessmen Marty Lagina and Craig Tester donated 13 acres in East Bay Township to I.C.E., which then built the arena. Ground broke in August 1996, and David's Rink opened on April 7, 1997, with a second sheet, then called Republic Rink, following that June. The Detroit Red Wings held their first training camp here that September, and the first NHL Prospect Tournament followed in September 1998.
Today the two sheets are David's Rink and Molon Rink. A North End Mezzanine was added in September 2010, and in summer 2016 the building got a new cooling tower and LED lighting over both rinks. The Traverse City Curling Club has thrown stones here since April 2014. The Grand Traverse Hockey Association and the TC Figure Skating Club are based in the building, alongside Hockey Shop North and A Little School House.
The Red Wings connection has kept growing: the first Red Wings Development Camp came in July 2011, and in April 2018 a crowdfunding campaign paid for renovations required by new NHL safety regulations, finished that June. September 2018 brought the 20th anniversary training camp and Prospect Tournament. The arena closed on March 16, 2020, under the state COVID-19 order, and David's Rink reopened on July 8, 2020.
Before you head out.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Skates & rentals
Skate rental adds $5 during Open Skate and Twilight Open Skate.
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Booking & check-in
All major credit cards are accepted. Ice scheduling contact: Kurt Schrank, 231-933-7465 extension 100 or 231-342-0301.
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Skating with children
Sticks & Pucks requires a helmet and costs $10 per player, including goalies. A ten-session punch card costs $80.
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