Otsego County Sportsplex

Gaylord, MI · Public skating times & prices

Otsego County's NHL-size rink in Gaylord, once home to the NAHL Gaylord Grizzlies, now to the APHL Warhounds

Public skating at Otsego County Sportsplex: the next 7 days

Monday, October 12

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Tuesday, October 13

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Wednesday, October 14

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Thursday, October 15

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Friday, October 16

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Saturday, October 17

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Sunday, October 18

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Admission and skate rental

Admission
$1 · Official source
Skate rental
$3 · Official source
Address
1250 Gornick Ave, Gaylord, MI 49735
Phone
(989) 731-3546
Website
ocsportsplex.com
The ice at the Otsego County Sportsplex from rink level, with the net, the boards and the orange roof steel — Otsego County Sportsplex
The ice at the Otsego County Sportsplex from rink level, with the net, the boards and the orange roof steel Photo: Otsego County Sportsplex (official website) · Source

Former home of the NAHL's Gaylord Grizzlies

The Otsego County Sportsplex is the county's rink and pool in Gaylord, Michigan, run to provide spectator venues, aquatic and ice-rink activities for county residents. Its best-known tenant was the Gaylord Grizzlies, a junior team in the North American Hockey League that played out of the Sportsplex. The franchise arrived mid-season when the Saginaw Gears were sold and relocated to Gaylord, taking the Grizzlies name, and for its first full season in town it hired Marty Howe, Gordie Howe's son, as head coach. The Grizzlies folded in 2003.

The ice is a single NHL-size sheet, ringed by a 1/8-mile indoor walking track. Youth hockey belongs to the Otsego County Hockey Association, a volunteer-run non-profit governed by elected officers and directors, and the same sheet carries figure skating, high school and adult hockey. Since October 2025 the building has been home to the Northern Michigan Warhounds, a semi-pro team that opened its inaugural APHL season here against the West Michigan Sentinels.

In May 2014 a county millage to upgrade the Sportsplex failed in a special election by 31 votes, and a month later the county looked at putting a five-year upgrade levy back on the ballot. Outside the hockey season the building has also run a summer child-care program since 2008.

Before you head out.

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

Admission

Stick & Puck (all ages) is $1 per person, paid to office staff upon arrival; full gear is required for all players ages 0-17.

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Skates & rentals

Skate rentals are available for $3/pair.

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Booking & check-in

For the $1 all-ages Stick & Puck session, pay the office staff when you arrive.

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Skating with children

At Stick & Puck sessions, full gear is required for everyone aged 17 and younger; skaters 18 and older need gloves and a helmet.

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