Building an outdoor rink

[hckymom66]

Does anyone have an estimate of the cost for building an outdoor rink with cover excluding the land?

[ConcretePond]

There are obviously a ton of variables that will factor into this cost. If you give me a call, we can talk about what you are looking for. 803-781-1500.

[GlenA]

I'm not a construction guru and I have no commercial interests, but I've watched a number of plans come and go.

The city of Tampa, FL. Park District built a single outdoor rink in an inner-city park based on a $125,000 grant. It was dedicated during the NHL all star game week in Tampa 2 years ago.

It has a bare concrete slab with no coating or sport court surface. I believe it's about 80 x 165 feet, as the chosen site did not support a full 80x180. The boards are commercial-built, with chain link barriers above. There's ample lighting and a very nice large scoreboard. The player's benches are very basic.

There's no roof, so there are frequent rain-outs in the wet summer. I estimated the above facility would have cost about $75,000 to construct, but I understand there were other costs (planning, legal, site preparation (particularly drainage issues) that may account for the additional investment. Picture of this rink can be found at http://web.tampabay.rr.com/hockey/. At least one of the pictures clearly shows the name of the company that designed and built this rink.

The city of Pembroke Pines in South Florida has a 5-rink lighted outdoor facility in a park. There's lots of bleacher space for spectators. I believe the rinks are regulation size (perhaps 1 is smaller for beginning youth players). I recall the surface is asphalt, coated with a paint-on surface called "California Ice" that was pretty good for both skates and pucks. However, the dark-gray color of this surface was brutally hot when the sun was shining.

A more frugul, single rink was done on what was once a multi-basketball court at Countryside High School in Palm Harbor, FL. The boards were custom built from plywood, and a lot of "sweat equity" was involved. The surface is "roll-on" over asphalt. I understand this was constructed about 4 years ago for less than $10,000. Lights were added more recently. Contact the Lannsbrook YMCA (rink operators) in Palm Harbor for more information.

You might watch hockey bulletin boards (like IHC) for occasional announcements about rinks and equipment for sale.

Good Luck!