Ice hockey rinks in the US 2023 | Statista (2024)

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How many ice hockey rinks are there in the USA? ›

In the 2022/23 season, there were a total of 2,606 ice hockey rinks in the United States according to the International Ice Hockey Federation.

Ice hockey is traditionally popular in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States, particularly in Massachusetts (and New England in general), Michigan, New York (especially Upstate New York) and Minnesota.

North Dakota has more than double Alaska's ice rinks, despite having a similar sized population. Vermont has the second highest number of ice rinks per capita – 4.64 per 100,000 people. Minnesota offers the most ice rinks in the U.S. (192)

Canada leads the world in estimated ice rinks per capita which provides ample opportunity for youth to learn how to skate and engage in the sport of figure skating.

The Super Rink at National Sports Center is a 300,000-square-foot (28,000 m²) ice rink facility that features eight sheets of ice and is the largest ice arena complex in the world. It is located on the National Sports Center campus in Blaine, Minnesota, a northern suburb of Minneapolis – Saint Paul.

Montreal's Bell Centre is the largest arena in the NHL with a seating capacity of 21,105. Tempe's Mullett Arena is the smallest, with a seating capacity of only 4,600.

Eveleth, Minnesota has been designated "The Capital of American Hockey," and is known as the home of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame Museum because of its rich hockey traditions.

The team with the lowest number of online fans are the Florida Panthers who are also the most southerly team. They have a total of 196,000 fans which is only 6% of the fan base of the Chicago Blackhawks - the most popular NHL team.

The northernmost of them all, Alaska, has the highest concentration of hockey players in the country — 123.5 per 10,000 Alaskans. The only other states with that critical mass of more than 100 players per 10,000 in state population is Minnesota, with 102.4 per 10,000.

What is the oldest ice rink in North America? ›

The Calumet Colosseum is an ice hockey arena in Calumet, Michigan, built in 1913. It is considered the oldest operating continuous-use ice rink in North America. It was only a few years younger than the Matthews Arena, which opened in 1910 and then burned down in 1918.

Ankle sprains are among the most common injuries in figure skaters, with a prevalence of greater than 50%.

As of Apr 21, 2024, the average hourly pay for a Figure Skating in the United States is $28.02 an hour.

Ice skating participation in the U.S. 2010-2023

The number of ice-skating participants in the U.S. aged six years and older, amounted to approximately 11.44 million in 2023, up from around 10 million the previous year.

Montreal's historic hockey pantheon, the Bell Centre, is the biggest NHL arena. With a capacity of 21,302, the Bell Centre is the largest hockey arena in North America and the second-largest hockey arena in the world, behind only the SKA Arena in St. Petersburg, Russia.

USA Hockey is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all participants and is divided into 12 geographical districts throughout the United States.