Joy Burns Arena

Great youth hockey program!!! You won’t find better ice to skate on anywhere. Coaches are great with the kids. Could use a snack bar/​coffee shop.

With the BF playing in hockey leagues year round, his team (known as the cones) are bound to move from rink to rink, and in most recently, the joy burns arena.
Being on the DU campus only a few times, i found this arena to be nothing short of awesome.
–clean & tidy.
–seats that reminded me of a smaller scale pepsi center, which only made watching the boys even more entertaining, as we were so close and could engage with every move!
–friendly staff, who even let us bring our own beverages-​beer for us!
–plenty of DU hockey gear, and a full blown pro shop/​store.
nice venue and in a fun area of town.
this season has me excited!
:)

For Hockey Rink Unilocal I will use a set format:
Overall: 5
Rink Location: 5
Rink Ambiance: 5
Adult League skill range: 2.5
Adult League Top Skill level: 3
Adult League Non-​Aggressiveness: 4
Adult Drop In: 5
Skills/​Stick and Puck: 5
Pro Shop: 0
Staff Friendliness: 3.5
Ice Condition — Game Play: 5
Ice Condition — Dry after cuts: 5
Ice Condition — Smooth after cuts: 5
Ice Condition — Edges: 5
Ice Condition — Board or Glass quality: 5
Cancellations or Schedule Changes: 3
Referees: 4
Nets: 4.5
Website: 3.5
Off-​ice viewing and entertainment: 3
Parking: 4
Pricing: 4
Cleanliness: 5
Showers: 4
Locker Rooms: 4.5
Notes: Two sheets of Ice here: Magness Arena (800 seats where DU Pioneers play) and Joy Burns Ice Arena (standard Ice Rink) without pro shop or restaurant. Decent view of the ice surfaces in Joy Burns and great seats for Magness.
Organization is definitely spotty but some of them really try. Listen folks, this is top quality ice for the Pioneers. Accept that fact and you will be in 7^th heaven for the privilege to skate here like I am. If you go in expecting top quality service and organization you will be disappointed from time to time.
Top level play is low in their 2 mixed level leagues and referees seem OK. Ice times are a little late on some nights. Lower levels are a little more chippy but not unbearable. Drop in is great with mid range and higher skill level from time to time (Sundays are usually fastest). Schedule is a little random but lots of stick and puck available.
An amazing array of highly talented coaches are seen frequently on the ice here. Can’t ask for more.
This is an Adult League review and it looks like they have a very, very strong youth program.