Mennen Sports Arena

Very cool place. Came here for open skate with the kids. Place is nice, clean, and the staff is friendly. Kids had a blast.

Nice ice in this 3 Rink ice complex. Large parking lot and good snack bar. We liked rink #1 the best. It’s a good complex for a tournament and its home ice to several local high schools and club hockey teams.

This arena is convenient and easy to find off major highways. The staff is very helpful and rentals seem clean, you can come for a free skate but check online for hours before you come,
We made sure to dress warmly and carry extra gloves, it was a perfect way to get some exercise and feel graceful all at the same time.
Recommend !

I learned to skate here when I was 15 and it’s my favorite rink to skate at of the ones near me. It’s relatively warm compared to other rinks which makes practicing easier for me. There are three sheets of ice in total. The rink guards are great about enforcing rules and I just love skating here whether it’s a freestyle session or a public skate with a few friends! Highly recommend!

Great place for pick-​up hockey Tu, TH, FR at 12:15.
Costs $ 10 and they do it year ’round.
Great place, check it out!

I really should not be judging this place. I’m not a great ice skater. There are rinks and you can rent skates. Food is super unhealthy.

I’ve always been thankful that neither of my kids were ever interested in playing ice hockey… it’s a great sport, but it’s expensive and practice times can be nuts.
That said, Mennen Arena is a great place for open skating and also hosts hockey and figure skating. They also have great learn-​to –skate programs here… thankfully my daughter didn’t want to keep at it after she completed her lessons back when she was 5 or 6. It’s great having an ice arena so close… and even better that my kids just want to go skate for fun. I don’t think I could take another sport.
Easy to get to, $ 6 entry fee for open skate, $ 3.50 for skate rental, great and helpful staff, and a nice clean facility. If you like to skate and live in the area then check out Mennen Arena!

This review is coming from someone who never grew up taking ice skating lessons or playing any outdoor winter sports. My husband on the other hand was born with hockey skates on and still plays on adult hockey leagues.
So when it was time to decide where our 2 year old son should learn how to skate, my husband made no hesitation to choose here. This was the arena where he first placed his toddler legs on the ice and nurtured his passion for hockey. In fact, his first skating instructor still works here.
Since our son was too young for group lessons (gotta be at least 3 years old) we were offered a selection of over a dozen in house private skating instructors. The office staff are happy to help you decide which instructor is appropriate for your needs. Based on reputation and qualifications the price for an instructor will vary. It is additionally broken down by the length of lesson. 15min is the shortest lesson length. After a year of private lessons, my son is known by majority of the Mennen staff.
Our son just started group classes where he is in a class of 3. Group classes are by far the best bang for your buck. It cost $ 120 for one 30min class for 8 weeks. Because they offer so many different time slots, I believe that is why the class sizes are small. Another perk is that after the class, the student can hang out and practice what they learned till 6pm.
This place contains 3 large rinks, a concession stand, a pro shop, approximately 10 arcade games, 3 TVs and a partridge in a pear tree. Skate rentals are under $ 5 and there is daily public ice skating sessions in the morning and the afternoon. Additionally, they have an evening skate 2 days a week.
Overall, I am very satisfied with Mennen Arena and look forward to having their staff help develop my son’s skating skills so he could one day play hockey with his dad.

I wanted to be an ice skater before that whole Tanya Harding incident. You wouldn’t know by looking at my legs now, but I had some pretty nice stems. I was going to be famous enough that I could go on tours with Scott Hamilton… then fall in love with a hockey player… maybe have an ice wedding. it was going to be beautiful. The thought of someone taking a lead pipe to my hot legs was so not appealing. That and my carpool fell apart. So I stopped lessons.
Before that tragic day I loved Mennen Arena. I loved the way it smelled. I loved hanging out by their fireplace and eating salt-​less pretzels with mustard. I loved making fun of the really serious girls that wore ugly ass leotards. Hmmm. memories. I remember it being such a wonderful and overwhelming experience. My little town filled up a parking lot with water and expected it to be an ice skating rink. Ever see someone trip over a bumpy piece of ice and get catapulted? Yeah. It’s funny. Plus there were some really mean little girls in my town. so I got tortured a little bit while trying to work on my sweet sweet moves. Freshly zamboni-​ed ice at Mennen is the best.
ANYWAY… I still love the place. It makes me sad that it isn’t open year round. because who wouldn’t love to ice skate when Jersey’s humidity b*tch slaps you then puts you in a choke hold. Rentals have gone up like, a dollar in a decade. It’s a really good deal. The middle of the rink, especially on weekend, is taken up by those taking lessons, but otherwise, it’s a pretty big rink to skate around. There’s also plenty of side seating for those without calves of steel.
I will post the link to their website since I don’t know when the business listing will be updated.
From the site:
General Admission:
Monday through Sunday Mornings: 10 am to noon
Tuesday through Friday Afternoons: 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Wednesday and Friday evenings: 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Fee Schedule:
Monday through Friday Weekdays: $ 5.00 all ages
Evenings, Weekends and Holidays: $ 6.00 all ages
Skate Rentals (figure or hockey): $ 3.50 tax included
Stop by the office and inquire about our weekday and evening coupon cards. When you purchase either of the coupon cards, you will get 12 admissions to a public session for the price of 10 admissions. Weekday cards are $ 50.00 while the evening/​weekend cards are $ 60.00.
PS — Pretty sure they’re not related to the deodorant. Just saying.