Ice Zone

Disclaimer: this review is from the perspective of a parent of a youth amateur hockey player.
Ice Zone is a nice rink for regular season games. There is just one sheet of ice, and it is Olympic sized. That means it is larger than an NHL rink. I enjoy watching U16 and older play on the larger ice surface. Unfortunately, at Ice Zone the physical size of the building is not large enough to accommodate the olympic-​sized ice AND spectator viewing. As you can see by the pictures, there is just a narrow sliver of area for spectators. There is also viewing upstairs above the concession stand but that means you can’t hear the game and it is not centered so the viewing angle is strained.
The concession stand is nice. They sell hot food and freshly brewed coffee. Coffee is my #1 requirement at ice rinks. I wait around a lot and enjoy sipping a hot, fresh coffee while talking with the other parents.
There is also a nice pro shop. A pro shop is very important at a hockey rink because you never know when one of the players are going to be in need of something in a hurry.
I wouldn’t recommend this rink for tournament games because of the lack of seating. Tournaments usually have many more spectators than regular PAHL games. There used to be two sheets of ice at this arena, the other one being NHL-​sized with a lot of spectator seating. But it has been closed for many years, and I learned this time around that a trampoline set up is going to be installed. So the NHL rink is closed permanently.
So I gave this rink 4 stars because of the nice olympic ice, the ample parking, the fresh coffee, concession stand, and pro shop.

The only game in town at the moment for ice skating, which is likely why admission prices are so high ($ 14 pp adult/​$ 13 child, including skate rental). Decent rink with okay concessions, not a bad winter afternoon. My problem: why such high prices for only 2 hours of public skating? If your heart’s not set on ice skating, go roller skating at Youngstown Skate or Skate Zone. Just as fun, in my opinion, and at a much better value.