Wintersport Ice Sports Arena

Went for a kids 6^th birthday party. The party room was in one of the hockey locker rooms so it was lovely to eat some hoagies and pizza with a fresh stench of hockey bags and sweaty nuts. The rink itself is nice and kept up with however when servicing this many kids you should probably have more than 3 of those metal skating helpers for the kids that have never touched the ice before. The price for an open skate is $ 8 which is cheaper than the Flyers skate zones

A good place to learn how to skate or get into hockey. I practiced here for years. You meet some nice friendly people here along with friendly staff. The place could definitely use a remodeling though since its been the same setup for years and it’s starting to fall apart. The ice is sometimes not very good. I’m not sure if it’s due to lack of attention or just faulty equipment. Would be nice to see that place get fixed up a little.

I went here recently for the early morning open hockey (6 – 830 a.m.). I think this time slot is awesome, as it allows me to get in a good workout before going to work and I don’t have to kill a weekday or weekend evening to do it. Plus, for $ 10, a 2.5 hour open hockey can’t be beat.
I played hockey here in a men’s league some 10 years ago. It was in a little better shape then. The entire rink is somewhat small. There’s a small hockey store where you can get the basics but there isn’t much of a selection. The ice was in way better shape than I recall, especially so for a warm humid morning.
The locker rooms are on the small side and the shower/​bathroom area could really use a power-​washing with some disinfectant.

After I got into ice skating this winter, I thought that all I need is A place to skate, but I soon found out that (stupid me) that I also need SPACE.
While I am very happy with Oaks’ Center Ice (see my review) and go there because it’s the closest rink to my house, Willow Grove’s Ice Arena is much less popular and thus great for an extensive workout. You can definitely go fast here, as well as practice any tricks and jumps that you might know. In fact, I saw a professional skater there today (²⁄₂₀).
The ice was a bit uneven in some places, but overall, the surface is well kept. The only thing that’s out of the norm is the fact that they only run the Zamboni once — before the public skating period. Other places maintain the ice between the two hours of skating.
Staff was pleasant and helpful and for $ 6, I think you get your money’s worth! I didn’t rent the skates, since I have my own, but I cannot imagine it’s expensive. I didn’t see, but also didn’t look for, a skate shop with sharpening service. I’ll do that next time.
I will definitely go back, since I would never judge the ice conditions based on just one visit — and I’ll check out the sharpening, as well… I promise :)