Youth Recreation Hockey ProgramPublic Skating & Shinny
The Centennial and Smith ice surfaces are available for use from September to April. Ice surfaces are available for rental between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. daily except on the following holidays: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day.
The City of Steinbach maintains two free public outdoor skating rinks during the winter season, weather permitting. One rink is located next to the T.G. Smith Centre at 321 Elmdale Street and is for both skating and shinny hockey. The other outdoor rink is for pleasure skating only, located beside the Jake Epp Library at 255 Elmdale Street.
Non Prime Ice (Before 4:00 pm on weekdays) $128 / hour
Prime Ice (After 4:00 pm on weekdays; Saturdays and Sundays) $155 / hour
Game (based on 3 hour time slot) *We reserve the right to charge extra for special events - $450*
Outdoor Ice $45 / hour
Prices are subject to GST.
Learn more about the TG Smith Centre
Welcome to the City of Steinbach Youth Recreational Hockey Program!
Registration for the Winter 2023 Season will begin Friday, December 9, 2022 at 8am.
Registration will be online only. For more information on how to register, view the Registration section below.
Our goal is to provide a recreational hockey program whose focus is to provide a non-competitive hockey environment for children ages 7-16 to participate in the game. The cost for the program is $100.
This program is strictly for youth NOT participating in another hockey program, association or league.
Equipment Requirements
Full hockey equipment including: skates, shin pads, socks, athletic supporter, hockey pants, hockey gloves, stick, elbow pads, shoulder pads, neck guard, helmet with full cage, mouth guard.
The above equipment is required to ensure the safety of the participants. We require the equipment due to the incidental contact that comes with playing hockey.
Program Rules
Winter 2023 Schedule
There are 3 Rec Hockey slots scheduled for this Winter starting in January 2023. Depending on age and availability at registration, your child can be registered for 1 of the following:
Fridays – 5:00-6:00pm (Ages 7-11) – TG Smith Arena, maximum 30 participants
Fridays – 6:15-7:15pm (Ages 12-16) – TG Smith Arena, maximum 30 participants
Saturdays – 8:30-9:30am (Ages 7-11) - TG Smith Arena, maximum 30 participants
Youth Recreational Hockey will run most Friday nights and Saturday morning throughout the season. When a tournament or special event is in place, ice may not be available and an alternative slot will be sought out. Notification of any change will be provided to the participants in advance. Participants will be guaranteed 8 ice sessions.
Structure
Each on ice session will include two parts:
Part 1: 10-15 minutes – Skill Development including skating drills, puck handling, shooting and team play.
Part 2: 45 minutes – Scrimmage/Play – Participants will be split into age appropriate groups and game play will occur.
Volunteers
This program will not run without the assistance of volunteers. Please get involved in your child's activity. We will need on ice volunteers for coaching, officiating and organizing. Please keep in mind that all on ice volunteers will be required to wear helmets at all times.If you would like to volunteer, please contact Cassandra Kornelsen at 204-346-6217.
Cancellations and Refunds
Everyone is required to set up an account on-line before registering for the program. This account can be used for all future recreation registrations with the City of Steinbach, including swimming lessons. There is no fee to use this service.
Note: If you have already created an account for programs at the Steinbach Aquatic Centre in Fall 2022, you can use the same account to register for youth hockey.
Before registering:
Login/Register/Create Account
Under "Course Name" fill in "Rec Hockey" to view available sessions.
Additional Questions?
Contact recreation@steinbach.ca
Lace up those skates and head to the T.G. Smith Centre for some free public skating! Times subject to change in the event of tournaments or special events. The T.G. Smith Centre is located at 321 Elmdale Street in Steinbach.
For the most up-to-date and current schedule, visit the TG Smith Centre Arena Online Calendar to ensure that the below activities are scheduled as stated.
Public Skating:
Saturdays 5:15 - 6:15pm
Sundays 11:00am - 2:00pm
*Please check the Online TG Smith Calendar to ensure Public Skate is at the time indicated above. Times can change due to events.
Times subject to change.