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) $115 / hour
Prime Ice (After 4:00 pm on weekdays; Saturdays and Sundays) $140 / hour
Outdoor Ice $40 / hour
Prices are subject to GST.
IMPORTANT! Online registration Friday, September 18, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.
Available to boys and girls, ages 7-11 and 12-16, the city program provides an opportunity for children to participate in a non-competitive hockey environment. This program is focused on children who are not participating in another hockey program, association or league.
A minimum of 8 ice sessions will be held on Friday and Saturday evenings at the Smith Arena (T.G. Smith Centre). The hour long sessions include skill development and scrimmage. The cost for the program is $100 and full equipment for all participants is required.
The first fall session will begin on October 2/3, 2020.
Ice session times will be posted on registration day. Please note that ice sessions may start as early as 4:30 p.m. on Fridays and 3:00 p.m. on Saturdays.
Although the city will try to accommodate as many players as possible, there is a limited number of spots available. This is a first-come, first-served registration.
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Program Outline Rec Hockey Participant Self Screening Tool
The date for online registration for fall Youth Recreation Hockey is Friday, September 18, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.
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, 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. You can also use program codes to find your session.
Friday - Ages 7 - 11: Program Code 00004828
Friday - Ages 12 -16: Program Code 00004830
Saturday - Ages 7 - 11: Program Code 00004829
Additional Questions?
Contact Cassandra Kornelsen at cassandra.kornelsen@steinbach.ca
*At this time there is no public skating or shinny hockey scheduled. The city continues to evaluate when this might be possible. Updated information will continue to be posted on this page.
Lace up those skates and head to the T.G. Smith Centre for some free public skating and shinny hockey! 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:
Sundays 11:00am - 2:15pm
Saturdays 5:15 - 6:30pm
Shinny:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:00 - 1:00pm
Senior Shinny (Age 50+):
Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:00 - 1:00pm
Times subject to change in the event of tournaments, holidays, rentals, or special events.