Edwardsville's city recreation center, opened in June 2022 with an NHL-size rink and a track above the ice.
The R.P. Lumber Center opened in June 2022 as part of Edwardsville's A Better Place to Play park enhancement campaign, which also produced Leon Corlew Park and Splash Pad and Plummer Family Park. The city complex gives residents and surrounding communities a year-round place to skate, with a fitness room, teen center and community meeting space alongside the rink.
At its center is an NHL regulation-size ice rink, overlooked by an indoor four-lane, 175-meter track. The building stands next to Edwardsville High School and Metro-East Lutheran High School.
The River's Edge Skating Club trains here. In early 2023 the center introduced Shine on Ice, eight weekly hour-long sessions of games and instruction that let young people with disabilities experience skating and build confidence on the ice.
Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.
Public skate admission is $8 for District 7 and $10 for Non-District 7 (admission only). Members skate public sessions free (specially scheduled themed skates excluded). $5 Fridays: selected Friday sessions on the monthly schedule are $5 with admission and skate rental included; not all Friday sessions offer this.
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Rental hockey/figure skates are available for children and adults during public sessions for a $3 rental fee. Skate aids are available for rent.
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Wristbands, handed out at check-in, are required to go on the ice.
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Family members who watch without skating do not pay.
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The R.P. Lumber Center runs Shine on Ice, a skating program for young people with disabilities.
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Complimentary lockers are available for guests to use.
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Beginners, recreational skaters, figure skaters and hockey players are all welcome, but no hockey sticks are allowed.
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