Paul Hruby Ice Arena

Year-Round Oak Park Ice Rink

Paul Hruby Ice Arena is the Park District of Oak Park's regulation-sized indoor ice rink, located inside the Ridgeland Common Recreation Complex on Lake Street. The arena is open year-round with structured skating, hockey, and figure-skating programs for residents across the inner-ring western suburbs.

Programs for Kids

The rink hosts park-district programming alongside the Little Blackhawks Learn to Play partnership. Programs include:
- Hockey classes for ages 2 and up focused on confidence and coordination
- Learn to Skate group lessons covering balance, stride, and basic edges
- Little Blackhawks Learn to Play sessions
- Youth hockey leagues and clinics
- Figure-skating progression classes
- Public skating sessions
- Birthday party packages

What's Included

• Regulation-size indoor ice sheet
• Park-district group instruction
• Rental skates and skate-sharpening
• Locker rooms and warm spectator seating
• Adjacent Ridgeland Common pool and gym facilities
• Daily hours 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Experience

Programs emphasize fundamentals - balance, falling safely, basic forward strokes - before introducing stick-handling and shooting. The Oak Park location draws families across Austin, Forest Park, and River Forest, and tuition aligns with park-district pricing rather than private-rink fees.