Skatium
About
Haverford Township's Public Ice Rink
The Skatium is a public ice rink owned and operated by Haverford Township on Darby Road in Havertown. The facility is home to Haverford Hockey, the Haverford Hawks travel program, and the Crossroads Figure Skating Club. It serves as a community hub for skating in the Main Line corridor southwest of Philadelphia.
Programs for Kids
The Skatium partners with Learn to Skate USA and runs six-week sessions across the year. Programs include:
- Learn to Skate USA classes for all ages and levels (6-week sessions)
- Flyers Rookie Program Learn to Play partnership
- Haverford Hockey youth league play
- Haverford Hawks travel program
- Crossroads Figure Skating Club progression
- Open Hockey drop-in
- Stick & Puck sessions
- Freestyle skating sessions
- Public skating sessions
- Birthday parties and group rentals
What's Included
- Indoor ice sheet with locker rooms
- Coaching staff from Crossroads FSC and Haverford Hockey
- Township-rec pricing
- Skate-rental for public sessions
- Extended daily hours (5 AM - 11 PM most days)
- Year-round programming calendar
Experience
Six-week Learn to Skate sessions group skaters by ability so first-time students work peers their own level. Younger skaters work balance, basic strokes, and stops; older students progress into hockey-track stride and figure-skating moves. The Haverford Hawks pathway gives ambitious players a clear competitive route without changing rinks.