Patriot Ice Center
Learn to Skate USA classes and free-gear youth hockey starter programs on two rinks in Newark.
Facts checked 2026-09-01
Patriot Ice Center is a 67,019-square-foot, two-rink (one NHL, one Olympic-size) facility in Newark and the Learn to Skate USA affiliate for the area, alongside the Delaware Ducks youth travel program and in-house/recreational hockey leagues. Its published starter programs — Take a Shot at Hockey and the Flyers Rookie Program — are free, with free gear, for first-time young players. A toddler-specific program named "Totsicles" appears in the site's own navigation as a distinct offering from Learn to Skate, but its page had no independently verifiable description beyond the name.
Current schedule
Take a Shot at Hockey is a 4-week program (30 min/week). The Flyers Rookie Program (Learn to Play Hockey) is a 6-week learn-to-play initiative. Both the Learn to Skate and Totsicles pages route to an online booking widget rather than a posted static schedule — check the site's program calendar for current dates.
Trial
Take a Shot at Hockey (ages 4-9) is free and includes free gear for first-time players; the Flyers Rookie Program (six-week Learn to Play Hockey) also provides free head-to-toe equipment to first-time players. The site's hockey menu separately lists a "Try Hockey For Free" item.
Cost
Prices for Learn to Skate and Totsicles are not published on the pages checked — both route straight to an online registration/booking widget rather than showing a rate table. Take a Shot at Hockey and the Flyers Rookie Program are FREE (including gear) for first-time players ages 4-9. The 2026-27 Program Guide notes that, effective July 15, 2026, pre-registering and paying online saves up to 33% versus prices charged at the rink.
Registration
Register through the site's Learn to Skate, Totsicles, or Hockey pages, each of which embeds an online booking system; the program guide flags online pre-registration as the cheaper path (up to 33% savings) versus paying at the rink.
Caregiver & siblings
Not published.
Where to find them
Patriot Ice Center
101 John F. Campbell Drive, Newark, DE 19711. Two ice rinks (one NHL-sized, one Olympic-sized).
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Schedules, prices, and openings change. We checked these provider-owned sources on 2026-09-01; use the registration link for the live offering.
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