Kentwood Ice Arena — Local services in Gaines Charter Township

Single sheet of ice that is usually in fair to good condition. Staff is mostly friendly and help full. Adult leagues usually have house teams, so finding a team is fairly easy. The pro-shop has surprising variety of gear in inventory. The facility is in good shape, best showers of any rink I have played in GR. Rental skates are better than most, if you can figure out when the ice is available. The website is updated regularly, recently adding an "upcoming" open skate and hockey section, so you can see what ice might be available in the next week easily, they do not offer a...

Older rink with very tiny locker rooms. Basically, you are sitting on top of each other and that is only with 10-11 guys. I can't imagine what a full team would be like!

Also, they generally never turn the parking lot lights on even when it gets darker earlier in the winter. This is a huge hazard as it is pitch dark sometime s when you walk out and there are cars either coming or going. One of these days, someone is...

This is a great little joint. Easy to find. It is resheeted between every group that comes in. The ice is awesome. The staff are nice and there are players of all skill levels. It was a blast. If you are apprehensive about drop in hockey this is a good place to start. Full teams with 2 goalies. I highly recommend. It is definately worth...