From a goalie's perspective, the first 30 min is fun, but being 3 on 3, after all those 2 on 1's,…read morebreakaways, it does get a bit frustrating lol. For great players, this would probably wreck your timing and won't improve your endurance. For bad skaters, then this will help, you won't need to skate very far from offence to defensive lol. Obviously, it's meant for pond hockey, and frankly, when I first played in this rink as a call up a few times earlier in the year, the novelty was there, but now, I won't make a special trip out here unless I'm visiting my hospitality clients lol. It's not just off Hwy #10 but you gotta zig zag past some office complexes, and the parking can be atrocious. Great viewing area for spectators ;) And as the name suggest, the ice is pretty darn good, after all, how much damage can 6 players really do to the ice, lol.

I have been going here for 20 years and have seen the many changes! From only have two rinks to now…read more3, to having a small pub to a family restaurant.. Excellent Ice sure has changed (for the better!). Took the kids to train with Trina (Learn to Skate instructor) and she is AMAZING! She's nice, fun, and totally is kid-friendly! Love her classes!! Can't wait for the kids to try Darin's hockey classes!

I am so happy this place is here! I went for the first time last weekend. The place was clean,…read morevibrant and Rockin. The employees were all friendly. It brought me back to my childhood days.

Friendly and helpfully people. Expect for one guy that was giving out the skates. However the…read moreothers were helpful, so I will over look that one guy. Plus the other skaters were friendly and helpfully people to make up for it. My kids had a wonderful time.

Fun place to ice skate and play some hockey although hockey aren't for all the time. There are…read morelessons and some food you can buy there. Usually friendly staffs and a safe area to play.

While I appreciate that the manager of sportsplex took the time to respond here, it doesn't change…read moremy review. Where the players play says a lot. Sportsplex no longer has a division 1 or 2, and the number of teams in the adult roller there has dropped to around 24, a year ago it was double that. Central City Arena has more teams than Sportsplex does now. Langley Hockey House has as many teams and is where the elite level players have gone, because it's a better place to play now. Not to mention both of those rinks charge less as well. It leaves me thinking they just don't care about the roller hockey players, and would rather it died at Sportsplex and they'd convert that rink over to ice (like they did with their second roller rink already).

one of the best rinks to skate on, even considering how old the facility is. reminds me of…read moreBritannia. regular size too but as players will tell u, the benches are not normal. lots of seating for fans. but the showers suck, either too hot at times. and 70s decor, that brown tile. spacious though. and parking lot is limited and dodgy late Nite.

My daughter was in the Learn to Skate - Parent and Child class. The coach communicated clearly, set…read moreexpectations, taught well, the only thing he could have improved on was introducing himself during the first class. My daughter proceeded to take the Learn to Skate 3-6 year old class. The class shared the ice with the 7-12 year old class. Problems began the first few lessons. It appears that Canlan does not use class lists. It's took 1 full session for coaches to organize where each child (aged 3-12, approx. 25-30 kids) would be grouped. Each week coaches would take about 10min of the 25min session to figure out where kids would be grouped. The ratios changed each week. We had multiple sessions with 12 kids to 1 coach. A pair of siblings fought every single class. Pushing each other around on the ice, putting other younger kids at risk of being injured. Refusing to participate, requiring one to one attention from the coach. If recurring issues of this nature are happening the sport centre should set expectations with both the parents and children. The last class we were told that the manager quit and threw away the skating report cards. The children did not receive any skill feedback or review. I actually feel bad for the coaches, it looks like they are figuring it out as they go. 10 min of class setup, 10 min of the coach dealing with uncooperative kids, 5 min of skills. 100% do not recommend.

Lots of great programs here for players new to hockey. My kids have taken the hockey tips for tots…read moreclass and hockey fundamentals class as well as skating lessons. The coaches always did a great job teaching and being positive with the kids.

If I could give NEGATIVE stars I absolutely would! Horrible customer service and too many catty…read moreclicks when spoke to management same attitude! Hope the owners know this is how this rink is managed, or should i say lack of management. This rink needs new management that is NOT involved in the cattiness this rink choses to operate by.

One of my favourite rinks, still after all these years…read more Just recently been re-named Planet Ice, so is there a need to create a new listing? lol still one of the best dressing rooms, always heated well. Played a shinny game here yesterday afternoon.

A classic skating rink that brings me back to the times I use to have skating lessons as awhile…read more Its stocked with a good amount of benches for lacing up for the rink , standard amount of bleachers by the rink. The bench area also has TVs , washrooms , change rooms , vending machines and a kids busy board type wall fixtures. Near the front is a concession stand with your standard assortment of hot / cold drinks , popcorn and baked foods. There is another room for getting your skate rentals. They had the cutest inflatables set up for the holiday season! There is ample amount of diagonal parking just in front of the rink and a larger lot further in ( which I think is for school parking during the weekdays but we were here on the weekend) I always forget about public skate days but would be a good weekend outing.

What a deal! We're coming from the states and found this ice skating rink near our hotel. It was…read moreabout $10USD for admission and rentals for 2 adults. We used hockey skates and that was exciting. There were tons of kids but that's expected on a weekend. It was fun to dodge them. Great recreation arena with many other offerings like gym and pool.

We go every year and always have a great time! I'd recommend going during the week when it isn't…read moretoo busy !

The ice gets choppy so if you got a pair of your own skates and got them sharpened too deep, this…read moreis the place to dull them down! That's what happened with me! haha. Skates are now $5 CAD and you can even rent spikes to walk around the rink for $2 CAD. If you have your own skates, you skate for free. What a need little venue. Smaller rink than a normal hockey rink but still just as fun! During the holidays it got a bit crowded. Everyone wanted to embrace the holiday spirit and there was a live band playing that night so traffic in and around the area was buzzing. I'll let the pictures and videos do the talking. The staff was courteous and down to earth and they even had lockers for your personal belongings. The plus side is there is a small booth that sells hot chocolate, coffee and other drinks to warm you up. Overall a fun time was had. I'd do it all over again!

Not many places in town where you can outdoor skate. Part of The Shipyards converts into a mini…read moreskate plaza during the winter. $7.00 skate rentals for adults, but they're not great. Fun but way too packed with kids and the island areas get clogged. Wouldn't come on a weekend, weekday is the way to go.