""My kids are at the rink four to seven days a week anywhere from 3:30 to 9 o'clock. Practices, games, training, it's where they've grown up. It's their community.""
""Running an ice rink is very costly. The cost of leasing the facility has soared, as has the price of utilities.""
""The closure of the main sheet of ice means we don't have a home rink.""
The L.A. Kings Valley Ice Center, a key facility for youth hockey in the San Fernando Valley, is set to lose its main regulation-size rink in June 2026. The rink will be replaced by a medical facility for seniors, leaving local youth programs like California Heat without a home. Parents express deep concern over the loss of a community space where their children practice and train regularly. Rising operational costs have contributed to the decision to downsize the facility, which also includes the demolition of the pro shop and lobby.
Read at Los Angeles Times
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]