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Try Ice Hockey for Free Day! Where New Jersey Kids Can Try Ice Hockey for Free 2024

By: Author Jennifer Auer

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In the colder months, we focus our attention on indoor sports and activities for our families. Saturday, February 24, 2024, USA Hockey and over 500 local programs across the country will encourage kids, ages 4 to 9, to come to a local participating rink and participate in a try ice hockey for free day as part of Hockey Week Across America.

We first published the details on Try Ice Hockey for Free Day in 2013. We continue to update this multiple times a year as new dates are added.

Try Ice Hockey For Free Day

New Jersey has listed locations for Try Ice Hockey for Free events (see below – this article is being updated for February 24, 2024). Be sure to register prior by visiting Try Ice Hockey For Free as all locations have a limited amount of equipment available for use. There you can find the closest participating location to you.

Watch this video about Try Ice Hockey for Free Day!

A few quick things to know about Try Ice Hockey for Free Day

Kids should have some comfort on the ice – there are no skating lessons that day, only hockey instruction.

Parents are not allowed on the ice.

When we attended the event years ago, we were told ice skating experience wasn’t required. However, when we visited the Flyers SkateZone in Atlantic City we discovered that since parents aren’t allowed on the ice and there is not enough staff to help all kids, my boys really were at a disadvantage. It would have been more beneficial if we had taken them ice skating a few times before attending.

Grab your coat, gloves, and hat, and bring the kids for a day full of ice hockey fun. What a great, FREE way to try something new!  

Try Ice Hockey for Free Day participating New Jersey rinks by county:

As of February 2, 2024 there are only 6 confirmed locations in New Jersey participating in the Try Ice Hockey for Free Day. Please continue to check in with us often for updates and register early because space is limited at these events.

Burlington County Locations

  • Igloo Ice Rink – 3033 Fostertown Rd, Mt Laurel Township, NJ 08054, Sunday, February 25th from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm. Confirmed for 2024.

Camden County Locations

  • Pennsauken Skatezone – 6725 River Road, Pennsauken, NJ 08110, Saturday Morning, confirmed for 2024. Camden County’s try ice hockey day event begins at 10:00 AM. Register at https://www.tryhockeyforfree.com/
  • Flyers Skate Zone – 601 Laurel Oak Road, Voorhees, NJ 08043

Essex County Locations

  • Prudential Center – 25 Lafayette Street, Newark – Prudential Center’s try ice hockey day event begins at 4:30 PM.
  • Clary Anderson Arena – 41 Chestnut Street, Montclair, NJ 07042 – Saturday Morning

Gloucester County Locations

  • Holly Dell Ice Arena, 601 Holly Dell Drive, Sewell – Gloucester County’s try ice hockey free day event begins at 1:30 PM

Mercer County Locations

Middlesex County Locations

  • Proskate, 1000 Cornwall Road, Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 – ProSkate does not appear to be participating in the regular Try Hockey for Free Day. However, they are hosting a Girls Try Hockey for Free event on Sunday, March 13. Learn more at their website.
  • Woodbridge Community Center, 600 Main Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095 – Saturday February 24th, 2024

Monmouth County Locations

Morris County Locations

Sussex County Locations

Be sure to register prior by visiting Try Ice Hockey For Free.

 

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Monika

Monday 3rd of November 2014

My son is 5. Do you have any availability for the free hockey trial on Sat Nov 8th? Thanks

Jennifer A.

Tuesday 4th of November 2014

Monika, you need to follow the links to register. We are only promoting the event but are not involved with the registration for the event. ~Jenn

Samantha Weidman

Tuesday 4th of February 2014

My boys will love this opportunity :)

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