We hope everyone has enjoyed the start of the semester and been able to enjoy the weather. We have been hosting Open Skate on Sundays this far into the semester as we have worked to help refresh open skate so that it is enjoyable for all and now have scheduled more Open Skates weekly.
We have had some confusion about students showing up when there are no open skates scheduled. Some have shown up when open skates were in the past and some we have had to cancel or move due to scheduling conflicts. To help make it easier for students and staff, all open skates will be scheduled as an event on Knight Life from this point forward. Also to better keep track of how many students and which students are attending Open Skates all students will now need to check in via Event Pass and must enter and exit the ice through the basement in cheel via the visiting tunnels. Event Pass check in will take place at the time keepers booth or the skate rental window. Full rules and regulations for open skate are below, as well as posted within Cheel Campus Center and Arena.
Open Skate Rules and Regulations:
- Patrons must wear skates when on ice. No shoes permitted on the ice surface.
- All patrons MUST enter through the visiting locker room tunnel. Participants can not enter through the arena stands.
- All patrons MUST check in before entering the ice. Check in will either occur at the skate rental window or clock booth.
- Skating in a manner that endangers or interferes with other skaters’ safety is prohibited.
- Roughness, excessive speeding, racing, and weaving are prohibited.
- Throwing snowballs or other objects is permitted.
- No hockey pucks or sticks permitted.
- No eating or drinking on the ice.
- No sitting or accessing player benches or penalty boxes.
- No spraying of snow.
- In the event of an injury, please notify rink personnel immediately.
- Please leave ice at the end of the skating session.
- Rules are subject to change; all rules are not listed. Any behavior deemed unsafe or inappropriate will not be tolerated.
*** Ice skating involves some risk. Participating in Open Skate is at each participant’s own risk. Cheel Campus Center and Arena and Clarkson University are not liable for any injuries that may result from this activity. Please be considerate of one another’s health and safety and act accordingly***
If there are any questions or concerns please email hockey@clarkson.edu.