International Skating Center of Connecticut - ISCC - Simsbury, Connecticut

Juan Carlos Granados

Centro de patinaje muy completo y profesional

Kelly Steere

As of right now, there are two ranks. They’re both pretty mild and temperature. They have a great snack shack the bathrooms are always clean and the hockey store is great.! Home of the northern lights hockey teams!

Vidhu Nambiar

My experience here is similar to the few negative reviews I see posted. My 5 year old is in the Learn to Skate Step 1 program and it is a total waste of time and money for us and for 90% of the kids in her group.

1. The class is supposed to be 20 minutes long but they bring them in late and shove them out early. You effectively get just 15 minutes on ice.

2. We have been to 3 classes so far and it is as good as going to none. First class, nothing happened. The kids were just standing and the teachers were skating around and throwing toys for them to pick up but most kids were just frozen on the spot and the teachers didn't even try to engage them. I thought it was because it was the first class and it will definitely get better next time. The second class, again, the same thing happened. For a moment I was excited because finally a teacher went up to my daughter, but the teacher spent exactly 30 seconds with her. The third class, again the teachers just throw toys around and tell the kids to walk and just don't help the kids. You can take your kids to a public skating rink for free and give them better exposure.

My daughter was in tears today saying she doesn't want to go here anymore because nobody teaches her anything. I asked a couple other parents and their experience is similar.

Regarding our expectations - we have gone to many group classes - tennis, swimming, dance, gymnastics. All these classes are very structured and the instructor has things for them to do the entire 30 min. Even if some kids are waiting around for their turn, it's fine, because the instructor has a plan and devotes a certain amount of time to each kid, and has enough drills to fill the entire 30-45 minutes. In this place it seems like the instructors don't give a damn, and are just waiting for the class to end. It's not like my daughter is reluctant to learn. She badly wants to learn and is very upset that nobody is teaching her in the class.

Before you enroll your kids here I recommend you go and view one class. You will see how the instructors are in their own world, skating around, chatting, trying to skate around the toys thrown around (for fun) while the kids are just on their own. Occasionally an instructor will tell them to march on ice and show them how to get up if they fall. If you believe this is how kids learn, then you can just take them to a public rink because these instructors are doing nothing anyway. If you are looking for a structured group class with drills and where the instructors care about teaching, then this is not the place for your kid.

Pete M

For a new rink, it doesn't really feel like it. The location is very convenient and there's a lot of parking. The facility is fairly well laid out.

The locker rooms are on the small side and the benches are oddly arranged because they give almost no leg room.

The men's bathroom is not well maintained either but I think, overall, it's a nice rink.

Michael Smegielski Jr

One of the nicest hockey rinks in Connecticut. Comfortable seating with great views of the ice. Nice snack bar with a pretty good menu

Miki MacKennedy

We had a wonderful time at their learn to skate event. Great, friendly, caring coaches. I can't recommend them enough!

John Juniet

Nice rink. Not freezing, and pretty nice accomodations.

Lisa C

Quite a few competitive skaters train here. Overall or it's a positive, safe environment. Great coaches. The cafe has good food. The Pro shop is well stocked. Upstairs Play Strong rents space and is good for cross training. In general, the facility functions but it could use updating and a deep clean.