As Summer wraps up and the leafs start to change to Fall colors the International Skating Center of Connecticut media team thought it would be a good idea to look forward at the upcoming events for the next year! So get your calendars out, and your permanent markers cause, you are not going to want to miss these events!
Wolfpack Pre-season Game
The International Skating Center of Connecticut will be
hosting a Pre-Season American Hockey League game for the Hartford Wolfpack and visiting
Springfield Falcons. The game will be held at 2:00pm on Sunday, September 29th.
The cost will be $5.00, with all proceeds going to youth hockey programs in the
state of Connecticut. This is a great opportunity to see future stars of the
National Hockey League right here in your back yard in Simsbury! Come check it
out, we promise you will not be disappointed!
Thanksgiving Avon Youth Hockey Tournament
So if you’re like the ISCC media team, you love your food and
your hockey. So what better way to get a fixing of both all in the same
weekend! Starting Friday the 29th after Thanksgiving and through the whole
weekend (30th and 1st) the International Skating Center
of Connecticut is co-hosting, along with Avon Old Farms Prep School the Avon
Youth Hockey Thanksgiving Tournament. Though this is a small tournament,
usually twenty to thirty teams, the hockey is great! After you’re all full from
your big meal come check it out! It’s free admission too!
Winter Learn-to-Skate Show
Right before Christmas and school vacation the International
Skating Center of Connecticut hosts a Winter Learn-to-Skate show. Now, the show
is very similar to your kids ballet recitals or plays in school! However, we
also put in a few amateur figure skaters that love to perform for a pack crowd.
Kids taking our Learn-to-Skate have the opportunity to perform right at center
ice in a group or individual
performance. We assure you, this is entertaining and really a great time to
bring the family out to! The cost is only $5.00 a person (kids two and under
are free)but all the admissions profits go back to our Learn-to-Skate program
for future shows and improvement to the program!
Simsbury Holiday Hockey Tournament
Much like the Avon Youth Hockey Thanksgiving Tournament this
is the Simsbury Youth Hockey Tournament which is hosted at the International
Skating Center of Connecticut, Westminster Prep School and Simsbury farms. The
tournament is similar sized to the Thanksgiving one and features many of the
same teams. So if you miss that tournament come check this one out! This event
is also free to public and we promise it is extremely entertaining. This
Tournament is scheduled for the 26th-29th of December.
Winter Fantasy on Ice Figure Skating Show
This is the real deal! You are not going to want to miss
this show! Olympians and World Champions come and do a show right here in
Simsbury, Connecticut! Not just once, but twice! The dates are set for New
Years Eve Day and New Years Day. Not only do Olympian and World Champions take
the International Skating Center of Connecticut’s ice but our terrific amateur
performers skate right alongside of them! Wait, wait! It gets better! There is
on ice seating for these events, that’s right you can sit on the ice and be
like at Sea World in the “Splash Zone.” Based on last years ticket prices this
even costs $20.00 for general seating and $30.00 for on ice seating (well worth
it and highly recommended). Last years stars were Ekaterina Gordeeva and Ilia
Kulik.
USA Hockey Tier III National Championship
Lastly, we are going to wrap up this posting with the big
news! The International Skating Center of Connecticut is proud to host the
2013-14 USA Hockey Tier III National Championship. Not only will this be held
at I.S.C.C. this coming year but also in 2014-15! These athletes will be
attending Division I and III schools and could make it into the N.H.L. one day!
I.S.C.C. beat out New York City, Chicago, Dallas and Rochester, Minnesota in bidding
for this championship. Though prices are not set, the date is in late April so
make sure your calendars are open because this is going to be an exciting time
in the Hartford, Connecticut area!
