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Westminster facility reopened, rebranding to Ice Realm Westminster with long-term plans in works In an exciting development for the Westminster community, Westminster Ice Arena will keep its doors open. Earlier this offseason, the Ice Realm announced the reopening of Westminster Ice Arena, located at 13071 Springdale Street, and its commitment to ensuring that the heart of local ice sports in Westminster continues to beat strong. This decision comes as a result of collaborative efforts between the Ice Realm, also the current ownership group of Icetown Carlsbad and the Jr. Reign Youth Hockey Club, the Anaheim Ducks organization, and the building ownership, all of whom have prioritized the local community. Rick Hutchinson, a longtime member of the Ducks organization, joined Ice Realm as its executive vice president this summer and is excited to move forward with the growth of the two rinks and the Jr Reign Youth Hockey club, grassroots hockey and bring back skating to the community. Known fondly in the hockey community as “Hutch,” Rick was recently named to USA Hockey’s board of directors as a Pacific District representative and will be directly
involved in efforts to grow hockey across the nation. “We will soon be transitioning our Ice Realm brand to both Westminster and Icetown Carlsbad,” explained Hutchinson. “That’s exciting news to have two facilities. At Westminster, we’ve been doing a lot of rehab and repairs and preparing the building for the community. “We also launched our adult leagues, Youth Hockey 101, learn to skate, and skating school programs, including our ‘First Steps’ try skating for FREE introductory program.” Jr. Reign club hockey teams will call Carlsbad, Westminster and Icetown Riverside home, while the Ontario Jr. Reign and San Diego Sabers USPHL Premier junior hockey teams will continue to be part of the hockey development path at Ice Realm, along with high school hockey programs including St. John Bosco, Carlsbad United, Mater Dei, Pacific Ridge, the Frontier Selects, and others.
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SEPTEMBER 2024