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Overview
This dataset contains points which represent locations of all ice rinks listed by the Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) , MYHockey Rankings, and some individual rink websites. The August 2025 update added more rinks than were in the data layer originally published in 2011, including rinks at academic institutions and professional arenas.
MassGIS stores and distributes the layer as ICERINKS_PT.
Production
The ice rink locations and other attribute information were scraped from the DCR and MYHockey Rankings websites using the BeautifulSoup module in Python 3 in March 2025. These locations were then geocoded using points in our master address database to create this geospatial layer. This dataset is a complete overhaul of the August 2011 update, as the sources used to create that update no longer track ice rink locations and other attributes (which were removed). Included in this layer are rinks both publicly and privately owned, year-round and seasonal, as well as those located on college/private academy campuses. MassGIS performed additional quality assurance.
Attributes
The datalayer's point attribute table has the following items:
| Field Name | Description |
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| NAME | Name of the rink/arena |
| ALT_NAME | Alternate name of the rink/arena |
| ADDRESS | Street address of rink |
| MUNICIPALITY | Municipality where the rink is located as listed by the source |
| MUNI_GEOG | Municipality where the rink is located when intersected with the Massachusetts Town from Survey Points layer |
| STATE | State where the rink is located as listed by the source |
| ZIP | Zip Code of the rink as listed by the source |
| PHONE | Phone number of the rink as listed by the source |
| WEBSITE | Website of the rink |
| SOURCE | Source from which the rink location was scraped |
| RINK_TYPE | Type of rink based on ownership or operator of the rink: College/University Municipal Municipal (Public/Private) Non-Profit Private Academy Privately Owned/Operated Professional Rink Public Recreation (DCR rinks) |
Maintenance
MassGIS maintains this layer and will update this dataset irregularly.
| Last updated: | August 14, 2025 |
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