Keller Rink (Belmont Hill School) – Belmont MA

RINK INFO:

  • Name: Keller Rink (Belmont Hill School)
  • Address: 350 Prospect Street
  • GPS Info: Continue past 350 Propsect St (Main School Office) to the first Left off of Rotary.  This takes you into the rink parking lot.  Easy to get to off of Route 2.
  • Rink Website:  http://www.belmonthill.org/page/athletics_1/athletic-facilities
  • Homerink Info:  Belmont Hills School Hockey program, Jr Eagles,
  • Parking: Plenty.  Can drop your player off at door and then park
  • Sheets: 1 sheet.  Olympic size.  Bring water and snacks for your player after.  They will be toast.  Good venue to watch the game from balcony above.
  • Locker Rooms: Decent, clean, usually each team is issued two locker rooms (A & B).
  • Rink Conditions: Excellent.  Cold.  Large sheet, very well maintained.
  • Overall: This is a great venue.  Private Boy’s school and it shows.  The facilty is large, modern and extremely well maintained.  We like this rink a lot for the ice.  On a cold scale its about a 7.5 (scale of 1-10 with 10 being the coldest).  Downstairs is about an 8. Second floor balcony is around a 7.  Good viewing from the balcony.  Not much amenities on campus or nearby.  Bring your player a snack.  its Olympic sized ice and they will be cooked at the end of the game/practice!

AMENITIES:

  • Pro Shop: No
  • Snack Bar: No
  • Adult Bar: No (and Belmont is a dry town)
  • Vending Machine(s): Yes.  Snacks, drinks and a coffee vending machine
  • ATM: No
  • Arcade: No
  • WiFi: Yes, public, but never had luck getting on
  • Bathrooms (non Locker room bathrooms): Excellent.  Large, clean, well stocked and maintained
  • Private Rooms: N/A
  • Miscellaneous: Gym upstairs is sometimes open for the teams to warm up/stretch.  Attached football/soccer fields provide a good chance to run and stretch too.  Running Track right outside rink for those joggers in your group……FYI we see a lot of dogs (on and off leash) in the soccer fields.

PRO SHOP:

  • Skate sharpening: N/A
  • Quality and quantity: N/A
  • Selection: N/A
  • Knowledge: N/A

OTHER:

  • Tailgating: Probably not the best place…
  • Local attractions: Near Boston….but nothing real close to rink for amenities
  • Things to do to kill time: Be outside
  • Photography at rink:  From 2nd floor balcony its good.  bright and open view
  • Other stuff for kids:

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my reviews and notes of local ice rinks. nothing fancy

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