Built under the vision of the Palm Beach North Athletic Foundation, Palm Ice Arena is one of the premier ice and athletic facilities in the country. The arena features:
Two NHL-sized ice sheets supporting youth and adult hockey, goalie training, figure skating, private lessons, camps and clinics, stick & puck, public skating, parties, and more.
Full service restaurant located on the second floor between the two rinks, offering high-quality food and a unique view of both ice sheets.
A state-of-the-art 4,000 sq. ft. performance center led by 20+ year NHL strength and conditioning coach Mike Vasalani and built around elite, hockey-specific training.
Elevated concessions featuring premium coffee, protein smoothies, healthy food options and traditional arena favorites.
Longwood Academy academic space serving ~30 full-time student-athletes in a dedicated on-site learning environment.
A dedicated real-ice goalie training sheet designed specifically for goalie development.
Palm Beach Ice Works serves as the original South Florida home of Longwood Hockey, the Florida Surf, Florida Wave, and Palm Beach Breakers. Featuring an Olympic-sized ice sheet, PBIW provides a dedicated training environment for competitive hockey players and figure skaters while also welcoming the broader community for recreational skating and public programming. With programs for athletes of all ages and skill levels, Palm Beach Ice Works has become an important home for South Florida’s hockey and skating community.
Palm Beach Ice Works serves as the original South Florida home of Longwood Hockey, the Florida Surf, Florida Wave, and Palm Beach Breakers. Featuring an Olympic-sized ice sheet, PBIW provides a dedicated training environment for competitive hockey players and figure skaters while also welcoming the broader community for recreational skating and public programming. With programs for athletes of all ages and skill levels, Palm Beach Ice Works has become an important home for South Florida’s hockey and skating community.
Longwood was born from Larry and Sarahmay Robbins' vision to create a rink where their boys, their teammates, and future generations of players could train, compete, and simply enjoy the game. Sarahmay designed the space by hand, creating a home centered around a 13,000 sq. ft. frozen “living room” beneath distinctive long wooden truss beams. Since opening in 2012, Longwood has become a special training ground for the hockey community, with hundreds of Division I players and countless NHL players skating on its ice. The joy, competition, and development created at Longwood ultimately inspired the Longwood Hockey name and the environment we continue to build today.
The rink itself is 115' x 85', a perfect size for training, goalie lessons, in-zone team preparation, and 4-on-4 hockey. The intimacy and quietness of the rink make it perfect for teaching and learning, and we often let the kids play without adults overcoaching so they can experience pickup pond hockey on smoother ice than Minnesota lakes or Toronto parks. Longwood has hosted groups such as the Sled Rangers and Hockey in Harlem to expand access to the sport and has hosted billets for more than a decade who lived and trained at the home during their youth hockey years before advancing to junior, college, and professional hockey. We have never charged a dollar for anything at Longwood, though some groups have generously made charitable donations in gratitude, and the environment has always been centered around joyous competition. Above the rink, kids and families gather in the lounge for team meals and video sessions, which became the inspiration for the Surf, Breakers, and Wave Lounge at Palm Ice and Palm Beach Ice Works
