Want to go?
WHAT: Learn-to-Curl lessons and Spring curling league
WHEN: Oct. 25 and Nov. 15, 6-8 p.m. (Learn-to-Curl lessons), Thursdays between March 3 and May 5, 7:30-9:30 p.m. (Spring league)
WHERE: NTPRD Chiller Ice Arena, 301 W Main St, Springfield
COST: $30 (Learn-to-Curl lessons) $300 (spring league fee)
A public ice rink is a great place to enjoy a day of skating, and for one rink in Springfield, it is also the place to be if you want to curl.
The NTPRD Chiller Ice Arena added curling lanes to the rink this week and will host events later this year, according to our news partner Dayton Daily News.
The Curl Troy curling club approached management last spring about hosting a curling league at the two-year-old arena, Jeremy Rogers, assistant general manager for the Chiller, told DDN.
The club will also be hosting introductory curling clinics at the arena this fall, and a 24-team bonspiel tournament will be held next May, Rogers said.
Curling is a Winter Olympics sport in which players slide stones on ice towards a target area, similar to shuffleboard. Four-person teams slide 40-pound granite stones across a pebbled ice surface to land on the target in the center of the house, according to Curl Troy’s website.
The changes won’t affect hockey or free skating, Rogers said.
The Learn-to-Curl sessions will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 25 and Nov. 15 at the Chiller. The sessions will cost $30 and include training and a friendly scrimmage match.
The spring league will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Thursdays between March 3 and May 5. The cost is $300.
“You don’t know have to know how to skate,” Rogers told DDN. “You don’t have to be a seasoned athlete. Anybody can go out and tryout.”
The league will also host a 24-team tournament in May, which could include teams from across the country and Canada. Olympian Debbie McCormick is also expected to attend.
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