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Drop-in hockey in Ottawa this week

Every public drop-in, shinny and skills session running in Ottawa over the next seven days — with the rink, the age group and the price at the door.

Updated August 2, 2026Live from 656 public Ottawa sessions

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Drop-in is the cheapest ice in the city and the hardest to find. There's no single schedule — each rink, hockey school and private complex posts its own, and half of them only update a PDF. This page pulls the next seven days into one list: 22 sessions from the 415 public drop-ins currently on PuckFinder.

This week's sessions

SessionWhereAgesPrice
U9/U11 Fundamental Skills (2018, 2017, 2016)Sun, Aug 2 · Amped SportsAmped SportsLabOttawaU9–U11$60
U13 PEP (2015, 2014)Mon, Aug 3 · Amped SportsAmped SportsLabOttawaU12–U13$60
Power SkatingMon, Aug 3 · NC play hockeyCardel Rec ComplexStittsvilleAll agesTBD
U15 Open Skills (2013, 2012)Tue, Aug 4 · Amped SportsAmped SportsLabOttawaU14–U15$60
U13-U16 Edge/Speed Comp (Walter Baker) Hockey & RingetteTue, Aug 4 · Ashley Holmes TrainingWalter Baker Sports CentreBarrhavenU13–U16$62
Power Skating/Puck Handling U11-U14Tue, Aug 4 · Summit GoaltendingRichcraft SensplexKanataAll ages$57
Power Skating/Puck Handling U15-U22Tue, Aug 4 · Summit GoaltendingRichcraft SensplexKanataAll ages$57
Power SkatingTue, Aug 4 · NC play hockeyCardel Rec ComplexStittsvilleAll agesTBD
Power Edge + Hockey SkillsTue, Aug 4 · Nepean Hockey SchoolMinto Recreation ComplexBarrhavenAll ages$40
Open ScrimmageTue, Aug 4 · Nepean Hockey SchoolMinto Recreation ComplexBarrhavenAll ages$40
Power SkatingWed, Aug 5 · NC play hockeyCardel Rec ComplexStittsvilleAll agesTBD
U15 Open Skills (2013, 2012)Thu, Aug 6 · Amped SportsAmped SportsLabOttawaU14–U15$60
U15 PEP (2013, 2012)Thu, Aug 6 · Amped SportsAmped SportsLabOttawaU14–U15$60
U13 to U15 -- All skill levelsThu, Aug 6 · Summit GoaltendingAmped SportsLabOttawaAll ages$79
U9 to U12 -- All skill levelsThu, Aug 6 · Summit GoaltendingAmped SportsLabOttawaAll ages$79
Power SkatingThu, Aug 6 · NC play hockeyCardel Rec ComplexStittsvilleAll agesTBD
Power Edge + Deke & EscapeThu, Aug 6 · Nepean Hockey SchoolWalter Baker Sports CentreBarrhavenAll ages$40
U9/U11 Fundamental Skills (2018, 2017, 2016)Fri, Aug 7 · Amped SportsAmped SportsLabOttawaU9–U11$60
Power SkatingFri, Aug 7 · NC play hockeyCardel Rec ComplexStittsvilleAll agesTBD
U14-U16 AA/AAA Speed/Edge (Carleton University)Sat, Aug 8 · Ashley Holmes TrainingCarleton University Ice HouseCentral OttawaU5–U5$62
Open Scrimmage - GirlsSat, Aug 8 · MEC Hockey ProgramsWalter Baker Sports CentreBarrhavenU10–U12$15
U9/U11 Fundamental Skills (2018, 2017, 2016)Sun, Aug 9 · Amped SportsAmped SportsLabOttawaU9–U11$60

Sessions are listed by date. Spots on the popular ones go in a day or two, and several Ottawa organizers now run a waitlist that emails you the second someone drops out.

What drop-in costs

$50Typical drop-in price
$15Cheapest listed
$90Most expensive listed
415Drop-ins listed in Ottawa

Most Ottawa youth drop-ins land between $15 and $65 for an hour of ice. The top of the range buys a coached skills hour with a low skater count rather than open shinny — worth it some weeks, not others.

Drop-in versus everything else

Median published price by format, before tax. Series prices are for the full block, not per skate.

Drop-in
$50
Clinic
$60
Camp
$282
Series (block)
$522

A series usually runs 6–10 weeks, so per-session it often lands close to drop-in — you're paying up front for a guaranteed spot.

Which rinks run the most drop-in

Drop-in sessions by rink

Currently listed public drop-ins, counted by arena.

Bell Sensplex
133
Richcraft Sensplex
125
Cavanagh Sensplex
52
Amped SportsLab
43
Walter Baker Sports Centre
17
Minto Recreation Complex
10
Carleton University Ice House
5
Bell Centennial Arena
12

The private complexes dominate this list for a simple reason: they control their own ice and can post a schedule months out. City arenas run excellent public skating and shinny too, but those are booked through the City's own system rather than listed here.

Shinny vs. skills vs. stick-and-puck

  • Shinny / drop-in hockey. Scrimmage, no coach, usually age- or level-banded. Full gear. Best value ice in the city.
  • Coached skills drop-in. An hour of stations — edges, puck handling, shooting — with a coach on the ice. Costs more, does more.
  • Stick and puck. No scrimmage, no coach; you and your kid work on something specific. Cheapest of the three.
Level bands matter more than age bands. A U13 A player dropping into an open U13 session is a fine idea; a U13 house player dropping into a AA skills hour is a rough sixty minutes. Ottawa organizers usually state the level on the listing — believe them.

Before you go

  • Arrive 30 minutes early. Ottawa rooms are tight and the previous group runs late.
  • Full gear unless the listing says otherwise — that includes neck guards for minor hockey ages.
  • Bring a light and a dark jersey for anything that scrimmages.
  • Check whether it's pay-at-the-door or pre-registered. Most sessions on PuckFinder are pre-registered, which is why they don't oversell.

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