Learn to Skate

Stephen Hetland Memorial Rink · New Bedford, MA · Run by Southcoast Panthers Youth Hockey

Weekly series: September 6 – October 31 · Sunday mornings

Introductory hockey-skating instruction for children ages 3 to 12. It is run as a Sunday-morning session at Hetland Arena and is meant to prepare skaters for the Panthers youth hockey pathway.

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This session has restricted access (membership required). It is not a public drop-in opportunity.

Session details

FormatWeekly series
Session typeLearn to Skate (what is this?)
Instructionunknown
Accessmembership required
Ages3–12
Availabilityunknown

Requirements & permissions

Sticks allowedNo
Pucks allowedNo

Where this listing comes from

Last checkedChecked within 7 days
Last confirmed9/9/2026
Confidencemedium

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The real foundation. Everything in hockey is built on this.

Skates and helmet (bike or hockey). Snow pants and gloves for little kids. No hockey gear needed; many programs actually prefer figure or plain skates early.

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