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.
Register on official site →This session has restricted access (membership required). It is not a public drop-in opportunity.
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.
The full parent's guide to Learn to Skate →