January 25, 2012

RPI to Skate with Public at Plaza

The Empire State Plaza

TROY, N.Y. - The Rensselaer men's hockey team will skate at the Empire State Plaza in Albany this Wednesday, January 25, from 6-7 p.m. The public is invited to join the Engineers for skating, to get autographs or to take photographs. There will be free posters as well as a free child's ticket available for participants.

The rink, which is set up and run by the Office of General Services, is open every day from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., though the rink is closed from 3 to 4 p.m. for maintenance. It is free to the public and ice skate rentals are $3 for children under 12 and $4 for adults. There is also a full-service snack bar for people to enjoy and a skate lounge with lockers.