Brooks School
The rink at Brooks School is clean, well maintained, and even a bit warmer inside than most other ice rinks. Plus it’s attached to the rest of the school’s athletic center. “It’s a fun place to play home games,” says Brooks’s director of athletics Lori Charpentier. But the rink at Brooks isn’t just a popular venue for Brooks students and fans, but also for the surrounding community. Charpentier says the rink—which is open September through mid-March—is available for use by youth hockey programs, men’s leagues, and even the town of North Andover, which uses the rink every Sunday night for a town open skate.
1160 Great Pond Rd., 978-725-6300, brooksschool.org
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Henry Graf Jr. Memorial Skating Rink
Since 1973, the Graf Rink has provided people with an outstanding range of year-round figure skating, ice hockey, and learn-to-skate lessons. Classes are appropriate for all ages and ability levels.