July 5, 2011
There are several places in Colorado Springs where ice skates can be purchased:
- Jack Courtney is the owner and operator of Jack's Arena Pro Shop located inside the Colorado Springs World Arena Ice Hall.
- Figure skating coach, Bruce Hurd, runs a shop located inside the city-owned Sertich Ice Center.
- Colorado Skate Tech is operated by figure skating coach Richard Griffin.
- Player's Bench on South Tejon Street is an excellent source for ice hockey skates and equipment.
- Play It Again Sports carries both new and used figure skates and hockey skates.
- Slapshot Sports, owned and operated by Marty Chase, is considered Colorado Springs' best place to purchase ice hockey skates.
- Skate swaps occur at hockey and figure skating events throughout the year in Colorado Springs.
Ice skates can also be purchased at sporting goods stores like Dick's Sporting Goods located at Chapel Hills Mall; however, it should be noted that it is recommended that ice skates be purchased from stores that deal exclusively with ice skates and ice skating supplies.
Purchasing ice skates from discount stores is not recommended since there is an “unwritten rule” in the ice skating world: cheap boots and blade sets that are sold at sporting good stores, discount stores, or department stores are usually not acceptable.
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