Experience the Joy of the Ice in Southern Delaware

Bringing Ice Sports Back to Kent & Sussex Counties — Join the Miracle Ice Arena Movement!

Over the past 22 Kent and Sussex Counties have developed a growing passion for ice 

sports. From youth hockey to figure skating, thousands of local families have built 

memories, friendships, and skills on the ice. With the rink now gone, access to these life-

Shaping experiences has disappeared, leaving our region without a dedicated ice facility. 

Introducing: Miracle Ice Arena

We’re stepping up to change that.

Miracle Ice Arena is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation founded by a passionate board of directors with deep experience in ice sports, rink operations, and local business leadership. Our mission is simple yet ambitious:

To build a state-of-the-art, two-sheet ice arena right here in Southern Delaware with one rink ready to open by Fall 2026.

What Miracle Ice Arena Will Offer

This new facility will be a community hub offering a wide variety of ice programs, including:

 Full-Travel and In-House Youth Ice Hockey

Learn to Skate & Learn to Play Programs

Figure Skating

Public Skating

Birthday Parties & Private Rentals

Ice Rental to Community Groups

(Future) Curling Programs

Who We’re Serving

This arena will serve Kent and Sussex Counties, offering a local, year-round home for ice sports. Currently, the closest rinks in distance from the closed rink are over 65 miles away in New Castle County— too far for many families to access regularly from Sussex County and upper Maryland.  

We’re Not Doing This Alone

We already have support and program commitments from key partners, including:

Salisbury University

Delmarva Warriors Ice Hockey (Disabled Veterans Program)

Generals Hockey (Full Travel, Limited Travel, and In-House teams currently      operating at Patriot Ice Center)

Havoc Ice Hockey (High School and Middle School Programs)

How You Can Help

To make this dream a reality, we need your support. Whether you're a hockey parent, a former skater, or someone who believes in the power of community sports, — we invite you to join us.

Your support will help us:

✅ Build a facility that serves thousands of families
✅Promote healthy, confidence-building activities for all ages
✅Attract tourism and regional competitions to boost the local economy
✅Reignite the passion for ice sports in Delaware’s heartland

Be Part of the Miracle

This isn’t just about building a rink—it’s about rebuilding a community. With your help, Miracle Ice Arena can bring ice sports back to Kent and Sussex Counties in a big way.

👉 Donate. Share. Support.
Let’s create a space where lifelong memories are made—on and off the ice.

A Family’s Dream — You Can Make It a Reality Now

Meet Jackson.

For the past five years, he’s laced up his skates before dawn, practiced drills, chased pucks, and built friendships on ice. His parents have driven countless hours, cheered every game, and invested deeply in his number-one passion: ice hockey.

Now, the rink that gave Jackson and families a home is gone—and with it, their chance to keep that dream alive.

We need your help today to rebuild a local ice arena by Fall 2026—so players like Jackson don’t have to give up on what they love.

Act now—without funding, kids like Jackson won’t have a place to play,  train, and grow.

Donate today—every dollar brings us one step closer to opening a rink that      Kent & Sussex families can call their own.

                                Together,  we’ll fill the void left by the State Fair’s rink closure—and keep young athletes’ dreams on ice.

If we delay, Jackson might have to travel over 65 miles just to skate—losing time, momentum, and the spark that has driven him for years.

Donate today — help Jackson—and so many others—keep chasing their dreams.