Flyers Charities Support Local Rinks Through Rink Revive Initiative
Flyers Charities has announced its first three recipients of Rink Revive. Launched in the fall of 2024, this community initiative focuses on transforming local hockey rinks and providing greater access…
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – DECEMBER 05: Owen Tippett #74 of the Philadelphia Flyers celebrates his second goal of the second period during a game against the Florida Panthers at the Wells Fargo Center on December 05, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
Flyers Charities has announced its first three recipients of Rink Revive. Launched in the fall of 2024, this community initiative focuses on transforming local hockey rinks and providing greater access to the game for players of all ages.
Grants awarded through the initiative will help fund essential equipment upgrades and complete rink rebuilds for hockey rinks within the Greater Philadelphia and New Jersey communities.
The following rinks have been named as 2025 beneficiaries of Rink Revive:
Gibbstown Rink in Gibbstown, New Jersey
Gibbstown's central street hockey rink had been forced to shutter its doors due to safety problems. Through funding from Flyers Charities, the rink will receive a complete transformation, including new boards, equipment, and more. The project will also involve the installation of new hockey Deking, a shock-absorbing flooring that ensures a safe, even surface for year-round activities.
The revitalization is expected to jumpstart hockey programming and support youth hockey development in Gloucester County and beyond.
IceWorks in Aston, Pennsylvania
IceWorks hosts more than 180 hockey teams at various levels, including Tier 1 AAA Philadelphia Little Flyers, Tier II Delco Phantoms, and elementary, middle school, high school, and adult leagues.
The facility desperately needed new equipment to ensure its young athletes' safety and protection, Flyers Charities will provide IceWorks with 10 new bumpers for programming. These bumpers will allow coaches to divide the ice into smaller areas for younger children and allow several children's teams to play on the ice at the same time.
Jacobs Rink in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jacobs Rink in Northeast Philadelphia supports more than 240 youth ages 5 to 12 who compete among 15 different teams. Flyers Charities is providing funding to convert the existing asphalt surface to the hockey Deking flooring system.
“With this new surface, Jacobs Rink will now be able to host tournaments and build more interest in leagues which will help grow the sport with not just children but adults alike,” said Rodney Stahl, president of Philadelphia Frenzy, in a Philadelphia Flyers news release.
