What is Rink Management Services Corporation?

Rink Management Services Corporation is a U.S.-based recreation facility management company that designs, builds, and operates seasonal ice rinks and year-round recreation facilities. It also provides turnkey management for community centers, aquatics facilities, sports arenas, indoor turf fields, and fitness clubs. The company describes itself as the largest operator of ice skating facilities in the U.S. and the only one with a national footprint.

What the company actually does

The core offer is turnkey operations and management: a client hands over facility operations, and the company runs them. According to its site, this covers two main tracks:

• Seasonal ice rinks — designed, built, and managed in locations of all sizes.
• Year-round recreation facilities — turnkey management and operations for fitness and recreation centers.

Its client list includes indoor and outdoor ice rinks (both seasonal and year-round), private and municipal rinks, recreation and sports arena facilities, indoor turf fields, and fitness clubs.

Scale and staffing

The site states the company currently manages more than $137 million in assets, spanning ice rinks and other sports facilities. On-site teams include water safety instructors, Red Cross-trained lifeguards, certified fitness instructors, Learn to Skate USA ice skating instructors, and USA Hockey professionals.

That staffing mix is the practical signal for anyone evaluating the company: it suggests the teams are set up for both aquatics and ice-programming environments, not just general facility upkeep.

Safety and pandemic response

Safety is presented as the company's top priority. The site notes that the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted sports and recreation businesses and that the company integrated multiple safety protocols in line with local health and government officials across its U.S. client sites. For a municipality or private owner weighing an operator, this is the relevant claim to verify — specifically, which protocols apply in your jurisdiction and how they are documented.

Who this is relevant for

This service model fits owners and municipalities that want an outside operator to run a recreation asset rather than staff it in-house — for example, a town with a seasonal outdoor rink and a year-round community center, or a private arena owner looking for full management. The site's stated approach is to speak directly with prospective clients to understand their needs before proposing anything.

How to get started

The site lists a direct contact route: phone at (804) 550-7002, or a contact form on the site. The company says direct conversation is how it assesses fit. Pricing, contract terms, and service-area details are not published on the page, so those would need to be raised in that initial contact.