Janesville Ice Arena
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Janesville Ice Arena is an ice arena
Ice rink
An ice rink is a frozen body of water and/or hardened chemicals where people can skate or play winter sports. Besides recreational ice skating, some of its uses include ice hockey, figure skating and curling as well as exhibitions, contests and ice shows...

 and skating center in Janesville Wisconsin. It is home to high school and youth hockey programs and now the Janesville Jets
Janesville Jets
The Janesville Jets are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League. Based in Janesville, Wisconsin, their home games are played at the Janesville Ice Arena.-History:...

 NAHL hockey team. The rink is located at 821 Beloit Ave
Janesville, Wisconsin
Janesville, Wisconsin
Janesville is a city in southern Wisconsin, United States. It is the county seat of Rock County and the principal municipality of the Janesville, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 62,998.-History:...



In preparation for the Janesville Jets, the rink has undergone a renovation totaling over $210,000. This included new locker rooms for the Jets, Ticket booth
Box office
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, concessions area, party area, offices and various other aesthetic tweaks. The arena now offers free WiFi to its guests and press courtesy of the Janesville Jets and local IT consulting
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 company Small Business Technology Solutions Inc., and the City of Janesville. The renovations are mostly limited to the west end of the building, where the concession stand
Concession stand
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, warming room and party room were located.

Remodeling was kept to a minimum because the ice rink faces an uncertain future. The aging facility needs more than $1 million in repairs, but a private group is discussing raising money to help the city build a new rink.
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