Ice time is hard to come by in Florida. It's a newer facility in a high population area. They have a skating school and several hockey leagues from little ones to adult "Beer League". Take all of that and add in that it's the Lightnings training facility and there's not a whole lot of open ice. Plus the Lightning are doing well so interest in hockey is at a peak. Lastly most public skates up north were only 2 hours. But I've always been around rinks that were heavily used for hockey including this one so this may be abnormal for you.
The facility is mostly used for hockey games and hockey/skating lessons. Although limited, it's nice they have at least a little public skating.
They have many groups who use the ice.
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