(East Los Angeles, CA) [From The Editor’s Desk]: The Los Angeles Kings Hockey Team, a member of the National Hockey League (NHL), has just opened their new, and now re-named, L.A. Kings Iceland at Paramount. The previously owned rink was known as the very popular Paramount Iceland and for the longterm future, the Kings will be offering the much-anticipated return of joy and happiness to all of the area’s hockey fans and ice skating enthusiasts who want to come out and experience a good way to compete in, and/or enjoy a sport that is not predominant to many Southern Californians.

It’s a great way to introduce your family to the great sport of ice-skating as well as enrolling your kids into the sport of organized ice hockey as well.

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Here’s the Team’s press announcement regarding the particulars of the Grand Opening.

LOS ANGELES (OCTOBER 24, 2022) – The LA Kings and American Sports Entertainment Company (ASEC) announced the purchase of the newly-named LA Kings Iceland at Paramount this past June.

The single-sheet ice facility has been a mainstay in the Paramount community/greater surrounding area since 1940.  The venue formerly known as Paramount Iceland however had only been open in recent years for private ice time due to COVID-19 restrictions.

On Wednesday the groups celebrated the opening of the facility following major changes/upgrades with a special ribbon-cutting event on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 26th at the facility which is located at 8041 Jackson Street in Paramount.

The event featured guest speakers and photo opportunities, plus special skating performances and hockey clinics.

LA Kings Iceland at Paramount is also home to the first Zamboni machine and part of the original purchase agreement included a new Zamboni museum be established in honor of the late Frank J. Zamboni, the inventor of the world’s first ice resurfacing machine.  The museum includes Frank’s original Zamboni ice resurfacing machine (the Model A) as the highlight of that museum.

In addition, the historic facility will continue to feature its Wurlitzer organ – the only pipe organ currently playing regularly in any ice-skating arena in the country – which was first installed in 1941.

The facility is now open to the public after being closed for several months as part of a significant alteration-and-improvement project at a cost of approximately one million dollars.

The following changes have occurred: Upgraded green energy heat transfer system for ice rink chilling; remove existing ice rink floor, remove perma-frost, install new sub-floor heat system and pipes, install new cold floor pipes and insulation; new dasher board system; new rubber flooring; upgraded sound system; and remodel and rebrand the facility as LA Kings Iceland.

To contact the Facility, you can call  Guest Services at 562-633-1171. Here is their email address as well. guestservices@lakingsiceland.com   You can visit their website by clicking here.