Founded in 1912 and located in Milford, CT, The New Haven Skating Club is one of the oldest clubs in the country and boasts a diverse membership comprised of skaters of all levels as well as coaches and judges.

Our mission is to foster the continued growth of our sport and the success of our skaters by providing them with opportunities to take USFSA tests as well as to compete and perform in USFSA sanctioned events. 

The New Haven Skating Club sponsors an annual holiday ice show in December as well as an annual awards banquet in June. 

The New Haven Skating Club invites you to be a part of a club that is rich in history and tradition.
 
 

ANNOUNCEMENTS/NEWS

NHSC Annual Holiday Show 

The NHSC Annual Holiday Show will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2003 at 12:00pm at the Milford Ice Pavilion.

There is a sign-up sheet posted at the Milford Ice Pavilion for those NHSC members who wish to participate. 

Skaters must sign up by December 10th!

NHSC Test Session

Next test session date TBA.

Congratulations to all NHSC skaters who passed tests at the recent NHSC test sessions on 11/24/03 and 12/1/03!

Annual NHSC Meeting and Awards Banquet

June, 2004 - Date will be posted soon!
 

CLUB HISTORY
 

The New Haven Skating Club, Inc. was founded ninety-one years ago, in 1912, and is the second oldest figure skating club in the United States.  Originally it was a closed club, open to only a few selected individuals.  Gradually others were invited to join and in subsequent years its membership has been opened to all those who enjoy the sport of figure skating.

Through the years, the New Haven Skating Club has been the sponsor of many important competitions in the history of skating in the United States.  The first international championships ever to be held in America were hosted by the New Haven Skating Club in the year 1914.  In 1921, the United States Figure Skating Association was founded and the New Haven Skating Club became one of its charter members.  The first National Championships under the auspices of the USFSA were held in New Haven in February 1923, and again in 1927 and 1928.  New Haven entered many skaters in these competitions, and they took top honors for their club.  By 1930, the New Haven Skating Club was recognized as one of the leading figure skating clubs in the United States.  The 1930’s also saw the beginning of the Annual Carnival.  This extravaganza attracted world-renowned champions including twice Olympic champion Sonja Henie, five-time World champion Karl Schafer, and Olympic champion Roger F. Turner of the United States. 

The National Championships were hosted in New Haven again in 1933 and 1935.  The war years had their effect on skating in New Haven and its great social era was past.  The Club has since retained its high level of figure skating and is well represented by its skaters in competitions throughout the United States.

CLUB OFFICERS 

Please contact any of the NHSC officers for more information on the NHSC or if interested in joining the Board of Directors.

Elaine Sonderegger – President
Email:  esonderegger@newhaven.edu

Beverly Morse – Vice President
Email: morsebr@yahoo.com

Debbie Hutchinson – Vice President
Email: dallasmom@aol.com

Cindy Shea – Treasurer
Email: cindyshea@mac.com

Jan Huppi – Secretary
Email: jhuppi@sendirect1.com
 

MEMBERSHIP
 

NHSC strives to keep membership dues as low as possible and therefore offers various types of memberships to meet the needs of skaters and non-skaters alike.

For information on how to join the NHSC or to request a membership application, please contact our Chairperson, Joan Tougas at jtougas01@snet.net or one of the club officers.
 
 

RINK SCHEDULES
 

NHSC home rink is the Milford Ice Pavilion, 291 Bic Drive, Milford, CT 06460; Phone:  203-878-6516

The schedule for MIP is as follows:
   August 25th through February 26th*
 

Mondays:   Wednesdays:    Thursdays:

Freestyle:  4:00 – 5:00 pm Moves:  5:00 – 5:30 pm Freestyle:  5:40 – 7:00 pm Freestyle:  5:30 – 6:30 Freestyle:  4:00 – 5:00 pm Freestyle:  5:00 – 6:00 pm

Ice is also available at the Northford Ice Pavilion.  The schedule for NIP is as follows:
   August 26th through February 27th*
 

Tuesdays:  Fridays:

Freestyle:  5:30 – 6:30 pm Freestyle:  4:30 – 5:10 pm Freestyle:  6:40 – 8:00  pm

*Please note that these dates exclude holidays such as Labor Day, Thanksgiving, 
Christmas and New Years.  Schedules are subject to change.