Why Hamilton Speed Skating Club
A welcoming home for every skater.
We’re a volunteer-run club. Whether you are just starting skating or chasing a national time, you’ll find a spot.
Canada’s #1 Winter Olympic sport
Speed skating has won Canada more Winter Olympic medals than any other winter sport.
A different kind of ice sport
An alternative to hockey, figure skating, and ringette for kids who love to skate fast. Pack-style racing in groups of four to six, with real skill and strategy.
Build skating for life
Speed skating builds endurance, strength, and balance, and skaters can stay in the sport from learn-to-skate through to adult. Most skaters start with short track.
National-level coaching
Head coach Mike Murray is a Speed Skating Canada Hall of Fame athlete and a CAC-certified National Level Coach, with a team of volunteer coaches running practices alongside him.
Programs
Four ways to join us on ice.
Learn to Skate
Bring your own skates (hockey or figure) and learn how to skate. Two 9 – 10 week sessions throughout the year.
1×/week · ChedokeOct – MarLearn to Speed Skate
For skaters who already know how to skate. Rent speed skates from the club and learn the fundamentals. Regional and Provincial circuit racing is optional.
1–3×/week · Chedoke + ShermanCompetitive
For skaters with multiple years of experience.
1–4×/week · Chedoke + ShermanMasters
Adult speed skating, 18+. Not a dedicated program. Masters skate together with all skaters on Tuesdays.
Tuesdays · Sherman
On the ice
What a practice looks like.
A season at a glance
How the year unfolds.
The speed skating calendar runs September through April. Here’s what to expect if you join us.
- Jul – Aug
Registration
Registration for the new season opens.
- Late August
Rental skates
Pick up your rental skates for the season.
- September
On-ice begins
Returning skaters take the ice at Chedoke first; new skaters start the following week.
- October
F.H. Sherman + Learn to Skate
F.H. Sherman ice time begins and the Learn to Skate fall session starts.
- Oct – Mar
Meets
Race meets run through the season.
- March
Year-end competitions
The season wraps with year-end competitions.
- April
Celebration + spring ice
Year-end celebration, and spring ice begins for older skaters.
- May
Summer dryland
Summer dryland training starts.
“The coaches are awesome! They can motivate a 5 year old who doesn't want to put their skates on and correct the form of a competitive skater competing nationally.”
Latest
From the club.
Feb 6, 2026Athlete Stories: Zoey
An up-and-coming speed skater shares her journey from watching the Olympics to winning races on the Provincial circuit in just three years of training.
Jan 29, 2026Hamilton Speedskating Free Speedskating Meet
Ontario's top youth speedskaters will compete in fast-paced races at this free, family-friendly event showcasing Canada's most successful Winter Olympic sport.
Jan 29, 2026Long Track Neo Juniors
Three Hamilton Speedskating Club athletes competed at Ontario's Neo Junior Championships in Quebec, with Isla winning gold in women's team pursuit and Grayson placing 9th in the mass start event.