The New England Sports Center is a two-story, eight-rink ice-skating facility located in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

Host to the Haydenettes, home to the Skating Club of Boston Metrowest,[2][3] the Minuteman Flames, Central Mass.

Plans for the addition of a sixth full-size ice-skating surface and a partial-surface practice rink were approved by the City of Marlborough in April 2010.

On January 4, 2021, the Providence Bruins announced that they would be playing their entire 2021 American Hockey League season at NESC.

[9] It marks the first time in over 100 years that there would be zero Rhode Island Professional sports teams playing a season.

The facility was constructed at the direction of and is owned by Larue Renfroe, current owner of the AHL Providence Bruins.

[16] The proximity to Worcester and the regular availability of ice time made the New England Sports Center an alternate practice area for the AHL Worcester Sharks,[17] (relocated in 2015 to San Jose, CA and renamed San Jose Barracuda).

The 2003 USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championship were held at the New England Sports Center.

[19][20] Starting in January 2012, the New England Sports Center was the home venue of the now-defunct Boston Rockhoppers professional indoor lacrosse team.

In an effort to save energy, the New England Sports Center recycles not water (which would be unsanitary), but heat.

Prior to discharge to the sanitary sewer system, the melted ice shavings are used to help chill the water which flows into the evaporation towers to cool the anhydrous ammonia.

At full capacity the three cogeneration units are insufficient to meet facility hot water demands, but serve as a supplement for the natural-gas-fueled boiler system.

The New England Sports Center uses battery-powered Zamboni model 552 ice resurfacers for its full size rinks.

The endurance of the machines varies, but a fully charged Zamboni model 552 can be expected to make between 10 and 12 sheets of ice before requiring a recharge.

The primary food service area (the Starlight Grill) functions during normal working hours and offers typical fast-food fare such as burgers and pizzas, as well as fresh salads, soups, coffee, soft drinks, and fruit juices.