^ Not to sound rude, but it should be pretty obvious why they wouldn't want sticks and pucks out during public skating.
You have 20+ people, ranging from little kids to seniors, skating around with no protective equipment. And you want to be stick handling and shooting a puck around?
The reason why they have public skating is because they already have a time for sticks and pucks: shinny. Yeah, sometimes you get a bunch of idiots who still think scouts are watching them, but until the outdoor rinks are done, this might be your only choice. That, or if you can get a bunch of people together, you can rent out an arena.
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