Hyannis Youth and Community Center

The Hyannis Youth and Community Center is an ice skating rink in the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts. It consists of two rinks, one being named after the late Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., who was killed when his B-24 Liberator exploded during a bombing mission. The smaller capacity rink is named after a Barnstable philanthropist, Patrick Butler, who died in 2009 The rink is a successor to the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Memorial Skating Rink, the main rink for the town of Barnstable. It consists of two skating rinks, with rink one having a 1,500 person capacity, rink two with a capacity for 250, a gymnasium, a youth center, a three lane walking track, and other amenities.