BURNABY, B.C. - Rink operator Canlan Ice Sports Corp. (TSX:ICE) says it will not renew an operating lease at its ice rink facility in Vineland, N.J. partly due to the facility missing its profit expectations.

The British Columbia-based company announced Monday that it would stop operating the facility on March 31, also citing the "unfavourable local conditions."

"We entered the Vineland market three years ago with the goal of rebuilding the hockey and skating programs, while expanding the recreation offering in the marketplace," said Joey St-Aubin, President and CEO of Canlan Ice Sports.

"Although over the past three years we have successfully introduced many new customers to the facility through many initiatives and programs, we were not able to grow the hockey program to what we consider a feasible level."

Canlan is the largest private sector owner and operator of recreational ice sports facilities in North America. It currently owns and or manages 21 such facilities in Canada and the United States with 64 ice surfaces, as well as indoor soccer fields, ball diamonds, curling rinks and volleyball courts.

The company said it is sticking to expansion plans throughout the United States.