Despite cautiously optimistic thoughts to the contrary, it does not appear likely that the San Jose Sharks will step in to help to preserve an ice-skating option in San Mateo/Belmont.
Financially, it does not make sense. Both ice rinks, one at Bridgepointe in San Mateo, the other along Old County Road in Belmont, are small, probably much too small; both can accommodate just one sheet of usable ice. The San Mateo facility has been shut down for three years; Belmont Iceland's final day of operation is April 30.
There have been considerable efforts to find a way to retain at least one of the rinks.