Best and worst arenas
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Best and worst arenas
Who has the best and worst home arenas in the state (including ice, concession stand, locker rooms etc.)
Best in North- Eveleth, Hibbing, I falls, Cloquet Old barn (ice), Mars,
Worst- I hate Cloquet rec arena and Wessman in Superior
Best in North- Eveleth, Hibbing, I falls, Cloquet Old barn (ice), Mars,
Worst- I hate Cloquet rec arena and Wessman in Superior
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Many good ones around the state and metro, hey we are the state of hockey, but...
On the "Worst" list:
"The Structure" in Northfield
- Still some chain-link fence by the stands
- benches are small w/ the wall right behind you
- locker rooms are the size of most arena bathrooms
- limited seating
- very cold
and they are now cleaning it for mold... $1.2 M in cleaning costs
On the "Worst" list:
"The Structure" in Northfield
- Still some chain-link fence by the stands
- benches are small w/ the wall right behind you
- locker rooms are the size of most arena bathrooms
- limited seating
- very cold
and they are now cleaning it for mold... $1.2 M in cleaning costs
DmanDad1980 wrote:Many good ones around the state and metro, hey we are the state of hockey, but...
On the "Worst" list:
"The Structure" in Northfield
- Still some chain-link fence by the stands
- benches are small w/ the wall right behind you
- locker rooms are the size of most arena bathrooms
- limited seating
- very cold
and they are now cleaning it for mold... $1.2 M in cleaning costs
$1.2 million!!!
They'd be better off tearing the place down and using that money to start over from scratch.
the benches and locker rooms are ridiculous. when my son was a backup varsity goalie visiting there, he sat on a folding chair just outside the bench area. There was no room on the bench.
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Re: Best and worst arenas
Maybe Northeast Minnesota. As far as North goes, you have to include:Northlandhockey77 wrote:Who has the best and worst home arenas in the state (including ice, concession stand, locker rooms etc.)
Best in North- Eveleth, Hibbing, I falls, Cloquet Old barn (ice), Mars,
Worst- I hate Cloquet rec arena and Wessman in Superior
Marvin Gardens in Warroad
The Lil' Ralph in Thief River
Memorial Arena in Roseau
IRA Civic Center in Grand Rapids.
Worst:
EGF Civic Center
Bagley
Hallock
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Yes.State Champ 97 wrote:Seriously elliott?elliott70 wrote:Roso
EGF civic
Nymore
If I an going to a hockey game, that's where I would go.
Great seating (standing) to be right on top of the game.
Easy to get to.
Someone always brings me coffee.
I get access to players/coaches.
I get to tell the refs when they made a mistake and they can hear me.
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All true and valid points. I guess it is always good to be home.elliott70 wrote:Yes.State Champ 97 wrote:Seriously elliott?elliott70 wrote:Roso
EGF civic
Nymore
If I an going to a hockey game, that's where I would go.
Great seating (standing) to be right on top of the game.
Easy to get to.
Someone alwauys brings me coffee.
I get access to players/coaches.
I get to tell the refs when they made a mistake and they can hear me.
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Love4Hockey wrote:best
national hockey center - yuck
hippodrome - great tradition and 'feel'
super rink - double yuck
drive down the street and go to Fogarty
mariucci - okay, nice place
worst
chicago lakes - never been there
cambridge isanti - not so bad
colarine - its Coleraine and its a classic
detroit lakes - not so good
those are just the ones that i have played at
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