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Best and worst arenas

Post by Northlandhockey77 » Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:53 pm

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

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Post by DmanDad1980 » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:27 am

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 :shock:

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Post by hockeydad » Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:41 am

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 :shock:

$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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Post by elliott70 » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:56 am

Roso
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Re: Best and worst arenas

Post by State Champ 97 » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:02 am

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
Maybe Northeast Minnesota. As far as North goes, you have to include:
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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Post by State Champ 97 » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:04 am

elliott70 wrote:Roso
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Seriously elliott?

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Post by elliott70 » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:14 am

State Champ 97 wrote:
elliott70 wrote:Roso
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Seriously elliott?
Yes.
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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Post by State Champ 97 » Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:20 am

elliott70 wrote:
State Champ 97 wrote:
elliott70 wrote:Roso
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Nymore
Seriously elliott?
Yes.
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.
All true and valid points. I guess it is always good to be home.

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Post by Love4Hockey » Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:34 pm

best

national hockey center
hippodrome
super rink
mariucci

worst

chicago lakes
cambridge isanti
colarine
detroit lakes

those are just the ones that i have played at

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Post by elliott70 » Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:16 pm

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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Post by sinbin006 » Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:35 pm

Love4Hockey wrote:best

national hockey center
hippodrome
super rink
mariucci

worst

chicago lakes
cambridge isanti
colarine
detroit lakes

those are just the ones that i have played at
I've never played in The Windy City :roll:

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Post by downwithcloquet » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:48 pm

forest lake has to be the worst

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Post by Love4Hockey » Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:46 pm

hey...are we not all entitled to our opinion....those are just some of the rinks i like and dont like

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Post by Neutron 14 » Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:45 am

Love4Hockey wrote:hey...are we not all entitled to our opinion....those are just some of the rinks i like and dont like
Its CHISAGO LAKES. And its a fine arena compared to even the average in Minnesota.

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Post by elliott70 » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:56 am

Love4Hockey wrote:hey...are we not all entitled to our opinion....those are just some of the rinks i like and dont like
Yes, and the rest of us are entitled to ours.

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Post by cclavin » Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:10 am

It would be hard to find an arena worse than SPA's/Drake.

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Post by Fireman66 » Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:51 am

Worst=Little Falls's Sex-Change Arena :lol:

Best=Roseau's Memorial Arena
Lots of water = a dead flamer

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Post by MNHockeyFan » Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:08 pm

I haven't been to Thief River Falls but I hear it's nice.

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Post by flyingV » Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:50 pm

Best- Arena 3 in DL (Zorbas)

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Post by wild_hockey_08 » Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:43 pm

Best:
-Bronco arena
-colorane
-Hippodrome

Worst:
-all of the bemidji rinks
-Red Lake Falls
-Hallock
-olympic in warroad
-Cloquet (barn)

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Post by Love4Hockey » Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:43 pm

the only reasons people dont like the barn in cloquet are because it is so cold and has small locker rooms.....it has the best ice i have ever skated on...it feels like im playing hockey in the 40s because it is so old

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Post by puckman22 » Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:02 pm

duluth's heritage center
I went to a fight, and a hockey game broke out.

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Post by mghockey18 » Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:13 pm

osseo west is horrible

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Post by northhockey13 » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:06 pm

worst

olympic arena in warroad
the old arena next to the nice one in roseau
cloquet barn
hibbing fairgrounds
virginias boxes are terrible and shoulder high

best other than college and pro

little ralph
GR
shwans
plymouth a
bronco
Hibbing memorial

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Post by UpNorthStars » Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:43 pm

elliott70 wrote:Roso
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I notice you didn't put a heading on there, so i am left to assume this is your list for worst, what would you put for best?

without a doubt, no argument what so ever, the REA in TRF is the nicest H.S. rink in the state.

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