Least Favorite Rinks in MN

[wallcee1959]

a lot of people talk about the rinks they love to play at... what are your least favorite rinks to play/ref/watch at? I'd say there are many but a few that come to mind our Lily Lake in Stillwater, Forest lake is going downhill and Cloquet. <p></p><i></i>

[hillhockey]

I don't like Veterans Memorial in I.G.H. <p></p><i></i>

[Ibleedgreen]

in no particular order:<br><br>park - cottage grove - dump<br>maroon and gold - forest lake - cold dump<br>st. thomas - stands only one side and netting<br>shoreview - mounds view - cold dump with bad lighting<br>north st. paul - stands one side and obstructed views<br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[ilovethepit]

osseo's cattle barn is also a dump <p></p><i></i>

[Grovetown Scotty]

Mounds Views rink. I think it was warmer outside. Parks rink is a palace compared to MV's rink. <p></p><i></i>

[Gaptooth14]

I thinkthat Osseo is the worst rink I've ever been in. <p></p><i></i>

[hockeypuck02]

Any arena that has stands on only one side is trash. North St. Paul and Forest Lake are two of the worst that I can think of. <p></p><i></i>

[I35hockey]

Northfield. Anyone who has ever played there will agree 100%.<br><br>Are they building a rink? At St. Olaf? THEY SHOULD! <p></p><i></i>

[snowblower123]

Moundsview's Shoreview arena is awful. Its freezing cold, limited seating, one side seating, and oh yeah did i mention it was cold?? I think people were going outside to warm up last time I was there. <p></p><i></i>

[shutout]

I would have to say it is a toss up between Northfield and the old Cloquet rink. Everyone looks yellow when you are in the old rink at Cloquet. <p></p><i></i>

[gr19]

Chisholm, it's 90 degrees in there. The corners are too big. It's like each end of the rink is a half circle. <p></p><i></i>

[CoachGuy]

Carlton arena and going with the shoreview arena theme, i would add all Ramsey County Arenas. <p></p><i></i>

[topshelf11]

any St. Paul Rink besides Highland South<br>Proctor<br>Farmington<br><br>I bleed green, St. Thomas is one of the nicest arenas in the state. <p></p><i></i>

[benc14]

Ely<br><br>or Osseo <p></p><i></i>

[hockeyman30]

the windom areana is horrible it basically a barn------the rink has dirt surounding it<br> <p></p><i></i>

[powerplay009]

hockeyman30 is 100% right. If anyone goes there they will agree 100% as well. The locker rooms fit about 7 people and a toilet right in the locker room itself. The stands are about a mile away from the rink and it holds rodeos when the ice isn't in. Pure Dump <p></p><i></i>

[ilovethepit]

I second both of you guys, i played there back when i was in squirts, it felt like i was playing at the county fair <p></p><i></i>

[onlythetruth]

hands down... the worst rink is moundsview,,, what a pit! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rollin --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/roll.gif ALT=":rollin"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rollin --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/roll.gif ALT=":rollin"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rollin --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/roll.gif ALT=":rollin"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[Kodiak]

I have not been there for years, but I'm not a big fan of Minnehaha, except that the wooden "D" shape is very nice. Aside from that it's cold, the boards are too high (tough for us short guys to get on the bench, and a long ways down when getting off the bench... many taint injuries), and the ugly Zamboni (not even a Zamboni) leaks propane, giving fans and players alike a nice buzz. Good thing it's a non-smoking rink. I read in their LPH add that they're planning on building a new rink though... anybody know for sure? If so, will it be a "spectacle" rink like Breck and St. Thomas? <p></p><i></i>

[qwerty16]

Long Prairie is definitely a top 5 contender in this one! <p></p><i></i>

[IronRanger11]

id have to go with chisholm, the score board didn't work when i was last there, the ceiling had ice/snow chunks falling on the ice when you were playing, everything looks yellow from the lights, the corners are huge and the neutral ice is only a few feet long <p></p><i></i>

[sickofnoknowledge21]

How about Cub Foods - I mean Apple valley. <p></p><i></i>

[derek6655]

Everyone is going with southern arenas as the worst in the state. It just goes to show you don't play up north much. Procter is by far the worst with the coldest arena in the state and the hottest lockeroom. Then there is the DECC. Nice to watch a game in, but as a play it sucks. It is so hot that when we have to play there we practice in sweatshirts to get ready for it. Then there is Moose Lake. In there don't jump to high or you are going to drill your head on the ceiling. And the lockerrooms are about as big a PC's bathrooms<br> <p></p><i></i>

[wallcee1959]

I can't believe you people would even say that STA Park CG or NSP are bad rinks... you haven't been anywhere if you think those are bad. <p></p><i></i>