What is the best arena in Minnesota to see a HS game

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pacman
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Post by pacman »

Rochester John Marshall and i believe Lourdes has a really really nice arena
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Post by The Best 4th Liner »

boblee wrote:Moorhead has a prety nice rink. It has the folding style seats and the "upper deck" at the ends, but it essentially only has seating on one side. And I must specify that Fargo South is their crosstown rival. Others like Shanley, West, North, etc. simply cannot compete.
If i remember correctly there is seating on both sides, both ends, and standing room on both of the ends.
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Post by tiny »

I like the arena's with higher ceilings, must be my claustrophobia or something.

That's probably why I like:

Hippodrome
Miner's Memorial (Virginia)
Wakota (So.St.Paul)
Aldrich
Hibbing
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Post by rams1989 »

Every rink in MN is a good rink to watch HS hockey.

Just one man's opinion, of course.
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Post by DirtyDangler »

Ken Yackle arena on the west side =P haha
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Post by breakout »

tiny wrote:I like the arena's with higher ceilings, must be my claustrophobia or something.

That's probably why I like:

Hippodrome
Miner's Memorial (Virginia)
Wakota (So.St.Paul)
Aldrich
Hibbing
Hibbing has a nice facility. Got to like the old school charm of Coloraine
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Post by gopher5 »

1.Grand Rapids
2. Little Ralph (TRF)
3. Decc
4. Roseau
5. Burnsville
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Post by tiny »

gopher5 wrote:1.Grand Rapids
2. Little Ralph (TRF)
3. Decc
4. Roseau
5. Burnsville
I can accept the other four, but I don't get the DECC. Perhaps for tourney games (like Mariucci), but on a night in night out basis, it seems to spacious. Kind of like the Coliseum, it's almost cavernous without a full crowd.

I would vote it as one of the best college rinks to be a fan (kinda small rink for the players though.).
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Post by rbk24 »

1. burnsville
2. bloomington
3.edina
4.wakota (like the oldness)!
tiny
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Post by tiny »

An arena I forgot to mention, but I think is one of the nicest around is the St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights.

It's got great sight lines and lately some great hockey being played. The only down side is a subpar speaker system.
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Post by hawkeyfan »

"Little" Ralph
Cloquet
Hippodrome
DECC (section Championships only)
Excel -given
Hibbing
believe in the hockey gods...
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Post by Goldy23 »

Hibbing
Blake
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Post by Govs93 »

tiny wrote:An arena I forgot to mention, but I think is one of the nicest around is the St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights.

It's got great sight lines and lately some great hockey being played. The only down side is a subpar speaker system.
Nice, but "sterile".... the place is too new and doesn't have the character of most of the other rinks being thrown around here.
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Post by theref »

Personally, I don't think enough of you guys get up to Bronco Arena enough.
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theref wrote:Personally, I don't think enough of you guys get up to Bronco Arena enough.
Guilty.
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Post by Neutron 14 »

theref wrote:Personally, I don't think enough of you guys get up to Bronco Arena enough.
Give me a reason to go.
The only soft spot I see is the one between my legs
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Post by Govs93 »

Neutron 14 wrote:
theref wrote:Personally, I don't think enough of you guys get up to Bronco Arena enough.
Give me a reason to go.
Because we'd get a break from your posts for a few days?! :lol: :wink:
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Post by Neutron 14 »

Govs93 wrote:
Neutron 14 wrote:
theref wrote:Personally, I don't think enough of you guys get up to Bronco Arena enough.
Give me a reason to go.
Because we'd get a break from your posts for a few days?! :lol: :wink:
Thats rich Govs, just rich...
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Post by elliott70 »

theref wrote:Personally, I don't think enough of you guys get up to Bronco Arena enough.
The problem I have with Bronco is the steps.
Climb up to get in.
Climb down to watch the game.
Once there I usually stay down stairs in the rink.
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Post by formerallstar »

Personally nothing can ever beat the arenas they built up north.

The Memorial in Hibbing
Bronco Arena up in I'Falls
And the Hippodrome in Eveleth
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Post by DadsMoney »

1) Braemar West
2) GRapids
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Post by chillout »

Aldrich.



ESPECIALLY for the HM/WB game, it's just insane. But who doesn't already know that.
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Post by gatzke »

i'd have to say some of the best arenas are Baudette, Hallock, and Red Lake Falls.

You may need to bundle up in six layers to watch the game, but that rock hard ice can make even some of these 'slower' teams move pretty quick
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Post by futureeagle »

I have to go with riverside arena in austin going to a game there for me is always a great time nice arena even though they were down last year there student section still was in it against rival teams it is just a great atmosphere to watch hockey in
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Post by minnesota hockey »

by far the little ralph
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