gopherhockey33 wrote:that brings up a good point the metrodome. it may sound stupid but it would hold close to 75000 for a hockey game! could u imagine how the atmosphere would be there. i know the X is nice cuz its a real rink but the dome would be PACKED 4 the state tourney and it would make it that much more excting with an extra 60000 people!
You really think we could fill 60k more seats? I'm skeptical.
I enjoyed GR, Greenway, Fogerty, and heard Thief River is awesome. As for new rinks Stillwater and Champlin Park are really nice (actually they are identical aside from the lobby.)
HShockeywatcher wrote:There have been plenty of forums about this. STA rink is really nice. Aldrich is really good too.
The STA rink is not what i heard it was. I thought it would be a very nice rink but when i first saw the place i wasnt feeling the vibe. The thing is on the side of the freeway.
Ram94 wrote:I can't believe after 5 pages, nobody even mentioned the outdoor rink in Bagley. Not sure if they still play there, but that is a classic rink.
They don't play there. They have made it a parking lot for the indoor arena built in 1997. On a clear, crisp night there was no ice that was faster. Along as it wasn't snowing or pine needles from the big norways around it.
1. The Snakepit-Coleraine
2. The Hippodrome
3. Blythe Arena-Squaw Valley
4. The Hibbing Memorial Building
5. The Barn-Cloquet
6. Lower Chester-Duluth
7. The Excel-St. Paul
8. Mariucci-St. Paul
9. The Met Center
10. The DECC-Duluth
11. Lake Placid-New York
I was always a big fan of the old time hockey vibe like up in Cloquet. Something about having to use the hand dryers to thaw your skates and playing in a cold rink seems like true hockey to me. I also am a big fan of the Hibbing rink. Another classic old school vibe in there
