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dangelingranger-17
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Post by dangelingranger-17 »

here are my top 5

1-bloomington ice gardens
2- hastings
3 coleraine
4 grand rapids
5 hibbing Memorial
gopherhockey06
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Post by gopherhockey06 »

my top 2

cloquet and fryberger
they are the warmest rinks in the state plus their really nice
plus fryberger has huge locker rooms
passer07
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Post by passer07 »

babbit arena id have to say even know they dont have a team.
The Kenney39
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Post by The Kenney39 »

nickel slots wrote:The new rink in Mound (Thaler Arena) is perfect. That would be the model I would use for any new facility.
The Rink itself is nice but the ice, in my eyes, isnt that great I would have to say that the Marriuchi (Spelling??) Rink has the best ice. I used to play there a lot
The 1MCMAX.

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wo wo wo kenny woo
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Post by wo wo wo kenny woo »

i have played some games at the super rink and i would say they have the worst sheet of ice i have played on. It is a nice place but way overrated.
hockeyfreak101
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Re: Best Rinks

Post by hockeyfreak101 »

[quote="gordon"]here's my top 5 youth hockey arena's in northern minnesota
1. Grand Rapids arena
2. Warroad Gardens
3. Roseau Memorial
4. Bemidji Nymore
5. Dulth's Fryberger[/quote]

bemidji nymore is a PLEASE BAN ME hole it has nice ice but other than that it is a total PLEASE BAN ME hole
14hockey
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Post by 14hockey »

what about burnsville? I loved that place the lobby opened straight into the arena it was comfortable and it had good balconies to loook from the ice was a little slow but it was still warm
eazy1415
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Post by eazy1415 »

My Favorite northern Minnesota rinks

1. Cloquet
2. Hibbing Memorial
3. I-falls
4. Grand Rapids
5. Warroad Gardens
Zamboni Guy
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Post by Zamboni Guy »

gopherhockey06 wrote:my top 2

cloquet and fryberger
they are the warmest rinks in the state plus their really nice
plus fryberger has huge locker rooms
Fryberger the warmest???? :? That's the first time I've heard that about "Freezeberger!"
DAbears25
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Post by DAbears25 »

zamboni guy....i believe he was being sarcastic when he said them being warm and fryberger havin big locker rooms...

my top 5 in no certain order
fryberger
white bear sportscenter :D...home arena has got to be on here
braemer
cloquets barn
i falls
woody22
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Post by woody22 »

Theif River Falls Ralph Engelstad(Great Locker Rooms) and the Huck Olson (small locker rooms) are both great same with Braemar and Bloomington Ice Gardens
HoCkEy_iS_LiFe

hippadrome in wb

Post by HoCkEy_iS_LiFe »

ok the whitebear hippadrome is the best arena, next to oscar johnson and west side.
DAbears25
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Post by DAbears25 »

ok so all of ur posts hockey is life are jokes and are pointless. u think ur bein funny namin crappy places like wb hippadrome and west side
pimpadelic009
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Post by pimpadelic009 »

me to the ice is good at both those places. if hockey is ur life u probley suck at life
espnmobile8
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Post by espnmobile8 »

I like Bloomington Ice Gardens and Braemer. GR is pretty sweet too. New rinks dont do much for me except i do like Aldrich Arena for some reason.

The worst have to be Chaska#2, Parade practice rink, and if anybody has been to Bernie Mcbains new rink in Edina (Minnesota Make Ice Arena) it has terrible ice.
HShockey2180
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Post by HShockey2180 »

Graham 4, the new arena being built in Rochester... \:D/
pipes3030
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Post by pipes3030 »

Mars Arena in where Duluth Marshall plays is one of the best ive played in
gopherhockey33
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Post by gopherhockey33 »

i agree that grand rapids is sweet. lets put aside the little ralph because even though its a youth rink its not even fair to compare them with other youth rinks that dont even come close


1. gardens (warroad)
2. hibbing (name?)
3. braemar (west)
dangla
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Post by dangla »

i no this may be a little off topic but has anyone play in the new super rink arenas? in my opinion i dont like them very much just a waste of money
gopherhockey33
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Post by gopherhockey33 »

dangla, what are you talking about? a waste of money! its going to be the largest hockey area in the WORLD. during the girls schwann cup, they were using all 8 rinks at once! they have national tourneys there, international tourneys, the US under 18 and 17 team plays in tourneys, bantam tourneys/games, peewee tourneys/games, squirts etc. when they are done building, it will have 10 rinks!!!
hockeya1a
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super rink

Post by hockeya1a »

The rinks at schwans arn't bad but the seating sucks for the fans at the new rinks either stand or freeze.
dangla
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Post by dangla »

gopherhockey33 wrote:dangla, what are you talking about? a waste of money! its going to be the largest hockey area in the WORLD. during the girls schwann cup, they were using all 8 rinks at once! they have national tourneys there, international tourneys, the US under 18 and 17 team plays in tourneys, bantam tourneys/games, peewee tourneys/games, squirts etc. when they are done building, it will have 10 rinks!!!
the first 4 orignal are fine but i just dont like the 4 they just made have you played there yet
selloutcrowd99
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Post by selloutcrowd99 »

It may not be the best rink environmentally, but AV Hayes. I love the brightness in there and the ice is perfect. Braemar South is a great rink to play in, along with West.
fuzzyfriend18
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Post by fuzzyfriend18 »

Hibbing's arena is The Hibbing Memorial
eastonhockey33
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Post by eastonhockey33 »

lets see.......braemar (all but east), duluth (mars and DECC personally), Hippadrome, Schwans....there is more, but i cant think of them
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