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
[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
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
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
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.
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
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!!!
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
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.