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Best and worst arenas
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:53 pm
by Northlandhockey77
Who has the best and worst home arenas in the state (including ice, concession stand, locker rooms etc.)
Best in North- Eveleth, Hibbing, I falls, Cloquet Old barn (ice), Mars,
Worst- I hate Cloquet rec arena and Wessman in Superior
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:27 am
by DmanDad1980
Many good ones around the state and metro, hey we are the state of hockey, but...
On the "Worst" list:
"The Structure" in Northfield
- Still some chain-link fence by the stands
- benches are small w/ the wall right behind you
- locker rooms are the size of most arena bathrooms
- limited seating
- very cold
and they are now cleaning it for mold... $1.2 M in cleaning costs
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:41 am
by hockeydad
DmanDad1980 wrote:Many good ones around the state and metro, hey we are the state of hockey, but...
On the "Worst" list:
"The Structure" in Northfield
- Still some chain-link fence by the stands
- benches are small w/ the wall right behind you
- locker rooms are the size of most arena bathrooms
- limited seating
- very cold
and they are now cleaning it for mold... $1.2 M in cleaning costs
$1.2 million!!!
They'd be better off tearing the place down and using that money to start over from scratch.
the benches and locker rooms are ridiculous. when my son was a backup varsity goalie visiting there, he sat on a folding chair just outside the bench area. There was no room on the bench.
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:56 am
by elliott70
Roso
EGF civic
Nymore
Re: Best and worst arenas
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:02 am
by State Champ 97
Northlandhockey77 wrote:Who has the best and worst home arenas in the state (including ice, concession stand, locker rooms etc.)
Best in North- Eveleth, Hibbing, I falls, Cloquet Old barn (ice), Mars,
Worst- I hate Cloquet rec arena and Wessman in Superior
Maybe North
east Minnesota. As far as North goes, you have to include:
Marvin Gardens in Warroad
The Lil' Ralph in Thief River
Memorial Arena in Roseau
IRA Civic Center in Grand Rapids.
Worst:
EGF Civic Center
Bagley
Hallock
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:04 am
by State Champ 97
elliott70 wrote:Roso
EGF civic
Nymore
Seriously elliott?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:14 am
by elliott70
State Champ 97 wrote:elliott70 wrote:Roso
EGF civic
Nymore
Seriously elliott?
Yes.
If I an going to a hockey game, that's where I would go.
Great seating (standing) to be right on top of the game.
Easy to get to.
Someone always brings me coffee.
I get access to players/coaches.
I get to tell the refs when they made a mistake and they can hear me.
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:20 am
by State Champ 97
elliott70 wrote:State Champ 97 wrote:elliott70 wrote:Roso
EGF civic
Nymore
Seriously elliott?
Yes.
If I an going to a hockey game, that's where I would go.
Great seating (standing) to be right on top of the game.
Easy to get to.
Someone alwauys brings me coffee.
I get access to players/coaches.
I get to tell the refs when they made a mistake and they can hear me.
All true and valid points. I guess it is always good to be home.
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:34 pm
by Love4Hockey
best
national hockey center
hippodrome
super rink
mariucci
worst
chicago lakes
cambridge isanti
colarine
detroit lakes
those are just the ones that i have played at
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:16 pm
by elliott70
Love4Hockey wrote:best
national hockey center - yuck
hippodrome - great tradition and 'feel'
super rink - double yuck
drive down the street and go to Fogarty
mariucci - okay, nice place
worst
chicago lakes - never been there
cambridge isanti - not so bad
colarine - its Coleraine and its a classic
detroit lakes - not so good
those are just the ones that i have played at
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:35 pm
by sinbin006
Love4Hockey wrote:best
national hockey center
hippodrome
super rink
mariucci
worst
chicago lakes
cambridge isanti
colarine
detroit lakes
those are just the ones that i have played at
I've never played in The Windy City
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:48 pm
by downwithcloquet
forest lake has to be the worst
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:46 pm
by Love4Hockey
hey...are we not all entitled to our opinion....those are just some of the rinks i like and dont like
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:45 am
by Neutron 14
Love4Hockey wrote:hey...are we not all entitled to our opinion....those are just some of the rinks i like and dont like
Its
CHISAGO LAKES. And its a fine arena compared to even the average in Minnesota.
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:56 am
by elliott70
Love4Hockey wrote:hey...are we not all entitled to our opinion....those are just some of the rinks i like and dont like
Yes, and the rest of us are entitled to ours.
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:10 am
by cclavin
It would be hard to find an arena worse than SPA's/Drake.
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:51 am
by Fireman66
Worst=Little Falls's Sex-Change Arena
Best=Roseau's Memorial Arena
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:08 pm
by MNHockeyFan
I haven't been to Thief River Falls but I hear it's nice.
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:50 pm
by flyingV
Best- Arena 3 in DL (Zorbas)
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:43 pm
by wild_hockey_08
Best:
-Bronco arena
-colorane
-Hippodrome
Worst:
-all of the bemidji rinks
-Red Lake Falls
-Hallock
-olympic in warroad
-Cloquet (barn)
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:43 pm
by Love4Hockey
the only reasons people dont like the barn in cloquet are because it is so cold and has small locker rooms.....it has the best ice i have ever skated on...it feels like im playing hockey in the 40s because it is so old
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:02 pm
by puckman22
duluth's heritage center
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:13 pm
by mghockey18
osseo west is horrible
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:06 pm
by northhockey13
worst
olympic arena in warroad
the old arena next to the nice one in roseau
cloquet barn
hibbing fairgrounds
virginias boxes are terrible and shoulder high
best other than college and pro
little ralph
GR
shwans
plymouth a
bronco
Hibbing memorial
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:43 pm
by UpNorthStars
elliott70 wrote:Roso
EGF civic
Nymore
I notice you didn't put a heading on there, so i am left to assume this is your list for worst, what would you put for best?
without a doubt, no argument what so ever, the REA in TRF is the nicest H.S. rink in the state.