Minnesota Made Opening Second Arena in Maple Grove

scrapiron · Post by **scrapiron** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:41 pm

I just received news from someone close to Bernie and Minnesota Made, that they have a purchase agreement on a building in the Maple Grove area.
This building has enough clear span for two full size ice sheets.

If the financing goes through they will start the build out this spring and open next October. Can anyone else confirm?

01state · Post by **01state** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:46 pm

Cool! We need more ice.

MrBoDangles · Post by **MrBoDangles** » Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:35 pm

Like I said.........

James B Mcbain · Post by **James B Mcbain** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 7:25 am

Delete

hotsauce · Post by **hotsauce** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:45 am

scrapiron wrote:I just received news from someone close to Bernie and Minnesota Made, that they have a purchase agreement on a building in the Maple Grove area.
This building has enough clear span for two full size ice sheets.

If the financing goes through they will start the build out this spring and open next October. Can anyone else confirm?

someone is close to Bernie??

C-dad · Post by **C-dad** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:48 am

hotsauce wrote:
scrapiron wrote:I just received news from someone close to Bernie and Minnesota Made, that they have a purchase agreement on a building in the Maple Grove area.
This building has enough clear span for two full size ice sheets.

If the financing goes through they will start the build out this spring and open next October. Can anyone else confirm?
someone is close to Bernie??

I suspect the poster above you might be.

HockeyDad41 · Post by **HockeyDad41** » Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:48 am

My spidey sense tells me this rumor is a bunch of hooey.

Puckhead631 · Post by **Puckhead631** » Fri Nov 19, 2010 10:09 pm

Hum - I wonder where Bernie is getting the money to do this - Jamie, do you know?

HockeyDad41 · Post by **HockeyDad41** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:39 am

Any update on this?

hunting247 · Post by **hunting247** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 3:48 pm

HockeyDad41 wrote:Any update on this?

this is old news. I had heard about the Maple Grove thing early this summer and nothing has happened yet could be true and could be just a rumor

But..............

A new rumor I heard about is that Northern Edge hockey has a potential purchase agreement for 300+ acres in Lakeville off hwy 70 and hwy35 and they are planning to build two rinks, a huge training facility and a school..... how bout that!!! but I won't believe it until I see it

old goalie85 · Post by **old goalie85** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 4:16 pm

#'s are declining in many areas, and they keep building, sounds like the housing market a few years ago.....

C-dad · Post by **C-dad** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 4:19 pm

hunting247 wrote:
HockeyDad41 wrote:Any update on this?
this is old news. I had heard about the Maple Grove thing early this summer and nothing has happened yet could be true and could be just a rumor

But..............

A new rumor I heard about is that Northern Edge hockey has a potential purchase agreement for 300+ acres in Lakeville off hwy 70 and hwy35 and they are planning to build two rinks, a huge training facility and a school..... how bout that!!! but I won't believe it until I see it

300+ acres??? What, are they going to plant the players in rows and raise them that way? Do they get the seeds from Monsanto or Pioneer?

hunting247 · Post by **hunting247** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 4:59 pm

C-dad wrote:
hunting247 wrote:
HockeyDad41 wrote:Any update on this?
this is old news. I had heard about the Maple Grove thing early this summer and nothing has happened yet could be true and could be just a rumor

But..............

A new rumor I heard about is that Northern Edge hockey has a potential purchase agreement for 300+ acres in Lakeville off hwy 70 and hwy35 and they are planning to build two rinks, a huge training facility and a school..... how bout that!!! but I won't believe it until I see it
300+ acres??? What, are they going to plant the players in rows and raise them that way? Do they get the seeds from Monsanto or Pioneer?

I guess they were talking olympic training facility and having a 1 very large capacity ice arena. thats just what I heard

Deep Breath · Post by **Deep Breath** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:06 am

I would guess the individual you heard that from is inaccurate, considering that the Chaska Town Course is on a little less than 280 acres. You could fit a small town on 300 acres, not to mention about 50 indoor hockey rinks plus dryland facilities.

hunting247 · Post by **hunting247** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:59 am

Deep Breath wrote:I would guess the individual you heard that from is inaccurate, considering that the Chaska Town Course is on a little less than 280 acres. You could fit a small town on 300 acres, not to mention about 50 indoor hockey rinks plus dryland facilities.

WOW! good job. I never said it was true and never said I believed it. Like I said it was a rumor and I am just repeating what I heard. Maybe the property is ohh lets say 75% unusable (i.e wetlands, streams, etc.) I haven't seen the property nor have you so you are just taking a random guess. I have worked with many people who purchase a large area of land and only a small fraction of it is usable. Maybe try to think outside of your box. Again this was a rumor and you have to take it for what it is worth

Deep Breath · Post by **Deep Breath** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:18 am

If I'm gonna put together some kind of hockey facility, especially in today's market, I am not going to purchse 300 acres if the majority is scrub brush and unusable. And I am taking it for what's it worth, which is not very much.

Snap Happy · Post by **Snap Happy** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:34 am

There's way too much venom in these forums. Why don't you guys lighten up.

Hockey03 · Post by **Hockey03** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:45 am

hunting247 wrote:
C-dad wrote:
hunting247 wrote: this is old news. I had heard about the Maple Grove thing early this summer and nothing has happened yet could be true and could be just a rumor

But..............

A new rumor I heard about is that Northern Edge hockey has a potential purchase agreement for 300+ acres in Lakeville off hwy 70 and hwy35 and they are planning to build two rinks, a huge training facility and a school..... how bout that!!! but I won't believe it until I see it
300+ acres??? What, are they going to plant the players in rows and raise them that way? Do they get the seeds from Monsanto or Pioneer?
I guess they were talking olympic training facility and having a 1 very large capacity ice arena. thats just what I heard

Nothern Educate is currently located in Eagan, they were suppose to operate out of Bloomington but I heard the deal fell thru. I believe Bloomington is trying to get them back for next year as long as they can work our a deal.

hockeymannorth · Post by **hockeymannorth** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:50 pm

i don't think Mn Made is building anything it was in paper they couldn't pay their light bill this summer.unless they won big money in lawsuit against district 6. but i did hear Chicago Mission is going to build in Mn if peewee checking isn't over turned

could be begining of end to Minnesota hockey as we know it

HockeyDad41 · Post by **HockeyDad41** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:36 am

hockeymannorth wrote:i don't think Mn Made is building anything it was in paper they couldn't pay their light bill this summer.unless they won big money in lawsuit against district 6. but i did hear Chicago Mission is going to build in Mn if peewee checking isn't over turned could be begining of end to Minnesota hockey as we know it

Must've been a really slow news day.

hockeymannorth · Post by **hockeymannorth** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:45 am

Must have been but it was during lawsuit they owed $134,000

buttend · Post by **buttend** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:12 am

HockeyDad41 wrote:
hockeymannorth wrote:i don't think Mn Made is building anything it was in paper they couldn't pay their light bill this summer.unless they won big money in lawsuit against district 6. but i did hear Chicago Mission is going to build in Mn if peewee checking isn't over turned could be begining of end to Minnesota hockey as we know it
Must've been a really slow news day.

What paper was it in? What paper reports private businesses utility bills outstanding or NOT outstanding?

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