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Best Hockey Rink
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 5:45 pm
by cmf
What is the best hockey Rink in Minnesota to play in?
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 6:08 pm
by This kid snipes
Shwans Super rink is the best place but best ice is ridder arena
best rink
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:20 pm
by gopherhockey33
the ralph engelsatd in thief river is the best place to play.
ritchfield
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 3:04 pm
by havefun09
i love ritchfields rink
best rink
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:01 pm
by mnwild18
the hippodrome in eveleth
best rink
Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:22 pm
by gabT
i would say that the barn in cloquet is one of the best sheets of ice. its always fast it may not be the best place to play but deffinately one of the best sheets of ice
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:07 pm
by stud-lee
gabT,
Personally I hate the ice at the old Cloquet rink. Plus the locker rooms are so tiny that unless you have a ten man team you can't fit into them.
best rink
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:55 pm
by STC18
The Hippodrome in Eveleth is a awesome place to play and so is the Ralph Engelstad Arena up in Thief River Falls.
no question
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:01 pm
by GoEV
Have to say - if you can tolerate the 80 hour drive to nowhere, there is no question that TRF wins - you know how much $10M buys in hockey rink in the middle of nowhere?
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:06 am
by dq/papadale92
the best rink by far is the ralph englestad arena in thief river falls
ralph is best
Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:50 pm
by rbkman87
ralph in TRF is the best in state but the richfeild is bomb in the cities
best rink
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:09 pm
by rbkhockeyman2070
I would say northstar ponds is a great rink for getting better.
its smaller then everyother rink and its great to just play and not worring about wining or losing.
I Am What I Am.
Northstar Ponds???
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:15 pm
by xIcemen1x
Correction, Northstar Ponds was bought by Noel Rahn, who recently changed the name to Velocity Hockey Center. I also agree that it is a great place for development, but since the lack of size, you can't really have a "true game" played on it. Its one of my favorite rinks, but not the best...[/list]
best rink
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:30 pm
by dangles07
id say breamar is a great arena
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:03 am
by nickel slots
The new rink in Mound (Thaler Arena) is perfect. That would be the model I would use for any new facility.
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:27 pm
by bojangles717
breamar west
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:43 pm
by dman45676
the ralph in TRF
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:33 pm
by EpiC 707
definately either saying BIG or the barn in cloquet
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:44 pm
by sniper20
BARN for sure baby
"The Structure"
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:16 am
by SWPrez
How can you not include "The Structure" down in Northfield???
One of the worst rinks in the state 20 years ago (one of the last to have 'chicken wire' instead of plexiglass)...can't be much better today.
What makes it the worst also makes it the best! Fans are right over the rink and unfriendly to opposing teams. Worth at least two goals right there!
Go Ole's. swprez
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:43 am
by Johnsonpres
JOHNSON ARENA in St. Paul,
Since the folks at Johnson fixed the place up with their own hands adding lockerooms, bleachers and additional bathrooms it makes it a tough place to play for opposing high school teams. Since the improvements I think Johnson has only lost once in the building.
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 4:06 pm
by duffus
Roseau used to be great than they went and heated it so the folks from visiting teams would be more comfortable. Bring back Bobcat and the froast on the arch.
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 4:07 pm
by duffus
Coleraine isn't bad.
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:07 pm
by ruprecht
The MAC in St. Cloud is great for spectators with the open concourse.
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 12:41 pm
by gopherhockey33
i agree, the MAC is a very nice complex