Chris Casto (D Hill Murray) - UMD Bound

[BodyShots]

You got to luv the plane access ramp for visiting fans to get in and out real quick.

[karl(east)]

At 40+ years old, it was the oldest facility in the WCHA. Rink is smaller than NHL size. Everything else about the facility, while nice when it was built (Huffer Christiansen era ) was way past its prime.

The new DECC is going up next to the old DECC. It's taking up most of what was left of the parking lot.

Link to the official site: http://arena.decc.org/

Lee

Thanks!!!

The new barn looks great.... Plus when you factor in Duluth is such a cool-looking city, it shouldn't take much to convince a student-athlete to attend there if offered a chance.

Wow, that's nuts. Just looked at the pictures; why are they getting rid of the parking lot? What are they keeping the old rink/area for? Why not replace the old one instead of simply building a new one?

The DECC arena right now is in the same building as a conference center and the largest auditorium in the city, so any attempt to expand the rink at its current site would be more trouble than it's worth. They're building a new parking ramp so parking won't be an issue.

Not sure what the plans for the old arena are right now, but it'll probably continue to have uses, since Duluth uses the DECC for lots of things other than hockey.