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By far the worst rink is Deer Creek Arena. Lighting is so poor you can't see in the corners

Mite-dad wrote:I'd have to include the converted barn in Benson. Or was it Morris? Anyways, one or the other was pretty rough. Leaky roof, cold, etc.

Must be referring to Benson. I think it's an old potato shed or some kinda crop storage....
The rink in Morris is actually kinda nice for Morris....

blindref wrote:The old Minnetonka bubble was not exactly a palace either

I think I just got frostbite from the memories of that place! Nothing like playing in a "bubble" that was usually 10 degrees COLDER then it was outside, you had to walk though locker room A to get to B, C and D, the boards had ZERO give (let's face it... it was as thick as a brick wall, with the same amount of "give." I swear, it almost drove me to seek mental help!

Currently...

There are a LOT of small rinks in St. Paul that I hate playing in (SPA, West Side, Harding, etc.) I actually don't mind Highland all that much. One place I still can't figure out though... Breck... and how the ice seems soft every time I play on it, meanwhile Blake always seems to have good ice.

Oh and of course I have to agree with Braemer... because I'm from 'Tonka

West St. Paul. It smells of Mold when you walk in. They have buckets through out the building catching water from the roof!

zamboni14 wrote: There are a LOT of small rinks in St. Paul that I hate playing in (SPA, West Side, Harding, etc.) I actually don't mind Highland all that much. One place I still can't figure out though... Breck... and how the ice seems soft every time I play on it, meanwhile Blake always seems to have good ice.

Oh and of course I have to agree with Braemer... because I'm from 'Tonka

I'm surprised you think Blake has good ice - it seems to be chipping out all the time when my kid plays there.

So, you agree with my post about Braemar, that you dislike it because you always get beat there?

C-dad wrote:

zamboni14 wrote: There are a LOT of small rinks in St. Paul that I hate playing in (SPA, West Side, Harding, etc.) I actually don't mind Highland all that much. One place I still can't figure out though... Breck... and how the ice seems soft every time I play on it, meanwhile Blake always seems to have good ice.

Oh and of course I have to agree with Braemer... because I'm from 'Tonka

I'm surprised you think Blake has good ice - it seems to be chipping out all the time when my kid plays there.

So, you agree with my post about Braemar, that you dislike it because you always get beat there?

I should note that I'm a goalie, so the only ice I worry about is the stuff painted in blue.

even if we didn't get beat there... I'd still hate it. I fought tooth and nail when my current AHA team not only wanted green for a color, but also something to do with a "bee." I gave in on the green (since it was a dark green.)

There is a rink in hibbing by the community college that's pretty brutal. Built for hobbits, really cold, but terrible ice. Actually the worst ice ivde ever seen. So much snow its like an outdoor game.

egf hockey1 wrote:Hands down worst rink is Sunmart Arena in Fargo!

Yes! And bloody cold!

Mnhockeys wrote:

5 For Fighting wrote:

egf hockey1 wrote:Hands down worst rink is Sunmart Arena in Fargo!

Granted...we don't have to play in Sunmart every week but that rink is so bad it's actually kind of cool and a unique experience for the kids. When the kids play in Fargo all the rinks tend to blend together...but they remember Sunmart!

Isn't the one with one end of the rink runs to the stone wall? That one is quite bad IMO!

It is so cold that the ice is pretty good, though. Being a coach for a January game there is brutal.