Rinks around Minnesota that are in need of help.......

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Vinceburg
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Rinks around Minnesota that are in need of help.......

Post by Vinceburg »

Any rinks that need help, like design, money or anything??
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Post by Flin Flon »

Why are you asking? I know of one! who is in the process of looking at finishing another sheet and money is very tight.
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Post by natedog228 »

Northfield has the worst hockey arena in the state. Period.
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Post by ImissMYhockey »

shoreview arena where mounds view plays at is terrible, couple years ago the power went out during the jv games and it is colder than begebies in there
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Post by SEC Scotty »

ImissMYhockey wrote:shoreview arena where mounds view plays at is terrible, couple years ago the power went out during the jv games and it is colder than begebies in there
Begebies that is near Slippery Rock right? :lol:
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Post by packerboy »

Its an OK rink for yute hockey and high school pratice but Mustang fans.............find another place to play your games..please.
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Post by SEC Scotty »

packerboy wrote:Its an OK rink for yute hockey and high school pratice but Mustang fans.............find another place to play your games..please.
Why not play at the NSC in Blaine. It's a little drive but the fans wouldn't get frostbite.
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Post by fkahckyprofessor20 »

natedog228 wrote:Northfield has the worst hockey arena in the state. Period.
I agree that Northfield is bad but have you been to the likes of sauk rapids, pine city, greenway, proctor, princeton, and more that i can't think of right now. i think greenway needs more help than any other rink that comes to mind and I wouldn't be surprised if it's one of the oldest rinks in the state!
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Post by ImissMYhockey »

SEC Scotty wrote:
packerboy wrote:Its an OK rink for yute hockey and high school pratice but Mustang fans.............find another place to play your games..please.
Why not play at the NSC in Blaine. It's a little drive but the fans wouldn't get frostbite.
the mustangs used to play there back before Nick Nitti was the coach. they could still practice at shoreview because its close to school. But I agree play their games at the Super Rink.
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Post by hockeyfan95 »

Ely: cold, old, cramped, plus you can't see anything because the glass is like 2 feet high and then there is nets all the way up to the ceiling
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Post by George Blanda »

fkahckyprofessor20 wrote:
natedog228 wrote:Northfield has the worst hockey arena in the state. Period.
I agree that Northfield is bad but have you been to the likes of sauk rapids, pine city, greenway, proctor, princeton, and more that i can't think of right now. i think greenway needs more help than any other rink that comes to mind and I wouldn't be surprised if it's one of the oldest rinks in the state!
I actually like sports Arena East in Sauk Rapids. They've done some renovations so you're not sitting on metal bleachers in a frozen rink any more. It's obviously cold still, but not a brutal place.
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Post by MNRinkRat »

The arena in Mora could use some work. They have actually put some time and money in it the last 10 years or so. But the arena is still very cold and last season stuff kept dripping on top of my head.
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Post by Buccaneer »

Gilbert Bubble. Straight up it is starting to look ghetto
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Post by pipes3030 »

Delano, Minnehaha, Northfield, Brainard's second rink, west side, spa, west st paul, fryberger
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Post by ImissMYhockey »

pipes3030 wrote:Delano, Minnehaha, Northfield, Brainard's second rink, west side, spa, west st paul, fryberger
any county arena like west side is terrible, I dont know of a good county arena around here
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Post by pipes3030 »

ImissMYhockey wrote:
pipes3030 wrote:Delano, Minnehaha, Northfield, Brainard's second rink, west side, spa, west st paul, fryberger
any county arena like west side is terrible, I dont know of a good county arena around here

West Side is not a country arena, its in the west side of st paul. On Smith Ave. I believe.
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Post by EREmpireStrikesBack »

Bud King Ice Arena in Winona, MN.

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Post by RLStars »

Richmond arena
Morris\Benson arena
Delano
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Post by HOFam'r »

Buffalo Old Arena
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Post by Goldy23 »

Osseo
Minnetonka B
Brainerd small rink
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Post by Pucknutz69 »

pipes3030 wrote:
ImissMYhockey wrote:
pipes3030 wrote:Delano, Minnehaha, Northfield, Brainard's second rink, west side, spa, west st paul, fryberger
any county arena like west side is terrible, I dont know of a good county arena around here

West Side is not a country arena, its in the west side of st paul. On Smith Ave. I believe.


West Side is run by and owned by Ramsey County. As is Johnson, Harding, Shoreview, White Bear, Biff Adams, Oscar Johnson, Highland and Pleasent (which is now used mostly by the St Paul Figure Skating Club, it's like 75 degrees and soft ice)

West ST Paul is Sibleys home, it is owned by West St Paul.
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Post by badda_bing »

Long Prairie is not a pretty rink
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Post by GopherPuckPlayer »

badda_bing wrote:Long Prairie is not a pretty rink

It's cold in that place.
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Post by gabT »

Winona is pretty rough, but it isn't that bad. They at least have a lobby area, not to mention really good taco in a bag. :D :D
I would say Northfield is pretty close to the worst. I haven't seen many of the rinks up north or around the Minneapolis area, but from what I have seen Northfield is the worst.
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Post by quickgym guy »

Proctor could really use a new barn...
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