What's your favorite arena?

[TBTwinsFan]

Can be at any level of hockey.

I've only been in a handful of arenas. The Sanford Center in Bemidji MN, the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul MN (for a basketball game), and the local arena (but not for hockey). I've also been in the Target Center, which is primarily a basketball arena, but it has housed hockey in the past.

I did enjoy my visit to the Sanford Center. It had a good hockey atmosphere, especially for a small(er) town.

But there are many arenas I'd like to visit, such as:

Hibbing Memorial Building, Hibbing MN:

Ralph Englestad Arena, Thief River Falls MN:

AMSOIL Arena, Duluth MN:

Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls SD:

Larson Ice Center, Brookings SD:

Of course, there are many, many others, but I didn't want to bore everybody.

 

[Hawk8]

Mine was Minute Maid Park because it is closest to me and I have seen many a good Cubs games there, but thanks to awesome Bud for putting his Brewers in the National League and the Astros in the American League I will not get to see my yearly Cubs-Astros games anymore. Man I hate Bud. Second would be the Astrodome, saw many a Cubs games there, mostly losses lol. Saw Dawson hit an extra inning home run there once just for the Cubs to blow it in the bottom half.

 

[elmalo]

The arena I grew up playing in, Ingalls Rink, Yale Univrsity






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNGJCsp4MSI

 

[tunahead]

The new Englestead Arena is pretty hard to beat for modern arenas

 

[TwinsWin]

The Ralph

Long live the Fighting Sioux

 

[tunahead]

I'll always have a soft spot for this place though, as it's where I saw my first hockey game. A travesty that they tore it down...

 

[TBTwinsFan]

I'll always have a soft spot for this place though, as it's where I saw my first hockey game. A travesty that they tore it down...

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Wow, that's quite the building

 

[TBTwinsFan]

The Mini-Ralph (which I posted above) is a $13 million dollar facility, and a lot of people consider it to be the best in high school hockey.

It would be fun to visit someday.

 

[TBTwinsFan]

Here are a couple more I'd like to visit...

Brainerd Civic Center, Brainerd MN.

I've been by it many times. It's a massive building. Looks like a fun place to go to a hockey game:

New Ulm Civic Center, New Ulm MN

The building has just always intrigued me...

Duluth Heritage Sports Center

It's one of the more interesting arenas in Duluth, IMO. I'll be spending LOTS of time here in the upcoming years

 

[thefatguy]

I've been to the Saddledome (Many times, meh)
Northlands/Rexall in Edmonton for a concert (meh x2) The giant #99 statue made me sick
Both Calgary and Edmonton are looking to replace their 25-30 year old facilities.

Jobing.com in Phoenix to see the Flames and Coyotes. Great facility. I wish this is what they would build in Calgary.

 

[jeff550]

I've only been to two, but Jobing.com Arena was SOOOO much better than Verizon. Its not even a comparison!

 

[TBTwinsFan]

I visited this one today. It was an interesting experience.

There was actually a small snow drift on the inside of the arena.

 

[TBTwinsFan]

This was one at the top of my list to visit for MN Arenas. Not only is this arena pretty cool in it's own right, it actually sits on the same ground as the old St. Paul Hippodrome rink.

While the building will remain and be used for it's original intended purpose, they are going to discontinue the ice rink.

http://www.parkbugle.org/meet-the-man-who-put-the-ice-in-the-warner-coliseum/

http://history.vintagemnhockey.com/page/show/813539-lee-and-rose-warner-coliseum-st-paul-hippodrome-