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Date: | Sat, 9 Jun 90 13:30:56 EDT |
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I see that my esteemed colleague Carol White managed to get the news out
before I did, but I'll supply my two cents worth anyway. The Minnesota Golden
Gophers should be playing in a new on-campus arena by 1992. Not many details
have been released yet, but the new arena will apparently seat between 8,000
and 10,000, and cost about $10 million. Those of you who are familiar with
Mariucci Arena know that 'the Barn' is full of tradition and a great place to
watch college hockey, as well as a difficult place for visiting teams to win.
On the other hand, it is very old, and suffers from a shortage of seats with
good sightlines. Much as I will hate to see the old place go, it is time to
move on to more modern surroundings. I am very pleased that Gopher hockey will
be staying on campus, where it belongs!
We have heard in the past that the new facility will have an Olympic-size
rink, but I don't know if that is still in the plan. How do the rest of you
feel about Olympic-size rinks in college hockey? The new St. Cloud arena has
one, and I suspect that several more will be built in the next few years. Will
this have a good effect on the game?
Go Gophers!
= Erik J. Biever (612) 625-9777 =
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