Category: Arena News
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Cedar Rapids Roughriders Cancel Season Due to Derecho Damage at ImOn Ice Arena
CBS2Iowa reports that The Cedar Rapids Roughriders of the USHL announced that they are cancelling their 2020-2021 season due to damage at ImOn Ice Arena. They say that the arena damage is too great for the arena to be reopened in time for this season. RinkAtlas published a comprehensive report on the Midwest Derecho and…
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New Arena for Seattle Kraken’s AHL Team Will Be Built in Palm Desert, Rather Than Palm Springs
The Press-Enterprise of Riverside California reports that the new arena being built for the Seattle Kraken’s AHL team will be in Palm Desert instead of Palm Springs, as originally reported. According to the article, “Investment and venue development company the Oak View Group, one of the entities behind the arena, announced in a news release…
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The Battle Over Homeless Housing in Anchorage Directly Impacts Youth Hockey
In late August, The Anchorage Daily News reported one hockey arena within the City of Anchorage was being used as a homeless shelter and the city council was considering repurposing another, rather than installing ice for the hockey season. Sullivan Arena was opened as a mass shelter in late March to provide additional space for…
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Additional Hockey Arena Approved By Sartell Minnesota City Council
Sartell-St. Stephen News reported an amended plan for an additional hockey arena has been approved by the Sartell, Minnesota City Council. It will be located south of the existing Bernick’s Arena in Pinecone Regional Park. The new arena, which is expected to be called Scheels Sports Complex, has an estimated cost of $6 million. The…
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New Ice Rink in East Brunswick, NJ On The Drawing Board
CentralJersey.com reported yesterday that The East Brunswick Township Council approved a resolution calling for architectural designs for a proposed ice rink to be created by collaboration between DMR Associates and the municipality. It is not clear what company the article referred to, but it’s possible that it means DMR Architects of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ which…
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Princeton Youth Hockey Association in Minnesota Facing Six-Figure Rink Repair in 2020
The Union-Times reports that the Princeton Youth Hockey Association faces a huge expense due to the failure of the refrigeration system in the East Rink in the Princeton Ice Center in Princeton, Minnesota. According to the article, “Getting the ice operational could cost as much as $750,000. The inability to make ice is an association’s…
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Hockey Programs in Saskatoon Switching Arenas to Allow Merlis Belsher Place to Be Used as COVID Field Hospital
Global News reported Tuesday that the several hockey teams are moving into the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon to allow Merlis Belsher Place, a fairly new arena at the University of Saskatchewan, to be used as a field hospital in the event of a second wave of COVID-19. SaskTel Centre is a 15,000 seat arena that was…
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USA Hockey MidAm District Argues that Hockey Can Play in Pennsylvania
Yesterday Paul Day, President of the Mid-American District Hockey, Inc., sent a memo to the local membership of the Mid-American District of USA Hockey, stating the following: … it is the {Mid-American Hockey District’s} position that ice hockey games in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania may now occur with full participation of team rosters, officials and…
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COVID-19 Case Outbreak Traced to Conway Arena in New Hampshire in Late August
RinkAtlas learned that a 12-person outbreak of COVID-19 occurred at a Pro Ambitions Hockey Camp at Conway Arena in Nashua, New Hampshire. The announcement of the cases was made by New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Commissioner Lori Shibinette and Governor Chris Sununu at a press conference on September 1 as reported…
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PA Health Secretary Says Federal Court Decision Doesn’t Affect Indoor Recreation Facilities
Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine argued on Tuesday that the recent decision by U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV does not invalidate the business occupancy restrictions currently in place for indoor recreation facilities such as ice arenas. Dr. Levine said, “The orders that the governor and I put in place on mask-wearing,…