Richfield Ice Arena Explained

Stadium Name:Richfield Ice Arena
Location:636 East 66th Street
Richfield, MN 55423
Opened:1971[1]
Owner:The City of Richfield
Operator:The City of Richfield
Surface:Ice
Architect:Wold Associates, Inc.[2]
Structural Engineer:Bakke & Kopp, Inc.
Services Engineer:Jacus & Amble, Inc.
General Contractor:Sheehy Construction, Inc.
Seating Capacity:1,800
Tenants:Minnesota Whitecaps (PHF) (2022–2023)

Richfield Ice Arena is an ice arena located in the city of Richfield, Minnesota. The Arena offers skating lessons, skate rental, open skating and open hockey. The Arena is the home rink for the Richfield High School and the Academy of Holy Angels High School. The Richfield Hockey Association coordinates the youth hockey program. For the 2022–23 season, the arena was home to the Minnesota Whitecaps of the Premier Hockey Federation.

History

The original main Rink #1 built back in 1971 has seating for 1,400 spectators, and room for another 500 fans that can watch while standing. Adjacent to Rink #1 is the newer Rink #2 which was added in 1999 to the arena and serves as more of a practice sheet of ice. Rink 2 has only nominal seating for only 200 fans in steel bleachers.[3]

Improvements

The City of Richfield plans to invest $2 million in the building, adding a locker room for the Whitecaps, expanding the lobby, adding classrooms and a training facility.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Richfield Hopes a Hockey Team Helps Revitalize the City Ice Arena. Mary Jane. Smetanka. Star Tribune. Minneapolis. December 28, 2013. December 30, 2013.
  2. Web site: Photo Gallery. Vintage Minnesota Hockey. December 30, 2013.
  3. Web site: Richfield Ice Arena. Vintage Minnesota Hockey. December 30, 2013.