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Pardon me for the poor writing. It's very late, and I just got back from the overnight trip to Grand Forks with my family so I'm very tired.
Anyway, as you all know, Ralph Engelstad Arena was the place where the Canadian juniors won gold last month. So when I was asked about whether or not I'd like to join my Friday lunchhour hockey group to take a trip down to the arena, I jumped at the chance. The picture below was taken this morning.
The main arena is a sight to behold. The dressing room areas and halls that enter the main ice sheet are several steps up from a typical ice rink, but the common areas can be summed up in one word -- classy.
Below is a picture of one of the promenade decks. Notice the marble floors.
In this particular picture, they were moving a car into position, possibly as a grand prize for a contest.
A picture of the Fighting Sioux logo -- made out of marble!
In certain areas of the arena, the walls are decorated with huge (and I emphasize "huge") pictures of hockey history and memorabilia.
The seats in the main arena are leather, and have armrests that are made out of a wood that looks like cherry oak.
On one of the higher levels behind one goal is an elaborate pipe organ, and on the exact opposite side of the arena is Ralph Engelstad's box. Unfortunately, my wife didn't get to take any pictures of either of these two things, but they are quite an eyeful. You can see one of the two in the top left corner of the above picture. I thought that the organ area was actually a full bar and restaurant. That demonstrates why I'm not a CSI agent.
Anyway, as you all know, Ralph Engelstad Arena was the place where the Canadian juniors won gold last month. So when I was asked about whether or not I'd like to join my Friday lunchhour hockey group to take a trip down to the arena, I jumped at the chance. The picture below was taken this morning.
The main arena is a sight to behold. The dressing room areas and halls that enter the main ice sheet are several steps up from a typical ice rink, but the common areas can be summed up in one word -- classy.
Below is a picture of one of the promenade decks. Notice the marble floors.
In this particular picture, they were moving a car into position, possibly as a grand prize for a contest.
A picture of the Fighting Sioux logo -- made out of marble!
In certain areas of the arena, the walls are decorated with huge (and I emphasize "huge") pictures of hockey history and memorabilia.
The seats in the main arena are leather, and have armrests that are made out of a wood that looks like cherry oak.
On one of the higher levels behind one goal is an elaborate pipe organ, and on the exact opposite side of the arena is Ralph Engelstad's box. Unfortunately, my wife didn't get to take any pictures of either of these two things, but they are quite an eyeful. You can see one of the two in the top left corner of the above picture. I thought that the organ area was actually a full bar and restaurant. That demonstrates why I'm not a CSI agent.
