
Gopher Men's Hockey - 3MAM Upgrades - University of Minnesota Athletics
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN 3M Arena at Mariucci? How does it impact ticket holders? TAKING EFFECT FALL 2023 Gopher Athletics has ANNOUNCED SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES TO 3...
That’s an interesting point I hadn’t considered, but why host basketball or volleyball at Mariucci when there’s a court right across the street?Having a non-Olympic sized sheet makes Mariucci a much more realistic candidate to host basketball and volleyball games/matches, for what it's worth.
Seating systems readily exist, and work quite well, for NHL to NBA conversions. See Target Center and pro arenas throughout the country that host both.
If the Pav and/or Williams ever undergo renovations or rebuild. Or even if vball would just like to host a particular match in a larger arena (sell more tickets, like for the Wisc match) and perhaps don’t want to risk falling off Williams floor?That’s an interesting point I hadn’t considered, but why host basketball or volleyball at Mariucci when there’s a court right across the street?
Is there a reason why they issued this news release in all caps? I mean, it’s exciting, but not THAT exciting.
by Nate Gotlieb
Published March 26, 2014
The University of Minnesota’s premier hockey facility turned into a basketball arena for two days last week.
Mariucci Arena hosted 10 Minnesota State High School League girls’ basketball state tournament games after a hockey tournament and potential Gophers basketball games forced the MSHSL to consider different venues.
“We played as much as we could at Williams Arena,” said Kevin Merkle, an associate director for the MSHSL, “but in order to make it work, we had to also use Mariucci.”
The MSHSL traditionally uses the Target Center and Williams Arena for its basketball state tournament games. The league needed another venue this year because the National Collegiate Hockey Conference booked the Target Center for its Frozen Faceoff and the Gophers reserved Williams Arena for potential NIT games.
The MSHSL used Mariucci Arena for basketball games in 2008. Merkle said those games gave the league confidence the venue would work again this year.
Mariucci/Ridder Arena Facilities Director Craig Flor said the MSHSL paid to rent a basketball court from the Xcel Energy Center and said installing the court before and uninstalling it took about 4 ½ hours.
“All the teams loved the atmosphere, and the court was just fine,” he said. “We had a lot of positive comments.”
Flor said the University made money from the 10-game slate but didn’t know the exact amount
They are adding seatsI can't seem to find the answer to my question (not on this thread however). I get that they are making the ice sheet smaller. My question is. Will there be a gap between the boards and the first row of seats? I'm hoping that this is not the case. The old civic center was designed that way and I never liked that.
My question is. Will there be a gap between the boards and the first row of seats?
No they are digging down in order to add seats that will be right on the glass.I can't seem to find the answer to my question (not on this thread however). I get that they are making the ice sheet smaller. My question is. Will there be a gap between the boards and the first row of seats? I'm hoping that this is not the case. The old civic center was designed that way and I never liked that.
I can't seem to find the answer to my question (not on this thread however). I get that they are making the ice sheet smaller. My question is. Will there be a gap between the boards and the first row of seats? I'm hoping that this is not the case. The old civic center was designed that way and I never liked that.
I thought they couldn't dig down due to the water table. Apparently, that was a bad story.No they are digging down in order to add seats that will be right on the glass.
I thought they couldn't dig down due to the water table. Apparently, that was a bad story.
That’s in effect raising all the existing seats. I call foul!!No they are digging down in order to add seats that will be right on the glass.
They are not bringing it all the way in to NHL size. This is a hybrid between former olympic size sheet and NHL standard.Seems like they'd get more than just two new rows of seating. Gopher ice looked really wide on TV, compared to NHL. But any way, will be nice!
Will be interesting to see if opponents like this much more than the Olympic size and have better results against the Gophers. Hope I'm wrong.They are not bringing it all the way in to NHL size. This is a hybrid between former olympic size sheet and NHL standard.
Will not make a significant W/L difference. If anything most of our teams under Bob have been better built for small ice.Will be interesting to see if opponents like this much more than the Olympic size and have better results against the Gophers. Hope I'm wrong.
Good lord -- Why??They are not bringing it all the way in to NHL size. This is a hybrid between former olympic size sheet and NHL standard.
A lot of rinks are that way, I don’t see the major issue?Good lord -- Why??
What is the possible justification?