Ridder Arena is the
ice rinkAn ice rink is a frozen body of water where people can ice skate or play winter sports. Some of its uses include playing ice hockey, figure skating exhibitions and contests, and ice shows.-Natural ice rink:...
of the women's
hockeyIce Hockey is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a puck into the opposing team's goal. It is a fast-paced and physical sport...
team at the
University of MinnesotaThe University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States...
. The Golden Gophers are the only collegiate women's hockey team to have an arena built for them. The arena was opened in 2002. The arena seats about 3400 people, included in that are about 200 club seats and 9 sky boxes. Ridder Arena features NHL sized ice at 85 ft x 200 ft. It is directly next door to
Mariucci ArenaMariucci Arena is the home arena for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. The arena is located on the Minneapolis campus and seats approximately 10,000 fans...
and they have an underground access tunnel connecting them which allows them to share ice grooming equipment.
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Ridder Arena is the
ice rinkAn ice rink is a frozen body of water where people can ice skate or play winter sports. Some of its uses include playing ice hockey, figure skating exhibitions and contests, and ice shows.-Natural ice rink:...
of the women's
hockeyIce Hockey is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a puck into the opposing team's goal. It is a fast-paced and physical sport...
team at the
University of MinnesotaThe University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States...
. The Golden Gophers are the only collegiate women's hockey team to have an arena built for them. The arena was opened in 2002. The arena seats about 3400 people, included in that are about 200 club seats and 9 sky boxes. Ridder Arena features NHL sized ice at 85 ft x 200 ft. It is directly next door to
Mariucci ArenaMariucci Arena is the home arena for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. The arena is located on the Minneapolis campus and seats approximately 10,000 fans...
and they have an underground access tunnel connecting them which allows them to share ice grooming equipment. The arrangement also allows the University of Minnesota Hockey teams easy access to both NHL and Olympic ice depending on their weekly opponent.