The Minneapolis Arena was an indoor ice rink in
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the state's List of cities in Minnesota, most populous city. Locat ...
, USA, that hosted the various
Minneapolis Millers teams from 1925 until 1963 and the
Minneapolis Bruins of the
Central Hockey League
The Central Hockey League (CHL) was a North American mid-level minor professional ice hockey league which operated from 1992 until 2014. It was founded by Ray Miron and Bill Levins and later sold to Global Entertainment Corporation, which opera ...
from 1963 until 1965. It held 5,500 people and was located at 2900 Dupont Avenue South in the
Uptown district of Minneapolis. The
University of Minnesota's Golden Gophers ice hockey team used the arena as one of its primary home rinks from 1925 until 1950. The annual shows of the
Shipstads and Johnson Ice Follies were held at the venue from 1936 until 1966.
Lyle Wright was an events promoter and one of the presidents of the arena, and was later inducted into the
United States Hockey Hall of Fame.
References
External links
Minneapolis Arenaat the
Minnesota Historical Society
The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) is a Nonprofit organization, nonprofit Educational institution, educational and cultural institution dedicated to preserving the history of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was founded by the Minnesota Terr ...
The Ice Follies at the Minneapolis Arena
Ice hockey venues in Minneapolis
Defunct ice hockey venues in the United States
Defunct sports venues in Minnesota
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