Ridder Arena - Citizendia

Ridder Arena
Location	1901 4th St. SE Minneapolis, MN 55455
Opened	2002
Owner	University of Minnesota
Operator	University of Minnesota
Surface	200' x 85'
Architect	Rossetti Ankeny Kell Architects
Tenants	Minnesota Golden Gophers (Women's) (2002-present)
Capacity	3,400

Ridder Arena is the ice rink of the women's hockey team at the University of Minnesota. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities ( U of M or The U) is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities ( U of M or The U) is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are the college sports team for the University of Minnesota. An Ice rink is a frozen body of Water where people can Ice skate or play winter sports Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities ( U of M or The U) is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. The Golden Gophers are the only collegiate women's hockey team to have an arena built for them. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are the college sports team for the University of Minnesota. 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. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America It is directly next door to Mariucci Arena and they have an underground access tunnel connecting them which allows them to share ice grooming equipment. Mariucci Arena is the home arena for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's Ice hockey team of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. The arrangement also allows the University of Minnesota Hockey teams easy access to both NHL and Olympic ice depending on their weekly opponent.

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