Ridder Arena

Ridder Arena
Construction

Location	1901 4th St. SE Minneapolis, MN 55455
Owner	University of Minnesota
Operator	University of Minnesota
Capacity	3,400
Surface	200' x 85'
Opened	2002
Construction cost	$20 million
Architect	Rossetti Architects Ankeny Kell Architects
Tenants
Minnesota Golden Gophers Women's Hockey (NCAA) (2002-present)

Ridder Arena is the ice rink of the women's hockey team at the University of Minnesota. The Golden Gophers were the only collegiate women's hockey team to have an arena built for them, until the University of Wisconsin opened the LaBahn Arena in 2012. The arena was opened in 2002. The arena seats about 3,400 people; included in that total are the occupants of about 200 club seats and nine sky boxes. Ridder Arena features NHL sized ice at 85 ft x 200 ft. It is next door to Mariucci Arena and an underground access tunnel connects them, which allows them to share ice grooming equipment. The arrangement also allows the two Gopher hockey teams easy access to both NHL and Olympic ice, depending on their weekly opponent.

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Academics	College of Biological Sciences College of Continuing Education College of Design School of Dentistry College of Education and Human Development College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences Institute on the Environment School of Journalism and Mass Communication Law School College of Liberal Arts Carlson School of Management Medical School School of Nursing College of Pharmacy Humphrey School of Public Affairs School of Public Health College of Science and Engineering College of Veterinary Medicine College in the Schools

Athletics	Golden Gophers Big Ten Conference Western Collegiate Hockey Association Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium Les Bolstad Golf Course Mariucci Arena Memorial Stadium (demolished) Metrodome (demolished) Northrop Field (demolished) Ridder Arena Siebert Field TCF Bank Stadium Williams Arena Goldy Gopher Spirit Squads Little Brown Jug Slab of Bacon/Paul Bunyan's Axe Floyd of Rosedale Governor's Victory Bell North Star College Cup Football Men's Basketball Men's Hockey Women's Hockey Wrestling Volleyball Women's Gymnastics Men's Gymnastics Minnesota Rouser Minnesota March Go Gopher Victory Our Minnesota Minnesota Fight Hail! Minnesota

Campus	Armory Campus Shuttle METRO Green Line Children's Hospital Coffman Memorial Union Dinkytown Dinkytown Bikeway Connection Eastcliff Gopher Way James Ford Bell Library Katherine E. Nash Gallery Library System McNamara Alumni Center Medical Center Northrop Auditorium Northrop Mall Old Campus Historic District Rarig Center Southeast Steam Plant Stadium Village Washington Ave. Bridge Weisman Art Museum

Student life	GAPSA Marching Band Minnesota Daily Minnesota Republic Radio K Solar Vehicle Project The Wake

History	Shyamala Rajender v. University of Minnesota

Western Collegiate Hockey Association women's ice hockey

Teams	Bemidji State Beavers Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota State Mavericks North Dakota Fighting Hawks Ohio State Buckeyes St. Cloud State Huskies Wisconsin Badgers

Venues	Sanford Center (Bemidji State) Ridder Arena (Minnesota) AMSOIL Arena (Minnesota–Duluth) All Seasons Arena (Minnesota State) Ralph Engelstad Arena (North Dakota) OSU Ice Rink (Ohio State) Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (St. Cloud State) LaBahn Arena (Wisconsin)

Championships & awards	Awards & honors Champions

Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Coordinates: 44°58′44″N 93°13′44″W / 44.979°N 93.229°W / 44.979; -93.229

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