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2019 OPENED RINK BREAKDOWN 200' x 85' NHL-SIZE RINK REFRIGERATION SYSTEM: Indirect Ammonia/Glycol CONCRETE RINK FLOOR LIGHTING IN ARENA LED The Top Line Koontz runs the facility with a special level of expertise. Before he became ice arena manager at St. Olaf, he spent 12 years at the National Sports Center in Blaine, a little more than an hour away. He started as a part-time ice resurfacer operator and ended up a full- time assistant campus operations manager. He worked his way through positions that had him dealing with soccer fields, an indoor stadium and some event setup, and running program- ming and then operations at the Schwan's Super Rink. He also built his knowledge getting U.S. Ice Rink Association training over the years. Koontz was sitting in his boss' office when someone from St. Olaf called to ask about him. He probably would've never left the Super Rink if he didn't ace that interview. Yet Koontz says his experience so far was worth moving his family across town. He likes the redundancy of the facil- ity's dual compressor system. He's never had to run both at the same time, but he SKATING/HOCKEY PROGRAMS: College activity classes, intramural sports, club hockey and figure skating, curling, open skate and public events. 20 / JULY.AUGUST.2019 USICERINKS.COM 34,160 SQUARE FEET TENANTS: St. Olaf College men's and women's hockey teams, St. Olaf men's club hockey team, St. Olaf Figure Skating Club and RESA (the department that runs intramurals). St. Olaf Curling Club, various youth hockey teams and possibly the Northfield Skating Club will also use the facility next season. "There's a rumor that [famed NFL coach and player] Vince Lombardi did part of their fall camp for the Green Bay Packers in that fieldhouse at one point in time." –Brandon Koontz LOCKER ROOMS 954 SEATING CAPACITY 1 FUN FACT: $170-$225/hour ICE TIME ICE RESURFACERS: ELECTRIC-POWERED PHOTO: ST. OLAF ICE ARENA , State-of-the-art video broadcasting capabilities, historic limestone facades, dual compressors, an organ, computerized temperature control and press box. SPECIAL FEATURES: Featured Rink St. Olaf Ice Arena | | Northfield, Minn. Vince Lombardi St. Olaf hockey teams