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Now, with the completion of Phase II, the facility has expanded to nearly 400,000 square feet, adding even more space for indoor sports, activities, tourna- ments, and special events. The new addi- tions include: • Six indoor pickleball courts • Four more hardwood courts • An indoor playground • Six party rooms • Additional tournament and meeting rooms • Two NHL-sized ice sheets (IcePlex) with spectator seating With this expansion, visitors can now enjoy unobstructed views from one end of the facility to the other. On the Ice Mention Fargo, and for many, hockey is the first thing that comes to mind. "Fargo is a hockey town first and foremost," Kabanuk said. "Fargo has a lot of sheets of ice that we have access to. So that, in turn, in the past has left a need for other courts, for turf, pickleball courts, and just kind of centralizes it around the community's first sport of hockey while allowing it to be a hub of all these sports under one roof." Each NHL-sized rink has the capa- bility to be converted into four vol- leyball courts—a feature Kabanuk said they haven't utilized yet. More impor- tantly, the facility was designed with sled hockey in mind. Both ice sheets feature convertible boards and benches, ensur- ing easy access for sled hockey players. "That was something we were very intentional in when designing this," Kabanuk said. "We wanted to include board systems that were able to be tran- sitional just to include other parts of the sport and other parts of hockey that might not be thought of. The hope is that we could host future sled hockey events, but ultimately, we want to give our sled hockey players a real home." USICERINKS.COM MARCH.APRIL.2025 / 17 p Fargo Parks Sports Center is expected to serve more than 20,000 kids and 20-plus community organizations. "FARGO HAS A LOT OF SHEETS OF ICE THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO. SO THAT, IN TURN, IN THE PAST HAS LEFT A NEED FOR OTHER COURTS, FOR TURF, PICKLEBALL COURTS, AND JUST KIND OF CENTRALIZES IT AROUND THE COMMUNITY'S FIRST SPORT OF HOCKEY WHILE ALLOWING IT TO BE A HUB OF ALL THESE SPORTS UNDER ONE ROOF."