Mariucci Arena Address

The Mariucci Arena address is: 1901 Southeast 4th Street, Minneapolis, MN

Mariucci Arena Parking

To catch the Minnesota Golden Gophers hockey games, you're going to want to know where to park. Parking isn't always the most pleasant experience when going to a sporting event. In fact, it can be downright frustrating.

Mariucci Arena Parking has several parking options for those Friday and Saturday night games in Dinkytown.

In the vicinity of Mariucci Arena includes street parking, ramp parking, and surface lots. The arena is on the west end of the campus off of University Avenue, next to TCF Bank Stadium. When TCF opened, it took some Mariucci Arena Parking away. It didn't take all of it however. The parking lot just a block north of Mariucci is $10 to park in, followed by a ramp two blocks west of the rink. The ramp is fairly easy to find a spot, but it's getting out of the ramp that tends to take a little longer.

If you'd prefer to park on the street, Washington and Oak Street provide meters if there are avaliable ones. If those aren't open, the next best bet is to look for a meter on University Avenue headed towards St. Paul. The last resort would be looking for several smaller lots around the arena that can charge anywhere from $8 to $20.

Nick Bjugstad: Pro or No?

The main question for the University of Minnesota's superstar Nick Bjugstad is whether or not he should return for another year of schooling and college hockey or if he should sign a contract that would make him a professional hockey player next season.

Bjugstad has come out stating that the decision is a very difficult one. He hinted that he would like to return to school in order to complete his degree in Business.

Nick Bjugstad is 6'6", 19 years old and a sophomore in college.

Gophers Host Spartans Homecoming Weekend

The University of Minnesota has announced the start times for its season opening series against Michigan State at Mariucci Arena.

The series centers around homecoming weekend. The first game of the series takes place at 6pm on Friday, October 12th. The next game takes place on Saturday, 13th at 8pm.

The Minnesota football team is hosting its homecoming game against Northwestern at 11am at TCF on Saturday.

Hockey Day Minnesota 2013

The University of Minnesota men's hockey team will again play on Hockey Day Minnesota in 2013.

Hockey Day Minnesota is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, and will showcase the Golden Gophers against WCHA rival North Dakota at Mariucci Arena. It will be the last WCHA regular-season meeting between the longtime rivals. A start time for the game will be announced in the future.

The Gophers are 4-2 in Hockey Day Minnesota games. Minnesota beat Colorado College 2-1 last season at Mariucci Arena. This will be the first time that Minnesota will play North Dakota on Hockey Day Minnesota.

Remember When the Gophers Swept North Dakota?

The Gophers are trying to position themselves for another successful year on the ice. Looking back at 2011-12, I remember one of my favorite Gopher Hockey moments.

For the first time at home since 1996, the Gopher hockey team swept North Dakota Nov 4-5.

The first game, a 2-0 win, highlighted Nick Bjugstad and Tom Serratore. Kent Patterson boasted 24 saves as he recorded his fifth shutout of the season.

The game marked Minnesota's first shutout against North Dakota since 2004. It was also Minnesota's first shutout against North Dakota at Mariucci Arena since 1993.

Cheers to more Gopher memories! I plan on making tons more this year as the Gophers hope to march towards another WCHA title.

Mariucci Arena Photos

I recently was assigned a task to go around Minneapolis, St. Paul and suburbs and take pictures of all of the gorgeous venues! I think there were 24 total venues I snapped photos of. We sure are lucky to live in Minnesota where sports, concerts and theater are extremely popular hobbies!

Take a peak at my Mariucci Arena photos!