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<br />. <br />The new sheets of ice are part of a 128,000-square-foot four-hockey rink addition, which brings the size <br />of the facility to 300,000 square feet. The addition was designed by Rozeboom Miller Architects and <br />constructed by Kraus-Anderson Construction Company. The four new sheets are NHL-size ice. The <br />original Schwan Super Rink, which opened in 1998, featured four Olympic-size rinks. In addition to the <br />skating surfaces, the arena offers the Herb Brooks Center training facility, a figure skating training <br />room, the Hat Trick Cafe, and 32 locker rooms. <br /> <br />From ground breaking to opening, the new arena was built in just over a year. Construction began in <br />early December of2005. . <br /> <br />"The new Herb Books Training Center is dedicated to hockey players to help move their game from <br />good to great and develop a lifetime love for the game," said Skip Peltier, Executive Director of The <br />Herb Brooks Foundation. "We are carrying forward Herbie's beliefs, vision, and commitment to better <br />the game of hockey. The Herb Brooks Training Center is the first part of a $7 million multi-phase <br />commitment by the Foundation and was designed as a part of "The Four Pillars of Program <br />Development & Training:" dryland training, on-ice training, character/leadership/officials training, and <br />unstructured play in a 'pond-hockey' environment. <br /> <br />"We are actively working with leading companies, former players and others to sponsor and bring to <br />reality this commitment to better the game," said Peltier. <br /> <br />"My dad loved the game of hockey and committed his life to making it better for all," said Dan Brooks, <br />son of Herb Brooks and a member of the Foundation board. "Read his comments; they are what the <br />Herb Brooks Foundation is committed to doing." <br /> <br />"Herbie envisioned what is now the Herb Brooks Training Center when he first developed the original <br />Super Rink plans in 1998, but the concept was cut off the final budget," said Dean Talafous Herb <br />Brooks Training Center Program Director. "This training center, is just the kind of facility Herbie <br />envisioned. Training programs for all ages and skill levels will be conducted both in the training center <br />and on the ice year-round at the Schwan Super Rink". <br /> <br />Well-known Minnesota sports author Ross Bernstein will sign copies of his new book, America's <br />Coach. The book profiles the life of Herb Brooks and the leadership messages Brooks used in his career <br />of coaching. Bernstein had been working with Brooks on writing a series of motivational books at the <br />time of his passing in 2003, <br /> <br />The new Schwan Super Rink addition was built without any money from the State of Minnesota. The <br />proceeds from the sale of Columbia Arena were applied to the new construction. Building partners <br />include Blaine, Centennial, Forest Lake and Tri-City Youth Hockey, Bethel University and'the Herb <br />Brooks Foundation, who committed to be long-term tenants ofthe facility. This allowed Anoka County <br />to sell construction bonds to finance the remainder of the construction costs, which will be paid for by <br />ice-rental revenues. The cities of Blaine, Circle Pines, Centerville and Lino Lakes are also partners in <br />the new expansion. <br /> <br />### <br />
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