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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Jake Omodt, Communications Intern
Phone 952-833-9522 • commintern@EdinaMN.gov • EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Edina Outdoor Ice Rinks to Open Dec. 18
Edina, Minn., Dec. 14, 2017 – Winter in Minnesota is in full swing, but Edina residents are still
missing one thing – outdoor ice rinks. The Edina Parks & Recreation Department plans to open all
12 of its outdoor ice rinks at 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18, weather permitting.
The 12 rinks are located at Arden Park, Cornelia School Park, Countryside Park, Creek Valley Park,
Highlands Park, Lewis Park, Normandale Park, Pamela Park, Strachauer Park, Todd Park, Walnut
Ridge Park and Weber Park. All locations feature warming houses and rinks for hockey and general
skating.
Regular season hours are 4 to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to
8 p.m. Sundays. Rinks will be open noon to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 23 to Dec. 31, noon to 4 p.m. Christmas
Eve, closed Christmas Day, noon to 4 p.m. New Year’s Eve and noon to 9:30 p.m. New Year’s Day.
Along with the 12 outdoor rinks operated by the Parks & Recreation Department, Centennial Lakes
Park and Braemar Arena have outdoor ice rinks that are operated by their respective staffs.
Centennial Lakes staff hope to open their rink early in the week of the Dec. 18. Braemar Arena has
had their Backyard Rink open since early November because of cooling and refrigeration systems.
Braemar Arena has open skating at the Backyard Rink, but times are limited.
Rinks are scheduled to remain open until the end of the day Feb. 25, but may stay open longer if the
weather allows.
The rinks will close when the temperatures reach negative 10 degrees Fahrenheit or if the wind chill
reaches negative 15 degrees Fahrenheit or lower.
For information on conditions at general outdoor ice-skating rinks, call the Park & Recreation
Department’s activity hotline at 952-826-0368 or visit EdinaParks.com.
For more information on skating at Centennial Lakes Park, call 952-833-9586 or visit
CentennialLakesPark.com.
For information on skating at Braemar Arena’s Backyard Rink, call 952-833-9500 or visit
BraemarArena.com.
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