HomeMy WebLinkAboutNov. 20 - Braemar Field Grand Opening
City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Krystal Caron, Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-826-0347 • kcaron@EdinaMN.gov • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Braemar Field and The Backyard rink to Hold Grand
Opening on Dec. 5
Edina, Minn., Nov. 20, 2014 – The public is invited to celebrate the grand opening of Braemar Field and
Braemar Arena’s Backyard rink, 7501 Ikola Way, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5.
Planning for this $12.2 million project originally began in 2011 and construction began in the spring of 2014. It
was funded in part by a Hennepin County Youth Sports Grant which supplied $325,000 toward the project.
“We are so excited to see this project come to completion,” said Braemar Arena Assistant Manager Amanda
Holle. “It’s been a long time in the making, and we know our residents and visitors will greatly enjoy both
amenities.”
Participants can gather for speeches and the ribbon cutting at 6:45 p.m., followed by events at Braemar Field,
the artificial turf field that is domed in the winter months. Refreshments will be served alongside tours, sport
demonstrations, drawings for giveaways, open field time, yard games, walking track activities and music.
A performance by the Braemar-City of Lakes Figure Skating Club will be held at 7:50 p.m. at the Backyard
rink, an outdoor refrigerated rink at Braemar Arena. Free open skating will start shortly after.
Braemar Field measures 400 feet long, 250 feet wide and 75 feet high and will be a covered field from
November to April. The indoor turf field is surrounded by a turf track that will be open to the public when
baseball and lacrosse practices aren’t taking place.
The Backyard rink is a covered regulation-size rink with a refrigerated sheet of ice. Parks & Recreation
Director Ann Kattreh hopes the extra sheet of ice and field will help alleviate some of the traveling Edina
athletes and their families have to do.
“I’m thrilled for the people who have worked on this for so many years, to finally have it come to light,” said
Kattreh. “I’m also very happy for the families who are going to be able to spend more time together, instead
of traveling all over the metro for field or ice time. These are going to be amazing facilities to have.”
For more information on Braemar Field and the Backyard, call Braemar Arena at 952-833-9500 or visit
www.BraemarField.com.
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