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Ample parking, but you may have to hunt for a space. Two sheets of ice. Newer facility.
A lot of locker rooms. Locker rooms have an adjoining bathroom shared with the locker room next door. The locker rooms aren't the largest, so a bit cramped for a team of 15, and they're 12 year olds. Locker room walk out a tunnel to the rinks, entering by the penalty boxes and shaking across to the bench. There are about three or four quick fill water fountains around to top off game bottles.
More than enough grandstand seating as well as standing area by only one goalie corner. The viewing area is a bit colder than others but not as cold as some. A jacket is needed but not a beanie.
The pro shop is good in size, equipment offerings, and skate sharpening. As expected, a chunk of space is taken up with Coyotes merchandise since a practice facility for them.
Snake bar has decent and the normal offerings, but with a tournament taking place I was surprised that the normally offered bananas to prevent cramping with the potassium weren't offered...but you can get a latte. Restaurant attached to the lobby area, but unlike the practice rinks for the Golden Knights and Kings you cannot view a game from it. One set of restrooms in the lobby area but they are large. Something I haven't see before at a rink we're phone charging stations.
Being a newer facility, it is well maintained and fairly clean...save the typical locker room stench. That's tough to abate at all rinks, only a couple doing it by having a cleaning and mopping crew go in right as a team exits, which I've on,y seen at two locations.
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