Moorhead Sports Center

Ice Rinks

Moorhead, Minnesota

Project Scope

The original refrigeration system and ice rink floor for the main arena had reached its useful life. Increased maintenance, concerns over reliability with the aging equipment, and a cracking concrete ice rink floor prompted the City to move forward with this project. The ice system renovation project included several key elements:

• Remove and dispose of the existing refrigeration system and ice rink floor for the main arena.
• Renovate the existing refrigeration system for the practice arena by increasing its capacity to serve both ice sheets providing a more efficient operation. In addition to installing additional equipment, the renovation to the existing refrigeration system included addressing existing problems such as replacing; simplifying controls, ineffective oil return system, and undersized piping systems.
• Install a new concrete ice rink floor with a seamless, non-corrodible polyethylene piping system and a sub-soil heating system.
• Install a new dasher board system designed to fit the existing spaces. This included a supportless and flexible shielding system which maximized viewing and will help decrease the potential for injuries.

This ice system renovation project was part of a building renovation that provides Concordia College and the Moorhead High School hockey teams with a premier facility to play hockey.