JMS Hockey

From the Strib: The $1.4 million rink, dubbed “The Backyard,” features an arched metal roof, heated players’ benches and an environmentally friendly icemaking system shared with the adjacent East Arena at the Braemar sports complex. Still to come is a landscaped outdoor spectator area with a fire pit. ... Also opening Friday is Braemar Field, a $4.5 million inflatable sports dome.... The dome contains about 5.6 million cubic feet of air, kept in circulation by blowers that will also heat the interior to about 52 degrees. All told, the rink and dome cost a total of $12.4 million, which includes site preparation, design fees, utilities and construction of access roads and retaining walls. The project cost also includes replacement of the existing icemaking system at East Arena, which accounted for $1.8 million of the tab. An accessory building for the dome, with restrooms and a parents’ lobby, cost $665,000. The project got the OK last year from the Edina City Council, responding to a decadelong lobbying effort by parents and youth athletic associations. A study showed that Edina’s athletic fields were about twice as crowded as those in several neighboring suburbs. Full story here: http://www.startribune.com/local/west/284835911.html