City: Minneapolis, MN

Category: Spectator Sports

Telephone: (612) 624-8080 or (800) U-GOPH

Description: The Golden Gophers men’s hockey team is not the only hockey team on the U of M campus, nor is it the only team with a recent national championship. Women’s hockey is blossoming in Minnesota, from young kids all the way to Division I athletics. Wildly successful, the Gophers women’s hockey team won the NCAA National Championship in 2000, 2004, and 2005.The Golden Gophers women’s hockey team is the only women’s hockey team in the country with an arena built specifically for it. Ridder Arena, a gorgeous 3,400-seat arena next door to Mariucci Arena, opened for the 2002–03 season and is considered by many to be the finest women’s collegiate hockey arena in the country.Tickets are available by phone, online, or in person at the Mariucci Arena ticket office. Tickets are a relative bargain, ranging from $8 to $10 for the 2009-10 season. Parking is widely available at lots and ramps near Ridder Arena.