Whether you’re lacing up your skates for the first time, competing at a high level, or cheering from the stands, Maysa Arena offers something for everyone. With three sheets of ice under one roof, it’s a place where the community comes together to play, compete, and celebrate the game.
The idea was simple – an additional indoor rink for the Magic City to meet the needs of our growing community. The goal was lofty: raise enough funds to make this one of the top facilities in the state. It was a dream started by a passionate group of individuals, and today we are ready to drop the puck in what is now the Pepsi Rink at the Maysa Arena.
The original plan changed several times, evolving from a large spectator venue to a practice sheet of ice. The end result is the Maysa facility becoming the third-largest ice arena in North Dakota, behind the Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks and Scheels Arena in Fargo. Minot now has the only facility in the region with three sheets of ice under one roof.
What does this mean for the City of Minot? It allows us to host larger tournaments for youth, high school, junior, and college teams. It also provides a major asset to the figure skating community, supporting larger competitions and creating an ideal setting for skating shows. With one large rink, these events can happen simultaneously while the existing two sheets of ice continue normal operations.
These larger events will bring more visitors to Minot and increase the city’s overall economic impact, growing from $4.5 million currently to an estimated $6 million in annual revenue.
The third Maysa addition will feature 1,800 seats in a horseshoe configuration, along with a full wraparound concourse and an additional 250 stool-style viewing spaces at the top. With this design, there won’t be a bad seat in the house. The main concourse includes an upgraded meeting and multipurpose space for small events, along with a press box, concessions, ticketing booth, state-of-the-art sound system, center-hung scoreboard, and LED lighting so bright you might need sunglasses to watch a game.
The lower level will feature dedicated varsity-level locker rooms, five youth locker rooms, and a Trinity Sports Medicine room – making it one of the only ice facilities in the state, alongside Ralph Engelstad Arena, with a permanent on-site sports medicine space.
The Maysa Arena is truly a community facility. Minot offers more public skating and public hockey sessions than any other city in the state. The addition of the Pepsi Rink at Maysa creates new opportunities for our youth that simply didn’t exist before.
All of this is possible because a group of passionate individuals had a dream, a goal, and the drive to make a difference in our community. Thank you to our many community partners who made it possible.