By Jana Peterson
Pine Knot News
City may take over hockey arenas
Would leave hockey association in charge of operations
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The Northwoods Credit Union Arena is home to lots of hockey in Cloquet, from youth hockey players all the way up to the Minnesota Wilderness (pictured). As part of planning for the future viability of both Northwoods and Pine Valley arenas, the city is considering taking over ownership from the Cloquet Area Youth Hockey Association.
This is the cold, hard truth - changes are coming to Cloquet's Northwoods Credit Union Arena and the neighboring Pine Valley hockey arena, no matter what.
The Cloquet ice hockey arenas are looking at a future that includes renovations to the tune of close to $3 million, City Administrator Aaron Reeves told the new Cloquet City Council at its first work session meeting Jan. 3. At the same meeting, he recommended the council consider taking over ownership of the arena from the Cloquet Area Hockey Association (CAHA), the youth hockey group that has "owned" and run the arena since it was built...
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