Hockey Day Cloquet coming in January

Preparations are heating up for Hockey Day Cloquet, an outdoor hockey extravaganza that will take place in Veterans Park on and around Jan. 11, 2025. Expect a state-of-the-art outdoor rink, shipping containers for locker rooms and Zamboni storage, plus fan-friendly seating and food trucks.

Organizer Nate Knutson told the Cloquet City Council Tuesday that the idea was a “blind shot” in the beginning but the event is now in a good spot financially.

“We’ve had unbelievable backing from our local sponsors, which is super cool. It’s Carlton, it’s Cloquet, it’s Esko, it’s Duluth-Superior,” Knutson s...