I am a hockey official (referee) at NESC and it is the best hockey arena I have ever been to. NESC has an observation deck looking down on all rinks, with the locker rooms below it. the obeservation deck. It is clean, decorated for the holidays, magagement is fantastic. For those of you who have been to ice arenas late at night, you know the feeling. most ice arenas don't have an office open all of the time. NESC has a manager, proshop clerk (ref assigner mostly) working at all times that the rink is open. There are several hotels within 1/2 of the arena. with five rinks NESC has tournaments almost every weekend!
Pros: lost of parking, has an observation deck looking down at all rinks, heated too.
Cons: game schedule starts early in the morning and ends late at night
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