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About the OVAL
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Fun Facts
  • The Guidant John Rose MN OVAL is the largest outdoor skating facility in the world, featuring an 110,000 square foot slab of concrete used for ice-skating in the winter and inline skating in the summer.

  • The Guidant John Rose MN OVAL has a state of the art cooling system with 800+ tons of refrigeration and 84 miles of underground piping that helps maintain world-class ice even when temperatures climb into the 40's and 50's!

  • The Zamboni Ice Resurfacer is roughly 1 and a half times the size of a typical resurfacer that you would see in an indoor arena.

  • The grandstands outside the OVAL lobby can seat up to 300 spectators.

  • The Guidant John Rose MN OVAL has hosted events such as World Cup Speedskating, World and National Bandy Championships, and Aggressive Skating and Biking competitions.

  • During the summer the Guidant John Rose MN OVAL boasts the largest outdoor Skate Park in the Midwest!

  • The Guidant John Rose MN OVAL has an inline hockey rink in the summer, including regulation size dasher boards and nets.

  • The Roseville Skating Center's scoreboard can be used for personal messages during events, birthdays, meetings, and advertisements.