Maysa Arena

{{Short description|Venue located in Minot, North Dakota}}

{{For|the Ethiopian river|May Harena}}

{{Infobox venue

| stadium_name = MAYSA Arena

| nickname =

| image = File:MaysaArena.jpg

| caption =

| location = 2501 W Burdick Expy
Minot, ND 58701

| coordinates = {{coord|48|13|09|N|101|19|51|W|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:landmark_region:US-ND}}

| broke_ground = 1999

| opened = October 2000

| expanded = 2016

| owner = Minot Park District Foundation

| operator = Minot Park District Foundation

| surface = Multi-surface

| construction_cost = $3.9 million
(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|3900000|2000}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})

| architect = Torno, Nester & Davison, PC{{cite web |title=MAYSA Arena|url=http://www.woldengr.com/?id=69&form_data_id=21|publisher=Wold Engineering, PC|accessdate=October 20, 2013}}

| general_contractor = Rolac Contracting, Inc.{{cite web |title=Maysa|url=http://www.rolac-nd.com/past.php?id=3|publisher=Rolac Contracting, Inc.|accessdate=October 20, 2013}}

| tenants = Minot State Beavers (ACHA) (2000–present)
Minot Muskies (AWHL) (2000–2001)
Magic City Snowbears (IBA) (2000–2001)
Minot Minutemen (AAPBL) (2005)
Minot Minotauros (NAHL) (2011–present)

| seating_capacity = 1,800

}}

Maysa Arena is a multi-purpose venue located in Minot, North Dakota. The name Maysa is an acronym for Minot Area Youth Skating Association, a group that proposed the construction of the three-rink arena in the 1990s.{{cite news |title=Region Briefs|newspaper=Grand Forks Herald|date=January 31, 1998}} The $3.9 million arena on the Burdick Expressway was opened in October 2000. The arena is home to the Minot Minotauros of the North American Hockey League and the Minot State Beavers men's ice hockey of the American Collegiate Hockey Association.

The arena added a third sheet of ice called Pepsi Rink which seats 1,800 with room for an additional 250 people. The plans had been developed since early 2012 before it finally was completed in November 2016.{{cite news |title=MAYSA Expansion|url=http://www.kxnet.com/story/18066834/maysa-expansion|work=KXMC|location=Minot|date=May 2, 2012|accessdate=May 2, 2012}} The expansion was estimated to cost between $5.5 million and $7 million{{cite web|title=Minot Park Board Minutes|url=http://minotparks.com/documents/0112MinotParkBoardMinutes.pdf|publisher=Minot Park District Foundation|date=January 17, 2012|accessdate=January 17, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201225810/http://minotparks.com/documents/0112MinotParkBoardMinutes.pdf|archivedate=February 1, 2014}} but eventually ended up costing $10.9 million.{{cite news |title=New Maysa Unveiled|first=Garrick|last=Hodge|url=http://www.minotdailynews.com/sports/local-sports/2016/11/new-maysa-unveiled/|newspaper=Minot Daily News|date=November 10, 2016|accessdate=November 11, 2016}}