Gov.-Elect Dayton To Drop Puck As UMD Opens Arena
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) -- Gov.-elect Mark Dayton will drop the first puck at next week's grand opening of AMSOIL Arena at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
The inaugural game will be played Thursday at 7 p.m.
Joining Dayton will be Duluth Mayor Don Ness and university Chancellor Lynn Black.
Minnesota-Duluth will be facing the University of North Dakota. The stadium, which holds about 6,700 people, is sold out.
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