- The Fargo Coliseum opened for business in 1968 and was a state of the art facility for the time. The Fargo Coleisum had two locker rooms, one referee room, skate shop, rental skates, seating for 3200 fans and quickly became the place to go for skating events in Fargo.
- The Fargo Coliseum was the home of The Fargo Blazers a local amateur team and the FM Sugar Kings a junior hockey that was made up of many of the best local talent in the area.
- The Coliseum hosted the first state tournament outside of Grand Forks in 1971/1972. Fargo South lost to Grand Forks Central 6 to 1.
- The Coliseum hosted the National Bantam Tournament in 1990/1991. Moorhead played in the finals and players like Matt Cullen, Jayson Blake and Ryan Kraft went on to play professional hockey.
- In the late 1990’s the Name was changed to the John E. Carlson Coliseum in honor of the long time Fargo Park Board member John Carlson.
- In 2016, the Park Board voted to renovate the Coliseum for $4.5 million. When the renovated Coliseum opened in 2017, the rink was again a state of the art facility offering a regulation rink of 85 ft. by 200 ft., 7 locker rooms, training room, referees room, seating for five hundred and full Wi-Fi access in the facility.
Arenas in Fargo
