Ice Time Grows Thin; Major Performances at Five Flags Result in Fewer Opportunities for Hockey and Open Skating

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Boom times for the Five Flags Civic Center have led to a lot of frustration for groups craving ice time.

Major events over the past couple of months, like Kenny Rogers, the Harlem Globetrotters and Disney On Ice, have brought in much- needed revenue to offset the amount of taxpayer money used to subsidize the center. But every time a major event takes over the arena, hockey teams get bumped off the ice that covers its floor.

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Ice Time Grows Thin; Major Performances at Five Flags Result in Fewer Opportunities for Hockey and Open Skating

"Concerts in October and November, a couple in December and January has been just terrible," said Jim Goodman, president of the Dubuque Youth Hockey Association.

Under their contracts with the civic cente...

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