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Photographer Matthew Jasper is focusing his lens on a place many Minnesotans will be well-acquainted with: hockey rinks.

Jasper has taken photos of dozens of rinks, large and small — from a backyard rink in Bemidji to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. 

His new book, “Home Ice,” features photos of 72 of the couple hundred ice rinks in Minnesota. The pictures are just of the arena, without any skaters or crowds.

“I wanted to show off the character of these places without people being distracted by people in the stands or what's going on in the game,” said Jasper, a former Iron Ranger now living in St Paul.

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“I just wanted to show them off. How they normally are. Like how they sit, usually from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., when there's nothing going on in those places,” Jasper said.

To hear more of Jasper’s conversation with All Things Considered host Tom Crann, click on the audio player above.

Photos from Matthew Jasper's 'Home Ice'

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The pictures are just of the arena, without any skaters or crowds. “I wanted to show off the character of these places without people being distracted by people in the stands or what's going on in the game,” said Matthew Jasper. His new book, “Home Ice,” features 72 of the couple hundred ice rinks in Minnesota. 

Photographer Matthew Jasper is focusing his lens on a place many Minnesotans will be well-acquainted with, hockey rinks. The pictures are just of the arena, without any skaters or crowds.

Minnesota photographer captures hockey rinks, the calm before the game

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Courtesy of Matt Jasper

An indoor ice rink as seen from behind a goalie net.

Minnesota photographer captures hockey rinks, the calm before the game

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