XCEL ENERGY CENTER
Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about XCEL ENERGY CENTER!
Xcel Energy Center: Official website of the Xcel Energy Center.
Exceptionally Green: Minnesota Wild, Saint Paul RiverCentre and Xcel Energy Center
NCHC Establishes New Partnership with Xcel Energy Center to Host Frozen Faceoff: Conference signs five-year deal for championship weekend to be hosted in NHL venue
Wild beat Avalanche 4-2: NHL hockey has returned to the Xcel Energy Center, and with it an over capacity crowd of 19,298 just waiting for their opportunity to blow the roof off the place, and were welcomed back with a 4-2 win.
Lynx to play first two playoff games in St. Paul: The Minnesota Lynx are coming to St. Paul a little earlier than expected. The team announced Monday that it will play its first two playoff games this fall at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Th…
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: the arena is named for its locally based corporate sponsor Xcel Energy . it has an official capacity of 17,954 . the building is home to the NHL’s Minnesota Wild . the arena was built on the site of the demolished St. Paul Civic Center . the push for a new arena in Saint Paul grew after the NHL’s Minnesota North Stars moved to Dallas . the state gave Saint Paul a no interest loan for $65 million of the $130 million project . the Minnesota Wild played their first game at the arena on October 11, 2000 . in 2004, it was named by ESPN as the best overall sports venue in the U.S. the 10 millionth person passed through the gates on July 3, 2007 . a Minnesota Wild game at the ‘X’ was listed as the third best stadium experience in North America . the arena played host to the politically motivated Vote for Change tour on October 5, 2004 . the second nest features a lighthouse which houses a foghorn . the fourth nest provides an additional stage for various uses . prior to its opening, the arena installed an integrated scoring, video, information and advertising display system from Da the center ice display was replaced during the summer of 2014 . the arena began replacing every seat in the building with cushioned seating . the Minnesota State High School League Boys’ hockey tournament set a new attendance record during the AA semifinal session . Edina and Benilde-St. Margaret’s played in the first game followed by Roseau and Hill on March 17, 2007, Madonna performed two sold out shows on her record-breaking MDNA Tour . on January 19, 2013, 19,298 fans witnessed the Wild defeat the Colorado Avalanche in the first game following the shortened 2012– since opening the doors of the Xcel Energy Center on September 29, 2000, the Wild had a sellout for every single game . the road to achieving these awards has spanned several years, and could not have happened the venue hosted the 2002, 2011, and 2018 NCAA Frozen Four . the national lacrosse league’s Minnesota Swarm began regular season play in the arena in 2005 . as of 2018, it is host venue of the NCHC in 2013 the Minnesota State Legislature passed an omnibus jobs, housing and commerce bill . it included forgiveness of the remaining $32.7 million loan for Xcel Energy Center . the city still owes $56.8 million