A little home cooking in St. Paul, as Xcel Energy Center is now a Ecolab Science Certified facility, adding another certification in these COVID-19 times. (more…)
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Complimentary Sensory Kits Coming to Xcel Energy Center
The Minnesota Wild and Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) are partnering to offer complimentary sensory kits at Xcel Energy Center events, beginning with an October 22 game against the Edmonton Oilers. (more…)
Xcel Energy Center Earns LEED Platinum Certification
Xcel Energy Center, home of the Minnesota Wild, has been recognized for its sustainability efforts with an LEED Platinum Certification. (more…)
Minnesota Wild Extend Xcel Energy Center Lease Through 2035
The Minnesota Wild and St. Paul officials have finalized an Xcel Energy Center lease extension, keeping the team at the downtown arena through 2035. (more…)
Pair of WNBA Teams Using Temporary Arenas in 2017
Entering the 2017 WNBA season, there are a few intriguing developments on the arena front. (more…)
Minnesota Lynx: Temporary Home, Permanent Success
With renovations to Minneapolis’s Target Center set for this summer, the Minnesota Lynx (WNBA) faces the challenge of relocating games to St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center — and, surprisingly, the team is seeing an uptick in business. (more…)
Let’s Go Crazy: Wild Unveil New Goal Song
The Minnesota Wild will have a major tribute to Prince this season, as the Minnesota native and music icon’s “Let’s Go Crazy!” has been selected as the team’s new goal song. (more…)
Minnesota Lynx to Spend 2017 at Xcel Energy Center
The Minnesota Lynx search for a temporary venue in 2017 is over, as the team has announced that it will play its home schedule at St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center. Such a move was needed because the Lynx’s home–the Target Center–is undergoing a multi-phase renovation, and much of the work will take place during the next WNBA season. […]
Xcel Energy Center lands 2018 Frozen Four
The NCAA hockey championship is returning to St. Paul in 2018, as the Xcel Energy Center and the University of Minnesota will host the 2018 Frozen Four. (more…)
New for 2013: Herb Brooks National Hockey Center
St. Cloud State University officials decided not to pursue a commercial naming-rights deal and instead went with a sentimental choice for an arena name change: Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. (more…)
U.S. Figure Skating Championships set for Greensboro, St. Paul
The U.S. Figure Skating Championships schedule has been announced, with the 2015 event slated for Greensboro’s Greensboro Coliseum and the 2016 set for St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center. (more…)
Spoelstra: At 15K, MTS Centre is perfect size for NHL hockey
Perhaps pandering a little to the hometown newspaper, sports consultant Jon Spoelstra says the 15,000 seats at MTS Centre makes for a perfectly sized NHL arena and calls True North Sports and Entertainment “visionaries” for moving an NHL team to such a small arena. Spoelstra, operating under the impression that lowering supply equals higher demand, […]
