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…)

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…)
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, home of the Minnesota Wild, has been recognized for its sustainability efforts with an LEED Platinum Certification. (more…)
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…)
Entering the 2017 WNBA season, there are a few intriguing developments on the arena front. (more…)
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…)
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…)
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. […]
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…)
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…)
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…)
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, […]
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