Xcel Energy Center
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| Xcel Energy Center | |
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| Location | 175 West Kellogg Boulevard Saint Paul, MN 55102 |
| Opened | 2000 |
| Owner | City of St. Paul, MN |
| Operator | Minnesota Sports & Entertainment |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction cost | $130 million USD |
| Architect | HOK Sport |
| Tenants | |
| Minnesota Wild (NHL) (2000-Present) Minnesota Swarm (NLL) (2005-present) |
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| Hockey and Lacrosse: 18,064 | |
Xcel Energy Center is a sports arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA sponsored by Xcel Energy. It is the home ice of the NHL's Minnesota Wild and the NLL's Minnesota Swarm.
The arena contains four spectator levels: one suite level, and three general seating levels named the 100 level, the club level, and the 200 level. Its official capacity is 18,064, but on February 8, 2004, the NHL All-Star Game set a record for attendance at a hockey game in Minnesota at 19,434. The record attendance for a Wild hockey game was set October 5, 2005 at 19,398, the first game after the lockout season. The city of Saint Paul owns the arena.
It opened in the fall of 2000 and it is called the "X" by fans. It was built on the site of the demolished St. Paul Civic Center. In 2004, the arena was named by ESPN as the best overall sports venue in the United States.
The "X" is the current site of the Minnesota Boys' High School Hockey Tournament, as well as the host of the Minnesota State High School League-sponsored volleyball state tournament. It hosted the 2002 NCAA Frozen Four and will do so again in 2011.
In addition, Xcel Energy Center is regularly sold out for musical concerts. The National Lacrosse League's Minnesota Swarm began regular season play in the arena in January, 2005.
The Xcel Energy Center won the bid to host the 2008 Republican National Convention. The arena will also host the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
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| Preceded by: first arena |
Home of the Minnesota Wild 2000–present |
Succeeded by: current |
| Current arenas in the National Hockey League |
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference | |
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| Air Canada Centre | BankAtlantic Center | Bell Centre | Continental Airlines Arena | HSBC Arena | Madison Square Garden | Mellon Arena | Nassau Coliseum | Philips Arena | RBC Center | St. Pete Times Forum | Scotiabank Place | TD Banknorth Garden | Verizon Center | Wachovia Center | American Airlines Center | Gaylord Entertainment Center | GM Place | HP Pavilion | Honda Center | Jobing.com Arena | Joe Louis Arena | Nationwide Arena | Pengrowth Saddledome | Pepsi Center | Rexall Place | Scottrade Center | Staples Center | United Center | Xcel Energy Center | |
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| Air Canada Centre | Blue Cross Arena | HSBC Arena | Madison Square Garden1 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum2 | Sears Centre | Wachovia Center | Xcel Energy Center | HP Pavilion | Jobing.com Arena | Pengrowth Saddledome | Pepsi Center | Rexall Place | Rose Garden Arena | |
| 1The New York Titans play four of their home games at Madison Square Garden. 2The New York Titans play four of their home games at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. |
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