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Current · NHL
Grand Casino Arena
Home of the Minnesota Wild
Saint Paul, MN
Still to visit
Teams
Minnesota Wild
NHL · hockey
2000–present
Also known as Xcel Energy Center · The X
Stadium facts
- Capacity
- 17,954
- Hockey since 2012. The page lists 18,064 for 2000–2012. End-stage concerts are listed at 12,999 and center-stage concerts at 20,554.Source for capacity
- Record attendance
- 21,609
- March 6, 2015, the Class AA semifinals of the state boys' hockey tournament, called the largest indoor hockey crowd in Minnesota. A Shania Twain concert on October 28, 2003, is listed at 20,554.Source for record attendance
- Cost
- $170 million
- Infobox figure. A history passage also describes a $130 million project, with a $65 million no-interest state loan.Source for cost
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Timeline
2000
2000
2003
2003
2004
2015
2024
2025
September 29, 2000
Opens as Xcel Energy Center
The arena opened on September 29, 2000, as Xcel Energy Center. The infobox lists the cost at $170 million. The Minnesota Wild were the NHL tenant from the start.
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- Transit-first base. If Saint Paul has rail or subway, a station-area stay is often easier.
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