Historical · NHL
Met Center
Former home of the Minnesota North Stars
Bloomington, MN
Still to visit
Teams
Minnesota North Stars
NHL · hockey
1967–1993
Also known as Metropolitan Sports Center
Stadium facts
- Capacity
- 15,784
- Hockey. Basketball is listed at 16,000. No construction cost is stated.Source for capacity
Timeline
1967
1971
1972
1975
1980
1982
1993
1994
October 21, 1967
North Stars open the sports center
The arena opened on October 21, 1967, as the Metropolitan Sports Center, just north of Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota North Stars played there from 1967 until they moved to Dallas in 1993. Hockey capacity is listed at 15,784.
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