The 10 millionth person passed through its gates on July 3, 2007. In 2004, ESPN named the Xcel Center the best overall sports venue in the U.S. On April 21, 2003, the Wild won their first playoff game 3–2 on an overtime game-winner by Richard Park. In that game, the Wild suffered a 3–0 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
Not until April 14, 2003, did the Wild play a playoff game at the arena. The Wild's first win at the arena came on October 18, 2000, when they defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 6–5. Peter White scored the first goal in the arena while Darby Hendrickson scored the first goal for the Wild. The Minnesota Wild played their first game at the arena on October 11, 2000, against the Philadelphia Flyers.
It gave Saint Paul a no-interest loan of $65 million for the $130 million project, though it forgave $17 million of that in exchange for having high school sports championships played at the arena. After several failed attempts to get funding, the state funded the project in April 1998. In order to get an NHL expansion team, Saint Paul needed to build a new arena. Saint Paul courted the Hartford Whalers and Winnipeg Jets under Mayor Norm Coleman, but the Civic Center was an obstacle to both deals. The push for a new arena in Saint Paul grew after the National Hockey League's Minnesota North Stars moved to Dallas. It was built on the site of the demolished St. It hosted the 2008 Republican National Convention. Paul as the RiverCentre convention facility, the Roy Wilkins Auditorium, and the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, and shares a single indoor access area with the RiverCentre and Roy Wilkins Auditorium. The arena is owned by the city of Saint Paul and operated by the Wild's parent company, Minnesota Sports & Entertainment. The building is home to the NHL's Minnesota Wild. With an official capacity of 17,954, the arena has four spectator levels: one suite level and three for general seating. Completed in 2000, it is named for its locally based corporate sponsor Xcel Energy. Xcel Energy Center is a multipurpose arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Septem 22 years ago ( September 29, 2000)
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