Xcel Energy Center

Xcel Energy Center
The X
Location	199 Kellogg Blvd W, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
Coordinates	44°56′41″N 93°6′4″W / 44.94472°N 93.10111°W
Owner	City of St. Paul
Operator	Minnesota Sports & Entertainment
Capacity	Ice hockey / Lacrosse: 18,064 (18,568 with standing room); Concerts: End Stage 14,440; Center Stage 20,554;
Surface	Multi-surface
Construction
Opened	2000
Construction cost	$130 million USD
Architect	Populous
Tenants
	Minnesota Wild (NHL) (2000–present); Minnesota Swarm (NLL) (2005–2015); Minnesota Lynx (WNBA) (2017); PWHL Minnesota (PWHL) (2024–present)

Xcel Energy Center (also called The X) is an arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, sponsored by Xcel Energy. It is used for many purposes.

It is the home of the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL) and Minnesota of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). It was also home to the Minnesota Swarm of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) from 2005 until 2015 and the temporary home to the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) during their 2017 season.

It is owned by the city of Saint Paul and operated by Minnesota Sports & Entertainment.

It is on the same block as the RiverCentre convention facility, Roy Wilkins Auditorium, and Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.

Inside during a Minnesota Wild game
Inside during Minnesota Swarm lacrosse game.
Inside the Xcel Energy Center during the 2006 WCHA Final Five Championship.
Inside the Xcel Energy Center before the 2009 Boys High School Championship game between Eden Prairie and Moorhead.

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Events and Tenants
Preceded by First Arena	Home of the Minnesota Wild 2000 – present	Succeeded by current
Preceded by Pepsi Arena Albany, New York	Host of the Frozen Four 2002	Succeeded by HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York
Preceded by Office Depot Center	Host of the NHL All-Star Game 2004	Succeeded by American Airlines Center
Preceded by first arena	Home of the Minnesota Swarm 2005 – present	Succeeded by current
Preceded by Madison Square Garden	Host of the Republican National Convention 2008	Succeeded by St. Pete Times Forum
Preceded by Ford Field Detroit, Michigan	Future Host of the Frozen Four 2011	Succeeded by St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida

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