Venue Detail
Minnesota Wild
Revenues From Sports Venues Pro Facilities Report
February, 2011
Minnesota Wild
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317 Washington St. Paul, MN 55102 Phone: 651-602-6000 Fax: 612-222-1055 URL: www.wild.com
Owner
Craig Leipold, Phil Falcone and other local investors
League
National Hockey League Western, Northwest Division
Venue
Xcel Energy Arena, 175 West Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55201 Owner: City of St. Paul Managed by: Team Built: 2000 Capacity: 18,064 Permanent concession stands: 16 Concessionaire: The Levy Restaurants Suite caterer: The Levy Restaurants
Naming rights
Sold to: Xcel Energy Co Price: $75, 000,000 Term: 25 years Expires: 2025
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $792 to $3,784 Single tickets range from $24.00 to $98.00
Attendance
2007 average attendance: 18,470 2008 average attendance: 18,568 2009 average attendance: 17,101
Luxury Suites
Quantity: 74 Term: 3 to 10 years Price: $95,000 to $200,000 Seats: 12 to 30 Includes: Tickets.
Club seats
Quantity: 2,800 Price: $3,740 to $4,180
Financing
The city paid $30 million toward the $135 million arena and the team paid another $35 million. The balance was paid by the state. The state also agreed to erase as much as $17 million of the loan if the city agreed to make the arena available at no charge 50 days a year for public functions. Pct. public: 74
The expansion Minnesota Wild took to the ice in its new $135 million arena in 2000 where it pays $6 million a year in rent. The arena is part of a new convention center.
The 18,600-seat venue has a glass exterior with 9,000 seats in its lower bowl. Upper deck seating overhangs the ice, opera-style on the ends. There are 12 suites on the floor of the arena and the rest are on the suite level.
The team will get all the revenue from naming rights. (Facilities, Financial, Ice Hockey, NHL, Professional Sports)