Patrick Kane plays his first NHL game
Kane debuted with Chicago at Minnesota on Oct. 4, 2007, beginning a run that would bring three Stanley Cups to Chicago.
1st
FIRST GAME OF HIS NHL CAREER
Track Every Grand Casino Arena Game You've Attended
Grand Casino Arena has been the Minnesota Wild home since October 11, 2000—known as Xcel Energy Center until the later rename. Ticket Timeline helps you log every Wild game you attended there and build a personal archive of the players and moments you witnessed in person.
Moments Witnessed at Grand Casino Arena
Verified milestones and rare moments that actually happened in this building.
Marian Gaborik scored 5 goals
Marian Gaborik scored 5 in a Minnesota home game against Rangers — the 33rd five-or-more goal game in NHL history since the 1967 expansion era.
33rd
5+ GOAL GAME IN NHL HISTORY
2016 NHL Stadium Series
Minnesota Wild hosted the Chicago Blackhawks at TCF Bank Stadium in the 2016 NHL Stadium Series.
17th
OUTDOOR NHL GAME IN LEAGUE HISTORY
Wild retire Koivu's No. 9
The Wild raised Koivu's No. 9 to the rafters in a pregame ceremony before facing the Nashville Predators in a 2-6 home loss.
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JERSEY RETIRED
Wild honor Bob Kurtz on broadcaster night
Wild celebrated retired radio voice Bob Kurtz at pregame of a 3-2 win over New Jersey Devils; Bob Kurtz Night featured a career tribute and mini radios with his most memorable calls for the first 10,000 fans.
2023
FRANCHISE HONOR
Why track Grand Casino Arena attendance?
If your stub says Xcel Energy Center, that is this same St. Paul building under the name it opened with — not a different arena. Grand Casino Arena is the later printed name. Either clue belongs on the Minnesota Wild game tracker. This page holds the roof those two printed names share. The Wild have not moved from this barn.
Whether your stub says Xcel Energy Center or Grand Casino Arena, Ticket Timeline pins each Wild night you attended to the real matchup and roster—so your St. Paul hockey history is searchable, not scattered across a shoebox.
- Log Wild home games you personally attended—not today's crowd count or a live scoreboard.
- Match tickets printed Xcel Energy Center to this same St. Paul venue.
- Match each night to real players, milestones, and arena memories—not a live scoreboard.
- Count this building toward your wider NHL arena progress across every barn you've visited.
- Import old stubs, spreadsheets, or Gmail confirmations instead of retyping every date.
Grand Casino Arena at a glance
Key facts about the building—useful when dating an Xcel Energy Center stub. All sourced from Ticket Timeline's verified Wild team data.
- Wild here since: October 11, 2000 in Ticket Timeline's data—the franchise's only home
- Current tenant: Minnesota Wild (NHL)
- Location: St. Paul, MN, USA
- Earlier printed name: Xcel Energy Center refers to the same building, not a different arena
- Dating clue: If the stub says Xcel Energy Center or Grand Casino Arena, it belongs here. The catalog does not split this barn by sponsor era.
Teams and leagues at Grand Casino Arena
Follow the teams and league context connected to this building.
Tenant teams
League hubs
What You Can Track at Grand Casino Arena
Once a Wild game is in your timeline, Ticket Timeline surfaces the attendance story from your seats—not a league-wide feed.
Games You Attended Here
Log every game you were physically at in this building—matchups, dates, and scores tied to nights you actually had a ticket.
Players You've Seen Here
Ticket Timeline matches each attended game to real rosters, so the athletes you watched in this building become part of your personal record.
Milestones Witnessed Here
Surface career highs, records, and rare moments that happened while you were in these seats—not league-wide highlights you only saw on TV.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I track every Minnesota Wild game I attended at Grand Casino Arena?
Yes. Ticket Timeline helps you track Wild games you attended at this St. Paul arena—including nights whose tickets still say Xcel Energy Center—along with the matchup, players, and moments tied to each game.
Can Ticket Timeline match tickets that still say Xcel Energy Center?
Yes. Xcel Energy Center refers to Grand Casino Arena—the same building under the name it opened with. Ticket Timeline uses that name history when matching your attended games.
Have the Wild ever played somewhere else?
Not in Ticket Timeline's data. Wild home nights begin here on October 11, 2000. This page is the arena side of that same archive; the franchise page holds road games too.
Can I see which players I watched at Grand Casino Arena?
Yes. Ticket Timeline matches each attended Wild game to real box scores and rosters, so the players on the ice that night become part of your personal St. Paul record—not just the final score.
Does Grand Casino Arena count toward my NHL arena progress?
Yes. Ticket Timeline helps you see arena progress across the Wild and NHL games you've attended, so nights here contribute to which barns you've been to and keep building that record over seasons.
Does Ticket Timeline sell tickets?
No. Ticket Timeline does not sell tickets. It is a stat tracker for games you've already attended, built to help you explore the players, moments, and milestones you witnessed at Grand Casino Arena.
Start Tracking Your Grand Casino Arena Nights
Download Ticket Timeline to turn every Minnesota Wild game you attended at Grand Casino Arena into a lasting personal record.