Minnesota Wild
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 2016–17 Minnesota Wild season
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| Conference | Western |
| Division | Central |
| Founded | 2000 |
| History |
Minnesota Wild 2000–present |
| Home arena | Xcel Energy Center |
| City | St. Paul, Minnesota |
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| Colors |
Iron Range Red, Forest Green, Harvest Gold, Minnesota Wheat, White |
| Media |
FS Wild KFAN (100.3 FM) |
| Owner(s) | Craig Leipold |
| General manager | Chuck Fletcher |
| Head coach | Bruce Boudreau |
| Captain | Mikko Koivu |
| Minor league affiliates |
Iowa Wild (AHL) Quad City Mallards (ECHL) |
| Stanley Cups | 0 |
| Conference championships | 0 |
| Presidents' Trophy | 0 |
| Division championships | 1 (2007–08) |
| Official website | www |
Iron Range Red, Forest Green, Harvest Gold, Minnesota Wheat, White
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Wild are the only one of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area's major professional sports league franchises to play in St. Paul; the other three play in Minneapolis.
The new team was founded on June 25, 1997, but started playing in the 2000-01 NHL season. The Wild were the first NHL franchise in Minnesota since the Minnesota North Stars moved to Dallas in 1993. They lost their first game, 3–1, to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and recorded their first win against the Tampa Bay Lightning five games later. The Wild play at the Xcel Energy Center. In the 2002–03 season, the team made its first Stanley Cup playoff appearance, making a surprising run to the Western Conference Finals. As of 2015, the Wild have averaged a .537 points percentage since entering the league.
Following the departure of the Minnesota North Stars after the 1993 season, the state of Minnesota was without an NHL team for seven seasons. Mayor Norm Coleman began a campaign to either recruit the relocation of an existing franchise to St. Paul or the award of an expansion franchise to a Minnesota-based ownership group. These efforts came close to success in the mid-1990s when Minnesota interests purchased the original Winnipeg Jets with the intention of relocating the franchise to Minnesota, however, arena negotiations fell through and the Jets instead relocated to Phoenix, Arizona.
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