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The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota are homes to many professional athletic teams, one of which is the ice hockey team Minnesota Wild. The Minnesota Wild plays in the in the Northwest Division, Western Conference of the U.S. National Hockey League (NHL). The Minnesota Wild plays at the Xcel Energy Center.

Minnesota had no professional hockey team since the move to Dallas in 1993 of the Minnesota North Stars. St. Paul's mayor Norm Coleman campaigned either for an expansion franchise or the relocation of an existing franchise to the city. A group of investors in St. Paul, headed by Bob Naegele, Jr., applied for an NHL expansion franchise. The National Hockey League announced on June 25, 1999 that the State of Minnesota was awarded a hockey expansion franchise. The expansion team was to start playing for the 2000-2001 NHL season. Naegele, the lead investor of the group that applied for an expansion franchise became the first majority owner of the team.

The new hockey franchise considered different names for the team but they eventually chose the name Wild. The unveiling of the team's name was done at the Aldrich Arena in Maplewood on January 22, 1998, with the song "Born to be wild" blaring in the speaker system of the arena.

Minnesota was officially represented again in the NHL with the founding in 2000 of the Minnesota Wild, the state's first NHL franchise since 1993. Jac Sperling became the first Chief Executive Officer of the new team. Appointed General manager was Doug Risebrough with Tod Leiweke as President and Martha Fuller as the Chief Financial Officer.

Like most new teams, the Wild lost its first game against Anaheim's Mighty Ducks. The team experienced its victory in its sixth game against Tampa Bay Lightning. The team experienced its first appearance in the playoffs during the 2002-2003 season. It played in the Western Conference Finals but was defeated by the Ducks in a sweep. The team has so far won only a Division Championship, a feat they attained in the 2007-2008 season.

Currently, the Minnesota Wild is owned by the Minnesota Sports & Entertainment, with Craig Leipold as its chairman. The current general manager is Chuck Fletcher. Mike Yeo is the head coach and Mikko Koivu is the team captain.

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