Nostalgia strong when 2000s Wild stars return to St. Paul

Nostalgia strong when 2000s Wild stars return to St. Paul

When the Wild’s original coaching staff visited St. Paul recently as part of the team’s 25th anniversary celebration, to a man they commented on TRIA Rink, the downtown St. Paul practice facility that now houses the Wild most of the time, save for when they make the journey of a few blocks to Grand Casino Arena for home games. When the franchise was born in 2000, their home arena – then known as Xcel Energy Center – was brand new, but they were …