April 5, 2024
A Look at What Happens to Make it Happen
by Angelo Gentile/CHN Correspondent
Minnesota, the self-proclaimed State of Hockey, is getting ready to host this year’s NCAA Men’s Frozen Four April 11-13 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, and organizers say they are well-prepared to handle the thousands of college puck fans expected to attend.
“This is not our first rodeo,” said Kelly McGrath, general manager and executive director of the Xcel Energy Center. She pointed out that the Xcel Center previously hosted the event in 2002, 2011 and 2018. In addition, the arena is home to the NHL Wild, which play 40-plus games there each season, and is also the site of a large number of college games, including the NCHC Frozen Faceoff, and high school…
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