St. Paul Civic Center

St. Paul Civic Center
Address143 W 4th St
Saint Paul, MN 55102
LocationDowntown Saint Paul
OwnerCity of Saint Paul
Capacity16,000
Construction
OpenedJanuary 1, 1973 (1973-01-01)
ClosedApril 9, 1998 (1998-04-09)
DemolishedMay 1998
Construction cost$19 million
($138 million in 2023 dollars[1])
Tenants
Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA) (1973–77)
Minnesota High School Hockey Tournament (MSHSL) (1976–98)
Minnesota Moose (IHL) (1994–96)

The St. Paul Civic Center was an indoor arena located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The arena opened in 1973 and was closed and demolished in 1998.[2] It once sat near the Ordway Music Theater and the Roy Wilkins Auditorium. The Xcel Energy Center was built on the former site of the arena.

  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Fond farewell to St. Paul Civic Center". Post-Bulletin. March 26, 1998. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.