The costs for renovations are estimated at $769 million. The city is asking the state to pay for half of those costs, with the Minnesota Wild owner funding 30% and the city putting forward the other 20%. City officials said this is its top priority for the 2025 legislative session.

St. Paul city leaders and Wild executives say it is time for the city-owned arena and adjoining facilities to get a renovation.

The Xcel Energy Center is now 25 years old and the City of St. Paul has unveiled the Xcel Arena Complex Renovation project that proposes to transform