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| Location | 400 Wabasha St. N Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°56′50.6″N93°05′44.9″W / 44.947389°N 93.095806°W /44.947389; -93.095806 |
| Public transit | Metro Green Line (Central station) |
| Owner | City ofSaint Paul, Minnesota |
| Operator | Minnesota Wild |
| Capacity | 1,200 |
| Surface | 200' x 85' |
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| Broke ground | April 2017 |
| Opened | January 10, 2018 |
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| Minnesota Whitecaps (NWHL) (2018–2022) Hamline Pipers (MIAC) (2018–present) Minnesota Wild (practice facility) | |
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TRIA Rink is anice hockey arena and practice facility inSaint Paul,Minnesota. It is located on the fifth floor ofTreasure Island Center, a formerMacy’s department store in downtown St. Paul. The arena was constructed as part of a redevelopment effort by the Saint Paul Port Authority who is redeveloping the building. The arena is the practice facility of theMinnesota Wild of theNational Hockey League and the former home arena of theMinnesota Whitecaps of thePremier Hockey Federation andHamline University's hockey program.
The building was originally constructed in 1963 as aDayton's department store. In 2005, Dayton's was renamedMacy's. After the departure of Macy's from the building in 2013, theSt. Paul Port Authority purchased the building and partnered with the Minneapolis-based Hempel Properties to convert the former department store into a six-level commercial destination and parking ramp.[1] On December 22, 2016, theMinnesota Wild signed a lease for a rink and practice facility on the roof of the building. The Wild was the first tenant at the new development.[2] In April 2017, the ground was broken on the rooftop arena that would serve as a practice facility for the Wild.[3] In early 2017 it was announced that TRIA Orthopedic Center has acquired the naming rights to the rooftop arena.[4]
TRIA rink opened on January 10, 2018.[5]
The arena held the3rd NWHL All-Star Game on February 11, 2018. Later it was announced that theMinnesota Whitecaps would enter the NWHL and that TRIA Rink would serve as the team's home.[6] The arena later served as the venue for the 2019Isobel Cup Final between the Whitecaps and theBuffalo Beauts. The game won by the Whitecaps.
The rink is on the fifth floor of the building. Minnesota Wild officials have offices and training space in the basement of the building and use private elevators to get to the rink.
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