Met Center

Met Center
Former names	Metropolitan Sports Center (1967–1982)
Location	7901 Cedar Avenue South; Bloomington, Minnesota 55420;
Coordinates	44°51′30″N 93°14′24″W
Owner	Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission
Operator	Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission
Capacity	16,000 (basketball); 15,000 (ice hockey);
Construction
Broke ground	3 October 1966
Opened	21 October 1967
Closed	13 April 1993
Demolished	13 December 1994
Construction cost	US$5.8 million; (US$50.9 million in 2022 dollars);
Architect	Pattee Architects, Inc.
Structural engineer	K.M. Clark Engineering Co.
Services engineer	Brush & Morrow
General contractor	McNulty Construction Company
Tenants
	Minnesota North Stars (NHL) (1967–1993); Minnesota Muskies (ABA) (1967–1968); Minnesota Pipers (ABA) (1968–1969); Minnesota Buckskins (WTT) (1974); Minnesota Fillies (WBL) (1978–1980); Minnesota Kicks (NASL) (1979–1981); Minnesota Strikers (MISL) (1984–1988);

The Met Center was an indoor arena that stood in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States, a suburb of Minneapolis. The arena, which was completed in 1967 by Minnesota Ice, just to the north of Metropolitan Stadium, seated 15,000. It was the home of the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1967 to 1993. For its first 15 years, its official name was the Metropolitan Sports Center; the more familiar shorter name was adopted in 1982.

The Met's other tenants included the ABA's Minnesota Muskies, which played just one season before moving to Miami for the 1968–69 season. The league responded by moving the defending champion Pittsburgh Pipers to Bloomington, but the Pipers left to return to Pittsburgh after the season. The NASL's Minnesota Kicks played two indoor seasons at the Met from 1979 to 1981. The Minnesota Strikers of the Major Soccer League (MISL) played indoor soccer at the Met Center from 1984 to 1988. The Boys' High School Hockey Tournament was also held there from 1969 to 1975.

The arena also held entertainment-related shows, including the first performance of Sesame Street Live in September 1980.

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