Editing Minnesota Wild (section)

===Ownership===
The franchise was originally owned by a limited partnership formed by former majority owner [[Bob Naegele, Jr]]. of ''Naegele Sports, LLC'' in 1997. On January 10, 2008, it was announced the franchise was being sold to former [[Nashville Predators]] owner [[Craig Leipold]]. The NHL's Board of Governors officially approved Leipold's purchase of Minnesota Sports & Entertainment (MSE) on April 10, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wild.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=360027&page=NewsPage&service=page|title=wild.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=360027&page=NewsPage&service=page<!--INSERT TITLE-->|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012010242/http://wild.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=360027&page=NewsPage&service=page|archive-date=October 12, 2008}}</ref> Leipold, a resident of [[Racine, Wisconsin]], completed the sale of the Nashville Predators to a local ownership group on December 7, 2007, a team he owned since the expansion franchise was awarded to Nashville in 1997.

Leipold is the majority owner and principal investor in MSE, a regional sports and entertainment leader that includes the NHL's Minnesota Wild, its AHL affiliate the [[Iowa Wild]] of the [[American Hockey League]], Wildside Caterers, 317 on Rice Park and the facility management of Xcel Energy Center and the [[Saint Paul RiverCentre]]. He also serves as the team's Governor at NHL Board of Governors' meetings. After purchase of MSE, Mr. Leipold sold the [[Georgia Swarm|Swarm]] to John Arlotta. Along with the Wild, the group has year-round management rights of the Xcel Energy Center, and currently has a management contract to manage the adjoining Saint Paul RiverCentre and [[Roy Wilkins Auditorium]]; in addition the partnership also owns and operates 317 on Rice Park, which is the former historic Minnesota club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ism3.infinityprosports.com/ismdata/2007032000/std-sitebuilder/sites/201601/www/en/attendees/speakers/?staff_id=552|title=Craig Leipold|accessdate=August 27, 2022|archive-date=August 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827165912/https://ism3.infinityprosports.com/ismdata/2007032000/std-sitebuilder/sites/201601/www/en/attendees/speakers/?staff_id=552|url-status=live}}</ref>