Speaker Jack Larson

 

 

Cody Rodewall introduced our speaker Jack Larson, CEO or the Xcel Energy Center.

 

Larson has been a fixture at Twin Cities sports venues for about 45 years, and he has extensive history with the NHL and we found out that he even gave a skating lesson to Rotarian Phil Bruneau.  Larson took over at Xcel Energy Center in 2001, a year after the Wild’s arena opened.

 

Larson gave us a brief history of NHL hockey in Minnesota with the North Stars from 1967 to 1993 at the Met Center in Bloomington and current with the Wild at the Xcel Center in St. Paul 2000-01 to present.

 

Larson ended his talk by answering questions from the members.