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The Minnesota Wild brought ice hockey back to Minnesota for the first time since 1993, since the departure of the Minnesota North Stars. Previously, the Minnesota Fighting Saints had played in Saint Paul from 1972 to 1977. The Wild`s first season began in 2000 in the new Xcel Energy Center. Another tenant of the Xcel Energy Center are the Minnesota Swarm, a box lacrosse team that plays in the National Lacrosse League. The Xcel Energy Center is located in downtown and was built over the demolished Saint Paul Civic Center. The “X” as it is sometimes called, hosts Minnesota high school boys hockey tournament and many concerts though out the year. In 2004 it was named the best overall sports venue in the U.S. by ESPN.

The first baseball team established in Saint Paul were the St. Paul Saints in 1884. They folded in 1899. The all black St. Paul Colored Gophers came to town and played four seasons from 1907 to 1911. The current reincarnation of the St. Paul Saints are an independent baseball team that plays in the US Association. They play in the open air Midway Stadium. Two professional soccer teams play in James Griffin Stadium. The Minnesota Thunder play in the USL First Division and the St. Paul Twin Stars play in the National Premier Soccer League.

A variety of K-12 private, parochial and public charter schools are also represented in the city. In 1992, Saint Paul became the first city in the U.S. to sponsor and open a charter school, now found in most states across the nation. Saint Paul is currently home to 21 charter schools as well as 38 private schools.

The Saint Paul Public Schools district is the state`s second largest school district and serves approximately 42,000 students. The district is extremely diverse with students from families speaking 70 different languages, although only 4 languages are used for most school communication. Those languages are English, Spanish, Hmong and Somali. The district runs 67 different schools including 48 elementary schools, 8 middle schools, 7 high schools, 3 alternative schools and one special education school. The district also employs over 6,500 teachers and staff. The school district also oversees community education programs for pre-K and adult learners, including Early Childhood Family Education, GED Diploma, language programs and various learning opportunities for community members of all ages. In 2006, Saint Paul Public Schools celebrated its 150th anniversary.

Saint Paul is located in Minnesota`s 4th congressional district, represented by Betty McCollum, a progressive Democrat, scoring 92% progressive by a progressive group and 4% conservative by a conservative group on a range of issues.

Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) sits on 3,400 acres (13.7 km²) southeast of the city between Minnesota State Highway 5, Interstate 494, Minnesota State Highway 77, and Minnesota State Highway 62. The airfield serves three international, twelve domestic, seven charter and four regional carriers and is a hub and home base for Northwest Airlines, Mesaba Airlines, Sun Country Airlines and Champion Air. Saint Paul is also served by the St. Paul Downtown Airport located just south from downtown, across the Mississippi River . The airfield, which is often referred to as Holman Field, is a reliever airfield, run by the Metropolitan Airports Commission. The airfield houses Minnesota`s Air National Guard and is used extensively by local corporations.