Inaugural Game
The NHL returns to “The State of Hockey”
October 11, 2000
A panoramic view in Saint Paul, Minnesota – The Rob Arra Collection

After seven years, the great injustice was corrected, and NHL Hockey returned to Minnesota! In front of a packed house at the beautiful new Xcel Energy Center, and after a magnificent opening ceremony, the puck was ready to be dropped again. SNAP! The moment is preserved for all time, and is now available for your wall.

With this poster, you are transported back to that historic moment in Minnesota sports history. While the result was not a win, the fans went home happy, and the Wild were born. Like all prints in photographer Rob Arra’s Everlasting Images series, every single detail is in perfect focus, and as you pan across the image you feel like you are at the arena. You can read the scoreboard, identify the players on the ice, see every detail of the fantastic arena – and if you were there, you may even be able to pick yourself out in the crowd! This is the perfect item for Wild fans, a classy piece for your home or office, and a great collector’s item for years to come. Worthy of a nice frame and a prominent space on your wall.