Editing Target Center (section)

{{Short description|Arena in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2021}}
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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Target Center
| logo_image = Target Center logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| image = Target Center exterior 02.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Target Center in August, 2016
| pushpin_map = Minnesota#USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within [[Minnesota]]##Location within the [[United States]]
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = Target Center
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| address = 600 First Avenue North
| location = [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{Coord|44|58|46|N|93|16|34|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground = {{Start date and age|July 12, 1988}}
| opened = {{Start date and age|October 13, 1990}}
| renovated = {{hlist|2004|2014|2017}}
| publictransit = '''[[Metro Transit (Minnesota)|Metro Transit]]:''' <br>{{rint|minnesota|blue}}<br/>{{rint|minnesota|green}} at {{stl|Metro (Minnesota)|Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue}}<br/>{{rint|minnesota|c}}
| owner = City of Minneapolis
| operator = [[Anschutz Entertainment Group]]
| surface = Multi-surface
| architect = KMR Architects, Ltd.
| project_manager = 
| structural engineer = Ericksen Roed and Associates, Inc.
| services engineer = Gausman & Moore<ref>[http://www.gausman.com/Projects/Recreation%20Project%20Experience.pdf Target Center] – Gausman & Moore</ref>
| general_contractor = M.A. Mortenson Company
| tenants = [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] ([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) (1990–present)<br>[[Minnesota Lynx]] ([[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]) (1999&ndash;present)<br>[[Minnesota Arctic Blast]] ([[Roller Hockey International|RHI]]) (1994, 1996)<br>[[Minnesota Moose]] ([[International Hockey League (1945&ndash;2001)|IHL]]) (1994&ndash;1996)<br>[[Minnesota Fighting Pike]] ([[Arena Football League|AFL]]) (1996)<br>[[Minnesota Valkyrie]] ([[Legends Football League|LFL]]) (2011–2013)<br>[[Minnesota Myth]] ([[Arena Football League (2024)|AFL]]) (2024)
| website = {{URL|targetcenter.com}}
| construction_cost = US$104 million<br>{{small|(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|104000000|1988}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})}}
| seating_capacity = Basketball: 18,798<br>Hockey: 17,500<br>Concerts: Up to 20,500
}}{{Distinguish}}
'''Target Center''' is a multi-purpose [[arena]] located in [[Minneapolis]] that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. [[Target Corporation]], founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, has held the [[naming rights]] to the arena since its opening.<ref name="info">{{cite web |title=Arena Info|url=http://www.targetcenter.com/target-center_info/about-target-center|publisher=Target Center|access-date=September 30, 2016}}</ref>

The arena has been the home to the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA)<ref>{{cite web |title=Minnesota Timberwolves|url=http://www.targetcenter.com/teams/detail/minnesota_timberwolves|publisher=Target Center|access-date=January 27, 2013}}</ref> since its opening and is currently also the home of the [[Minnesota Lynx]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA).<ref>{{cite web |title=Minnesota Lynx|url=http://www.targetcenter.com/teams/detail/minnesota_lynx|publisher=Target Center|access-date=January 27, 2013}}</ref> The [[Minnesota Myth]] and the Target Center announced that the Myth would be playing their home games there for the [[2024 Arena Football League season|2024 Arena Football Season]] though only one game was for the team was played in the Arena until the team folded during the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minnesota Myth Announces Target Center As Home Arena For AFL's 2024 Season |url=https://www.arenafootballusa.com/news/40 |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Arena Football League}}</ref> The facility has also hosted the [[Legends Football League|LFL]]'s [[Minnesota Valkyrie]], the [[Roller Hockey International|RHI]]'s [[Minnesota Arctic Blast]], the [[International Hockey League (1945&ndash;2001)|IHL]]'s [[Minnesota Moose]], and the [[Arena Football League]]'s [[Minnesota Fighting Pike]] in the past.

Target Center is the second-oldest arena in the NBA after [[Madison Square Garden]], which was built in 1968.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spedden |first=Zach |date=2020-01-08 |title=NBA Arenas Oldest to Newest: 2020 Update |url=http://arenadigest.com/2020/01/08/nba-arenas-oldest-to-newest-2020-update/ |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Arena Digest |language=en-US}}</ref>