(St. Paul, MN) — Major League Volleyball (M-L-V), the premier professional volleyball league in the United States, is thrilled to announce Minnesota as its newest franchise market, set to begin competition in 2027. The addition increases the total number of teams to 11 for the 2027 season. The new M-L-V Minnesota franchise is majority owned and will be operated by Minnesota Sports & Entertainment, a regional sports and entertainment leader that includes the National Hockey League’s Minnesota Wild and the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League. M-L-V Minnesota will play its home matches at Grand Casino Arena – home of the N-H-L’s Minnesota Wild and the P-W-H-L’s Minnesota Frost. Minority investors in Minnesota’s new M-L-V franchise include Tim Connelly (President of Basketball Operations, Minnesota Timberwolves), Matt Mithun (Part-Owner, Minnesota United F-C), Cara Mulder (Owner, Prinsbank) and Chuck Runyon and Dave Mortensen (Co-Founders, Anytime Fitness), with transaction support from K Sports Advisory.
Wild owner Craig Leipold announces the new tenant at Grand Casino Arena:
