Metropolitan Sports Center
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Metropolitan Sports Center was a major indoor sports arena in Bloomington, Minnesota, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Minnesota North Stars and other professional teams.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Sports Center canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T919347 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Metropolitan Sports Center Context triple: [Minnesota Muskies, homeArena, Metropolitan Sports Center]
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A.
Nynex Arena
Nynex Arena was the original name of the large indoor entertainment and sports venue now known as Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
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B.
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena on Long Island best known as the longtime former home of the NHL’s New York Islanders.
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C.
Malkin Athletic Center
Malkin Athletic Center is a Harvard University athletic facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts that hosts various sports and recreational activities, including serving as the home court for the men's volleyball team.
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D.
Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center
Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center is MIT’s primary athletics and recreation complex, featuring facilities for varsity sports, fitness, and aquatics on the Cambridge campus.
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E.
Leavey Center
Leavey Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the campus of Santa Clara University, primarily used for the school's basketball and volleyball programs and other large events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Metropolitan Sports Center Target entity description: Metropolitan Sports Center was a major indoor sports arena in Bloomington, Minnesota, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Minnesota North Stars and other professional teams.
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A.
Nynex Arena
Nynex Arena was the original name of the large indoor entertainment and sports venue now known as Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
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B.
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena on Long Island best known as the longtime former home of the NHL’s New York Islanders.
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C.
Malkin Athletic Center
Malkin Athletic Center is a Harvard University athletic facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts that hosts various sports and recreational activities, including serving as the home court for the men's volleyball team.
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D.
Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center
Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center is MIT’s primary athletics and recreation complex, featuring facilities for varsity sports, fitness, and aquatics on the Cambridge campus.
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E.
Leavey Center
Leavey Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the campus of Santa Clara University, primarily used for the school's basketball and volleyball programs and other large events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct sports venue
ⓘ
indoor sports arena ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Met Center
ⓘ
Metropolitan Center ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | functional modern arena design ⓘ |
| closed | 1993 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 1994 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
indoor seating bowl
ⓘ
locker rooms ⓘ scoreboard ⓘ |
| homeArenaOf |
Minnesota Fighting Saints
ⓘ
surface form:
Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA, briefly)
Minnesota Kicks ⓘ Minnesota Muskies ⓘ Dallas Stars ⓘ
surface form:
Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota Pipers ⓘ Minnesota Strikers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bloomington, Minnesota
ⓘ
Hennepin County ⓘ
surface form:
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ
surface form:
Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area
Minnesota ⓘ |
| nearby |
Mall of America
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Metropolitan Stadium ⓘ |
| notableFor | longtime home of the NHL’s Minnesota North Stars ⓘ |
| opened | 1967 ⓘ |
| openingDate | October 1967 ⓘ |
| ownership | locally controlled sports interests (historically) ⓘ |
| primarySport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Target Center for major indoor events in the Twin Cities ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityIceHockey | about 15000 ⓘ |
| surfaceType | ice rink ⓘ |
| tenantLeague |
American Basketball Association
ⓘ
Major Indoor Soccer League ⓘ National Hockey League ⓘ North American Soccer League (2011–2017) ⓘ
surface form:
North American Soccer League
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| usedFor |
concerts
ⓘ
indoor soccer ⓘ professional basketball ⓘ professional ice hockey ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Metropolitan Sports Center Description of subject: Metropolitan Sports Center was a major indoor sports arena in Bloomington, Minnesota, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Minnesota North Stars and other professional teams.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.