ST. PAUL — While the mind-boggling championship drought that spans multiple generations rages on among Minnesota’s pro men’s teams, on the women’s side, banners and parades have been much more common.

With pro women’s basketball, hockey and soccer teams like the Lynx, Frost and Aurora, respectively, winning games and fans in the Twin Cities, Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold wanted in on the fun — and another dozen-plus events each winter and spring at Grand Casino Arena.

Enter Major League Volleyball and a team that will begin play in downtown St. Paul in 2027.

At a press conference inside the arena lobby on Tuesday, Leipold and others gushed about the Twin Cities as a volleyball market, noting that the state had 17,000 registered youth volleyball players this season, placing it in th

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