[2] Leipold first was considered a potential owner or investor in the NBA Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings teams.
[5] Leipold's purchase of the Minnesota Wild from founding owner Bob Naegele, Jr. was announced on January 10, 2008.
Leipold had this to say about his newest acquisition, "It is a true privilege to become part of the organization and the hockey community in Minnesota."
Fans of the Minnesota Wild had already begun welcoming Leipold as the new owner via the team's message board.
[6] He and his wife, Helen Johnson-Leipold, maintain residences in Racine, Wisconsin, and Saint Paul, Minnesota, and are the parents of five sons, Christopher, Kyle, Connor, Curtis, and Bradford, and a daughter in-law.