I believe it can very well be argued that Minneapolis also served as "hosts" of the event.
From an article on NHL.com
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Similarly, for the Minnesota Wild and the cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul - the process of hosting an event of this magnitude was years in the making.
Here's something from PuckDaddy. Not definitive necessarily. But goes to my point.
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Winner: The cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis
The Twin Cities played great hosts for the NHL Draft Weekend and showed why Minnesota is called the "State of Hockey". Wild fans were loud -- especially when the Devin Setoguchi(notes)/Brent Burns trade was announced -- and were given plenty to cheer when they saw 10 Minnesota high schoolers chosen on Saturday.
Some league and team officials stayed at hotels in Minneapolis as well and some conferences related to the draft event were held in that city.
I think it is incorrect to say that Minneapolis did not host the event.
Minnesota is an incorrect answer because...yo...that ain't a city. But Minneapolis most certainly hosted the draft imo.