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In 2012, Omaha mayor Jim Suttle announced that the Omaha Civic Auditorium, which originally opened in 1954, would close in 2014 due to excessive maintenance costs. [5] The closing of the Auditorium would leave Omaha without a mid-sized indoor venue, [5] and would also have a major impact on the Mavericks ice hockey team.
Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum was the premiere ice rink and concert arena in Omaha for more than 70 years. Popular acts ranging from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley to Nirvana all performed to sold-out crowds. It was also home to the Omaha Knights, a minor league hockey team from 1959 to 1975.
In October 2015, the Ralston Arena was a venue for the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 1 roller derby Playoffs, hosted by local league, the Omaha Rollergirls. [ 8 ] The arena sold the naming rights to Liberty First Credit Union on a ten-year agreement and Ralston Arena was renamed on January 1, 2022.
Full-time home for Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey and men's and women's basketball, and part-time home for women's volleyball. Includes a second ice rink open to the public, and used as a hockey and curling practice facility. [23] 2014
Weather permitting the rink is open Monday through Friday and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., with a free skating session taking place from 8 to 10 a.m.
The Arena is named after E.H. Motto McLean, who is cited as the founder of youth hockey in Omaha. The arena includes a standard ice rink, a state-of-the-art lighting and ceiling system, four locker rooms and a lobby area. There is also a seated viewing area, a meeting room, a full-service concession and bleacher seating for 800 people.
The 1945-46 Omaha Knights with Gordie Howe (2nd from left, back row) All efforts to start ice hockey in Nebraska were focused in and around Omaha for most of the 20th century. The first real attempt was towards the end of the Great Depression when the Omaha Knights began play as members of the AHA .
View of an Omaha Lancers hockey match taken in December 2023 On July 10, 2021, Chadd Cassidy was hired as head coach and general manager. [ 4 ] During the 2021–22 season, the players boycotted the team and the coaching staff resigned on November 18 citing operational budget cuts causing inadequate player treatment and coaching the resources.