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Omni Coliseum (often called The Omni) was an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Completed in 1972, the arena seated 16,378 for basketball and 15,278 for hockey . It was part of the Omni Complex, now known as the CNN Center .
They won the game 3–2; Morris Stefaniw scored the first goal in franchise history and the first NHL goal in Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. [10] The team made its home debut one week later on October 14. Hosting the first event in Omni Coliseum history, the Flames tied the Buffalo Sabres, 1–1, before a sellout crowd of 14,568. [11]
For the 1996–97 season, the Knights relocated due to the Omni's impending demolition to make way for Philips Arena, a facility that would become home to Atlanta's second NHL expansion team, the Atlanta Thrashers. During their years in Atlanta, Rick Morgan was their full-time national anthem singer and encouraged the crowd to shout "KNIGHTS!"
The Atlanta Flames were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They were members of the Patrick Division in the Campbell Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). [ 1 ] Founded on November 9, 1971, as an expansion franchise, the Flames played their home games at the Omni Coliseum from their inaugural season in 1972 ...
Following that season, the Hawks moved back to Georgia Tech's Alexander Memorial Coliseum. [39] On July 26, 1997, the Omni was imploded to make way for a new arena for the Hawks and the NHL's expansion Thrashers. [106] Alexander Memorial Coliseum and the Georgia Dome both served as home for the Hawks for the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons ...
Eventually, it was decided that The Omni would be demolished and a new arena for the Hawks and the expansion NHL Thrashers would be built on the same area. Following the 1997 playoffs, the Hawks moved back to Georgia Tech's Alexander Memorial Coliseum, with the Georgia Dome used for larger-capacity games, until Philips Arena opened before the ...
Georgia already has added a new basketball weight room in Stegeman’s lower level and the ceiling was painted black for the coliseum that seats more than 10,000. “I’ve been in there, it looks ...
The 1997–98 NBA season was the Hawks' 49th season in the National Basketball Association, and 30th season in Atlanta. [1] Due to the demolition of the Omni Coliseum during the off-season, the Hawks played their home games between the Georgia Dome, home of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, and the Alexander Memorial Coliseum, home of the NCAA's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets basketball team.