Ralston Arena

Ralston Arena
Construction

Location	7300 Q Street Ralston, Nebraska 68127, United States
Coordinates	41°12′25″N 96°01′37″W / 41.20694°N 96.02694°W / 41.20694; -96.02694Coordinates: 41°12′25″N 96°01′37″W / 41.20694°N 96.02694°W / 41.20694; -96.02694
Owner	City of Ralston
Operator	City of Ralston
Capacity	4,356 - (End Stage Concert) 4,600 - (NCAA Div I Basketball) 4,000 - (USHL Hockey)^[1]
Surface	Multi-surface
Broke ground	June 29, 2011^[2]
Opened	October 19, 2012 (Rodney Atkins concert) October 26, 2012 (First Omaha Lancers game)^[3]
Construction cost	$36.8 million ($38 million in 2016 dollars^[4])
Architect	ICON Architectural Group
General contractor	Boyd Jones Construction
Tenants
Omaha Lancers (USHL) (2012–present) Omaha Mavericks (NCAA) (2012–2015) Omaha Beef (CIF) (2013–present) Omaha Heart (LFL) (2013–present) Omaha Rollergirls (WFTDA) (2013)
Website
http://www.ralstonarena.com

The Ralston Arena, also called the Ralston Sports and Event Center, is an arena located in Ralston, Nebraska, a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska. It serves as the home of the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League and the Omaha Beef of Champions Indoor Football.^[5] It also served as home to the Omaha Mavericks NCAA Division I men's basketball team, representing the University of Nebraska Omaha, from its opening until the end of the 2014–15 season, with the school opening Baxter Arena for the 2015–16 season.^[6]

It was also the location of the VEX Robotics Nationals competition in 2013.

Also coming to the arena were the Omaha Heart, an expansion team of the Legends Football League, as announced on April 19, 2012.^[3]

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.^[7]

References

↑ http://www.ralstonarena.com/arena-info
↑ Klinker, Adam (June 30, 2012). "Omaha to Get Lingerie Football team". Omaha World Herald. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
1 2 "Omaha to Get Lingerie Football team". Omaha World Herald. April 19, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
↑ "Arena to Vie for Concert Pie". Omaha World Herald. December 11, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
↑ "Omaha Releases 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule" (Press release). Omaha Athletics. July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
↑ Ursch, Blake (9 September 2015). "5-time world champs among top roller derby teams heading to Ralston". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2015.

External links

Ralston Arena

Omaha Mavericks men's basketball

Venues	Lee & Helene Sapp Fieldhouse (1979–2012) Ralston Arena (2012–2015) Baxter Arena (2015–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Current arenas in Champions Indoor Football

Northeast Division	L. C. Walker Arena (Muskegon, MI) U.S. Cellular Coliseum (Bloomington, IL)

Northwest Division	Bismarck Event Center (Bismarck, ND) Ralston Arena (Ralston, NE) Silverstein Eye Centers Arena (Independence, MO) Tyson Events Center (Sioux City, IA)

South Division	Allen Event Center (Allen, TX) Amarillo Civic Center (Amarillo, TX) Bell County Expo Center (Belton, TX) Mesquite Arena (Mesquite, TX)

Central Division	Bicentennial Center (Salina, KS) Intrust Bank Arena (Wichita, KS) Tingley Coliseum (Albuquerque, NM) United Wireless Arena (Dodge City, KS)

Current arenas in the United States Hockey League

East Division	Alliant Energy Center Ann Arbor Ice Cube Cedar Rapids Ice Arena Covelli Centre Edge Ice Arena L. C. Walker Arena Mystique Ice Center Resch Center U.S. Cellular Coliseum

West Division	Buccaneer Arena Denny Sanford PREMIER Center Gateway Arena Ice Box Ralston Arena Scheels Arena Viaero Event Center Young Arena

Current venues in the Women's Flat Track Derby Association

East region	Abe Stark Rink Aleppo Shriners Auditorium Class of 1923 Arena D.C. Armory Dorton Arena Du Burns Arena Earls Court Exhibition Centre Greater Richmond Convention Haygood Skating Center Inline Skating Club of America Independence Family Fun Center John F. Kennedy Memorial Coliseum John Jay Doghouse Kennedy Arena Overlook Activities Center Portland Exposition Building Rhode Island Convention Center Rainbow Rink Romp'n Roll Roller Skating Rink Skate Safe America Sports Centre at MCC Le Taz

West region	1stBank Center Albuquerque Convention Center Bladium Castle Sports Club Colorado Springs City Auditorium Everett Community College KeyArena Lane County Fairgrounds Portland Expo Center Roller King Roseville Salt Palace Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium ShoWare Center Skateland Sport Center of Las Vegas TISC Veterans Memorial Auditorium

North Central region	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Alliant Energy Center The Bunker Central Ohio Roller Hockey Cincinnati Gardens Dave Andreychuk Arena Detroit Masonic Temple Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indiana Convention Center Midwest Sport Hockey Complex Minneapolis Convention Center Rivertown Sports Roy Wilkins Auditorium Sioux Falls Expo Building Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum Swonder Ice Arena UIC Pavilion UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Wolstein Center

South Central region	Austin Convention Center Bayou Music Center Fair Park Coliseum Knoxville Civic Coliseum Mid-America Center MidSouth Fairgrounds Municipal Auditorium North Florida Fairgrounds NYTEX Sports Centre Pershing Center Rollercade Starlight Skatium Tennessee State Fairground Sports Arena Tulsa Convention Center UNO Human Performance Center USA Skateplex Von Braun Center Wichita Ice Center Yaarab Shrine Center

Venues of the Legends Football League

Eastern Conference	Infinite Energy Arena Royal Farms Arena Huntington Center Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Ralston Arena

Western Conference	Citizens Business Bank Arena Orleans Arena ShoWare Center Sears Centre Arena UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena

LFL Canada	Abbotsford Centre Brandt Centre SaskTel Centre Stampede Corral

LFL Australia	AAMI Park nib Stadium Skilled Stadium Centrebet Stadium Penrith

Former venues	BB&T Center CFE Arena Citrus Bowl Cotton Bowl Dick's Sporting Goods Park FIU Stadium Hard Rock Live Hershey Centre Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Quicken Loans Arena QuikTrip Park Resch Center Ricoh Coliseum Sovereign Center Sun National Bank Center Tampa Bay Times Forum Target Center Thomas & Mack Center Toyota Park Valley View Casino Center

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