Ralston Arena

Ralston Arena
Construction

Location	72nd and Q Streets Ralston, Nebraska
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 ($37.8 million in 2015 dollars^[4])
Architect	ICON Architectural Group
General contractor	Boyd Jones Construction
Tenants
Omaha Lancers Omaha Mavericks Omaha Beef Omaha Heart^[3] Omaha Rollergirls (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, the Omaha Mavericks NCAA Division I men's basketball team (until their new arena opens in Fall 2015), and the Omaha Beef of Champions Indoor Football.^[5]

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

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

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.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Omaha to Get Lingerie Football team". Omaha World Herald. April 19, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
↑ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2014. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
↑ "Arena to Vie for Concert Pie". Omaha World Herald. December 11, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2012.

External links

Ralston Arena

University of Nebraska Omaha

Facilities	Al F. Caniglia Field CenturyLink Center Omaha Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library Eugene C. Eppley Administration Building HPER Biomechanics Laboratory Kountze Place Lee & Helene Sapp Fieldhouse Peter Kiewit Institute Firefly supercomputer Ralston Arena Redick Mansion UNO Community Arena

Athletics	Men's basketball Men's ice hockey

Media	Journal of Religion and Film KVNO The Nebraska Review

Omaha Mavericks men's basketball

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

Basketball arenas of The Summit League

Magness Arena (Denver) Hilliard Gates Sports Center (IPFW) Indiana Farmers Coliseum (IUPUI) Bison Sports Arena (North Dakota State) Lee & Helene Sapp Fieldhouse (Omaha, women's) Ralston Arena (Omaha, men's) Mabee Center (Oral Roberts) DakotaDome (South Dakota) Frost Arena (South Dakota State) Western Hall (Western Illinois)

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	Aleppo Shriners Auditorium Dorton Arena Kennedy Arena Du Burns Arena CT RollerGirls D.C. Armory Haygood Skating Center Overlook Activities Center Inline Skating Club of America Hunter College Sportsplex Green Mountain Derby Dames Harrisburg Area Roller Derby Independence Family Fun Center Earls Court Exhibition Centre Skate Safe America Portland Exposition Building Le Taz John F. Kennedy Memorial Coliseum Class of 1923 Arena Rhode Island Convention Center Rainbow Rink Greater Richmond Convention Romp'n Roll Roller Skating Rink Sports Centre at MCC Suburbia Roller Derby

West region	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Castle Sports Club B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls Bellingham Roller Betties Central Coast Roller Derby 1stBank Center Albuquerque Convention Center Lane County Fairgrounds Sport Center of Las Vegas FoCo Girls Gone Derby Everett Community College Lava City Roller Dolls Skateland Pacific Roller Derby Colorado Springs City Auditorium KeyArena ShoWare Center Bladium Portland Expo Center Roller King Roseville Salt Palace Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium Silicon Valley Roller Girls Slaughter County Roller Vixens Slaughterhouse Derby Girls TISC Wasatch Roller Derby

North Central region	Midwest Sport Hockey Complex Bleeding Heartland Rollergirls UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Wolstein Center Chicago Outfit Roller Derby Cincinnati Gardens Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum Derby City Rollergirls Masonic Temple Drill Hall Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fox Cityz Foxz Gem City Rollergirls Rivertown Sports Dave Andreychuk Arena Killamazoo Derby Darlins Alliant Energy Center Roy Wilkins Auditorium Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indiana Convention Center Minneapolis Convention Center Central Ohio Roller Hockey Paper Valley Rollergirls Rockford Rage Swonder Ice Arena Sioux Falls Expo Building UIC Pavilion

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

Venues of the Legends Football League

Eastern Conference	Arena at Gwinnett Center Royal Farms Arena Huntington Center Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Ralston Arena

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

LFL Canada	Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre Brandt Centre Credit Union 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