OMAHA, Neb. –
Tickets
for North Dakota’s outdoor Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WHCA) game at
Nebraska Omaha will go on sale Monday, Oct. 1, beginning at 10 a.m. The Mutual
of Omaha Battles on Ice will be held Saturday, February 9, 2013 at TD Ameritrade
Park Omaha. The outdoor doubleheader will feature the USHL’s Omaha Lancers
playing the Lincoln Stars at 12:30 p.m., followed by the UND-UNO game at 4:07
p.m.
Tickets
will be sold through Ticketmaster.com and CenturyLink Omaha box office. The
games are being presented by the Omaha Sports Commission, working with the
University of Nebraska at Omaha and Omaha Lancers hockey programs. Mutual of
Omaha is the title sponsor of the event. Omaha Lancer and UNO Maverick season
ticket holders were given an opportunity to purchase tickets late last week and
officials say the initial response has been
tremendous.
“Since
announcing the Mutual of Omaha Battles on Ice last February, we have been asked
numerous times when tickets would be on available and we are pleased to announce
public sales start today,” Omaha Sports Commission President Harold Cliff said.
“The Omaha Sports Commission is proud to host this event and we want to thank
Mutual of Omaha for serving as title sponsor of this unique sports
competition.”
“UNO
hockey fans could not be more excited for this game, and we have heard from
hundreds of North Dakota hockey fans who intend to travel to Omaha and see these
incredible games,” UNO’s Director of Athletics Trev Alberts said. “Mutual of
Omaha’s Battles on Ice will showcase all that UNO hockey has going for it and
provide excellent national exposure to our program.”
“This
will be an historic season for the Omaha Lancers, as we start in our new home at
the Ralston Arena and then play in this great event at TD Ameritrade Park
Omaha,” Omaha Lancers President and Managing Partner Ben Robert said. “The
Mutual of Omaha Battles on Ice is generating great excitement among our fans,
and we know a number of Lincoln Stars fans will travel I-80 to see this great
double-header.”
“Mutual
of Omaha is proud to sponsor Battles on Ice and we are hoping for a packed
stadium of hockey fans,” Mutual of Omaha Senior Vice President John Hildenbiddle
said. “The Omaha Sports Commission is to be commended for helping bring
everyone together and creating another memorable sports event for our
community.”
