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— Brendan O'Donnell (@bodonnell21) February 7, 2013
Here is a sneak peek from Brendan O'Donnell's twitter feed.
Heres a sneak peak of the rink for the outdoor game in Omaha twitter.com/bodonnell21/st…
— Brendan O'Donnell (@bodonnell21) February 7, 2013
Rob White, WORLD-HERALD --- Outdoor hockey is coming to TD Ameritrade Park next winter.From the article here is the list of all of the outdoor college hockey games. There seems to have been a few of them over the years.
UNO and the Omaha Lancers are set to play outdoor hockey games next season, against North Dakota and the Lincoln Stars, respectively, according to sources.
A press conference to announce "a unique winter sporting event to be held at TD Ameritrade Park during 2013" is set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the downtown stadium.
The 24,000-seat TD Ameritrade Park serves as the home of baseball's College World Series.
Tuesday's press conference will feature representatives from the Omaha Sports Commission, Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority, UNO, the Lancers and the Stars.
North Dakota and UNO are rivals in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
Other outdoor men’s college hockey games of note
Oct. 6, 2001: Michigan-Michigan St.
Spartan Stadium, Lansing, Mich., Att: 74,554
Feb. 11, 2006: Ohio St.-Wisconsin
Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis., Att: 40,890
Jan. 8, 2010: Boston U.-Boston College
Fenway Park, Boston, Att: 38,472
Feb. 6, 2010: Michigan-Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wis., Att: 55,031
Dec. 11, 2010: Michigan St.-Michigan
Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Mich., Att: 113,411
Jan. 7, 2012: Massachusetts-Vermont
Fenway Park, Boston
Jan. 7, 2012: Maine-New Hampshire
Fenway Park, Boston, Att: 38,456
Jan. 14, 2012: Northeastern-Boston College
Fenway Park, Boston, Att: 29,601
Jan. 15, 2012: Michigan-Ohio St.
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio, Att: 25,864