 Opening night in October 2015 | |
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  Omaha Location in the United States  Omaha Location in Nebraska | |
| Address | 2425 South 67th Street |
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| Location | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 41°14′10″N 96°00′47″W / 41.236°N 96.013°W |
| Owner | University of Nebraska Omaha |
| Operator | University of Nebraska Omaha |
| Capacity | 7,898 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2014 |
| Opened | October 23, 2015[2] |
| Construction cost | $88.1 million |
| Architect | HDR, Inc. (lead) Lempka + Edson (secondary) |
| General contractor | Kiewit Building Group[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Omaha Mavericks (NCAA Division I) men: ice hockey and basketball women: basketball and volleyball | |
Baxter Arena (original working name UNO Community Arena) is a sports arena in the central United States in Omaha, Nebraska. Owned and operated by the University of Nebraska Omaha, it serves as the home of several of the university's intercollegiate athletic teams, known as the Omaha Mavericks. The arena opened to the public on October 23, 2015, when the hockey team defeated Air Force 4–2.[3][4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Rising arenawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cordes, Henry J. (February 3, 2015). "October 2015 Opening of UNO Arena to Be a 'Moment of Pride'". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ "Mavericks, Baxter Share Spotlight in 4-2 Win" (Press release). Omaha Athletics. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ Taylor, Jackson. "UNO triumphs over Air Force in first ever game at Baxter Arena". The Gateway. No. October 27, 2015. University of Nebraska Omaha. Retrieved 17 February 2016.