Omaha Lancers
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The Omaha Lancers are a Tier I junior ice hockey team and are members of the Western Conference of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Founded in 1986, the Lancers play at the Liberty First Credit Union Arena in Ralston, Nebraska. Previous arenas of use include the Omaha Civic Auditorium, Mid-America Center, Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum, and Motto McLean Ice Arena.
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Omaha Lancers | |
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City | Omaha, Nebraska |
League | United States Hockey League |
Conference | Western |
Founded | 1986 |
Home arena | Liberty First Credit Union Arena |
Colors | Orange, black, white |
Owner(s) | Mike Picozzi[1] |
Head coach | David Wilkie |
Media | HockeyTV & MixIr (Broadcaster Nick Blaesser) |
Franchise history | |
1986–2002 | Omaha Lancers |
2002–2004 | River City Lancers |
2004–present | Omaha Lancers |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 5 Anderson Cups (1989–90, 1992–93, 2001–02, 2004–05 (shared), 2007–08) |
Playoff championships | 7 Clark Cups (1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2008) 2 USA Hockey Junior National Championships (2001, 2008) |
The Lancers have claimed a league-record seven Clark Cup championships as playoff champions, five Anderson Cup titles as regular season champions, and two USA Hockey national championships.[2] In addition, the Lancers have aided in the development of hundreds of NCAA Division I hockey players, National Hockey League (NHL) draft picks, and dozens of NHL players.