Baxter Arena (67th & Center Street)

Post by **Brad** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 10:05 pm

Photo Update from Tonight:

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Fresh03 · Post by **Fresh03** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 9:06 am

Great pics, Brad. I think they did a really good job with the landscaping as well. I can't wait to see the inside.

Post by **nebugeater** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 9:07 am

This is really looking nice.

RNcyanide · Post by **RNcyanide** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 9:15 am

This place looks great lit up at night.

GetUrban · Post by **GetUrban** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 9:46 am

Looking good. Great photos.

Some of the shapes on the outside of the building resemble hockey sticks...especially the red piece over the entry.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 10:01 am

Thanks guys. And yes, they totally look like hockey sticks!

By the way, for those of you that are excited about "Lot B" downtown, you need to quit hating on this place. After driving the new roads twice yesterday, once in the afternoon and once in the evening when I shot these photos, the "Lexus Lot" and the "Infiniti Lot" could bu just like "Lot B" some day. They are totally set up perfectly for it and still have a great view of the Baxter from the intersection of center and 67th street.

Parking Lots:
http://www.nmnathletics.com/pics33/0/PG ... M_ID=31410

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:26 am

Are the seats in the arena leather?

Also really like the look of the concession stand:

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:18 am

http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/baxter- ... cc80b.html

Some UNO hockey fans were concerned the school wasn’t thinking big enough with its plans to build a 7,500-seat arena.

Now as the University of Nebraska at Omaha prepares today to formally cut the ribbon on the $82 million Baxter Arena, it turns out the venue is actually bigger than anyone had thought.

The recently completed final seat manifest for Baxter shows there are actually 7,898 seats — some 398, or 5 percent, more than originally planned.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:51 am

398 extra seats?
I can understand maybe 3, but how do you under estimate 398?
Did they actually have an extra 398 chairs on order they didn't account for?
Will there be a special auction for tickets?

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:54 am

The article says the moved the press box up to add more suites, the student section ended up with a larger capacity and they have rail seats that are stools with a little table around the concourse.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:44 am

Yeah I think UNO got creative. They know they undersized the seating capacity. This will help a little on the demand.

Greg

Post by **nebugeater** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:59 am

Coyote wrote:398 extra seats?
I can understand maybe 3, but how do you under estimate 398?
Did they actually have an extra 398 chairs on order they didn't account for?
Will there be a special auction for tickets?

If you read the story it will answer all your ??? I believe, including ordering more seats and adding some stool seating on one end.

edit:
Sorry, didn't see the other post that basicly said the same thing in a nicer way.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 10:00 am

Official capacity should be over 8,000 when counting athletes, officials, media, smart move by UNO.

Omaha_corn_burner · Post by **Omaha_corn_burner** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 2:03 pm

I laughed when I saw the headline in the paper this morning. They seriously didn't know how many seats they had? Didn't they think it was odd how they had to order a few hundred more seats? Yes I read the article, they explained where the extra space come from, but they didn't account for the extra seats? Hilarious

Omaha_corn_burner · Post by **Omaha_corn_burner** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 2:05 pm

Also they mentioned how they gained dozens of extra "seats" from the rollout bleachers. I really don't know how that one is possible. Perhaps they just changed the seat measurement from 18 inches to 16 inches.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 2:35 pm

Omaha_corn_burner wrote:I laughed when I saw the headline in the paper this morning. They seriously didn't know how many seats they had? Didn't they think it was odd how they had to order a few hundred more seats? Yes I read the article, they explained where the extra space come from, but they didn't account for the extra seats? Hilarious

Or they just made changes and didn't make it public until now...

Original · Post by **Original** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 4:41 pm

Really excited to go to a Mavs basketball game here. I think it will be an excellent basketball arena, and nicely sized. They may not draw a lot to begin with, but if they can build on last year's successes, I think they'll get a pretty decent crowd.

twiztid1 · Post by **twiztid1** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 5:49 pm

I think it's ugly on the outside with a poor layout. From pictures, it looks kind of basic on the inside. Did they really not construct the ribbon board to go a full 360 degrees? But it is awesome to have an arena branded for the home team in Omaha. All of our arenas have been generic multipurpose facilities. It's really cool to see UNO and hockey-themed finishes. It already feels more like home for the Mavericks than the CenturyLink ever did. They'll have a real home ice advantage again.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:14 pm

Here are a few quick pictures I took tonight during the Alumni open house.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:50 pm

Dang that is a heck of a venue. UNO has a home for decades to come!

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:15 am

Looks great with the ice down.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:34 am

Nice pcis! I really like the red kick plate and the black top cap! Seems like most kick plates are yellow, but the red looks sharp.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:54 am

Open House tonight. Wave if you see me

Post by **Brad** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:56 am

Coyote wrote:Open House tonight. Wave if you see me

What number is this? Open house #7 or 8? Seems like there is one every day. I am glad to see them promoting the place!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 12:27 pm

Brad wrote:
Coyote wrote:Open House tonight. Wave if you see me
What number is this? Open house #7 or 8? Seems like there is one every day. I am glad to see them promoting the place!

Info being handed out about Aksarben Village and OPD will be there talking about traffic concerns...

bmt · Post by **bmt** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:28 pm

I don't know if I have seen a rink with the teams benches on opposite sides. The penalty boxes are not quite in the center and will be closer to one of the benches. It will be interesting to see if this will effect play at all.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 2:13 pm

Brad wrote:
Coyote wrote:Open House tonight. Wave if you see me
What number is this? Open house #7 or 8? Seems like there is one every day. I am glad to see them promoting the place!

Is this a community open house? Open to the public? I went to the season ticket holder pickup but was wondering when UNO would invite the general public to show up.

Greg

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 2:36 pm

Greg S wrote:
Brad wrote:
Coyote wrote:Open House tonight. Wave if you see me
What number is this? Open house #7 or 8? Seems like there is one every day. I am glad to see them promoting the place!

Is this a community open house? Open to the public? I went to the season ticket holder pickup but was wondering when UNO would invite the general public to show up.

I believe so.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 7:35 pm

Brad wrote:By the way, for those of you that are excited about "Lot B" downtown, you need to quit hating on this place. After driving the new roads twice yesterday, once in the afternoon and once in the evening when I shot these photos, the "Lexus Lot" and the "Infiniti Lot" could bu just like "Lot B" some day. They are totally set up perfectly for it and still have a great view of the Baxter from the intersection of center and 67th street.

I spoke with Jay Noddle tonight and he said there are no intentions on developing these lots in the future, that it will always be free parking, open to all, except lots 21 and 22 and a portion of lot 24, will be reserved for Suite and Club ticket holders.

riceweb · Post by **riceweb** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 8:17 pm

Coyote wrote:
Brad wrote:By the way, for those of you that are excited about "Lot B" downtown, you need to quit hating on this place. After driving the new roads twice yesterday, once in the afternoon and once in the evening when I shot these photos, the "Lexus Lot" and the "Infiniti Lot" could bu just like "Lot B" some day. They are totally set up perfectly for it and still have a great view of the Baxter from the intersection of center and 67th street.
I spoke with Jay Noddle tonight and he said there are no intentions on developing these lots in the future, that it will always be free parking, open to all, except lots 21 and 22 and a portion of lot 24, will be reserved for Suite and Club ticket holders.

That's the case for now. There's probably no need anytime in the next 20 years to further develop the parking lots at the arena, but at some point in the future, they'd be easy targets for infill.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 12:37 am

riceweb wrote:
Coyote wrote:
Brad wrote:By the way, for those of you that are excited about "Lot B" downtown, you need to quit hating on this place. After driving the new roads twice yesterday, once in the afternoon and once in the evening when I shot these photos, the "Lexus Lot" and the "Infiniti Lot" could bu just like "Lot B" some day. They are totally set up perfectly for it and still have a great view of the Baxter from the intersection of center and 67th street.
I spoke with Jay Noddle tonight and he said there are no intentions on developing these lots in the future, that it will always be free parking, open to all, except lots 21 and 22 and a portion of lot 24, will be reserved for Suite and Club ticket holders.
That's the case for now. There's probably no need anytime in the next 20 years to further develop the parking lots at the arena, but at some point in the future, they'd be easy targets for infill.

Yes, maybe years down the line when the principles are no longer around... Jay Noddle was very proud of the fact that all the parking will be free, as will parking in the AV garages... And there will be 300 more spaces in the Broadmoor at Aksarben project and 200 more when MUD vacates the land to the south of that, so that makes close to 3000 free parking spaces south of Center.

And... With Pauli's wanting to become the official AV party central, I have to wonder what handshake arrangements they have with Noddle (ahem, someone may want to look into this), but they are a Cubs bar... Oh wait, the Cubs are good this year...

Post by **Brad** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 9:54 am

UNO's Baxter Arena app is among first of its kind in college sports

http://www.omaha.com/uno/uno-s-baxter-a ... 68227.html

Henry J. Cordes / World-Herald staff writer wrote:The app appears to put the University of Nebraska at Omaha on the front end of a growing national trend.

A number of professional sports teams have developed apps specific to their stadiums or arenas. But UNO appears to be among the first college teams to devise a venue-specific app.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 10:07 am

Hope they take  pay aswell.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:40 am

Just wondering...are they going to put up UNO logos or at least ads on the boards? The all white looks pretty plain.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:54 am

skinzfan23 wrote:Just wondering...are they going to put up UNO logos or at least ads on the boards? The all white looks pretty plain.

Yeah, but they always do it last. Until a few years ago, they would even wait until after the exhibition game to do it.

Ii am guessing they want everything "Perfect" on opening night.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 3:32 pm

I just noticed in their latest video on facebook, they have ads painted on the boards.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 9:11 am

OPENING DAY!!!!!!

Can't wait to see that Frozen Four Banner tonight!

Post by **Brad** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 9:30 pm

Great Article by Tom Shatel!

Shatel: UNO hockey opener brings more than its share of goose bumps for sold-out crowd

http://www.omaha.com/uno/shatel-uno-hoc ... 24711.html

Tom Shatel / World-Herald columnist wrote:Before they opened the first door on this dream house, before they engraved Don Leahy’s name in the ice, before John Cornelison gave everyone chills, before Steven Spinner caused the first real noise in this new barn, the night was already won.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sat Nov 07, 2015 11:52 am

UNO Homecoming 2015 at the Baxter

All Hail the King

All Hail the Queen

Student Section celebrating a goal

UNO Band (I wish we played hockey when I was in the UNO Band!)

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:43 am

Noticed that they have been installing this on the exterior of the building the past few weeks. I am assuming that they are doing it to cover up the a/c units.