Kay Yeager Coliseum
Arena in Wichita Falls, Texas
33°54′57″N 98°29′51″W / 33.91583°N 98.49750°W / 33.91583; -98.49750($31.4 million in 2023 dollars[3])
Wingler & Sharp Architects & Planners, Inc.
Douglas Seidel Architects
Wichita Falls Nighthawks (IFL) (2015–2017)
Wichita Falls Force (USACHL) (2018)
Wichita Falls Flyers FC (USAPSL/M2) (2019–present)
Wichita Falls Warriors (NAHL) (2020–2022)
The Kay Yeager Coliseum is a 7,380-seat multi-purpose arena in Wichita Falls, Texas. It was completed in 2003. Kay Yeager served as Wichita Falls mayor from May 1996 to May 2000.
It was previously home to the Wichita Falls Wildcats junior ice hockey team from 2004 to 2017.[5] It was also home to the Wichita Falls Nighthawks of the Indoor Football League and briefly the Wichita Falls Force of the USA Central Hockey League.
In 2019, the arena's added the Wichita Falls Flyers FC of the US Arena Pro Soccer League.[6] In 2020, the arena gained another North American Hockey League expansion team called the Wichita Falls Warriors.[7]
References
- ^ Clark, Brian (January 4, 2003). "Coliseum Gets Warm Welcome from Wichitans". Times Record News. Wichita Falls. Archived from the original on May 1, 2003. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "Kay Yeager Coliseum". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Kay Yeager Coliseum". Bundy, Young, Sims & Potter, Inc. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ "Wildcats' season ends with 4-3 overtime loss". Times Record News. April 22, 2017.
- ^ "Seating chart". FCWichitaFalls.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "NAHL Team in Wichita Falls, Texas Approved for the 2020-21 Season". OurSports Central. October 15, 2019.
External links
- Wichita Falls Multi-purpose Events Center (MPEC)
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- V.F.W. Sports Center (Bismarck, ND)
Division
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- Nelson Center (Springfield, IL)
- Soldotna Sports Center (Soldotna, AK)
Division
- Androscoggin Bank Colisée (Lewiston, ME)
- Cambria County War Memorial Arena (Johnstown, PA)
- Danbury Ice Arena (Danbury, CT)
- Middletown Ice World Arena (Middletown, NJ)
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Division
- Amarillo Civic Center (Amarillo, TX)
- American Bank Center (Corpus Christi, TX)
- Blazers Ice Center (Oklahoma City, OK)
- Ector County Coliseum (Odessa, TX)
- El Paso County Events Center (El Paso, TX)
- Hirsch Memorial Coliseum (Shreveport, LA)
- NYTEX Sports Centre (North Richland Hills, TX)
- Outpost Ice Arenas (Albuquerque, NM)
- Greeley Ice Haus (Greeley, CO)
- Rochester Ice Center (Fairport, NY)
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