Omaha Lancers
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| Omaha Lancers | |
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| City | Omaha, Nebraska |
| League | USHL |
| Conference | Western |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Home arena | Ralston Arena |
| Colors | Orange, black, and white |
| Owner(s) | Crossbar Down, LLC[1] |
| Head coach | David Wilkie[2] |
| Media | 1290 KOIL (Broadcaster Brandon Hofstra) |
| 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 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 Ralston Arena in Ralston, Nebraska.
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.[3] 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.
Lancers NHL alumni
- Keith Ballard: NHL Phoenix Coyotes (2004–2008), NHL Florida Panthers (2008–2010), NHL Vancouver Canucks (2010–2013), NHL Minnesota Wild (2013–2015)
- Jacob Bryson: NHL Buffalo Sabres
- Thatcher Demko: NHL Vancouver Canucks
- Ryan Donato: NHL Boston Bruins
- Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson: NHL Boston Bruins
- Erik Haula: NHL Minnesota Wild, Vegas Golden Knights
- Louis Leblanc: NHL Montreal Canadiens, Anaheim Ducks
- Alex Lyon: NHL Philadelphia Flyers
- Ryan Malone: NHL Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–2008), Tampa Bay Lightning (2008–2014), New York Rangers (2014–2015)
- Jed Ortmeyer: NHL New York Rangers, Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks, Minnesota Wild, Florida Panthers
- Tucker Poolman: NHL Winnipeg Jets
- Trevor Smith: NHL Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Pittsburgh Penguins
References
- ^ "New Lancers owner seeks to 'build on team's success'". Omaha World-Herald. October 7, 2014.
- ^ "David Wilkie Named Head Coach of Omaha Lancers". USHL. June 1, 2017.
- ^ "Team History". Omaha Lancers. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
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