Hockey is nothing new to Omaha, but the sport got a different spin Saturday in the Battles on Ice outdoor event at TD Ameritrade Stadium.
The ballpark built for the College World Series hosted a doubleheader – the Omaha Lancers vs. the Lincoln Stars, and UNO vs. North Dakota.
There were a few hiccups, but in the end more than 13,000 people took in outdoor hockey.
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Omaha goalie Alex Lyon looks for the puck as it sails into the sky at TD Ameritrade park on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. CHRIS MACHIAN/THE WORLD-HERALD
Officials try to fix some of the melting ice on the blue line during a break in the action during the Omaha Lancers-Lincoln Stars hockey game at TD Ameritrade Park on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. CHRIS MACHIAN/THE WORLD-HERALD
Workers clearing out a hole for a post for the net drilled into a coolant tube, causing it to leak on the ice before the start of the second period of the UNO-North Dakota game The start of the period was delayed. CHRIS MACHIAN/THE WORLD-HERALD
Thousands of University of North Dakota fans greet their team as players leave the field after defeating the University of Nebraska at Omaha 5-2. CHRIS MACHIAN/THE WORLD-HERALD
