Kay Yeager Coliseum Explained

Kay Yeager Coliseum
Address:1000 5th Street
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
Coordinates:33.9158°N -98.4975°W
Broke Ground:2001
Opened:January 3, 2003[1]
Owner:City of Wichita Falls
Operator:Spectra Experiences
Cost:$18.969 million[2]
($ in dollars)
Architect:Bundy, Young, Sims & Potter, Inc.[3]
Wingler & Sharp Architects & Planners, Inc.
Douglas Seidel Architects
Capacity:7,380
Tenants:Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) (2004–2017)
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.[4] 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.[5] In 2020, the arena gained another North American Hockey League expansion team called the Wichita Falls Warriors.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Coliseum Gets Warm Welcome from Wichitans . Brian . Clark . . Wichita Falls . January 4, 2003 . March 25, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030501175246/http://www.wfmpec.com/newsdetail.asp?nid=13 . May 1, 2003 . dead .
  2. Web site: Kay Yeager Coliseum. https://web.archive.org/web/20170326052204/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/236284/kay-yeager-coliseum-wichita-falls-tx-usa. dead. March 26, 2017. Emporis. March 25, 2017.
  3. Web site: Kay Yeager Coliseum. Bundy, Young, Sims & Potter, Inc.. March 25, 2017.
  4. News: Wildcats' season ends with 4-3 overtime loss . . April 22, 2017.
  5. Web site: Seating chart . FCWichitaFalls.com . 21 June 2019.
  6. Web site: NAHL Team in Wichita Falls, Texas Approved for the 2020-21 Season . OurSports Central . October 15, 2019.