| Viaero Center | |
| Pushpin Map: | Nebraska#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Nebraska##Location within the United States |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Label: | Viaero Center |
| Location: | 609 Platte Road Kearney, Nebraska 68847 |
| Broke Ground: | November 1999 |
| Opened: | November 18, 2000[1] |
| Owner: | Storm Hockey, LLC |
| Operator: | Storm Hockey, LLC |
| Construction Cost: | $10.5 million ($ in dollars) |
| Former Names: | Tri-City Arena (2000 - 200?) Kearney Event Center (200? - 200?) FirsTier Event Center (200? - 2009) |
| Tenants: | Tri-City Storm (USHL) (2000–present) Tri-City Diesel (NIFL) (2001–2004) Nebraska Cranes (USBL) (2005–2006) Kearney Hawks (MPIF) (2016–2017) |
| Capacity: | 5,000 |
The Viaero Center,[2] previously known as the Kearney Event Center and Firstier Event Center, is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Kearney, Nebraska. It opened in November 2000 as the Tri-City Arena. It is home to the 2016 USHL Clark Cup Champions Tri-City Storm ice hockey, and former teams, the Nebraska Cranes basketball and Tri-City Diesel arena football. Seating capacity for hockey, basketball and arena football is 4,047.
The arena features 20 luxury suites and also plays host to concerts, trade shows, conventions and other events.