Omaha Lancers The Omaha Lancers are a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the West Division of the United States Hockey League ( USHL ) . From 2002 - 2009 , the Lancers ' home ice was the Mid - America Center in Council Bluffs , Iowa , across the Missouri River from Omaha . Until the 2001 - 2002 season , the Lancers played at the now - demolished Ak - Sar - Ben arena in Omaha . For two seasons ( 2002 - 2003 and 2003 - 2004 ) , the team was known as the River City Lancers . On 5 February 2009 , the Lancers announced on its website that they would be moving to the Omaha Civic Auditorium in downtown Omaha . The Omaha Lancers are known to be one of the most successful franchises in USHL history . They own five Anderson Cup ( regular season ) and seven Clark Cup ( playoff ) titles as well as two Junior National Championships . They are known for a strong fan base that emerged at a time when they were the only hockey team in Omaha . The Lancers have had hundreds of alumni move on to play NCAA Division I hockey and dozens more in the National Hockey League . In 2004 the Lancers made national headlines when a new ownership group consisting of hockey legends took over . This group included NHL greats Mario Lemieux and Luc Robitaille , as well as the captain of the " Miracle On Ice " 1980 U . S . Olympic team , Mike Eruzione , William " Boots " DelBiaggio , John Donovan , and Ben Robert , although Del Biaggio is no longer a member of the ownership . The Lancers ' have a loud home crowd with many gametime traditions . The Lancers ' goal song is " The Heat Is On " by Glenn Frey with an accompanying chant from the home crowd . Prior to 2002 the Lancers played at the historic Ak - Sar - Ben Coliseum . Omaha ' s archrival is the Lincoln Stars with whom they have had many memorable contests . The Lancers also have rivalries with the Des Moines Buccaneers , Sioux City Musketeers , and the Tri - City Storm ( Kearney , NE ) . The 1986 - 87 Lancer team was 0 - 46 - 2 , winless for the entire season and making it into Sports Illustrated for this feat of futility . Their last two game away series was against the Des Moines Buccaneers during the 1986 - 87 season . The last game of that year , Sunday , March 4th 1987 , almost ended in victory . The teams were tied after regulation . The Lancers almost pulled it out in overtime , only to lose eventually , 3 - 2 , during this cliffhanging battle . The only known Pro player from the 1986 - 87 Lancer team , Antti Autere , was from Helsinki , Finland . He later played in the ECHL . The Lancers franchise owes a debt of gratitude to the many players from that season , as they were on the brink of throwing in the towel and folding many times . This group of misfit players and coaches stuck it out , under staffed and out played , so that within only 4 seasons , the Lancers won both the Anderson Cup , for best regular season record , and the Clark Cup for winning the season playoff title as well . Since their inception the Lancers have gone on to produce perhaps the most Division I and Pro players in all of the USHL . The 2007 - 2008 Lancer team had the highest achievements possible in the USHL . The team journeyed to Quebec , Canada , with fellow USHL team , Indiana Ice , to participate in the CCM Junior Classic with the Quebec Ramparts and the Rimouski Oceanic of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . The Lancers went 2 - 0 to win the Classic . The Lancers then went 3 - 0 at the USHL Fall Classic in Sioux City , Iowa , to win that tournament . Add in a pre - season game against Lincoln , and the Lancers were undefeated in the pre - season . For the regular season , the Lancers went 43 - 12 - 5 to win the Anderson Cup ( regular season championship trophy ) . In the post season , the Lancers went 9 - 5 ( out of a possible 15 games ) and won the Clark Cup , playoff championship , with an Overtime goal in Game 5 . Drew Palmisano , who was the starting goalie for much of the season , won the Playoff MVP title . Despite the disappointment of their first round exit in the 2009 Clark Cup playoffs , the Lancers continued a USHL record 20th consecutive Clark Cup Playoff appearances . Season - by - season record . " Note : GP = Games Played , W = Wins , L = Losses , T = Ties , OTL = Overtime Losses , SOL = Shootout Losses , GF = Goals for , GA = Goals against , Pts = Points "