Lakeview Arena is a 3,100-seat multi-purpose arena, located in

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. It opened in 1974, during the Marquette Iron Rangers hockey season. The team had previously played in the historic

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, a building that had moved from

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in 1921 and was torn down shortly after Lakeview opened. From 1976 to 1999, it was the home of

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's hockey program, and it was there, during the 1990–91 season, that the Wildcats posted a perfect home record on their way to the 1991 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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performed at the arena during their

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on March 20, 1985, during their Crazy Nights Tour on January 5, 1988, and during their

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on October 4, 1990. Today, the building is used for local hockey programs, as well as other events and conventions in the city. It was also home to the Marquette Rangers of the

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between 2006 and 2010, before they moved to

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. It became home to the newly revived

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in the Great Lakes Hockey League's 2015-16 season. After that season, the team folded and was replaced by the Marquette Mutineers. Also The AWA had two wrestling events there on October 9, 1983 headlined by

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and on May 20, 1984. On January 15, 1987 Jim Cricket Promotions had a NWA event with

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main eventing. Lakeview is owned by the city and operated by the Parks and Recreation Department. Lakeview won the

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USA contest on April 30, 2016. The arena received $150,000 in upgrades, and hosted the

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and

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on October 4, 2016 in a preseason

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contest. Buffalo won the game 2-0.

References

External links

Lakeview Arena at the City of Marquette website

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