Hartman Arena is a privately managed 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Park City, Kansas, United States. It is located northwest of I-135 and 77th Street North in the north Wichita metro area.[1]

Hartman Arena
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Location8151 N. Hartman Arena Drive
Park City, Kansas 67147 USA
Coordinates37°49′52″N 97°19′48″W / 37.831°N 97.330°W / 37.831; -97.330
OwnerWink Hartman
OperatorVenuWorks
Capacity5,000 (6,500 with full floor set)
Construction
Broke groundMarch 25, 2008
OpenedMarch, 2009
ArchitectLaw-Kingdon Inc
Tenants
Wichita Wild (IFL/CPIFL) (2009–2014)
Wichita Wings (MISL) (2011–2013)
Wichita B-52s (MASL) (2013–2015)
Wichita Wings (M2) (2019–present)
Wichita Regulators (Independent/AFL) (2023–present)
Website
hartmanarena.com

History

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Ground was broken on March 25, 2008, and the arena opened the last week of March 2009. The architecture firm of Law-Kingdon Inc. designed the facility.[2] Tickets.com and Hartman Arena have a multiyear ticketing service agreement.[3]

Hartman Arena hosts home games of the Wichita B-52s of the Major Arena Soccer League.[4][5] It also hosts the Kansas State High School Activities Association Class 6A and 5A State Wrestling Tournaments. They were moved here after one year at Intrust Bank Arena.

The arena hosted the Wichita Wild of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League from 2009 until the team folded after the 2014 season.[6] In 2020, the Wichita Force announced it would bring indoor football back to Hartman,[7] but the season was cancelled before it had begun due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Force then began play for the 2021 season at the Kansas Star Arena instead.[8]

Tenants

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Wichita B-52s hosting the Dallas Sidekicks in November 2014.

Wichita B-52s

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Hartman Arena was the home of the Wichita B-52s of Major Arena Soccer League starting with their inaugural 2013–14 season.

Wichita Wild

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The Wichita Wild called Hartman Arena home for their Indoor Football League games from 2009 through 2012 and their Champions Professional Indoor Football League games since switching leagues for 2013 and 2014. The team was replaced by the Wichita Force when the CPIFL merged into the Champions Indoor Football.

Wichita Wings

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The Wichita Wings will call the Hartman Arena home for their first season in the Major Arena Soccer League 2.

ICT Regulators

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In 2022, the ICT Regulators announced they would begin play at Hartman Arena in 2023. They initially intended to play in Champions Indoor Football (CIF), but instead opted to play an independent schedule for their inaugural season. The Regulators opened their first season on March 12, 2023, marking the first time Hartman had hosted indoor football in nine years. The Regulators were added to the CIF for the 2024 season, which by the time of that season's launch had merged with the Arena Football League.[9]

Concerts

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List of Concerts

References

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  1. ^ Moon, Chris (March 17, 2008). "Hartman Arena groundbreaking set for March 25". Wichita Business Journal. Bizjournals.com. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "KAKE - HomePage". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
  3. ^ Wolters, Levi (January 26, 2009). "Tickets.com, Hartman Arena ink partnership". Wichita Business Journal. Bizjournals.com. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  4. ^ Bates, Jenn (August 20, 2013). "New professional soccer team coming to Wichita". Wichita, KS: KWCH-TV. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  5. ^ Schnabel, Mark (August 23, 2013). "B-52s to take off this season". The Newton Kansan. Newton, KS: GateHouse Media. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  6. ^ "Wichita Wild sets 2009 schedule". The Newton Kansan. Newton, KS: GateHouse Media. December 11, 2008. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  7. ^ "Indoor Football Returns to Hartman Arena for 2020 Season". OurSports Central. December 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "Wichita Force relocating to Kansas Star Casino". Derby Informer. April 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "CIF announces addition of Park City, Kansas expansion team". Rapid City Journal. August 28, 2023.
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