▁former ▁Senator ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁O ma ha ▁World - Her ald , ▁Gilbert ▁M . ▁H itch cock . ▁ ▁A ▁major ▁renov ation ▁of ▁H itch cock ▁Park ▁happened ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁A ▁l ago on ▁renov ation , ▁par king ▁improvements , ▁a ▁new ▁play ground , ▁a ▁new ▁pic nic ▁shelter , ▁and ▁expanded ▁walking ▁paths ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁improvements . ▁ ▁Mot to ▁Mc Le an ▁Ice ▁Arena ▁ ▁The ▁Mc Le an ▁Ice ▁Arena ▁is ▁a ▁multi - pur pose ▁facility ▁located ▁in ▁H itch cock ▁Park ▁that ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁oper ates ▁throughout ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁Arena ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁E . H . ▁Mot to ▁Mc Le an , ▁who ▁is ▁c ited ▁as ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁youth ▁hockey ▁in ▁O ma ha . ▁The ▁ar ena ▁includes ▁a ▁standard ▁ice ▁r ink , ▁a ▁state - of - the - art ▁light ing ▁and ▁ce iling ▁system , ▁four ▁lo cker ▁rooms ▁and ▁a ▁lo bb y ▁area . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁se ated ▁view ing ▁area , ▁a ▁meeting ▁room , ▁a ▁full - service ▁con cess ion ▁and ▁ble acher ▁se ating ▁for ▁ 8 0 0 ▁people . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Park s ▁in ▁O ma ha , ▁Neb r aska ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : P arks ▁in ▁O ma ha , ▁Neb r aska ▁Category : 1 9 4 6 ▁establish ments