UNO’s Taylor Ward earned his first career NCHC Player of the Month honor for his play during the program’s first eight games of the 2021-22 season. The senior forward has racked up 10 goals and six assists during the team’s 7-1-0 start. He is averaging 2.00 points per game. Additional Omaha nominees included junior goalie Isaiah Saville (Goaltender of the Month). Read the full NCHC release: Omaha’s Ward Earns NCHC Player of the Month for October
Two Mavericks — goalie Isaiah Saville and forward Taylor Ward — earned Bauer NCHC Player of the Week honors for the week of Oct. 25-31, 2021. Ward — a senior forward from Kelowna, B.C. — racked up five goals and three assists in a series against Long Island University on Oct. 29-30 at Omaha’s Baxter Arena. Saville — a junior netminder from Anchorage, AK — posted a shutout against LIU on Oct. 29 at Baxter Arena. He is 6-1-0 on the season, with a .931 save percentage and a 1.55 goals-against average in net. Other UNO Hockey nominees included junior defenseman Brandon Scanlin (Defenseman of the Week) and freshman defenseman Davis Pennington (Rookie of the Week). Read the full NCHC release: Bauer NCHC Players of the Week: Oct. 25-31, 2021
Our second full-video episode of the season — “Sweeps, Lobby Celebrations, Predictions” — looks at the UNO Hockey team’s sweep over Alaska at Baxter Arena on Oct. 15 and 17. In “The Shootout” segment, we offer suggestions to improve an in-game promo and analyze the return of the post-game lobby celebration (includes celebration footage). We wrap the episode up with our predictions for the upcoming series against Long Island University. Full-video episode: Audio-only options:
Junior goaltender Isaiah Saville earned Bauer NCHC Goaltender of the Week honors for his performance against the Alaska Nanooks on Oct. 15 and 17 at Baxter Arena. Saville led UNO to a series sweep, posting a .930 save percentage and a 1.48 goals-against average against the Nanooks. This is Saville’s second NCHC Goaltender of the Week honor this season. Other UNO Hockey nominees this week: Taylor Ward (Forward of the Week), Brandon Scanlin (Defenseman of the Week), and Cameron Berg (Rookie of the Week) Read the full NCHC release: Bauer NCHC Players of the Week: Oct. 11-17, 2021
For the first full-video episode of the “Mavpuckcast,” Bridget and Jolene take the reins of the show. The pair discusses UNO’s sweep of Maine on Oct. 8-9, addresses several Omaha Hockey-related topics in “The Shootout” segment, and gives predictions for the upcoming series against Alaska at Baxter Arena on Oct. 15 and 17. Full-video episode: Audio only versions:
On this week’s episode we change things up a bit an introduce a new “quick topic” segment called “The Shootout” — which includes a discussion of the UNO Maverick Hockey team’s recently unveiled third jersey for the 25th anniversary season.
Junior Isaiah Saville — a consistent presence in net for the Omaha Hockey team — earned Bauer NCHC Goaltender of the Week honors to open UNO’s 2021-22 collegiate hockey campaign. In UNO’s series versus Lake Superior State on Oct. 2-3, Saville had a .907 save percentage and 1.95 goals-against average against the Lakers. He also recorded a 3-0 shutout in the Oct. 3 game. Sophomore forward Matt Miller was also nominated (Forward of the Week) in the weekly NCHC awards. Read the full NCHC release: Bauer NCHC Players of the Week: Oct. 2-3, 2021
Some of the MavPuck.com faithful in our Facebook Group (and via DM) wondered about season tickets for the 2021-22 season. Specifically, they wondered what the procedure was going to be since the university isn't supplying fans with physical tickets this season. We address these questions in our season ticket update video:
This week’s episode of the “Mavpuckcast” looks at Omaha Hockey’s Black/White Game at Baxter Arena on Sept. 26, 2021. Jason and Jon discuss how some of the newcomers looked in the team scrimmage, and examine what they believe is a new system for ordering concessions at UNO’s Baxter Arena. They wrap up the episode with their preseason picks in the NCHC (UNO’s conference) and their pick to win the national championship this season.
