Jon’s bold predictions. Praising UNO Hockey players. Jason’s “unique” pick to win the national championship. It’s all in the second season premiere of the #Mavpuckcast!
College Hockey News reporter Greg Cameron offered high praise for UNO Hockey freshman goalie Isaiah Saville, and included Omaha’s 2019-20 recruiting class in his list of “Winners” among UNO’s D-1 collegiate peers (ranking the recruiting class eighth overall). Read full story here: Fresh Faces - A Look at This Season's Top Newcomers
Freelance writer (and podcaster) Nate Wells has a continuing series this summer previewing all 60 D-1 hockey programs called “60 Days. 60 Teams. 600 Words (or Less).” Wells recently published his profile of the University of Nebraska at Omaha Hockey team on his blog — with a look back at the 2018-19 season and insights on the 2019-20 season. The Minnesota-based Wells is well worth following on Twitter if you are a college hockey fan. Check him at out twitter.com/gopherstate. Read Wells’s full blog post here: 60 Days. 60 Teams. 600 Words (or Less): Omaha
Guess who’s back. Back again... This special summer episode of the “Mavpuckcast” focuses on UNO Hockey’s attendance ranking, ticket news/rumors, and what Mavs we might see in the upcoming 2019 NHL draft in Vancouver.
Bridget and I made our first trip to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff — held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. We won tickets from the UNO Athletic Dept. and had a terrific time at this year’s event. Full write-up here: A Hockey Fan’s Life: Our Trip to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff
In a season full of struggles, a bright spot on the UNO Hockey team’s roster this season was freshman forward Taylor Ward. He was named “Rookie of the Year” at the NCHC Awards Celebration at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul, MN on Thursday, March 21. Ward was a three-time NCHC Rookie of the Week this season and the November Rookie of the Month in the conference. He was also named to the NCHC All-Rookie Team. Ward had 9 goals and 18 assists this season, and was third on the team in points (behind senior forwards Mason Morelli and Fredrik Olofsson). We’re looking forward to seeing how Ward progresses with the hockey program next season and beyond.
The season finale of the “Mavpuckcast” is here! This week we take a look at UNO Hockey’s playoff series at Duluth and talk about what’s next...
This is it! Throw the records out — it’s playoff hockey time! The UNO Hockey team is in Duluth for a best-of-3 NCHC playoff series against the Bulldogs. Read full preview here: Series Preview: Playoff Hockey - Omaha at UMD, March 15-17, 2019
Omaha Hockey forwards Mason Morelli, Fredrik Olofsson, and Taylor Ward are finalists for “individual awards” at the NCHC Awards Celebration on March 21 (held at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul, MN). Morelli, Olofsson, and Ward made up the core of UNO’s vaunted “MOW line” this season. Morelli (who was named to the All-NCHC Second Team this week) is one of three finalists for “Forward of the Year.” The senior forward has 19 goals and 14 assists this season. Olofsson is one of three finalists for the “Senior Scholar-Athlete Award.” The senior forward is majoring in business administration and carries a 3.74 GPA. Ward (who was named to the NCHC All-Rookie team this week) is one of two finalists for “Rookie of the Year.” The freshman forward has 19 points in 24 games this season. Read full NCHC release here: Finalists Revealed for 2018-19 NCHC Individual Awards
UNO Hockey senior forward Mason Morelli made the All-NCHC Second Team for the 2018-19 season. As of this writing, Morelli is tied for first in the conference in goals (19) and is fifth in the NCHC in points (33). Morelli is the only Maverick to make an All-Conference Team this season (freshman forward Taylor Ward was named to the NCHC All-Rookie Team earlier in the week). Read full NCHC release here: SCSU, UMD Dominate 2018-19 NCHC All-Conference Teams
