We’ve featured Brooks Bandits defenseman Brandon Scanlin a number of times on MavPuck.com, and he has been honored for the second time this month as the Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 11-19, 2019). Scanlin leads all AJHL defensemen in game-winning goals (4) and has 39 points on the season (16 goals, 23 assists). He has recorded points in 11 of his last 12 games. Scanlin will be joining the Mavericks for the 2019-20 season. Read full AJHL release here: AJHL Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week
Via @SeamoreSports on Twitter - Informative article on 2020 UNO Hockey recruit Vincent Nardone who plays for Flin Flon (SJHL). He talks with Neutral Zone about what attracted him to the school, how his campus visit went, and his impressions of the hockey program at Omaha. Read full write-up here: Vincent Nardone Commits to University of Nebraska Omaha
We take a look at Omaha Hockey’s incoming recruits for 2019, 2020 and 2021. Read full write-up here: UNO Hockey Recruiting Update (Feb. 2019)
Get the skinny on the UNO Hockey team from Coach Mike Gabinet, senior goaltender Evan Weninger, and senior defenseman Jalen Schulz in this week’s “UNO Hockey Press Conference Notes.” Some interesting tidbits in this week’s presser, including Gabinet’s thoughts on recruiting at UNO. Read full write-up here: UNO Hockey Press Conference Notes - Feb. 12, 2019
Connor gives us the lowdown on the Omaha Hockey team’s “gritty” series at Miami. Read full write-up here: Wrapping Up The Weekend: Miami Series (Feb. 8-9, 2019)
The “Mavpuckcast” is back for Episode 18. Topics: Red Hawk Clippings, Odds & Ends, Mavs v. Huskies
Omaha Hockey goalie Evan Weninger was named Bauer NCHC Goaltender of the Week for Feb. 4-10, 2019. Weninger — who might be the best performer on the team in the second half this season — made 60 saves on 64 shots faced at Miami. In addition, the senior goaltender topped 3,000 saves for his career (closing in on the record set by former UNO goalie Dan Ellis in 2003). Read full NCHC release here: Bauer NCHC Players of the Week: February 4-10, 2019
It’s a fight for survival in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) as the two teams at the bottom of the standings meet this weekend in Oxford, OH. Get the scoop on the upcoming tussle between Omaha and Miami in this week’s “Series Preview.” Read full write-up here: Series Preview: Omaha at Miami (OH), Feb. 8-9, 2019
The latest in our continuing series of UNO Hockey recruit profiles focuses on forward Tyler Rollwagen of Shattuck-St. Mary’s School in Faribault, Minnesota. Read full write-up here: 2019 Recruit: Tyler Rollwagen (F) - Shattuck-St. Mary’s