Maverick goaltender Evan Weninger is featured in the “NCHC Top 5 Plays of the Week” (presented by TRIA Orthopaedic Center) for week 19 of the 2018-19 season. Watch video here: NCHC Top 5 Plays of the Week - S6, Week 19
The “Mavpuckcast” is back for a 19th episode! This week we talk about Omaha Hockey’s series against St. Cloud, blizzards, our #SinceDay1 home game attendance streak (461 games and counting), #OldBulls and #NewBulls, and the upcoming DU series.
Get the scoop on the St. Cloud series, blizzards, the upcoming DU series, attendance streaks, and other fun stuff in this week’s “Wrapping Up The Weekend.” Read full write-up here: Wrapping Up The Weekend: St. Cloud Series (Feb. 22-23, 2019)
UNO Hockey’s third new commit of 2019 is defenseman Nolan Krenzen of the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL). Krenzen is also the second Musketeer to commit to Omaha in 2019 (forward Matt Miller is the other). Read full write-up here: 2019 Recruit: Nolan Krenzen (D) - Sioux City Musketeers
Incoming 2019-20 UNO recruit Josh Boyer has been traded to the Sioux City Musketeers from the Madison Capitols for defenseman Brady Smith and a Phase II 7th round pick in the 2019 USHL draft. Boyer, a forward, had 10 goals and 12 assists (in 45 games) for Madison this season. In the 2017-18 season, Boyer had 58 points in 58 games for the Brookings Blizzard (NAHL).
“We are excited to add Josh to our team,” Sioux City Coach Luke Strand told musketeershockey.com. “His size, experience, and rugged scoring ability is a very good addition to our forward group.” Boyer joins fellow UNO recruits Matt Miller (F) and Nolan Krenzen (D) on the Sioux City roster. Read full release here: Sioux City acquires Josh Boyer from Madison
Get the scoop on this weekend’s series against St. Cloud State at Baxter Arena. Including a “shout-out” to our niece Lauren (she’s a student at SCSU, and we talk about our friends and family here... ).
Full write-up here: Series Preview: Omaha vs. St. Cloud, Feb. 22-23, 2019
The NCHC’s Paige Shacklett has a terrific feature on John Schuldt (freshman defenseman at Omaha) and his brother Jimmy (senior defenseman at St. Cloud State) titled “Family First, Hockey Second.” The feature dives into backyard rinks, siblings supporting one another, and a family’s love of the game. Very insightful piece. Read full feature here: “Family First, Hockey Second”
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
