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Omaha Mavericks
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Omaha Mavericks athletic logo
University University of Nebraska Omaha
Conference NCHC
Head coach Mike Gabinet
4th season, 40–58–8 (.415)
Arena Baxter Arena
Capacity: 7,898
Location Omaha, Nebraska
Colors Crimson and Black[1]
         
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
2015
NCAA Tournament appearances
2006, 2011, 2015

The Omaha Mavericks Men's Ice Hockey team, also called the Nebraska Omaha Mavericks and UNO Mavericks,[n 1] is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Nebraska Omaha. The Mavericks are a member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). They play home games at Baxter Arena, an on-campus facility that opened in 2015.[2][3] The Mavericks hockey program was started in 1997; the team has qualified for the NCAA tournament on three occasions, in 2006, 2011, and 2015, with the most recent of these marking the team's first appearance in the tournament semifinals, branded by the NCAA as the Frozen Four. The Mavericks competed in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) between 1999 and 2010 before joining the WCHA for the 2010–11 season.[4] The Mavericks joined the National Collegiate Hockey Conference starting in the 2013–14 season along with fellow charter members Colorado College, the University of Denver, Miami University, the University of Minnesota Duluth, and the University of North Dakota, plus invited founding members St. Cloud State University and Western Michigan University.[5]

History[]

Early history (1995–99)[]

In June 1995, the University of Nebraska Omaha began talks with local hockey supporters on the feasibility of a varsity men's ice hockey program.[6] Shortly thereafter, the school re-hired long-time Athletic Director Don Leahy. Leahy returned to the school after a ten-year absence to start the hockey program.[7] On May 1, 1996, the university announced that they would add a varsity men's ice hockey team for the 1997–98 season.[6] Although the school was a Division II team in all other sports, UNO joined Division I for ice hockey. Season tickets went on sale shortly thereafter. By May 16 of that year, the university capped season ticket sales at 6,389 just two weeks after the university announced the creation of the team. The Omaha City Council, encouraged by the support for the Mavericks, approved an ice sheet for the Omaha Civic Auditorium shortly thereafter.[6]

On June 26, 1996, Leahy hired Mike Kemp to be the first Maverick hockey coach.[8] Kemp had spent the previous 14 years as an assistant and head recruiter for the University of Wisconsin, helping them to nine NCAA tournament appearances and a national championship in 1990.[8] It was a return to Omaha for Kemp, who was the head coach for UNO's club hockey team in its brief existence in 1975 and 1976.[9] Kemp hired former NHL first round draft choice David Quinn as his top assistant and head recruiter, and set about recruiting a team for the 1997 season.[6] They establish the school's first Division I men's ice hockey program, which began playing during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season.[10]

UNO played its first season as an Independent in 1997-98. On October 17, 1997, a sellout crowd at the Civic Auditorium saw the team for the first time in a 3–2 exhibition loss to the University of Manitoba. Despite a midseason ten-game losing streak, the Mavericks finished with an encouraging 12–18–3 record. The Mavericks earned a surprising sweep over traditional powerhouse Denver and a 4–3 road victory over Maine, a night after losing 11–0.[6] The team sold out all 19 of their home games to finish second in the NCAA in attendance.[6] Following UNO's first season, the Mavericks made the somewhat surprising decision to apply for membership to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Many expected the school to seek admission to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, as the conference was a better geographic fit and included UNO's Division II North Central Conference rivals Minnesota State, North Dakota, and St. Cloud State. However, the school was intrigued by matchups against big-name foes like Michigan, Ohio State, and Notre Dame, and was accepted into the CCHA on June 24, 1998.[11] UNO would become a full member of the conference starting with the 1999–2000 season. The Mavericks struggled in their second season as an independent, starting the season 2–18–0 en route to an 11–24–0 record. UNO won only one of seven games against future CCHA opponents, a 6–1 victory over Bowling Green. Despite the poor record, the school once again sold out all of its home games, finishing third in the NCAA in home attendance.[6]

CCHA years (1999–2009)[]

UNO surprised many in the 1999–2000 season, its first in the CCHA. The team finished with a 10–12–6 record in the conference, good for seventh in the conference and a berth in the CCHA tournament.[12] The Mavericks took the best-of-three first-round series at fourth-seeded Northern Michigan. In other first-round action, eighth-seeded Bowling Green upset Lake Superior State; the Falcons' victory meant that the Civic Auditorium would host a one-game playoff for the right to go to the CCHA Final Four. In front of a sellout raucous home crowd, the Mavericks won 3–1 in a game that became known in Maverick lore as simply "Tuesday Night".[13] The Mavericks kept the Cinderella run alive at the Final Four, as they stunned[citation needed] top-seeded Michigan 7–4 in front of a pro-Michigan crowd at Joe Louis Arena.[14] UNO entered the tournament final against Michigan State one game away from qualifying for the NCAA Tournament in their first year as a CCHA member. After the teams entered the first intermission scoreless, the Spartans scored three goals over a 5:29 span in the second period to break the game open en route to a 6–0 victory.[15]

On the heels of their surprising run at the 2000 CCHA Tournament, the Mavericks began the season ranked number 13 in the USCHO.com Poll and number 14 in the USA Today poll, the first time the Mavericks had been nationally ranked in their short history.[6][16] The Mavericks hosted the Maverick Stampede for the first time that year, a four-team season opening tournament that has been held in each year since 2000. The UNO topped Niagara in the tournament before falling to 4th-ranked Boston College in the final.[6] Perhaps as a result of heightened expectations,[citation needed] the Mavericks struggled early in the season, falling to a season worst 6–8–0 at the end of November.[17] The team eventually put things together, finishing with the school's first winning record at 24–15–3. After falling out of both polls by midseason, the Mavericks were ranked #13 in the final USCHO.com and USA Today polls, although they again came up just short of the then-12 team NCAA Tournament.[6][18] The 24 victories are still a Maverick record for a single season. Sophomore David Brisson tallied 22 goals and 47 points, shattering the team record in both categories that he had set a year earlier (17, 32).[6] Following the season, future NHL'er Greg Zanon became the first Mav to be named an All-American, when the ACHA named him to their All-America Second Team.[19]

The 2001–02 season was a mixture of success and disappointment for UNO. For the second consecutive year, UNO posted more than 20 wins, finishing 21–16–4. Zanon again was named second-team All-America; he was joined on the team by Jeff Hoggan, who topped Brisson's school record with 24 goals.[20] However, the team again failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, a disappointment given that the team had been ranked as high as #5 in both major polls early in the season[8] and returned its top four points scorers and future NHL goaltender Dan Ellis from the previous season's 24-win team.[6]

Maverick Forward Joey Martin skates before UNO's 4–2 road upset victory over #1 ranked Miami on February 20, 2010.

The Mavericks were unable to build on the consecutive winning seasons in the following years. In 2002–03, the team was within striking distance of a third consecutive winning season before limping to a 13–22–5 record after going winless in their last eight games.[21] The 2002–03 would be the last in which UNO was a full-time tenant of the Civic Auditorium after selling out all 131 games that they played in the arena. Following the season, they would move to the newly constructed 14,700-seat Qwest Center Omaha.[22] The following season, 2003–04, was the Mavericks' worst to date, as a young UNO team finished last in the conference with an 8–26–5 record. Despite this, the Mavericks continued to draw fans; although the team was unable to sell out the new arena, they finished fourth in the NCAA in attendance.[23] The Mavericks rebounded the following season to finish 19–16–4. The team was led by a promising set of young players. Sophomore Scott Parse tallied a team-high 49 points, and freshman Bill Thomas added 45 more. Following the season, Thomas was named CCHA Freshman of the Year and Kemp was named CCHA Coach of the Year, the first two major awards in the program's history.[6]

The 2005–06 season was UNO's most successful to date. The team used a ten-game unbeaten streak in January and February to finish 20–12–6 to earn their first ever berth in the NCAA Tournament. Parse set team records with 41 assists and 61 points and was UNO's first Hobey Baker Award finalist.[6] Following the season, Parse became the first Maverick selected as a First-Team All-American and Conference Player of the Year.[24][25] Thomas scored a team-record 27 goals, combining with Parse to form the most potent first line in UNO history. The two helped the Mavericks to 141 goals, the most in the CCHA. The team struggled defensively after last year's goaltender Chris Holt signed with the New York Rangers in the offseason.[26] Walk-on freshman Jerad Kaufmann – the third-string goalie at the beginning of the season – eventually laid claim to the job. UNO's inexperience eventually got the best of the team, as they were dominated by Boston University in a 9–2 loss in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Terriers broke open a 1–1 game with a six-goal second period to end UNO's first NCAA Tournament appearance.[27] Once again, the Mavericks could not build on their successes in the following seasons, as they finished in the middle of the pack each year in the conference. The squad finished two games over .500 in 2006–07, followed by finishing two games under .500 for the next two seasons.[6] In 2008–09, the team started out 12–4–3 – the best start in school history – before collapsing down the stretch and winning only three of their last 21 games.

WCHA years (2010–2013)[]

The disappointing 2008–09 season led many to speculate about the future of the program. On April 29, 2009, UNO hired former University of Nebraska linebacker Trev Alberts as Athletic Director.[28] Alberts immediately began overhauling the hockey program. Kemp had one year remaining on his contract as coach and had little chance for an extension following the team's failure to build on the success of the 2006 NCAA Tournament team.[29] Not willing to let go of the only coach the program had ever had, Alberts promoted Kemp to Associate Athletic Director and placed him in charge of the hockey program.[8] Shortly thereafter, Alberts made a huge splash by hiring former North Dakota coaching great Dean Blais as head coach.[30] With Blais on board, observers quickly began speculating that UNO would join the WCHA.[31] With the men's side of College Hockey America breaking up following the 2009–10 season, Bemidji State submitted an application to be the WCHA's 11th member.[4] The WCHA made it clear that they would only consider expansion in even numbers; rumors circulated that the conference coveted UNO.[31] Within ten days of Blais's hiring, speculation was put to rest as the WCHA announced on June 23 that UNO (along with Bemidji State) would join the league for the 2010–11 season.[32] The Mavericks once again finished in the middle of the conference in their final season in the CCHA, although they did finish with 20 wins for only the third time in school history, with a 20–16–6 record. The team struggled early in the season before finishing strong in Blais's first season with the team, finishing the regular season 10–3–1 over their last fourteen games before being stopped by Ferris State in the CCHA playoffs.

UNO Mavericks at the 2011 NCAA Tournament vs. Michigan on March 25, 2011.

UNO joined the WCHA as a full-time member starting with the 2010–11 season. The Mavericks started the season on a positive note, as they stunned Minnesota with a two-game sweep at Mariucci Arena in their first ever conference battle.[33] UNO continued its hot start through the beginning of November by winning seven of their first eight games. The team was ranked #6 and #7 in the two major polls, their highest ranking since 2001.[34] The Mavericks ended the regular season 3rd in the WCHA with a conference record of 17-9-2 and advanced to their first ever WCHA Tournament before being upset with a two-game sweep in the first round by 10th seeded Bemidji State. Despite the loss the Mavericks qualified for the 2011 NCAA Tournament ranked 14th in the National Pairwise rankings. UNO received a 3rd seed in the West Regional, located in St. Louis, Missouri and played 2nd seeded Michigan in the first round. The first period ended with UNO up 2-0 but the Wolverines rallied in the second period and both teams went scoreless in the third, sending the game to overtime.[35] The Mavericks' season came to an end 2:35 into overtime after a shot off a faceoff by and rebound goal by Wolverine sophomore, Kevin Lynch, followed by a ten-minute review to confirm the goal.[36]

Season-by-season results[37][]

Main article: List of Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey seasons

Arenas[]

CenturyLink Center Omaha

UNO played at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in its first six years of existence (1997–2003). The school capped season ticket sales at just below 6,400 tickets within two weeks after the program's inception was announced in May 1996. The Mavericks eventually sold out the 8,314-seat arena 131 consecutive times between October 1997 and March 2003.[6] Following the 2002–03 season, the team moved to what was then known as Qwest Center Omaha; in many of the Mavericks' 13 seasons at that arena, the Mavericks played one series in February at the Civic Auditorium when the Qwest Center hosted the Nebraska State High School Wrestling tournament.[38]

Beginning in the 2003–04 season, the Mavericks played at the newly constructed 14,700-seat Qwest Center Omaha, now known as CenturyLink Center Omaha. The sleek, new modern arena immediately received rave reviews; one reporter dubbed the arena "the Omaha Civic Auditorium on steroids."[39] Still, many fans were turned off by the new arena, complaining that the giant structure was not as intimate as the Civic Auditorium.[38] Although UNO's hockey administration initially expected attendance to average about 11,000 fans,[39] an average of only 8,184 fans filled the arena in the poor 2003–04 season.[40] This number was still the fourth highest figure in the NCAA, but was actually down slightly from the average at the much smaller Civic Auditorium. Still, the modern arena became an important recruiting tool for the Mavericks coaching staff. Some of the team's best recruiting classes came in the years immediately following the move to the new arena, eventually helping the team to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 2006. In the years following the first season at the CenturyLink Center, attendance averaged between 5,500 and 6,900 per game,[41] finishing in the top eleven in the NCAA each year, but never meeting initial attendance expectations.

The school had a lease at the CenturyLink Center through the 2012–13 season. By that time, athletic director Trev Alberts had been drumming up support for a new arena because of the unfavorable lease at the CenturyLink Center; the school lost $150,000 as part of the deal in 2008–09 after turning a $1 million profit in its last year at the Civic Auditorium in 2002–03.[2] Rumors circulated that UNO planned to build an on-campus arena that seats between 7,000 and 8,000 fans.[42] At the WCHA preseason media day in October 2010, coach Dean Blais told media members that the school hoped to break ground on an on-campus arena at some point in 2011.[43]

The arena plans did not materialize until 2013, when the University of Nebraska system approved the construction of a venue that was known during its planning and initial construction stages as UNO Community Arena.[44] The new facility, which holds slightly under 7,900 and also includes a dedicated practice facility, opened in October 2015[3] as Baxter Arena.[45]

Coaches[]

Dean Blais coaching a game for the Mavericks in 2011

The Mavericks were coached by Mike Kemp between the program's inception in 1997 and 2009.[8] Prior to the 1997 season, Kemp served as an assistant coach for 14 years at Wisconsin. In his only previous head coaching stint, Kemp was the coach of the UNO club hockey team during its brief existence in 1975 and 1976.[8] Kemp is credited with helping build the nascent program over his tenure, and eventually led the team to its only NCAA Tournament appearance to date in 2006. After the 2004–05 season, he was named CCHA Coach of the Year.[46] He was named Associate Athletic Director for UNO following the 2009 season.

Dean Blais was hired in June 2009 to replace Mike Kemp on the UNO bench.[47] Blais is best known as the former head coach at North Dakota from 1994 through 2004, where he won two national titles (1997 and 2000). Blais also served as assistant coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets from 2004 to 2007,[48] and later as head coach and GM of the Fargo Force (USHL) from 2007 to 2009.[49] During his first season at UNO, Blais also served as head coach of the gold medal winning USA team at the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[50] During his second season at UNO, Blais was named WCHA Coach of the Year.[51] Blais retired at the end of the 2016-17 season.[52]

The Mavericks are currently coached by Mike Gabinet, who is in his 2nd season as head coach.[53]

All-time coaching records[]

As of the completion of 2019–20 season[37]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1997-2009 Mike Kemp 12 194–223–57 .469
2009–2017 Dean Blais 8 146–133–30 .521
2017–Present Mike Gabinet 3 40–58–8 .415
Totals 3 coaches 23 seasons 380–414–95 .481

Statistical Leaders[37][]

Career points leaders[]

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Parse, ScottScott Parse 2003–2007 159 79 118 197 106
Marshall, BryanBryan Marshall 2004–2008 147 49 101 150 79
Brisson, DavidDavid Brisson 1999–2003 159 65 79 144 112
Ortega, AustinAustin Ortega 2013–2017 147 70 69 139 66
Walters, RyanRyan Walters 2010–2014 152 50 84 134 136
Wong, AndrewAndrew Wong 2000–2004 153 40 80 120 100
Guentzel, JakeJake Guentzel 2013–2016 108 40 79 119 70
Charleston, DanDan Charleston 2005–2009 159 43 73 116 221
Scero, BrandonBrandon Scero 2004–2008 147 55 59 114 146
Hoggan, JeffJeff Hoggan 1999–2002 152 61 52 113 294

Career Goaltending Leaders[]

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Minimum 900 minutes

Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Massa, RyanRyan Massa 2011–2015 75 4098 32 27 9 169 4 .917 2.47
Ellis, DanDan Ellis 2000–2003 118 6900 53 50 12 309 7 .910 2.69
Faulkner, JohnJohn Faulkner 2009–2013 116 6324 54 44 10 288 6 .900 2.73
McLeod, RodneyRodney McLeod 2005–2009 23 1068 8 10 0 50 2 .902 2.81
Kaufmann, JeradJerad Kaufmann 2006–2010 104 5835 45 38 14 275 4 .898 2.83

Statistics current through the start of the 2020-21 season.

Players[]

Current roster[]

As of September 17, 2020.[54]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Flag of Minnesota Smallidge, JasonJason Smallidge Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1998-05-20 Eagan, Minnesota Youngstown (USHL) —
3 Flag of Alberta Proctor, KirbyKirby Proctor Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 2001-04-20 Okotoks, Alberta Des Moines (USHL) —
4 Flag of Ontario Scanlin, BrandonBrandon Scanlin Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1999-06-02 Hamilton, Ontario Brooks (AJHL) —
5 Flag of Minnesota Schuldt, JohnJohn Schuldt Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1997-02-10 Minnetonka, Minnesota Fargo (USHL) —
7 Flag of Minnesota Knoepke, NateNate Knoepke Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1999-04-08 Farmington, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL) —
9 Flag of Quebec Brushett, RyanRyan Brushett Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-06-14 Verdun, Quebec Powell River (BCHL) —
10 Flag of Wisconsin Conley, KevinKevin Conley (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1997-02-17 Wausau, Wisconsin Sioux Falls (USHL) —
11 Flag of Minnesota Sullivan, NolanNolan Sullivan Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1999-05-21 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Muskegon (USHL) —
12 Flag of Minnesota Krenzen, NolanNolan Krenzen Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-07-13 Duluth, Minnesota Omaha (USHL) —
13 Flag of New Jersey Primeau, ChayseChayse Primeau Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-09-15 Margate City, New Jersey Dubuque (USHL) —
16 Flag of Sweden Sundberg, MartinMartin Sundberg Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1996-12-04 Linköping, Sweden Fargo (USHL) —
17 Flag of British Columbia Ward, TaylorTaylor Ward Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1998-03-31 Kelowna, British Columbia Penticton (BCHL) —
20 Flag of Alberta Tychonick, JonnyJonny Tychonick Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2000-03-03 Calgary, Alberta North Dakota (NCHC) OTT, 48th overall 2018
21 Flag of Colorado Prokop, NoahNoah Prokop Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2000-01-15 Littleton, Colorado Green Bay (USHL) —
22 Flag of Minnesota Klehr, JordanJordan Klehr D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1997-03-18 Lino Lakes, Minnesota Shattuck-St. Mary's (Midget AAA) —
23 Flag of Minnesota Kothenbeutel, TravisTravis Kothenbeutel Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1997-01-10 Sauk Rapids, Minnesota Austin (NAHL) —
24 Flag of Illinois Glynn, JimmyJimmy Glynn Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2000-02-24 Lemont, Illinois Dubuque (USHL) —
26 Flag of Minnesota Bremer, BrockBrock Bremer Freshman F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 140 lb (64 kg) 1999-08-26 Forest Lake, Minnesota Lincoln (USHL) —
27 Flag of Indiana Miller, MattMatt Miller Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1999-09-04 Leo, Indiana Lincoln (USHL) —
28 Flag of Illinois Randl, JackJack Randl Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-05-07 Carpentersville, Illinois Omaha (USHL) —
29 Flag of Minnesota Bohlsen, KadenKaden Bohlsen Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2001-01-10 Willmar, Minnesota Fargo (USHL) —
31 Flag of Alaska Saville, IsaiahIsaiah Saville Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2000-09-21 Anchorage, Alaska Tri-City (USHL) , 135th overall 2019
35 Flag of Ohio Zab, JacobJacob Zab Sophomore G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-04-12 Mentor, Ohio Pittsburgh (USPHL) —
36 Flag of British Columbia Roden, AustinAustin Roden Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1998-04-30 Victoria, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL) —
40 Flag of North Carolina Weiss, TylerTyler Weiss Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 146 lb (66 kg) 2000-01-03 Raleigh, North Carolina USNTDP (USHL) COL, 109th overall 2018
44 Flag of British Columbia Harrison, JakeJake Harrison Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1999-04-13 Kelowna, British Columbia West Kelowna (BCHL) —
45 Flag of Illinois Abate, JoeyJoey Abate Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1998-09-26 Bloomingdale, Illinois Youngstown (USHL) —
47 Flag of Quebec Roy, AlexAlex Roy Sophomore D 6' 7" (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1998-09-21 Beaumont, Quebec Jamestown (NAHL) —
48 Flag of Alaska Boyer, JoshJosh Boyer Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-10-07 Wasilla, Alaska Sioux City (USHL) —

Awards and honors[]

All-Americans[]

AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

CCHA[]

Individual Awards[]

Player of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Best Offensive Defenseman

Coach of the Year

Scholar-Athlete of the Year

  • Michael Eickman: 2006, 2007

Ilitch Humanitarian Award

  • Jason Cupp: 2001
  • Jerad Kaufmann: 2009

All-Conference Teams[]

First Team All-CCHA

Second Team All-CCHA

CCHA All-Rookie Team

WCHA[]

Individual Awards[]

Coach of the Year

All-Conference Teams[]

First Team All-WCHA

Third Team All-WCHA

WCHA All-Rookie Team

NCHC[]

Individual Awards[]

Player of the Year

Rookie of the Year

  • Taylor Ward: 2019

Forward of the Year

Scholar-Athlete of the Year

  • Justin Parizek: 2017
  • Tyler Vesel: 2018

All-Conference Teams[]

First Team All-NCHC

  • 2013–14: Josh Archibald, F
  • 2016–17: Austin Ortega, F
  • 2017–18: David Pope, F

Second Team All-NCHC

  • 2014–15: Ryan Massa, G
  • 2015–16: Jake Guentzel, F
  • 2016–17: Luc Snuggerud, D
  • 2018–19: Mason Morelli, F

NCHC All-Rookie Team

  • 2013–14: Jake Guentzel, F
  • 2014–15: Luc Snuggerud, D
  • 2015–16: Evan Weninger, G
  • 2018–19: Taylor Ward, F

NCAA Record Holders[]

  • Austin Ortega – Most game winning goals in a season (11, 2014–15)[55]

Omaha Mavericks Hall of Fame[]

The following is a list of people associated with the Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Nebraska Omaha Athletic Hall of Fame (induction date in parenthesis).[56]

  • Fred Abboud (2016)
  • David Brisson (2010)
  • Bryan Marshall (2018)
  • Scott Parse (2016)

Mavericks in the NHL[57][]

= NHL All-Star Team = NHL All-Star[58] = NHL All-Star[58] and NHL All-Star Team = Hall of Famers

Player Position Team(s) Years Stanley Cups
Josh Archibald Right Wing PIT, ARI 2015–Present 1
Dan Ellis Goaltender DAL, NSH, TBL, ANA, CAR, FLA 2003–2015 0
Jake Guentzel Left Wing PIT 2016–Present 1
Jeff Hoggan Wing STL, BOS, PHO 2005–2010 0
Chris Holt Goaltender NYR, STL 2005–2009 0
Bryce Lampman Defenseman NYR 2003–2007 0
Jaycob Megna Defenseman ANA 2016–Present 0

Player Position Team(s) Years Stanley Cups
Jayson Megna Center PIT, NYR, VAN 2013–2018 0
Scott Parse Right Wing LAK 2009–2012 0
Nick Seeler Defenseman MIN 2017–Present 0
Anthony Stolarz Goaltender PHI, EDM 2016–Present 0
Andrej Šustr Defenseman TBL, ANA 2012–Present 0
Bill Thomas Right Wing PHO, PIT, FLA 2005–2012 0
Greg Zanon Defenseman NSH, MIN, BOS, COL 2008–2011 0

School records[]

The following are the UNO school records. Statistics are accurate as of the conclusion of the 2017–18 season.[6] Italics indicates player is still active.

Individual records[]

Career[]

  • Most goals in a career: Scott Parse, 79 (2003–07)
  • Most assists in a career: Scott Parse, 118
  • Most points in a career: Scott Parse, 197
  • Most power-play goals in a career: Brandon Scero, 26 (2004–08)
  • Most penalty minutes in a career: Jeff Hoggan, 294 (1998–02)
  • Most points in a career, defenseman: Eddie DelGrosso, 109 (2006–10)
  • Most goals in a career, defenseman: Greg Zanon, 30 (1999–03)
  • Most assists in a career, defenseman: Eddie Del Grosso, 85
  • Most wins in a career: John Faulkner, 54 (2009–13)
  • Most shutouts in a career: Dan Ellis, 7
  • Highest save percentage in a career: Ryan Massa, .917
  • Best goals against average in a career: Ryan Massa, 2.47 (2011–14)

Season[]

  • Most goals in a season: Josh Archibald, 29 (2013–14)
  • Most assists in a season: Scott Parse, 41 (2005–06)
  • Most points in a season: Scott Parse, 61 (2005–06)
  • Most power-play goals in a season: Mick Lawrence, 15 (2007–08)
  • Most penalty minutes in a season: Cody Blanshan, 103 (2002–03)
  • Most wins in a season: Dan Ellis, 21 (2000–01)
  • Highest save percentage in a season: Ryan Massa, .939 (2014–15)
  • Best goals against average in a season: Ryan Massa, 1.96 (2014–15)

Game[]

  • Most goals in a game: Brandon Scero, 4 (10/20/06 vs. Niagara)
  • Most assists in a game: 14 players tied with 4
  • Most points in a game: 9 players tied with 5
  • Most saves in a game: Dan Ellis, 53 (3/14/01 vs. Ohio State
  • Most shots on goal in a game: Jeff Hogan, 14 (12/01/01 vs. Bowling Green)
  • Most penalty minutes in a game: Matt Ambroz, 26 (12/18/10 vs. Colorado College)
  • First goal scored in 1997 red and white game: Mike Hanson

Team records[]

Season[]

  • Most wins in a season: 24 (2000–01)
  • Fewest wins in a season: 8 (2003–04)
  • Most goals in a season: 153 (2006–07)
  • Fewest goals allowed in a season: 90 (2014–15)

Game[]

  • Longest winning streak: 8 (1/11/02 to 2/2/02)
  • Longest unbeaten streak: 10 (1/21/06 to 2/24/06)
  • Most goals in a game: 11 (1/12/18 vs. Miami)
  • Most goals in a period: 6 (2/14/98, third period vs. Minnesota State)
  • Most goals against in a game: 11 (2/27/98 vs. Maine)

Notes[]

  1. ↑ Color Palette. Retrieved on April 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 UNO to gauge interest in new arena. Omaha World-Herald (January 18, 2010). Retrieved on October 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Burbach, Christopher. "UNO's rising arena, finances both solid", October 6, 2014. Retrieved on February 17, 2015. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 WCHA adds Nebraska-Omaha and Bemidji State. Omaha World-Herald (June 26, 2009). Retrieved on October 21, 2010.
  5. ↑ TNew DI hockey conference formed. NCAA (July 13, 2011). Retrieved on July 13, 2011.
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 UNO Mavericks History and Records. University of Nebraska at Omaha (November 2010). Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  7. ↑ Don Leahy Profile. Omaha Sports Hall of Fame (2008). Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Mike Kemp Profile. OMavs.com (2008). Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  9. ↑ Shatel, Tom. "Kemp to be inducted into Omaha Hall", Omaha World Herald, January 7, 2010. Retrieved on October 20, 2010. 
  10. ↑ https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-men/article/2013-03-27/boston-university-names-former-assistant-quinn-parkers-replace
  11. ↑ Moments in CCHA History. CCHA.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  12. ↑ Nebraska-Omaha Men's Hockey 1999-2000 Schedule and Results. USCHO.com. Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  13. ↑ Shatel: Time to Grow UNO Hockey. OWH. Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  14. ↑ Wolverines fall to UNO in CCHA Tournament Semifinal. GoBlue.com (March 17, 2000). Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  15. ↑ UNO vs. Michigan State Box Score. USCHO.com (March 18, 2000). Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  16. ↑ USCHO.com Division I Men's Preseason Poll. USCHO.com (October 2, 2000). Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  17. ↑ Nebraska-Omaha Men's Hockey 2000-2001. USCHO.com. Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  18. ↑ USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll. USCHO.com (March 19, 2001). Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  19. ↑ 2000–2001 JOFA/AHCA DIVISION I ICE HOCKEY ALL-AMERICANS. ACHA.com. Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  20. ↑ 2001–2002 JOFA/AHCA DIVISION I ICE HOCKEY ALL-AMERICANS. ACHA.com. Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  21. ↑ Nebraska-Omaha Men's Hockey 2002-2003. USCHO.com. Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  22. ↑ Brashaw, Brian. "Qwest Center Omaha: The city's new crown jewel", UNO Gateway, October 10, 2003. Retrieved on October 20, 2010. 
  23. ↑ Division I Hockey Attendance: 2003-2004. USCHO.com. Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  24. ↑ 2005–2006 JOFA/AHCA DIVISION I ICE HOCKEY ALL-AMERICANS. ACHA.com. Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  25. ↑ RBC CCHA Player of the Year. CCHA.com. Retrieved on October 21, 2010.
  26. ↑ Chris Holt profile. TSN.ca. Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  27. ↑ Familiar Story. InsideCollegeHockey.com (March 24, 2006). Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  28. ↑ Trev Alberts Profile. OMavs.com (2009). Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  29. ↑ Borzi, Pat. "Education of an A.D.: Alberts is a Quick Study", The New York Times, July 3, 2009. Retrieved on October 20, 2010. 
  30. ↑ Schlossman, Brad Elliott. "Blais named coach at Nebraska-Omaha", Grand Forks Herald, June 12, 2009. Retrieved on October 20, 2010. 
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 WCHA or CCHA? That's UNO's Next Question. Collegehockeynews.com (June 13, 2009). Retrieved on October 20, 2010.
  32. ↑ Stewart, Scott. "UNO to join WCHA for 2010–11 season", UNO Gateway, June 23, 2009. Retrieved on October 20, 2010. 
  33. ↑ Augustoviz, Roman. "UNO completes sweet in debut series", Minneapolis Star Tribune, October 17, 2010. Retrieved on October 20, 2010. 
  34. ↑ "Mavericks Reach New Heights in Weekly Polls", OMavs.com, November 8, 2010. Retrieved on November 10, 2010. 
  35. ↑ Weston, Paula C.. "Lynch's OT goal completes Michigan's rally past Nebraska-Omaha", U.S. College Hockey Online, March 25, 2011. Retrieved on March 28, 2011. 
  36. ↑ Coats, Bill. "Michigan wins on disputed OT goal", St. Louis Post Dispatch, March 26, 2011. Retrieved on March 28, 2011. 
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 "Omaha men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guids - History and Records", Omaha Mavericks. Retrieved on July 17, 2019. 
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Qwest Center Omaha. OmahaHockeyTalk.com (December 27, 2009). Retrieved on October 21, 2010.
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 Brashaw, Brian. "The Crown Jewel", USCHO, October 9, 2003. Retrieved on October 20, 2010. 
  40. ↑ NCAA Division I Hockey Attendance: 2003-04. USCHO.com. Retrieved on October 21, 2010.
  41. ↑ NCAA Division I Hockey Attendance: 2005-06. USCHO.com. Retrieved on October 21, 2010.
  42. ↑ Shatel, Tom. "Notes: Officials say nothing new on arena", Omaha World-Herald, September 30, 2010. Retrieved on October 21, 2010. 
  43. ↑ Staff, USCHO. "Nebraska-Omaha opes to break ground on new arena in 2011, Blais says", USCHO.com, October 5, 2010. Retrieved on October 21, 2010. 
  44. ↑ "Nebraska Regents Approves Plan for new UNO Arena", College Hockey News, March 15, 2013. Retrieved on February 17, 2015. 
  45. ↑ UNO's new athletic arena gets a name. Omaha World Herald. Retrieved on June 3, 2015.
  46. ↑ CCHA Coach of the Year. CCHA.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved on October 21, 2010.
  47. ↑ "Blais Named New Hockey Coach at UNO", OMavs.com, June 12, 2009. Retrieved on October 20, 2010. 
  48. ↑ Murphy, James. "New Coaches bring experienced views to new jobs", NHL.com, October 29, 2009. Retrieved on October 20, 2010. 
  49. ↑ "Fargo Force coach Dean Blais resigns", June 12, 2009. Retrieved on October 20, 2010. 
  50. ↑ Wodon, Adam. "Carlson scores in OT to Cap Epic Thriller over Canada", College Hockey News, January 5, 2010. Retrieved on October 20, 2010. 
  51. ↑ North Dakota's Matt Frattin, Chay Genoway Honored as WCHA Player of the Year, WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year to Highlight 2010-11 Men's Award Winners
  52. ↑ "UNO hockey coach Dean Blais skates off into the sunset after leading Mav program to new heights in his eight seasons". 
  53. ↑ "Gabinet named Omaha hockey coach". 
  54. ↑ 2020–21 Hockey Roster. Omaha Athletics. Retrieved on July 3, 2018.
  55. ↑ Mavs Net Third, Ortega Gets Record In 4-2 Win. omavs.com. Retrieved on May 19, 2015.
  56. ↑ HALL OF FAME. Omaha Mavericks. Retrieved on July 17, 2019.
  57. ↑ Alumni report for U. of Nebraska-Omaha. Hockey DB. Retrieved on July 17, 2019.
  58. ↑ 58.0 58.1 Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.

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