Thursday, February 21, 2019

Series Preview: Omaha vs. St. Cloud, Feb. 22-23, 2019 at Baxter Arena



UNO Hockey is 0-6 against St. Cloud State since our niece Lauren started attending SCSU in Fall 2017. She'll be back this weekend to sit in Section 216 with us, probably wearing Huskies gear while cheering for both teams. We watched St. Cloud sweep UNO when we made the trip up to Minnesota in early December.

Buckle up, Maverick hockey fans. It's #HateState week.

But it's hard to hate on the Huskies. They're a really good team this year. St. Cloud State is in first place in the national polls and the conference with an overall record of 21-4-3 and a record of 13-2-3-1/1 in the NCHC. 

The Mavs split a pair of games with Miami two weeks ago, winning on Friday, but losing on Saturday. St. Cloud played Colorado College two weeks ago, and the Tigers put the pressure on the Huskies, taking both games to overtime. SCSU beat CC in a 3-on-3 overtime on Friday, and the Huskies also beat the Tigers on Saturday (but in the 5-minute overtime period).

We'll see if the Mavs can cause similar problems for the Huskies.

You can read what Coach Gabinet and players Ryan Galt and Zach Jordan had to say in an abbreviated "Weekly Media Availability" interview this week.
One note for fans: UNO decided to schedule a “Skate With the Mavs” after all. It will be held Sunday at Baxter Arena. The cost is $5 per child (the event is for kids 12 and under). More information here.
Series preview articles:


When:
> Friday, 7:07 p.m. CT
> Saturday, 7:07 p.m. CT

Radio:
Both games will be broadcast live on 1180 AM (Zone 2). Dave Ahlers will provide play-by-play and Terry Leahy will give color commentary. Pre-game coverage begins 30 minutes prior to face off. 

TV:
> Friday and Saturday's games will be streamed on NCHC.tv ($)

Live Audio and Stats:
Live Audio: Click here
Live Stats: Click here


Also be sure to check out the 18th episode of the “MavPuckCast with Jason & Jon.” This week's segments: Red Hawk Clippings, Odds & Ends, Mavs v. Huskies



Next up: The UNO Hockey team is back at Baxter Arena on March 1-2 vs. Denver.



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