2017-18 UNO Hockey Schedule

We're two weeks out from the start of the 2017-18 season, so we wanted to post the schedule here for your easy reference!

Friday, Oct. 6 – 7:07 p.m.
Exhibition vs. Nipissing (Lakers)
AT BAXTER ARENA

Friday, Oct. 13 – 6:15 p.m. Central
Non-conference vs. UMass Lowell
at Lowell, Massachusetts

Saturday, Oct. 14 – 6:05 p.m. Central
Non-conference vs. UMass Lowell
at Lowell, Massachusetts

Friday, Oct. 20 – 7:07 p.m.
Non-conference vs. Arizona State
AT BAXTER ARENA

Saturday, Oct. 21 – 7:07 p.m.
Non-conference vs. Arizona State
AT BAXTER ARENA

Thursday, Oct. 26 – 6:35 p.m. Central
Non-conference vs. Notre Dame
at South Bend, Indiana

Friday, Oct. 27 – 6:35 p.m. Central
Non-conference vs. Notre Dame
at South Bend, Indiana

Friday, Nov. 10 – 8:37 p.m. Central
Conference vs. Colorado College
at Colorado Springs, Colorado

Saturday, Nov. 11 – 7:07 p.m. Central
Conference vs. Colorado College
at Colorado Springs, Colorado

Friday, Nov. 17 – 6:05 p.m. Central
Conference vs. Western Michigan
at Kalamazoo, Michigan

Saturday, Nov. 18 – 6:05 p.m. Central
Conference vs. Western Michigan
at Kalamazoo, Michigan

Friday, Nov. 24 – 7:07 p.m.
Non-conference vs. Northern Michigan
AT BAXTER ARENA

Saturday, Nov. 25 – 7:07 p.m.
Non-conference vs. Northern Michigan
AT BAXTER ARENA

Friday, Dec. 1 – 7:07 p.m.
Conference vs. St. Cloud State
AT BAXTER ARENA

Saturday, Dec. 2 – 7:07 p.m.
Conference vs. St. Cloud State
AT BAXTER ARENA

Friday, Dec. 8 – 7:07 p.m.
Conference vs. Minnesota-Duluth
AT BAXTER ARENA

Saturday, Dec. 9 – 7:07 p.m.
Conference vs. Minnesota-Duluth
AT BAXTER ARENA

Friday, Dec. 29 – 7:07 p.m.
Non-Conference vs. Union
AT BAXTER ARENA

Saturday, Dec. 30 – 7:07 p.m.
Non-Conference vs. Union
AT BAXTER ARENA

Friday, Jan. 5 – 7:37 p.m.
Conference vs. North Dakota
at Grand Forks, North Dakota

Saturday, Jan. 6 – 7:07 p.m.
Conference vs. North Dakota
at Grand Forks, North Dakota

Friday, Jan. 12 – 7:07 p.m.
Conference vs. Miami
AT BAXTER ARENA

Saturday, Jan. 13 – 7:07 p.m.
Conference vs. Miami
AT BAXTER ARENA

Friday, Jan. 19 – 8:05 p.m. Central
Conference vs. Denver
at Denver, Colorado

Saturday, Jan. 20 – 8:05 p.m. Central
Conference vs. Denver
at Denver, Colorado

Friday, Jan. 26 – 7:07 p.m.
Conference vs. Western Michigan
AT BAXTER ARENA

Saturday, Jan. 27 – 7:07 p.m.
Conference vs. Western Michigan
AT BAXTER ARENA

Friday, Feb. 2 – 7:37 p.m.
Conference vs. St. Cloud State
at St. Cloud, Minnesota

Saturday, Feb. 3 – 7:07 p.m.
Conference vs. St. Cloud State
at St. Cloud, Minnesota

Friday, Feb. 16 – 6:37 p.m. Central
Conference vs. North Dakota
AT BAXTER ARENA

Saturday, Feb. 17 – 7:07 p.m.
Conference vs. North Dakota
AT BAXTER ARENA

Friday, Feb. 23 – 7:07 p.m.
Conference vs. Colorado College
AT BAXTER ARENA

Saturday, Feb. 24 – 7:07 p.m.
Conference vs. Colorado College
AT BAXTER ARENA

Friday, March 2 – 7:07 p.m.
Conference vs. MN-Duluth
at Duluth, Minnesota

Saturday, March 3 – 7:07 p.m.
Conference vs. MN-Duluth
at Duluth, Minnesota

First Round Playoffs – Campus Sites
Friday, March 9
Saturday, March 10
Sunday, March 11 (if needed)

NCHC Frozen Faceoff – St. Paul, MN
Friday, March 16
Saturday, March 17

Flashback to 2006 - UNO Hockey in Desperate Need

(This was originally posted in the Mavpuck group on Facebook.)

By Jon Brooks

A little Sunday pep talk here…

A decade ago, UNO was in need of points to secure home ice throughout the early rounds of the CCHA playoffs. That was a team that rattled off an 11-game "unbeaten" streak at one point in the season.

Bridget was leading our bus trip that weekend to Kalamazoo. We were certain we'd lock things up.

Krutov, the MavBoni driver, came up to me before Saturday's game and promised a win (after falling to the Broncos on Friday night). He was so sure of this, he said, he'd streak around the bus in the WMU parking lot after the game if we didn't grab at least a point.

Suffice it to say, Krutov is a man of his word, and the people of Kalamazoo got to see more than they bargained for under the mercury-vapor lights that night.

Two weeks later, we were in Marquette, Mich., for the second round of the CCHA playoffs. We suffered a sweep at the hands of Northern Michigan, and had to do the proverbial "walk of fan shame" past the NMU party bus as their fans danced on the roof with flaming brooms in hand.

We thought we were done for. We didn't know that we would eventually make the NCAA tournament (our first appearance ever, in Worcester, Mass.) by a whisker, and I'd get to see an ocean for the first time in my life.

I realize the guys need some wins, and need to get some things figured out in a hurry.

But I've seen way too many weird things happen to count them out…