Fans got to see a little "free" hockey on Friday. Following the 5-on-5 overtime, the game was officially classified as a tie. However, the Mavs and Catamounts played a brief sudden death 3-on-3 that ended when Jake Randolph buried the puck. This gave the Mavs a symbolic "win" and culminated in the first post-game lobby celebration of the year:
Saturday night, the Mavs had a stellar first period, jumping out to a 2-0 lead. However, they surrendered the next five goals to the Catamounts, losing 5-2. Chalk it up to the Parent's Night curse (players and their parents were recognized during the first intermission).
The Mavs dropped out of the weekly USCHO poll following the tie and loss. They were number 20 last week. This week, they're "receiving votes."
The Mavs didn't even receive votes in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine weekly poll:
Media Roundup:
Here's the Omavs story about Friday night's tie:
http://www.omavs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=31400&ATCLID=211244053
Tony Boone's Omaha World-Herald story from Friday:
http://www.omaha.com/uno/hockey/no-uno-settles-for-draw-with-vermont-in-home-opener/article_fe3791f4-9804-11e6-8225-73f2242b5705.html
Check out Mark Kuhlman's photos from Friday night here.
Here's the Omavs story from Saturday night:
http://www.omavs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=31400&ATCLID=211246112
And Tony Boone reviews Saturday night's action:
http://www.omaha.com/uno/hockey/mavs-waste-early-lead-allow-five-straight-goals-in-loss/article_a2d5120a-98c7-11e6-982b-bf9e96ad89f6.html
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