Well, last week's series against North Dakota didn't go all that well. The Mavs lost 9-1 and 7-3. Blurgh.
The good news is, Colorado College is at the bottom of the league, so we've got that going for us. However, they're currently on a hot streak, and the Mavs defense is suspect after last weekend, so we'll see...
Series preview articles:
Omaha World-Herald series preview article:
http://www.omaha.com/uno/hockey/mavs-want-to-put-rough-weekend-behind-them-after-lopsided/article_fa8a735d-4754-5fe9-b0af-0a43237de607.html
Omavs.com article:http://www.omavs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=795013&SPID=135111&DB_OEM_ID=31400&ATCLID=211406592
Colorado College Tigers article:http://www.cctigers.com/news/2017/1/11/mens-ice-hockey-hot-tigers-return-home-to-face-omaha.aspx?path=mhock
When:
Friday, 8:07 p.m. Central
Saturday, 7:07 p.m. Central
Radio/TV Coverage:
Both games will be broadcast live on 1180 AM (The Zone 2). Dave Ahlers will provide play-by-play and Terry Leahy will give color commentary. Coverage begins at 7:37 p.m. on Friday night and 6:37 p.m. Saturday night with the First National Bank Pre-Game Show.
Friday night's game will be available on ASN; both games will be available on the NCHC.tv.
Live Audio and Stats:
Live audio link here.
Next Weekend:
The Mavs take on Miami (OH) in a conference series next weekend at Baxter Arena.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Friday, January 6, 2017
Omaha vs. North Dakota, Jan. 6-7 at Baxter Arena
Usually, when the defending national champions come to town (especially when they're ranked #7 and the Mavs are in the top 20), you'd see UNO athletics hyping that fact.
Nope. Not this year.
They did do a preview video -- which is very nice -- but there was no mention of UND as defending national champions, or the team rankings.
So, when you see empty seats at Baxter Arena this weekend (or worse, fans in UND apparel), remember that.
The UNO/UND "rivalry" series is always an interesting one, especially at Baxter Arena. The Mavs did claim one game last season -- a shootout win in Grand Forks in mid-January. North Dakota took both games in Omaha in late February last year, but the F'n Hawks this year are not the same team that claimed the championship last year.
North Dakota has a record of 10-6-3 overall and 3-4-1-1/0 in the NCHC, putting them in sixth place in the NCHC. They are ranked #7 in both national polls. UND has been very effective on the road, with a record of 4-3-1 in away games this season.
The Mavs have also been "road warriors," but have had better luck at Baxter Arena recently, having swept Lake Superior State last weekend in non-conference action. The Mavs are 11-6-3 this season and 4-4-0 in the NCHC (fifth place). UNO is #18 in the USCHO poll and "received votes" in the most recent USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll.
By the way, don't forget that Sunday is Skate With the Mavs.
Media Roundup Leading to the Series:
OMavs series preview:
http://www.omavs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31400&ATCLID=211393807&_ga=1.116483779.478938414.1475960606
UND Athletics series preview:
http://www.undsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=58684&SPID=6405&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211391892&DB_OEM_ID=13500
Tony Boone's Omaha World-Herald series preview:
http://www.omaha.com/uno/hockey/mavs-fired-up-to-face-north-dakota-share-coach-dean/article_6ca087fe-20bf-5f7e-8846-5bda764040fe.html
OMavs weekly news release:
http://www.omavs.com/pdf9/5172323.pdf
Tickets:
This is the one series of the year where tickets are consistently hard to come by.
Friday tickets on Ticketmaster ($20-$27):
http://www1.ticketmaster.com/omaha-mavericks-hockey-v-university-of-omaha-nebraska-01-06-2017/event/06005103EDCDB497?artistid=838151&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=9&f_tmol_checkout=true&f_listview=3&f_display_landing_popup=true&f_sessioncam=1&ab=m_efeat4232Mainv1desktop
Few tickets remain for Friday:
Ticketmaster is showing only 3 seats available for Saturday ($20-$27):
http://www1.ticketmaster.com/omaha-mavericks-hockey-v-university-of-omaha-nebraska-01-07-2017/event/06005103EDD2B49B?artistid=838151&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=9&f_tmol_checkout=true&f_listview=3&f_display_landing_popup=true&f_sessioncam=1&ab=m_efeat4232Mainv1desktop
Ticket Express has tickets available at well above face value ($45-$125) for Friday:
http://www.ticketexpress.com/event/uno-mavericks-vs-north-dakota-baxter-arena-hockey-2017-01-06-7:07-pm-tickets
Ticket Express has a few tickets available for Saturday night ($33-$75):
http://www.ticketexpress.com/event/uno-mavericks-vs-north-dakota-baxter-arena-hockey-2017-01-07-7:07-pm-tickets
There are currently no tickets for sale within the MavPuck Group on Facebook (must be approved for group membership to see the posts), but you can post a "tickets wanted" post:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/mavpuck/
Radio/TV Coverage:
Friday and Saturday night's games will be available by subscription ($) on NCHC.tv.
In addition, Friday night's game is available statewide on NET or via live stream here:
http://netnebraska.org/interactive-multimedia/sports/omaha-maverick-hockey-vs-north-dakota
Saturday's game will be telecast live nationally by American Sports Network. There's some confusion on the UNO vs UND news releases on who is doing the play-by-play and analysis. UNO says Dave Ellis will call the game, and Pat Micheletti will provide color commentary. UND's news release says Dave Ahlers will handle play-by-play with analysis from #oldbull David Brisson and Larry Punteney will serve as rinkside reporter. Regardless, it will be televised.
Radio coverage begins with the First National Bank Pre-Game Show at 6:30 p.m. both nights. We know that Terry Leahy will give color commentary and analysis. Who knows about Dave Ahlers (see above).
Live Audio and Stats:
Live audio link here.
Live stats (Friday) here.
Live stats (Saturday) here.
Next Weekend:
The "road warriors" head out again for another conference series, taking on Colorado College in Colorado Springs on Friday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 14.
Nope. Not this year.
They did do a preview video -- which is very nice -- but there was no mention of UND as defending national champions, or the team rankings.
Tonight, the rivalry continues.#MaverickUprising pic.twitter.com/e9jyAaggls— Omaha Hockey (@OmahaHKY) January 6, 2017
So, when you see empty seats at Baxter Arena this weekend (or worse, fans in UND apparel), remember that.
The UNO/UND "rivalry" series is always an interesting one, especially at Baxter Arena. The Mavs did claim one game last season -- a shootout win in Grand Forks in mid-January. North Dakota took both games in Omaha in late February last year, but the F'n Hawks this year are not the same team that claimed the championship last year.
North Dakota has a record of 10-6-3 overall and 3-4-1-1/0 in the NCHC, putting them in sixth place in the NCHC. They are ranked #7 in both national polls. UND has been very effective on the road, with a record of 4-3-1 in away games this season.
The Mavs have also been "road warriors," but have had better luck at Baxter Arena recently, having swept Lake Superior State last weekend in non-conference action. The Mavs are 11-6-3 this season and 4-4-0 in the NCHC (fifth place). UNO is #18 in the USCHO poll and "received votes" in the most recent USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll.
By the way, don't forget that Sunday is Skate With the Mavs.
Media Roundup Leading to the Series:
OMavs series preview:
http://www.omavs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31400&ATCLID=211393807&_ga=1.116483779.478938414.1475960606
UND Athletics series preview:
http://www.undsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=58684&SPID=6405&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211391892&DB_OEM_ID=13500
Tony Boone's Omaha World-Herald series preview:
http://www.omaha.com/uno/hockey/mavs-fired-up-to-face-north-dakota-share-coach-dean/article_6ca087fe-20bf-5f7e-8846-5bda764040fe.html
OMavs weekly news release:
http://www.omavs.com/pdf9/5172323.pdf
Tickets:
This is the one series of the year where tickets are consistently hard to come by.
Friday tickets on Ticketmaster ($20-$27):
http://www1.ticketmaster.com/omaha-mavericks-hockey-v-university-of-omaha-nebraska-01-06-2017/event/06005103EDCDB497?artistid=838151&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=9&f_tmol_checkout=true&f_listview=3&f_display_landing_popup=true&f_sessioncam=1&ab=m_efeat4232Mainv1desktop
Few tickets remain for Friday:
Ticketmaster is showing only 3 seats available for Saturday ($20-$27):
http://www1.ticketmaster.com/omaha-mavericks-hockey-v-university-of-omaha-nebraska-01-07-2017/event/06005103EDD2B49B?artistid=838151&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=9&f_tmol_checkout=true&f_listview=3&f_display_landing_popup=true&f_sessioncam=1&ab=m_efeat4232Mainv1desktop
Ticket Express has tickets available at well above face value ($45-$125) for Friday:
http://www.ticketexpress.com/event/uno-mavericks-vs-north-dakota-baxter-arena-hockey-2017-01-06-7:07-pm-tickets
Ticket Express has a few tickets available for Saturday night ($33-$75):
http://www.ticketexpress.com/event/uno-mavericks-vs-north-dakota-baxter-arena-hockey-2017-01-07-7:07-pm-tickets
There are currently no tickets for sale within the MavPuck Group on Facebook (must be approved for group membership to see the posts), but you can post a "tickets wanted" post:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/mavpuck/
Radio/TV Coverage:
Friday and Saturday night's games will be available by subscription ($) on NCHC.tv.
In addition, Friday night's game is available statewide on NET or via live stream here:
http://netnebraska.org/interactive-multimedia/sports/omaha-maverick-hockey-vs-north-dakota
Saturday's game will be telecast live nationally by American Sports Network. There's some confusion on the UNO vs UND news releases on who is doing the play-by-play and analysis. UNO says Dave Ellis will call the game, and Pat Micheletti will provide color commentary. UND's news release says Dave Ahlers will handle play-by-play with analysis from #oldbull David Brisson and Larry Punteney will serve as rinkside reporter. Regardless, it will be televised.
Radio coverage begins with the First National Bank Pre-Game Show at 6:30 p.m. both nights. We know that Terry Leahy will give color commentary and analysis. Who knows about Dave Ahlers (see above).
Live Audio and Stats:
Live audio link here.
Live stats (Friday) here.
Live stats (Saturday) here.
Next Weekend:
The "road warriors" head out again for another conference series, taking on Colorado College in Colorado Springs on Friday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 14.
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