Wrapping Up The Weekend: Denver Series (Jan. 11-12, 2019)

This week, I've talked to several UNO fans and media folks who watched last weekend's UNO Hockey series with Denver and were impressed with the ways the Mavs played, despite coming out of the series with zero points.

However, close only counts in "horseshoes and hand grenades," so it's a moral victory for the team, which does nothing to help the Mavs in the conference standings.

On a positive note, a UNO player made the NCHC's Top 5 Plays of the Week (with Play #1!) for Week 13:

ICYMI: @OmahaHKY, @DU_Hockey, @CC_Hockey1, @UMDMensHockey & @SCSUHUSKIES_MH make up an impressive @TRIAortho #NCHCHockey Top 5⃣ Plays of the Week

👀🚨🚫pic.twitter.com/xvOiw7PJcE

— The NCHC (@TheNCHC) January 16, 2019

Senior defenseman Lucas Buchta's highlight reel-worthy blocked shot begins at the 1:35 mark of the video.

The NCHC also featured goaltender Evan Weninger this week in a NCHC.tv segment:

Goalie @evanweninger continues to climb in the @OmahaHKY record 📕 with a strong senior season, after the Saskatchewan native had one of his best friends injured in the @HumboldtBroncos tragedy#NCHCHockey | #EveryoneForOmaha🐮 | #HumboldtStrong💚💛 https://t.co/5rH0QFmSVl

— The NCHC (@TheNCHC) January 16, 2019

You can hear what Jason & Jon thought about the series on the 14th episode of the MavPuckCast: 

 

Poll Results:
The Mavs didn't crack the poll standings.

USCHO poll for Monday, Jan. 14

The Mavs still haven't made the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine weekly poll at all this year:

Media Roundup:
Here's the OMavs story about Friday's loss:
https://omavs.com/news/2019/1/11/hockey-pioneers-hold-off-mavericks-1-0.aspx

Here's the Omavs story about Saturday's OT loss:
https://omavs.com/news/2019/1/12/hockey-pioneers-get-by-mavericks-in-ot-3-2.aspx

Finally, here's our MavPuck writeup of Tuesday's news conference:
UNO Hockey Press Conference Notes — Jan. 15

Looking Ahead to This Weekend:
Conference play continues for the Mavs as they return home to Baxter Arena to face North Dakota. The F'n Hawks are in fifth place in the NCHC, while the Mavs are in seventh place. But the series may be one of the team's best chances to get conference points, as NoDak is welcoming a new goalie this week and the Mavs may have some momentum from playing a tough Denver team close last weekend.