Omaha Mavericks senior goaltender and co-Menke Family Captain Simon Latkoczy was named the KJ Branding National Collegiate Hockey Conference Goaltender of the Week, the league announced Monday.
The honor marks Latkoczy’s second Goaltender of the Week award this season and the eighth of his four-year career, following a strong weekend performance in Omaha’s series split with the Colorado College Tigers.
Returning to full weekend duty after injury, Latkoczy posted 57 saves on 60 shots across two games, finishing the series with a .950 save percentage and a 1.52 goals-against average — both best among NCHC goaltenders with two games played during the week.
In Friday’s series opener, the senior stopped 25 of 26 shots in a 3-1 Omaha victory, helping the Mavericks go 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. Saturday night, he turned aside 32 shots in a tightly contested 3-1 loss, including 14 saves in the second period and eight saves while shorthanded, as Omaha went 5-for-6 on the penalty kill. Latkoczy only allowed three goals on the weekend, with Saturday night’s final score coming via an empty-netter.
Saturday’s game also marked a milestone moment in Latkoczy’s career. Making his 100th appearance in net for Omaha, he became the fifth active Division I men’s goaltender to reach the mark and just the second active NCHC netminder to do so, alongside Colorado College’s Kaidan Mbereko. Through 100 career games, Latkoczy owns a 49-43-5 record with a .916 save percentage and a 2.69 goals-against average (GAA).
With the weekend performances, Latkoczy improved his season save percentage to .903 and lowered his goals-against average to 3.17 in 15 games. He is also one win shy of his 50th career victory as a Maverick.
The reigning NCHC Goaltender of the Year and Omaha’s nominee for the 2026 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, Latkoczy previously earned Goaltender of the Week honors earlier this season after a 49-save performance at Ed Robson Arena on Oct. 31.
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