Nebraska-Omaha’s depth will get tested, but Walters, offense expected to produce
The Mavericks dismissed two players and suspended another in August, putting them short-handed to start the season.
Men’s D-I: Omaha
Ten to watch: Picking college hockey’s top forwards for 2013-14
From Agostino to Walters, here are some forwards that are expected to put up big numbers this season.
Nebraska-Omaha unveils video look at plans for new arena
The long-awaited on-campus arena for Nebraska-Omaha is a little closer to reality. The school on Thursday unveiled a video and 3-D model of the arena, which is scheduled to open in the fall of 2015. It’ll hold about 7,500 for hockey and is expected to cost $76.3 million. The Mavericks currently play at 15,959-seat CenturyLink … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha dismisses two, suspends one after incident allegedly involving racial slurs
Nebraska-Omaha dismissed two players and suspended a third after all three were ticketed for suspicion of disorderly conduct following an incident in which they allegedly used racial slurs. Preston Hodge and Matt White were removed from the team and had their scholarships removed, UNO athletic director Trev Alberts said in a news release Friday. Alex … Read more
Goalie Belfour leaves Nebraska-Omaha
According to a Nebraska-Omaha news release, goaltender Dayn Belfour has left the team. Belfour appeared in 10 games over the past two seasons, going 1-1-0 with a .911 save percentage and a 2.17 GAA.
Turgeon departs Nebraska-Omaha after three years, signs AHL contract
Nebraska-Omaha defenseman Tony Turgeon has signed a contract with the American Hockey League’s San Antonio Rampage and will forgo his senior season with the Mavericks. Turgeon tallied six assists in 62 career games in Omaha – two assists each of the past three seasons. The Grand Forks, N.D., native signed with the Rampage as an … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha fills assistant coach void with Castleton’s Todd
Nebraska-Omaha has added Alex Todd, former head coach at Castleton, as the Mavericks’ new assistant coach, replacing Steve Johnson. Todd, a defenseman in his playing days, will coach the UNO blueliners. Todd took over at Castleton in 2005-06 and guided the Spartans to a 22-4-1 record in 2010-11, 19-7-2 the following year and 15-10-2 this … Read more
New NCHC commissioner Fenton takes reins of league he helped create
Josh Fenton said he has reached out to several commissioners or former commissioners to gauge what the life as a college hockey commissioner entails. Matt Mackinder reports.
NCHC loses commissioner Scherr to European Games position
The National Collegiate Hockey Conference is losing its first commissioner before it plays its first game. Jim Scherr, who in early 2012 got a 4½-year contract to run the NCHC, is leaving the league to become chief operating officer of the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. The league made the announcement late Friday afternoon, … Read more
NCHC commissioner Scherr says link to European job ‘premature’
National Collegiate Hockey Conference commissioner Jim Scherr has been in discussions with organizers of the 2015 European Games about a job with the group, but he said a report that he has accepted the position is premature. Inside the Games reported that Scherr would become the chief operating officer for the organizing committee of the … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha assistant Johnson decides to ‘go in another direction’
Nebraska-Omaha assistant coach Steve Johnson will not be back behind the bench for the 2013-14 season. “Steve had decided to go in another direction with his career and we wish him the best of luck,” said UNO head coach Dean Blais in a statement. “He was a valuable member of our staff and did a … Read more
Tampa Bay signs Nebraska-Omaha defenseman Sustr
Nebraska-Omaha junior defenseman Andrej Sustr has signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning, forgoing his senior season with the Mavericks Sustr tallied nine goals and 25 points in 39 games with Nebraska-Omaha in 2012-13 to go along with 53 penalty minutes. The 6-foot-8, 225-pound defender participated in the Lightning’s summer development camp … Read more
Commentary: Unique postgame scene tells a lot about Hastings, Jutting
The scene after Minnesota State ended Nebraska-Omaha’s season was a reminder of why college hockey coaches do what they do, Dave Starman writes.
Nebraska board of regents approves program statement for new arena in Omaha
The University of Nebraska board of regents on Friday unanimously approved the program statement for the new arena at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. The vote will now allow the project to move forward with fundraising and completing finalized designs for the arena. “The arena is a game-changer for UNO – enhancing not only Maverick athletics … Read more
NCHC unveils logo, tournament schedule for debut season
The National Collegiate Hockey Conference has a logo and a postseason tournament structure in place for its inaugural season. The NCHC will debut in the 2013-14 season with Colorado College, Denver, Miami, Minnesota-Duluth, Nebraska-Omaha, North Dakota, St. Cloud State and Western Michigan as members. Four winners of conference quarterfinal playoff series will advance the 2014 … Read more
Walters’ biggest impact? Nebraska-Omaha forward ‘gets the job done’
Junior Ryan Walters has used hockey sense and a new training regimen to take the national points lead. Matthew Semisch reports.
Snowstorm postpones Nebraska-Omaha exhibition game
Thursday’s exhibition game between Nebraska-Omaha and the U.S. Under-18 Team has been moved to 7 p.m. Saturday because of a snowstorm in Omaha. Tickets for Thursday’s game will be honored on Saturday.
CCHA’s final All-Decade Team includes three Hobey winners
Three Hobey Baker Award winners are among 12 players selected to the CCHA’s All-Decade Team covering the stretch for 2000 to 2013. Forwards T.J. Hensick and Kevin Porter of Michigan and Chris Kunitz of Ferris State; defensemen Andy Greene of Miami and John-Michael Liles of Michigan State; and goaltender Ryan Miller of Michigan State were … Read more
Goaltender Massa returns to Nebraska-Omaha after Stolarz leaves for OHL
In a report Tuesday in the Omaha World-Herald, goalie Ryan Massa is returning to the Nebraska-Omaha team after announcing last summer he was sitting out the 2012-13 season. This comes on the heels of UNO freshman goalie Anthony Stolarz leaving this week for the Ontario Hockey League’s London Knights. Massa, who led UNO goalies in … Read more
TMQ: Struggles in the middle of the rankings
Ranked teams Dartmouth, Cornell, Union and St. Cloud State combined to go 0-9 last week. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski discuss the impact in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.