No. 7/8 Mavericks Back On Road at Colorado College
Jan 15, 2015 | Hockey
This Week
The No. 7/8 Omaha Mavericks make their first road trip in almost a month and a half when they visit Colorado College on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 16-17. Friday's game begins at 7:37 p.m. MT, and Saturday's game starts at 7:07 p.m. MT from Colorado Springs World Arena.
The Teams
The Mavericks are 14-5-3 overall this season and 8-3-1-1 in the NCHC this season, putting them in first place. They are coming off 5-4 and 1-0 wins over visiting Denver last weekend. UNO leads the all-time series with Colorado College, 7-4-2 but is 2-3-1 all-time against the Tigers in Colorado Springs. The Mavericks are 6-2-2 on the road this season and have not played on the road since visiting Miami on Dec. 5-6.
The Tigers are 4-13-1 overall and 0-8-1-0 in the NCHC this season, good for eighth place. CC hasn't played since an eastern swing during which it dropped a pair of games at Providence before beating Connecticut, 4-1, on Jan. 6. Colorado College is 3-2-0 at home this season and has played just two NCHC home games.
Last Time Out
The Mavericks earned their third NCHC series sweep and fourth sweep overall with 5-4 and 1-0 wins over Denver last weekend. On Friday, the Mavericks spotted DU a 3-0 lead before getting goals from Avery Peterson, Jake Guentzel and Jono Davis in a span of 3:44 to tie the game after two. In the third, the Pioneers retook the lead halfway through on a goal by Matt Tabrum, but David Pope notched the equalizer at 16:48 and Dominic Zombo delivered the game winner on the power play just 59 seconds later. Brock Crossthwaite, in relief of Kirk Thompson, made five saves in just less than 10 minutes of work to earn the win.
On Saturday, UNO struck early as Guentzel and Zombo combined to setup Austin Ortega for a goal at 3:29 of the first period. From there, Thompson took over. He made a career best 39 saves including 30 in the final two periods for his first career shutout.
The Coaches
Dean Blais is in his sixth year as the head coach of the Mavericks, having led UNO to two 20-win campaigns in that time. The 1973 graduate of Minnesota has posted a record of 367-206-54 (.628) in his career as a head coach and has guided the Mavericks to a mark of 105-91-21 (.532). He coached in his 200th game at UNO on Oct. 31 at Cornell.
Blais is a two-time Spencer Penrose Memorial Award winner as the Division I coach of the year and a four-time winner of the WCHA's Coach of the Year Award. He spent 10 years as head coach at North Dakota where he led UND to national championships in 1997 and 2000. He is assisted by coaches Troy Jutting and Alex Todd who both have extensive head coaching experience, Jutting at Minnesota State and Todd at Castleton (Vt.) State.
Mike Haviland is in his first season as head coach at Colorado College. The long-time pro coach, a 1990 graduate of Elmira (N.Y.), is 4-13-1 at CC. He is assisted by R.J. Enga and Gene Reilly.
Media
Both games can be heard live on 1180 The Zone 2. Dave Ahlers will have the play-by-play, and Terry Leahy will handle the analysis. Coverage begins 30 minutes before game time with the First National Bank Pre-Game Show. Streaming video is available through NCHC.tv, while live audio and stats are available at OMavs.com.
Up Next For the Mavericks
The Mavericks will have a week off before hosting North Dakota on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 30-31 at the CenturyLink Center. Friday's game begins at 7:37 p.m. and will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network. Saturday's game starts at 7:07 p.m. and will be shown statewide on NET1 and nationally on Fox College Sports.
The No. 7/8 Omaha Mavericks make their first road trip in almost a month and a half when they visit Colorado College on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 16-17. Friday's game begins at 7:37 p.m. MT, and Saturday's game starts at 7:07 p.m. MT from Colorado Springs World Arena.
The Teams
The Mavericks are 14-5-3 overall this season and 8-3-1-1 in the NCHC this season, putting them in first place. They are coming off 5-4 and 1-0 wins over visiting Denver last weekend. UNO leads the all-time series with Colorado College, 7-4-2 but is 2-3-1 all-time against the Tigers in Colorado Springs. The Mavericks are 6-2-2 on the road this season and have not played on the road since visiting Miami on Dec. 5-6.
The Tigers are 4-13-1 overall and 0-8-1-0 in the NCHC this season, good for eighth place. CC hasn't played since an eastern swing during which it dropped a pair of games at Providence before beating Connecticut, 4-1, on Jan. 6. Colorado College is 3-2-0 at home this season and has played just two NCHC home games.
Last Time Out
The Mavericks earned their third NCHC series sweep and fourth sweep overall with 5-4 and 1-0 wins over Denver last weekend. On Friday, the Mavericks spotted DU a 3-0 lead before getting goals from Avery Peterson, Jake Guentzel and Jono Davis in a span of 3:44 to tie the game after two. In the third, the Pioneers retook the lead halfway through on a goal by Matt Tabrum, but David Pope notched the equalizer at 16:48 and Dominic Zombo delivered the game winner on the power play just 59 seconds later. Brock Crossthwaite, in relief of Kirk Thompson, made five saves in just less than 10 minutes of work to earn the win.
On Saturday, UNO struck early as Guentzel and Zombo combined to setup Austin Ortega for a goal at 3:29 of the first period. From there, Thompson took over. He made a career best 39 saves including 30 in the final two periods for his first career shutout.
The Coaches
Dean Blais is in his sixth year as the head coach of the Mavericks, having led UNO to two 20-win campaigns in that time. The 1973 graduate of Minnesota has posted a record of 367-206-54 (.628) in his career as a head coach and has guided the Mavericks to a mark of 105-91-21 (.532). He coached in his 200th game at UNO on Oct. 31 at Cornell.
Blais is a two-time Spencer Penrose Memorial Award winner as the Division I coach of the year and a four-time winner of the WCHA's Coach of the Year Award. He spent 10 years as head coach at North Dakota where he led UND to national championships in 1997 and 2000. He is assisted by coaches Troy Jutting and Alex Todd who both have extensive head coaching experience, Jutting at Minnesota State and Todd at Castleton (Vt.) State.
Mike Haviland is in his first season as head coach at Colorado College. The long-time pro coach, a 1990 graduate of Elmira (N.Y.), is 4-13-1 at CC. He is assisted by R.J. Enga and Gene Reilly.
Media
Both games can be heard live on 1180 The Zone 2. Dave Ahlers will have the play-by-play, and Terry Leahy will handle the analysis. Coverage begins 30 minutes before game time with the First National Bank Pre-Game Show. Streaming video is available through NCHC.tv, while live audio and stats are available at OMavs.com.
Up Next For the Mavericks
The Mavericks will have a week off before hosting North Dakota on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 30-31 at the CenturyLink Center. Friday's game begins at 7:37 p.m. and will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network. Saturday's game starts at 7:07 p.m. and will be shown statewide on NET1 and nationally on Fox College Sports.
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