No. 11/12 Mavericks Take On Colorado College
Jan 28, 2016 | Hockey
This Week
The No. 11/12 Omaha Mavericks are in the Rocky Mountains this week to face Colorado College on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 29-30. Friday's game begins at 7:37 p.m. MT, and Saturday's game starts at 6:07 p.m. MT from Colorado Springs World Arena.
The Teams
The Mavericks are 15-8-1 overall and 5-8-1-0/0 in the NCHC, putting them in a tie with Miami fifth place in the NCHC. Omaha lost two games to Miami last weekend at home and has dropped five of its last six games. The Mavericks lead the all-time series with Colorado College, 9-5-3, but they trail 3-4-1 in games at Colorado Springs. The Mavericks are 7-4-1 on the road this season and 4-6-0 in the last 10 games.
Colorado College is 5-18-1 overall and 3-10-1-0/0 in the conference, putting it in eighth place. The Tigers tied North Dakota, 5-5, last Friday before suffering a 1-0 shootout loss. On Saturday, they dropped a 5-1 decision to the Fighting Hawks. CC is 3-9-0 at home this season and 4-5-1 in its last 10 games.
Last Time Out
The Mavericks were swept at home for the second consecutive series last weekend, losing to Miami 3-1 and 7-3. On Friday, Miami's Kiefer Sherwood scored late in the second period to put Miami in front. Austin Ortega tied the game with a powerplay goal at 3:32 of the third, but Matthew Caito got the eventual game winner with a powerplay tally at 17:57. Kevin Morris added an empty-net goal in the final minute. Alex Blankenburg took the loss with 31 saves.
On Saturday, Miami erupted for six goals in the second period to beat the Mavericks 7-3. Conor Lemirande had given the RedHawks the lead at 15:58 of the first and in the second, Morris and Sean Kuraly scored in the first 3:12 to make it 3-0. Mason Morelli scored at 8:06 to get the Mavericks on the board, but Lemirande scored just 1:36 later and finished his hat trick at 13:02. Anthony Louis and Zach LaValle then added goals before Ian Brady scored for UNO to make it 7-2 after two. Morelli added his second goal early in the third. Kirk Thompson took the loss for Omaha with 20 saves.
The Coaches
Dean Blais is in his seventh year as the head coach of the Mavericks, having led UNO to three 20-win campaigns in that time. The 1973 graduate of Minnesota has posted a record of 388-222-58 (.624) in his career as a head coach and has guided the Mavericks to a mark of 126-107-25 (.537).
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 second season as head coach at Colorado College. The 1990 graduate of Elmira is 11-44-4 all-time in Colorado Springs. He is assisted by R.J. Enga and Gene Reilly.
Media
Friday's game can be seen nationwide on CBS Sports Network. Matt McConnell will call the play-by-play, and Jim Paradise will offer analysis.
Both games also can be heard live on 1180 The Zone 2. Dave Ahlers will call the play-by-play, and Terry Leahy provides analysis. Coverage begins 30 minutes before game time with the First National Bank Pre-Game Show. Live video is available at NCHC.tv on Saturday only while live audio and stats can be found at OMavs.com.
Up Next For The Mavericks
The Mavericks will be off next week. They return home for a six-game home stand on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 12-13, when they host Western Michigan.
The No. 11/12 Omaha Mavericks are in the Rocky Mountains this week to face Colorado College on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 29-30. Friday's game begins at 7:37 p.m. MT, and Saturday's game starts at 6:07 p.m. MT from Colorado Springs World Arena.
The Teams
The Mavericks are 15-8-1 overall and 5-8-1-0/0 in the NCHC, putting them in a tie with Miami fifth place in the NCHC. Omaha lost two games to Miami last weekend at home and has dropped five of its last six games. The Mavericks lead the all-time series with Colorado College, 9-5-3, but they trail 3-4-1 in games at Colorado Springs. The Mavericks are 7-4-1 on the road this season and 4-6-0 in the last 10 games.
Colorado College is 5-18-1 overall and 3-10-1-0/0 in the conference, putting it in eighth place. The Tigers tied North Dakota, 5-5, last Friday before suffering a 1-0 shootout loss. On Saturday, they dropped a 5-1 decision to the Fighting Hawks. CC is 3-9-0 at home this season and 4-5-1 in its last 10 games.
Last Time Out
The Mavericks were swept at home for the second consecutive series last weekend, losing to Miami 3-1 and 7-3. On Friday, Miami's Kiefer Sherwood scored late in the second period to put Miami in front. Austin Ortega tied the game with a powerplay goal at 3:32 of the third, but Matthew Caito got the eventual game winner with a powerplay tally at 17:57. Kevin Morris added an empty-net goal in the final minute. Alex Blankenburg took the loss with 31 saves.
On Saturday, Miami erupted for six goals in the second period to beat the Mavericks 7-3. Conor Lemirande had given the RedHawks the lead at 15:58 of the first and in the second, Morris and Sean Kuraly scored in the first 3:12 to make it 3-0. Mason Morelli scored at 8:06 to get the Mavericks on the board, but Lemirande scored just 1:36 later and finished his hat trick at 13:02. Anthony Louis and Zach LaValle then added goals before Ian Brady scored for UNO to make it 7-2 after two. Morelli added his second goal early in the third. Kirk Thompson took the loss for Omaha with 20 saves.
The Coaches
Dean Blais is in his seventh year as the head coach of the Mavericks, having led UNO to three 20-win campaigns in that time. The 1973 graduate of Minnesota has posted a record of 388-222-58 (.624) in his career as a head coach and has guided the Mavericks to a mark of 126-107-25 (.537).
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 second season as head coach at Colorado College. The 1990 graduate of Elmira is 11-44-4 all-time in Colorado Springs. He is assisted by R.J. Enga and Gene Reilly.
Media
Friday's game can be seen nationwide on CBS Sports Network. Matt McConnell will call the play-by-play, and Jim Paradise will offer analysis.
Both games also can be heard live on 1180 The Zone 2. Dave Ahlers will call the play-by-play, and Terry Leahy provides analysis. Coverage begins 30 minutes before game time with the First National Bank Pre-Game Show. Live video is available at NCHC.tv on Saturday only while live audio and stats can be found at OMavs.com.
Up Next For The Mavericks
The Mavericks will be off next week. They return home for a six-game home stand on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 12-13, when they host Western Michigan.
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