
Nov 7, 2026 | Hockey
OMAHA, Neb. –  Omaha Hockey scored twice in the final 3:53 Saturday night to defeat (RV) St. Cloud State 5-3 on Kemp Ice at Baxter Arena in front of 6,090 fans. The Mavericks improved to 3-4-1 overall and 1-2-1 in NCHC play.
Sean Tschigerl (Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada) opened the scoring just 1:40 into the first period off assists from assistant captains Luke Woodworth (Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada) and Maxime Pellerin (Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada).
Just 1:08 later, Ryan McCleary (Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada) doubled Omaha's lead at 2:48. Marcus Nguyen (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) and Trevor Wong (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) earned the assists.
The Huskies answered with a power-play goal from William Ahlrik at 6:24, but Gavin Hodnett (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) restored Omaha's two-goal advantage at 14:45. Wong and Logan Wormald (Langley, British Columbia, Canada) assisted on the goal, sending the Mavericks into the first intermission ahead 3-1.
McCleary and Hodnett each scored for the second consecutive night after scored goals in Friday's series opener.
(RV) St. Cloud State cut the deficit to 3-2 on Nolan Roed's power-play goal at 17:09 of the second period. Carson Pilgrim added another power-play tally at 9:08 of the third to tie the game.
Pellerin delivered the go-ahead goal on the power play at 16:07 of the third period, putting Omaha back in front with 3:53 remaining. Woodworth and Maël Lavigne (Neuville, Quebec, Canada) collected the assists.
Tschigerl sealed the victory with an empty-net goal at 18:25, his second goal of the night. Woodworth and captain Marc Lajoie (St. Albert, Alberta, Canada) earned the assists.
Freshman goaltender William Lacelle (Gatineau, Quebec, Canada) finished with 23 saves. Pellerin added an assist to his game-winning goal, while Wong and Woodworth each recorded two assists.
The Mavericks collected five of six NCHC points over the weekend after earning a shootout victory following Friday's 2-2 overtime tie.
Omaha travels to Miami (Ohio) for a two-game series Nov. 13-14 at Goggin Ice Center in Oxford, Ohio. Puck drop is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT Friday and 5:05 p.m. CT Saturday.
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Sean Tschigerl (Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada) opened the scoring just 1:40 into the first period off assists from assistant captains Luke Woodworth (Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada) and Maxime Pellerin (Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada).
Just 1:08 later, Ryan McCleary (Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada) doubled Omaha's lead at 2:48. Marcus Nguyen (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) and Trevor Wong (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) earned the assists.
The Huskies answered with a power-play goal from William Ahlrik at 6:24, but Gavin Hodnett (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) restored Omaha's two-goal advantage at 14:45. Wong and Logan Wormald (Langley, British Columbia, Canada) assisted on the goal, sending the Mavericks into the first intermission ahead 3-1.
McCleary and Hodnett each scored for the second consecutive night after scored goals in Friday's series opener.
(RV) St. Cloud State cut the deficit to 3-2 on Nolan Roed's power-play goal at 17:09 of the second period. Carson Pilgrim added another power-play tally at 9:08 of the third to tie the game.
Pellerin delivered the go-ahead goal on the power play at 16:07 of the third period, putting Omaha back in front with 3:53 remaining. Woodworth and Maël Lavigne (Neuville, Quebec, Canada) collected the assists.
Tschigerl sealed the victory with an empty-net goal at 18:25, his second goal of the night. Woodworth and captain Marc Lajoie (St. Albert, Alberta, Canada) earned the assists.
Freshman goaltender William Lacelle (Gatineau, Quebec, Canada) finished with 23 saves. Pellerin added an assist to his game-winning goal, while Wong and Woodworth each recorded two assists.
The Mavericks collected five of six NCHC points over the weekend after earning a shootout victory following Friday's 2-2 overtime tie.
Omaha travels to Miami (Ohio) for a two-game series Nov. 13-14 at Goggin Ice Center in Oxford, Ohio. Puck drop is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT Friday and 5:05 p.m. CT Saturday.
Connect with Omaha Hockey on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram, @OmahaHKY.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
SCS
OMA
Shots
26
24
PPG
3
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
4
Penalty Mins
6
8
Faceoffs Won
33
30
Game Leaders
Monday, October 05
Tuesday, September 01
Wednesday, August 26
Friday, August 21
























