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OMAHAomaha HOCKEYhockey 2020-21 WEEKLY RELEASE For Immediate Release: Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 • Contact: Dave Ahlers • Email: [email protected] • Office: (402) 554-3387 • Cell: (402) 332-8329 /omavs @OmahaHKY @OmahaHKY @omavs OMavs.com #EveryoneForOmaha 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NO. 11 MAVERICKS BEGIN SECOND HALF Date Opponent Time (CT) WITH COLORADO COLLEGE Dec. 1 vs. No. 3/4 Minnesota Duluth * L, 3-5 Dec. 3 vs. No. 17 Western Michigan * W, 10-2 Monday, Jan. 18 • at Colorado College • 8:07 p.m. CT • Broadmoor World Arena - Colorado Springs, Colo. Dec. 5 vs. Miami * OTW, 2-1 Radio: 1180 Zone 2 • Live Stats: OMavs.com • Live Video: NCHC.tv • Live Audio: OMavs.com • TV: None Dec. 6 vs. St. Cloud State * L, 3-5 Tuesday, Jan. 19 • at Colorado College • 8:07 p.m. CT • Broadmoor World Arena - Colorado Springs, Colo. Dec. 9 vs. Colorado College * W, 6-1 Radio: 1180 Zone 2 • Live Stats: OMavs.com • Live Video: NCHC.tv • Live Audio: OMavs.com • TV: None Dec. 12 vs. Miami * L, 0-1 Dec. 13 vs. No. 11/13 St. Cloud State * W, 2-0 OMAHA MAVERICKS COLORADO COLLEGE TIGERS Dec. 16 vs. No. 3 Minnesota Duluth * T, 2-2 (SOW) Record: 6-3-1 Record: 3-7-2 Dec. 18 vs. Western Michigan * W, 6-5 NCHC (Place): 6-3-1-1-0 (1) (T-4th) NCHC (Place): 3-7-2-0-1 (2) (8th) Dec. 21 vs. Colorado College * W, 3-0 Head Coach: Mike Gabinet Head Coach: Mike Haviland Jan. 18 at Colorado College * 8:07 p.m. Jan. 19 at Colorado College * 8:07 p.m. Record at UNO: 46-61-11 (4th Year) Record at CC: 66-143-22 (7th Year) Jan. 23 Denver * 6:07 p.m. Career Record: Same Career Record: Same Jan. 24 Denver * 6:07 p.m. Jan. 29 North Dakota * 7:07 p.m. This Week Jan. 30 North Dakota * 6:07 p.m. The No. 11 Omaha hockey team begins the belated second half of its NCHC schedule by visiting Colorado Feb. 4 Colorado College * 7:07 p.m. College for games on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 18-19. The games, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, will Feb. 5 Colorado College * 7:07 p.m. begin at 8:07 p.m. CT each night from Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. Feb. 12 at Denver * 8:07 p.m. Feb. 13 at Denver * 8:07 p.m. The Teams Feb. 19 at North Dakota * 7:37 p.m. Omaha is 6-3-1 overall and 6-3-1-1-0 (1) in the NCHC, putting it in a tie with Western Michigan for fourth Feb. 20 at North Dakota * 7:07 p.m. place. The Mavericks have not played since beating Colorado College, 3-0, on Dec. 21, concluding play in the Feb. 26 North Dakota * 7:07 p.m. March 5 at North Dakota * 7:37 p.m. NCHC Pod at Baxter Arena. That put their all-time record against the Tigers at 20-10-5. Heading into their March 12 NCHC Playoffs TBA series at CC, the Mavericks are 9-6-1 all-time at Colorado Springs. UNO is unbeaten in its last four (3-0-1) March 13 NCHC Playoffs TBA and has won six of its last seven at CC. March 14 NCHC Playoffs + TBA Colorado College is 3-7-2 overall and 3-7-2-0-1 (2) in the conference, good for eighth. The Tigers are March 20 NCHC Frozen Faceoff (Semifinals) TBA coming off a pair of home losses to North Dakota, dropping 3-0 and 2-1 decisions on Jan. 10-11. CC is 1-2-0 March 21 NCHC Frozen Faceoff (Championship) TBA at home this season and 3-6-1 in its last 10 games. March 26 NCAA Regionals TBA March 27 NCAA Regionals TBA The Coaches March 28 NCAA Regionals TBA Mike Gabinet is in his fourth season as head coach of the Mavericks, posting a 46-61-11 record all-time at April 8 NCAA Frozen Four - Semifinals TBA his alma mater. The 2004 graduate of Omaha served as an associate head coach during the 2016-17 season April 10 NCAA Frozen Four - Championship TBA before being elevated to the head coach position in 2017-18. * - NCHC game; + - If necessary Gabinet returned to Omaha after four seasons at NAIT in Edmonton, Alberta, the last as its head coach. Italics - NCHC Pod at Baxter Arena That season, he led the Ooks to a 36-0-0 record and the ACAC Championship. He was named the conference • Designated Home Team • Designated Away Team Coach of the Year and became the first rookie head coach in Canadian college hockey to guide his team to an undefeated record. Gabinet, a standout defenseman for the Mavericks from 2000-04, is assisted by Dave Noel-Bernier (Omaha, 2001) and Paul Jerrard (Lake Superior State, 1987). OMAHA STATISTICAL COMPARISON (As of 1/18/21) CC Rank Rank Rank Rank CATEGORY NCHC NCAA CATEGORY NCHC NCAA Goals/game: 3.70 1st 9th Goals per game: 2.00 7th T-44th Goals against/game: 2.20 1st T-8th Goals against per game: 3.17 7th 33rd Shots/game: 30.40 1st 18th Shots per game: 27.67 6th 36th Shots against/game: 29.20 7th 26th Shots against per game: 26.92 4th 13th Power Play: 17.5% 6th 31st Power Play: 10.5% 8th 46th Penalty Kill: 90.9% 1st 5th Penalty Kill: 66.7% 8th T-50th Penalty Minutes/game: 10.6 2nd 28th Penalty Minutes per game: 8.6 7th 41st 2020-21 OMAHA HOCKEY 2020-21 OMAHA HOCKEY ROSTER No. Name NHL Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Sh./C Birthdate Hometown Previous Team Pronunciation 2 Jason Smallidge D 6-2 193 Jr. R 5/20/1998 Eagan, Minn. Central Ill./Youngstown (USHL) 3 Kirby Proctor D 6-3 197 So. L 4/20/2001 Okotoks, Alberta Des Moines (USHL) 4 Brandon Scanlin D 6-4 213 So. L 6/2/1999 Hamilton, Ontario Brooks (AJHL) 5 John Schuldt D 6-4 216 Jr. L 2/10/1997 Minnetonka, Minn. Fargo (USHL) SHULT 7 Nate Knoepke - A D 6-3 205 Sr. L 4/8/1999 Farmington, Minn. Sioux City (USHL) kuh-NEP-kee 9 Ryan Brushett F 6-0 180 So. R 6/14/1998 Verdun, Quebec Powell River (BCHL) broo-SHET 10 Kevin Conley - C F 6-0 191 Sr. L 2/17/1997 Wausau, Wis. Sioux Falls (USHL) 11 Nolan Sullivan - A F 5-11 203 So. L 5/26/1999 Eden Prairie, Minn. Muskegon (USHL) 12 Nolan Krenzen D 5-9 180 Fr. R 7/13/2001 Duluth, Minn. Omaha/Sioux City (USHL) 13 Chayse Primeau F 6-3 185 Jr. L 9/15/1997 Margate City, N.J. Dubuque (USHL) PREE-moh 16 Martin Sundberg F 6-4 197 Gr. L 12/4/1996 Linkoping, Sweden Fargo (USHL) 17 Taylor Ward - A F 6-2 207 Jr. R 3/31/1998 Kelowna, B.C. Penticton (BCHL) 20 Jonny Tychonick OTT ‘18 D 6-0 187 Jr. L 3/3/2000 Calgary, Alberta North Dakota (NCHC) ty-KAW-nik 21 Noah Prokop F 6-1 198 So. R 1/15/2000 Littleton, Colo. Green Bay (USHL) PROH-kop 22 Jordan Klehr D 5-10 197 Gr. L 3/18/1997 Lino Lakes, Minn. Shattuck St. Mary’s (Prep) CLAIR 23 Travis Kothenbeutel F 5-9 177 Jr. L 1/10/1997 Sauk Rapids, Minn. Austin (NAHL) KOHT-hen-BEE-tuhl 24 Jimmy Glynn F 5-10 168 Fr. R 2/24/2000 Lemont, Ill. Dubuque (USHL) 26 Brock Bremer F 5-5 140 Fr. R 8/26/1999 Forest Lake, Minn. Lincoln (USHL) 27 Matt Miller F 6-2 194 Fr. R 9/4/1999 Leo, Ind. Lincoln (USHL) 28 Jack Randl F 5-10 175 So. L 5/7/2000 Carpentersville, Ill. Omaha (USHL) RAN-duhl 29 Kaden Bohlsen F 6-3 192 Fr. R 1/10/2001 Willmar, Minn. Fargo (USHL) BOWL-sen 31 Isaiah Saville VGK ‘19 G 6-1 196 So. R 9/21/2000 Anchorage, Alaska Tri-City (USHL) 35 Jacob Zab G 5-9 175 So. L 4/12/1998 Mentor, Ohio Pittsburgh (USPHL) 36 Austin Roden G 6-0 183 So. L 4/30/1998 Sidney, B.C. Merritt (BCHL) ROH-den 40 Tyler Weiss COL ‘18 F 5-11 146 Jr. L 1/3/2000 Raleigh, N.C. USNTDP WEESE 44 Jake Harrison D 5-9 179 Fr. L 4/13/1999 West Kelowna, B.C. West Kelowna (BCHL) 45 Joey Abate F 6-2 188 So. L 9/26/1998 Bloomingdale, Ill. Youngstown (USHL) uh-BAH-tay 47 Alex Roy D 6-7 215 So. L 9/21/1998 Beaumont, Quebec Jamestown (NAHL) WAH 48 Josh Boyer F 6-3 200 So. R 10/7/1999 Wasilla, Alaska Madison/Sioux City (USHL) BOY-yur Head Coach: Mike Gabinet, Fourth Year (Omaha 2004) Assistant Coach: Dave Noel-Bernier, Fourth Year (Omaha, 2001) • Assistant Coach: Paul Jerrard, Third Year (Lake Superior State, 1987) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Kirk Thompson, Fifth Year (Omaha, 2016) • Director of Hockey Operations: Jake McKamey, Second Year (Tennessee, 2018) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Mike Lewis, Third Year (Minnesota, 2011) • Athletic Trainer: Josh Englebretson, Seventh Year (Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 2004) Equipment Manager: Jason Smits, Fourth Year MAVERICKS BY STATE/PROVINCE/COUNTRY MAVERICKS BY CLASS United States (20) Seniors (4): Conley, Klehr (GR), Knoepke, Sundberg (GR) Alaska (2): Boyer, Saville Juniors (7): Kothenbeutel, Primeau, Schuldt, Smallidge, Tychonick, Ward, Weiss Colorado (1): Prokop Sophomores (12): Abate, Boyer, Brushett, Proctor, Prokop, Randl, Roden, Roy, Saville, Illinois (3): Abate, Glynn, Randl Scanlin, Sullivan, Zab Indiana (1): Miller Freshmen (6): Bohlsen, Bremer, Glynn, Harrison, Krenzen, Miller Minnesota (9): Bohlsen, Bremer, Klehr, Knoepke, Kothenbeutel, Krenzen, Schuldt, Smallidge, Sullivan LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (21) New Jersey (1): Primeau Forwards (11): Abate, Boyer, Brushett, Conley, Kothenbeutel, Primeau, Prokop, North Carolina (1): Weiss Sullivan, Sundberg, Ward, Weiss Ohio (1): Zab Defensemen (7): Klehr, Knoepke, Proctor, Roy, Scanlin, Schuldt, Smallidge Wisconsin (1): Conley Goaltenders (3): Roden, Saville, Zab Canada (8) LETTERWINNERS LOST (5) Alberta (2): Proctor, Tychonick Forwards (3): Keck, Jordan, Pulkkinen British Columbia (3): Harrison, Roden, Ward Defensemen (2): Stewart, Jones Ontario (1): Scanlin Goaltender (0): Quebec (2): Brushett, Roy Europe (1) NEWCOMERS (8) Sweden (1): Sundberg Forwards (5): Bohlsen, Bremer, Glynn, Miller, Randl Defensemen (3): Harrison, Krenzen, Tychonick Goaltender (0): 2020-21 OMAHA HOCKEY MIKE GABINET - HEAD COACH OMAHA IN 2020-21 Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta Alma Mater: Omaha (2004) Overall .............................................................................6-3-1 Home.......................................