Omaha Mavericks 2014-15 Schedule Quick Facts Date Opponent Time (CT) Mon., Oct. 6 nait (Exhib.) 7:07 p.m. Location (Pop.):...... Omaha, Neb. (421,570) Fri., Oct. 10 minnesota State 7:37 p.m. Founded:...... 1908 Sat., Oct. 11 minnesota State 7:07 p.m. Enrollment:...... 15,724 Fri., Oct. 17 at Western Michigan* 6:07 p.m. Sat., Oct. 18 at Western Michigan* 6:07 p.m. Nickname:...... Mavericks Fri., Oct. 31 at Cornell 6:00 p.m. Colors:...... Crimson and Black Sat., Nov. 1 at Cornell 6:00 p.m. Chancellor:...... Dr. John Christensen Fri., Nov. 7 at Ohio State 6:05 p.m. Director of Athletics:...... Sat., Nov. 8 at Ohio State 6:05 p.m. Associate AD/Hockey Admin.:...... Fri., Nov. 21 minnesota Duluth* 7:37 p.m. Faculty Athletic Rep.:...... Dr. Bill Wakefield Sat., Nov. 22 minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. Athletic Dept. Phone #:...... (402) 554-2305 Fri., Nov. 28 at North Dakota* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Nov. 29 at North Dakota* 7:07 p.m. Season in Review Fri., Dec. 5 at Miami* 6:37 p.m. 2013-14 Overall Record:...... 17-18-2 Sat., Dec. 6 at Miami* 6:07 p.m. 2013-14 NCHC Record/Finish:...... 13-9-2-1/3rd Fri., Dec. 12 St. Cloud State* 7:37 p.m. 2014 NCHC Tournament Record:...... 1-2 Sat., Dec. 13 St. Cloud State* 8:07 p.m. 2014 NCHC Tournament Finish:...... Quarterfinals Sat., Dec. 20 alabama-Huntsville 7:07 p.m. 2014 NCAA Tournament Finish:...... N/A Sun., Dec. 21 alabama-Huntsville 5:07 p.m. Tues., Dec. 30 new Hampshire 7:07 p.m. program history Wed., Dec. 31 new Hampshire 4:07 p.m. First Season of College Hockey:...... 1997-98 Fri., Jan. 9 Denver* 7:37 p.m. First Season of Division I Hockey:...... Same Sat., Jan. 10 Denver* 7:07 p.m. All-Time Program Record:...... 285-309-75 Fri., Jan. 16 at Colorado College* 8:37 p.m. All-Time NCHC Record:...... 13-9-2-1 Sat., Jan. 17 at Colorado College* 8:07 p.m. All-Time NCHC Tournament Record:...... 1-2 Fri., Jan. 30 north Dakota* 7:37 p.m. All-Time Conference Regular-Season Sat., Jan. 31 north Dakota* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 13 western Michigan* 7:37 p.m. Championships (NCHC championships):...... 0 (0) Sat., Feb. 14 western Michigan* 7:07 p.m. All-Time Conference Tournament Fri., Feb. 20 at St. Cloud State* 7:37 p.m. Championships (Frozen Faceoff titles):...... 0 (0) Sat., Feb. 21 at St. Cloud State* 7:07 p.m. NCAA Tournaments (most recent):...... 2 (2011) Fri., Feb. 27 at Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. NCAA Frozen Four Appearances:...... 0 Sat., Feb. 28 at Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. NCAA Championships:...... 0 Fri., Mar. 6 Colorado College* 7:37 p.m. All-Time AHCA All-Americans:...... 7 Sat., Mar. 7 Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. Hobey Baker Award Winners:...... 0 March 13-15 NCHC Quarterfinals TBA March 20-21 NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBA All-Time NHL Alumni (2013-14):...... 8 (2) * NCHC game; all times subject to change

2014-15 Maverick Storylines

The Mavericks welcome 11 freshmen to their roster this season, the largest class of newcomers since the first year of the program in 1997-98.

Omaha has seven players drafted by National Hockey League teams on its roster, one shy of the program high, including incoming freshmen Luc Snuggerud and Tyler Vesel.

Senior Dominic Zombo and sophomore Jake Guentzel return as the Mavericks’ leading scorers from last year after each player notched 34 points in 2013-14. Zombo had a career high 17 goals while Guentzel fell just one point shy of tying the school record for points by a freshman in a campaign that earned him NCHC All-Rookie Team honors.

The Mavericks will be playing their final season at the CenturyLink Center in downtown Omaha in 2014-15 before moving to their new on-campus arena in the fall of 2015.

NCHCHockey.com | NCHC.tv 34 2014-15 NCHC Media Guide Omaha Mavericks 2014-15 Roster No. name NHL pos. ht. wt. yr. S/C hometown (Previous Team/League) 1 Brock Crossthwaite G 6-4 198 FR L Kanata, Ontario (Winkler/MJHL) 2 Brian Cooper ANA D 5-10 197 JR L Anchorage, Alaska (Fargo/USHL) 3 Brian Rideout D 6-2 220 FR L Comox Valley, BC (Powell River/BCHL) 4 Luc Snuggerud CHI D 6-0 187 FR L Eden Prairie, Minn. (Omaha,Muskegon/USHL) 5 Joel Messner D 6-2 215 FR R Lorette, Manitoba (Selkirk/MJHL) 6 Matt Youso D 6-1 205 SO L International Falls, Minn. (Brookings/NAHL) 7 Avery Peterson MIN D 6-3 215 FR L Grand Rapids, Minn. ( Sioux City/USHL) 8 Jake Montgomery F 6-1 199 FR L Oakdale, Minn. (Sioux City/USHL) 9 James Polk F 6-0 190 SR L New York, N.Y. (Penticton/BCJHL) 10 Tyler Vesel EDM F 5-11 182 FR R Rochester, Minn. (Omaha/USHL) 11 Kyle Mountain F 6-1 212 SR L Bryn Mawr, Pa. (Vermont/Hockey East) 12 David Pope DET F 6-3 200 FR L Edmonton, Alberta (West Kelowna/BCHL) 13 Jake Randolph F 5-9 178 FR L Duluth, Minn. (Omaha/USHL) 14 Dominic Zombo F 5-10 185 SR L Ballwin, Mo. (Sioux Falls/USHL) 16 Austin Ortega F 5-8 174 SO R Escondido, Calif. (Fargo, Indiana/USHL) 17 Luke Nogard F 6-2 211 FR L Ancaster, Ontario (Powell River/BCHL) 18 Jono Davis F 5-8 160 SO R La Verne, Calif. (Wenatchee/NAHL) 19 Tanner Lane WIN F 6-3 196 JR L Detroit Lakes, Minn. (Omaha, Fargo/USHL) 20 Jake Guentzel PIT F 5-10 175 SO L Woodbury, Minn. (Sioux City/USHL) 23 Grant Gallo D 6-4 217 FR R San Diego, Calif. (Northern/EHL) 24 Ian Brady D 6-0 198 SO R Lombard, Ill. (Cedar Rapids/USHL) 25 Justin Parizek F 6-1 198 SO R Lakeville, Minn. (Aberdeen/NAHL) 27 Aaron Pearce F 6-0 187 JR L Mississauga, Ontario (Waterloo/USHL) 28 Brian O’Rourke D 6-1 207 SR R St. Louis, Mo. (Green Bay/USHL) 29 Kirk Thompson G 5-11 172 SO L Surrey, British Columbia (Prince George/BCHL) 31 Ryan Massa G 6-0 180 SR L Littleton, Colo. (Fargo/USHL) Roster Breakdown Coaching/Support Staff Lettermen returning/lost in 2014-15:...... 14/10 Head Coach: By Forward:...... 8/6 Alma Mater/Year: Minnesota/1973 By Defensemen:...... 4/3 Record at School (Years): 91-86-18 (5 seasons) By Goaltender:...... 2/1 Career Record (Years): 353-201-51 (15 seasons) Newcomers in 2014-15:...... 12 Assistant Coach: Troy Jutting Freshmen on 2014-15 roster:...... 11 Alma Mater/Year: Minnesota State/1987 Years at Current School: 2 Sophomores on 2014-15 roster:...... 7 Assistant Coach: Alex Todd Juniors on 2014-15 roster:...... 4 alma Mater/Year: Union/2001 Seniors on 2014-15 roster:...... 5 Years at Current School: 1 NHL Draft Picks on 2014-15 Roster:...... 7 Director of Hockey Operations: Sam Spomer Captains:...... Brian O’Rourke/Dominic Zombo Alma Mater/Year: /2009 phone #: (402) 554-2869 Email: [email protected] Athletic Trainer: Josh Englebretson Phone #: (402) 554-3783 Email: [email protected] Equipment Manager: Mark Pane Phone #: (402) 554-2307 Email: [email protected]

SR • F Dominic Zombo Head Coach Asst. Coach Asst. Coach Dean Blais Troy Jutting Alex Todd 2014-15 NCHC Media Guide 35 @TheNCHC | #NCHCHockey Omaha Mavericks 2013-14 Statistics

No. name gp g a pts Shots Pct +/- no-Min min Maj oth pp SH Fg gw gtg ot ht pn UA 15 Josh Archibald 37 29 14 43 127 .228 +2 24-62 21 2 1 8 0 3 6 1 2 2 1 1 14 Dominic Zombo 37 17 17 34 101 .168 +4 15-30 15 0 0 8 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 20 Jake Guentzel 37 7 27 34 84 .083 -2 8-16 8 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 Ryan Walters 37 7 27 34 139 .050 -6 9-18 9 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 Brock Montpetit 37 14 19 33 111 .126 -6 23-49 22 1 0 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 Michael Young 37 3 19 22 90 .033 +1 15-41 13 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 24 Ian Brady 33 4 17 21 48 .083 -8 14-36 13 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Austin Ortega 35 9 10 19 94 .096 -6 5-10 5 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 23 Johnnie Searfoss 37 4 8 12 89 .045 -6 11-22 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 Zahn Raubenheimer 27 6 5 11 57 .105 +6 7-25 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Nick Seeler 36 4 6 10 63 .063 -6 21-61 18 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 Jaycob Megna 32 0 10 10 31 .000 -8 9-18 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Tanner Lane 34 5 4 9 41 .122 -6 6-12 6 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 Brian Cooper 37 2 7 9 39 .051 +5 15-30 15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 James Polk 32 3 3 6 41 .073 -4 4-8 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Justin Parizek 27 1 5 6 25 .040 0 9-18 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Aaron Pearce 31 1 3 4 29 .034 0 5-10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Brian O’Rourke 35 1 2 3 29 .034 +5 7-14 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Jono Davis 18 0 1 1 10 .000 +1 7-25 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Ryan Massa 22 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Alex Simonson 15 0 0 0 6 .000 -4 4-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Matt Youso 15 0 0 0 2 .000 0 3-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TM TEAM 25 0 0 0 0 .000 0 5-18 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 total...... 37 117 204 321 1256 .093 -38 227-539 212 7 8 37 4 13 17 2 3 3 1 6 opponents...... 37 120 196 316 995 .121 - 226-529 212 7 7 35 6 24 18 0 0 2 0 7

GOALTENDING ## name gp-GS Minutes ga gaa Saves pct w L t Sho PP Sh en pen SOG 31 Ryan Massa 22-22 1226:09 56 2.74 501 .899 11 9 1 1 18 4 0 0 0 29 Kirk Thompson 15-12 720:02 37 3.08 265 .877 5 5 1 0 15 1 0 0 0 1 Reed Peters 6-3 265:01 17 3.85 109 .865 1 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 TM EMPTY NET 25-0 24:08 10 - 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 total 37-0 2235:20 120 3.22 875 .879 17 18 2 1 35 6 10 0 0 opponents 37-0 2235:20 117 3.14 1139 .907 18 17 2 1 37 4 3 1 0 2013-14 Results Oct. 7 nait (Exh.) W, 6-1 Jan. 11 minnesota Duluth* L, 3-1 Oct. 11 Bentley L, 6-4 Jan. 17 at Miami* T, 2-2 (OT-SOL) Oct. 12 Bentley W, 4-2 Jan. 18 at Miami* W, 5-1 Oct. 18 at Northern Michigan W, 2-1 Jan. 31 St. Cloud State* L, 5-3 Oct. 19 at Northern Michigan L, 6-3 Feb. 1 St. Cloud State* W, 8-6 Oct. 25 Cornell L, 5-3 Feb. 7 at North Dakota* L, 4-2 Oct. 26 Cornell L, 4-3 Feb. 8 at North Dakota* W, 6-3 Nov. 1 at Denver* W, 3-2 (OT) Feb. 14 Denver* W, 4-2 Nov. 2 at Denver* W, 3-2 (OT) Feb. 15 Denver* L, 4-1 Nov. 9 north Dakota* W, 4-2 Feb. 21 at Western Michigan* W, 5-1 Nov. 10 north Dakota* L, 3-2 Feb. 22 at Western Michigan* L, 5-3 Nov. 15 michigan W, 3-2 Feb. 28 Colorado College* W, 6-0 Nov. 16 michigan L, 4-3 Mar. 1 Colorado College* W, 2-1 (OT) Nov. 22 miami* W, 6-3 Mar. 7 at Minnesota Duluth* L, 8-2 Nov. 23 miami* W, 3-1 Mar. 8 at Minnesota Duluth* W, 4-1 Dec. 6 at Colorado College* L, 4-2 Mar. 13 Denver (NCHC Quarterfinal) W, 4-3 Dec. 7 at Colorado College* T, 3-3 (OT-SOW) Mar. 14 Denver (NCHC Quarterfinal) L, 5-1 Jan. 3 at New Hampshire L, 6-3 Mar. 15 Denver (NCHC Quarterfinal) L, 2-0 Jan. 4 at New Hampshire L, 5-2 Jan. 10 minnesota Duluth* L, 3-2 Home Games in Bold; * NCHC game

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Arena Information Arena:...... CenturyLink Center Omaha Year Opened:...... 2003 Capacity:...... 15,959 Dimensions: ...... 200 x 85 Press Box Phone #: ...... (402) 599-6620 Ticket Office Phone #: ...... (800) 745-3000 Arena Address: ...... 455 N 10th St. Omaha, NE 68102

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Communications Information Hockey SID:...... Dave Ahlers Office Phone:...... (402) 554-3387 Cell Phone:...... (402) 332-8329 Email:...... [email protected] Athletic Dept. Fax Number:...... (402) 554-2555 Athletic Dept. Website:...... www.OMavs.com Hockey Twitter:...... @UNO_Hockey Hockey Facebook:...... facebook.com/omavs Athletics Twitter:...... @omavs Head Coach Dean Blais enters his sixth Athletics Facebook:...... facebook.com/omavs season behind the Omaha bench.

Chancellor Athletic Director Associate AD FAR SID Dr. John Christensen Trev Alberts Mike Kemp Bill Wakefield Dave Ahlers

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