2021–22 Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 Omaha Mavericks
men's ice hockey season
Omaha Mavericks logo.svg
ConferenceNCHC
Home iceBaxter Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com#19
Record
Overall21–15–0
Conference11–13–0
Home14–6–0
Road7–9–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachMike Gabinet
Assistant CoachesDave Noël-Bernier
Paul Jerrard
Captain(s)Kevin Conley
Alternate captain(s)Nate Knoepke
Nolan Sullivan
Taylor Ward
Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey season is the 25th season of play for the program. They represent the University of Nebraska Omaha in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 9th season in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). The Mavericks are coached by Mike Gabinet, in his fifth season, and play their home games at Baxter Arena.

Season[]

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Josh Boyer Forward  United States Transferred to St. Lawrence
Ryan Brushett Forward  Canada Transferred to Massachusetts–Lowell
Jordan Klehr Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Travis Kothenbeutel Forward  United States Left program (retired)
Alexandre Roy Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Niagara
John Schuldt Defenseman  United States Transferred to St. Thomas

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Cameron Berg Forward  United States 19 West Fargo, ND; selected 125th overall in 2021
Victor Mancini Defenseman  United States 19 Saginaw, MI
Brannon McManus Forward  United States 22 Newport Beach, CA; graduate transfer from Minnesota
Ty Mueller Forward  Canada 18 Cochrane, AB
Davis Pennington Defenseman  United States 20 Saline, MI

Roster[]

As of September 9, 2021.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Minnesota Jason Smallidge Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1998-05-20 Eagan, Minnesota Youngstown (USHL)
3 Alberta Kirby Proctor Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 2001-04-20 Okotoks, Alberta Des Moines (USHL)
4 Ontario Brandon Scanlin Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1999-06-02 Hamilton, Ontario Brooks (AJHL)
7 Minnesota Nate Knoepke (A) Graduate D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-04-08 Farmington, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL)
10 Wisconsin Kevin Conley (C) Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1997-02-17 Wausau, Wisconsin Sioux Falls (USHL)
11 Minnesota Nolan Sullivan (A) Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1999-05-21 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Muskegon (USHL)
12 Minnesota Nolan Krenzen Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-07-13 Duluth, Minnesota Omaha (USHL)
13 New Jersey Chayse Primeau Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-09-15 Margate City, New Jersey Dubuque (USHL)
14 Minnesota Cameron Berg Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-01-29 White Bear Lake, Minnesota Muskegon (USHL) NYI, 125th overall 2021
16 Sweden Martin Sundberg Graduate F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1996-12-04 Linköping, Sweden Fargo (USHL)
17 British Columbia Taylor Ward (A) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1998-03-31 Kelowna, British Columbia Penticton (BCHL)
19 Alberta Ty Mueller Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2003-02-26 Cochrane, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL)
20 Alberta Jonny Tychonick Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2000-03-03 Calgary, Alberta North Dakota (NCHC) OTT, 48th overall 2018
22 Illinois Jimmy Glynn Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2000-02-24 Lemont, Illinois Dubuque (USHL)
23 Michigan Victor Mancini Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2002-05-26 Saginaw, Michigan Green Bay (USHL)
26 Minnesota Brock Bremer Sophomore F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 140 lb (64 kg) 1999-08-26 Forest Lake, Minnesota Lincoln (USHL)
27 Indiana Matt Miller Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1999-09-04 Leo, Indiana Lincoln (USHL)
28 Illinois Jack Randl Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-05-07 Carpentersville, Illinois Omaha (USHL)
29 Minnesota Kaden Bohlsen Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2001-01-10 Willmar, Minnesota Fargo (USHL)
31 Alaska Isaiah Saville Junior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2000-09-21 Anchorage, Alaska Tri-City (USHL) VGK, 135th overall 2019
35 Ohio Jacob Zab Junior G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-04-12 Mentor, Ohio Pittsburgh (USPHL)
36 British Columbia Austin Roden Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1998-04-30 Victoria, British Columbia Merritt (BCHL)
39 California Brannon McManus Graduate F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-07-05 Newport Beach, California Minnesota (Big Ten)
40 North Carolina Tyler Weiss Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 146 lb (66 kg) 2000-01-03 Raleigh, North Carolina USNTDP (USHL) COL, 109th overall 2018
44 British Columbia Jake Harrison Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1999-04-13 Kelowna, British Columbia West Kelowna (BCHL)
45 Illinois Joey Abate Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1998-09-26 Bloomingdale, Illinois Youngstown (USHL)
48 Michigan Davis Pennington Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-05-27 Saline, Michigan Muskegon (USHL)

Standings[]

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 North Dakota 21 15 5 1 0 1 1 48 67 48 32 20 11 1 101 83
#3 Denver 21 15 6 0 1 0 0 44 83 51 31 22 8 1 137 78
#7 Western Michigan 21 12 8 1 1 0 1 37 44 60 30 20 9 1 113 78
#10 Minnesota Duluth 21 9 8 4 0 1 2 34 58 48 33 16 13 4 88 78
#19 Omaha 21 10 11 0 2 0 0 28 55 63 33 20 13 0 107 82
#9 St. Cloud State 20 7 9 4 1 1 0 26 70 63 30 15 11 4 110 77
Colorado College 20 6 13 1 2 1 0 18 43 67 30 9 18 3 72 92
Miami 21 14 3 17 1 0 3 14 47 97 31 6 23 2 84 135
Championship:
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated February 25, 2022

Schedule and results[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 2 7:07 PM vs. Lake Superior State* #17 Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska   Saville L 3–4 OT 3,397 0–1–0
October 3 6:07 PM vs. Lake Superior State* #17 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Saville W 3–0  2,837 1–1–0
October 8 7:07 PM vs. Maine* #17 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Saville W 4–1  4,036 2–1–0
October 9 6:07 PM vs. Maine* #17 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Saville W 5–3  2,919 3–1–0
October 15 7:07 PM vs. Alaska* #13 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Saville W 3–2  3,709 4–1–0
October 16 4:07 PM vs. Alaska* #13 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Saville W 5–1  3,314 5–1–0
October 29 7:07 PM vs. Long Island* #10 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Saville W 6–0  4,369 6–1–0
October 30 7:07 PM vs. Long Island* #10 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Roden W 7–1  3,654 7–1–0
November 5 7:07 PM vs. Miami #9 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Saville L 3–4  4,325 7–2–0 (0–1–0)
November 6 6:07 PM vs. Miami #9 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Saville W 4–1  4,003 8–2–0 (1–1–0)
November 12 7:37 PM at #1 St. Cloud State #11 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota   Saville L 1–5  3,825 8–3–0 (1–2–0)
November 13 6:07 PM at #1 St. Cloud State #11 Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota   Roden W 3–2 OT 0 9–3–0 (2–2–0)
November 19 10:07 PM at Alaska* #9 Carlson CenterFairbanks, Alaska   Roden W 5–2  2,253 10–3–0
November 20 10:07 PM at Alaska* #9 Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska   Roden W 4–2  1,832 11–3–0
December 3 7:07 PM vs. Colorado College #10 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Saville W 4–3  5,097 12–3–0 (3–2–0)
December 4 6:07 PM vs. Colorado College #10 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Roden L 0–4  4,457 12–4–0 (3–3–0)
December 10 6:05 PM at #4 Western Michigan #14 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Saville L 2–4  3,275 12–5–0 (3–4–0)
December 11 6:05 PM at #4 Western Michigan #14 Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan   Saville W 1–0  3,673 13–5–0 (4–4–0)
December 31 6:00 PM at St. Lawrence* #14 Appleton ArenaCanton, New York   Saville L 2–3  468 13–6–0
January 1 6:00 PM at St. Lawrence* #14 Appleton Arena • Canton, New York   Saville W 5–0  639 14–6–0
January 15 5:00 PM at #6 Denver #15 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado   Saville L 2–5  5,197 14–7–0 (4–5–0)
January 16 5:00 PM at #6 Denver #15 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Saville L 0–4  4,208 14–8–0 (4–6–0)
January 21 7:07 PM vs. #7 Minnesota Duluth #16 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Saville L 1–5  4,348 14–9–0 (4–7–0)
January 22 6:07 PM vs. #7 Minnesota Duluth #16 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Saville W 5–1  4,702 15–9–0 (5–7–0)
January 28 8:07 PM at Colorado College #16 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado CBSSN Saville L 1–4  3,407 15–10–0 (5–8–0)
January 29 7:07 PM at Colorado College #16 Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado ATTRM Saville W 3–2  3,514 16–10–0 (6–8–0)
February 4 7:07 PM at #12 North Dakota #18 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota   Saville L 1–4  11,173 16–11–0 (6–9–0)
February 5 6:07 PM at #12 North Dakota #18 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Saville W 3–2  11,632 17–11–0 (7–9–0)
February 11 6:00 PM at Miami #18 Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio CBSSN Saville L 4–5  2,303 17–12–0 (7–10–0)
February 12 6:05 PM at Miami #18 Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   Saville L 2–4  2,614 17–13–0 (7–11–0)
February 18 7:07 PM vs. #8 St. Cloud State Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Roden W 5–2  5,011 18–13–0 (8–11–0)
February 19 7:07 PM vs. #8 St. Cloud State Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Saville W 5–1  5,454 19–13–0 (9–11–0)
February 25 7:07 PM vs. #3 Denver Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska CBSSN Saville W 5–1  5,215 20–13–0 (10–11–0)
February 26 6:07 PM vs. #3 Denver Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Saville L 2–5  5,630 20–14–0 (10–12–0)
March 4 7:07 PM vs. #4 North Dakota #20 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Roden L 4–5  6,387 20–15–0 (10–13–0)
March 5 6:07 PM vs. #4 North Dakota #20 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Saville W 4–1  6,748 21–15–0 (11–13–0)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Source: [2]

Scoring statistics[]

Goaltending statistics[]

Rankings[]

Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 (Final)
USCHO.com 17 17 13 11 10 9 11 9 9 10 14 14 15 15 16 16 18 18 NR NR
USA Today NR 15 14 11 9 7 11 10 9 10 14 15 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

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References[]

  1. ^ "2020–21 Hockey Roster". Omaha Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Omaha 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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