2024–25 Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Omaha Mavericks
men's ice hockey season
Ice Breaker Tournament, Champion
ConferenceNCHC
Home iceBaxter Arena
Record
Overall7–9–0
Conference4–4–0
Home3–5–0
Road2–4–0
Neutral2–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachMike Gabinet
Assistant coachesDave Noël-Bernier
Peter Aubry
Bennett Hambrook
Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2024–25 Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey season will be the 28th season of play for the program and 12th in the NCHC. The Mavericks will represent the University of Nebraska Omaha in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Baxter Arena and be coached by Mike Gabinet in his 8th season.

Season

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Michael Abgrall Forward  Canada Transferred to Holy Cross
Seth Eisele Goaltender  United States Graduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays)
Ray Fust Forward  Switzerland Transferred to Clarkson
Jesse Lansdell Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Florida Everblades)
Joaquim Lemay Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Northeastern
Victor Mancini Defenseman  United States Signed professional contract (New York Rangers)
Matt Miller Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Lehigh Valley Phantoms)
Ty Mueller Forward  Canada Signed professional contract (Vancouver Canucks)
Kirby Proctor Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Trois-Rivières Lions)
Jack Randl Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Bridgeport Islanders)
Nolan Sullivan Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Kansas City Mavericks)
Dominic Vidoli Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Ferencvárosi TC)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Marcus Broberg Defenseman  Sweden 20 Örebro, SWE
Aiden Gallacher Defenseman  United States 24 Rochester Hills, MI; graduate transfer from Northern Michigan
Joe Gramer Defenseman  United States 19 Moorhead, MN
Dylan Gratton Defenseman  United States 21 Pottstown, PA; transfer from Penn State
Myles Hilman Forward  United States 20 Blackfalds, AB
Harrison Israels Forward  Canada 25 Mississauga, ON; graduate transfer from Alaska
Chase LaPinta Forward  United States 20 Frisco, TX
Isaiah Norlin Defenseman  United States 21 Minneapolis, MN
Garrett Pinoniemi Forward  United States 23 Robbinsdale, MN; transfer from Minnesota
Kevin Reidler Goaltender  Sweden 20 Gävle, SWE; selected 151st overall in 2022
Brady Risk Forward  Canada 25 Medicine Hat, AB; graduate transfer from Alaska
Sam Stange Forward  United States 23 Eau Claire, WI; graduate transfer from Wisconsin; selected 97th overall in 2020
Alexi Van Houtte-Cachero Forward  Canada 21 Montreal, QC
Liam Watkins Forward  Canada 20 Okotoks, AB

Roster

As of September 5, 2024.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Ontario Will Craig Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 2002-05-16 Ennismore, Ontario New Mexico Ice Wolves (NAHL) —
2 Michigan Aiden Gallacher Graduate D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-03-20 Rochester Hills, Michigan Northern Michigan (CCHA) —
3 Wisconsin Sam Stange Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 2001-04-20 Eau Claire, Wisconsin Wisconsin (USHL) DET, 97th overall 2020
5 Minnesota Joe Gramer Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2005-07-14 Moorhead, Minnesota Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
6 Wisconsin Zach Urdahl Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2001-10-13 Eau Claire, Wisconsin Wisconsin (Big Ten) —
7 Minnesota Griffin Ludtke Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-02-01 Elko, Minnesota Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
8 Sweden Marcus Broberg Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 2003-10-23 Örebro, Sweden Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) —
9 Alberta Brady Risk Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-03-16 Medicine Hat, Alberta Alaska (NCAA) —
10 Quebec Jacob Guévin Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-01-17 Drummondville, Quebec Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) —
12 Minnesota Nolan Krenzen Graduate D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-07-13 Duluth, Minnesota Omaha Lancers (USHL) —
13 British Columbia Jacob Slipec Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-12-05 White Rock, British Columbia Surrey Eagles (BCHL) —
15 Iowa Noah Ellis Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2002-02-01 Urbandale, Iowa Massachusetts (HEA) VGK, 184th overall 2020
17 Quebec Alexi Van Houtte-Cachero Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2003-03-21 Montreal, Quebec Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
18 Alberta Myles Hilman Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2003-10-15 Blackfalds, Alberta Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) —
19 Minnesota Garrett Pinoniemi Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-07-15 Mound, Minnesota Minnesota (Big Ten) —
21 Minnesota Tyler Rollwagen Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2001-03-20 Bloomington, Minnesota Fargo Force (USHL) —
22 Illinois Jimmy Glynn Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-02-24 Lemont, Illinois Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
23 Ontario Harrison Israels Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-09-01 Mississauga, Ontario Alaska (NCAA) —
24 Minnesota Charlie Lurie Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2003-03-11 Minnetonka, Minnesota Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
25 Alberta Cam Mitchell Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-09 Stony Plain, Alberta Omaha Lancers (USHL) —
26 Minnesota Brock Bremer Graduate F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1999-08-26 Forest Lake, Minnesota Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
27 Alberta Liam Watkins Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2004-07-13 Okotoks, Alberta Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
29 Texas Chase LaPinta Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2004-02-10 Frisco, Texas Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
30 Slovakia Šimon Latkoczy Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 2002-06-01 Trenčín, Slovakia Madison Capitols (USHL) —
35 Sweden Kevin Reidler Freshman G 6' 6" (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2004-09-02 Gävle, Sweden Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) OTT, 151st overall 2022
46 Pennsylvania Dylan Gratton Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2003-02-25 Pottstown, Pennsylvania Penn State (Big Ten) —
64 Minnesota Isaiah Norlin Freshman D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-04-21 Minneapolis, Minnesota West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) —
71 Minnesota Tanner Ludtke Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2004-11-27 Elko, Minnesota Lincoln Stars (USHL) UTA, 81st overall 2023

Standings

2024–25 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 Western Michigan 8 6 1 1 1 1 0 19 24 14 14 10 3 1 46 25
#15 North Dakota 8 6 2 0 1 0 0 17 30 21 19 11 7 1 61 51
#19 Arizona State 8 5 3 0 1 1 0 15 25 22 16 8 7 1 47 41
#12 St. Cloud State 8 4 4 0 1 3 0 14 20 18 17 10 7 0 40 36
#8 Colorado College 8 4 3 1 2 1 1 13 19 17 16 10 5 1 46 34
#5 Denver 8 4 4 0 1 0 0 11 23 23 18 14 4 0 72 36
Omaha 8 4 4 0 1 0 0 11 26 20 16 7 9 0 39 38
Minnesota Duluth 8 2 6 0 0 1 0 7 24 30 15 5 10 0 45 54
Miami 8 0 8 0 0 1 0 1 12 38 18 3 13 2 37 67
Championship: March 30, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Updated: December 16, 2024

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 6:07 pm at #10 Wisconsin* #15 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska (Exhibition)   Reidler L 2–3 OT 5,456
Ice Breaker Tournament
October 11 6:00 pm vs. #14 Massachusetts* #15 Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, Nevada (Ice Breaker Semifinal)   Latkoczy W 3–2 OT 2,152 1–0–0
October 12 9:30 pm vs. #5 Minnesota* #15 Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, Nevada (Ice Breaker Championship) BTN+ Latkoczy W 2–1 OT 1,922 2–0–0
Regular Season
October 18 7:07 pm Augustana* #12 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Latkoczy L 1–2  6,238 2–1–0
October 19 7:07 pm Augustana* #12 Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Latkoczy L 0–4  6,253 2–2–0
October 25 7:07 pm at #18 Minnesota State* #16 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Latkoczy L 3–4  4,461 2–3–0
October 26 6:07 pm at #18 Minnesota State* #16 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Latkoczy L 0–1  4,987 2–4–0
November 8 7:07 pm #14 Western Michigan Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Latkoczy L 1–2  6,683 2–5–0 (0–1–0)
November 9 7:07 pm #14 Western Michigan Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Latkoczy L 2–4  7,022 2–6–0 (0–2–0)
November 15 8:00 pm at Arizona State Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona FOX 10 Latkoczy W 4–2  5,157 3–6–0 (1–2–0)
November 16 6:00 pm at Arizona State Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona FOX 10 Reidler L 2–3  5,025 3–7–0 (1–3–0)
November 22 7:07 pm Miami Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Latkoczy W 3–0  6,225 4–7–0 (2–3–0)
November 23 7:07 pm Miami Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Latkoczy W 8–1  7,294 5–7–0 (3–3–0)
December 6 7:30 pm at #9 St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+ Latkoczy W 4–3 OT 2,797 6–7–0 (4–3–0)
December 7 6:00 pm at #9 St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+ Latkoczy L 2–5  2,932 6–8–0 (4–4–0)
December 13 7:07 pm Lindenwood* Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Latkoczy L 2–3  3,225 6–9–0
December 14 7:07 pm Lindenwood* Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska   Reidler W 2–1  6,159 7–9–0
December 29 TBA Manitoba* Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska (Exhibition)         
Coachella Valley Cactus Cup
January 3 5:30 pm vs. Holy Cross* Acrisure Arena • Thousand Palms, California (Cactus Cup Semifinal)         
January 4 TBD vs. Michigan Tech / Massachusetts Lowell* Acrisure Arena • Thousand Palms, California (Cactus Cup)         
January 10 7:07 pm Colorado College Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska         
January 11 7:07 pm Colorado College Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska         
January 17 TBA at Miami Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio         
January 18 TBA at Miami Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio         
January 24 7:07 pm St. Cloud State Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska         
January 25 7:07 pm St. Cloud State Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska         
January 31 8:00 pm at Denver Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado         
February 1 7:00 pm at Denver Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado         
February 7 7:07 pm Minnesota Duluth Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska         
February 8 7:07 pm Minnesota Duluth Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska         
February 14 6:00 pm at Western Michigan Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan         
February 15 5:00 pm at Western Michigan Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan         
February 28 7:07 pm Arizona State Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska         
March 1 7:07 pm Arizona State Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska         
March 7 7:07 pm at North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco       
March 8 6:07 pm at North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey 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 24 25 26 (Final)
USCHO.com 15 15 12 16 RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR
USA Hockey 17 16 12 19 RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR

References

  1. ^ "2024–25 Hockey Roster". Omaha Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Hockey Schedule". Omaha Mavericks. Retrieved August 15, 2024.