Omaha Mavericks

The Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Nebraska-Omaha. The Mavericks are a member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). They play at Baxter Arena on their Omaha, Nebraska campus. The Mavericks previously competed in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) before joining the Western Collegiate Hockey Association for the 2010–11 season,http://insidecollegehockey.com/inch/2009/06/26/wcha-adds-nebraska-omaha-and-bemidji-state/ and then the NCHC when it began play in 2013–14.
== History ==
The University of Nebraska-Omaha added varsity men's ice hockey for the 1997-98 season. The team joined the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) and participated in the conference for 13 seasons before transferring to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) for the 2010-11 season.http://insidecollegehockey.com/inch/2009/06/26/wcha-adds-nebraska-omaha-and-bemidji-state/ During the program's tenure in the CCHA the Mavericks reached the NCAA post season tournament once in 2006. UNO lost their first and only NCAA Tournament game 2-9 to Boston University.http://www.uscho.com/recaps/20052006/m/03/24/uno-bu.php
== Coaches ==
The Mavericks are currently coached by Dean Blais.http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2009/06/13_blais.php Blais was hired in June 2009,http://omavs.com/news/2009/6/12/MHOCKEY_0612093344.aspx?path=mhockey he replaces UNO Hockey's first coach Mike Kemp behind the Nebraska–Omaha bench. He is the former head coach at University of North Dakota from 1994-2004,http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2009/06/13_blais.php assistant coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets from 2004-2007http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=504009, and also previously served as head coach and GM of the Fargo Force (USHL) from 2007–2009.http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2009-06-12-1009615793_x.htmhttp://www.ushl.com/news/story.cfm?id=2574 During his first season at UNO, Blais also served as head coach of the gold medal winning Team USA U20.http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2010/01/05_uswins.phphttp://www.ushl.com/news/story.cfm?id=2574
=== All-time coaching records ===
As of completion of 2009–10 season USCHO UNO Mavericks Men's Hockey: Year-By-Year
Tenure 	Coach 	Years 	Record 	Pct.
2009–present	Dean Blais	2 	22–16–6 	.556
1997–2009 	Mike Kemp 	12 	194–223–57	.464
Totals 	2 coaches 	13 seasons	214–239–63	.472
==Players==
===Current roster===
===Notable alumni===
Nebraska–Omaha has had a number of alumni advance to professional hockey, including a number of past and present NHL players.
 NHL team unless otherwise noted
* Jeff Hoggan - St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins, Phoenix Coyotes
* Chris Holt - New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues
* Bryce Lampman - New York Rangers, Khabarovsk Amur (KHL)
* Bill Thomas - Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, HC Lugano (Swiss-A)
* Greg Zanon - Nashville Predators, Minnesota Wild
==References==
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:National Collegiate Athletic Association teams
Category:WCHA teams
Category:National Collegiate Hockey Conference