Английская Википедия:2022–23 Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey season

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The 2022–23 Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey season was the 25th season of play for the program and 10th in the NCHC. The Mavericks represented the University of Nebraska Omaha, played their home games at Baxter Arena and were coached by Mike Gabinet in his 6th season.

Season

As the Mavericks came into the season, the team was having to remake all three sections of the team. After losing both goaltenders from last year, coach Gabinet brought in freshman Šimon Latkoczy and transfer Jake Kucharski to man the pipes. The defense was a little more stable, however, the two regular the team lost still had to be replaced. On the offensive side, Omaha was without 4 of its top 5 scorers from '22 and, while they did bring in graduate transfer Jacob Pivonka, Omaha would likely need to see significant improvements from the returning players.

The great uncertainty with they roster left the Mavs outside of the polls at the start of the season, but that was the least of their worries. Omaha opened the season at home against Niagara, with most expecting a pair of easy wins for the Mavericks. Both goaltenders got off to a poor start in their debuts by allowing 4 goals each and allowing the team to get swept. With the Purple Eagles expected to be a low-ranked team by the end of the year, those two losses could act like an albatross with the team's national ranking. In the meantime, the team had some work to do on the defensive end and saw some improvements during the rest of their non-conference schedule. Omaha went 4–1–1 to finish out October and get themselves back above .500. Though the goaltending rotation initially favored the experienced Kucharski, Latkoczy quickly was getting used to the collegiate level.

As Omaha progressed into their NCHC slate, the team played well and had a credible record through 4 weeks, playing against a gauntlet of teams in the top 20. Right before the winter break, however, the Mavericks were swept by Colorado College and pushed back down to an exactly average mark.

When the team began the second half of its season, they were facing an uphill battle to make the NCAA tournament. While they weren't too far out of the race, sitting in the mid-20's in the PairWise, the NCHC was having a bad season with several of its usual contenders floundering. The reduced strength of schedule would make Omaha's task more difficult by requiring the team to play nearly perfect hockey in the second half. Unfortunately, the Mavericks' offense failed them against St. Lawrence and they began with a loss. With even less margin for error, Omaha's defense came into its own and led the team to a 5 game winning streak. After earning a split with Western Michigan, the Mavericks appeared in the polls for the first time on the year. Two weeks later, and no losses in 4 games, the Mavericks suddenly found themselves in the top 15 of the PairWise and in line for an at-large bid.

In the midst of the team's stellar run, tragedy struck when assistant coach Paul Jerrard died on February 15. Jerrard had been fighting cancer for a while but had not stopped coaching through his treatment.

With Omaha clinging to their playoff hopes, the team entered the final two weeks of the regular season needing to go even or better. The Mavs accomplished that goal against St. Cloud State with alternating 6–2 finals. Although they dropped to 16, a solid performance against North Dakota could easily undo that damage. Unfortunately, the team was inconsistent in their final weekend and ended up losing both games by 1 goal.

As the playoffs began, Omaha was sitting just under the cut line, however, the Mavericks had finished 3rd in the NCHC. Their strong second half enabled the team to get a home site for the quarterfinals and a rematch with the Fighting Hawks. Latkoczy was given the job of stifling UND and performed perfectly in the first game, stopping 40 shots en route to a 2–1 victory. Unfortunately, the team's offense was never able to get going in the series. Omaha scored just 5 goals in 3 games and lost the final two. In their season finale, the Mavs were only able to muster 14 shots and went 0–6 on the power play.

Departures

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Joseph Abate	Forward	Шаблон:USA	Signed professional contract (Providence Bruins)
Kevin Conley	Forward	Шаблон:USA	Graduation (signed with Reading Royals)
Jake Harrison	Defenseman	Шаблон:CAN	Left program (retired)
Nate Knoepke	Defenseman	Шаблон:USA	Graduation (signed with Rochester Americans)
Brannon McManus	Forward	Шаблон:CAN	Graduation (signed with Abbotsford Canucks)
Chayse Primeau	Forward	Шаблон:USA	Graduate transfer to Notre Dame
Austin Roden	Goaltender	Шаблон:CAN	Transferred to Providence
Isaiah Saville	Goaltender	Шаблон:USA	Signed professional contract (Vegas Golden Knights)
Brandon Scanlin	Defenseman	Шаблон:CAN	Signed professional contract (New York Rangers)
Jason Smallidge	Defenseman	Шаблон:USA	Graduation (retired)
Martin Sundberg	Forward	Шаблон:SWE	Graduation (retired)
Taylor Ward	Forward	Шаблон:CAN	Graduation (signed with Los Angeles Kings)

Recruiting

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Michael Abgrall	Forward	Шаблон:CAN	18	Richmond, BC
Ray Fust	Forward	Шаблон:SUI	19	Bellinzona, SUI
Jacob Guévin	Defenseman	Шаблон:USA	19	Drummondville, QC
Jake Kucharski	Goaltender	Шаблон:USA	23	Erie, PA; Selected 197th overall in 2018; transfer from American International
Šimon Latkoczy	Goaltender	Шаблон:SVK	20	Trencin, SVK
Joaquim Lemay	Defenseman	Шаблон:CAN	20	St-Pierre-les-Becquets, QC; selected 119th overall in 2021
Griffin Ludtke	Defenseman	Шаблон:USA	19	Elko, MN
Cam Mitchell	Forward	Шаблон:USA	21	Stony Plain, AB
Jacob Pivonka	Forward	Шаблон:USA	20	Olathe, KS; graduate transfer from Notre Dame
Tyler Rollwagen	Forward	Шаблон:USA	21	Bloomington, MN
Jacob Slipec	Forward	Шаблон:CAN	20	White Rock, BC

Current roster

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Schedule and results

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Scoring statistics

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Шаблон:Sortname	LW	37	18	16	34	22
Шаблон:Sortname	C/LW	37	6	21	27	26
Шаблон:Sortname	D	35	8	18	26	24
Шаблон:Sortname	RW	34	13	12	25	32
Шаблон:Sortname	F	34	12	13	25	4
Шаблон:Sortname	C	37	10	14	24	38
Шаблон:Sortname	C	37	10	8	18	16
Шаблон:Sortname	D	36	4	14	18	6
Шаблон:Sortname	D	36	1	15	16	10
Шаблон:Sortname	F	35	6	9	15	31
Шаблон:Sortname	D	32	2	10	12	23
Шаблон:Sortname	F	28	5	4	9	8
Шаблон:Sortname	F	30	4	5	9	18
Шаблон:Sortname	LW/RW	24	3	6	9	4
Шаблон:Sortname	D	34	1	8	9	4
Шаблон:Sortname	D	37	1	7	8	30
Шаблон:Sortname	D	32	0	8	8	10
Шаблон:Sortname	LW	22	2	5	7	30
Шаблон:Sortname	F	33	1	3	4	14
Шаблон:Sortname	C	26	2	1	3	26
Шаблон:Sortname	LW	14	0	1	1	0
Шаблон:Sortname	G	1	0	0	0	0
Шаблон:Sortname	D	14	0	0	0	0
Шаблон:Sortname	C	15	0	0	0	16
Шаблон:Sortname	G	20	0	0	0	0
Шаблон:Sortname	G	20	0	0	0	0
Total			109	198	307	392

Goaltending statistics

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Шаблон:Sortname	1	1:32	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	0.00
Шаблон:Sortname	20	1110:42	11	6	1	43	490	2	.919	2.32
Шаблон:Sortname	20	1123:14	8	9	2	51	481	1	.904	2.72
Empty Net	-	15:57	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
Total	38	2251:25	19	15	3	97	972	3	.909	2.59

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	27 (Final)
USCHO.com	NR	-	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	-	NR	NR	NR	NR	19	16	15	14	14	17	18	20	-	20
USA Today	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	16	16	15	15	14	18	19	NR	NR	NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.

Awards and honors

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Joaquim Lemay	NCHC Rookie Team
Jacob Guévin

Players drafted into the NHL

2023 NHL Entry Draft

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3	81	Tanner Ludtke †	Arizona Coyotes
4	105	Ty Mueller	Vancouver Canucks

† incoming freshman