2014-2015 UNO Hockey

Post by **Coyote** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:07 am

So if UNO is diminishing the color red in its profile, besides black (and white) does it have a tertiary color?

Post by **Brad** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 10:25 am

Its still Red White and Black, but they want the Black to be the dominant color.

However they went all Red on 12/20/2014

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:25 am

Yeah Red is still in there being de-emphasized in their marketing. Going to be interesting to see if they make a major change with their uniforms next year. I'm assuming so, since the timing would be right with the move to their new facility, and Lawlor's seems to be attempting to get rid of their existing inventory.

Greg

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 2:43 pm

Just ordered tickets for Saturday's game, I'm surprised that it was easy to find center ice tickets.

Last year I heard Mav commercials all the time on 1620, but now I rarely hear them, I wish they'd pump it up more.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 9:17 am

UNO has really dialed back on marketing this year. Too bad, very special team. Normally they do a 12 days of Xmas promotion during December with a bunch of specials for the 2nd half of the year. I have also not seen anything on a "sell out" game this year.

Wear black on Saturday.

We are buying a big block of tickets for Saturday. Bringing my squirt hockey team and their families.

Greg

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 2:46 pm

Greg S wrote:UNO has really dialed back on marketing this year. Too bad, very special team. Normally they do a 12 days of Xmas promotion during December with a bunch of specials for the 2nd half of the year. I have also not seen anything on a "sell out" game this year.

Wear black on Saturday.

We are buying a big block of tickets for Saturday. Bringing my squirt hockey team and their families.

Greg

Will your team be playing between one of the intermissions? Or is it just an outting?

Post by **Brad** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:42 pm

The new polls are out!!!

This weekend will be #5 UNO vs #1 North Dakota!

HUGE WEEKEND!

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 4:04 pm

MadMartin8 wrote:
Greg S wrote:UNO has really dialed back on marketing this year. Too bad, very special team. Normally they do a 12 days of Xmas promotion during December with a bunch of specials for the 2nd half of the year. I have also not seen anything on a "sell out" game this year.

Wear black on Saturday.

We are buying a big block of tickets for Saturday. Bringing my squirt hockey team and their families.

Greg

Will your team be playing between one of the intermissions? Or is it just an outting?

No, just an outing. We got to do the intermission thing the last two years. The kids absolutely love that.

Greg

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 4:52 pm

Greg S wrote:
MadMartin8 wrote:
Greg S wrote:UNO has really dialed back on marketing this year. Too bad, very special team. Normally they do a 12 days of Xmas promotion during December with a bunch of specials for the 2nd half of the year. I have also not seen anything on a "sell out" game this year.

Wear black on Saturday.

We are buying a big block of tickets for Saturday. Bringing my squirt hockey team and their families.

Greg

Will your team be playing between one of the intermissions? Or is it just an outting?
No, just an outing. We got to do the intermission thing the last two years. The kids absolutely love that.

Greg

Ah, that's cool. I was hoping your guys would be playing though. Make the intermission even more fun.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:41 am

I don't know why, but UNO has not done a lot of that if at all with the Mites. They still do the part where one player from Omaha Hockey Club gets to come out with the team for the lineups but that's it. I know the marketing gal Jenneken that organized it before for UNO is not with them anymore. OHC has been doing it this year with the Lancers. The kids though absolutely loved skating at the Clink. Last year when we were waiting to take the ice (in the locker room right behind the Mavs bench), Blais stopped by and high fived all of the players. I can not begin to tell you how jacked up they all were. I was very impressed because UNO was in a dog fight and he obviously had the 3rd period to deal with.

I always called it the fastest 5 minutes in hockey. We were on a very strict timetable. It always seemed to last about 10 seconds.

Greg

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 11:28 am

To me, I have always loved when the kids got to play at the intermission. Sometimes that was the highlight of the game.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 11:34 am

I wonder if they are trying to give the ice more time to set up. Last year there were a few times it was still wet when the next period started and the had to wait a few min.

Not that they haven't had any ice problems this year...

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 8:19 am

Lawlor's has produced some really cool t-shirts and sweatshirts for this weekend's showdown. I know the UNO students are being giving a bunch of the t shirts free, but the public can buy them. You can see them here:

https://www.facebook.com/MavpuckPage" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Greg

HskrFanMike · Post by **HskrFanMike** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 12:38 pm

Greg S wrote:UNO has really dialed back on marketing this year. Too bad, very special team. Normally they do a 12 days of Xmas promotion during December with a bunch of specials for the 2nd half of the year. I have also not seen anything on a "sell out" game this year.

Wear black on Saturday.

We are buying a big block of tickets for Saturday. Bringing my squirt hockey team and their families.

Greg

I believe that with a 7500 seat arena currently under construction for next season, the last thing UNO wants is to try and draw crowds bigger than that this year.

bigredmed · Post by **bigredmed** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 12:52 pm

HskrFanMike wrote:
Greg S wrote:UNO has really dialed back on marketing this year. Too bad, very special team. Normally they do a 12 days of Xmas promotion during December with a bunch of specials for the 2nd half of the year. I have also not seen anything on a "sell out" game this year.

Wear black on Saturday.

We are buying a big block of tickets for Saturday. Bringing my squirt hockey team and their families.

Greg
I believe that with a 7500 seat arena currently under construction for next season, the last thing UNO wants is to try and draw crowds bigger than that this year.

Mike, considering the number of STH's I have personally been told that they are probably not renewing for 2015-16, I think they will be lucky to fill 7500. The cost of the tickets and the lack of reserved parking is pushing us out the door.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:25 pm

HskrFanMike wrote:
Greg S wrote:UNO has really dialed back on marketing this year. Too bad, very special team. Normally they do a 12 days of Xmas promotion during December with a bunch of specials for the 2nd half of the year. I have also not seen anything on a "sell out" game this year.

Wear black on Saturday.

We are buying a big block of tickets for Saturday. Bringing my squirt hockey team and their families.

Greg
I believe that with a 7500 seat arena currently under construction for next season, the last thing UNO wants is to try and draw crowds bigger than that this year.

I totally agree with this. UNO has really dialed down their marketing this year. I think the last thing they want to do is to be having crowds at the Clink that will not fit in the new building.

Greg

Post by **Coyote** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:28 pm

#1 UND 0
#5 UNO 2 (2nd Intermission)

North Dakota Begins the 3rd with a 3:15 Power Play.

Post by **Coyote** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:10 pm

UND 2
UNO 2

UND scores on their 7th power play, (6 on 4), with :45 to go

Post by **Coyote** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:23 pm

Scoooooore

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:27 pm

Over 11 thousand in attendance (according to the radio) sees UNO win in overtime.

Awesome!

Also, listening to it on the radio...there are two stupid Stroke Awareness commercials they keep airing over and over and over.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:29 pm

That was a fun game to watch!

Post by **Coyote** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:33 pm

MadMartin8 wrote:Over 11 thousand in attendance (according to the radio) sees UNO win in overtime.

4k+ UND fans help...

MadMartin8 wrote:Also, listening to it on the radio...there are two stupid Stroke Awareness commercials they keep airing over and over and over.

"Use your left hand and call 911"
That plays an the Zone 1 and 2 incessantly...

Post by **Coyote** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:52 pm

Upper Bowl open tomorrow, 5,000 + UND fans expected tomorrow. 14-15k attendance?

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 10:04 am

What is the record attendance mark for UNO hockey?

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 10:17 am

skinzfan23 wrote:What is the record attendance mark for UNO hockey?

I think there was something ridiculous like 16,000 something for a Wisconsin(?) match a few years ago.

Post by **Coyote** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:06 am

16,138 - Jan. 13, 2012 - vs. Minnesota Duluth 2-6 (first sellout of the CenturyLink Center, WCHA’s largest regular-season crowd of the year)
15,137 - Feb 11, 2011 - vs. Wisconsin 4-1 (UNO beats Wisconsin for the first time)
13,417 - Feb 5, 2010 - vs. Ohio State 5-5 (UNO wins shootout, 3-2)
10,598 - Feb 9, 2008 - vs. Ohio State 5-2

11,168 - Jan 30, 2015 - vs. North Dakota 3-2 (OT)
10,368 - Jan. 31, 2014 - vs. St. Cloud St. 3-5

Post by **Coyote** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:10 pm

10,674
2-2 with 14 left

And its 3-4 in OT...

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 7:55 am

They battled in 2 close contests in Grand Forks and 2 in Omaha. Pretty evenly matched teams.

Did they ever say what happened to Zombo? I don't think he played after the 1st period.

Greg

bigredmed · Post by **bigredmed** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 8:11 am

As one of the other UNO fans said Saturday, after this series, no one will ever be able to say that the Mavs don't belong in the top 5 teams this season.

Well played games. I think that UNO still has gas in their tank and could improve more this season.

Post by **Coyote** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 9:02 am

I think some of UNO's mistakes this weekend were simply mental let downs. The easy goal at their end after winning the face off is a perfect example. With added confidence and knowledge of what it takes to stay with trams into the third, I think they will be able to extend their season well into the playoffs...

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 10:36 am

I also thought we really struggled for the most part all weekend on faceoffs.

Greg

Post by **Coyote** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 10:39 am

Greg S wrote:I also thought we really struggled for the most part all weekend on faceoffs.

Greg

At one point I thought UNO had won more than lost... I'd like to see the stats...

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 11:55 am

That would be cool. At least the ones I remember, I thought we were only winning 33 per cent, but can't say my focus was always on the draw either.

Greg

Post by **Coyote** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 12:44 pm

Friday's game: UND 41-28
Saturday's game: UNO 39-36

Post by **Coyote** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 1:20 pm

UNO spent four weeks as #4 during the 2010-2011 season, its highest-ever ranking in the national poll:

1 Minnesota State (20). 21- 5-1. 952
2 North Dakota (14). 19- 6-2. 946
3 Boston University (16). 16- 4-4. 945
4 Nebraska-Omaha. 16- 7-3. 841
5 Michigan Tech. 20- 7-1. 740
6 Harvard. 12- 5-2. 708
7 Minn.-Duluth. 15-10-1. 680
8 Bowling Green. 15- 6-5. 606
8 Miami. 15- 9-1. 606
10 Denver. 15- 9-1. 536
11 Boston College. 16- 8-2. 488
12 Mass.-Lowell. 16- 8-3. 482
13 Providence. 16- 9-1. 405
14 Michigan. 15- 8-0. 324
15 Yale. 12- 6-3. 297
16 Quinnipiac. 16- 8-2. 261
17 Vermont. 15- 9-2. 196
18 Merrimack. 14- 9-3. 173
19 Robert Morris. 19- 5-4. 111
20 Colgate. 14- 9-3. 70
Others receiving votes: Penn State 42, St. Lawrence 29, Minnesota 26, Dartmouth 14, Bemidji State 8, St. Cloud State 7, Western Michigan 5, Canisius 2.

Nebraska-Omaha. 10 5 1 1 .656 32
North Dakota. 10 5 1 0 .656 31
Minnesota-Duluth. 9 6 1 0 .594 28
Miami. 8 6 1 1 .567 26
Denver. 8 7 0 0 .533 24
St. Cloud State. 7 8 1 0 .469 22
Western Michigan. 4 7 4 3 .400 19
Colorado College. 1 13 1 0 .100 4

Post by **Coyote** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 1:36 pm

Our friend Eric Anderson (Clouded Lens Photography) put this together:

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Post by **Brad** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 1:39 pm

skinzfan23 wrote:What is the record attendance mark for UNO hockey?

Duluth is the largest, Wisconsin was second, Ohio State third.
1/13/2012 = 16,138
2/11/2011 = 15,137
2/5/2010 = 13,417

Duluth:

Wisconsin:

Ohio State:

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:25 pm

Were all of those the "sell out" games? I know Wisconsin was.

Greg

Post by **Brad** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:38 pm

Greg S wrote:Were all of those the "sell out" games? I know Wisconsin was.

Greg

I believe they were all branded as that.

bigredmed · Post by **bigredmed** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 7:59 pm

UNO now #4 in both ratings and still are #2 in pairwise ranking. Great job guys!