UNO HOCKEY. Mavericks Host #2 Colorado College This Weekend UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OMAHA ATHLETICS

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1 UNO HOCKEY UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OMAHA ATHLETICS For Immediate Release: Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011 Contact: Dave Ahlers Office: (402) This Week s Opponent: Colorado College Record: 4-0-0; WCHA Head Coach: Scott Owens Alma Mater: Colorado College, 1979 Career Record: , 13th season Last Games: Oct. 28: 4-1 W at RPI Oct. 29: 4-1 W at RPI Website: UNO HOCKEY SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Sat., Oct. 1 Univ. of British Columbia (exh.) W, 4-1 Fri., Oct. 7 Mercyhurst^ W, 5-1 Sat., Oct. 8 Colgate^ L, 3-4 Fri., Oct. 14 vs. Alaska Anchorage~ L, 0-3 Sat., Oct. 15 at Alaska~ L, 1-4 Fri., Oct. 21 Alaska Anchorage* W, 4-1 Sat., Oct. 22 Alaska Anchorage* W, 3-1 Fri., Oct. 28 at Wisconsin* W, 5-4 Sat., Oct. 29 at Wisconsin* L, 3-6 Fri., Nov. 4 vs. Colorado College* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Nov. 5 vs. Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Nov. 11 at Bemidji State* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Nov. 12 at Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Nov. 18 at Denver* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Nov. 19 at Denver* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Nov. 26 vs. St. Cloud State* 7:07 p.m. Sun., Nov. 27 vs. St. Cloud State* 2:07 p.m. Fri., Dec. 2 vs. Alabama-Huntsville+ 7 p.m. Sat., Dec. 3 vs. Alabama-Huntsville+ 1 p.m. Fri., Dec. 9 at North Dakota* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Dec. 10 at North Dakota* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Dec. 30 vs. Quinnipiac 7:37 p.m. Sat., Dec. 31 vs. Quinnipiac 2:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 13 vs. Minnesota Duluth* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Jan. 14 vs. Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Jan. 20 at Minnesota State* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Jan. 21 at Minnesota State* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 3 vs. Bemidji State* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Feb. 4 vs. Bemidji State* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 10 at Michigan Tech* 7:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 11 at Michigan Tech* 5:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 17 at Colorado College* 8:07 p.m. Sat., Feb. 18 at Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. Fri., Feb. 24 vs. Minnesota* 7:37 p.m. Sat., Feb. 25 vs. Minnesota* 7:07 p.m. Fri., March 3 vs. Denver* 7:37 p.m. Sat., March 4 vs. Denver* 7:07 p.m. *WCHA game ~Alaska Goal Rush Home games in bold ^Mutual of Omaha Stampede game +At Nashville, Tenn. All Game Times Local Mavericks Host #2 Colorado College This Weekend Friday, Nov. 4 vs. Colorado College 7:37 p.m. CenturyLink Center Omaha Radio: 96.1 The Brew Live Video: OMavs.com Live Stats: OMavs.com Television: None Saturday, Nov. 5 vs. Colorado College 7:07 p.m. CenturyLink Center Omaha Radio: 96.1 The Brew Live Video: OMavs.com Live Stats: OMavs.com Television: None This Week The UNO Mavericks return home to host the second-ranked Colorado College Tigers on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4 and 5. The games are the first two of four meetings this season. UNO returns the favor when it visits CC in mid-february. The series will mark the first time the two schools have squared off in Omaha. Following this weekend s series, UNO will have just two remaining home games before the Christmas Break. The Teams The Mavericks are overall and in the WCHA, putting them in a tie with Wisconsin for third. UNO is all-time against Colorado College. Last season, the Mavericks split a pair of games in Colorado Springs, losing 5-2 in the opener before responding with a 3-0 shutout the following night. The other meeting in the all-time series was a non-conference meeting at the Nye Frontier Classic in Anchorage, Alaska in The Tigers are to start the year and in league play. They are coming off a non-conference sweep at RPI last weekend, winning each game, 4-1. CC began the season with a home sweep of Bemidji State. The Tigers have played fewer games overall than any WCHA team. Last Time Out The Mavericks are coming off a split of their first WCHA road series, winning 5-4 at Wisconsin before losing the second game, 6-3. On Friday, the Mavs fell into a 3-0 hole but chipped away with goals from Brent Gwidt in the first and Terry Broadhurst in the second. Matt White tied the game early in the third only to see Wisconsin retake the lead less than two minutes later. Undaunted, Broadhurst scored again 1:44 later to make it 4-4 and then set up Alex Hudson for the game-winner with 20.8 seconds remaining. The Badgers got out to another 3-0 lead on Saturday and although Broadhurst got one back late in the first, UW tacked on one more before intermission and another goal early in the second to lead 5-1 after two. The Mavericks got powerplay goals from Hudson and Bryce Aneloski in the third to close the gap, but the Badgers scored an empty-net goal to ice it. The Coaches Dean Blais is in his third year as the head coach of the Mavericks, having led UNO to back-to-back 20- win campaigns. The 1973 graduate of Minnesota has posted a career record of (.656) and has guided the Mavericks to a mark of (.551) since coming to Omaha. In , he was named the WCHA Coach of the Year, the fourth time he s earned the honor. He will serve as the head coach of the 2012 U.S. World Junior Team in December. Blais is a two-time Spencer Penrose Memorial Award winner as the Division I coach of the year. He spent 10 years as head coach at North Dakota where he led the Fighting Sioux to national championships in 1997 and He is assisted by third-year associate head coach Mike Hastings and first-year assistant coach Brian Renfrew who joins the UNO staff after eight seasons at Michigan State. Scott Owens is in his 13th season leading Colorado College. The 1979 graduate of CC is at his alma mater. He was chosen as the pre-season Coach of the Year in a poll of media who cover the WCHA. He is assisted by Joe Bonnett and Eric Rud. Media Both UNO games this weekend can be heard live on 96.1 The Brew. Dave Ahlers will call the play-by-play while Terry Leahy will provide analysis. Coverage begins 30 minutes before game time online at UNO s IHeart Radio channel, Mavericks Radio. Streaming audio, video and live stats are available at OMavs.com. Up Next For the Mavericks The Mavericks will play their next two weekends on the road beginning Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11 and 12 when they visit Bemidji State. Friday s game begins at 7:37 p.m., and Saturday s contest starts at 7:07 p.m. from the Sanford Center in Bemidji, Minn.

2 UNO Hockey Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Sh./C. Cl. Hometown PreviousTeam Pronunciation 2 Matt Smith D L Sr. Carmel, Ind. Indiana (USHL) 3 Andrej Sustr D R So. Plzen, Czech Rep. Youngstown (USHL) AHN-dray SOO-stuhr 4 Tony Turgeon D L So. Grand Forks, N.D. Waterloo (USHL) 5 Kyle Ensign D L Sr. New Richmond, Wis. Tri-City (USHL) EN-zyn 7 Michael Young D L So. Calgary, Alberta Flin Flon (SJHL) 8 Jaycob Megna D L Fr. Northbrook, Ill. Muskegon (USHL) 9 James Polk F L Fr. New York, N.Y. Penticton (BCJHL) 10 Alex Simonson F R So. Grand Forks, N.D. Chicago (USHL) 11 Jayson Megna F R Fr. Northbrook, Ill. Cedar Rapids (USHL) 12 Brock Montpetit F R So. Somerset, Wis. Waterloo (USHL) MONT-ped-it 13 Zahn Raubenheimer F R So. Smoky Lake, Alberta Grand Prairie (AJHL) ROH-ben-HY-muhr 14 Dominic Zombo F L Fr. Ballwin, Mo. Sioux Falls (USHL) 15 Josh Archibald F R Fr. Brainerd, Minn. Brainerd HS 17 Terry Broadhurst - C F L Jr. Orland Park, Ill. Sioux Falls (USHL) 19 Ryan Walters F L So. Rosemount, Minn. Des Moines (USHL) 20 Zach Mausolf F R Fr. Aurora, Minn. Neepawa (MJHL) MOSS-off 21 Matt White - A F L So. Whittier, Calif. Omaha (USHL) 22 Andrew Schmit F R Fr. Grafton, Wis. Lincoln (USHL) 23 Johnnie Searfoss F L So. Colleyville, Texas Fargo (USHL) 24 Bryce Aneloski D R Jr. Pekin, Ill. Cedar Rapids (USHL) AN-eh-LOSS-key 25 Brent Gwidt - A F L Jr. Minocqua, Wis. Indiana (USHL) 26 Alex Hudson F R Sr. Corona, Calif. Tri-City (USHL) 28 Brian O Rourke D L Fr. St. Louis, Mo. Green Bay (USHL) 29 Dayn Belfour G L Fr. Morden, Manitoba Fargo (USHL) 30 John Faulkner - A G L RJr. Sarnia, Ontario Sarnia (WOJHL) 31 Ryan Massa G L Fr. Littleton, Colo. Fargo (USHL) MA -sah 35 Fredrik Bergman G L RSo. Vienna, Va. Owatonna (NAHL) Head Coach: Dean Blais, 3rd year Associate Head Coach: Mike Hastings, 3rd year Assistant Coach: Brian Renfrew, 1st year Video Coordinator: Corey Wogtech, 2nd year Athletic Trainer: Masayasu Takaiwa, 3rd year Equipment Manager: Mark Pane 15th year MAVS BY STATE/PROVINCE/COUNTRY United States (22) California (2): Hudson, White Colorado (1): Massa Illinois (4): Aneloski, Broadhurst, Jaycob Megna, Jayson Megna Indiana (1): Smith Minnesota (3): Archibald, Mausolf, Walters Missouri (2): O Rourke, Zombo New York (1): Polk North Dakota (2): Simonson, Turgeon Texas (1): Searfoss Virginia (1): Bergman Wisconsin (4): Ensign, Gwidt, Montpetit, Schmit Canada (4) Alberta (2): Raubenheimer, Young Manitoba (1): Belfour Ontario (1): Faulkner Europe (1) Czech Republic (1): Sustr MAVERICKS BY CLASS Seniors (3): Ensign, Hudson, Smith Juniors (5): Aneloski, Bergman, Broadhurst, Faulkner, Gwidt Sophomores (9): Montpetit, Raubenheimer, Searfoss, Simonson, Sustr, Turgeon, Walters, White, Young Freshmen (10): Archibald, Belfour, Massa, Mausolf, Jaycob Megna, Jayson Megna, O Rourke, Polk, Schmit, Zombo

3 DEAN BLAIS Head Coach 13th Year/3rd Year at UNO Minnesota (1973) HONORS AND AWARDS Spencer Penrose Award (1997, 2001) NCAA Championship (1997, 2000) NCAA Tournament Appearances (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2011) WCHA Coach of the Year (1997, 1999, 2001, 2011) IIHF World Junior Championship (2010) USHL Coach of the Year (2009) COLLEGE COACHING RECORD Nebraska Omaha Head Coach ( present) North Dakota Head Coach ( ) Assistant Coach ( ) Overall: ( th Year) UNO: ( rd Year) Conference: (.667) WCHA: ( rd Year) CCHA: ( Year) NCAA Postseason: 9-6 ( Years) In just two years, Dean Blais has had an indelible influence on University of Nebraska Omaha hockey, burnishing his already exceptional credentials as one of the nation s finest coaches. Blais has led the Mavericks to two straight 20-win seasons, doing so for just the second time in school history. In the process, he earned his 300th career win. During the season, Blais guided UNO into the Western Collegiate Hockey Association where the Mavs finished third after being chosen to finish eighth and ninth in two pre-season polls. UNO returned to the NCAA playoffs for just the second time in school history last season and achieved a national ranking of fourth for four straight weeks, the highest in school history. Under Blais leadership, the Mavericks were last season and in the WCHA. The third-place finish was the highest ever for the Mavs in conference play. UNO s strong showing earned Blais the nod as the WCHA s Coach of the Year and put him in the running for the Spencer Penrose Trophy as Division I hockey s top coach. It wasn t difficult to see why Blais earned the accolades. The Mavericks swept their first-ever WCHA series, winning twice at Minnesota in October. They followed that with a split of a non-conference series at Michigan, a place they had won just once previously. Before Christmas, the Mavericks had won and tied at alwaystough St. Cloud State and stunned pre-season favorite North Dakota, winning 1-0 at home on a goal by Alex Hudson with.3 seconds remaining in regulation. The second half of the year featured another stunning win over North Dakota, this time by an 8-4 tally at vaunted Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. Typical of Blais teams, the Mavericks surged down the stretch with back-to-back sweeps of St. Cloud and Wisconsin and hard-fought splits with Denver and at eventual national champion Minnesota Duluth. Blais earned win number 300 with a 4-3 win over the Badgers on Feb. 12 to complete the sweep. UNO s return to the NCAA playoffs was short-lived as the Mavericks lost to Michigan 3-2 in overtime in the regional semifinals on March 25, but Blais once again had been successful in further raising the expectations of his players and UNO fans alike. Seven players registered career highs in either goals, assists or points. Blais became only the second coach in UNO hockey history on June 12, 2009, succeeding Mike Kemp. In his first year in Omaha, he guided the Mavericks to a record of overall record and a record in their final season in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. The record was good for a sixth-place finish, the highest finish by a UNO team since the season. The Mavericks got stronger as the year progressed. The team was just entering a weekend series with Northern Michigan in late January. The Mavs had already lost a pair of games to the Wildcats in November at Marquette, but they turned the tables in the rematch, winning by scores of 7-2 and 5-3 to ignite a strong run in the final six weeks of the season. Blais led UNO to a record of in the final 12 games. During that string, the Mavericks won at Notre Dame for the first time in nearly five years, beating the Irish 5-3 in the first game of the weekend series. They also earned their first ever series sweep over Michigan, a team they had beaten just four times in 31 prior meetings, with 4-3 and 4-1 wins at Qwest Center Omaha. The Mavs also beat then-top ranked Miami 4-2 in Oxford, Ohio on Feb. 20 and followed that with a 3-2 win over then-sixth ranked Bemidji State the following weekend to close the regular season. Blais found a way to get the most from his players in his first season at UNO. Eleven different players registered career highs in either goals, assists or points during the campaign. Moreover, Blais vaunted conditioning program paid big dividends as the Mavericks were unbeaten (14-0-3) when leading after the second period. In late December of 2010, Blais took over the reins of U.S. Junior Team at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship. He led the U.S. to a record of The Americans capped it off with a 6-5 overtime win over host country Canada in the gold medal game on Jan. 5, just the second gold ever won by the U.S. in the World Junior tournament. In March of 2011, it was announced that Blais will reprise his role as U.S. Junior Team head coach, once again leading a team into Canada in search of another gold medal. Blais came to UNO from the Fargo Force of the United States Hockey League where he served as head coach and general manager. As head coach of an expansion team in , Blais led the Force to a record of The team advanced to the USHL s Clark Cup Finals before losing to the Indiana Ice three games to one. He was named USHL Coach of the Year, and the Force were named Organization of the Year. As a college coach, Blais won NCAA Division I national championships as the head coach of the University of North Dakota in 1997 and The Fighting Sioux were runners up in 2001, the last of five straight NCAA appearances under Blais. Overall, the native of International Falls, Minn. guided North Dakota to seven NCAA appearances, five regular season WCHA titles and two WCHA playoff championships in addition to the national championships. Blais is a two-time winner of the Spencer Penrose Memorial Award given to the Division I coach of the year. He is a four-time WCHA coach of the year honoree. He was (.679), including five 30-win seasons, at North Dakota. In total, he spent 19 seasons with the Fighting Sioux, nine as an assistant and ten as the head coach. In that time, he coached 60 NHL draft picks, 28 All-Americans, three WCHA players of the year, four WCHA rookies of the year, 40 members of the All-WCHA team and 11 All-WCHA rookie team picks. In addition to coaching Team USA in 2010, Blais was the head coach of the U.S. National Junior Team in 1993 and an

4 DEAN BLAIS cont. assistant in 1987 and He was an assistant for Team USA in the 2000 IIHF World Championships. He also worked for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League from He served as associate head coach during the season and as director of player development in Blais played college hockey at the University of Minnesota from In 124 games, he had 56 goals and 83 assists for 139 points. He was the Gophers Rookie of the Year in 1970 and was an NCAA All-Tournament selection in After college, he played three seasons of pro hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks development team in Dallas, Texas. He began his college career as an assistant at Minnesota in and then was the head coach at Minot (N.D.) High School from before his stint as an assistant at North Dakota. Blais left UND to be the head coach at Roseau (Minn.) High School in where he led his team to the Minnesota State Championship. His team was the conference and regional champion in He then left to serve as assistant coach of the U.S. Olympic Men s Ice Hockey Team that took fourth place in the Olympic Winter Games in Albertville, France. After the Olympics, Blais returned to the high school ranks as athletic director and hockey coach at International Falls (Minn.) High School before rejoining North Dakota as head coach in In April of 2010, Blais signed a contract extension with UNO taking him through the season. Blais is the father of three grown children: Sarah, Ben and Mary Beth. Dean Blais has led the Mavericks to back-to-back 20-win seasons for just the second time in school history. In , he guided the Mavs to a third-place finish in their first year in the WCHA. It s the highest-ever conference finish for a UNO team. BLAIS YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORDS NORTH DAKOTA Overall Conference NCAA Tournament Year Season W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Place W-L Finish st Season T nd Season T rd Season T National Champion th Season Quarterfinalist th Season Quarterfinalist th Season National Champion th Season Finalist th Season T th Season Region Semifinalist th Season Region Finalist UNO Overall Conference NCAA Tournament Year Season W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Place W-L Finish th Season th Season Regional Semifinalist Year Season W L T Pct. W L T Pct. NCAA Postseason Career 12 Seasons appearances When Referring to the Mavericks As part of a University-wide rebranding effort that began in 2011, media and fans are reminded to refer to the school as the University of Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska Omaha or UNO. The new O logo is UNO s primary mark while the new bull logo is the secondary mark. Primary Logo Secondary Logo

5 Scouting This Week s Opponent Colorado College Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. Conference: WCHA Enrollment: 2,000 Nickname: Tigers Colors: Black and Gold Arena: Colorado Springs World Arena Dimensions: 200 x 100 Capacity: 7, Record: , WCHA (6th) Website: Head Coach: Scott Owens (13th season) Career Record: Alma Mater: Colorado College (1979) Assistant Coaches: Joe Bonnett, Eric Rud Briefly Friday s win in Madison was the first for UNO in Wisconsin. The Mavericks had been before that game. Friday s win also extended UNO s winning streak over Wisconsin to three games before the Badgers answered back on Saturday. Terry Broadhurst, Alex Hudson and Matt White led the Mavericks in scoring last week with five points each. Broadhurst had a team-best three goals, including two on the power play, while Hudson earned both of his goals with the man advantage. White had a team-best four assists. Thanks to the five-point weekends, White moved into a four-way tie for third in scoring among WCHA players for all games played with 12 points. Broadhurst is now in a tie for seventh with 11. White (3-6-9) and Broadhurst (5-3-8) each have put together five-game point streaks while freshman Jayson Megna (1-4-5), with three assists last weekend, has points in four straight games. White leads the Mavericks in points with 12 and assists with nine. He also has a team-leading 39 shots. Broadhurst has a team-best seven goals and four powerplay goals. His +4 rating is also a team-best. Zahn Raubenheimer leads the Mavericks with 17 penalty minutes while Andrej Sustr has a team-leading 10 blocks. Friday s win over Wisconsin was the first for UNO when trailing after two periods. The Mavericks will play 12 out of their 18 road games this season in the first half of the season. They have just three road series after Jan. 1, On Target Early Terry Broadhurst has already scored seven goals this season, more than double the next highest player on the UNO roster. He is more than halfway toward reaching his career high for goals in a season, 13, which he set in 42 games during his freshman year. He had 11 during his injury-shortened sophomore season. Broadhurst also paces the Mavericks with four powerplay goals. He set a career high and led the team with seven powerplay goals during his freshman season. Powering Up UNO s power play began the weekend at Wisconsin with modest numbers but after going 6-for 11 (54.5%) in the two-game series, it has jumped up to second-best in the WCHA for all games at 25.7% (9/35). For the weekend, UNO earned six of its eight goals on the power play but also surrendered three powerplay tallies after allowing only one through the first six games. Points: POS GP G A PTS +- PIM Rylan Schwartz F Jaden Schwartz F Scott Winkler F Mike Boivin D Gabe Guentzel D Eammon McDermott D William Rapuzzi F Goalies: GP W L T GAA SV% SO Joe Howe Josh Thorimbert Drama King Alex Hudson has a knack for drama, scoring the winning goal in Friday s 5-4 victory with 20.8 seconds remaining in the third period. Last season, Hudson scored with.3 seconds remaining to give UNO a 1-0 win over visiting North Dakota on Nov. 20. In just four games so far this season, he has two goals and five points and is tied for fourth in team scoring. First Goals and Wins Goaltender Ryan Massa earned his first collegiate win in Friday s 5-4 win at Wisconsin. The freshman out of Littleton, Colo. made 18 saves. Jayson Megna s goal in UNO s 3-1 win over UAA on Oct. 22 was his first collegiate goal and came just one day after he registered his first collegiate point. Fellow frosh Josh Archibald scored his first goal in his first collegiate game on Oct. 7 against Mercyhurst. He added another the following night against Colgate. To this point, they are the only Maverick freshmen to score this season. Team Play The Mavericks moved up the WCHA scoring chart with eight goals last weekend. They now rank 8th in goals for (3.00) for all games played, trailing St. Cloud State which averages The Mavs took a hit on defense last weekend, allowing 10 goals against. That dropped them from second to a four-way tie for fourth in goals against (3.00) with Alaska Anchorage, Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud. In addition to their power play success, the Mavs are second in the WCHA on the penalty kill (20/24, 83.3%) behind only Minnesota. Last year, they were one of the WCHA s most penalized teams, but this year the Mavericks are tied for seventh with Bemidji State, averaging 12.1 penalty minutes per game. Another Bumper Crop One year after welcoming 10 new players to their roster, the Mavericks bring in 10 more freshmen. Of that group, six are fowards, two are defensemen and two are goaltenders. Seven of those players are graduates of the United States Hockey League while two played their junior hockey in Canada. Forward Josh Archibald begins his college career directly from the Minnesota high school ranks. All 10 players are Americans. Home Ice Advantage UNO is (.744) at home during the Dean Blais era and are this season. The Mavericks finished the season with an overall home record of In those games, the Mavericks outscored opponents and outshot them Their power play at home clicked at 15.6 percent

6 (14/90) while the penalty kill was successful 87.3 percent of the time (69/79). UNO finished the season with a record of at Qwest Center Omaha. UNO is (.590) all-time on home ice. History vs. Colorado College Suffice it say, there isn t much history between these two schools. Before the Mavericks joined the WCHA last season, they had only played Colorado College in the opening round of the Nye Frontier Classic in Anchorage, Alaska on Oct. 13, 2006, a game that ended in a 2-2 tie. Last year, UNO spent much of the first game of its first WCHA series with CC in the penalty box. The Mavericks were whistled for 42 minutes in penalties, and the Tigers enjoyed 11 power plays en route to a 5-2 win. Omaha native Nick Dineen had a hat trick for the Tigers. The next night, the Mavericks picked up just five minors in a 3-0 shutout at World Arena. John Faulkner stopped 24 shots for the win. Polling Places For the third week in a row, the Mavericks were unranked but did receive votes in one of the weekly Division I polls. Prior to their current drought, the last time the Mavs weren t ranked in the top 15 by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine or the top 20 tabulated by USCHO.com was Oct. 4, The Mavs were 14th in both polls in the preseason, the same position in which they finished the campaign. Last year, the Mavs spent four weeks ranked fourth in both polls, their highest position ever in the weekly polls. They were in the top 10 for 12 straight weeks, the longest stretch in school history. They had 22 weeks ranked in the top 15 and 13 weeks in the top 10. Applying Some Whitewash John Faulkner set the standard for shutouts in a season by a UNO goalie, earning six during the season. He entered this season just one from tying Dan Ellis for the UNO lead in career shutouts which Ellis accomplished over three seasons. In Faulkner s three wins this year, he has allowed just one goal in each and has a save percentage of.948. He carried a shutout into the third period of two of those games. Faulkner finished last year tied with RIT s Shane Madolora and Yale s Ryan Rondeau for the NCAA shutout lead. The native of Sarnia, Ontario pitched four shutouts at home and two on the road. Faulkner would probably tell you he had plenty of help in earning those goose eggs. UNO had posted just four total shutouts in the three prior seasons combined. The Schedule Again this year, the Mavericks will play 36 regular-season games including 28 against WCHA teams. They are in a schedule grouping with Colorado College, Denver and Bemidji State so that they play each of those teams four times (two home, two road) and the other eight members twice each. In addition, the Mavericks have non-conference series with independent Alabama-Huntsville (Dec. 2 and 3) at the Nashville Predators home, Bridgestone Arena and at home against Quinnipiac of the ECAC (Dec. 30 and 31). UNO will play in two tournaments as well. The Mavs host the 2011 Mutual of Omaha Stampede on Oct. 7 and 8, playing Mercyhurst of Atlantic Hockey in the opener and either Robert Morris of Atlantic Hockey or Colgate of the ECAC in the finale. The following week, the Mavs head north to Alaska to take part in the Brice Alaska Goal Rush (Oct. 14 and 15) in Grand Forks Herald Coaches Preseason Poll (First place votes) 1. Denver (7) North Dakota (4) Colorado College (1) Nebraska Omaha Minnesota Duluth Minnesota St. Cloud State Wisconsin Alaska Anchorage Bemidji State Minnesota State Michigan Tech 14 94X Radio Media Preseason Poll (First place votes) 1. Denver (16) Colorado College (7) North Dakota (2) Nebraska Omaha (1) Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Wisconsin 5.54 St. Cloud State Alaska Anchorage Bemidji State Minnesota State Michigan Tech 1.69 *Ranking based on average of voting points WEEKLY POLLS USCHO.com Poll (As of 10/31/11) Team Pts. Last 1. Boston College (42) Colorado College (5) Michigan Western Michigan (1) Minnesota Notre Dame Merrimack Denver Yale (1) Ferris State Lake Superior Boston University Union Minnesota Duluth North Dakota Michigan Tech 204 NR 17. Northern Michigan Colgate Quinnipiac Maine 97 NR (#) - First place votes Receiving votes: Wisconsin (64), Clarkson (47), Dartmouth (30), Miami (22), UNO (21), Air Force (11), Cornell (11), Harvard (7), Ohio State (7), St. Cloud State (7), Bowling Green (5), Michigan State (3), Alaska Anchorage (2). USA Today Poll (As of 10/31/11) Team Pts. Last 1. Boston College (30) Colorado College (3) Michigan Notre Dame Minnesota Western Michigan Merrimack Denver Yale (1) Ferris State Union Boston University Lake Superior State 109 NR 14. Minnesota Duluth North Dakota (#) - First place votes Receiving votes: Northern Michigan (23), Colgate (21), Michigan Tech (21), Quinnipiac (18), Maine (12), Clarkson (9), Dartmouth (6), Air Force (1).

7 Fairbanks. They ll play WCHA neighbor Alaska Anchorage on Friday and then renew acquaintances with old CCHA rival Alaska the following night. Preseason WCHA Polls Following a third-place finish last season, WCHA coaches and media think the Mavericks have a shot of finishing in the top four again this season. In a pair of polls released prior to the start of the season, the Mavs were picked to finish fourth. The annual coaches poll is conducted by the Grand Forks Herald and the annual media poll is conducted by Duluth, Minn. radio station 94X. UNO even received one first-place vote in the media poll. Denver was the unanimous choice to win the MacNaughton Cup while North Dakota and Colorado College swapped the 2-3 spots. See complete poll results on the previous page. In addition, the 94X Radio poll selected an All-WCHA pre-season team with UNO s John Faulkner receiving votes for goaltender. Dean Blais also received votes for pre-season Coach of the Year honors. Shooting Gallery Under Dean Blais, the Mavericks have been a prolific shooting team, and that has not changed this season. UNO has outshot opponents including an advantage at Wisconsin last weekend. The Mavs have a 30-shot or more advantage over their opponents in each period. The Mavs own a shot advantage at home and a edge in games played on the road or at neutral sites. UNO leads the WCHA with only shots allowed per game and is second to Minnesota in most shots per game at The Mavs have the WCHA s best shot margin at So far this season, the Mavs have registered 40 or more shots three times including a season-high 44 against Mercyhurst on Oct. 7. They have allowed more than 30 shots just once in a game, giving up 35 to Alaska Anchorage in the first game of the Brice Alaska Goal Rush on Oct. 14. The Mavericks registered three of the top four shot totals for a 60-minute game last season.they had 60 shots on goal in their 8-0 win over Clarkson on Oct. 8, 59 in a 2-1 overtime loss to Alabama-Huntsville and 56 in a 4-3 loss at Quinnipiac. The 60-minute record prior to the campaign was 57 against Bemidji State on Feb. 19, The school record for all games is 66 set in a triple overtime playoff game with Alaska on March 9, UNO vs. the WCHA Below is a list of the Mavericks record against all current WCHA teams including games played this season. Through 10/29/11 W L T Pct. GF GA Alaska Anchorage Bemidji State Colorado College Denver Michigan Tech Minnesota Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State North Dakota St. Cloud State Wisconsin TOTAL Terry Broadhurst - C 6-0, 170, 11/30/1988, Jr., Left Orland Park, Ill : 7 Gp, , 1/2 Career: 79 Gp, , 13/26 University of Nebraska Omaha Mavericks (4-3-0; WCHA) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (3-4-0; WCHA) LEFT WING CENTER RIGHT WING 26 Alex Hudson 6-0, 212, 8/1/1987, Sr., Right Corona, Calif : 3 Gp, 1-2-3, 0/0 Career: 117 Gp, , 49/ Matt White - A 5-11, 180, 8/23/1989, So., Left Whittier, Calif : 7 Gp, 3-6-9, 1/2 Career: 46 Gp, , 6/12 19 Ryan Walters 6-0, 196, 7/30/1991, So., Left Rosemount, Minn : 7 Gp, 0-4-4, 2/4 Career: 45 Gp, , 23/46 23 Johnnie Searfoss 6-0, 183, 2/10/1990, So., Left Colleyville, Texas : 7 Gp, 1-2-3, 3/6 Career: 44 Gp, , 14/28 25 Brent Gwidt - A 6-2, 230, 2/20/1988, Jr., Left Minocqua, Wis./WSH., 6th Rd., : 7 Gp, 1-0-1, 1/2 Career: 74 Gp, , 13/34 7 Michael Young 6-4, 210, 1/3/1989, So., Left Calgary, Alberta : 7 Gp, 1-0-1, 1/2 Career: 44 Gp, , 10/42 8 Jaycob Megna 6-6, 200, 12/10/1992, Fr., Left Northbrook, Ill : 5 Gp, 0-0-0, 0/0 Career: 5 Gp, 0-0-0, 0/0 4 Tony Turgeon 6-4, 232, 9/21/1989, So., Left Grand Forks, N.D : 6 Gp, 0-0-0, 5/10 Career: 21 Gp, 0-2-2, 16/54 30 John Faulkner - A 6-1, 207, 2/15/1988, So., Left Sarnia, Ont : 5-5 Gp, 3-2-0, 2.18 GAA,.902 Sv% Career: Gp, , 2.55 GAA,.907 Sv% SERIES HISTORY vs. Colorado College - WCHA Overall: Series tied In Colorado Springs, Colo..: Series tied Neutral Site: Series tied Date Site Result Score 10/13/06 Anchorage T /18/10 Colorado Springs L /19/10 Colorado Springs W 3-0 Minutiae: Both UNO and CC earned a win last year when they met for the first time in four years, and each team came away with five goals. UNO picked up all of its goals at even strength while CC netted three powerplay tallies in Friday s win. The Tigers were helped by a huge margin in power plays in that game when the Mavericks were whistled for 42 minutes in penalties to just six for the Tigers. Did you know? On Friday, Nov. 4, Dean Blais will coach in his 500th game as a college head coach. He began his college head coaching career in 1994 at North Dakota and after losing his first four games that season, he earned his first win on Nov. 4, a 6-4 victory at Denver...exactly 17 years to the day of his 500th career game. LAST GAME S LINEUP Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, 7:07 p.m. Kohl Center Madison, Wis. 9 James Polk 6-0, 181, 2/13/1992, Fr., Left New York, N.Y : 5 Gp, 0-0-0, 0/0 Career: 5 Gp, 0-0-0, 0/0 11 Jayson Megna 6-0, 193, 2/1/1990, Fr., Right Northbrook, Ill : 7 Gp, 1-2-3, 0/0 Career: 7 Gp, 1-2-3, 0/0 14 Dominic Zombo 5-11, 182, 3/15/1991, Fr., Left Ballwin, Mo : 7 Gp, 0-0-0, 1/2 Career: 7 Gp, 0-0-0, 1/2 DEFENSE 24 Bryce Aneloski 6-2, 200, 4/27/1990, Jr., Right Pekin, Ill./OTT., 7th Rd., : 7 Gp, 0-6-6, 0/0 Career: 62 Gp, , 20/51 3 Andrej Sustr 6-8, 218, 11/29/1990, So., Right Plzen, Czech Rep : 7 Gp, 2-1-3, 5/10 Career: 46 Gp, , 24/48 28 Brian O Rourke 6-0, 185, 4/4/1991, Fr., Left St. Louis, Mo : 5 Gp, 0-0-0, 1/2 Career: 5 Gp, 0-0-0, 1/2 GOALTENDER 13 Zahn Raubenheimer 5-10, 178, 9/19/1989, So., Right Smoky Lake, Alberta : 7 Gp, 1-1-2, 2/15 Career: 44 Gp, , 8/27 15 Josh Archibald 5-10, 170, 11/19/1993, Fr., Right Brainerd, Minn./PITT., 6th Rd., : 7 Gp, 2-1-3, 3/6 Career: 7 Gp, 2-1-3, 3/6 10 Alex Simonson 6-3, 198, 5/6/1990, So., Right Grand Forks, N.D : 4 Gp, 0-0-0, 1/2 Career: 20 Gp, 0-0-0, 6/23 Game #8 *lines subject to change Pronunciation Guide Andrej Sustr...AHN-dray SHOO-stuhr Ensign... EN-zine Montpetit...MONT-ped-it Raubenheimer...ROH-ben-HY-murh Mausolf...MOSS-off Aneloski...AN-eh-LOSS-key Gwidt...GWIHT Massa... MA-suh Officials Referees: Don Adam (7), Tim Walsh (11) Linesmen: Matt Gerlach (65), Mike Gulenchyn (51) Coaches Head Coach: Dean Blais Associate Head Coach: Mike Hastings Assistant Coach: Brian Renfrew Video Coordinator: Corey Wogtech Trainer: Masa Takaiwa Equipment Manager: Mark Pane Scratches 2 - Matt Smith, 5 - Kyle Ensign, 12 - Brock Montpetit, 20 - Zach Mausolf, 22 - Andrew Schmit, 29 - Dayn Belfour, 35 - Fredrik Bergman 31 Ryan Massa 6-0, 179, 7/6/1990, Fr., Left Littleton, Colo : 3-2 Gp, 1-1-0, 3.34 GAA,.887 Sv% Career: 3-2 Gp, 1-1-0, 3.34 GAA,.887 Sv%

8 NHL Draft The Mavericks have three players who have been drafted by National Hockey League teams. Freshman forward Josh Archibald was chosen in the sixth round, 174th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins this past summer. Forward Brent Gwidt was a sixth round pick, taken 157th overall, in the 2006 Entry Draft. Defenseman Bryce Aneloski was chosen by the Ottawa Senators in the seventh round, 196th overall, in the 2010 draft. Leadership Roles For the second time in as many seasons, the Mavericks boast captains who are serving in the role for the first time. Junior forward Terry Broadhurst will serve as the team s captain while junior goaltender John Faulkner, junior Brent Gwidt and sophomore Matt White will be alternate captains. None of the four players has worn the C or the A in a prior season with UNO. Exhibiting Success The Mavericks earned a win in their only exhibtion game of the season, beating the University of British Columbia, 4-1 on Oct. 1. Brock Montpetit had two goals, and Matt White and Josh Archibald had single tallies. Terry Broadhurst added three helpers while White and Montpetit also had assists. John Faulkner stopped eight of nine to earn the victory while Dayn Belfour turned aside nine in a little more than 30 minutes of work. UNO is alltime in exhibtion games. Mavericks On TV On Oct. 25, the Mavericks announced their television schedule for the season. The Mavericks will appear on television seven times with the possibility of more games being added to the schedule. With two games being carried nationally on Versus and another on CBS Sports Network, this will be the most-watched season of UNO hockey. Date Opponent Channel 10/29/11 at Wisconsin NET 1/13/12 vs. Minnesota Duluth NBC Sports Network 2/3/12 vs. Bemidji State NET 2/17/12 at Colorado College CBS Sports Network 2/24/12 vs. Minnesota Fox Sports North 2/25/12 vs. Minnesota Fox Sports North 3/2/12 vs. Denver NBC Sports Network The Dean Blais Radio Show The Dean Blais Show with the coach and UNO players can be heard each Tuesday night from 6-7 p.m. on Mavericks Radio, UNO s station on IHeartRadio. The show originates from Brewburgers at 75th and Pacific Streets in Omaha and is hosted by Terry Leahy and Dave Ahlers. ALL-TIME RECORDS VS. OPPONENTS As of 10/31/11 Opponent Series W L T Pct. GF GA Air Force Alabama-Huntsville Alaska Anchorage Alaska American International Army Bemidji State Bentley Boston College Boston University Bowling Green Canisius Clarkson Colgate Colorado College Connecticut Dartmouth Denver Ferris State Findlay Harvard Holy Cross Lake Superior State Maine Manitoba Massachusetts Massachusetts-Lowell Mercyhurst Merrimack Miami Michigan Michigan State Michigan Tech Minnesota Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State New Hampshire Niagra North Dakota Northern Michigan Notre Dame Ohio State Princeton Providence College Quinnipiac RIT St. Cloud State St. Lawrence Union Wayne State Western Michigan Wisconsin Yale

9 Mavericks Record Overall Home Road Neutral Versus WCHA Versus WCHA at Home Versus WCHA on Road Game 1 of a weekend series Game 2 of a weekend series Overtime When Scoring First Goal When Allowing First Goal One Goal Decisions Two Goal Decisions Three Goal Decisions Four or more Goal Decision Leading after one period Trailing after one period Tied after one period Leading after two periods Trailing after two periods Tied after two periods Outshooting opponents Opponent outshoots Shots are even Scoring a power-play goal Not scoring a power-play goal Allowing a power-play goal Not allowing a power-play goal Scoring a short-handed goal Allowing a short-handed goal In October In November In December In January In February In March Mavericks By Period Goals Overall OT Total Mavs Opponent Home OT Total Mavs Opponent Road/Neut OT Total Mavs Opponent Shots Overall OT Total Mavs Opponents Home OT Total Mavs Opponents Road/Neut OT Total Mavs Opponents Mavericks Special Teams Powerplay... GF OPP PCT. SHGA Overall Home Road/Neut Penalty Kill... SVS OPP PCT. SHG Overall Home Road/Neut THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... UNO shut out an opponent at home: Feb. 4, 2011 vs. St. Cloud State, 3-0 (Goalie: John Faulkner, 33 saves) UNO shut out an opponent on the road: Dec. 19, 2010 at Colorado College, 3-0 (Goalie: John Faulkner, 24 saves) UNO was shut out at home: Feb. 21, 2009 vs. Notre Dame, 1-0 (ND Goalie: Jordan Pearce, 17 saves) UNO was shut out on the road: Oct. 14, 2011 vs. Alaska Anchorage at Fairbanks, 3-0 (Goalie: Rob Gunderson, 23 svs) UNO swept a series at home: Oct , 2011 vs. Alaska Anchorage, 4-1 and 3-1 March 5-6, 2010 vs. Bowling Green, 6-1 and 6-1 (Playoffs) UNO swept a series on the road: Oct , 2010 at Minnesota, 5-4 and 4-2 UNO was swept at home: March 11-12, 2011 vs. Bemidji State, 2-4 and 2-3 (Playoffs) UNO was swept on the road: Dec , 2010 at Quinnipiac, 3-4 and 2-3 Player had a hat trick: UNO: Jan. 21, 2011, Joey Martin at North Dakota Opponent: Dec. 18, 2010, Nick Dineen, Colorado College Player had four assists: UNO: Dec. 29, 2008, Joey Martin & John Kemp vs. Yale Opponent: Feb. 5, 2010, Zac Dalpe, Ohio State Player scored a shorthanded goal: UNO: Oct 21, 2011, Matt White vs. Alaska Anchorage (EN) Opponent: Oct. 15, 2011 at Alaska (Nik Yaremchuk) Scored with the goaltender pulled: UNO: Oct. 15, 2011 Terry Broadhurst at Alaska Opponent: Jan. 9, 2009, Nick Sirota, Northern Michigan Scored during a delayed penalty: UNO: Jan. 21, 2011 Rich Purslow at North Dakota Opponent: Jan. 22, 2011, Jason Gregoire, North Dakota Scored an empty net goal: UNO: Oct. 21, 2011, Matt White vs. Alaska Anchorage (SH) Opponent: Oct. 28, 2011, Jefferson Dahl at Wisconsin Shootout Win: UNO: Feb. 5, 2010 vs. Ohio State, (3-2, seven rounds) Opponent: Oct. 30, 2009 vs. Bowling Green (1-0, three rounds) Team had 40 shots: UNO: Oct. 29, 2011 (42) at Wisconsin Opponent: Oct. 15, 2010 (42) at Minnesota Team had 50 shots: UNO: Feb. 5, 2011 (55) vs. St. Cloud State Team had 60 shots: UNO: Oct. 8, 2010 (60) vs. Clarkson Attempted a penalty shot: UNO: Feb. 2, 2008, Bill Bagron vs. Michigan State - Jeff Lerg (no) Opponent: Jan. 28, 2011, Justin Cseter-Alabama-Huntsville vs. John Faulkner (No) Team had 3 power play goals: UNO: Oct. 9, 2010 vs. RIT Opponent: Dec. 18, 2010 at Colorado College Team had 4 power play goals: UNO: Oct. 28, 2011 at Wisconsin Opponent: Jan. 24, 2009 vs. Miami Team had 5 power play goals: UNO: Jan. 21, 2011 at North Dakota Opponent: Nov. 13, 2004 vs. Bowling Green

10 UNO TEAM STATS SHOT STATISTICS... UNO OPP. Goals-Shot attempts Shot pct Goals/Game Shots/Game Assists POWER PLAYS... Goals-Power Plays Conversion Percent Shot Attempts Shot Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN... Total Goals Power Play Short-handed Empty net Penalty Unassisted Overtime PENALTIES... Number Minutes Penalties/Game Pen minutes/game Minor Major minute Misconduct Game Misconduct Gross Misconduct Match FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct ATTENDANCE... Total Dates/Avg Per Date... 4/5186 3/7798 Neutral Site #/Avg... 1/2108 UNO Game Highs POINTS...15 at Wisconsin (Oct 28, 2011) GOALS...5 at Wisconsin (Oct 28, 2011)...5 vs Mercyhurst (Oct 07, 2011) ASSISTS...10 at Wisconsin (Oct 28, 2011) SHOTS ON GOAL...44 vs Mercyhurst (Oct 07, 2011) SAVES...32 vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 14, 2011) PENALTIES...9 at Wisconsin (Oct 28, 2011)...9 vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 21, 2011) PENALTY MINUTES...29 at Wisconsin (Oct 28, 2011) Opponent - GAME HIGHS POINTS...16 at Wisconsin (Oct 29, 2011) GOALS...6 at Wisconsin (Oct 29, 2011) ASSISTS...10 at Wisconsin (Oct 29, 2011) SHOTS ON GOAL...35 vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 14, 2011) SAVES...39 at Wisconsin (Oct 29, 2011)...39 vs Mercyhurst (Oct 07, 2011) PENALTIES...10 at Wisconsin (Oct 28, 2011)...10 vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 21, 2011) PENALTY MINUTES...20 at Wisconsin (Oct 28, 2011)...20 vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 21, 2011) UNO Game Lows POINTS...0 vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 14, 2011) GOALS...0 vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 14, 2011) ASSISTS...0 vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 14, 2011) SHOTS ON GOAL...23 vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 14, 2011) SAVES...17 vs Mercyhurst (Oct 07, 2011) PENALTIES...0 vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 14, 2011) PENALTY MINUTES...0 vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 14, 2011 Opponent - GAME LOWS POINTS...2 vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 22, 2011) GOALS...1 vs Mercyhurst (Oct 07, 2011)...1 vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 21, 2011)...1 vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 22, 2011) ASSISTS...1 vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 22, 2011) SHOTS ON GOAL...18 vs Mercyhurst (Oct 07, 2011) SAVES...23 vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 14, 2011) PENALTIES...0 vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 14, 2011) PENALTY MINUTES...0 vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 14, 2011) UNO PLAYER STATS - Game Highs POINTS... 4 Terry Broadhurst at Wisconsin (Oct 28, 2011) GOALS... 2 Terry Broadhurst at Wisconsin (Oct 28, 2011)... 2 Terry Broadhurst vs Colgate (Oct 08, 2011)... 2 Brock Montpetit vs Mercyhurst (Oct 07, 2011) ASSISTS... 3 Matt White at Wisconsin (Oct 29, 2011) SHOTS... 8 Terry Broadhurst at Wisconsin (Oct 28, 2011)... 8 Matt White at Wisconsin (Oct 28, 2011)... 8 Matt White vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 22, 2011) SAVES Ryan Massa at Alaska (Oct 15, 2011) PENALTIES... 3 Tony Turgeon at Wisconsin (Oct 28, 2011)... 3 Josh Archibald vs Alaska Anchorage (Oct 21, 2011) PENALTY MINUTES Zahn Raubenheimer at Wisconsin (Oct 28, 2011)

11 UNO GAME SUMMARY Date Opponent Result GW/GT Goal UNO Goalie (SVS) Attn. Record WCHA Sat., Oct. 1 Univ. of British Columbia@ 4-1 W Josh Archibald John Faulkner (8) - W 3,164 Dayn Belfour (9) Fri., Oct. 7 Mercyhurst ^ 5-1 W Michael Young John Faulkner (17) 5, Sat., Oct. 9 Colgate ^ 3-4 L (Joe Wilson) John Faulkner (19) 3, Fri., Oct. 14 vs. Alaska Anchorage ~ 0-3 L (Mark Pustin) John Faulkner (18) - L 2, Ryan Massa (14) Sat., Oct. 15 at Alaska ~ 1-4 L (Nik Yaremchuk) Ryan Massa (25) 2, Fri., Oct. 21 Alaska Anchorage* 4-1 W Terry Broadhurst John Faulkner (18) 5, Sat., Oct. 22 Alaska Anchorage* 3-1 W Andrej Sustr John Faulkner (20) 5, Fri., Oct. 28 at Wisconsin* 5-4 W Alex Hudson Ryan Massa (18) 9, Sat., Oct. 29 at Wisconsin* 3-6 L (Frankie Simonelli) John Faulkner (18) 11, Fri., Nov. 4 Colorado College* Sat., Nov. 5 Colorado College* Fri., Nov. 11 at Bemidji State * Sat., Nov. 12 at Bemidji State * Fri., Nov. 18 at Denver* Sat., Nov. 19 at Denver* Sat., Nov. 26 St. Cloud State* Sun., Nov. 27 St. Cloud State* Fri., Dec. 2 vs. Alabama Huntsville + Sat., Dec. 3 vs. Alabama Huntsville + Fri., Dec. 9 at North Dakota* Sat., Dec. 10 at North Dakota* Fri., Dec. 30 Quinnipiac Sat., Dec. 31 Quinnipiac Fri., Jan. 13 Minnesota Duluth * Sat., Jan. 14 Minnesota Duluth * Fri., Jan. 20 at Minnesota State * Sat., Jan. 21 at Minnesota State * Fri., Feb. 3 Bemidji State * Sat., Feb. 4 Bemidji State * Fri., Feb. 10 at Michigan Tech * Sat, Feb. 11 at Michigan Tech * Fri., Feb. 17 at Colorado College * Sat., Feb. 18 at Colorado College * Fri., Feb. 24 Minnesota * Sat., Feb. 25 Minnesota * Fri., March 3 Denver * Sat., March 4 Denver * * - WCHA game + - at Nashville, Tenn. ~ - Alaska Goal Rush ^ - Mutual of Omaha - Exhibition

12 BOX SCORES GAME 1 UNO 5, MERCYHURST 1 Date: Oct. 7, 2011 Location: Omaha, Neb. Arena: CenturyLink Center Omaha Goals by Period Total MERCYHURST UNO st period - 1, UNO, Brock Montpetit/1 (Matt White/1) 5:03. 2nd period - 2, UNO, Michael Young/1 (Terry Broadhurst/1) :44. 3, UNO, Josh Archibald/1 (Ryan Walters/1, Bryce Aneloski/1) 12:39. 3rd period - 4, MC, BLAKEY, Grant/1 (SHIPLO, Tyler/1, MISIAK, Ryan/1) 10:46 (pp). 5, UNO, Johnnie Searfoss/1 (Zahn Raubenheimer/1, Bryce Aneloski/2) 14:01. 6, UNO, Brock Montpetit/2 (Matt White/2, Ryan Walters/3) 17:36 (pp). Shots on goal - MC ; UNO Power plays - MC 1 of 3; UNO 1 of 2. Penalties - MC 2 (4 min); UNO 3 (6 min). Goalies - MC, STRANG, Max 0-1 (60:00 minutes, 44 shots-39 saves); UNO, John Faulkner 1-0 (60:00, 18-17). Penalty shots - None. A-5,407 T-2:10 Three stars: 1. Brock Montpetit, 2. Bryce Aneloski, 3. Matt White Referees: Jarod Moen, C.J. Beaurline; Linesmen: Chad Evers, Scott Fitzpatrick Win-John Faulkner (1-0-0). Loss-Max Strang (0-1-0). GAME 3 ALASKA ANCHORAGE 3, UNO 0 Date: Oct. 14, 2011 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska Arena: Carlson Center Goals by Period Total UNO ALASKA ANCHORAGE st period - None. 2nd period - 1, UAA, Mark Pustin/2 (Tyler Currier/1, Alex Gellert/1) 9:43. 2, UAA, Quinn Sproule/1 (Daniel Naslund/3, Jade Portwood/1) 14:44. 3, UAA, Matt Bailey/2 (Sam Mellor/2, Rob Gunderson/1) 15:24. 3rd period - None. Shots on goal - UNO ; UAA Power plays - UNO 0 of 0; UAA 0 of 0. Penalties - None. Goalies - UNO, John Faulkner (35:24 minutes, 21 shots-18 saves), Ryan Massa (24:06, 14-14), EMPTY NET (00:30, 0-0); UAA, Rob Gunderson (60:00, 23-23). Penalty shots - None. A-2,108 T-2:01 Three stars: None - All-Tournament Team announced Referees: Brian Aaron, Colin Kronforst; Linesmen: William Moran, Daniel Colliander. Win-Rob Gunderson (1-0-1). Loss-John Faulkner (1-2-0). Outstanding Player of the Game: Rob Gunderson, UAA GAME 5 UNO 4, ALASKA ANCHORAGE 1 Date: Oct. 21, 2011 Location: Omaha, Neb. Arena: CenturyLink Center Omaha Goals by Period Total ALASKA ANCHORAGE UNO st period - 1, UNO, Andrej Sustr/1 (Johnnie Searfoss/1, Jayson Megna) 2:05. 2nd period - None. 3rd period - 2, UNO, Terry Broadhurst/4 (Matt White/5) 9:54. 3, UNO, Zahn Raubenheimer/1 (Brock Montpetit/3) 10:37. 4, UNO, Matt White/1 15:38 (empty net) (sh). 5, UAA, Mickey Spencer/5 (Brad Gorham/1, Scott Warner/2) 17:38. Shots on goal - UAA ; UNO Power plays - UAA 0 of 5; UNO 0 of 6. Penalties - UAA 10 (20 min); UNO 9 (18 min). Goalies - UAA, Rob Gunderson (58:35 minutes, 27 shots-24 saves), EMPTY NET (01:25, 0-0); UNO, John Faulkner (60:00, 19-18). Penalty shots - None. A-5,894 T-2:10 Three stars: 1. Andrej Sustr, 2. Matt White, 3. Terry Broadhurst Referees: Marco Hunt, C.J. Beaurline; Linesmen: Chad Evers, Nathan Stanton. Win-John Faulkner (2-2-0). Loss-Rob Gunderson (1-1-1). GAME 2 COLGATE 4, UNO 3 Date: Oct. 8, 2011 Location: Omaha, Neb. Arena: CenturyLink Center Omaha Goals by Period Total COLGATE UNO st period - 1, CU, Smith, Austin/1 (Wagner, Chris/1) 1:46 (sh). 2, UNO, Terry Broadhurst/1 (Matt White/3, Brock Montpetit/1) 4:34. 3, UNO, Josh Archibald/2 5:05. 4, CU, Prockow, Nick/1 (Firman, Matt/1, Mayer, Austin/1) 19:31. 2nd period - 5, UNO, Terry Broadhurst/1 (Bryce Aneloski/4, Brock Montpetit/1) 2:21 (pp). 6, CU, Bartliff, Kurtis/2 (Lidgett, John/3) 7:53. 7, CU, Wilson, Joe/2 (Smith, Austin/2, Price, Jeremy/1) 18:00. 3rd period - None. Shots on goal - CU ; UNO Power plays - CU 0 of 2; UNO 1 of 5. Penalties - CU 7 (14 min); UNO 4 (8 min). Goalies - CU, Mihalik, Eric 2-0 (60:00 minutes, 36 shots-33 saves); UNO, John Faulkner 1-1 (59:18, 23-19), EMPTY NET (00:42, 0-0). Penalty shots - None. A-5,407 T-2:10 Three stars: None - All-Tournament Team announced Referees: Brad Shepherd, C.J. Beaurline; Linesmen: Jeff Schultz, Nathan Stanton. Win-Eric Mihalik (1-0-0). Loss-John Faulkner (1-1-0). GAME 4 ALASKA 4, UNO 1 Date: Oct. 15, 2011 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska Arena: Carlson Center Goals by Period Total UNO ALASKA st period - 1, UAF, Colton Beck/2 (Andy Taranto (A)/3, Aaron Gens (A)/2) 3:02. 2nd period - 2, UAF, Nik Yaremchuk/4 (Justin Tateson/1) 2:46 (sh). 3rd period - 3, UAF, Nolan Youngmun/1 10:32. 4, UNO, Terry Broadhurst/3 (Matt White/4, Bryce Aneloski/4) 12:20 (pp). 5, UAF, Colton Beck/2 13:18. Shots on goal - UNO ; UAF Power plays - UNO 1 of 6; UAF 0 of 3. Penalties - UNO 3 (6 min); UAF 6 (12 min). Goalies - UNO, Ryan Massa 1-1 (59:27 minutes, 29 shots-25 saves), EMPTY NET (00:33, 0-0); UAF, Scott Greenham (60:00, 32-31). Penalty shots - None. A-2,475 T-2:25 Three stars: None - All-Tournament Team announced Referees: Todd Lacina, Derek Berkebile; Linesmen: Skip Jantz, Joshua Norum. Win-Scott Greenham (2-0-0). Loss-Ryan Massa (0-1-0). GAME 6 UNO 3, ALASKA ANCHORAGE 1 Date: Oct. 22, 2011 Location: Omaha, Neb. Arena: CenturyLink Center Omaha Goals by Period Total ALASKA ANCHORAGE UNO st period - 1, UAA, Mitch Bruijsten/1 (Matt Bailey/2) 3:21. 2, UNO, Matt White/2 (Terry Broadhurst/2) 5:54. 2nd period - 3, UNO, Andrej Sustr/2 (Josh Archibald/1, Johnnie Searfoss/2) 12:33. 3rd period - 4, UNO, Jayson Megna/1 (Ryan Walters/3) 9:02. Shots on goal - UAA ; UNO Power plays - UAA 0 of 3; UNO 0 of 5. Penalties - UAA 6 (12 min); UNO 4 (8 min). Goalies - UAA, Chris Kamal (59:01 minutes, 40 shots-37 saves), EMPTY NET (00:59, 0-0); UNO, John Faulkner (60:00, 21-20). Penalty shots - None. A-5,614 T-2:11 Three stars: 1. Jayson Megna, 2. Matt White, 3. Andrej Sustr Referees: Marco Hunt, C.J. Beaurline; Linesmen: Chad Evers, Nathan Stanton. Win-John Faulkner (3-2-0). Loss-Chris Kamal (2-1-0).

13 BOX SCORES GAME 7 UNO 5, WISCONSIN 4 Date: Oct. 28, 2011 Location: Madison, Wis. Arena: Kohl Center Goals by Period Total UNO WISCONSIN st period - 1, UW, Derek Lee/3 (Michael Mersch/2, John Ramage/2):46. 2, UW, Tyler Barnes/4 (Mark Zengerle/5, Ryan Little/4) 3:50. 3, UW, Michael Mersch/3 (Mark Zengerle/6, Eric Springer/2) 5:45 (pp). 4, UNO, Brent Gwidt/1 (Andrej Sustr/1, Ryan Walters/4) 14:58 (pp). 2nd period - 5, UNO, Terry Broadhurst/4 (Jayson Megna/1, Bryce Aneloski/1) 15:08 (pp). 3rd period - 6, UNO, Matt White/2 (Terry Broadhurst/3, Alex Hudson/1) 2:41. 7, UW, Tyler Barnes/5 (Mark Zengerle/3, Justin Schultz/2) 4:05 (pp). 8, UNO, Terry Broadhurst/6 (Alex Hudson/2, Bryce Aneloski/6) 5:49 (pp). 9, UNO, Alex Hudson/1 (Terry Broadhurst/4, Matt White/6) 19:39 (pp). Shots on goal - UNO ; UW Power plays - UNO 4 of 6; UW 2 of 4. Penalties - UNO 9 (29 min); UW 10 (20 min). Goalies - UNO, Ryan Massa (59:59 minutes, 22 shots-18 saves), EMPTY NET (00:01, 0-0); UW, Landon Peterson (59:55, 39-34), EMPTY NET (00:05, 0-0). Penalty shots - None. A-9,713 T-2:33 Three stars: 1. Terry Broadhurst, 2. Tyler Barnes, 3. Alex Hudson Referees: Don Adam, Tim Walsh; Linesmen: Matt Gerlach, Mike Gulenchyn Win-Ryan Massa (1-1-0). Loss-Landon Peterson (1-3-0). GAME 8 WISCONSIN 6, UNO 3 Date: Oct. 29, 2011 Location: Madison, Wis. Arena: Kohl Center Goals by Period Total UNO WISCONSIN st period - 1, UW, Mark Zengerle/3 (Tyler Barnes/4) 7:52 (sh). 2, UW, Matt Paape/1 (Keegan Meuer/2, Frankie Simonelli/2) 13:55. 3, UW, Mark Zengerle/4 (Justin Schultz/9, Joseph LaBate/5) 14:20. 4, UNO, Terry Broadhurst/7 (Alex Hudson/3, Matt White/7) 17:17. 5, UW, Frankie Simonelli/1 (Mark Zengerle/8, Justin Schultz/10) 19:45 (pp). 2nd period - 6, UW, Ryan Little/2 (Michael Mersch/3, Frankie Simonelli/3) 3:03. 3rd period - 7, UNO, Alex Hudson/2 (Jayson Megna/3, Matt White/8) 3:50 (pp). 8, UNO, Bryce Aneloski/1 (Matt White/9, Jayson Megna/4) 14:55 (pp). 9, UW, Jefferson Dahl/1 (Brendan Woods/2) 18:22 (empty net). Shots on goal - UNO ; UW Power plays - UNO 2 of 5; UW 1 of 4. Penalties - UNO 7 (22 min); UW 7 (14 min). Goalies - UNO, John Faulkner (58:57 minutes, 23 shots-18 saves), EMPTY NET (01:03, 0-0); UW, Joel Rumpel (60:00, 42-39). Penalty shots - None. A-11,207 T-2:23 Three stars: 1. Mark Zengerle, 2. Frankie Simonelli, 3. Matt White Referees: Don Adam, Tim Walsh; Linesmen: Matt Gerlach, Mike Gulenchyn Win-Joel Rumpel (3-1-0). Loss-John Faulkner (3-3-0).

14 UNO INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS No. Name GP G A Pts Shots Pct +/- No-Min Min Maj Oth PP SH FG GW GTG OT HT PN UA 21 Matt White Terry Broadhurst Bryce Aneloski Alex Hudson Brock Montpetit Jayson Megna Ryan Walters Josh Archibald Andrej Sustr Johnnie Searfoss Zahn Raubenheimer Brent Gwidt Michael Young Kyle Ensign Zach Mausolf Jaycob Megna Brian O Rourke James Polk Andrew Schmit Alex Simonson Matt Smith Tony Turgeon Dominic Zombo Total Opponents ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho PP SH EN PEN SOG 30 John Faulkner : Ryan Massa : TM EMPTY NET 5-0 2: Total : Opponents : F ac e o f f s No. Name GP W L Pct. 24 Bryce Aneloski Brock Montpetit Alex Simonson Jayson Megna Andrew Schmit Dominic Zombo Ryan Walters Alex Hudson Johnnie Searfoss James Polk Zahn Raubenheimer Brent Gwidt Josh Archibald Matt White P o w e r p l ay S c o r i n g No. Name GP G A Pts. Shots Pct. 17 Terry Broadhurst Bryce Aneloski Matt White Alex Hudson Jayson Megna Brock Montpetit Ryan Walters Brent Gwidt Andrej Sustr Josh Archibald Alex Simonson Michael Young Johnnie Searfoss

15 UNO INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME Games /7 10/8 10/14 10/15 10/21 10/22 10/28 10/29 11/4 11/5 Record: MC CU CC CC 5-1 W 3-4 L 0-3 L 1-4 L 4-1 W 3-1 W 5-4 W 3-6 L NO. PLAYER (Goals-Assists) 2 Smith DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 3 Sustr Turgeon 0-0 DNP Ensign DNP DNP DNP DNP 7 Young Megna DNP 0-0 DNP Polk DNP DNP Simonson DNP 0-0 DNP DNP Megna Montpetit DNP DNP DNP 13 Raubenheimer Zombo Archibald Broadhurst Walters Mausolf DNP 0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 21 White Schmit 0-0 DNP 0-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 23 Searfoss Aneloski Gwidt Hudson DNP DNP DNP DNP O Rourke DNP 0-0 DNP Belfour BU BU DND DND BU DND DND DND 30 Faulkner DND BU Massa DND DND DND BU 0-0 BU 35 Bergman BU BU DND BU BU DND DND DND NO. GOALTENDER (SVS-GA) 29 Belfour BU BU DND DND BU DND DND DND 30 Faulkner (l) DND BU Massa DND DND DND BU 18-4 BU 35 Bergman BU BU DND BU BU DND DND DND GAME STATISTICS G-A-P G-A-P AGAINST SHOTS SHOTS AGAINST PIM OPPONENT PIM PPG/OPPORTUNITIES 1/2 1/5 0/0 1/6 0/6 0/5 4/6 2/5 MAVERICK PPGs (2) MAVERICK SHGs PENALTY KILLS/SHORTHANDED 2/3 2/2 0/0 3/3 5/5 3/3 2/4 3/4 GOALS FOR BY PERIOD GOALS AGAINST BY PERIOD GWG/GTG 7 (25) (9) (7) (27) FIRST GOAL-Player 12 (9) (9) (36) 3 (12) (23) (9) KEY: BU Back-up Goaltender DNP Did not play DND Goalie did not dress

16 GOALIE GAME-BY-GAME # 29 Dayn Belfour Date Opponent GPI Minutes GA EN GAA Saves Pct. PPGA SHGA # 30 John Faulkner Date Opponent GPI Minutes GA EN GAA Saves Pct. PPGA SHGA Oct 07, 2011 Mercyhurst 1 60: Oct 08, 2011 Colgate 2 59: Oct 14, 2011 vs Alaska Anchorage 3 35: Oct 21, 2011 Alaska Anchorage 4 60: Oct 22, 2011 Alaska Anchorage 5 60: Oct 29, 2011 at Wisconsin 6 58: Totals 6 333: # 31 Ryan Massa Date Opponent GPI Minutes GA EN GAA Saves Pct. PPGA SHGA Oct 14, 2011 vs Alaska Anchorage 1 24: Oct 15, 2011 at Alaska 2 59: Oct 28, 2011 at Wisconsin 3 59: Totals 3 143: # 35 Fredrik Bergman Date Opponent GPI Minutes GA EN GAA Saves Pct. PPGA SHGA

17 WCHA STANDINGS (As of 10/31/11) WCHA Games Overall GP W L T Pts GF GA W L T GF GA 1 Minnesota Michigan Tech Nebraska Omaha Wisconsin Denver Colorado College Minnesota Duluth Bemidji State St. Cloud State North Dakota Minnesota State Alaska Anchorage WCHA Schedule - Week of Oct. 31, 2011 Friday, Nov. 4 Minnesota State at Michigan Tech, 7:07 p.m.* North Dakota at Minnesota, 7:07 p.m.* Colorado College at UNO, 7:37 p.m.* Wisconsin at St. Cloud State, 7:37 p.m.* Minnesota Duluth at Denver, 7:37 p.m.* Bemidji State at Lake Superior State, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 Minnesota State at Michigan Tech, 7:07 p.m.* North Dakota at Minnesota, 7:07 p.m.* Colorado College at UNO, 7:07 p.m.* Wisconsin at St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m.* Minnesota Duluth at Denver, 7:07 p.m.* Bemidji State at Lake Superior State, 7:05 p.m. *WCHA Game All Times Local (X) Exhibition Western Collegiate Hockey Association Administration: MSC 8302 University of Denver 2211 S. Josephine St. Denver, CO Phone: (303) Public Relations: 559 D Onofrio Dr., Suite 103 Madison, WI Phone: (608) Statistical Leaders - All Games Point Scoring Yr. Pos. GP PPG G-A-P 1 Erik Haula Minnesota SO F Kyle Rau Minnesota FR F Nick Bjugstad Minnesota SO F Danny Kristo North Dakota JR F Mark Zengerle Wisconsin SO F Matt White Nebraska Omaha SO F Terry Broadhurst Nebraska Omaha JR F Jake Hansen Minnesota SR F Drew LeBlanc St. Cloud State SR F Nate Schmidt Minnesota SO D Justin Schultz Wisconsin JR D Freshman Scoring Pos. GP PPG G-A-P 1 Kyle Rau Minnesota F Blake Pietila Michigan Tech F Joseph LaBate Wisconsin F Joey LaLeggia Denver D Sam Warning Minnesota F Caleb Herbert Minnesota Duluth C Justin Crandall Minnesota Duluth W Nick Mattson North Dakota D Jarrod Rabey St. Cloud State D David Johnstone Michigan Tech F Jayson Megna Nebraska Omaha F Goaltending (By GAA, Min. 33% of team games) Yr. Minutes GA GAA 1 Joe Howe Colorado College JR 199: Juho Olkinuora Denver FR 122: Kent Patterson Minnesota SR 481: Ryan Faragher St. Cloud State FR 176: Rob Gunderson Alaska Anchorage SO 243: Josh Robinson Michigan Tech SR 367: Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SR 427: John Faulkner Nebraska Omaha JR 333: Joel Rumpel Wisconsin FR 240: Dan Bakala Bemidji State SR 248: