.. the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks, that is, at least according to The Omaha World-Herald.
UNO will announce its new men's hockey coach at a 2 p.m. press conference today. There has been lots of speculation as to who it will be this morning, but the World-Herald is reporting that it will be former North Dakota coach Dean Blais, who led the Sioux to two national titles and one runner-up finish in a five-year span. After leaving UND, he was an assistant coach with the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets and, most recently, the general manager/coach of the USHL's Fargo Force, where he coached two future MSU Mavericks, including Matt Leitner and Mankato's Corey Leiverman.
(By the way, the Fargo Forum is reporting that Blais has already resigned from Fargo.)
This is a big splash for UNO and new athletic director Trev Alberts. It will certainly fuel speculation that Omaha could make the jump to the WCHA along with Bemidji State in two years.
This will also make this year's Spirit of the Maverick Trophy series a little more interesting for fans. By the way, that home-and-home series is Dec. 18-19 with the first game in Mankato.
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