In this week’s edition of the RFO Chat, we welcomed a very special guest. Eric Stromgren, Bemidji State beat writer for the Bemidji Pioneer newspaper, joined us to help preview this weekend’s important series between BSU and Nebraska-Omaha at Omaha’s CenturyLink Center. RFO Chat is the place to get your thoughts heard on all things college … Continue reading
Nebraska-Omaha’s hockey team is idle this week, but Radio Free Omaha’s weekly Wednesday lunchtime chat won’t be. Even without any UNO games this weekend, we’ll still have plenty to talk about. There’s last week’s split at Minnesota State to discuss, and we’ll also talk about next weekend’s important series for the Mavericks at home to … Continue reading
Minnesota State bounced back from an overtime loss to visiting Nebraska-Omaha on Friday to get one of its own Saturday, with the purple Mavericks earning a 5-4 win to salvage a series split with UNO. MSU’s Johnny McInnis scored the winner 3:05 into the extra frame at Mankato, Minn.’s Verizon Wireless Center, beating UNO goaltender … Continue reading
Nebraska-Omaha used a power play goal from Bryce Aneloski to defeat Minnesota State 2-1 in overtime on Friday in Mankato, Minn., but not before a scary moment that saw UNO goaltender Ryan Massa stretched off the ice. Massa was injured in the first minute of the extra frame, with MSU defenseman Evan Mosely crashing into … Continue reading
It wasn’t that long ago – most notably during the mid-2000s – that Nebraska-Omaha couldn’t buy a break against Minnesota State, a program UNO was building a hockey rivalry with to go along with that between the schools in all their other sports in NCAA Division II’s North Central Conference. The NCC is no more, … Continue reading
