Mavericks Report: Playoff Time

With just about everything there was to get in the regular season wrapped up by the time the calendar turned to April, you may have noticed that there wasn't a Mavericks Report last week. I will make it up today with a playoff report, as the Mavericks begin their quest for the Kelly Cup against the Quad City Mallards. Before that though, the Mavericks got some good news, as Josh Robinson was released back to the Mavericks from his PTO with Stockton while Parker Milner was returned from Bridgeport, bringing along Carter Verhaeghe. And of course, the ECHL Coach of the Year award was handed to Richard Matvichuk this week. The next report will follow the conclusion of the series with Quad City.

Mavericks Report: Perfect at Home

The Missouri Mavericks' 14-game winning streak may have ended last week, but their home record was still perfect, and they were looking to keep it that way with three games over the weekend.

First up was the Cincinnati Cyclones on Friday and Saturday, and while they had their way in a 5-2 win on Friday, they had to hold off a furious charge late in the third period to secure a 3-2 win.  Against Quad City on Sunday, they found themselves down 2-1 early in the second period before coming up with three unanswered goals to come away with a 4-2 win and their home record still spotless.

Missouri hits the road on Saturday to take on the defending Kelly Cup champion Allen Americans.

Mavericks Report

I've been long overdue to start talking about the hockey team that plays in my backyard known as the Kansas City area, and the timing of this first of what hopefully will be a weekly segment couldn't have gone worse.

Entering the week on a 14-game winning streak, the Mavericks were looking to make it 15 on Sunday at Tulsa. However, things wouldn't go the Mavericks' way, as the Oilers would halt the streak with a 4-3 win.  Andrew Courtney, Sebastien Sylvestre, and Tanner Fritz scored for the Mavericks, who will look to start a new winning streak this coming weekend, as they will be at home to host Cincinnati on Friday and Saturday and Quad City on Sunday.