Omaha Hockey defeats Air Force 4-1 in exhibition opener

The Omaha Mavericks defeated the Air Force Falcons 4-1 in an exhibition hockey game held at Cadet Ice Arena on Friday, October 2.

Omaha opened the scoring in the first period when Myles Hilman scored at the 6:56 mark. Air Force responded shortly after with a power-play goal by Cole Christian to tie the game 1-1.

The Mavericks took control during the second period with two unanswered goals. Joel Plante scored to make it 2-1, followed by a goal from Luke Woodworth to extend the lead to 3-1. Marcus Nguyen added an unassisted empty-net goal late in the game to finalize the 4-1 score.

Omaha's goaltending saw contributions from Dawson Cowan, who made 14 saves, and Will Lacelle, who entered the game midway through the second period and made 16 saves.