Jordan McAlpine was born and raised in the Omaha metro and has been a life-long sports fan.
He started playing both baseball and hockey at a young age and spent countless hours watching or attending games, or watching highlights and reading the sports page -- which fueled a passion for working in sports media.
McAlpine graduated from UNO with a journalism and media communication degree in the spring of 2022. He started working in hockey while attending UNO as well, covering the Mavs and NCHC for The Gateway student newspaper.
McAlpine served as the hockey beat writer for three seasons and the sports editor at The Gateway, along with earning a number of freelance writing opportunities within hockey -- several of which he still writes for today. He was also one of just three media members to cover the entire NCHC Pod in December of 2020, which was held at Baxter Arena.
McAlpine's resume also includes stops at the Omaha World-Herald, Lincoln Journal Star and, most recently, The Rink Live, where he covered junior and college hockey for two seasons.
After a busy summer inside Baxter Arena, the wait is officially over, as Omaha hockey begins its 2025-26 season this weekend against Minnesota State. It’s the second consecutive season that these long-time rivals and one-time conference foes have squared off, and the...
It’s been a busy offseason for Omaha hockey inside Baxter Arena as Mike Gabinet prepares for his ninth season leading his alma mater. The Mavericks went 18-17-1 in 2024-25 and finished fourth in the NCHC with a 14-9-1 conference showing, but Omaha fell to North Dakota...
Omaha’s 2024-25 season is complete and it’s shaping up to be another busy summer inside Baxter Arena. Nine Mavericks have entered the transfer portal since last Sunday, including sophomore forward Tanner Ludtke and freshman goaltender Kevin Reidler. Ludtke was limited...
The postseason is here and for just the second time in program history, the Mavericks will host a playoff series at Baxter Arena. Omaha hosted North Dakota March 10-12, 2023, falling to the Fighting Hawks in three games. Fittingly enough, it’s once again the Fighting...
The Mavericks will put a bow on the regular season and continue their pursuit of home ice this weekend in Grand Forks. It’s the first meeting of the year between Omaha and North Dakota, who have met 52 times as NCHC foes – including six playoff matchups. That number...
OMAHA, Neb. – Every game is important and points are always at a premium in the NCHC, especially late in the season. However, of any night the Mavericks needed a win, Saturday has to be near the top of the list. After North Dakota’s overtime win in Kalamazoo and...
OMAHA, Neb. – It had been 111 days since Omaha’s last home conference loss – Nov. 9, 2024 to Western Michigan. The Mavericks were a perfect 8-0-0 in NCHC action and 9-1-0 on home ice overall since. However, their seven-game home win streak came to an end Friday night,...
The Mavericks return to Baxter Arena this weekend for their final regular-season home series as No. 12 Arizona State comes to town. The two teams are currently second and third in the NCHC standings and will complete their season series, as the teams split a pair of...
Omaha kept its home win streak alive and remains tied for second in the NCHC standings, as the Mavs are coming off a sweep of Minnesota Duluth. However, the going gets much tougher this weekend, as Omaha heads to first-place Western Michigan. Here’s what you need to...