The University of New Mexico hockey team returned to its home ice at the Outpost Ice Arena over the weekend and seemed to pick up where it left off last season, despite having fewer players on the roster.
New Mexico (1-0-1) earned a draw on Friday night in the season opener, followed by a gritty performance in a physical matchup and Saturday that yielded a 3-2 victory over the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers.
Head coach Grant Harvey said he was pleased with the team’s overall effort and thought the players responded well given the circumstances.
Harvey said conditioning will be point of emphasis with New Mexico looking at an early bye week, mostly because the reality is that players won’t have much time to rest for long after a line change and will have to be ready when their number is called.