They return to the ice Wednesday, their immediate goal seemingly always shared with an unremitting desire to be more, to climb the final rung on a ladder that could prove too expensive a step.
But those with UNLV hockey have a plan and a desert prototype by which to follow.
Mostly, they have a dream: Turn the improbable into the inevitable.
Winter break is near its close, and the Skatin’ Rebels take their 11-4 record to Arizona State for games Wednesday and Thursday, when the season’s second half will commence with UNLV continuing its quest to qualify for the American Collegiate Hockey Association nationals for the second consecutive time.