Kansas City Mavericks defenseman David Noël (25) mixes it up with Tulsa's Jaxsen Wiebe (27) during a first-round playoff game in April. Noël re-signed with the Mavericks after playing nine regular-season games and nine playoff games with the team at the end of last season. Photo Credit: David M. Rainey/Examiner file photo
By Bill Althaus bill.althaus@examiner.net Kansas City Mavericks coach Tad O’Had spent eight hours on a flight from Florida, where he has an offseason home, to…
