Men’s D-I: Denver

This Week in NCHC Hockey: Recent Colorado College-Denver game at Ball Arena ‘really a great story of everybody pulling together to make a special event happen in a short period of time’

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Last Friday’s Gold Pan rivalry game between Denver and Colorado College at Ball Arena, home of the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche, didn’t mark the first time that Denver had played there. But there was a huge difference between the in-state rivals’ latest meeting and DU’s last game downtown, back in 2012. On Oct. 7 of that … Read more

First USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of 2023 finds Denver again No. 1 as Pioneers garner 29 first-place votes

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With 29 first-place votes, idle Denver enters 2023 as it finished 2022 — the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Second-ranked Quinnipiac earned 10 first-place votes to stay No. 2 and Minnesota picked up 11 first-place votes to remain No. 3. St. Cloud State stays fourth and Penn State fifth, while … Read more

Denver garners 26 first-place votes, stays No. 1 in last DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of 2022 calendar year

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Denver is again the top-ranked team in the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, picking up 26 first-place votes this week in the final poll before the holiday break. The next poll will be conducted on Jan. 2, 2023. Quinnipiac stays second with 15 first-place votes, while Minnesota holds steady at No. 3 with the remaining … Read more

Denver maintains No. 1 ranking in DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll with 29 first-place votes

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With 29 first-place votes, Denver remains the top-ranked team in the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Quinnipiac is again No. 2, picking up 12 first-place votes in this week’s rankings. Minnesota is up one to No. 3, getting six first-place votes, while St. Cloud State falls one to No. 4 with three first-place votes. Penn … Read more

Six teams get first-place votes, but Denver stays No. 1 in DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll

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Denver is again No. 1 in the latest DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, getting 17 first-place votes in this week’s rankings. Quinnipiac moves up two spots to No. 2 and picks up 14 first-place votes. St. Cloud State stays No. 3, getting 10 first-place votes, while Minnesota is down two to No. 4 with three … Read more

Denver-Colorado College rivalry heading to Ball Arena on Jan. 27, 2023, to play on home ice of NHL’s Avalanche

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Due to record ticket demand for Denver hockey games and in furtherance of the Hockey Capital USA campaign, the Gold Pan series is heading to the NHL. The Pioneers’ series-opening game on Friday, Jan. 27 against in-state foe Colorado College has been moved from Magness Arena on the campus of DU to downtown Denver’s Ball … Read more

This Week in NCHC Hockey: Travel struggles aside, Denver finds way to get first weekend sweep at North Dakota in 12 years

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Since Ralph Engelstad Arena opened in 2001, no North Dakota home series has ever been rescheduled due to weather. Late last week, there was a threat of that changing. Denver was originally scheduled to fly into Fargo, N.D., on Thursday afternoon, then take an 80-mile bus ride up to Grand Forks. Most of the state … Read more

NCHC Hockey 2022-23 Season Preview: Denver the early favorite as Pioneers look to repeat as national champions

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You’ve clicked on a link to this conference season preview, so chances are you already know how strong the NCHC is. So does Heather Weems, who spent the last decade as St. Cloud State’s athletic director before being named in May as the NCHC’s new commissioner. She succeeds Josh Fenton, who previously accepted another NCAA … Read more

Denver earns 19 first-place votes, sits atop 2022-23 NCHC preseason media poll

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The NCHC announced Wednesday the results of the 2022-23 preseason media poll. Defending national champion Denver took the top spot with 19 first-place votes, while second-place North Dakota garnered the remaining four first-place votes. 2022-23 NCHC Preseason Media Poll 1. Denver – 180 points (19 first-place votes) 2. North Dakota – 160 (4) 3. Minnesota … Read more

Denver dominates with four players on 2022-23 NCHC preseason all-conference team

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The NCHC on Tuesday announced its 2022-23 preseason all-conference team. Defending national champion Denver is represented with four players on the team, which was picked by the media. Media members voted for three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender on their ballot with each vote worth one point. The top three vote-getters at forward, top … Read more

Defending national champion Denver gets 37 first-place votes, sits No. 1 in DCU/USCHO.com Preseason Division I Men’s Poll

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Denver has garnered 37 of 50 first-place votes in the DCU/USCHO.com Preseason Division I Men’s Poll. The Pioneers captured the 2022 national championship back in April, defeating Minnesota State 5-1 in Boston. No. 2 Minnesota picked up eight first-place votes, while Minnesota State sits third with three first-place nods. North Dakota is fourth and Minnesota … Read more

After leading Denver to 2022 national championship, Carle signs contract extension through 2026-27 season

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Denver announced this week that men’s hockey coach David Carle has agreed to a multi-year contract extension through the 2026-27 season. In his four seasons as head coach, Carle has guided the Pioneers to an 86-43-13 overall record, two Frozen Four appearances and the program’s NCAA record-tying ninth national championship this past spring. Denver owns … Read more

Defending national champion Denver adds transfers Dornbach (Harvard), Broz (Minnesota) for 2022-23 hockey season

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Denver has announced that the Pioneers have signed forwards Casey Dornbach and Tristan Broz as transfer students for the 2022-23 season. Dornbach joins the Pioneers as a graduate student after playing the previous four years with Harvard, including captaining the Crimson last season, while Broz comes to DU after helping Minnesota to the Frozen Four … Read more

Minnesota Duluth athletic director Berlo changes NCHC schools, tabbed to same position at Denver

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Denver has announced the hiring of Josh Berlo as the new vice chancellor for athletics and Ritchie Center operations. Berlo brings to DU over 20 years of experience in collegiate athletics program leadership. Since 2013, he has served as the director of intercollegiate athletics at Minnesota Duluth where he helped usher in the most successful … Read more