Margaret (Peg) Bradley-Doppes has been named the new director of athletics and recreation at Denver. Doppes, who coached for 11 years and has been in administration for the past 14, will take over July 1. “Peg Doppes shares the University of Denver’s values: quality, excellence and integrity in all that we do,” said Denver chancellor … Read more
Denver suspended freshman forward Geoff Paukovich for its NCAA Northeast Regional Tournament game against Bemidji State on Saturday, March 26. Paukovich served a one-game WCHA-imposed suspension for the March 19 WCHA final for his second-period hit on North Dakota sophomore defenseman Robbie Bina in the WCHA semifinals the previous night. Paukovich was originally given only … Read more
In a score that should have been familiar to those who watched Denver’s NCAA title-game win over Maine in April, the Pioneers rolled into the 2005 national tournament on a crest of good feeling in the form of a 1-0 win over Colorado College in the WCHA championship Saturday. “The first two periods were kind … Read more
North Dakota forward Robbie Bina, who was injured on a check from behind in Friday’s WCHA Final Five semifinal game against Denver, has a broken neck that may end his hockey career, sources indicated Saturday. Bina’s neck injury is being monitored by neurosurgeons at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, his mother Rose said in a … Read more
It was a Rocky Mountain-dominated WCHA awards ceremony Thursday. Co-MacNaughton Cup champions Denver and Colorado College claimed five of the six spots on the All-WCHA first team as well as awards for the coach of the year, defensive player of the year and rookie of the year. Colorado College forward Marty Sertich was named the … Read more
On the power play or defending the blue line, Brett Skinner and Matt Carle have given Denver a formidable one-two punch.
Matt Laatsch has overcome a lot to win a national championship, become captain, and form a special bond in Denver.
Now out: “Crimson & Gold, The Denver Pioneers’ Magical Run to the 2004 NCAA National Championship”
They paraded out one by one, the gray hairs becoming less prominent and the memories less dusty with each successive tribute.
Note: This week, CSTV’s game of the week airs on Saturday evening, but Friday will still consist of its regular “Thank God Its Hockey” programming, with original pre- and wrapup coverage, wrapped around a repeat of last week’s Michigan-UNH game. So far this season, CSTV has shown you two very dramatic hockey games, with both … Read more
Minnesota-Duluth is the coaches’ preseason pick to win the WCHA, while Wisconsin goaltender Bernd Brückler topped voting for preseason player of the year honors. The coaches poll, conducted by the Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald, put the Bulldogs atop the rankings for the first time. UMD, which returns 73.5 percent of its scoring from last year’s … Read more
Time does not speed up once you’ve won the national championship. It only seems that way. George Gwozdecky can attest. The Denver coach saw his summer reduced to a blur after the Pioneers won their first national championship in 35 years in Boston last April. “It was busier than I have ever experienced here,” said … Read more
In the days following the University of Denver’s 2004 NCAA Championship victory over Maine, writers and pundits attributed the success of Denver’s hockey program to a variety of factors. Words like “goaltending,” “grit,” a “loosey-goosey attitude” and “senior leadership” were tossed around in abundance. Some even called it a “Cinderella story” after the lowest-seeded team … Read more
Two frantic minutes placed this year’s championship game in the elite of NCAA tournament lore.
There has been such an outpouring of support for the Denver Pioneers recently that coach George Gwozdecky estimates it’ll take two weeks — two weeks he doesn’t have at the moment — to get back to everyone who has called or e-mailed or wrote a letter. The Pioneers are keeping a busy schedule these days. … Read more
Denver had kept Maine off the scoreboard for 58 minutes — but then came the final test of resolve.
Denver believed in netminder Adam Berkhoel — and vice versa.
Suspended senior reveled in Denver’s win regardless.
Lukas Dora, who scored the winning goal in Denver’s national semifinal victory on Thursday, has been suspended for Saturday night’s championship game against Maine. Dora, a senior from Lednice, Czech Republic, violated team policy, according to a school news release. A Denver spokesman said further details on the suspension would not be released. In a … Read more
Denver took advantage of its new life Thursday.