Even-Year Magic! Pioneers Erase Third-Period Deficit to Bring Home National Championship #11

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. When Mark Twain (allegedly) said that, he wasn’t talking about the Denver Pioneers hockey program, but he may as well have been. On a sun-soaked afternoon at T-Mobile Arena in southern Nevada, the Denver Pioneers, trailing 1-0 after being outshot 21-5 through two periods by the Wisconsin Badgers, did their level-best impression of the 2022 national champions, scoring twice in the final period to bring home the program’s 11th title, breaking their own record of 10, set in 2024. Continue reading Even-Year Magic! Pioneers Erase Third-Period Deficit to Bring Home National Championship #11

National Title Tale of the Tape – Denver vs. Wisconsin

The time is finally here in Las Vegas to crown a national champion. Denver is on a journey to #11 while Wisconsin seeks its 7th title in the desert.  It’s the NCHC against the Big 10 in the national title game for the first time since 2018, when Minnesota Duluth beat Notre Dame. The NCHC is trying to tigten their grip on its historical success at the Frozen Four while the Big 10 looks to break through for the first time since the conference began sponsoring hockey in the 2013-14 season. Continue reading National Title Tale of the Tape – Denver vs. Wisconsin

Kent Anderson Scores in Double Overtime to Send Pioneers Back to National Title Game

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – In a battle of college hockey titans, overtime – two of them, to be specific – was the only option. Kent Anderson, Denver’s captain, scored 12:35 into the second overtime to beat the #1 overall seed Michigan Wolverines and send the Pioneers through to the program’s 14th national title game, where they’ll meet Wisconsin in a rematch of the 1973 national championship. Continue reading Kent Anderson Scores in Double Overtime to Send Pioneers Back to National Title Game

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