Monthly Archives: March 2022

Hockey

Pioneers Sweep Gold Pan Season Series to Win Second Penrose Cup

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Trophies are hard to win in hockey. Whether it’s a rivalry trophy or a championship trophy, they’re extremely difficult to win. The #3 Denver Pioneers (25-8-1, 18-6-0-1-0-0 NCHC, 53 pts), however, have made it look easy this year. After retaining the Gold Pan with a sweep of the in-state rival Colorado College Tigers (9-23-3, 6-17-1-2-1-0 NCHC, 18 pts) back in January, they made it a season sweep with a 5-2 victory a clinched the Penrose Cup thanks to Omaha’s regulation victory over North Dakota earlier in the evening. Like last night in Colorado Springs and the prior three games between DU and CC, the result was never really in doubt but this one, this victory in front of 6,321 people and a sold-out Magness Arena, meant just a bit more. Continue reading Pioneers Sweep Gold Pan Season Series to Win Second Penrose Cup →

Men's Basketball

Second Half Surge Pushes NDSU Past DU in Summit League Tournament

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Back in October, DU’s senior transfer KJ Hunt talked to the Denver Post about winning an NCAA bid for DU. “It’s not impossible. At all.” A 30-10 outburst by the NDSU Bison broke a tie in the final ten minutes of the Summit League quarterfinal game and ended those dreams. Denver led at halftime 35-32 but the Bison depth finished off the pesky Pioneers, 82-62. While the game was much closer than the final score would indicate, NDSU clearly had the better, deeper team. Denver still has much work to do before they can take the next step in their evolution under head coach Jeff Wulbrun, associate head coach Brandon Dunston and assistant coach Rob Zewe. Continue reading Second Half Surge Pushes NDSU Past DU in Summit League Tournament →

Hockey, Men's Sports

Pioneers Earn Fourth-Straight Shutout of Tigers to Keep Share of Penrose Cup Within Reach

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Just like the first two games between the two fierce Front Range rivals, the result in the rivalry’s second-ever game at Ed Robson Arena was never in doubt. The #3 Denver Pioneers (24-8-1, 17-6-0-1-0-0 NCHC, 50 pts) scored on the Colorado College Tigers (9-21-3, 6-16-1-2-1-0, 18 pts) less than four minutes into the game and never looked back. They scored four more times and Magnus Chrona stopped all 19 CC shots to make it four straight shutouts against the Tigers dating back to last season – the first time either team has recorded at least three straight in the seven-decade history of this rivalry – and head back to Magness Arena tomorrow night with at least a chance to earn a share of the Penrose Cup. Continue reading Pioneers Earn Fourth-Straight Shutout of Tigers to Keep Share of Penrose Cup Within Reach →