The #19 Miami (OH) RedHawks (10-5-0, 2-5-0 NCHC) are not the same bottom-dwelling RedHawks that NCHC fans have gotten used to over the past half-decade. After their Friendship Four championship in Belfast, Northern Ireland, last weekend, gone are the days of two to four scheduled victories when Miami showed up on the calendar. But in game one of their two-game series with the visiting RedHawks, the #6 Denver Pioneers (10-5-1, 6-1-0 NCHC) certainly made it seem like the sickly RedHawks of old are still around with their 4-0 victory at Magness Arena. Denver scored three times in the second (a fourth was called back for goaltender interference), and goaltender Quentin Miller notched his third shutout of the season as DU successfully turned the page from last weekend’s overtime letdown at Ball Arena. Continue reading Three-Goal Second Pushes Pioneers Past RedHawks in Series Opener →

The #4 Denver Pioneers (9-5-1, 5-1-0 NCHC) never led but it didn’t stop them from making the 2025 United States Hockey Hall of Fame Game a fantastically entertaining affair, falling behind 1-0, 3-1, and 5-4 to the Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-9-1, 3-3-0 Big 10) before tying the game at 5-5 with just 23 seconds left. Even in overtime, the Pioneers made it a nailbiter, hitting a post and forcing UMN goalie Luca Di Pasquo to make massive save after massive save. It wasn’t until Javon Moore found himself on a short breakaway on DU goalie Quentin Miller, who had his first bad game as a Pioneers, that the Gophers finally ended a thriller at Ball Arena, with Minnesota winning, 6-5. Continue reading #4 Pioneers Fall to Gophers in OT at Ball Arena in US Hockey Hall of Fame Game →

It’s not exactly a secret that Sam Harris is one of the best players on the #3 Denver Pioneers’ (9-4-1, 5-1-0 NCHC) roster, but opposing teams are having a hell of a time trying to slow him down. In game two of the Pioneers’ series with the Arizona State Sun Devils (5-8-1, 3-4-1 NCHC), Harris singlehandedly pulled the Pioneers back into the game with goals in the second and third period, and was one correctly-waved-off goal away from a hat trick that would have given the Pioneers the win. Instead, Harris’ two goals erased an early 2-0 deficit to force overtime, when the Sun Devils finally found the back of the net again with just 20 seconds left in the extra frame to finish off the weekend split. Continue reading Sam Harris Erases 2-0 Deficit but DU Falls to ASU in Overtime →

It’s never easy against the Tigers. Or at least it hasn’t been since the Mike Haviland era ended. But in the end, after last night’s 2-1 overtime thriller that ended with a Boston Buckberger snipe, the #4 Denver Pioneers (8-3-1, 4-0-0 NCHC) got the job done again, finishing off the weekend sweep of the #17 Colorado College Tigers (6-5-1, 1-4-1 NCHC) with a 3-2 classic in Colorado Springs. The win effectively guarantees Denver will retain the Gold Pan for the 7th straight year, as they only need 1 point in February’s rematch to keep it at home. Continue reading Pioneers Get Weekend Sweep of Tigers, Extend NCHC Winning Streak to Four →

It wasn’t looking good for the #4 Denver Pioneers (7-3-1, 3-0-0 NCHC) with just four minutes left in regulation as their archrivals, the #17 Colorado College Tigers (6-4-1, 1-3-1 NCHC), held a 1-0 lead and had fully collapsed into their patented neutral zone trap. But one misplayed save by CC senior goaltender Kaidan Mbereko later, DU defenseman Eric Pohlkamp swatted home the tying goal, which gave Boston Buckberger the stage to win it three and a half minutes into three-on-three overtime. The 2-1 victory means the Pioneers drew first blood in this year’s Battle for the Gold Pan and are one win away from retaining the trophy for the seventh straight year. Continue reading Boston Buckberger Calls Game in Overtime as Pioneers Take Gold Pan Game One →

If any DU fan were being honest with themselves, they would have picked last night’s matchup against #9 Boston College if they were asked which single game they’d prefer the #7 Denver Pioneers (3-2-1) win this weekend. Unfortunately, that hypothetical scenario became reality in game two as DU couldn’t solve the Northeastern Huskies’ (3-1-0) goalie Lawton Zacher despite peppering him with 35 shots. The Huskies got a goal from freshman Amine Hajibi early in the second period, and it was the only offense either team could muster in the Pioneers’ final appearance at historic Matthews Arena, which is being demolished this Winter. Continue reading Denver Dominates but Can’t Solve Goalie Zacher, Falls 1-0 at Northeastern →

Coming off a disappointing split with Lindenwood in St. Louis last weekend, the #7 Denver Pioneers (3-1-1) needed a big win in the worst kind of way. And they got it in the biggest kind of way, dispatching the #9 Boston College Eagles (2-2-1) with a 7-3 drubbing that was not close once the second period started. If there were any tears in Chestnut Hill tonight, they certainly weren’t in Denver’s locker room. Continue reading Denver Wins 4th Straight Over Boston College With 7-3 Rout →

The #5 Denver Pioneers (0-0-1) opened their 2025-26 season in Colorado Springs against the Air Force Falcons (0-0-1), and despite outshooting the hosts 59-24 through 65 minutes of hockey, they could not find the game-winner and skated to a 1-1 tie before Sam Harris won the exhibition shootout in the third round. Freshman Clarke Caswell scored his first career goal with under five minutes left in regulation to tie the game at one after Will Dawson opened the scoring for the Falcons almost 17 minutes into the game. The Pioneers narrowly avoided joining the growing ranks of big-time upsets this weekend, including Clarkson’s win over Penn State and Ferris State’s victory over defending champions Western Michigan. Continue reading Pioneers Win the Tie in Season Opener at Air Force →