It was a decisive first period that propelled the USA past Switzerland Thursday afternoon quarterfinal, 7-2. Head Coach David Carle had his squad flying from the jump as the USA easily dominated the Swiss. Continue reading USA Blasts Switzerland 7-2 and Advances to Semifinals
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USA Overcomes Penalty Prone Canada, 4-1
A rowdy, pro-Canadian crowd greeted the Americans at the Canadian Tire Center in Ottawa. The USA faced Canada in the final game of Group A play. It was the Troy Augustine show in goal (stopping 38 of 39 shots), a plethora of Canadian penalties and timely scoring by the USA to seal the 4-1 game. Continue reading USA Overcomes Penalty Prone Canada, 4-1
Greetings from the World Juniors in Ottawa
OTTAWA — For the true hockey fan, there is nothing like attending the World Junior Hockey Championships. Oh sure, there are some better ice hockey tournaments to attend, such as the Winter Olympics, where the very best players in the world face each other (when the NHL allows it), the Stanley Cup playoffs, where the very best NHL teams face off and of course, for us Pioneer fans, the NCAA Frozen Four, where the top college teams grapple for national glory. Continue reading Greetings from the World Juniors in Ottawa
Finland Defeats USA 4-3 in OT
Team USA faced their toughest test yet in Group A at the 2025 World Junior Championships in Ottawa, Ontario against Finland. It was a back-and-forth game won by an aggressive Finnish team, 4-3, in overtime. Continue reading Finland Defeats USA 4-3 in OT
Exhibition: Denver Rolls Snake Eyes Against UNLV in Overtime 6-6(1) Shootout Loss
Snake Eyes: A figurative expression for having bad luck. The worst possible result; a complete lack of success.
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Denver doubled up UNLV in every statistical category, except blocks (21-3) and goals during a 6-6 (1) OT shootout Exhibition loss at Magness Arena Saturday night. Continue reading Exhibition: Denver Rolls Snake Eyes Against UNLV in Overtime 6-6(1) Shootout Loss
Buium Scores as USA Downs Canada-Killer Latvia
Latvia, the early surprise team of the IIHF World Junior Championship, had a quick turnaround to face the USA after defeating Canada 3-2 Friday night in a shootout in Ottawa. The game marked Latvia’s first-ever win against the Canadians. The well-rested Americans wore down the Latvians Saturday afternoon, though, winning 5-1. Continue reading Buium Scores as USA Downs Canada-Killer Latvia
BC Line Leads USA to 10-4 Win Over Germany to Open World Juniors Campaign
The USA started its Group A competition against Germany in Preliminary Play on Thursday afternoon at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. Boston College and Boston University players dominated the scoreboard as the Americans cruised to a 10-4 victory to open the tournament 1-0 with a +6 goal differential, which factors into the all-important tie-breaking scenarios. DU defenseman Zeev Buium was + 3 for the game, playing on the USA’s top D pairing with a game-high 24+ minutes of ice time. Continue reading BC Line Leads USA to 10-4 Win Over Germany to Open World Juniors Campaign
Carle Convenes Team USA Ahead of IIHF World Junior Championships
DU and Team USA Head Coach David Carle has gathered his squad to defend their IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa, Ontario Canada. The first pre-competition game for Team USA begins December 19th against Slovakia in Kingston, Ontario, followed by a final pre-tourney game against Finland in Cornwall, Ontario on December 21. The USA takes to the ice for their first official tournament game on December 26th against Germany at the Canadian Tire Center in Ottawa, where the team will play in Pool A. You can find the full tournament schedule here. The US team just arrived at the Invista Centre, Team USA’s home for the next three days as it prepares for the aforementioned Slovakia pre-tournament matchup in Kingston. Continue reading Carle Convenes Team USA Ahead of IIHF World Junior Championships
Pioneers Bounce Back from Blown Lead to Earn Gold Pan Split
Look, there’s no two ways about it. Blowing a 3-0 lead to your archrival and giving up five straight goals along the way is embarrassing. Add in the fact that the #4 Denver Pioneers (14-4-0, 4-4-0 NCHC) had zero regulation wins in nearly a month, the blown lead and loss stung even more. So, a night later, with game two of the home-and-home series with the #10 Colorado College Tigers (10-5-1, 4-3-1 NCHC) and the last game before the three-week holiday break looming, the vibes were terrible and the pressure was immense. Was DU’s season on the line already in mid-December? Fortunately, Cale Ashcroft’s game-winning goal five and a half minutes into the third period prevented that question from needing to be answered as the Pioneers held on to earn the 2-1 win and split the first Gold Pan series of the season. Continue reading Pioneers Bounce Back from Blown Lead to Earn Gold Pan Split
Five Consecutive Goals by Colorado College Drop DU, 5-4
The Pioneer faithful expected the Gold Pan rivalry to pull the #4 Pioneers out of their mid-season slump after DU lost three of their four previous games. Denver traveled to Colorado Springs Friday evening and built a comfortable lead over #10 CC in the first period, 2-0, following a pair of short-handed goals by Samu Salminen. The shorthanded goals were just the elixer that Denver needed, right?
Wrong. Continue reading Five Consecutive Goals by Colorado College Drop DU, 5-4