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Category Archives: Hockey
Denver Dodges West Region Bracket of Death – Goes to Cincy
‘Experts’ had #1 seed Denver pegged for the West Region in Fargo to face North Dakota on, essentially, home ice. The selection committee took mercy on the Pioneers (this time) and sent them to Cincinnati. They still may face a dangerous Union team in the second round but this will at least be neutral ice for Denver.
The West Region will still be loaded with North Dakota, Duluth, Ohio State and Boston University. Continue reading Denver Dodges West Region Bracket of Death – Goes to Cincy
Denver clinches #1 overall seed in NCAA Tournament with Third Place Game victory
Photo courtesy Daniel Petty, The Denver Post
It’s official. The top-ranked University of Denver Pioneers will enter the NCAA Tournament as the country’s #1 overall seed thanks to a 3-1 victory over the Western Michigan Broncos in the Third Place game at the NCHC Frozen Faceoff. The win also means the Pioneers finish in third place in the NCHC Tournament for the second straight year. Continue reading Denver clinches #1 overall seed in NCAA Tournament with Third Place Game victory
LetsGoDU Makes Meteoric ESPN Debut
In case you missed it, Jay Stickney interviewed our very own Nick Tremaroli prior to the DU – Western Michigan third place contest on ESPN am 1600 Denver.
I'll be joining @stickney_jay on the pregame show at 2:20 mountain time to talk about hockey, presumably. Tune in on 1600AM or NCHCtv!!
— LetsGoDU (@LetsGoDU) March 18, 2017
Denver drops close defensive battle to North Dakota in Frozen Faceoff semifinal
Photo courtesy inforum.com
There’s always one constant anytime the top-ranked University of Denver Pioneers and the North Dakota Fighting Hawks take the ice together: it’s going to be a close game. Tonight’s game between the two teams at the Frozen Faceoff in Minneapolis was no different as the Fighting Hawks skated out of the building with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over the Pioneers. Continue reading Denver drops close defensive battle to North Dakota in Frozen Faceoff semifinal
North Dakota hockey fans cultivate new Interests
Photo: North Dakota fans seek new winter hobbies
While North Dakota hockey (20-14-3) is still outstanding this season, they do not seem as invincible as in the recent past. As a result, some Fighting Hawks fans are seeking new activities to fill their time. While the Hawks are still the hottest thing in this hockey mad state, a dip in on-ice dominance has folks looking for other activities to occupy their time. Continue reading North Dakota hockey fans cultivate new Interests
For Denver, NCHC semifinal against North Dakota more than just another rivalry game
Photo courtesy Russ Hons
If you want to get a University of Denver hockey player’s blood boiling and heart pumping, all you have to do is mention North Dakota. The rivalry between the Pioneers and the Fighting Hawks goes back decades and there’s no love lost between the two programs. From conference tournament matchups to national seminfinal and title games, the hatred has festered and the fireworks fly every time the two programs take the ice. Continue reading For Denver, NCHC semifinal against North Dakota more than just another rivalry game
LetsGoDU to offer expanded Frozen Faceoff coverage – Live from Minneapolis
Our very own Nick Tremaroli has departed Denver for Minneapolis, Minnesota to cover the 2017 NCHC Frozen Faceoff.
The Pioneers will going for the second leg of the college ice hockey equivalent of the Triple Crown. Nick will be providing live coverage for LetsGoDU at media events, games, and one-on-one interviews. If you want to know what is really going on at the Frozen Faceoff follow the action with Nick at www.letsgodu.com or get live real-time updates on twitter – @LetsGoDU. And, of course, LetsGoDu Facebook
The Pioneers are looking to do this again:
Photo: The Pioneers won the first NCHC Frozen Faceoff. They are attempting to repeat the inaugural feat.
Go Pioneers!
Friendship forged through rivalry, Liam Finlay & Tyson Jost remain close
Photo courtesy Bobby Dusso
Separating friendship from team allegiance can be difficult for some, but it’s nothing new for freshmen winger Liam Finlay of the University of Denver Pioneers and North Dakota Fighting Hawks star center Tyson Jost. While Jost and Finlay didn’t begin playing together until 2011-2012 in bantam at the Pursuit of Excellence Academy in Kelowna, British Columbia, they have known each other since they were 8 or 9-years old where they met at a hockey tournament. Continue reading Friendship forged through rivalry, Liam Finlay & Tyson Jost remain close
Denver rides Evan Cowley’s second straight shutout to sweep of Tigers and into 4th straight Frozen Faceoff
Photo courtesy DU Athletics
For the fourth straight year, the top-ranked University of Denver Pioneers will head to Minneapolis for the Frozen Faceoff thanks to Evan Cowley’s 4-0 shutout of the Colorado College Tigers on Saturday night. The win was the Pioneers’ 14th straight over CC and clinched the first-round series sweep. Continue reading Denver rides Evan Cowley’s second straight shutout to sweep of Tigers and into 4th straight Frozen Faceoff