The #12 Denver Pioneers (10-4-0, 4-2-0, 12 pts) had not won a road game outside of the state of Colorado in their four tries coming into this weekend. Along the way, they had scored a dismal combined eight goals in those four games, including just one goal in each of the final three games. That script completely flipped this weekend, though, as the Pioneers hung 13 goals on a struggling Arizona State Sun Devils (7-9-0) hockey team at Oceanside Arena (still trying to figure out where, exactly, the ocean is in Tempe). Brett Stapley recorded a hat trick on Friday, Magnus Chrona stopped 65 of ASU’s 68 shots (.955 SV%), and six different Pioneers scored on Saturday night. It was the kind of domination on the road that the Pios sorely needed and, while they were at it, they improved their already NCAA-best goals-per-game average from 4.42 to 4.71. Continue reading Denver Hockey Road Trip Recap: Pioneers’ Red Hot Offense Burns Sun Devils in First Road Sweep →

The #12 Denver Pioneers (10-4-0, 4-2-0, 12 pts) have the nation’s best offense, in case you didn’t read last night’s recap of the 6-2 win. Tonight, in their fourth game against the Arizona State Sun Devils (7-9-0), the Pios once again increased their goals per game average – 4.42 coming into the weekend – to 4.71 (crazy commenters, check my math). Brett Stapley added two more points to a weekend where he already recorded a hat trick, Sean Behrens scored his first career goal, and the Pios’ power play scored four (yes, four!) goals, including two from freshman Massimo Rizzo, in six tries. For the second night in a row, DU used the third period to step on ASU’s throats and put the game out of reach. Denver outscored Arizona State 13-3 this weekend and won all four games against the Sun Devils by a combined 25-9 score (again, check my math).

We will have a full weekend recap tomorrow morning with a more in-depth analysis of both games.

Photo of Cole Guttman courtesy of Denver Athletics

The #12 Denver Pioneers (9-4-0, 4-2-0, 12 pts) came into the night with the country’s best offense, averaging 4.42 goals per game. Thanks to a 6-2 domination at Arizona State (7-8-0) for the Pios’ first out of state victory of the season, that average is going to go up. Brett Stapley netted a hat trick, Jack Devine scored his first career NCAA goal amidst DU’s third-period four-goal onslaught, and the Pios survived a second period with 36 combined penalty minutes as they won their third straight against ASU. They’ve now scored 18 goals in their three games against the Sun Devils.

We will have a full recap of this game in our Denver Hockey Road Trip Recap on Sunday morning.

Photo of Brett Stapley: Cal Sport Media/Alamy Stock Photo

It was a must-sweep weekend for the #14 Denver Pioneers (6-4-0, 2-2-0) and thanks to a late second-period flurry of action that saw three DU goals in four minutes including two from Carter Savoie in 20 seconds and one from Cameron Wright that beat the buzzer, they delivered. The #9 Western Michigan Broncos (6-4-0, 1-3-0) came into this weekend riding high after dispatching top-five teams in Michigan and Minnesota Duluth but the Pioneers, thanks to their abundance of speed and skill, sent the Broncos back to Kalamazoo tired, beat down, and winless. Continue reading Pioneers Ride Late Second-Period Flurry to Complete Sweep of Broncos →

The great thing about streaks, especially the losing kind, is they always eventually come to an end. That’s just their nature. For the #14 Denver Pioneers (5-4-0, 1-2-0), the end of their four-game skid couldn’t come soon enough, especially after they only scored one goal in each of their last three games. After starting the season on a 4-0 tear with every game in Colorado, coming back home to Magness Arena to take on the #9 Western Michigan Broncos (6-3-0, 1-2-0) may have been exactly what Denver needed to shake off the frustration and get the offense going as the Pioneers scored five times to top the Broncos 5-3 and end their four-game losing streak. Continue reading Welcome Back Carter(s): Denver’s Offense Rebounds Against Western Michigan with 5-3 Victory →