The #3 University of Denver Pioneers didn’t come out playing head coach Jim Montgomery’s preferred style of relentless Pioneer hockey against the Arizona State Sun Devils last night. But they overcame their poor start and early 1-0 deficit to skate ASU out of the building and win 5-1.

Montgomery, always one to give a good quote, talked about his team’s performance last night and how pleased he was with his team’s response in the 2nd and 3rd periods.

Watch his postgame media scrum below:

Monty postgame https://t.co/vLay6UVwwe

— LetsGoDU (@LetsGoDU) January 7, 2017

The Pioneers and Sun Devils hit the ice again tonight at Magness Arena. The Pioneers will honor American Hero Troy Terry during the game for his incredible performance at the World Junior Championship. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

Photo: Paul Chiasson, AP

In case you missed it while you were at work like I was, Highlands Ranch native and sophomore DU forward Troy Terry made the internet explode a little while ago with this shootout heroics during the United States’ World Junior Championship Semifinal game against Russia.

Team USA and Russia played a close game through regulation and overtime and they came out of overtime tied at 3. Through the first five rounds of the shootout, the teams were tied at 2, thanks to goals from Terry and Jeremy Bracco. For the final two rounds, USA (and SCSU) coach Bob Motzko tabbed Terry to go win the game for the Americans.

And boy, did he ever:

Troy Terry’s first shootout goal to keep the USA alive was a thing of beauty! #WJC2017pic.twitter.com/AlQvS2al1v

— Cristiano Simonetta (@CMS_74_) January 4, 2017

Here’s the second Terry goal that extended the shootout for USA. Just nasty pic.twitter.com/1ZQYYOMRW0

— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) January 4, 2017

Troy Terry beats Russia with his third goal in the shootout. USA advances to gold medal game pic.twitter.com/m6XBLHIk9y

— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) January 4, 2017

🇺🇸 DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES 🇺🇸https://t.co/vNvR3259aKpic.twitter.com/3WyGYwwErG

— SB Nation NHL (@SBNationNHL) January 4, 2017

Team USA celebrates. #WJC2017pic.twitter.com/KaahLqjV7f

— Cristiano Simonetta (@CMS_74_) January 4, 2017

The best part of the entire thing was the reaction from all over social media:

Troy Terry

— Auston Matthews (@AM34) January 4, 2017

I did not know that Tj Oshie was playing for USA tonight what an unbelievable performance by Troy Terry on to gold medal game. Congrats

— MIKE ERUZIONE (@MERUZIONE) January 4, 2017

Trevor Moore’s reaction to @tterry28‘s heroics today: https://t.co/a8PezKe7Jg

(h/t @HockeyCrock)

— LetsGoDU (@LetsGoDU) January 5, 2017

And then there’s this gem from Terry, himself to put a cap on the whole event:

@AM34 I love you

— Troy Terry (@tterry28) January 5, 2017

Team USA’s journey isn’t over yet thanks to Terry. The United States will play in tomorrow’s WJC Gold Medal game against the winner of this evening’s Canada-Sweden game. It will be televised on NHL Network. Even before his heroics today, Terry had been having a great tournament with 3G-3A-6P for Team USA. You won’t want to miss his last game with Team USA before he returns to Denver this weekend.

Photo courtesy DU Athletics

After going 15 straight games without a loss, the #2 University of Denver Pioneers lost tonight to the #1 University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs by a score of 3-1. Despite the loss, it’s hard for any Pioneers fan to feel disappointed about where this team is going into the holiday break. Continue reading Denver’s unbeaten streak ends at the paws of the Bulldogs →

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In case it hasn’t been shoved down your throat enough this week, there’s a #1 vs #2 matchup in Denver this weekend. The #2 University of Denver Pioneers will do battle with the #1 University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs at Magness Arena on Friday and Saturday evenings (both games are at 7 PM). Continue reading Didn’t you hear? There’s a #1 vs #2 matchup in Denver this weekend →

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The #2 University of Denver Pioneers won (retained) the Gold Pan Trophy thanks to a 3-1 victory over the Colorado College Tigers tonight at Magness Arena. The victory marked the Pioneers’ 10th straight victory over their regional rival and extended their unbeaten streak to 14 games. Continue reading Denver wins 12th Gold Pan with second straight 3-1 victory →

COLORADO SPRINGS – It wasn’t pretty, but the #2 University of Denver Pioneers ran their winning streak over the Colorado College Tigers to nine and their 2016-17 unbeaten streak to 13 games. It may not have been pretty, but Denver skated onto the Olympic-sized sheet of ice at World Arena, took care of business, and left. Continue reading Denver’s clinical performance makes it 9 straight victories over CC →

Puck Swami, the Internet moniker of a longtime DU fan, offered this as a two-part article last year on the DU-CC Gold Pan rivalry. The first part focuses some perspective on the ice and develops the history of the rivalry. The second part focuses on some of the off-ice elements of the rivalry and puts the weekend into a larger context. (Editors Note: This is republished from last season, condensed to a single article, and revised to reflect the teams’ current performance and records) Continue reading Puck Swami: Updated Thoughts on the DU-CC Gold Pan Rivalry →