Nine seniors will don the Crimson and Gold for their last regular season series at Magness Arena this weekend. The top-ranked University of Denver Pioneers (22-6-4, 14-3-3-2 NCHC) host the No. 18 St. Cloud State Huskies (15-14-1, 9-10-1-0 NCHC) who handed DU its most recent loss (3-2) on Jan. 20. Continue reading “Emotional night” to mark the growth of DU Hockey and Jim Montgomery
Last night, the #2 University of Denver Pioneers went into the World Arena and skated the Colorado College Tigers out of the building with a 5-1 victory. It was Denver’s 12th straight victory over their in-state rival and the victory vaulted them over UMD and into first place in the NCHC. On top of it all, the win was Denver’s 20th of the year, which made it 16 straight seasons with at least 20 wins (the Tenzer Streak). Continue reading WATCH: Jim Montgomery talks 12th straight win over CC, first place in the NCHC
Last night, the #2 University of Denver Pioneers topped Colorado College for the 11th straight time to extend their third-longest streak in the 305-game history of the Gold Pan Rivalry. The 2-1 victory was an important one, as all wins over CC are, but the Pios played sluggish hockey for much of the game. Part of that was a function of the bye week last weekend. Continue reading WATCH: Jim Montgomery talks sluggish 11th straight victory over Colorado College
DENVER – Troy Terry returned, Adam Plant scored a goal barely a minute into the game, and the #2 University of Denver Pioneers won their 11th straight game against in-state “rival” Colorado College Tigers by a score of 2-1. And that’s about all there is to say about the third matchup of the season between Denver and Colorado College. Continue reading Denver tops Colorado College for 11th straight time in Troy Terry’s return
Our good friends over at BSN Avalanche host a twice-per-week podcast about all things Colorado Avalanche. Admittedly, there hasn’t been a lot of good stuff to talk about so far this year. Until now. Podcast hosts AJ Haefele, JJ Jerez, and Cheryl Bradley had DU captain and Avalanche draftee, Will Butcher on the show yesterday and talked to him about his season and his future. Continue reading Denver Hockey captain Will Butcher joins BSN Avalanche Podcast
Coming into the weekend, the biggest concern many fans of the #3 University of Denver Pioneers had was the #18 Omaha Mavericks’ incredible offense and, more specifically, their power play unit. Now, two games, four power play goals, and two Denver victories later, the power play unit that we should have been focusing on all week was actually wearing Crimson and Gold. Continue reading Denver shuts out Omaha to complete weekend sweep & pull into tie for 1st in NCHC
The #3 University of Denver Pioneers skated past the #18 Omaha Mavericks last night thanks to a big four-goal second period and five straight goals between the second and third periods. Overall it was an important victory for the Pios as they pulled within 3 points of first place UMD in the NCHC standings. Continue reading WATCH: Jim Montgomery discusses Friday’s win over Omaha, Borgström’s future
Following two straight road splits in NCHC play against Western Michigan and St. Cloud State, the #3 Denver Pioneers returned to Denver and Magness Arena to host the #18 Omaha Mavericks. The Pioneers enjoyed the friendly confines as they rode a 4-goal effort in the second period to a resounding 5-2 victory over the Mavs.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a normal second-half Friday night if the Pios didn’t at least make it interesting, right? Continue reading Pioneers ride Mavericks out of Magness behind 4-goal 2nd period
Like most freshmen, Jarid Lukosevicius was just competing for any spot in the lineup last year and he earned it: 4th line right wing for the 2015-16 University of Denver Pioneers. Not exactly the most glamorous spot, but hey, he was a freshman. Now a sophomore, Lukosevicius has ascended in the lineup to become the top line right wing as one of DU’s most consistent forwards. Continue reading 4th line to top line: the Jarid Lukosevicius story
Over the weekend, the #1 University of Denver Pioneers traveled to St. Cloud, Minnesota to take on the St. Cloud State Huskies, a team that has had the Pios’ number over the year or so. Coming into the weekend, the Huskies had won 4 straight against Denver, including a win in Minneapolis during the NCHC Frozen Faceoff last year. Continue reading Pioneers split with Huskies, maintain Pairwise positioning
