Author: Mike Chambers
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Former DU hockey star Jim Wiste, also known for owning popular Campus Lounge, dies at 70
Jim Wiste, a co-captain of the 1968 NCAA champion Denver Pioneers ice hockey team, died Tuesday night at Porter Adventist Hospital. Wiste, who owned and operated the Campus Lounge, a popular gathering place for DU fans and hockey players, for 40 years, was 70. A forward at DU, Wiste was named to the NCAA all-tournament…
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Jim Montgomery withdraws from Florida Panthers’ coaching vacancy; will return to Denver Pioneers
University of Denver hockey coach Jim Montgomery has withdrawn from the Florida Panthers‘ coaching vacancy and will continue to focus on leading the Pioneers to back-to-back NCAA championships, the coach told The Denver Post on Friday. “My family and I are very happy here,” Montgomery said in a text message Friday. Montgomery, who guided DU…
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Denver Broncos season-ticket holders who lost their seats in ‘weeding’ program are outraged
The Denver Broncos booted season-ticket holders who didn’t go to a single game last season and that led to upgraded seats for 144 accounts and about 400 seats through Monday, compared to only 14 accounts and 39 seats the previous season, the club said. When all upgrades are made, the forced non-renewals also will allow…
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Denver star Will Butcher not signing with Avs, not now, perhaps never
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Avalanche draft pick Will Butcher, the University of Denver senior defenseman, team captain and 2017 Hobey Baker Award winner as national player of the year, is not interested in signing an entry-level contract with the…
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Avs make second-round trade, select A.J. Greer, Nicolas Meloche
The Avalanche traded down in the NHL draft Saturday morning, sending the first selection of the second round (31st overall) to the San Jose Sharks for the 39th pick and a second-rounder in 2016 and a sixth-rounder in 2017. The future picks were previously owned by Colorado, and used to acquire defenseman Brad Stuart from…
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Broncos’ Ryan Clady could miss rest of season
The Denver Post reported, citing two NFL sources, that tests on Ryan Clady’s left foot have led to fear of a serious injury.The Broncos are discussing options on how to best proceed with their All Pro left tackle. The worst-case scenario of season-ending injured reserve is a possibility.Placing Clady on IR with the designated to…
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George Gwozdecky fired as DU hockey coach
George Gwozdecky is out as University of Denver hockey coach, ending a 19-year tenure at the school that included two NCAA championships. The 59-year-old Gwozdecky was scheduled to complete a 12-year contract after next season and told The Denver Post before the season was over that he thought an extension was forthcoming. Instead, according to…
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Former DU scholar and hockey player dies at age 29
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Edward “Ted” O’Leary, a scholar-athlete who played on the University of Denver’s 2004 and 2005 NCAA championship teams, died Sunday in Denver. He was 29. During his four-year hockey career at DU, O’Leary was listed…
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Rookies fight in Avs’ final training camp scrimmage
The Avalanche completed training camp Monday in entertaining fashion. In capping three days of nine combined scrimmages at South Suburban Family Sports Center, the final 45-minute session was the undoubtedly the closest thing to a real game. The 50 players in camp were split among three teams during the three days. Fittingly, the final game…
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Former DU hockey player killed in Alaskan plane crash
A midair collision between two Alaska floatplanes on Saturday took the life of former University of Denver hockey player Corey Carlson and his family, according to the Alaska Daily News. The 41-year-old Carlson, who completed a five-year career at DU in 1994, was piloting a Cessna 180 en route to a cabin with his wife…