Author: Scott Kaniewski
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Denver opens postseason with 5-2 victory over Miami (Ohio)
Denver captain Cole Guttman knows to get open. That’s because he’s playing with Bobby Brink, the nation’s top playmaker. So Guttman got open again, and Brink found him again. Guttman one-timed a power-play goal from the slot and pulled the Pioneers even midway through the first period. The Pioneers used that to get the offense…
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Pioneers bound for Omaha while heading into homestretch
Denver might no longer be in first place in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, but the Pioneers have a great chance to run the table to close the regular season and possibly win the Penrose Cup, given to the NCHC’s top team in the regular season. But the Pioneers also are focused on more important…
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Pioneers head to Western Michigan in NCHC showdown
The Denver Pioneers will step onto the ice Friday night in a situation they haven’t faced in quite some time. They’re going to have the opportunity to prove that they can put a loss behind them and use it as a learning experience. Last weekend, Denver dropped its first home game of the season, also…
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Pioneers, St. Cloud State meet in Top-10 battle
About three weeks, when this weekend’s series was originally scheduled for Denver to host St. Cloud State, the matchup looked like a solid battle. Now, it’s among the best series on this weekend’s slate of college hockey games, as two top-10 teams battle in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. St. Cloud State (No. 7 in…
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Denver flashes road talent with Miami sweep
Denver has made Magness Arena a fortress this season. Over the weekend, the Pioneers showed they can be road warriors, too. The Pioneers (18-5-0, 11-3 National Collegiate Hockey Conference) entered the weekend No. 5 in both polls. But after a come-from-behind overtime win on Friday and a 4-2 solid victory Saturday, DU jumped in both…
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‘Brick wall’ Chrona streaks past three hours of shutout hockey
On Jan. 16, Denver Pioneers goalie Magnus Chrona turned aside 37 shots to blank Omaha. The following weekend he posted back-to-back shutouts against rival Colorado College, but in a different manner, stopping 19 shots Jan. 21 and 16 shots a night later. Getting peppered with shots can keep a goalie involved, but seeing shots infrequently…
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Musical-chairs scheduling has DU hockey hosting Omaha this weekend
A surprise weekend with no games Jan. 7-8 got even crazier as this week evolved. But it also turned into a time to celebrate when several DU Pioneers ended up on a list to win college hockey’s most prestigious award. While the Pioneers were able to rest and practice with no games last weekend, the…
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Denver Pioneers climb into hockey top 10
Denver’s winning streak might have come to an end, but the Pioneers’ split of their weekend games with Minnesota Duluth over the weekend helped the Pioneers climb into the top 10 in this week’s USCHO rankings. It helps when your goalie can post a shutout. Junior goaltender Magnus Chrona posted his fourth career shutout after…
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DU searching for seventh consecutive win
The Pioneers opened December the same way they opened the season — with a pair of victories over Arizona State. Now they’re hoping to keep it going against one of the top teams in the country and a conference opponent. Minnesota Duluth (10-5-1, 3-2-1 NCHC), No. 5 in this week’s USCHO.com poll, hosts No. 11…
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Shakur Stevenson, Terence Crawford at home training in Colorado Springs
Shakur Stevenson is an American professional boxer who competes in the featherweight division. As an amateur, Stevenson represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the bantamweight division. Stevenson (right) spars with Delante Johnson at the Olympic Training Center on Monday, July 31, 2017. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The…