Tag: Nchc Frozen Faceoff
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Denver Pioneers edge Minnesota Duluth 4-3 in double overtime to win NCHC Frozen Faceoff
This time, overtime brought jubilation, not heartbreak. Denver found itself in the exact same position as it did a year ago — in a 3-3 tie after the first overtime period of the NCHC Frozen Faceoff championship game. This time, though, the Pioneers were at home, feeling the energy from a packed and loud Magness…
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No. 4 Denver ready to host No. 6 Minnesota Duluth in marquee matchup for NCHC Frozen Faceoff title
Eric Pohlkamp had a different instant reaction when he found out the NCHC Frozen Faceoff semifinals and championship were coming to campus sites this season. The Baxter, Minnesota, native and Denver star defenseman looks forward to every trip he can make back to his home state, especially for high-level playoff hockey at the Xcel Energy…
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Denver hockey tops Western Michigan in OT to reach NCHC title game
A game David Carle waited years for finally arrived — and his players met the moment. No. 6 Denver hosted its first conference tournament semifinal game since 1986 and won an intense, thrilling game over Western Michigan 2-1 in overtime to advance to next weekend’s NCHC Frozen Faceoff championship game, which will be right back…
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No. 6 Denver Pioneers have revenge in mind vs. No. 4 Western Michigan in NCHC semifinal
There is a part of Eric Pohlkamp that will always think back to April 10, 2025, when he sees that Western Michigan logo. It was that day at the NCAA Frozen Four in St. Louis when Pohlkamp and his Denver teammates stood on the ice in stunned silence after the Broncos won a double-overtime thriller…
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No. 7 DU hockey sweeps Miami (Ohio), advances to NCHC semifinals
The Frozen Four rematch is coming back to Magness Arena. After No. 7 Denver completed a sweep of Miami (Ohio) in the best-of-three quarterfinal series in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff, the No. 2-seeded Pioneers will take on No. 3 seed Western Michigan, who swept Colorado College, next Saturday at 6 p.m. It will be the…
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Johnny Hicks’ shutout leads shorthanded DU Pioneers past Miami (Ohio) in Game 1 of NCHC playoffs
Johnny Hicks’ 23rd and final save of the night was arguably the biggest of his freshman season. The thud of a puck bouncing off the left pad of the Denver freshman goaltender was quickly overpowered by the cheers of an appreciative Magness Arena crowd — one that went into an even bigger frenzy just seconds…