Tag: david carle
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Brendan McMorrow’s return has helped DU Pioneers’ postseason push to Frozen Four
A self-described “low-stakes” poker player is eager to push all of his chips into the center of the table for the biggest weekend of his young hockey career in the Gambling Capital of the World. Denver freshman Brendan McMorrow, whose favorite movie of all time is the 1998 cult classic “Rounders” about the underground world…
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Denver Pioneers hockey routs Western Michigan, advances to third straight Frozen Four
LOVELAND • Murray Armstrong has company in the Denver hockey record book. The iconic coach whose name and picture are all over the Pioneers’ facility is no longer the only coach in program history to reach three straight Frozen Fours. After No. 2 seed DU’s 6-2 win over No. 1 seed Western Michigan on Sunday…
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Mark Kiszla: Why the DU hockey dynasty is the biggest little miracle in college sports
LOVELAND • You can’t put a price on the DU Pioneers’ love for winning hockey championships. “There’s nothing better than winning … There’s no option to lose,” said junior forward Sam Harris, making his third straight trip to the Frozen Four after Denver crushed National Collegiate Hockey Conference rival Western Michigan 6-2 on Sunday at…
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Denver native Kieran Cebrian scores crucial goal for Pioneers in win over Western Michigan | NCAA hockey notebook
LOVELAND — Kieran Cebrian plays all of his home games just a few minutes away from his childhood home in Denver’s Washington Park neighborhood. It’s only fitting that the lone Colorado native who plays regular minutes for the Pioneers scored the biggest goal in DU’s latest regional final victory. After Western Michigan threatened to make…
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Denver Pioneers, Western Michigan face off for Frozen Four spot in Loveland Regional final
LOVELAND — Here we go again. Could the Loveland Regional have ever played out any differently? Of course, it’s Denver and Western Michigan left standing and set to battle it out once again in the postseason. Last year, the two met in what was probably the de facto national championship game in the Frozen Four…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Tiger Woods should put driver in bag and hire a chauffeur
Tiger Woods obviously has more money than sense at this point. He can afford to hire an Uber or a personal chauffeur, yet he continues to make poor choices behind the wheel and puts others at risk. It’s become a pattern. — Allison, doesn’t sugarcoat it Kiz: In a span of a little more than…
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Mark Kiszla: DU’s David Carle chases NCAA titles while Deion Sanders chases clicks
LOVELAND — If Deion Sanders could lead a football team half as well as David Carle coaches hockey, Prime would’ve already commissioned a statue of himself to stand outside Folsom Field. As the DU Pioneers pushed their unbeaten streak to 14 games on Friday by knocking the ever-lovin’ Red out of Cornell during a 5-0…
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Avalanche prospect Jake Fisher shines in Loveland Regional | NCAA hockey notebook
LOVELAND — In his first trip to Blue Arena, Denver sophomore Jake Fisher is taking extra time to take it all in. While he’s focused on helping the Pioneers reach a third straight Frozen Four, the Avalanche draft pick knows there’s a pretty good chance his professional career could one day begin in this same…
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DU hockey blanks Cornell 5-0 to reach NCAA Loveland Regional final
LOVELAND — Even when things were really rocky back in January, Denver never stopped believing a game like Friday’s was possible. The No. 2 seed Pioneers, hosting an NCAA Tournament regional for the first time since 2022, rolled past No. 3 seed Cornell, winning by a final of 5-0 in front of a very pro-DU…
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Denver Pioneers look to capitalize on home-ice advantage at NCAA Tournament regional
LOVELAND — Kristian Epperson wouldn’t have been waiting in front of the net to score Denver’s biggest goal of the season if not for a long period at home in Denver. The Pioneers freshman got injured in early March and missed the quarterfinals and semifinals of the NCHC Frozen Faceoff before returning in time for…