Tag: denver pioneers
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Four incoming DU Pioneers freshmen selected at 2026 NHL draft
Every one of the eight freshmen on the 2026-27 Denver hockey team will have one thing in common: they’re all NHL draft picks. David Carle’s program rounded out its incoming freshman class by seeing the final pair of players hear their names called Saturday on the second day of the 2026 NHL draft. Calgary, Alberta,…
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Daxon Rudolph becomes highest-drafted player in Denver Pioneers history at NHL draft
Daxon Rudolph has made Denver hockey history months before the puck is set to drop for the season opener in October. The incoming freshman defenseman was selected No. 4 overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2026 NHL draft, becoming the highest-drafted Pioneers player in program history. The 18-year-old out of Lacombe, Alberta, was rated…
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Players in free agency and on trade market to keep an eye on with Avalanche | NHL Insider
We were promised a strong trade market by NHL insiders this summer. So far, general managers have not disappointed. In the past 10 days, names like Brady Tkachuk, Bowen Byram, William Eklund, Jordan Kyrou and Simon Nemec have been dealt, with returns including top 10 and even top 5 draft picks. It’s an unheard-of level…
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Colorado’s athletics departments striving to maintain Olympic sports identity in revenue sharing era
Grand Canyon cut men’s volleyball. Cal Poly discontinued men’s and women’s swimming. Washington State consolidated its track and field programs. Arkansas scrapped its tennis programs before donors stepped in to save it. Plenty more tennis programs have been shuttered across the country. In total, dozens of Division I sports programs have been dropped in the…
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Diverse roster fuels Denver Pioneers women’s lacrosse into eighth straight NCAA Tournament
A red silhouette of the city skyline with an outline of the Rocky Mountains adorns the field at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Inside one of the many reminders of the University of Denver’s connection to the Mile High City sits a Big East logo. The latter is, technically, out of place, given the conference’s headquarters…
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DU hockey beats Wisconsin, wins record 11th NCAA national championship
David Carle’s Denver dynasty has another championship. For the third time in the last five years, the Pioneers are the kings of college hockey. After winning a double-overtime thriller against No. 1 overall seed Michigan in a national semifinal, DU doubled down and made its trip to Las Vegas count with a 2-1 win over…
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DU Pioneers quickly move past thrilling 2OT win and onto prep for national championship vs. Wisconsin
David Carle understands better than anyone what his Denver team is getting set to face on Sunday afternoon. A year after a very disappointing 13-21-3 season, Wisconsin is back on college hockey’s biggest stage, seeking its first national championship since 2006 in its first Frozen Four appearance since 2010, as the Badgers and Pioneers will…
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DU Pioneers upset No. 1 Michigan in 2OT at Frozen Four
David Carle knew what was coming. “It’s sports. It’s either pure elation or utter heartbreak,” the Denver coach said this week. “It’s the beauty of it. That’s why it’s captivating for fans and coaches and players and everybody alike.” That’s what Carle’s Pioneers and No. 1 overall seed Michigan delivered in Thursday’s Frozen Four in…
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The past, present and future on the line as Denver battles Michigan in Frozen Four again
David Carle hasn’t forgotten the headline from the game that ended his season a year ago. “Denver Thrown Off Its Game by Western Michigan, Ending Enormously Successful 4-Year Run,” College Hockey News read after the Pioneers fell to Western Michigan in double overtime at the Frozen Four in St. Louis. That four-year run included two…
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Get to know the Denver Pioneers, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota at the 2026 Frozen Four
Hockey blue bloods don’t get purer than the four teams in Las Vegas this weekend. The NCAA champion Saturday night will add to a long, storied tradition as this year’s Frozen Four field consists of the programs with the most national titles. Some, like Denver and Michigan, are recent Frozen Four visitors, with each making…