by Chris Lynch | Apr 10, 2022 | CCHA, NCAA, NCHC
Boston, MA- At the start of the 2021-22 season, the Denver Pioneers were ranked 13th in the country. They were respected and acknowledged as a good team. But David Carle’s squad was not expected to stand at TD Garden’s center ice to hold up the National Crown at...
by Chris Lynch | Apr 9, 2022 | CCHA, NCAA, NCHC
Boston, MA- The Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks and Denver Pioneers are at opposite ends of the college hockey history spectrum. Denver boasts eight national championships, tied for the second most in all of college hockey. And they have two Frozen Fours in the...
by Chris Lynch | Apr 14, 2019 | Hockey East, NCAA, NCHC
Buffalo, NY — Since its creation in 2013, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference has dominated the college hockey landscape. At least one team has represented the conference in every Frozen Four since 2014, four times there have been two representatives, and...
by Chris Lynch | Apr 13, 2019 | Hockey East, NCAA, NCHC
Buffalo, NY — In September of 2018, Greg Carvel arranged for his family to visit his parents in Florida. It’s his family’s usual getaway for his kid’s school break. He bought plane tickets for April 13th, at 6:30 not realizing the National...
by Chris Lynch | Apr 8, 2018 | Big Ten, NCAA, NCHC
St. Paul, MN — On April 8th, 2017, the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs fell just short of a National Championship against NCHC rival Denver in Chicago. Duluth lost much of their defensive corps and their goaltender and looked to regress with the young players getting...
