University of Denver
Colgate
DU Brushes Off Colgate, 6-1
11/28/2008 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
The No. 9 University of Denver Pioneers (8-5-1, 5-4-1 WCHA) scored a season-high four goals in the first period en route to a 6-1 victory over
“We were optimistic and played well in the first period, but after that we weren’t as sharp,”
Tyler Ruegsegger (
“I think it was important that we got the first goal,” said Ruegsegger. “Obviously, we knew Colgate was a good team. But it was more about ourselves tonight, coming off a good win against
Kyle Ostrow (Calgary, Alberta) made it a 3-1 contest at 8:41 after depositing a nice feed from Joe Colborne (Calgary, Alberta), while defenseman Patrick Wiercioch (Maple Ridge, British Columbia) gave the Pioneers a three-goal cushion at 15:51 on a point shot just after a Colgate penalty had expired.
Patrick Mullen (
Luke Salazar (
DU outshot Colgate by a 39-30 margin and went 2-for-4 on the power play. The Raiders were held scoreless in their one power-play attempt.
The Pioneers will finish off the weekend by hosting No. 11 Air Force Academy tomorrow at Magness Arena, with puck drop set for 7:07 p.m. Air Force (13-0-0) topped
“Now we have to get ready for the big match-up tomorrow night,” said Gwozdecky. “This might be the first time ever that we’ve been the underdog in this game.”
Notes: Senior captain J.P. Testwuide (Vail, Colo.) missed tonight’s game after receiving a five-minute major and game disqualification for cross-checking last Saturday against Minnesota... Lars Paulgaard (Vettre, Norway) replaced Cheverie in the DU goal for the final 5:17 of the game, but did not see an official shot on goal...The Pioneers are now 4-1 all-time against the Raiders...DU is 6-1-0 this season when scoring first...Denver is averaging 4.75 goals-per-game in its eight wins and 2.00 goals-per-game in its five losses and one tie...The Raiders came into tonight’s game ranked 11th nationally in scoring defense, allowing only 1.90 goals-per-game.
