March 6, 2017 The DU Pioneers remained at No. 1 on the latest editions of the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine NCAA Div. I Hockey polls, both of which were announced earlier today. Denver (26-6-4, 18-3-3-2) has won its last 11 games by a combined score of 48-17.
This past weekend, DU swept the Mavericks in Omaha to capture the first Penrose Cup and 13th regular season conference championship (12 - WCHA, 1 - NCHC) in program history. The Pioneers now enter the NCHC Playoffs as the conference's No. 1 seed.
Denver will battle in-state rivals Colorado College in conference quarterfinal action this coming weekend at Magness Arena with a trip to the Frozen Faceoff on the line. Tickets to the first two games of this best-of-three series (Friday - 7:30pm, Saturday - 7:00pm, Sunday - 7:00pm if necessary) can be obtained by clicking HERE. More information on Round 1 of the NCHC Playoffs can be obtained by clicking HERE.
