DENVER — The University of Denver is inviting fans to celebrate the men’s hockey team’s record 10th NCAA hockey national title win on Monday.
The event starts at 6:30 p.m. at Magness Arena, located at 2250 E. Jewell Avenue. Doors open at 6 p.m.
The DU men’s hockey team toppled No. 1 overall seed Boston College on Saturday for its 10th national title – the most of any program in NCAA hockey history.
The Pioneers shut out Boston College 2-0 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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DU men’s hockey tops Boston College 2-0 for NCAA-record 10th national title
6:40 PM, Apr 13, 2024
DU netminder Matt Davis, the NCHC and National goalie of the month in March, shut out the nation’s second-best offense with 35 saves – including 23 in the third period.
The Pioneers outscored their opponents 82-39 in the second period this season.
DU won the first of its 10 titles in St. Paul back in 1958. They also won the championship in 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 2004, 2005, 2017, and 2022.
Parking will be free in lots 108 and W for Monday’s planned event at Magness Arena.
Upon arrival, fans should proceed to the west entrance, which is located under the bell tower.
DU will be handing out commemorative championship posters to the first 1,500 fans on Monday.
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Fans fill Crimson & Gold Tavern with screams as the University of Denver’s mens hockey team scores their first goal against Boston College in the NCAA’s Frozen Four final. April 14, 2024.
“[Expletive] BC! [Expletive] BC! [Expletive] BC!” they shouted into air already dense with breath and sweat. “I believe that we will win!“
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They laughed and yelled and drank. They never missed anything in the game. The place erupted on saves, chanting goalie Matt Davis’ name in sudden breaks from conversations they couldn’t possibly hear. When DU landed its two precious goals, the cheers felt loud enough to burst eardrums.
Phillip Aleshire grabs his face in anticipation as his University of Denver mens hockey team faces Boston College in the NCAA’s Frozen Four final. April 14, 2024.Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
Some had to watch from afar, like a junior who introduced herself as Sophia but declined to give her last name. A title would be nice, she said, but a win tonight would mean something outside of sport.
“A lot of DU students, they don’t have something to bond over,” she said. “When there’s games, it’s awesome. Everyone’s doing the same thing. It doesn’t matter if you’re a geek or if you’re popular, you all come together and you’re just rowdy and it’s awesome.”
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“I do hope we get into the bar,” her friend, Capen, added. “And we’ll see what riots go on tonight, so it’ll be a fun time regardless.”
A bartender pours the contents of a bottle into someone’s mouth after the University of Denver’s mens hockey team scored against Boston College, during the NCAA’s Frozen Four final. April 14, 2024.Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
It took 10 minutes for the moshing crowd to leave Crimson & Gold after DU’s victory was secured. Bar staff checked revelers one-by-one as they left; alcohol wasn’t allowed outside.
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In celebration, people ran to the intersection of University Boulevard and Evans Avenue, where they immediately started climbing light poles and setting off firecrackers. A firefighter high-fived partiers from his truck. The kids hanging from the light poles climbed back down after police told them to.
Carly Sullivan rides Ryan Wilson’s shouders at the intersection of Evans Avenue and University Boulevard after their University of Denver mens hockey team defeated Boston College in the NCAA’s Frozen Four final. April 14, 2024.Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
Then a segment of a couch appeared, crowd surfing on an ocean of people. It’d already been burned; burning couches is a thing around here. But before the revelers could execute their vision, Denver Police officers emerged and pulled it to their truck as people booed loudly.
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As the crowd spotted a tower of smoke down the block, the mass of people became a river, running towards it together.
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They’d burn a couch after all, though firefighters quickly put it out. Then they all rushed down to the next block, where another column of smoke appeared and then was doused.
University of Denver fans dance in the ashes of a couch they tried to burn in the middle of Evans Avenue after their Pioneers mens hockey team defeated Boston College in the NCAA’s Frozen Four final. The fire department put it out pretty quickly. April 14, 2024.Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
Sam Lewis hobbled down the block, chasing the smoke and the chaos on crutches. He just had surgery for his ACL, but he transcended the injury.
“I’m a proud Pioneer baby! Hey, this is our tenth national championship. Come and take it! Come and take it!” he said, waving his crutches in the air. “Colorado is the hockey capitol of the word, baby!”
Sam Lewis celebrates with his crutches as University of Denver fans fill Evans Avenue after the Pioneers’ victory against Boston College in the NCAA’s Frozen Four mens hockey final. April 14, 2024.Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
The remains of a couch burned by University of Denver fans after their Pioneers defeated Boston College in the NCAA’s Frozen Four final. April 14, 2024.Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
Denver players celebrate after an overtime win against Boston University in a semifinal game at the Frozen Four NCAA college hockey tournament Thursday, April 11, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
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It seems like an annual occurrence. The University of Denver’s hockey team is once again fighting for an NCAA national championship after a 2-1 win against Boston University in the semi-finals of the Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minnesota on Thursday.
Tristan Broz scored his second overtime goal of the NCAA Tournament to help No. 3 seed DU beat No. 2 BU. The championship game is at 4 p.m. MT Saturday. Denver will face the winner of the Michigan-Boston College game.
Denver last won the title in 2022 and is one of the most successful hockey teams in college history
The Pioneers (31-9-3), playing in its 19th Frozen Four, are looking for their 10th national title in program history on Saturday — which would break a tie with Michigan for the most in college hockey history.
Denver has just two losses since the start of February, going 14-2-1 in the last 17 games.
BU senior Luke Tuch opened the scoring at 7:45 of the first period with his 10th goal of the season. He stole the puck and went in alone for a shothanded goal. It was BU’s fourth shorthanded goal of the season — and first scored by somebody other than Nick Zabaneh.
Boston University (28-10-2) entered 19-1-0 this season when leading after the first period.
Denver’s Tristan Lemyre tied it at 1-all with his second goal of the season. He took advantage of a wide-open slot by beating BU goalie Mathieu Caron.
Broz scored from the top of the right circle at 11:09 of overtime by leading a 3-on-2 and sending a wrist shot through the pads of Caron. It was the 40th point of the season for Broz.
Matt Davis, who made his 25th straight start in net, saved 33 shots for Denver.
The Pioneers have won five straight games against the Terriers, setting a record for the longest winning streak in the series. Denver won the first four games from 1960-67, while Boston had a four-game winning streak from 1990-99.
It was the second Frozen Four game in a row to reach overtime after Quinnipiac won last season’s national championship game in extra time.
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