Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey

Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey
Current season
Denver Pioneers athletic logo
UniversityUniversity of Denver
ConferenceNCHC
First season1949–50
Head coachDavid Carle
7th season, 148–62–16 (.690)
Assistant coaches
ArenaMagness Arena
Denver, Colorado
ColorsCrimson and gold[1]
   
NCAA Tournament championships
1958, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2022, 2024
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
1963, 1964, 1973
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1986, 2004, 2005, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1986, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2014, 2018, 2024
Conference regular season championships
1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1977–78, 1985–86, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2016–17, 2021-22, 2022-23
Current uniform
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The Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Denver. They play at Magness Arena in Denver, Colorado. The Pioneers are a member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). Previously, they were members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), from its creation in 1959 until 2013.

The Pioneers have won the most all-time NCAA National Hockey Championships with ten (1958, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2022, 2024). The Pioneers have won 15 regular season conference championships (13 WCHA, 2 NCHC) and 14 conference playoff championships (15 WCHA, 2 NCHC).

About 75 Pioneers have gone on to play in the National Hockey League, including Keith Magnuson, Kevin Dineen, Matt Carle (2006 Hobey Baker Award winner), Paul Stastny and Will Butcher (2017 Hobey Baker Award winner).

  1. ^ Colors | University of Denver. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Events & Rentals". University of Denver. Retrieved January 4, 2023.

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