Following a road game at the University of Colorado on Thursday night, the University of Denver women’s basketball team welcomes the Oregon Ducks to Magness Arena on Sunday for a 1:30 p.m. MT contest with the Pac-12 contenders. This will be the second overall meeting between the Ducks and the […]
Damien Goddard may be part rebel, but he’s all Pioneer. The University of Denver graduate, blogger and DU hockey uber-fan doesn’t always toe the school line, but his devotion to the hockey program, the fans, and ultimately to DU school spirit is unquestionable. Goddard, 46, graduated with a business management […]
Following a road game at Utah State on Wednesday night, the University of Denver men’s basketball team returns to Magness Arena to take on Texas Southern at 4 p.m. on Dec. 3. This marks the first-ever meeting between the Pioneers and Eagles, who won the Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season […]
The University of Denver men’s ice hockey team faces off against the Miami University RedHawks at 7:07 p.m. Nov. 26 at DU’s Magness Arena in the second day of the Denver Cup Classic. DU Head Coach George Gwozdecky is coaching his 1,000th career game as a collegiate coach. Gwozdecky served […]
You couldn’t blame Mark Rycroft (BSBA ’03) for choosing the University of Denver. When the aspiring hockey player first visited campus, the Colorado Avalanche had just hoisted its first Stanley Cup, and a new rink at the Ritchie Center was in development. And, perhaps most importantly for the freshman right […]
When the University of Denver men’s basketball team traveled through Spain during summer 2010, it was a dream vacation for most Pioneers. After all, not every college student gets to enjoy an all-expenses paid trip overseas to visit locales such as Barcelona and Madrid. Add into the equation that the […]
Fresh off its first postseason bid in a decade, the Denver women’s basketball team looks to build on a 2010–11 season that saw head coach Erik Johnson tally the most victories in his three-year tenure at the helm and record the program’s first victory over a ranked opponent during its […]
The University of Denver Division of Athletics and Recreation honored the late Ron Moore and his family’s gift of the Highlands Ranch Golf Club in a grand celebration held at the club on Thursday afternoon. Highlands Ranch Golf Club, a semi-private facility that was named the official home of the […]
Strike up a conversation with Kari Storslett, and it takes only a few moments for several observations to become strikingly clear. First, Storslett is bright. So bright, in fact, that the explanations regarding some of her research projects from an internship last summer easily befuddle those from a non-scientific background. […]
The University of Denver hockey team faces off against reigning NCAA champion Minnesota-Duluth at Magness Arena at 7:37 on Nov. 4 and 7:07 on Nov. 5 — the only two-game series between the two teams scheduled for this season. DU is 106-73-9 all-time against the Bulldogs dating back to 1961, […]
The University of Denver men’s soccer team has played an extremely difficult schedule to date, and the challenge continues as the Pioneers welcome No. 25 Cal State-Bakersfield at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at CIBER Field. “As we enter the last two weekends in the regular season, we need to get […]
Drew Shore could not have been blamed if he had opted for a one-way ticket out of Denver earlier this year. The trend in big-time college hockey, after all, is for elite players to jump into the professional ranks as soon possible. As the leading scorer for the University of […]
The University of Denver is being recognized with dual proclamations from Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock that declare Oct. 22, 2011, “University of Denver Pioneer Athletics Day.” The proclamations recognize DU’s fourth-consecutive Learfield Sports I-AAA Directors Cup, which is awarded annually to the highest achieving non-football […]
There is not a single person in head coach George Gwozdecky’s vaunted hockey program that would ever be caught reveling in a teammate’s misfortune — especially among the team’s goaltenders. The netminders are a tight fraternity, often relying on one another for technical advice and emotional support after tough games. […]
It is the sort of trip down memory lane George Gwozdecky simply has been too busy to take. Sitting on the cusp of his 400th victory as the head coach of the University of Denver hockey team, Gwozdecky is about to begin his 18th season at DU. He has collected […]