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Denver Pioneers

  • For the Fun

    Hockey is finally back!! Well, sort of. Almost. This past weekend, I had the pleasure of watching a bunch of alumni from the University of Denver Pioneers and Colorado Avalanche face off for an evening of hockey fun and shenanigans… Read more

  • Good Things

    When I looked back on May 2026 to find my Theme of the Month, at first I struggled to see beyond a recent disappointment in my hockey world that had me asking “Is it October yet?” After exiting the regular… Read more

  • For the Love of the Game

    This year, I’ve been blessed to watch my favorite hockey teams extend their seasons and make the playoffs. First up, my Denver Pioneers won their conference championship in March and their 11th national title in April. Later, the Colorado Avalanche… Read more

  • Grace

    It’s that time again: time to choose a theme for the previous month. With every calendar page turn this year, I asked no one in particular how we can already be another month deeper into 2026. It seems like just… Read more

  • Happy Habits

    If you’re just joining me, I’ve been watching a lot of, first collegiate, then NHL playoff hockey recently. Not long after the Denver Pioneers won their 11th national championship, the Colorado Avalanche began their playoff run. The Avs just finished… Read more

  • Seasonal Symmetry

    In case you thought I was done writing about hockey for a while, I assure you there’s always something hockey to write about. My Pioneers may have recently entered the offseason on the highest of high notes, NCAA trophy in… Read more

  • Persistence

    When I was considering my March theme, for days, I came up with nothing in particular. March came and went in a blink. If it hadn’t been for the April Fool’s posts ranging from the satirically almost believable to the… Read more

  • Magness North

    While other sports fans are keeping an eye on college basketball and the young MLB season, this writer is closely following hockey. Previously on Denver’s playoff run: the Pioneers defeated the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs in the NCHC championship game in 2OT,… Read more

  • Playing the Full 82ish Minutes

    There’s something surreal about going to a collegiate conference championship hockey game in March when it’s almost 90 degrees outside (and some years it could just as easily be in the 30s and snowing heavily). It’s a strange juxtaposition: unusually… Read more

  • Putting in the Work

    Going into Saturday night’s hockey game, Denver vs Western Michigan, I was nervously excited. I had no idea if it was going to be the last home game at Magness Arena for the Pioneers, but I had a glimmer of… Read more

  • The Rest of Intermission

    Last week, I saw something we haven’t seen a lot of in Denver this season: snow. This wasn’t just a dusting or one of those mucky Spring storms either—this was inches of the pretty stuff. Whenever I looked outside, the… Read more

  • The Second-Best Time

    When I was thinking about the theme of the month for February, I realized that one phrase kept popping up in my head throughout January and February. This phrase was on my mind when I was actively taking steps toward… Read more

  • A Win is a Win

    I’d call it the theme of the day, the theme of last week—maybe my whole January. I came up with the theme of the month while watching both Pioneer hockey games the final weekend of the month (check the box… Read more