No. 8 Denver Pioneers hockey seeks strong weekend series at Omaha | Colorado Sunshine
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Denver Pioneers hockey needs a strong weekend at Omaha.
The No. 8 Pioneers play at Omaha on Friday and Saturday with both games at 6 p.m. (NCHC.tv). Denver (17-11-3, 13-6-1 NCHC) stands in second place in the conference entering the pivotal series. Omaha (10-18, 6-12) is ninth.
Denver is coming off a win and a tie against archrival Colorado College. Meanwhile, Omaha generated some momentum with a 4-1 upset of No. 3 Western Michigan. North Dakota leads the NCHC with 42 points to DU’s 40.
Denver is 7-2-1 in its last 10 matchups with Omaha.
(“Colorado Sunshine” celebrates the good news in sports. Suggestions are encouraged through sports editor Paul Klee at paul.klee@gazette.com.)
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