Tag: Rieger Lorenz
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Denver Pioneers look to capitalize on home-ice advantage at NCAA Tournament regional
LOVELAND — Kristian Epperson wouldn’t have been waiting in front of the net to score Denver’s biggest goal of the season if not for a long period at home in Denver. The Pioneers freshman got injured in early March and missed the quarterfinals and semifinals of the NCHC Frozen Faceoff before returning in time for…
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Denver Pioneers edge Minnesota Duluth 4-3 in double overtime to win NCHC Frozen Faceoff
This time, overtime brought jubilation, not heartbreak. Denver found itself in the exact same position as it did a year ago — in a 3-3 tie after the first overtime period of the NCHC Frozen Faceoff championship game. This time, though, the Pioneers were at home, feeling the energy from a packed and loud Magness…
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No. 4 Denver ready to host No. 6 Minnesota Duluth in marquee matchup for NCHC Frozen Faceoff title
Eric Pohlkamp had a different instant reaction when he found out the NCHC Frozen Faceoff semifinals and championship were coming to campus sites this season. The Baxter, Minnesota, native and Denver star defenseman looks forward to every trip he can make back to his home state, especially for high-level playoff hockey at the Xcel Energy…
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No. 8 DU Pioneers clinch Gold Pan trophy for 7th straight season with tie at Colorado College
COLORADO SPRINGS — The Gold Pan is coming back up Interstate 25 — and staying at Magness Arena. It goes in the record books as a tie, but it was a trophy-clinching tie for No. 8 Denver (16-11-3, 12-6-1 NCHC) as the Pioneers only needed one point from the two games this weekend against rival…
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No. 11 DU Pioneers hockey grabs important weekend sweep over No. 7 Minnesota Duluth
Everybody inside Magness Arena thought Eric Pohlkamp was going to shoot. Rieger Lorenz certainly did as he stood near the net. But instead of trying to add to his team-leading goal tally, the junior defenseman slid the puck to Lorenz, who tapped in one of the easier goals of his career to give No. 11…
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Kent Anderson embraces role as Denver Pioneers’ latest captain in long history of great ones
Kent Anderson can relate to every player on the Denver hockey roster. And there’s no better explanation for David Carle’s decision to choose the senior defenseman to be his program’s latest captain. Just like his predecessor, Carter King, Anderson is a Calgary native who didn’t play a ton as a freshman. But by the end…