It's no mystery I am not a fan of Mike Chambers or his journalism style, here is his check list that he had on his blog. Epic fail... In fact DU just embarrassed the WCHA with their loss to a team that didn't even win an out of conference game this season until their regional game against the Denver University Pioneers and was sitting at 25th in the Pairwise.
In my opinion this is a bigger upset than the Holy Cross win at the Ralph over the Gophers. As a WCHA fan I am actually disappointed, I am trying to find the humor in it and I can't. How does a number one seed like not get up for this game? I watched the game the players weren't interested in playing. The last three winners of the MacNaughton Cup have each went 0-3 in the playoffs (WCHA and NCAA) that is a cumulative record 0-9 after winning their WCHA home series and moving on in the playoffs. Maybe WCHA should send that MacNaughton cup back to Houghton, Michigan and moth ball it, because there seems to be a curse in that cup.
Denver Cup trophy CHECK
MacNaughton Cup trophy CHECK
Gold Pan trophy CHECK
Clinch NCAA Tournament while CC is eliminated (not mine) CHECK
Secure No. 1 NCAA seed CHECK, unofficially
Broadmoor Trophy -
Fighting Sioux
Win NCAA regional
[EPIC FAIL]
Win Frozen Four -
[Golfing]
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ALBANY, N.Y. — Promising, no more. There is no tomorrow for the University of Denver hockey team.
After beginning and ending the regular-season ranked No. 1 nationally, the Pioneers folded their already damaged tent Friday at the NCAA Tournament East Regional.
Top-seeded DU came out flat and was eliminated by fourth-seeded Rochester Institute of Technology 2-1 at the Times Union Center.
The Tigers, who won their 11th consecutive game, scored 5:02 into the game and withstood several outstanding DU chances behind senior goalie Jared DeMichiel. With 7:24 remaining in regulation, RIT went ahead 2-0 with a power-play goal from leading scorer Cameron Burt.
Sophomore wing Joe Colborne finally solved DeMichiel with 5:25 to play, slapping in his own rebound for his team-leading 22nd goal of the season. It came on the power play and gave the Pioneers momentum, but they couldn't get another puck past DeMichiel in the final minute, when Cheverie was pulled for an extra attacker.
It was the third consecutive loss for DU, which hadn't lost two straight until last weekend's poor showing at the Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff finals in St. Paul, Minn.
The Pioneers have now lost their NCAA Tournament opener for three consecutive years, including the latter two as a No. 1 regional seed
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