2023–24 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season
The 2023–24 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season is the 75th season of play for the program and 11th in the NCHC. The Pioneers represent the University of Denver in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Magness Arena and are coached by David Carle in his sixth season.
| 2023–24 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | NCHC |
| Home ice | Magness Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | #2 |
| USA Today | #2 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 3–1–0 |
| Road | 3–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | David Carle |
| Assistant coaches | Tavis MacMillan Dallas Ferguson Ryan Massa |
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Season
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Benning | Defenseman | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Signed professional contract (Florida Panthers) |
| Magnus Chrona | Goaltender |  Sweden | Graduation (signed with San Jose Sharks) |
| Brett Edwards | Forward | Canada | Graduate transfer to Northeastern |
| Tyler Haskins | Forward |  United States | Transferred to Minnesota State |
| Lane Krenzen | Defenseman | United States | Graduate transfer to Omaha |
| Justin Lee | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation (signed with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins) |
| Kyle Mayhew | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Colorado Eagles) |
| Carter Mazur | Forward | United States | Signed professional contract (Detroit Red Wings) |
| Owen Ozar | Forward | Canada | Transferred to Bowling Green |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Ashcroft | Defenseman | Canada | 19 | Calgary, AB |
| Garrett Brown | Defenseman | United States | 19 | San Jose, CA; selected 99th overall in 2022 |
| Boston Buckberger | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Saskatoon, SK |
| Zeev Buium | Defenseman | United States | 17 | Laguna Niguel, CA |
| Kieran Cebrian | Forward | United States | 20 | Denver, CO |
| Freddie Halyk | Goaltender | Canada | 20 | Cochrane, AB |
| Sam Harris | Forward | United States | 19 | San Diego, CA; selected 133rd overall in 2023 |
| Peter Lajoy | Forward | United States | 21 | Evergreen, CO |
| Miko Matikka | Forward |  Finland | 19 | Helsinki, FIN; selected 67th overall in 2022 |
| Alex Weiermair | Forward | United States | 18 | Los Angeles, CA |
Roster
As of September 27, 2023.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Freddie Halyk | Freshman | G | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 2003-08-27 | Cochrane, Alberta | Camrose (AJHL) | — |
| 2 |  |
Sean Behrens | Junior | D | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 2003-03-31 | Barrington, Illinois | NTDP (USHL) | COL, 61st overall 2021 |
| 3 | |
Cale Ashcroft | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2004-08-05 | St. Albert, Alberta | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 4 | |
Jack Devine | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2003-10-02 | Glencoe, Illinois | NTDP (USHL) | FLA, 221st overall 2022 |
| 5 |  |
Garrett Brown | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2004-04-04 | San Jose, California | Waterloo (USHL) | WPG, 99th overall 2022 |
| 6 |  |
McKade Webster | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 2000-07-28 | St. Louis, Missouri | Green Bay (USHL) | TBL, 213th overall 2019 |
| 7 |  |
Aidan Thompson | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2002-02-18 | Fort Collins, Colorado | Lincoln (USHL) | CHI, 90th overall 2022 |
| 8 | |
Shai Buium | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 2003-03-26 | San Diego, California | Sioux City (USHL) | DET, 36th overall 2021 |
| 9 |  |
Boston Buckberger | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2003-06-01 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 10 | |
Miko Matikka | Freshman | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 2003-10-26 | Helsinki, Finland | Waterloo (USHL) | ARI, 67th overall 2022 |
| 11 | |
Lucas Ölvestad | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2002-03-19 | Stockholm, Sweden | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
| 12 | |
Sam Harris | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2003-10-14 | San Diego, California | Sioux Falls (USHL) | MTL, 133rd overall 2023 |
| 13 |  |
Massimo Rizzo | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 2001-06-13 | Burnaby, British Columbia | Coquitlam (BCHL) | PHI, 216th overall 2019 |
| 14 | |
Rieger Lorenz | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2004-03-30 | Calgary, Alberta | Okotoks (AJHL) | MIN, 56th overall 2022 |
| 15 | |
Carter King | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2001-08-30 | Calgary, Alberta | Surrey (BCHL) | — |
| 16 |  |
Tristan Broz | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 2002-10-10 | Bloomington, Minnesota | Minnesota (Big Ten) | PIT, 58th overall 2021 |
| 17 | |
Peter LaJoy | Freshman | F | 5' 7" (1.7 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2002-02-27 | Evergreen, Colorado | Danbury (NAHL) | — |
| 18 | |
Jared Wright | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 2002-11-22 | Burnsville, Minnesota | Omaha (USHL) | LAK, 169th overall 2022 |
| 21 | |
Kent Anderson | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2003-11-13 | Calgary, Alberta | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 22 |  |
Connor Caponi | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 2000-03-20 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Waterloo (USHL) | — |
| 24 | |
Kieran Cebrian | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 2003-03-31 | Denver, Colorado | Tri-City (USHL) | — |
| 28 | |
Zeev Buium | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 2005-12-07 | Laguna Niguel, California | USNTDP (USHL) | — |
| 29 |  |
Tristan Lemyre | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2001-01-15 | Mirabel, Quebec | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
| 31 | |
Jack Caruso | Senior | G | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1999-06-07 | St. Louis, Missouri | Fairbanks (NAHL) | — |
| 35 | |
Matt Davis | Junior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 2001-06-16 | Calgary, Alberta | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 39 | |
Alex Weiermair | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2005-05-10 | Los Angeles, California | USNTDP (USHL) | — |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| Colorado College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| #2 Denver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| #11 Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| #4 North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| #20 Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| St. Cloud State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| #10 Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
Rankings
| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 (Final) | |
| USCHO.com | 4 | 3 (4) | 2 (10) | 2 (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Today | 5 | 3 (1) | 2 (9) | 2 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Denver Pioneers. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Denver Pioneers. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
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