For the eighth time in program history, Denver is back on top.
The No. 1-ranked Pioneers capped off a sensational campaign with a 3-2 victory over No. 2 Minnesota Duluth in the Frozen Four championship game Saturday night at the United Center.
Denver flew out of the gates, recording the game's first eight shots on goal and ringing another two off the post within seconds of each other. But the scoring didn't come until the second.
Sophomore winger Jarid Lukosevicius put Denver on the board by potting two goals in 16 seconds, the shortest two-goal span by a single player in championship game history, and capped off the hat trick in a 7:39 stretch.