John Leyba, The Denver Post)
Let's start with the loaded question for Danton Heinen.
However long the Denver Pioneers' run in the NCAA hockey tournament lasts, beginning with Saturday's West Regional semifinal against Boston University at St. Paul, Minn., is Heinen's collegiate career in its final days?
The Pioneers' standout sophomore left wing, 20, was the Boston Bruins' fourth-round draft choice in 2014 and it's possible he could sign with the NHL team when the DU season ends.
"I'm not sure yet," Heinen, from Langley, British Columbia, said this week. "I haven't thought too much about it.