One week prior, the Denver Pioneers needed a third period comeback led by Troy Terry against the seventh-seeded Colorado College Tigers just to stave off elimination in the NCHC first round. With that win, DU found the groove every team hopes to find in the postseason, rattling off three more dominant wins that culminated in a 4-1 victory in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff title game Saturday night against first-seeded St. Cloud State in St. Paul.
The tournament championship is Denver’s first since 2014, making them the first school to win two. Although the Huskies, who along with the Pioneers were ranked as a top five team for most of the season, claimed the regular season title, they experienced the same fate as last year’s Denver team of being unable to repeat in the tournament.