2022 Pioneers Live Up To The Denver Hockey Legacy As National Champions & Have Fun While Doing It

By Romi Bean, CBS Denver:

DENVER (CBS4) – In their hardest fought battle of the season, the Denver Pioneers showed why they are the best team in the nation. After struggling through the first two periods, the squad put together a third period comeback for the ages, scoring five unanswered goals and clinching a record-tying ninth National Championship.

“It’s unbelievable. I’m so proud of everyone in the locker room how we rallied together, being down one. We stuck together and there’s a reason we came out on top,” senior Cole Guttman said.

This marks the first championship win for the entire squad. It’s especially significant for a senior class and a leadership group that pushed the team through the pandemic and found a way to reach the mountain time before their time at Denver comes to an end.

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