US EditionDU Hockey Wins 2026 NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship
Freshman Kristian Epperson scored the double overtime winner, and goalie Johnny Hicks made 41 saves as Denver extended its unbeaten streak to 13 games, earning an NCAA tournament bid.
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Bracketology: Will UMD land in Albany or Sioux Falls?
DENVER — Minnesota Duluth lost the NCHC championship game 4-3 in double overtime at Denver on Saturday, giving the Pioneers the automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA tournament. Thankfully for the Bulldogs, they had already secured an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as insurance. UMD is returning to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2022. They’ll hear their name called during the selection show at 2 p.m. Sunday on ESPNU. The Bulldogs fin…
No. 4 Denver Outlasts No. 6 UMD 4-3 in Double Overtime NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship
It took two overtimes between two storied programs with a long postseason history to declare a winner Saturday night in the National College Hockey Conference's Frozen Faceoff between the No. 6 University of Minnesota Duluth men's hockey team and the No. 4 University of Denver. When the ice finally settled in Magness Arena in Denver, Colo., it was the Pioneers that snuck off with the NCHC Frozen Faceoff title.
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