2022–23 Denver Pioneers
men's ice hockey season
Ice Breaker Tournament, Champion
NCHC, Champion
NCAA Tournament, Regional Semifinal
Conference1st NCHC
Home iceMagness Arena
Rankings
USCHO#6
USA Today#6
Record
Overall30–10–0
Conference19–3–0
Home20–6–0
Road10–2–0
Neutral0–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachDavid Carle
Assistant coachesTavis MacMillan
Dallas Ferguson
Ryan Massa
Captain(s)Justin Lee
Alternate captain(s)Kyle Mayhew
Carter Mazur
McKade Webster
Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2022–23 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season was the 74th season of play for the program and 10th in the NCHC. The Pioneers represented the University of Denver in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, were coached by David Carle in his 5th season and played their home games at Magness Arena.

Season

Coming off of the program's 9th National Title, Denver, had 5 of the six regulars on the blueline returning, along with starter Magnus Chrona, and offense was taken over by a mix of returners, freshmen and transfers including Carter Mazur and Massimo Rizzo.

Denver retained its #1 ranking entering the season and won the Ice Breaker Tournament to kick off the '23 season. In the second week the team was swept by Massachusetts, and finished the first month of the season with 4 straight wins. Denver regained first place and kept their spot after losing to Omaha after Thanksgiving. By the winter break, Denver had a 7-game winning streak.

The Pioneers began the second half by losing to Alaska. Denver recovered to earn a split; the loss removed them from first place. The team won a pair of 7–0 shutouts over last-place Miami, and were then swept by St. Cloud State and had a place at the conference title.

Denver was 9–1 in their final ten games and finished well ahead of everyone else for the regular season crown and Denver made the NCAA tournament with one of the four #1 seeds. As they began their postseason run, Chrona was nursing a lower-body injury and could not play in the quarterfinals.[1] Denver defeated the Miami RedHawks. Chrona returned for the semifinal and was in goal against Colorado College. He allowed one marker on the power play. Denver was eliminated.[2]

The Pioneers still began the NCAA tournament as the #4 overall seed and had the top spot in the East Regionale. Their opponent in the first round was Cornell, who got off to a quick start and took an early lead. The team was shut out for the 5th time that season. It was the first time in nearly 30 years that Denver had been shut out in consecutive games.[3]

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Ryan BarrowForward CanadaGraduation (signed with Manchester Storm)
Bobby BrinkForward United StatesSigned professional contract (Philadelphia Flyers)
Cole GuttmanForward United StatesGraduation (signed with Chicago Blackhawks)
Reid IrwinForward/Defenseman CanadaLeft program (retired)
Carter SavoieForward CanadaSigned professional contract (Edmonton Oilers)
Brett StapleyForward CanadaGraduation (signed with Laval Rocket)
Antti TuomistoDefenseman FinlandSigned professional contract (HC TPS)
Jack WorksForward CanadaTransferred to Michigan Tech
Cameron WrightForward CanadaGraduation (signed with Colorado Eagles)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Kent AndersonDefenseman Canada18Calgary, AB
Tristan BrozForward United States19Bloomington, MN; transfer from Minnesota; selected 58th overall in 2021
Casey DornbachForward United States25Edina, MN; graduate transfer from Harvard
Tyler HaskinsForward United States19Rochester, MN
Tristan LemyreForward Canada21Mirabel, QC
Rieger LorenzForward Canada18Calgary, AB; selected 56th overall in 2022
Lucas ÖlvestadDefenseman Sweden20Tampa, FL
Aidan ThompsonForward United States20Fort Collins, CO; selected 90th overall in 2022
Jared WrightForward United States20Burnsville, MN; selected 169th overall in 2022

Roster

As of August 26, 2022.[4]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Illinois Sean Behrens Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2003-03-31 Barrington, Illinois NTDP (USHL) COL, 61st overall 2021
4 Illinois Jack Devine Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-10-02 Glencoe, Illinois NTDP (USHL) FLA, 221st overall 2022
6 Missouri McKade Webster (A) Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-07-28 St. Louis, Missouri Green Bay (USHL) TBL, 213th overall 2019
7 Colorado Aidan Thompson Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-02-18 Fort Collins, Colorado Lincoln (USHL) CHI, 90th overall 2022
9 Saskatchewan Owen Ozar Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 156 lb (71 kg) 2000-04-05 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Waterloo (USHL)
11 Sweden Lucas Ölvestad Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-03-19 Stockholm, Sweden Dubuque (USHL)
13 British Columbia Massimo Rizzo Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2001-06-13 Burnaby, British Columbia Coquitlam (BCHL) CAR, 216th overall 2019
14 Alberta Rieger Lorenz Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2004-03-30 Calgary, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL) MIN, 56th overall 2022
15 Alberta Carter King Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-08-30 Calgary, Alberta Surrey (BCHL)
16 Minnesota Tristan Broz Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2002-10-10 Bloomington, Minnesota Minnesota (Big Ten) PIT, 58th overall 2021
17 Minnesota Casey Dornbach Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1997-07-07 Edina, Minnesota Harvard (ECAC)
18 Minnesota Jared Wright Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2002-11-22 Burnsville, Minnesota Omaha (USHL) LAK, 169th overall 2022
19 Minnesota Tyler Haskins Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-07-07 Rochester, Minnesota Madison (USHL)
20 Alberta Michael Benning Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2002-01-05 St. Albert, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL) FLA, 95th overall 2020
21 Alberta Kent Anderson Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-11-13 Calgary, Alberta Green Bay (USHL)
22 Wisconsin Connor Caponi Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 2000-03-20 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Waterloo (USHL)
23 Minnesota Lane Krenzen Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1998-02-21 Twig, Minnesota Austin (NAHL)
26 California Shai Buium Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2003-03-26 San Diego, California Sioux City (USHL) DET, 36th overall 2021
27 California Kyle Mayhew (A) Graduate D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 158 lb (72 kg) 1997-12-25 Anaheim Hills, California Fairbanks (NAHL)
28 Alberta Brett Edwards Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1998-09-10 Grande Prairie, Alberta Drumheller (AJHL)
29 Quebec Tristan Lemyre Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-01-15 Mirabel, Quebec Dubuque (USHL)
30 Sweden Magnus Chrona Senior G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 2000-08-28 Stockholm, Sweden Skellefteå J20 (J20 SuperElit) SJS, 152nd overall 2018
31 Missouri Jack Caruso Junior G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-06-07 St. Louis, Missouri Fairbanks (NAHL)
32 Manitoba Justin Lee (C) Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-03-14 Waskada, Manitoba Fargo (USHL)
34 Michigan Carter Mazur (A) Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2002-03-28 Jackson, Michigan Tri-City (USHL) DET, 70th overall 2021
35 Alberta Matt Davis Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2001-06-16 Calgary, Alberta Green Bay (USHL)

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 Denver241950210569453403010015086
#11 Western Michigan2415812004486603923151148102
#20 Omaha241392221427164371915310997
#5 St. Cloud State *241293213418568412513313395
Minnesota Duluth2410140140336581371620195114
#17 North Dakota24101043023375703918156127110
Colorado College24615302225376038132237999
Miami24318302014399636824473137
Championship: March 18, 2023
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

DateTimeOpponent#Rank#SiteTVDecisionResultAttendanceRecord
Exhibition
October 1 6:00 PM at UNLV* #1 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Chrona W 10–0  4,781
Ice Breaker Tournament
October 7 7:05 PM #11 Notre Dame* #1 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado (Ice Breaker Tournament)Altitude Chrona W 5–2  5,859 1–0–0
October 8 6:00 PM Maine* #1 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado (Ice Breaker Tournament)Altitude Davis W 3–1  5,447 2–0–0
Regular Season
October 14 5:00 PM at #13 Massachusetts* #1 Mullins CenterAmherst, MassachusettsESPN+ Chrona L 2–4  7,297 2–1–0
October 15 5:00 PM at #13 Massachusetts* #1 Mullins CenterAmherst, MassachusettsESPN+ Chrona L 0–3  6,315 2–2–0
October 21 7:00 PM #11 Providence* #4 Magness ArenaDenver, ColoradoEvoca Chrona W 4–1  5,218 3–2–0
October 22 6:00 PM #11 Providence* #4 Magness ArenaDenver, ColoradoEvoca Chrona W 3–2  6,324 4–2–0
October 28 5:00 PM at Miami #3 Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio  Chrona W 4–0  1,921 5–2–0 (1–0–0)
October 29 5:00 PM at Miami #3 Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio  Chrona W 4–2  2,011 6–2–0 (2–0–0)
November 4 7:00 PM #4 St. Cloud State #2 Magness ArenaDenver, ColoradoAltitude Chrona L 3–4 OT 6,015 6–3–0 (2–1–0)
November 5 6:00 PM #4 St. Cloud State #2 Magness ArenaDenver, ColoradoEvoca Chrona W 3–2  6,220 7–3–0 (3–1–0)
November 11 6:00 PM at #12 North Dakota #2 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota (Rivalry)Midco Chrona W 3–2  11,738 8–3–0 (4–1–0)
November 12 5:00 PM at #12 North Dakota #2 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota (Rivalry)Midco Chrona W 6–3  11,852 9–3–0 (5–1–0)
November 25 7:00 PM Omaha #1 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Chrona L 0–3  5,689 9–4–0 (5–2–0)
November 26 6:00 PM Omaha #1 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Chrona W 6–3  5,269 10–4–0 (6–2–0)
December 2 7:00 PM Arizona State* #1 Magness ArenaDenver, ColoradoAltitude 2 Chrona W 3–2  5,260 11–4–0
December 3 6:00 PM vs. Arizona State* #1 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Davis W 5–2  5,510 12–4–0
December 9 6:00 PM at Minnesota Duluth #1 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, MinnesotaMY9 Chrona W 3–2  6,487 13–4–0 (7–2–0)
December 10 6:00 PM at Minnesota Duluth #1 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, MinnesotaMY9 Chrona W 4–3 OT 6,354 14–4–0 (8–2–0)
December 16 7:00 PM Lindenwood* #1 Magness ArenaDenver, ColoradoAltitude 2 Davis W 5–0  4,944 15–4–0
December 17 6:00 PM Lindenwood* #1 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Davis W 5–4  5,268 16–4–0
January 6 7:00 PM Alaska* #1 Magness ArenaDenver, ColoradoAltitude 2 Crona L 1–3  6,221 16–5–0
January 7 6:00 PM Alaska* #1 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Crona W 7–2  6,254 17–5–0
January 13 7:00 PM Miami #4 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Crona W 7–0  5,858 18–5–0 (9–2–0)
January 14 6:00 PM Miami #4 Magness ArenaDenver, ColoradoAltitude 2 Crona W 7–0  - 19–5–0 (10–2–0)
January 20 6:30 PM at #4 St. Cloud State #3 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, MinnesotaFOX 9+ Crona L 3–7  4,080 19–6–0 (10–3–0)
January 21 5:00 PM at #4 St. Cloud State #3 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, MinnesotaFOX 9+ Crona L 0–2  5,148 19–7–0 (10–4–0)
January 27 7:00 PM Colorado College #5 Ball ArenaDenver, Colorado (Rivalry)Altitude Crona W 2–0  17,952 20–7–0 (11–4–0)
February 4 6:00 PM at Colorado College #4 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry)ATTRM Crona W 4–1  3,892 21–7–0 (12–4–0)
February 10 7:00 PM North Dakota #4 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado (Rivalry)CBSSN Crona W 5–3  5,979 22–7–0 (13–4–0)
February 11 6:00 PM North Dakota #4 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado (Rivalry)  Crona W 5–2  6,193 23–7–0 (14–4–0)
February 17 7:00 PM Minnesota Duluth #3 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado  Crona W 6–2  6,218 24–7–0 (15–4–0)
February 18 6:00 PM Minnesota Duluth #3 Magness ArenaDenver, ColoradoAltitude 2, TSN2 Davis L 5–6  6,361 24–8–0 (15–5–0)
February 24 5:00 PM at #5 Western Michigan #3 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, MichiganCBSSN Chrona W 5–2  3,947 25–8–0 (16–5–0)
February 25 4:00 PM at #5 Western Michigan #3 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan  Chrona W 3–1  4,419 26–8–0 (17–5–0)
March 3 7:00 PM Colorado College #3 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado (Rivalry)CBSSN Chrona W 2–1  6,667 27–8–0 (18–5–0)
March 4 6:00 PM at Colorado College #3 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry)ATTRM Chrona W 4–2  3,894 28–8–0 (19–5–0)
NCHC Tournament
March 10 7:00 PM Miami* #3 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado (Quarterfinal Game 1)  Davis W 6–2  4,873 29–8–0
March 11 6:00 PM Miami* #3 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado (Quarterfinal Game 2)  Davis W 7–2  5,567 30–8–0
March 17 3:00 PM vs. Colorado College* #3 Xcel Energy CenterSaint Paul, Minnesota (Semifinal, Rivalry)CBSSN Chrona L 0–1  10,242 30–9–0
NCAA Tournament
March 23 3:30 PM vs. #12 Cornell* #4 SNHU ArenaManchester, New Hampshire (East Regional Semifinal)ESPNews Chrona L 0–2  3,631 30–10–0
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.
Source:[5]

Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Massimo RizzoC3817294614
Carter MazurLW4022153732
Casey DornbachF4013213429
Michael BenningD3913213438
Aidan ThompsonC321022324
Jack DevineRW3814173119
Tristan BrozC4010182835
Carter KingF381112236
Shai BuiumD384172118
Sean BehrensD313182129
McKade WebsterLW30681434
Kyle MayhewD402111318
Justin LeeD40671359
Jared WrightLW3484122
Rieger LorenzC/LW3727920
Tristan LemyreD174372
Owen OzarF2715610
Connor CaponiF3924626
Brett EdwardsF3814518
Lucas ÖlvestadF2213410
Kent AndersonD220224
Magnus ChronaG320112
Tyler HaskinsF130110
Lane KrenzenD120002
Matt DavisG130000
Jack CarusoG30000
Total150250400431

[6]

Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Jack Caruso311:080000401.0000.00
Matt Davis13509:27810151851.9251.77
Magnus Chrona321861:432290687394.9162.19
Empty Net-27:35---3----
Total402409:5330100869285.9152.14

Rankings

Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 (Final)
USCHO.com 1 (37) - 1 (41) 1 (46) 4 3 (7) 2 (15) 2 (5) 1 (44) 1 (41) 1 (17) 1 (29) 1 (26) - 1 (29) 4 (3) 3 (4) 5 4 (1) 4 3 (7) 3 3 3 3 4 (1) - 6
USA Today 1 (25) 1 (25) 1 (30) 1 (33) 4 3 (4) 2 (15) 2 (1) 1 (29) 1 (25) 2 (10) 1 (14) 1 (15) 2 (13) 2 (14) 3 (2) 3 3 4 (2) 4 3 (1) 3 3 3 3 4 7 6

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.[7]

Awards and honors

Player Award Ref
Michael Benning AHCA West All-American Second Team [8]
Carter Mazur
Massimo Rizzo
Magnus Chrona NCHC Goaltender of the Year [9]
Justin Lee NCHC Defensive Defenseman of the Year [9]
Michael Benning NCHC Offensive Defenseman of the Year [9]
Magnus Chrona NCHC Three Stars Award [9]
Magnus Chrona NCHC First Team [10]
Michael Benning
Massimo Rizzo
Carter Mazur NCHC Second Team [10]

Players drafted into the NHL

2023 NHL Entry Draft

Round Pick Player NHL team
5133Sam Harris Montreal Canadiens

† incoming freshman [11]

References

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  2. "FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2023". College Hockey Inc. March 17, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  3. "Denver Hockey Media Guide 2020-21" (PDF). Denver Pioneers. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  4. "2019–20 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Denver University. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  5. "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Denver Pioneers. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  6. "Denver Univ. 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  7. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  8. "Two Northeastern players repeat as first-team All-Americans". USCHO.com. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Western Michigan's Polin named NCHC player of year, Denver's Chrona top goalie, North Dakota's Blake best rookie for '22-23 campaign". USCHO. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  10. 1 2 "NCHC Reveals 2022-23 All-Conference Teams". NCHC. March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  11. "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
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