Denver Beats Boston College to Set Record for Most NCAA Men's Hockey Championships

Patrick Andres | Apr 13, 2024

Apr 13, 2024; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Denver Pioneers goaltender Freddie Halyk (1) celebrates. / Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports

Denver has not played major college football since 1960. The Pioneers have never made the NCAA men's basketball tournament, and lost in the first round of their only women's basketball tournament appearance.

The school, however, can play some hockey.

Denver blanked Boston College, 2–0, on Saturday evening in St. Paul, Minn., to win the men's hockey's national title—the school's milestone 10th crown, the most in the history of the sport.

The Pioneers' victory broke a tie with Michigan, which has nine national titles to its name.

Forwards Jared Wright and Rieger Lorenz—draftees of the Los Angeles Kings and Minnesota Wild, respectively—scored Denver's goals, while goalie Matt Davis shut out the high-octane Eagles.

The win gave the Pioneers their second title in the last three seasons. Denver's collection of championships includes 1958, '60, '61, '68, '69, 2004, '05, '17, '22 and '24.

Behind the Pioneers and Wolverines (who lost to Boston College in this year's Frozen Four), the most successful men's college hockey programs on the national stage are North Dakota (eight titles), Wisconsin (six), the Eagles (five), Boston University (five) and Minnesota (five).