> From: Mike Machnik <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject:      Denver Cup scores (28Dec95)
>
> Seen on the WCHA web site:
>
> Denver Cup
> Consolation: Cornell 6, Air Force 2
> Championship: Denver 3, Colorado College 2
>
> The championship game is being shown in New England on SportsChannel this
> Saturday at noon, and it must have been a good one.  CC loses its first
> game this year (15-1-3).  DU is 16-3-1.  Wow.
 
Finally, in the 4th year of the cup, Jack McDonald (Former Denver
University Athletic Director) had his vision realized.  The boston
folk have known for years about something called the beanpot where 4
boston teams play a series in the home of the local NHL team.
 
When Jack started the Denver Cup Tournament, the whole state didn't
have 4 NCAA hockey teams, (and still doesn't) and there wasn't even
professional hockey in denver.  Colorado College was still in its Brad
Buetow days and Frank Serratore was coaching at DU.  Both teams were
not doing particularly well.  For the first two years, the tournament
was played at the DU arena, and then last year it moved to McNichols
Arena home (for that year only) of the minor league champion Denver
Grizzlies.  The Grizzlies were displaced when the Quebec Nordiques
became the Colorado Avalanche.  Apparently, schedules are set up so far
in advance that this was the first year that CC could fit the tournament
into its schedule.
 
Thanks, Jack, for the vision and foresight to start this ball rolling.
Sorry you weren't here to see your dream become a reality.  Two top 10
teams looking for bragging rights and playing to a packed house.
 
charlie shub   University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
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