For immediate release
October 29, 1991
Denver (1-3-0) plays Colorado College (1-2-1) this wems scored three o
. DU took a 1-0 lead
heading into the first intermission with a power-play go
two periods with goals by
senior Lance Momotani and sophomore Brian Konowalchuk.
Saturday, the Pioneers jumped out to an early lead at 6:09 into the game
on
a goal by senior captain Darren Biggs. MinnesotaUs Jeff Stolp halted DenverUs
scoring for the remainer of the night as the Golden Gophers scored five
unanswered goals. At 2:55 into the second period, Denver goaltender Bryan
Shoen was struck by a Craig Johnson slap shot and was sent to the training
room for stiches. In the meantime, freshman goaltender Jason Van Herik, in his
second appearance in net, allowed two goals. Shoen, who replaced Van Herik
9:02 later, recorded 21 saves on the evening. Stolp recorded 27 saves on the
night and shut down DUUs power-play as the PioneerUs went 0 for 15 with a man-
advantage.
The Coaches: Head coach Frank Serratore is in his second season with the
Pioneers. He most recently came from the Omaha Lancers of the USHL where he
was general manager and head coach. This past year he signed four players from
his former team in Omaha to join him in Denver.
Colorado College coach Brad elm of
the Tiger program. His 2
75 career victories rank him 12th on the all-time
active coachesU list. He was previously head coach at U.S. International (1985-
88, San Diego, Cal.) and head coach at Minnesota (1979-85). Buetow lettered
in hockey, track and football as an undergraduate at the University of
Minnesota. Upon graduation he went on to play professional hockey for one
season with the Cleveland Crusaders of the former World Hockey Association.
Buetow is 5-7-0 in his career versus Denver.
Scouting the Tigers: Colorado College enters the weekend series with a 1-
2-1 record ranking the Tigers sixth in the WCHA standings after two weeks of
competition. The pre-season 8th seeded pick Tigers defeated North Dakota
this past weekend, 5-4 in overtime, and tied Northern Michigan in the season
opener 8-8. Senior center Steve Strunk (4-3-7), junior defenseman Chris
Hynnes (2-5-7) and sophomore winger Jody Jaraczewski (2-5-7) lead the Tigers
on. Coach Buetow has used three
different goaltenders in
four games: junior Denis Casey (0-1-1, 6.28, .783, 124:01), freshman Paul
Frank (1-0-0, 3.70, .833, 64:43) and junior Paul Badalich (0-1-0, 12.00, .727,
60:00).
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The Series
First meeting: 1949-50, CC won 16-0
Series record: DU leads, 122-62-4
Last meeting: February 16, 1991, CC won 5-4 at Denver
Last Denver win: October 17, 1990, at Denver 5-2
Last CC win: February 16, 1991, at Denver 5-4
Last tie game: October 24, 1986, at Denver 3-3
Largest victory margin by DU: 1971-72 season, 14-3
Largest victory margin by CC: 1949-50 season, 16-0
Last year vs. Colorado College:
February 16, 1991, CC won 5-4 at Denver
February 15, 1991, CC won 6-4 at Colorado Springs
October 27, 1991, DU won 5-2 at Colorado Springs
October 26, 1991, CC won 7-1 at Denver
DenverUs Record When:
Denver scores 5 or more goals: 0-1-0 In one-goal games: 0-1-0
Denver scores 4 or less goals: 1-2-0 In two-goal games:
1-0-0
In three-goal ga
mes: 0-0-0
Opponent scores 5 or more goals: 0-3-0
Opponent scores 4 or less goals: 1-0-0 In overtime games:
N/A
Denver scores first: 1-2-0 At home:
1-3-0
Opponent scores first: 0-1-0 On the road: N/A
Denver leads after 1 period: 1-1-0 On Fridays:
1-1-0
Opponent leads after 1 period: 0-2-0 On Saturdays: 0-2-0
Tied after 1 period: N/A On other days:
N/A
Denver leads after 2 periods: 1-1-0
Opponent leads after 2 periods: 0-2-0
Pioneers Lifetime vs. Colorado College:
Player GP G A PTS P-PM GW PP SH
Mike Markovich 12 3 5 8 6-12 1 1 0
Lance Momotani 12 1 6 7 2-4 0 0 0
Corey Carlson 8 1 3 4 12-40 0 0 0
Darren Biggs 12 2 2 4 4-8 1 0 0
Brian Konowalchuk 4 2 1 3 1-2 0 1
0
Ryan OULeary 8 1 2 3 1-2 0 0 0
Mark Luger 3 1 1 2 0-0 0 0 0
Brett Petersen 8 0 2 2 2-4 0 0 0
J. Lindsay 4 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Kevin Sobb 3 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0
Ian DeCorby 2 0 0 0 2-4 0 0 0
Goaltending
Bryan Schoen 128:35 MIN 11 GA 5.13 GAA
58 svs .841
svs%
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WCHA Standings (after week #2)
Place/Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1. North Dakota 4 3 1 0 6 24 18
Wisconsin 4 3 1 0 6 16
15
3. No. Michigan 4 2 1 1 5 27 17
4. Minnesota 4 2 2 0 4 18 15
Minn.-Duluth 4 2 2 0 4 16 18
6. Colorado College 4 1 2 1 3 20 29
7. Michigan Tech 2 1 1 0 2 7
6
Denver 4 1 3 0 2 14 22
9. St. Cloud State 2 0 2 0 0 8 10
WCHA games for Friday, November 1
Denver at Colorado College (7:05 p.m. MST)
Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan (7:05 p.m. EST)
Minnesota at St. Cloud State (7:35 p.m. CST)
Minn.-Duluth at Wisconsin (7:05 p.m. CST)
North Dakota at Alaska-Fairbanks (7:05 p.m. AST/NC)
WCHA games for Saturday, November 2
Northern Michigan at Michigan Tech (7:05 p.m. EST)
St. Cloud State at Minnesota (7:05 p.m. CST)
Minn.-Duluth at Wisconsin (7:05 p.m. CST)
North Dakota at Alaska-Fairbanks (7:05 p.m. AST/NC)
WCHA game for Sunday, November 3
Colorado College at Denver (2:05 p.m. MST)
Albany Times-Union
College Hockey Coaches/Media Poll
1. Maine (19) 235
2. Clarkson (5) 225
3. No. Michigan 175
4. Lake Superior (1) 163
5. Michigan 125
6. Boston Univ. 80
7. Wisconsin 74
8. Minnesota 70
9. Providence 60
10. No. Dakota 56
Others receiving votes: Michigan State, New Hampshire, St. Lawrence, Minnesota-
Duluth, Vermont, Boston College, Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Alaska-
Anchorage, Harvard.
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WMEB Radio (Orono, Me.) Hockey Poll
1. Maine (9) 162
2. Clarkson (1) 149
3. Lake Superior (1) 128
4. Michigan 120
5. No. Michigan 102
6. No. Dakota 95
7. Minnesota 89
8. Boston Univ. 82
9. Providence 79
10. Wisconsin 70
11. Michigan State 59
12. New Hampshire 46
13. St. Lawrence 40
14. Bowling Green 39
15. W. Michigan 16
Others receiving votes: Vermont, Boston College, Alabama-Huntsville, Harvard,
Minnesota-Duluth, Denver, Alaska-Anchorage, RPI.
WMPL Radio (Houghton, Mich.) Coaches Poll
1. Maine (9) 90
2. No. Michigan 76
3. Clarkson 72
4. Lake Superior 67
5. No. Dakota (1) 47
6. Wisconsin 43
7. Boston Univ. 28
8. Michigan 27
9. Michigan State 26
10. Minnesota 21
Others receiving votes: Providence, New Hampshire, St. Lawrence, Western
Michigan, Bowling Green, Vermont, Minnesota-Duluth.
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From Amy Turner
DU Office of Athletic Communications