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The Colorado unCivil War

This weekend, one of the great college hockey rivalries begins anew when DU and Colorado College face off for the 256th time of Friday Night. These schools have been playing each other for well over 50 years, but last season was the greatest rendition yet. The teams met six times during the regular and post seasons and the teams were close to #1 or #2 in RPI each time. Every game had playoff and NCAA seeding ramifications and it could be argued that if CC had won an extra game along the way there probably would be a new National Championship banner hanging at 3185 Venetucci Blvd today.

Over the years there have been some epic battles and many alums of both schools have fond memories of the shenanigans that occurred in the stands as well as on the ice. Last season Coach Scott Owens talked about goaltending for CC in the DU Ice Arena during the '70s and backing up into the safety of his net to avoid animal carcasses that routinely rained down on the ice.

My best memories of the series was organizing two bus trips down to the Broadmoor in the mid-eighties, meeting for pregame drinks at the Golden Bee and having the Broadmoor Hotel "loan" us sportscoats at one of their bars. Now thats "Old School."

DU holds a 148-99-8 advantage, but CC has pulled some massive upsets over DU in the WCHA playoff over the years. The old adage that "you can throw the records out the window" seems to always apply.

GO DU