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DU vs. CC 1986
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(Left) The 1985-86 DU team won the MacNaughton and Broadmoor Trophies before bowing to Harvard in the Frozen Four in Providence. In a long line of DU victories over Colorado College this still remains one of the greatest...
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DU Overcomes Odds to Win Title

February 21, 1986
by Dan Davis

The Tigers jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead on goals by Brent Gropp and Rick Boh. The Pioneers twice cut the lead back to one with a rebound goal by John McMillen and a spectacular goal by Kermit Ecklebarger.
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However the pesky Tigers would not give up their lead and finally broke open a 5-2 advantage early in the 2nd period.
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"We were a little nervous at the outset," John McMillan said. "We knew we could come back."
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After the fifth CC goal, DU pulled goaltender Tom Allen in favor of Chris Olsen, who turned DU's fortunes around. The Pioneers pulled quicky back to within one at 5-4 on a rebound goal by Ed Christofoli and a two-on-one breakaway by McMillan, assisted by Jim Onstad. However the Tigers again lengthened their lead late in the second period when Tom Pederson launched a wrist shot between Olsen's pad which he defelected but couldn't stop.
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Jeff Lamb then pulled DU to within one goal once again at 19:50 of the second period when he knocked in a deflected pass from defenseman Jim Smith, setting the stage for a heartstopping third period.
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The Pioneers, as they had done all night, pecked away at CC goaltender Derek Pizzney and finally got a tying goal when Tom Weiss drilled a shot into the upper part of the CC net. Less than three minutes later Weiss scored again on a wrist shot, putting DU ahead for the first time in the game and bring a tremendous roar from a highly vocal sell out crowd at the DU Arena.
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Olsen and the DU defense held on to the lead, won the battle 7-6, and found themselves one win away from the WCHA title, which they clinched the next night 4-2."We knew we had the ability to come back from 5-2," Weiss said. "this was the greatest thrill in hockey for me today."