When Colorado College and Denver played for pride last season, the Tigers went 0-3-1.
Perhaps a new Gold Pan trophy — scheduled to be finished in time for the season-ending March 2-3 CCDU series — will inspire the Tigers to wrench it from DU’s clutches.
The Pioneers have retained the Gold Pan since the 2003-04 season, but the traveling rivalry trophy was misplaced after DU won the 2004 Frozen Four.
CC coach Scott Owens and DU coach George Gwozdecky began to field offers for a Gold Pan replacement two seasons ago, but cost concerns and busy schedules delayed the process.
Owens met with the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Co. this summer about sponsoring a replacement trophy. The company has commissioned a Victor-area sculptor, who will craft the new trophy out of bronze, Owens said.
“It’s a gold pan, which leans against three sticks, which stand up out of the base,” Owens said. “(It) says University of Denver, Colorado College Gold Pan. On the base it will have the logos and years it has been won. The idea of it is to have something that will be lifted overhead, but can sit on a trophy case or a bookshelf.”
Owens expects representatives of the mining company to participate in the trophy presentation.
Air Force coach Frank Serratore, then at Denver, suggested the Gold Pan before the 1990-91 season, and the trophy came to fruition during the 1993-94 season.
The Gold Pan scoring system will stay the same, Owens said, with the trophy holder retaining it in case of a tie. That means that for the Tigers to recapture the Gold Pan, they need at least two wins and a tie in four games. If the Pioneers sweep CC this weekend, they would retain the trophy for the fourth straight season.
“We’ve talked about having this elaborate tiebreaker scheme, but my understanding coming in here was that you have to win it away,” Owens said. “You have to really earn it. It’s simple.”
Perhaps a new Gold Pan trophy — scheduled to be finished in time for the season-ending March 2-3 CCDU series — will inspire the Tigers to wrench it from DU’s clutches.
The Pioneers have retained the Gold Pan since the 2003-04 season, but the traveling rivalry trophy was misplaced after DU won the 2004 Frozen Four.
CC coach Scott Owens and DU coach George Gwozdecky began to field offers for a Gold Pan replacement two seasons ago, but cost concerns and busy schedules delayed the process.
Owens met with the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Co. this summer about sponsoring a replacement trophy. The company has commissioned a Victor-area sculptor, who will craft the new trophy out of bronze, Owens said.
“It’s a gold pan, which leans against three sticks, which stand up out of the base,” Owens said. “(It) says University of Denver, Colorado College Gold Pan. On the base it will have the logos and years it has been won. The idea of it is to have something that will be lifted overhead, but can sit on a trophy case or a bookshelf.”
Owens expects representatives of the mining company to participate in the trophy presentation.
Air Force coach Frank Serratore, then at Denver, suggested the Gold Pan before the 1990-91 season, and the trophy came to fruition during the 1993-94 season.
The Gold Pan scoring system will stay the same, Owens said, with the trophy holder retaining it in case of a tie. That means that for the Tigers to recapture the Gold Pan, they need at least two wins and a tie in four games. If the Pioneers sweep CC this weekend, they would retain the trophy for the fourth straight season.
“We’ve talked about having this elaborate tiebreaker scheme, but my understanding coming in here was that you have to win it away,” Owens said. “You have to really earn it. It’s simple.”
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