George Vecsey Writes About DU Lax In NY Times

(above) George Vecsey writes an article for the ages about DU Lacrosse

When the New York Times starts splashing the ink about your lacrosse program and the article is written by one of America's preeminent sports columnists, its time to pour yourself a good cup of java and enjoy a master parading his craft.

NY Times: Will Princeton Prof Be On DU's Sideline?

Former DU Coach Takes Over At Princeton

From: CollegeHockeyNews.com

Princeton has tapped former DU assistant coach Bob Prier as its new head coach for its ice hockey program.

Prier graduated from St. Lawrence in 1999, and was captain of a team that reached the NCAAs its senior season. He had a pro career cut short due to injury, and spent time working in his hometown of Nepean, Ontario, after graduating. He then spent one season on Denver's staff under coach Gwozdecky in 2000-01, then one season under Len Quesnelle at Princeton before finally going back to St. Lawrence in 2002.

DU's 2011-12 Scheduling Tidbits & Rumors

DU will host two exhibition games to open the 2011-12 season.  DU will play the US National Development-Under 18 Team that will likely feature Jarrod Mermis' younger brother Dakota.

Like last season DU will play a Canadian university on the same weekend.

Then DU will travel to Boston the following weekend of Oct. 14-15 to play Boston College and Boston University.

Denver will play WCHA opponents Nebraska Omaha, Bemidji State & Colorado College in home and away series.

The Pioneers will host North Dakota, Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth and Minnesota State at Magness Arena.

Oct. 28-29 DU will travel to Michigan Tech

The Denver Cup will be held around Thanksgiving and include Princeton, Providence and Enrico Blasi's Miami Red Hawks.

Over Christmas Break DU will travel to St. Cloud on Dec. 16-17.

Unlike many previous campaigns, DU's trip to Anchorage will be in January (27th & 28th).

Finally DU will travel to Wisconsin on Feb. 17-18.  I believe the DU Hockey Alumni Association will Roadtrip to Madison that weekend.

Denver Post: Bill Tierney Answers Fans Questions

(above) Hall of Fame lacrosse coach Bill Tierney answered questions from around Colorado

In this weeks Denver Post's "Fan Mail" feature, University of Denver lacrosse coach Bill Tierney talked about why he left Princeton, why he thinks kids love lacrosse and the joys of playing at Peter Barton Stadium.

CHN Breaks Down The NCAA West Regional

College Hockey News probably has the best breakdown of the two matchups on Friday.

This weekend's action out west features three of the top goaltenders in the country, including Princeton junior Zane Kalemba, Denver sophomore Marc Cheverie and Minnesota-Duluth junior Alex Stalock.

The fourth team in the bunch, Miami, has been rotating freshmen netminders Connor Knapp and Cody Reichard all season, but neither should be overlooked: Combined, they have a goals against just over two. [read entire article]

College Hockey Well-Represented In The Snoopy Tournament

Editor's Note: DJ Powers of Hockey's Future was in California last week covering the Snoopy Senior World Hockey Tournament. For the second straight year she agreed to write a series of articles for LetsGoDU about the DU Pioneers, an alumni team made up of former DU players from the Murray Armstrong era. We can't thank DJ enough for her outstanding coverage of the event.

The Tournament was founded by Peanuts creator Charles Schultz in 1975 and brings together hockey players between the ages of 40-75. (Video Link about Tournament)

Special to LetsGoDU

By DJ Powers

If it hasn’t been said already, it could be said here. “Old college hockey players never die. They just end up playing in the Snoopy’s Senior World Hockey Tournament.”

With teams spanning across North America, it is not surprising to see so many former collegians at this tournament each year. The University of Denver and the University of Michigan are the two teams that have brought along their respective programs’ names to the tournament, along with many of their former players. Many more college hockey programs have also been represented in the tournament over the years.

In this year’s tournament, among the schools represented by their former players include (aside from Denver and Michigan) the following:

Colorado College
Cornell University
Michigan State University
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota-Duluth
University of North Dakota
Northeastern University
Princeton University
University of Wisconsin

by DJ Powers Staff Writer - NCAA
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