New Bar Close To Magness Gets Liquor License

(above) The proposed Crimson & Gold Restaurant will be the closest watering hole to Magness Arena

From: DU Today Blog
by Richard Chapman

Crimson and Gold, a new bar and restaurant targeted for south University Boulevard, has won permission to sell booze with its burgers.

Owners of the new restaurant at 2017 S. University Blvd. reached an agreement with the University of Denver that cleared away DU’s opposition to liquor and music licenses at the site and smoothed the way for the city of Denver to grant approval, which it did Tuesday.

“We’re pretty excited,” says co-owner Kevin Caldwell. “It’s been a long time coming.”

Caldwell and his brother, Craig Caldwell, leased the former Aroma Café and Hookah Bar space just south of the Conoco station in December 2009. Plans call for a DU-themed restaurant that will specialize in burgers at lunch, then add steaks, fish and a nightly special in the evening. [read entire article]

CC Hockey Season Tickets Sales Finally Rebound

From: Colorado Springs Gazette
by Joe Paisley

For the first time since the 2005-06 season, season ticket sales for Colorado College hockey have gone up.

As of Friday morning, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association member had sold 232 more season tickets than the previous season with several weeks left before the Tigers open exhibition play against Lethbridge on Oct. 2.

CC sold 4,294 season tickets for 2009-10 with 4,526 sold this offseason after a price drop was announced this spring, said Scott Lowenberg, assistant athletic director, marketing.

Lowenberg said the ticket prices and incoming freshman Jaden Schwartz, the No. 14 pick in the 2010 NHL draft, were the two factors buyers mentioned.

There are only 30 lower-bowl seats left out of the 1,500 CC season tickets remaining at the 7,343-seat World Arena. Most are available along the upper bowl sides, which cost $229. Only 125 of the cheapest ($149, upper corners) remain, Lowenberg said.

“It’s very exciting to be ahead,” he said. “We think the sales will improve even more in the next couple years.”

News & Notes From Around PioNation

Former DU Captain J.P. Testwuide signed and AHL contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. Testwuide, 25, spent the 2009-10 season (his rookie season) with the Houston Aeros of the AHL, where he registered two goals, six assists and 111 penalty minutes in 58 games. J.P. will be reunited with his brother, Mike, who played at Colorado College, signed an entry-level deal last season with the Flyers through 2013.

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Former DU star and Colorado native, Luke Fulghum has been named to a British ice hockey all-star side to face Boston Bruins in October. Fulghum was top scorer last season in the British Elite League, scoring 54 goals in 65 games, leading his team in scoring with 92 points in his first season with the Belfast Blaze.

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Paul Kelly, czar of College Hockey Inc., is actively looking new schools to jump into the Division I hockey pool, in order to expand beyond the current 58 schools. He told a Canadian newspaper columnist Penn State is starting a program in September 2011, Indiana University is considering doing the same and there’s hope that some of the 421 U.S. colleges that have club teams in the American College Hockey Association may consider converting those to full-scholarship, Division I programs. With several potential coaching vacancies opening up in the next few seasons, it might explain why Steve Miller was considering the USHL Green Bay position.

The Hockey News Hotlist: Mayfield #3 At Camp

(above) Scott Mayfield is back row third from the right

The Hockey News' "Hotlist" ranks a variety of prospects throughout the season. This week they took a look at players attending the 2010 NHL R & D Camp. Most of the players invited are expected to be first round draft picks next summer. Two DU recruits participated in the Camp, Scott Mayfield and Nick Shore.

For most of the media attending the NHL’s Research & Development Camp last week, the exhibition provided insights into how potential new rules would work in a game situation. But since the games involved more than 30 of the best players available for the 2011 draft, it was a Hot List gold mine. Here’s a look at some of the players who stood out and, as always, the ones we can’t wait to see in the NHL some day.

3. Scott Mayfield, D – Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)

Already 6-foot-4, 200 pounds, Mayfield has a great frame and he’s also fast for a big blueliner. He knows when to make rushes and was very noticeable during the game for all the right reasons. Committed to the University of Denver in the future, Mayfield also has some offensive pop. Draft eligible in 2011.

Denver Post: Miller To Return To DU Coaching

Steve Miller will remain at the University of Denver as coach George Gwozdecky's top assistant. Miller today said he was runnerup to Eric Rud in becoming the head coach of the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League (read rest of article).

Video: Paul Stastny Talks About DU Hockey

(above) DU alum Paul Statsny was back on campus last week preparing for the upcoming season at DU's inaugural Hockey Pro Camp

Video: 2009-10 DU Hockey Highlight Montage

(above) 41 days until opening exhibition game

2010-11 DU Hockey Schedule

Oct. 2      U.S. National Development Team (Exhibition)
Oct. 3      University of Lethbridge (Exhibition)
Oct. 8-9    @ Vermont
Oct. 15-16  Boston College
Oct. 22-23  Wisconsin
Oct. 29-30  @ North Dakota
Nov. 5      Colorado College
Nov. 6      @ Colorado College
Nov. 12-13  Minnesota State
Nov. 19-20  Bemidji State
Nov  26-27  Wells Fargo Denver Cup
         Lake State vs. Clarkson, Air Force vs. DU
Dec 3-4     @ Minnesota-Duluth
Dec. 10-11  @ Alaska-Anchorage
Dec. 31-1/1 Northern Michigan
Jan. 14-15  @ Minnesota State
Jan. 21-22  Alaska-Anchorage
Feb. 4      @ Colorado College
Feb. 5      Colorado College
Feb. 11-12  @ Minnesota
Feb. 18-19  Michigan Tech
Feb. 25-26  @ Nebraska-Omaha
Mar. 4-5    St. Cloud State

DU Alum Gavin Morgan To Coach At UAH

Former University of Denver hockey player Gavin Morgan will begin his coaching career as an assistant at the University of Alabama-Huntsville. Morgan played 11 years of professional hockey, mostly in the AHL, and appeared in six games with the NHL Dallas Stars.

Add Morgan to a growing line of former players of Coach Gwozdecky that have joined the coaching ranks in recent seasons. In four seasons at DU between 1995-99, Morgan scored 32 goals and 48 assists.

Denver Post: Miller Finalist For USHL Coaching Job

Steve Miller, the associate head hockey coach at the University of Denver, interviewed Thursday for the head-coaching job for the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League. [Read Denver Post article]

Chambers Stops By DU's Pro Training Camp

Denver Post writer Mike Chambers stopped by DU on Wednesday to check out Day 3 of the hockey program’s inaugural “pro camp,” and what he found was a collection of the area’s best live-in hockey players. [Read Entire Article]

Underage CC Players Busted For Drinking

(above) The Colorado College players must have been drinking last St. Patricks Day - Looks like they suck at dancing almost as much as they suck at hockey

From: Colorado Springs Gazette
by Joe Paisley

The temptation to party at a local bar is always there, even if Colorado College hockey players know the potential repercussions.

The school and its coaching staff do a good job making sure they realize the potential ramifications, even if the players are over 21, former player Scott McCulloch said.

Sophomore defensemen Michael Boivin, 19, and Joe Marciano, 20, will find out next month. Both are under legal drinking age and were pictured, with what appears to be beer in hand, in the March 18, 2010 edition of The Gazette. They were photographed during an audience participation portion of an Irish dancing performance at Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub & Restaurant on St. Patrick’s Day.

“I’ve seen the picture and talked to each of the two boys individually,” Tigers coach Scott Owens said. “Any subsequent action by the school or program will be dealt with when they come back in September. It will be dealt with internally.”

The Tigers’ season had ended with a 4-0 loss at Minnesota-Duluth that Sunday, leaving the players to spend spring break in Colorado Springs. Boivin is of legal drinking age in his native Canada.

The CC Student Code of Conduct is not specific on what may be done but notes that violations of federal, state and local law are grounds for initiating proceedings. The potential punishment is not specified.

“They must have had fake IDs,” Jack Quinn’s assistant manager Meredith Klube said. “I’m sure of it. They were checked before they got their wristbands (allowing them to buy alcohol). We’re very careful. We have a good reputation as one of the stricter bars.”

Through preseason talks with athletic department officials and the coaches, players learn that they have a heightened visibility on campus and to a lesser extent in Colorado Springs.

“We speak about it right from the beginning; early September on,” Owens said before the incident was known. “They come from varied backgrounds so we deal with everything with alcohol including what it does and potential fallout.

“There are good and bad things about being identifiable,” he added. “They have to be careful.”

They also cannot expect any favoritism as athletes. Athletic director Ken Ralph has said all students are treated equally.

Alumni Pro Camp Underway At DU

(above) Five former collegiate All-Americans were among those on the ice yesterday at DU

The first annual Denver Hockey Alumni Pro Camp started yesterday in Joy Burns Ice Arena. The camp attracted 17 skaters and two goaltenders during day one.

Former Pioneer All-Americans Paul Stastny, Chris Butler, Marc Cheverie, Gabe Gauthier and Rhett Rakhshani were joined on the ice by Peter Mannino, Joe Colborne, Geoff Paukovich, J.D. Corbin, J.P. Testwuide, Ryan Dingle, Tom May, Matt Glasser and Brandon Vossberg. Also participating during the first day of pro camp were current Colorado Avalanche players David Koci, Kyle Quincey and Cody McLeod, and former Toronto Maple Leaf Garnet Exelby and former Av Ben Guite. [read rest of article]

Fanhouse Profiles Californian Hockey & Bennett

(above) DU forward Beau Bennett & Anaheim Ducks draft pick Emerson Etem were mentioned prominently in a Fanhouse article today

In the first of a five-part series, Adam Gretz looks at the growth of USA Hockey and the number of "non-traditional" cities and regions that are now producing players in the wake of NHL expansion. Today he profiled the growth of Californian hockey. Fanhouse will run a new installment each day this week.

North Dakota Boyz Music Video

LetsGoDU's Late-Summer Projected Lineup

Forwards
K. Ostrow (Sr) - Martin (Sr) - Maiani (Sr)
Zucker (Fr) - D. Shore (So) - Bennett (Fr)
Jackson (rs-Jr) - N. Shore (Fr) - Knowlton (So)
S. Ostrow (So) - Olszewski (Fr) - Dewhurst (Jr)
Salazar (Jr) / Mermis (Fr) / Jones (Fr)

Defensemen
Donovan (So) - Lee (Jr)
Nutini (Sr) - Makowski (Fr)
Phillips (So) - Wrenn (So)
Ryder (rs-Jr) / Brehm (Sr) / Cook (Sr)

Goaltenders
Brittain (Fr) / Murray (So) / Rosenholtz (Sr)

MVP
Anthony Maiani

Freshman Of The Year
Sam Brittain

Most Improved Player
Paul Phillips

Defensive Player Of The Year
Matt Donovan