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(above) Fox Sports Rocky Mountain & DU hockey sideline reporter Alanna Rizzo was profiled in the Denver Post this week

The Denver Post profiled DU Hockey sideline reporter Alanna Rizzo. In January, Rizzo created a controversy by coming down hard on Grand Forks on hockey fans for what she described as obnoxious behavior during a game between DU and the University of North Dakota.

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The CHL Allen Americans announced today that they have acquired veteran defenseman and DU Alum Erik Adams from the Colorado Eagles in exchange for future considerations.

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The AHL Peoria Rivermen signed defenseman Adrian Veideman yesterday. Undrafted, Veideman attended the University of Denver where he won back-to-back NCC National Championships with the Pioneers. While at Denver, he was a teammate of Rivermen defenseman T.J. Fast during the 2006-07 season and was the recipient of the Dr. Ralph Verploeg Award as Denver's Most Inspirational Player that same season.

North Dakota Hockey Fans Harass Reporter

(left) Alanna Rizzo alleges that North Dakota hockey fans harassed her and DU players over the weekend

Mike Chamber's Blog has the latest bombshell to drop from this weekend's shenanigans in Grand Forks. This time its sexist hockey fans harassing Fox Sports reporter Alanna Rizzo.

FSN Rocky Mountain reporter Alanna Rizzo covered last weekend’s DU series at North Dakota, returning to Denver on Sunday with mostly bad memories from her first trip to Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks.

Rizzo’s angst stems from obnoxious and seemingly uncontrollable Fighting Sioux fans — particularly adults. [read rest of story]