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The Denver Cup was a mid-season college ice hockey tournament with the first iteration played in late December 1992. It was Discontinued after the 20th edition of the series.
History
Denver began hosting a mid-season tournament during the winter break for the
to sign on as the sponsor to help fund the tournament.
After the McNichols Arena was closed in 1999 and the Avalanche moved to the Pepsi Center , the tournament returned to Denver's campus. In the interim, the Pioneers had built the Magness Arena which, though smaller than the McNichols Arena, had a much larger seating capacity than the DU Arena. By the end of the 2000s, interest in the tournament had waned and Wells Fargo ended its sponsorship after the 2009 series. Denver moved the tournament to the Thanksgiving weekend but, when no sponsor was secured after two years, the series was discontinued. In the final two years the tournament was styled as the 'Denver Cup Classic'.
During its 20-year run, Denver overwhelmingly dominated the series, winning 15 championships. The series had a Single-elimination format for all but one season; the 2009 series was a round-robin tournament with all matches set before the series began.
Results
Game results
1992
Semifinals December 29
Championship December 30
Denver
4
Army
3
Denver
6
Notre Dame
1
Notre Dame
4
Air Force
1
Third place
Army
5
Air Force
3
1993
Semifinals December 28
Championship December 29
Denver
5
Princeton
2
Denver
4
Boston College
2
Boston College
5
Air Force
1
Third place
Princeton
3 *
Air Force
2
1994
Semifinals December 28
Championship December 29
Denver
5
Ohio State
3
Denver
3
Brown
2
Brown
10
Air Force
1
Third place
Ohio State
7
Air Force
4
1995
Semifinals December 27
Championship December 28
Denver
11
Air Force
1
Denver
3
Colorado College
2
Colorado College
11
Cornell
2
Third place
Cornell
6
Air Force
2
1996
Semifinals December 27
Championship December 28
Denver
4 *
Maine
3
Denver
3 *
Yale
2
Yale
7
Air Force
3
Third place
Maine
12
Air Force
5
1997
Semifinals December 27
Championship December 28
Denver
6
Miami
9
Miami
4
New Hampshire
2
Colorado College
3
New Hampshire
5
Third place
Denver
1
Colorado College
6
1998
Semifinals December 27
Championship December 28
Denver
4
Lake Superior State
0
Denver
4 *
Boston College
3
Boston College
5
Colorado College
3
Third place
Colorado College
9
Lake Superior State
2
1999
Semifinals December 31
Championship January 1
Denver
3*†
Notre Dame
3
Denver
2
Maine
4
Colorado College
3
Maine
4
Third place
Notre Dame
2
Colorado College
5
† Denver won in a shootout.
2000
Semifinals December 29
Championship December 30
Denver
5
Air Force
2
Denver
2
Providence
1
Providence
4
Ferris State
2
Third place
Air Force
2
Ferris State
3
2001
Semifinals December 28
Championship December 29
Denver
3
Bowling Green
1
Denver
2
Massachusetts–Lowell
1
Harvard
0
Massachusetts–Lowell
2
Third place
Bowling Green
3
Harvard
5
2002
Semifinals December 27
Championship December 28
Denver
6
Miami
0
Denver
4
New Hampshire
0
New Hampshire
4
Clarkson
2
Third place
Miami
4
Clarkson
2
2003
Semifinals December 28
Championship December 29
Denver
3
Niagara
1
Denver
2
Nebraska–Omaha
1
Nebraska–Omaha
5
Yale
2
Third place
Niagara
2
Yale
1
2004
Semifinals January 1
Championship January 2
Denver
9
Air Force
4
Denver
4
Northeastern
0
Colgate
1
Northeastern
5
Third place
Air Force
0
Colgate
3
2005
Semifinals December 30
Championship December 31
Denver
1
Princeton
4
Princeton
1
Boston College
5
Boston College
3*†
Ferris State
3
Third place
Denver
2
Ferris State
3
† Boston College won in a shootout.
2006
Semifinals December 29
Championship December 30
Denver
3
Mercyhurst
0
Denver
2
Massachusetts–Lowell
1
Brown
1
Massachusetts–Lowell
1*†
Third place
Mercyhurst
2
Brown
3 *
† Massachusetts–Lowell won in a shootout.
2007
Semifinals December 28
Championship December 29
Denver
5
Sacred Heart
0
Denver
5
Dartmouth
3
Dartmouth
4
Northern Michigan
1
Third place
Sacred Heart
2
Northern Michigan
5
2008
Semifinals January 2
Championship January 3
Denver
2*†
Holy Cross
2
Denver
1
Boston University
4
Boston University
6
Rensselaer
2
Third place
Holy Cross
4
Rensselaer
3
† Denver won in a shootout.
2009
Date
Winning Team
Score
Losing Team
Score
1 January
Denver
7
Nebraska–Omaha
0
1 January
St. Lawrence
5
Boston College
2
2 January
Denver
4
Boston College
3
2 January
Nebraska–Omaha
2 (SOW)
St. Lawrence
2
2010
Semifinals November 26
Championship November 27
Denver
6
Lake Superior State
3
Denver
3
Air Force
1
Air Force
2
Clarkson
1
Third place
Lake Superior State
1
Clarkson
2
2011
Semifinals November 25
Championship November 26
Denver
3
Princeton
0
Denver
2
Miami
4
Miami
6
Providence
2
Third place
Princeton
3
Providence
1
Participating teams
Team
# of times participated
Titles
Denver
20
15
Miami
3
2
Boston College
4
1
Maine
2
1
Boston University
1
1
Air Force
8
0
Colorado College
4
0
Princeton Tigers
3
0
Brown
2
0
Clarkson
2
0
Ferris State
2
0
Lake Superior State
2
0
Massachusetts–Lowell
2
0
Nebraska–Omaha
2
0
New Hampshire
2
0
Notre Dame
2
0
Providence
2
0
Yale
2
0
Army
1
0
Bowling Green
1
0
Colgate
1
0
Cornell
1
0
Dartmouth
1
0
Harvard
1
0
Holy Cross
1
0
Mercyhurst
1
0
Niagara
1
0
Northeastern
1
0
Northern Michigan
1
0
Ohio State
1
0
Rensselaer
1
0
Sacred Heart
1
0
St. Lawrence
1
0
References
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Hobey Baker winners Mike Richter winners