Battle for the Gold Pan

Ice hockey rivalry

Colorado College–Denver men's ice hockey rivalry

Colorado College

Denver

Sport| Men's Ice Hockey
First meeting| January 6, 1950
Colorado College 16, Denver 0
Latest meeting| March 8, 2025
Denver 4, Colorado College 3
Next meeting| TBA
Statistics
Meetings total| 342
All-time series| Denver leads 199-124–21
Largest victory| Colorado College, 16–0 (1950)
Longest win streak| Denver, 22 (1959–1963)
Current win streak| Denver, 2 (2025–present)

The Battle for the Gold Pan (also called The DU/CC Rivalry, or known locally as The Gold Pan) is a series played between the Colorado College Tigers and the University of Denver Pioneers hockey teams. Denver currently holds the trophy after defeating Colorado College 4-3 on March 8, 2025 to retain the trophy.

The Gold Pan is among the top rivalries in American college ice hockey.[1][2] With over 300 games played, both the Battle for the Gold Pan and Michigan and Michigan State rivalry have played the most games between schools in the NCAA, this includes the Green Line Rivalry, between Boston University and Boston College and the Border Battle, between Minnesota and Wisconsin.

## Background

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Magness Arena, home of the University of Denver Pioneers Broadmoor World Arena, home of the Colorado College Tigers from 1998 to 2021 Ed Robson Arena on the campus of Colorado College, opened in 2021

The University of Denver and Colorado College hockey teams began playing one another in 1949–50, the first season for the University of Denver men's team. Colorado College has had a hockey program since 1938. The two schools were charter members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), which was founded in 1951. The schools are also charter and current members of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC), founded in 2011 with play starting in the 2013–14 season.

Both colleges are private schools with small student populations on Colorado's Front Range. Colorado College (enrollment near 2,000 students) is located in Colorado Springs, while the University of Denver (undergraduate enrollment near 6,000 students) is located in Denver. The two campuses are only 65 miles apart, right off of I-25. As of the 2022–23 season, home ice for the Colorado College Tigers is Ed Robson Arena, sitting at 6,060 feet above sea level, while the home ice for the Denver Pioneers is Magness Arena, at 5,370 feet, with both arenas featuring NHL-size rinks. Previously, CC had played at the Broadmoor World Arena, which has a larger, Olympic-size rink and sits at 6,250 feet. Nearly 300 NHL and other professional hockey players have passed through the hockey programs of the schools.

Both schools have produced Hobey Baker Award winners. Colorado College has had two Hobey Baker winners, Peter Sejna (2003) and Marty Sertich (2005). The University of Denver has had two Hobey Baker Award winners also, Matt Carle (2006) and Will Butcher (2017). Both Colorado College and the University of Denver have eight players who were finalists for the Hobey Baker Award since its inception in 1981; as of the end of the 2017/18 Season.

Plans for Robson Arena, estimated to cost $38 million, were first announced in 2018. The arena namesake is Colorado College 1954 alum and former CC Tiger hockey player Edward Robson. The new arena has a capacity of about 3,400, less than half that of The Broadmoor World Arena.[3] The new arena also features an NHL-sized rink, removing a distinct difference between the schools' venues. Robson Arena will sit near 6,050 feet above sea level, roughly 200 feet below the Broadmoor World Arena. Colorado College planned to break ground for the new arena in 2018, initially hoping for it to be ready for play by 2020.[4][5][6] Changes made during the planning process, most notably the addition of a parking garage and a shift in the arena footprint within its city block, led to delays. While demolition on the project began in 2018, groundbreaking for the new arena took place in 2020, with a planned opening for the 2021–22 season.[3]

The Gold Pan format is as follows: Four games are played every regular season between Colorado College and the University of Denver, both schools playing two home games and two away games. The games are played on two separate weekends series in the regular season. One series is played near the beginning of the regular season, and the other series near the end of the regular season. The series are played in a Home & Home Series, where both teams play on their home ice once per series (unlike most college weekends series, which play at only one team's home ice). The team with the better record out of the four games is able to claim the Gold Pan, till next year. If a season series is tied, than the defender of the Gold Pan retains the coveted trophy for another year. With the NCHC ruling, if after an overtime period a game remains tied, both schools will continue to play in a tiebreaker until a winner is declared. A game that goes to a tiebreaker is still counted as a draw in the overall record and Gold Pan record, the tiebreaker is merely to see who is given a bonus point in NCHC standings. Post-season matches are not counted for the Gold Pan, but are counted overall in the rivalry.

## History

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The two schools first met in January 1950 and have faced off against one another at least four times every year since then, as well as multiple playoff matches. There have been a few games postponed or even canceled due to violence between fans and players back between the 1960s thru the 1980s. Up until the 1990s, there was no formal series trophy for the season series, as the CC/DU games were merely for "bragging rights". In the 1993/94 season, then-DU coach Frank Serratore and CC coach Don Lucia decided to create a traveling trophy for the season series winner between the schools. That first Gold Pan trophy was a rusty old gold pan from Cripple Creek, Colorado that had actually been used for prospecting.[7] That first trophy was lost in Denver after the 2003–2004 season. The current trophy was created by Colorado sculptor Mike Halterman and donated by the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine in 2005.[8]

In 2011 with the NCAA realignment of college hockey conferences, Colorado College and the University of Denver joined together to create the NCHC, bringing the rivalry with them. The first season in the NCHC (2013/14 season) led to the conference rule of a shootout if a game is tied after overtime. On November 8, 2013, CC and DU played the first ever regular season shootout in college hockey in Colorado Springs. CC and DU played to a 1–1 tie after overtime, DU would win in the shootout 2–0.

On February 20, 2016, the teams faced off for their first outdoor match, at Coors Field in Denver, billed as the "Battle on Blake" in reference to the location of Coors Field at the corner of Blake Street and 20th Street.[9] Denver won the match 4–1 in front of 35,144 spectators.[10]

## Game results

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Colorado College victories| Denver victories| Tie games

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1|  January 6, 1950 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 16–0
2|  January 7, 1950 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 10–0
3|  January 21, 1950 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 14–1
4|  January 30, 1950 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 10–3
5|  December 8, 1950 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 11–8
6|  December 9, 1950 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 7–5
7|  January 12, 1951 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 10–3
8|  January 13, 1951 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 8–4
9|  December 1, 1951 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 7–6
10|  December 7, 1951 |  Denver |  Denver | 4–3
11|  December 8, 1951 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 7–3
12|  January 11, 1952 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 5–0
13|  January 12, 1952 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–4
14|  January 16, 1953 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 11–4
15|  January 17, 1953 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 4–2
16|  February 6, 1953 |  Denver |  Denver | 4–3
17|  February 7, 1953 |  Denver |  Denver | 8–3
18|  December 19, 1953 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 7–5
19|  January 15, 1954 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–4
20|  January 16, 1954 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 6–5
21|  February 27, 1954 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 6–2
22|  January 14, 1955 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 3–1
23|  January 15, 1955 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 6–4
24|  February 18, 1955 |  Denver |  Denver | 3–2
25|  February 19, 1955 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 4–3OT
26|  January 20, 1956 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 2–0
27|  January 21, 1956 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 8–1
28|  March 2, 1956 |  Denver |  Denver | 10–3
29|  March 3, 1956 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 5–1
30|  January 11, 1957 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–3
31|  January 12, 1957 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 8–7OT
32|  February 15, 1957 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 6–4
33|  February 16, 1957 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 4–3
34|  December 13, 1957 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–4
35|  December 14, 1957 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 6–2
36|  January 13, 1958 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 10–4
37|  January 14, 1958 |  Denver |  Denver | 3–2OT
38|  February 21, 1958 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 5–1
39|  February 22, 1958 |  Denver |  Denver | 7–0
40|  February 28, 1958 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–3
41|  March 1, 1958 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 5–2
42|  December 13, 1958 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 5–4
43|  January 30, 1959 |  Denver |  Denver | 3–1
44|  January 31, 1959 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 6–3
45|  February 20, 1959 |  Denver |  Denver | 7–2
46|  March 6, 1959 |  Denver |  Denver | 8–1
47|  March 7, 1959 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 10–6
48|  February 2, 1960 |  Denver |  Denver | 10–4
49|  February 19, 1960 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–2
50|  February 20, 1960 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 4–1
51|  March 4, 1960 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–2
52|  March 5, 1960 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 6–2
53|  March 11, 1960† |  Denver |  Denver | 9–2
54|  March 12, 1960† |  Denver |  Denver | 3–1
55|  December 9, 1960 |  Denver |  Denver | 8–4
56|  February 3, 1961 |  Denver |  Denver | 11–1
57|  February 4, 1961 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 7–5
58|  March 3, 1961 |  Denver |  Denver | 8–1
59|  March 4, 1961 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 13–3
60|  December 1, 1961 |  Denver |  Denver | 9–1
61|  December 2, 1961 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 5–4
62|  February 23, 1962 |  Denver |  Denver | 7–3
63|  February 24, 1962 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 7–3
64|  January 11, 1963 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–5
65|  January 12, 1963 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 6–1
66|  February 8, 1963 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–1
67|  February 9, 1963 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 6–5
68|  February 21, 1964 |  Denver |  Denver | 3–0
69|  February 22, 1964 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 6–3
70|  January 29, 1965 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 4–2
71|  January 30, 1965 |  Denver |  Denver | 3–1
72|  February 4, 1966 |  Denver |  Denver | 4–1
73|  February 5, 1966 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 6–2
74|  February 18, 1966 |  Denver | Tie| 3–3
75|  February 19, 1966 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 7–2
76|  March 3, 1966† |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 8–2
77|  March 7, 1967† |  Denver |  Denver | 6–3
78|  January 19, 1968 |  Denver |  Denver | 3–1
79|  January 20, 1968 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 6–0
80|  November 22, 1968 |  Denver |  Denver | 7–0
81|  November 23, 1968 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 4–2
82|  January 24, 1969 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–0
83|  January 25, 1969 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 2–1
84|  March 8, 1969† |  Denver |  Denver | 3–1
85|  November 22, 1969 |  Denver |  Denver | 7–4
86|  February 6, 1970 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–2
87|  February 7, 1970 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 8–7OT
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88|  March 6, 1970 |  Denver |  Denver | 4–1
89|  March 7, 1970 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 5–4
90|  November 13, 1970 |  Denver |  Denver | 8–4
91|  January 29, 1971 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–3
92|  January 30, 1971 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 5–4
93|  March 5, 1971 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–4
94|  March 6, 1971 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 7–6
95|  March 11, 1971† |  Denver |  Denver | 6–3
96|  November 13, 1971 |  Denver |  Denver | 4–3
97|  February 11, 1972 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 9–7
98|  February 12, 1972 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 13–4
99|  February 25, 1972 |  Denver |  Denver | 13–2
100|  February 26, 1972 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 9–6
101|  February 1, 1973 |  Denver |  Denver | 7–2
102|  February 3, 1973 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 7–5
103|  February 15, 1973 |  Denver |  Denver | 8–3
104|  February 17, 1973 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 3–1
105|  November 2, 1973 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–4
106|  November 3, 1973 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 2–1
107|  March 1, 1974 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 7–4
108|  March 2, 1974 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 7–1
109|  December 13, 1974 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 6–2
110|  December 14, 1974 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 5–3
111|  February 28, 1975 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–4
112|  March 1, 1975 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 8–4
113|  December 5, 1975 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 2–1
114|  December 6, 1975 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 7–3
115|  March 5, 1976 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 7–5
116|  March 6, 1976 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 5–3
117|  December 10, 1976 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–3
118|  December 11, 1976 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 5–4OT
119|  March 4, 1977 |  Denver |  Denver | 9–4
120|  March 5, 1977 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 9–2
121|  November 11, 1977 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–4
122|  November 12, 1977 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 6–4
123|  March 3, 1978 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 9–2
124|  March 4, 1978 |  Denver |  Denver | 7–5
125|  March 14, 1978† |  Denver |  Colorado College | 6–3
126|  March 15, 1978† |  Denver |  Denver | 4–3
127|  December 28, 1978 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 5–2
128|  January 23, 1979 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 11–5
129|  January 30, 1979 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 9–6
130|  March 2, 1979 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 4–1
131|  March 3, 1979 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 10–1
132|  November 2, 1979 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 7–5
133|  November 3, 1979 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 5–4OT
134|  February 29, 1980 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 4–2
135|  March 1, 1980 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 10–2
136|  November 7, 1980 |  Denver |  Denver | 3–1
137|  November 8, 1980 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 6–3
138|  December 12, 1980 |  Denver |  Denver | 7–3
139|  December 13, 1980 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 5–2
140|  November 6, 1981 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 6–5
141|  November 7, 1981 |  Denver | Tie| 7–7
142|  December 11, 1981 |  Denver |  Denver | 11–5
143|  December 12, 1981 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 9–8OT
144|  February 12, 1982 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 4–3
145|  February 13, 1982 |  Colorado Springs | Tie| 5–5
146|  October 29, 1982 |  Denver |  Denver | 3–2OT
147|  October 30, 1982 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 7–5
148|  January 28, 1983 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 8–3
149|  January 29, 1983 |  Colorado Springs|  Denver | 8–7
150|  February 18, 1983 |  Denver |  Denver | 11–3
151|  February 19, 1983 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 10–4
152|  October 28, 1983 |  Denver |  Denver | 8–5
153|  October 29, 1983 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 5–3
154|  January 27, 1984 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 9–8OT
155|  January 28, 1984 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 8–6
156|  February 17, 1984 |  Denver |  Denver | 4–1
157|  February 18, 1984 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 7–5
158|  October 26, 1984 |  Denver |  Denver | 4–0
159|  October 27, 1984 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 12–6
160|  February 22, 1985 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–2
161|  February 23, 1985 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 6–5OT
162|  October 11, 1985 |  Denver |  Denver | 7–2
163|  October 25, 1985 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–1
164|  October 26, 1985 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 6–4
165|  February 21, 1986 |  Denver |  Denver | 7–6
166|  February 22, 1986 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 4–2
167|  October 24, 1986 |  Denver | Tie| 3–3
168|  October 25, 1986 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 4–1
169|  February 20, 1987 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 6–2
170|  February 21, 1987 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 10–2
171|  February 27, 1987† |  Denver |  Colorado College | 4–2
172|  February 28, 1987† |  Denver |  Colorado College | 3–2
173|  October 23, 1987 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–4
174|  October 24, 1987 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 4–2
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175|  February 19, 1988 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 11–4
176|  February 20, 1988 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–3
177|  November 4, 1988 |  Denver |  Denver | 8–7
178|  November 5, 1988 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 7–4
179|  February 17, 1989 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 5–2
180|  February 18, 1989 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–4OT
181|  October 20, 1989 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 6–2
182|  October 21, 1989 |  Denver |  Denver | 8–3
183|  February 23, 1990 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 5–4OT
184|  February 24, 1990 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 5–4
185|  October 26, 1990 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 7–1
186|  October 27, 1990 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 5–2
187|  February 15, 1991 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 6–4
188|  February 16, 1991 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 5–4
189|  November 1, 1991 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 6–3
190|  November 3, 1991 |  Denver |  Denver | 2–0
191|  March 6, 1992 |  Denver | Tie| 3–3
192|  March 7, 1992 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 5–2
193|  November 6, 1992 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 8–4
194|  November 7, 1992 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–3
195|  March 5, 1993 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 4–2
196|  March 6, 1993 |  Denver |  Denver | 8–2
197|  January 7, 1994 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 6–5
198|  January 8, 1994 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–4
199|  March 4, 1994 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 4–3OT
200|  March 5, 1994 |  Colorado Springs | Tie| 5–5
201|  November 11, 1994 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–5
202|  November 13, 1994 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 7–3
203|  March 3, 1995 |  Colorado Springs | Tie| 5–5
204|  March 4, 1995 |  Denver |  Denver | 7–3
205|  December 28, 1995 |  Denver |  Denver | 7–3
206|  January 12, 1996 |  Denver |  Denver | 4–3
207|  January 14, 1996 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 7–4
208|  February 2, 1996 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 5–4
209|  February 3, 1996 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 6–0
210|  November 8, 1996 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 6–2
211|  November 10, 1996 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 3–2
212|  February 14, 1997 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 4–3
213|  February 15, 1997 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–1
214|  March 13, 1997† |  St. Paul, MN |  Colorado College | 5–2
215|  December 7, 1997 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 9–1
216|  December 8, 1997 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–0
217|  December 28, 1997 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 6–1
218|  February 6, 1998 |  Colorado Springs | Tie| 6–6
219|  February 7, 1998 |  Denver |  Denver | 4–2
220|  March 13, 1998† |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 3–2OT
221|  March 14, 1998† |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 6–4
222|  November 13, 1998 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 6–4
223|  November 14, 1998 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–0
224|  February 19, 1999 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 5–2
225|  February 20, 1999 |  USAFA, CO |  Denver | 4–3OT
226|  March 19, 1999† |  St. Paul, MN |  Denver | 3–2OT
227|  November 19, 1999 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 4–2
228|  November 20, 1999 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 4–1
229|  January 21, 2000 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 2–0
230|  January 22, 2000 |  Colorado |  Colorado College | 6–4
231|  January 5, 2001 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 4–1
232|  January 6, 2001 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 5–1
233|  January 19, 2001 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 4–1
234|  February 10, 2001 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 3–2
235|  November 2, 2001 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 3–2OT
236|  November 3, 2001 |  Denver |  Denver | 3–2
237|  February 1, 2002 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 3–2
238|  February 2, 2002 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 4–2
239|  March 15, 2002† |  St. Paul, MN |  Denver | 3–0
240|  December 6, 2002 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 4–3
241|  December 7, 2002 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 6–2
242|  March 6, 2003 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 2–0
243|  March 7, 2003 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 4–2
244|  November 7, 2003 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 5–2
245|  November 8, 2003 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 4–1
246|  March 4, 2004 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 3–1
247|  March 5, 2004 |  Denver |  Denver | 3–2
248|  March 12, 2004† |  Denver |  Colorado College | 4–3
249|  March 13, 2004† |  Denver |  Colorado College | 6–1
250|  November 12, 2004 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 3–1
251|  November 13, 2004 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–3
252|  March 3, 2005 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 3–0
253|  March 4, 2005 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–0
254|  March 19, 2005† |  St. Paul, MN |  Denver | 1–0
255|  April 7, 2005^ |  Columbus, OH |  Denver | 6–2
256|  December 2, 2005 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 4–2
257|  December 3, 2005 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–1
258|  March 2, 2006 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 5–4OT
259|  March 3, 2006 |  Denver | Tie| 3–3
260|  December 1, 2006 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 5–1
261|  December 2, 2006 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 3–2
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262|  March 2, 2007 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 3–0
263|  March 3, 2007 |  Colorado Springs | Tie| 5–5
264|  November 23, 2007 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 5–1
265|  November 24, 2007 |  Denver |  Denver | 3–2
266|  March 7, 2008 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 5–2
267|  March 8, 2008 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 3–1
268|  October 31, 2008 |  Denver | Tie| 2–2
269|  November 2, 2008 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 3–2
270|  February 13, 2009 |  Colorado Springs | Tie| 3–3
271|  March 7, 2009 |  Denver | Tie| 1–1
272|  December 4, 2009 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 2–1
273|  December 5, 2009 |  Denver | Tie| 4–4
274|  March 5, 2010 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 2–1
275|  March 6, 2010 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 7–3
276|  November 5, 2010 |  Denver |  Denver | 4–1
277|  November 6, 2010 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 9–2
278|  February 4, 2011 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 3–2
279|  February 5, 2011 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–3
280|  November 12, 2011 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–4
281|  December 2, 2011 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 4–3OT
282|  February 3, 2012 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 2–0
283|  February 4, 2012 |  Colorado Springs | Tie| 2–2
284|  November 16, 2012 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 6–5
285|  November 17, 2012 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–2
286|  February 8, 2013 |  Denver | Tie| 1–1
287|  February 9, 2013 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 6–5OT
288|  March 15, 2013† |  Denver |  Denver | 5–3
289|  March 16, 2013† |  Denver |  Colorado College | 2–1
290|  March 17, 2013† |  Denver |  Colorado College | 4–3
291|  November 8, 2013 |  Colorado Springs | Tie| 1–1
292|  November 9, 2013 |  Denver |  Denver | 2–1
293|  February 21, 2014 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 3–2
294|  February 22, 2014 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 3–1
295|  November 14, 2014 |  Denver |  Denver | 8–1
296|  February 6, 2015 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 3–0
297|  February 20, 2015 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 6–4
298|  February 21, 2015 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–3
299|  November 6, 2015 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–3
300|  November 7, 2015 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 3–1
301|  February 18, 2016 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 4–1
302|  February 20, 2016ø |  Coors Field |  Denver | 4–1
303| December 2, 2016 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 3–1
304| December 3, 2016 |  Denver |  Denver | 3–1
305| February 10, 2017 |  Denver |  Denver | 2–1
306| February 11, 2017 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 5–1
307| March 10, 2017† |  Denver |  Denver | 4–1
308| March 11, 2017† |  Denver |  Denver | 4–0
309| December 8, 2017 |  Denver | Tie| 4–4
310| December 9, 2017 |  Colorado Springs | Tie| 1–1
311| February 16, 2018 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 5–1
312| February 17, 2018 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 1–0
313| March 9, 2018† |  Denver |  Colorado College | 2–0
314| March 10, 2018† |  Denver |  Denver | 4–1
315| March 11, 2018† |  Denver |  Denver | 4–0
316| January 19, 2019 |  Denver | Tie| 4–4
317| February 26, 2019 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 1–0
318| March 8, 2019 |  Denver |  Colorado College | 2–1
319| March 9, 2019 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 1–0
320| March 23, 2019† |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 6–1
321|  December 13, 2019 |  Denver |  Denver | 3–0
322|  December 14, 2019 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 3–1
323|  March 6, 2020 |  Colorado Springs | Tie| 2–2
324|  March 7, 2020 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–1
325|  January 1, 2021 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 4–3
326|  January 2, 2021 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–1
327|  February 25, 2021 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 5–1
328|  February 27, 2021 |  Denver |  Denver | 4–0
329|  January 21, 2022 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–0
330|  January 22, 2022 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 4–0
331|  March 4, 2022 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 5–0
332|  March 5, 2022 |  Denver |  Denver | 5–2
333|  January 27, 2023 |  Denver |  Denver | 2–0
334|  February 42, 2023 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 4–1
335|  March 3, 2023 |  Denver |  Denver | 2–1
336|  March 4, 2023 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 4–2
337|  March 17, 2023† |  Saint Paul |  Colorado College | 1–0
338|  November 3, 2023 |  Denver |  Denver | 6–1
339|  November 4, 2023 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 5–1
340|  March 8, 2024 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 4–3
341|  March 9, 2024 |  Denver |  Denver | 4–3
342|  December 13, 2024 |  Colorado Springs |  Colorado College | 5–4
343|  March 7, 2025 |  Denver |  Denver | 4–1
344|  March 8, 2025 |  Colorado Springs |  Denver | 4–3
Series: Denver leads 199–124–21

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* † – denotes Conference Playoff match
* ^ – denotes NCAA Playoff match
* ø – denotes Outdoor match

### Goal Count

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Team | Total Goals

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DU Goals | 1,490
CC Goals | 1,227
TOTAL Goals | 2,717

* UPDATED: March 9, 2025

### Head-to-head tally

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Type | Leader | Leaders W – L – T | Total Matches

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DU Home Games | DU | 115 – 52 – 10 | 177 Matches Total
CC Home Games | DU | 79 – 71 – 9 | 159 Matches Total
Neutral Games | DU | 6 – 2 – 0 | 8 Matches Total
Overtime Games | DU | 12 – 8 – 19 | 39 Matches Total
Playoff Games | DU | 18 – 14 | 32 Matches Total
Gold Pan Games | DU | 54 - 49 - 14 | 115 Matches Total

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* UPDATED: March 9, 2025

### Decade Game tally

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Decade | Leader | Leaders W – L – T | Total Matches

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1950s | CC | 24 – 23 – 0 | 47 Matches Total
1960s | DU | 35 – 2 – 1 | 38 Matches Total
1970s | DU | 29 – 19 – 0 | 48 Matches Total
1980s | DU | 33 – 13 – 3 | 49 Matches Total
1990s | CC | 25 – 17 — 4 | 46 Matches Total
2000s | CC | 23 - 16 - 6 | 45 Matches Total
2010s | DU | 29 - 14 - 6 | 49 Matches Total
2020s | DU | 17 - 4 - 1 | 20 Matches Total

* UPDATED: March 9, 2025

## Team tallies (side by side)

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* NCAA National Titles\- DU:10 - CC:2
* National Title Appearances- DU:13 - CC:5
* Hobey Baker Award Winners- DU:2 - CC:2
* Alumni in NHL\- DU:82 - CC:39
* Former Ice Hockey Olympians- DU:13 - CC:8
* WCHA MacNaughton Cup Regular Season Titles- DU:15 – CC:10 (Now Contested in CCHA)
* WCHA Broadmoor Trophy Playoff Titles- DU:15 – CC:1 (No Longer Contested)
* NCHC Penrose Memorial Cup Regular Season Titles-DU:3 – CC:0
* NCHC Frozen Faceoff Playoff Titles- DU: 3 – CC:0

UPDATED: End of 2023–24 season

## See also

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* Battle for Pikes Peak
* College rivalry
* Beanpot (ice hockey)
* Green Line Rivalry
* Michigan–Michigan State ice hockey rivalry

## References

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1. ^ David Kensa, "College Hockey's Top 10 Rivalries," College Hockey News, February 8, 2006
2. ^ Top College Rivalries, Inside College Hockey
3. ^ a b Shefte, Kate (June 29, 2019). "Colorado College's upcoming Robson Arena gets new renderings, with public feedback highlighted". The Gazette. Colorado Springs, CO. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
4. ^ Tribune, News (July 25, 2018). "Tribune: College men's hockey: Colorado College building new, smaller rink". duluthnewstribune.com. Retrieved July 25, 2018. `{{cite web}}`: `|first=` has generic name (help)
5. ^ College, Colorado. "Colorado College: Ed Robson '54 Gives $8 Million for New Hockey Arena". coloradocollege.edu. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
6. ^ Shefte, Kate. "Shefte: Student section, amenities early focuses of new Colorado College hockey arena". The Gazette. Colorado Springs, CO. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
7. ^ Klee, Paul. "Klee: Anyone seen the Gold Pan? The DU-CC hockey mystery continues". Gazette.com. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
8. ^ "High stakes for CC in Gold Pan rivalry game". Gazette.com. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
9. ^ Nick Groke, "Denver, Colorado College prep for Coors Field hockey with first look," Denver Post, February 19, 2016.
10. ^ Nick Groke, “Denver hockey gets by Colorado College with big crowd at Coors Field,” Denver Post, February 20, 2016
11. ^ "Tiger Hockey : Men's Hockey 2015–16 Media Guide" (PDF). Cctigers.com. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
12. ^ https://denverpioneers.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/opponent-history/colorado-college/58

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Playing venues|

* Broadmoor World Arena I (1938–1994)
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* Ed Robson Arena (2021–present)

Head coaches|

* John Atwood (1937–1938)
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* Mike Haviland (2014–2021)
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* 2017–18
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* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
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Conference affiliations|

* Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) (1951–1958, 1959–2013)
* National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) (2013–present)

Rivalries|

* Air Force Falcons
* Battle for Pikes Peak
* Denver Pioneers
* Battle for the Gold Pan

All-time leaders|

* Dave Delich (285 Points)
* Ron Hartwell (112 Goals)
* Jeff Sanger (76 Wins)

National championships|

* 1950
* 1957

Frozen Four appearances|

* 1948
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* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1955
* 1957
* 1996
* 1997
* 2005

NCAA Tournament appearances|

* 1948
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* 1955
* 1957
* 1978
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2005
* 2006
* 2008
* 2011

Conference Tournament titles|

* WCHA: 1978

Hobey Baker winners|

* Peter Sejna (2003)
* Marty Sertich (2005)

* Colorado College
* Colorado Springs, CO

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Playing venues|

* DU Arena (1948–1997)
* Magness Arena (1999–present)

Head coaches|

* Vern Turner (1949–1951)
* Neil Celley (1951–1956)
* Murray Armstrong (1956–1977)
* Marshall Johnston (1977–1981)
* Ralph Backstrom (1981–1990)
* Frank Serratore (1990–1994)
* George Gwozdecky (1994–2013)
* Jim Montgomery (2013–2018)
* David Carle (2018–)

Seasons|

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* 2024–25

Conference affiliations|

* WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–2013)
* NCHC (2013–present)

Rivalries|

* Colorado College Tigers (Battle for the Gold Pan)
* North Dakota Fighting Hawks

Culture & lore|

* Denver Cup

All-time leaders|

* Statistical leaders
* Dallas Gaume (266 Points)
* Rick Berens (94 Goals)
* Ron Grahame / Tanner Jaillet (82 Wins)

National championships|

* 1958
* 1960
* 1961
* 1968
* 1969
* 2004
* 2005
* 2017
* 2022
* 2024

Frozen Four appearances|

* 1958
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* 1986
* 2004
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Conference Tournament titles|

* WCHA: 1960
* 1961
* 1963
* 1964
* 1966
* 1968
* 1969
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1986
* 1999
* 2002
* 2005
* 2008
* NCHC: 2014
* 2018
* 2024

Hobey Baker winners|

* Matt Carle (2006)
* Will Butcher (2017)

Mike Richter winners|

* Tanner Jaillet (2017)

* University of Denver
* Denver, CO

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