Perfect 10: Denver wins record-breaking 10th national championship

Denver will host a National Championship Celebration at Magness Arena on Monday, April 15 at 6:30 PM MT. More information about the celebration will be announced on Sunday.

ST. PAUL, Min. (AP) Jared Wright And Rieger Lorenz scored goals in the second period, Matt Davis had 35 saves and Denver defeated No. 1 overall seed Boston College 2-0 on Saturday night to win the 10th national championship in program history.

No. 3 seed Denver (32-9-3), which finished the season on a nine-game win streak, moved past Michigan (nine) for the most all-time titles. Boston College is tied for fourth with Boston University (five), behind Wisconsin (six).

Davis had 23 saves in the third period in his third shutout of the season. The junior made his 26th straight start, the longest streak of his career, and stopped 68 of the 69 shots he faced at the Frozen Four. Davis had 33 saves in the Pioneers' 2-1 double-overtime win over Boston University in the semifinals.

After Denver won a faceoff in its defensive zone and quickly pushed it to the left side. Lorenz passed to Wright for a shot that deflected off the near post and bounced off the Boston College goalkeeperJacob Fowler's back over the crossbar before sliding into the far post to open the scoring with 10:18 left in the second period.

Lorenz made it 2-0 about six minutes later. Zeev Buium drew a few defenders, but passed between them to Lorenz, who fired a wrist shot into the net. Lorenz (16 goals, 14 assists) became the 10th Denver player with at least 30 points this season.

The Pioneers outscored their opponents 82-39 in the second period this season.

Boston College (34-6-1), which set the program's record for wins in a single season, saw its 15-game win streak snapped and was eliminated for the first time since a 1-0 loss at Merrimack on March 11, 2023. The Eagles went entered the game having defeated their five NCAA tournament opponents 29-8.

Denver defeated Boston College 4-3 in the only regular-season game between the teams in October.

The Pioneers have won at least 30 games in three straight seasons.

TEAM NOTES (YOU):

• All tournament teams: Zeev Buium, Sean Behrens, Tristan Broz And Matt Davis (MOP)
• Denver's national championship completed Denver's race to become the first program to host 10 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey National Championships. The Pioneers broke their tie with Michigan for the most (9), and now sit two championships ahead of old conference rival North Dakota (8).
  • Denver has won five national championships since 2004, two more than any other program in the country during that span.
• The Pioneers improved to 4-1 against Boston College in the national tournament.
• Denver improved to 10-3 in National Championship games.
• The Pioneers improved to 19-9 at the Xcel Energy Center.
• The Pioneers won all six of their neutral court games this season, finishing 18-2-1 on Saturday.
• On Saturday, Denver's 33 closed out^rd appearance in the NCAA tournament in program history. DU has a 43-25 all-time record in the national tournament.
• Saturday night's shutout was Denver's fifth of the season and 31^st led by Richard and Kitzia Goodman head hockey coach David Carl.
• Denver improved to 20-9-2 in their last 31 top-3 games, including 9-2-1 in their last twelve such meetings.

PLAYER NOTES

• NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Matt Davismade his 26^e-started straight in net on Saturday, made 35 saves.
  • Davis finished the NCAA Tournament with 138 saves and only three goals allowed.
  • Davis made 23 saves in the third period of the National Championship game.
  • Davis extended his career-long net winning streak to nine games, Denver's longest since January 15, 2022 (Magnus Crona).
• Jared Wright scored the opening goal, his 15^e goal of the season and the 23^rd of his two-year pioneering career.
  • Wright is from Burnsville, Minnesota and is scoring in his home state in the national championship.
• Rieger Lorenz scored the goal to make it 2-0 in the second period, his 16^e of the season and the 18^e of his career.
  • Lorenz also had an assist on the Wright marker, his 14^e of the season and the 21^st of his career.
  • Lorenz was selected in the second round by the Minnesota Wild (home arena)
• Shai Buium earned the second assist on Wright's goal, his 29^e of the season and the 61^st of his career.
• Zeev Buium earned the primary assist on Lorenz's second goal, the 39^e of his rookie season.
  • Buium has the most assists of any defenseman in the NCAA this season.
  • The point was the 50^e of its first season.
• Sean Behrens earned the second assist on Lorenz's goal, his 27^e of the season and the 71^st of his career.

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