Denver takes on top-seeded Western Michigan on Saturday night in the Championship game of the NCHC Frozen Faceoff.
The Western Michigan Broncos hit the ice on Saturday night to take on the Denver Pioneers in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship. The Broncos who came in as the top seed used a three-goal third period to take down North Dakota on Friday night in the semifinals. Alex Bump opened the scoring for the Broncos with a first period goal. The Fighting Haws tied it late in the period and the game would remain tied until the third period. Grant Sluynsky broke that tie at 7:23 of the third and it set up a furious last two minutes of the game. Liro Hakkarainen got an empty-net goal at 18:06. North Dakota got back to within won just a minute later, but Samuel Sjolund made sure they wouldn’t complete the comeback with another empty-net goal at 19:35. The win pushed the Broncos record to 29-7-1 on the season. They now get a Pioneers team that they split two games with earlier this season. They won the first 3-2, but lost the finale 3-2 in overtime.
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Game Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025
Game Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
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The Pioneers also used a strong third period to earn their trip to the championship game. They were tied with Arizona State at two heading into the final period, but got a goal from Aidan Thompson at 10:08 to break the tie and an empty-net goal from Connor Caponi to seal the win.
Boston Buckberger and Sam Harris scored twice in the first period to give the Pioneers a two-goal lead, but they let the Sun Devils score twice in the second to tie it.
The Pioneers now sit at 29-10-1 on the season and come into Saturday on a three-game winning streak. They have won eight of their last 10 and are playing as well as they have all season.
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