Matt Schubert is the Sports Editor for The Denver Post. He is a graduate of the Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. His journalism career has spanned three time zones and four states, with previous stops in Washington, Nebraska and Indiana.
Denver forward Miko Matikka, top right, celebrates his goal with his teammates during the first period of an NCAA college regional hockey tournament game against Cornell in Springfield, Mass., Saturday, March 30, 2024. But the University of Denver hockey team exorcised some demons Saturday afternoon inside MassMutual Center, taking down Cornell and goaltender Ian Shane with a 2-1 victory in the NCAA Tournament’s Northeast Regional final.
“This was as hard of a battle as we’ve had to get to the Frozen Four,” DU coach David Carle said on the ESPN broadcast after the win. “… Just really proud of our team.”It began with a flight across two time zones to compete in a regional that featured three East Coast teams playing in their own backyard — despite DU being the top seed. The Pioneers’ will was tested even further with a 2-1 double-overtime win over UMass in Thursday’s regional semifinal.
Harris, whose screen aided Tristan Broz’s game-winning goal Thursday, struck again in front of the crease Saturday to produce the Pios’ game-winner. With just four seconds left to go in the frame and DU on the power play, the freshman forward tipped junior defenseman Shai Buium’s wrist shot from the right circle and the puck trickled past Shane for a 2-1 advantage.
The first long build-up produced the Big Red’s lone goal 6:44 into the game, with a series of shots leading to the puck squirting out to sophomore forward Nick DeSantis for a one-timer that zipped through traffic and past goaltender Matt Davis for a 1-0 Cornell lead.
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