Word: wcha
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Dates: during 1961-1961
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...Pioneers had grown so strong that only two teams in the Western league would play them the following year (NDU and CC). As a result, the league folded, and Denver did not have enough NCAA-accredited games for the tournament in 1959. The league was reconstituted as the WCHA in 1959-60, after certain rules were changed...
Like most WCHA teams, Denver is predominantly Canadian. All but one of its 19 players this year were natives of Canada. The only American was junior goalie Paul DiNapoli from Belmont, who has never played in a varsity game. Of the 18 Canadians, one was 24; three were 23 (including standout junior goalie George Kirkwood, who has been declared ineligible for next season because of the 20-year rule); five were 22; five were 21; three were 20; and one was 19. All but two of the Canadians played in the controversial Junior A leagues before college; one (defenseman George...
Noticeably conscientious and confident about his athletic policies, Wieman is candid and direct about DU's attitudes toward recruiting. "I defy anyone to find any instance in which we have played a Canadian in violation of NCAA or WCHA rulings," he said, noting that each year he sends the Denver hockey roster to the Central Registry in Montreal (which lists Canadian players) to check up on their amateur standings. He also sends the roster to all of DU's opponents so that they may question or investigate the eligibility of any players if they wish. "We want to make sure...