Pioneers Have 12 Alumni Named to 2026-27 NHL Opening Night Rosters

DENVER – The University of Denver hockey program had 12 alumni make 2026-27 NHL Opening Day rosters, the most among all teams in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. DU’s 12 alums are the fifth-most in the NCAA entering the new campaign and are more than fellow league members North Dakota (11) and Minnesota Duluth (10), as well as last year’s national runner-up Wisconsin (10). Overall, there were 248 former college hockey players that made their respective NHL clubs for the first day of the season, which ties last season’s record for the most since College Hockey Inc. began tracking data…