The University of Denver will host Minnesota for the 2025 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game, the school’s athletics department announced Monday. The game is slated for Thanksgiving weekend next year at Ball Arena, with a specific date and time to be announced after the NHL calendar is finalized.
The Pioneers, who are coming off an NCAA-record 10th national championship, and the Gophers are among the top programs in college hockey. The two teams have combined for 15 national titles and 42 Frozen Four appearances. In 2023-24, they had a total of 25 NHL Draft picks on their rosters.
This will be the fourth time DU has been involved in the Hall of Fame Game. The Pios hosted it twice at Magness Arena and played Minnesota in the contest at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., back in 2004. It’ll be DU’s second-ever game at Ball Arena, following a tilt against Colorado College in 2023.
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