Univ. of Denver

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1979-1980

1979-1980 Univ. of Denver Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Stuart Birenbaum (G)	65	1959	St. Louis, MO, USA	6'0"	179	L
	#1	John Gagnon (G)	-		Denver, CO, USA	6'2"	170	-
	#20	Scott Robinson (G)	64	1960	Vancouver, BC, CAN	5'9"	170	L
		Mark Ruelle (G)	-		Malden, MA, USA	5'8"	165	-
	#13	Frank Xavier (G)	-		Denver, CO, USA	5'9"	154	R
DEFENSEMEN
	#16	Shawn Dineen (D)	66	1958	Detroit, MI, USA	5'11"	190	L
		Scott Hills (D)	-		Grafton, ND, USA	6'2"	190	-
	#5	Barry Hudson (D)	65	1959	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	6'3"	194	L
		Eric Leja (D)	-		Nahant, MA, USA	5'11"	176	-
	#10	Vince Magnan (F)"C"	66	1958	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'11"	185	-
	#3	Ken Merritt (D)	-		Medicine Hat, AB, CAN	6'1"	190	R
	#21	Gary Nedelak (D)	-		Richmond, BC, CAN	5'11"	181	L
	#4	Jim Turner (D)	64	1960	Regina, SK, CAN	5'11"	179	L
	#22	Dan Vlaisavljevich (D)	64	1960	Eveleth, MN, USA	6'3"	205	L
	#2	John White (D)	-		Denver, CO, USA	6'4"	194	-
FORWARDS
	#8	Rob Anderson (C)	-		Surrey, BC, CAN	5'9"	170	-
	#9	Eddy Beers (LW)	65	1959	Zwaag, NED	6'2"	194	R
	#14	Mark Davidson (LW)"C"	68	1956	Flin Flon, MB, CAN	5'10"	165	L
	#19	Mike Follett (F)	-		Boulder, CO, USA	6'1"	174	-
	#6	Donald Fraser (F)	66	1958	Vancouver, BC, CAN	5'10"	174	L
	#12	Andy Hill (C)	-		Burnaby, BC, CAN	5'10"	170	L
	#25	Andy Hilliard (F)	-		Santa Rosa, CA, USA	6'2"	181	R
	#13	Glenn Johnson (C)	65	1959	Merritt, BC, CAN	6'3"	190	L
	#11	John Liprando (C)	65	1959	Monroeville, PA, USA	6'1"	190	L
	#17	Darrel Morrow (F)	65	1959	Deville, AB, CAN	6'0"	185	R
	#23	Marty Steinley (F)	-		Empress, AB, CAN	6'0"	174	L
	#18	Perry Stensland (F)	67	1957	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'0"	181	-
	#15	Bill Stewart (RW)	63	1961	The Pas, MB, CAN	6'0"	174	R
	#13	Frank Xavier (D)	-		Denver, CO, USA	5'9"	154	R

Position: G: 4, D: 8, F: 14Av Age: 21.20 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 179 lbsCompare with other teams »

1979-1980 Univ. of Denver Staff

Head CoachMarshall Johnston
Asst. CoachRalph Backstrom

Team Staff History

1979-1980 Univ. of Denver Captains

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Team Captaincy History

Univ. of Denver Facts

Plays in: NCAA Division I
Team Colors: Crimson + Gold
Town: Denver, CO Map
Founded: 1949

1979-1980 Univ. of Denver Roster Facts

Nationalities

17 players
12 players

Experience

Univ. of Denver: 1 526 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Magness Arena
Location: Denver, CO
Capacity: 6 026
Construction Year: 1997

Univ. of Denver Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
01/04/2025 11:30 PM UTC	Univ. of Maine	Univ. of Denver	-	NCAA
01/03/2025 11:00 PM UTC	Univ. of Maine	Univ. of Denver	-	NCAA
12/15/2024 02:00 AM UTC	Univ. of Denver	Colorado College	2 - 1	NCAA
12/14/2024 02:00 AM UTC	Colorado College	Univ. of Denver	5 - 4	NCAA
12/07/2024 11:00 PM UTC	Western Michigan Univ.	Univ. of Denver	2 - 3 (OT 62:11)	NCAA

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Univ. of Denver History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	NCAA	18	13	4	-	1	0	72	36	41	2.28	1	-
2023-2024	NCAA	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	6	Champion
2022-2023	NCAA	40	30	10	0	-	-	150	86	56	1.4	1	Conference SF loss
2021-2022	NCAA	41	31	9	1	-	-	175	93	53	1.29	1	Champion
2020-2021	NCAA	24	10	13	1	-	-	67	66	31	1.29	5	-
2019-2020	NCAA	36	21	9	6	-	-	118	81	42	1.17	3	-
2018-2019	NCAA	41	24	12	5	-	-	115	83	39	0.95	4	Frozen Four
2017-2018	NCAA	41	23	10	8	-	-	135	86	46	1.12	2	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	NCAA	44	33	7	4	-	-	152	80	59	1.34	1	Champion
2015-2016	NCAA	41	25	10	6	-	-	134	96	53	1.29	2	Semifinal loss
2014-2015	NCAA	40	24	14	2	-	-	131	99	41	1.03	4	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	NCAA	42	20	16	6	-	-	112	98	35	0.83	6	First round loss
2012-2013	NCAA	39	20	14	5	-	-	131	108	33	0.85	4	First round loss
2011-2012	NCAA	43	25	14	4	-	-	139	111	36	0.84	3	First round loss
2010-2011	NCAA	42	25	12	5	-	-	136	113	37	0.88	2	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	NCAA	41	27	10	4	-	-	133	99	42	1.02	1	First round loss
2008-2009	NCAA	40	23	12	5	-	-	132	96	36	0.9	2	First round loss
2007-2008	NCAA	41	26	14	1	-	-	116	94	33	0.8	3	First round loss
2006-2007	NCAA	40	21	15	4	-	-	107	95	30	0.75	4	-
2005-2006	NCAA	39	21	15	3	-	-	125	110	37	0.95	2	-
2004-2005	NCAA	43	32	9	2	-	-	174	110	40	0.93	1	Champion
2003-2004	NCAA	44	27	12	5	-	-	149	120	31	0.7	4	Champion
2002-2003	NCAA	41	21	14	6	-	-	152	102	28	0.68	7	-
2001-2002	NCAA	41	32	8	1	-	-	158	86	43	1.05	1	Quarterfinal loss
2000-2001	NCAA	38	19	15	4	-	-	116	104	31	0.82	6	-
1999-2000	NCAA	41	16	23	2	-	-	132	136	19	0.46	9	-
1998-1999	NCAA	41	26	13	2	-	-	154	126	32	0.78	3	First round loss
1997-1998	NCAA	38	11	25	2	-	-	127	167	18	0.47	8	-
1996-1997	NCAA	41	24	13	4	-	-	163	122	38	0.93	4	Quarterfinal loss
1995-1996	NCAA	39	22	14	3	-	-	149	131	37	0.95	3	-

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