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1998-1999 Univ. of Denver Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#33	Anders Eisner (G)	47	1978	Los Angeles, CA, USA	6'3"	187	L
	#35	Ben Henrich (G)	51	1974	Edina, MN, USA	6'3"	205	R
	#1	Andy Lemelin (G)	45	1980	Biddeford, ME, USA	6'1"	174	L
	#29	Kevin Ripplinger (G)	-			-	-	-
	#30	Stephen Wagner (G)	48	1977	Red Deer, AB, CAN	6'2"	201	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#4	Erik Adams (D)	45	1980	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	6'0"	205	R
	#8	Jesse Cook (D)	46	1979	Denver, CO, USA	6'5"	220	R
	#6	Ryan Hacker (D)	50	1975	Alexandria, MN, USA	5'11"	190	R
	#3	Todd Kidd (D)	50	1975	Fort Collins, CO, USA	6'3"	216	R
	#22	Shawn Kurulak (D)"A"	50	1975	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'2"	201	R
	#5	Neil Phippen (D)	47	1978	Aurora, CO, USA	6'1"	196	-
	#14	Joe Ritson (D)	47	1978	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	6'0"	194	-
	#24	Judd Stauss (D)	48	1976	East Grand Forks, MN, USA	6'0"	190	L
	#10	Bryan Vines (D)	47	1978	Oakville, ON, CAN	6'2"	214	-
FORWARDS
	#2	James Armstrong (F)	48	1977	International Falls, MN, USA	5'10"	170	L
	#7	Joe Casey (F)		1975	Colorado Springs, CO, USA	5'8"	185	-
	#20	Paul Comrie (C)"C"	48	1977	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'11"	192	L
	#23	Paul Cox (F)	48	1977	Colorado Springs, CO, USA	5'8"	161	-
	#17	Björn Engström (F)	49	1976	Åkarp, SWE	6'0"	187	-
	#11	Gavin Morgan (C)	49	1976	Scarborough, ON, CAN	5'11"	190	L
	#25	Joe Murphy (RW)"A"	50	1975	Didsbury, AB, CAN	6'0"	198	R
	#28	David Neale (C)	45	1980	Victoria, BC, CAN	6'0"	181	-
	#27	Jon Newman (C)	49	1976	Calgary, AB, CAN	5'9"	172	-
	#18	Chris Paradise (C)	48	1977	St. Paul, MN, USA	6'1"	194	R
	#16	James Patterson (LW)	48	1977	Huntsville, AL, USA	6'2"	214	L
	#19	Matt Pettinger (LW)	45	1980	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#12	Kelly Popadynetz (C)	48	1977	Calgary, AB, CAN	5'11"	183	R
	#26	Derek Robertson (F)	49	1976	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	5'9"	170	L
	#21	Mark Rycroft (RW)"A"	47	1978	Penticton, BC, CAN	5'10"	190	R
	#9	Paul Veres (C)	48	1977	Windsor, ON, CAN	5'11"	190	R
	#15	Bryce Wallnutt (F)	49	1976	Colorado Springs, CO, USA	6'3"	209	-

Position: G: 4, D: 9, F: 16Av Age: 21.79 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 192 lbsCompare with other teams »

1998-1999 Univ. of Denver Staff

Head CoachGeorge Gwozdecky
Asst. CoachSeth Appert
Asst. CoachRico Blasi
Asst. CoachSteve Miller

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1998-1999 Univ. of Denver Captains

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Paul Comrie

"A"

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Univ. of Denver Facts

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

1998-1999 Univ. of Denver Roster Facts

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15 players
15 players
1 player

Experience

Univ. of Denver: 2 090 GP
SHL: 32 GP
AHL: 7 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
12/07/2025 01:00 AM UTC	Univ. of Denver	Miami Univ. (Ohio)	-	NCAA
12/06/2025 02:00 AM UTC	Univ. of Denver	Miami Univ. (Ohio)	-	NCAA
11/30/2025 02:00 AM UTC	Univ. of Denver	Univ. of Minnesota	5 - 6 (OT 64:25)	NCAA
11/23/2025 12:00 AM UTC	Arizona State Univ.	Univ. of Denver	3 - 2 (OT 64:40)	NCAA
11/22/2025 02:00 AM UTC	Arizona State Univ.	Univ. of Denver	1 - 7	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
2025-2026	NCAA	15	8	2	-	1	3	58	30	29	1.93	3	-
2024-2025	NCAA	44	29	11	-	2	1	174	94	92	2.09	2	Frozen Four
2023-2024	NCAA	44	29	8	-	3	1	202	120	94	2.14	1	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

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