This is the first in a series of previews of top-ranked Denver’s 2022-23 hockey team.
Junior McKade Webster is your average Pioneer, at least by height and weight. The forward goes 5-foot-11, the average height of a Denver player on the 2022-23 roster, and he is listed at 184 pounds, one less than the team average of 185.
When breaking down DU’s 2022-23 roster, a few things stand out:
- The defending national champions trend young, with 16 of 26 players (62 percent) being underclassmen.
- In the view of NHL scouts, however, they’re talented, having 12 draft picks – including four second-rounders – on the roster.
Here is a closer look by the numbers:
By class
- Seniors/Grad: 4/2
- Juniors: 4
- Sophomores: 9
- Freshmen: 7
- Total: 26
By position
- Goalie: 3
- Defenseman: 8
- Forward: 15
By height
- 5-8: 1 (Kyle Mayhew)
- 5-9: 4
- 5-10: 4
- 5-11: 5
- 6-0: 4
- 6-1: 3
- 6-2: 1
- 6-3: 3
- 6-5: 1 (Magnus Chrona)
- Average: 5-11
By weight
- 200 pounds and heavier: 4 (Shai Buium at 220 is the heaviest)
- 185-199 pounds: 7
- 184 pounds or lighter: 15 (Mayhew at 160 is lightest)
- Average: 185.1 pounds
NHL draft picks by round
- Total: 12
- Second: Sean Behrens (Colorado), Tristan Broz (Pittsburgh), Shai Buium (Detroit), Rieger Lorenz (Minnesota)
- Third: Carter Mazur (Detroit), Aidan Thompson (Chicago)
- Fourth: Mike Benning (Florida)
- Fifth: Magnus Chrona (Tampa Bay, rights traded to San Jose)
- Sixth: Jared Wright (Los Angeles)
- Seventh: Jack Devine (Florida), Massimo Rizzo (Carolina), McKade Webster (Tampa Bay)
Junior league
- USHL: 14
- AJHL: 3
- NAHL: 3
- BCHL: 2
- USNTDP: 2
- Europe: 1 (Magnus Chrona)
- High school: 1 (Casey Dornbach)
NCAA games played
100 or more: 1 – Kyle Mayhew (112),
75-100: 3 – Casey Dornbach (98), Justin Lee (92), Magnus Chrona (81)
50-74: 4 – Brett Edwards (68), Mike Benning (61), McKade Webster (60), Connor Caponi (59)
25-49: 7 – Carter Mazur (41), Carter King (40), Shai Buium (39), Massimo Rizzo (39), Sean Behrens (37), Tristan Broz (36), Jack Devine (36)
0-24: 11 – Owen Ozar (21), Lane Krenzen (11), Matt Davis (8), Jack Caruso (4) and seven freshmen
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