June 21, 2005

DENVER, CO ­ The back-to-back NCAA National Champion University of Denver hockey team has signed forward Patrick Mullen (Pittsburgh, Pa.) to a National Letter of Intent; it was announced today by National Coach of the Year George Gwozdecky. Mullen becomes the seventh and final member of Denver¹s highly-touted recruiting class of 2009.

Mullen tallied 37 points on 14 goals and 23 assists last season for the Sioux Falls Stampede of the United State Hockey League. He played in all 60 games and led the Stampede with a +11 plus/minus rating, while committing only four penalties for eight minutes. The 5-foot-10, 165-pounder is the son of Hockey Hall of Famer Joe Mullen and his wife Linda.

Mullen joins Chris Butler (St. Louis, Mo./Sioux City Musketeers), T.J. Fast (Calgary, Alberta/Camrose Kodiaks), Brian Gifford (Moorhead, Minn./Indiana Ice), Julian Marcuzzi (North Vancouver, British Columbia/Salmon Arm Silverbacks), J.P. Testwuide (Vail, Colo./Waterloo Black Hawks) and Brock Trotter (Brandon, Manitoba/Lincoln Stars) as incoming recruits for the 2005-06 season.

Season tickets for 2005-06 Denver hockey are currently on sale. Back-to-back NCAA National Champion Pioneer hockey offers some of the most affordable entertainment in the Denver metro area. Season ticket prices begin at $315 for 21 Pioneer home games. The University of Denver is also offering its half season "Power Pack" ticket packages that begin at $150 for 10 games.

For ticket information, please visit www.denverpioneers.com or call the Daniel L. Ritchie Center box office at (303) 871-2336.

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