Comment on Stakes are raised in Gold Pan rivalry as Denver and Colorado College meet in another Top 10 matchup

The bags weren’t going to hold themselves. They belonged to DeAndre Jordan and Russell Westbrook, but those two have been around the NBA far too long to carry their own postgame meals. They needed someone else to look after the grocery bags. Naturally, they enlisted their team’s only rookie, who was seated on the opposite side of the visitors’ locker room in Atlanta. A few of the Nuggets were sitting around, hanging out, taking their time after a 30-point win over the Hawks.

The Gold Pan has gotten weightier. The annual showdown between Denver and Colorado College, which dates back to 1950 and is one of college hockey’s most storied rivalries, has long been a local on-ice highlight since the trophy’s inception in 1993-94. But with the Tigers’ competitive reemergence, the rivalry is more than just a trophy series these days.

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