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Denver blueliner Buckberger collects NCAA Elite 90 award for scholastic achievement at 2025 Division I men’s hockey championship – College Hockey | USCHO.com
Denver sophomore defenseman Boston Buckberger has been named the recipient of the NCAA’s Elite 90 award for scholastic achievement at the 2025 Division I men’s ice hockey championship.
Buckberger is an accounting major in DU’s Daniels College of Business and carries a cumulative 4.0 grade-point average. He was presented with the Elite 90 award following Denver’s practice on Wednesday at Enterprise Center ahead of the 2025 NCAA Frozen Four.
Founded by the NCAA, the Elite 90 award recognizes the spirit of a student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s championships.
Eligible student-athletes are sophomores or above academically that have participated in a sport for at least two years with their school. All ties are broken by the number of credits completed.
The Saskatoon, Sask., native is the ninth overall Denver student-athlete to earn the Elite 90 award and the fourth member of the hockey program. Buckberger joins teammate Kent Anderson, who earned the accolade last season, as well as Gabe Levin in 2016 and Erich Fear in 2019 as Pioneer hockey players to pick up the honor.
He is the second DU student-athlete in 2024-25 to earn the Elite 90, as men’s soccer’s A.J. Francois was also awarded it during the NCAA College Cup in December in Cary, N.C. The University of Denver is the third institution to have three or more Elite 90 winners since Jan. 1, 2024, joining Arizona State and Oklahoma State.
A two-time member of the NCHC academic all-conference team and an NCHC distinguished scholar-athlete in each of his first two collegiate seasons, Buckberger was also recognized as an AHCA national all-American scholar and a Collegiate Sports Communicator’s academic all-district team member in 2023-24 (this season’s awards will be released later this summer).
On the ice, the defenseman has recorded career highs in 2024-25 with 30 points, ranking third among Pioneer defensemen in both goals (nine) and assists (21). Prior to suffering a season-ending, upper-body injury on March 22 against Western Michigan in the NCHC Frozen Faceoff championship game, Buckberger had played in all 41 contests and had scored three goals in his previous five outings and registered 14 points in his last 13 games (five goals, nine assists).
He also added 36 blocked shots, 22 penalty minutes and was leading the team with a plus-30 plus-minus rating prior to getting hurt. Buckberger had played in each of the first 85 games of his collegiate career before missing the NCAA Northeast Regional semifinals versus Providence on March 28 due to his injury.
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Packers monitoring their backfield entering key game in Denver
True to form, Jacobs pushed to practice but said team doctors told him to chill and be smart about it. The goal is to reduce the inflammation as much as possible to increase his chances of playing.
In his pre-practice news conference on Thursday, Head Coach Matt LaFleur praised Jacobs for “doing everything in his power to get ready to go.” From his perspective, Jacobs said he feels more relief than frustration.
“I’ve been in this league a long time, and it’s not too much that really gets me discouraged or anything like that,” Jacobs said.
“We still know what’s ahead of us. Now, if we were having this going into the playoffs, it would be a little weird, but at that point I wouldn’t care because it’s either do or don’t. But for me, I know my body, there’s nothing structurally wrong, so I don’t feel like it’s something I have to overly think about.”
If Jacobs can’t go Sunday, Wilson would be in line to make his second NFL start against the team with whom he broke into the league back in 2023.
Signed as an undrafted free agent out of NCAA Division II Fort Valley State (Ga.), Wilson spent just three days with the Broncos before he was released. Ten days later, he signed with the Packers and later made the team’s 53-man roster.
The 5-foot-10, 226-pound Wilson has since rushed for 938 yards and seven touchdowns on 205 carries (4.6 yards per carry) in 37 games, highlighted by a gratifying career day against Minnesota a few weeks ago.
“I still got that mentality to go out there and do it again,” Wilson said. “If (Jacobs) is going, he’s going. If I get my opportunity once again, I’m going to take advantage of it.”
Whoever starts against Denver understands the challenge its defense presents. In addition to the Broncos pacing the NFL with 55 sacks, they also boast a No. 2-ranked run defense that’s allowing just 89.0 yards per game.
Denver hasn’t allowed a running back to gain more than 100 yards since Jonathan Taylor’s 165-yard effort powered Indianapolis to a 29-28 victory in Week 2.
As much as Jacobs enjoys practicing, he doesn’t feel it’s a requirement in order for him to play in Denver. It all comes down to how his body is feeling and whether the team doctors give him the green light on Sunday afternoon.
“I always plan to play,” Jacobs said. “They gotta kinda tell me I can’t play for me not to play. For me, that’s where my head is at, but I’m also realistically just day-to-day right now.”
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Things To Do In And Around Denver This Weekend – 12/11-12/14 – 303 Magazine
Where: Fight Club – 1959 16th St Mall Denver
Cost: Price varies
The Lowdown:
Guests have the option of $39 bottomless flatbreads, which includes the price of their oche reservation for Social Darts®. The bottomless flatbread menu features Smoked Salmon Flatbread, Four Cheese Flatbread, Breakfast Flatbread, or Garden Vegetable Flatbread. Guests can also order off the á la carte menu, which includes a fresh-cut fruit plate, breakfast sliders,, avocado toast, and Flight Club’s famous churros.
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