The Denver Cup was a mid-season college ice hockey tournament with the first iteration played in late December 1992.
Denver began hosting a mid-season tournament during the winter break for the 1992–93 season.
By 1997, the Pioneers were able to get Wells Fargo to sign on as the sponsor to help fund the tournament.
After the McNichols Arena was closed in 1999 and the Avalanche moved to the Pepsi Center, the tournament returned to Denver's campus.
Denver moved the tournament to the Thanksgiving weekend but, when no sponsor was secured after two years, the series was discontinued.