George Kirkwood is a Canadian retired ice hockey goaltender who backstopped Denver to consecutive National Championships in the early 1960s.
After exhausting his eligibility in 1957 Kirkwood was out of organized hockey for a year before Murray Armstrong brought him to Denver after the Pioneers captured their first championship.
In the first WCHA Tournament, Kirkwood surrendered 3 goals in 2 games to help Denver win the western bracket and be declared co-champions.
Kirkwood became the first goaltender to win 30 games in a season and set program records with a goals against average of 1.84 and a save percentage of .910.
Despite having a year of eligibility left, Kirkwood ended his career after the 1961 season, perhaps knowing that he wasn't likely to play with a team as dominant as the '61 Pioneers ever again.