5/14/2008 10:11:39 AM
Already looking ahead and moving forward after a highly successful 2007-08 campaign, Colorado College has announced another exciting hockey schedule for next season.
Highlights on the 2008-09 slate include 21 regular-season home games at the World Arena with two exhibitions, five non-conference outings and two dates apiece against Western Collegiate Hockey Association rivals Michigan Tech, Denver, North Dakota, Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State and St. Cloud State.
Fans interested in season tickets should call 719-389-6324 or log on to CCTigers.com. Prices start at $274.50, with any first-round WCHA playoff games at home included in the deal. Renewal notices for existing season-ticket holders will be mailed out this week.
Tiger Hockey, the top winter collegiate sporting attraction in the state of Colorado, ranked fourth nationwide in total attendance during the 2007-08 campaign. The average attendance at CC home games officially was 6,932 as the team retained possession of the Gold Pan, claimed its third league championship since 2003, hosted a first-round WCHA playoff series as well as the NCAA West Regional, produced three All-Americans and finished with a winning record (28-12-1) for the 15th time in the last 16 years. Again, sellouts were common. Only Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota, which play in much larger facilities, drew more spectators than Colorado College’s impressive season total of more than 157,000.
Returning as flagship station for the CC Tiger Radio Network in 2008-09 will be 103.9 FM The Eagle, with live broadcasts of all games, home and away.
In addition to 14 league games, the ‘08-09 home slate features two against the University of Alabama-Huntsville (College Hockey America) and Sacred Heart University (Atlantic Hockey Association), as well as a single contest vs. Colgate University (ECAC). The Tigers, whose lineup will feature a number of outstanding players such as returning All-Americans Richard Bachman and Chad Rau, also play host to the University of Alberta and the United States Under-18 Team in a pair of exhibition outings.
They meet archrival DU for the first time over Halloween Weekend, playing at Magness Arena on Friday, Oct. 31, then coming home for a rematch at the World Arena on Saturday, Nov. 1. The second go-round is split up, as the teams meet again in Colorado Springs on Friday, Feb. 13, before wrapping up the regular season in Denver on Saturday, March 7. Also featured on CC’s road schedule are a two-game non-conference series at Clarkson University in October and an appearance at Air Force in late November, along with weekend trips to league opponents Minnesota State, Alaska Anchorage, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Michigan Tech for Winter Carnival.