Colorado College Tigers (5-16-1, 1-11-1 NCHC)
vs.
St. Cloud State Huskies (10-13-1, 5-8-1 NCHC)

Game Notes

Friday, Jan. 30, 7:37 pm | Saturday, Jan. 31, 7:07 pm
Colorado Springs, Colo. | The Broadmoor World Arena (7,380)
Radio: KRDO 105.5 FM | 1240 AM (Ken Landau, play-by-play) | Listen Live
TV: CET | Comcast 105 / 900 (Friday only | Brian Roth, Marty Cesario)
Live Streaming: NCHC.tv | Watch Friday's Game | Watch Saturday's Game

This Weekend
Colorado College returns home this weekend for a two-game series against St. Cloud State at The Broadmoor World Arena on Jan. 30-31. The puck drops at 7:37 p.m. on Friday and 7:07 on Saturday.

On the Air
All CC games in 2014-15, home and away, are broadcast live throughout Southern Colorado on KRDO NewsRadio 105.5 FM and 1240 AM, featuring Ken Landau with the play-by-play. The pre-game show starts 37 minutes before faceoff. The broadcasts also can be heard worldwide via the internet. Friday's game will be televised along the Front Range on Comcast Entertainment Television (Comcast Channel 105/900). Both games will be streamed live on NCHC.tv.  

Last Time Out
Colorado College lost a pair of games at No. 2 North Dakota last weekend ... On Friday, Michael Parks scored a shorthanded, breakaway goal at the 6:37 mark of the third period to lift UND to a 2-1 victory. Just 15 seconds after UND's Connor Gaarder was called for tripping, Parks took advantage of a turnover at the Tiger blue line and beat CC sophomore Tyler Marble (Detroit, MI). CC sophomore Alex Roos (Prairie Grove, IL) scored CC's only goal at the 4:01 mark of the first period when he redirected a shot from the left point by senior Scott Wamganz (Anchorage, AK) into the net. Marble had 26 saves Friday night ... On Saturday, seniors Charlie Taft (Edina, MN) and Wamsganz each scored a power-play goal, but North Dakota held on for a 5-3 victory. Fellow senior Aaron Harstad (Stevens Point, WI) connected late in the game with an extra attacker to cut the UND lead to 4-3, but UND's Drake Caggiula scored an empty-netter with 27 seconds remaining to seal the win.

Up Next
The Tigers stay at home for a game against in-state rival University of Denver at The Broadmoor World Arena on Friday, Feb. 6.

For the Record
Colorado College, in eighth place in the NCHC, is 5-16-1 overall and 1-11-1 in the NCHC this season following its two losses at North Dakota last weekend … St. Cloud State is 10-13-1 and 5-8-1 in league play after a split at home against Western Michigan last weekend. SCSU is in seventh place in the NCHC with 16 points.

The Coaches
Mike Haviland (Elmira College, '90), who is in his first season at the helm of the Tigers, came to Colorado College after serving one year as head coach of the Hershey Bears (AHL). Haviland was an assistant coach for the Chicago Blackhawks from 2008-12, helping the team win the Stanley Cup in 2010 … Bob Motzko (St. Cloud State, '87) is in his 10th season as head coach of the Huskies. The 2014 NCHC Coach of the Year led his team to the league's inaugural Penrose Cup championship with a 15-6-3 conference record. Motzko has guided the Huskies to five NCAA Division I tournament appearances in 2007, '08, '10, '13 and '14 and the 2013 NCAA Division I Frozen Four.

All-Time Series
Colorado College and St. Cloud State have played 91 times with CC holding a 46-38-7 advantage. The Huskies went 3-0-1 against the Tigers last season and are 7-2-1 in the last 10 games between the teams. The Tigers' last victory over SCSU came on Feb. 22, 2013, a 4-3 victory in Colorado Springs.

Scouting the Opposition
Junior Jonny Brodzinski leads St. Cloud State in scoring with 22 points (13g,9a) this season, good for eighth place in the NCHC. Junior Joey Benik (8g,12a) and freshman Patrick Russell (6g,11a) follow with 20 and 17 points, respectively. Sophomore goalie Charlie Lindgren has played in 22 games and is 9-12-1 this season. He sports a 2.53 goals-against average (11th in the NCHC) and a .911 saves percentage (9th in the NCHC).

Bradley Continues to Lead CC in Scoring
With an assist each night at North Dakota last weekend, junior Cody Bradley (Tampa, FL) has recorded at least one point in 14 of CC's 22 games and leads the team in goals (8), assists (12) and points (20). All three totals are career-highs and he has a team-high six of CC's 21 multi-point games this season.  

Tiger Tidbits
With his goal on Saturday, Wamsganz has a point in 11 of his last 14 games and a career-high five-game point streak ... Roos' goal on Friday was his first since Oct. 24 at Boston College ... Sophomore Zach Aman (Johnstown, PA) had a career-high six shots on goal Friday night ... With a 31-28 advantage Friday night, CC has outshot its opponent in three of the last five games ... Sophomore Matt Hansen (St. Cloud, MN) tied his career high with five shots on goal Friday... Harstad scored his first goal since Nov. 21 vs. Wisconsin and it is the only one of his four this season that did not come on the power play, but was with an extra attacker ... Saturday's game at North Dakota wrapped up a stretch of 15 of 18 regular-season games on the road ... CC now plays eight of its final 11 games at home ... The Tigers scored more than one power-play goal in a period for the first time this season in the first period on Saturday (2-for-2) ... Bradley leads the team in scoring in conference games only with 11 points (3g,8a) ...  CC is 17-for-87 on the power play this season, the exact numbers for its opponents ...  Harstad and sophomore Sam Rothstein (Minnetonka, MN) are tied for the team lead and eighth in the NCHC with three power-play goals ... Bradley, who has four goals in seven career games vs. St. Cloud State, is tied with Taft (2g,2a) for the most career points vs. the Huskies ... St. Cloud State is one of the two NCHC teams that CC will play just twice this season, the other is Minnesota Duluth.

Power Play Picking up Steam ...
Saturday night's 2-for-3 performance on the power play improved the Tigers' success rate to 19.5 percent (17-for-87) this season, good for 20th in the country (59 teams). The Tigers, who went 5-of-52 (9.6 percent) and were ranked second-to-last in the nation with a man advantage after their first 11 games, are 12-for-35 (34.3 percent) in their last 11 contests.
 
... Penalty Kill As Well
In addition to the improvement in the power play, CC's other special teams unit has been equally outstanding as of late. After allowing 12 power play goals in their opponents' first 39 chances (69.2 percent) over the first nine games, the Tigers have given up just five in the last 48 penalty kill situations (89.6 percent). CC is currently ranked 42nd in the nation, killing 80.5 percent (70-of-87).   

Marble Rolling Along
Marble has started five of the team's seven outings so far in 2015. He opened the New Year with a career-high 48 saves on Jan. 3 against Providence, the most by a CC goalie since Josh Thorimbert had 50 in a 2-2 draw at Minnesota Duluth on Feb. 7, 2014. Marble then turned away 23 of 24 shots in CC's 4-1 victory at UConn on Jan. 6 before saving 26 shots in the 4-3 upset over No. 7 Nebraska Omaha on Jan. 16. In his five games in 2015, Marble has a 2.98 goals-against average and a .902 saves percentage.    

Several Career-Highs Already This Season     
In addition to Bradley, six other TIgers have posted a career-high number of points this season. They are Wamsganz (13), Aman (five), Luc Gerdes (five), Hansen (four), Christian Heil (three) and Michael King (one).  

NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy in Town
The NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship trophy will be on display at The Broadmoor World Arena this weekend during CC's games vs. St. Cloud State. Although fans will not be allowed to hold the trophy, they are encouraged to take pictures with the trophy and post them to Twitter, Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #FFTrophyTour and tweet them to @TheNCHC. The trophy is making its way to each NCHC arena over the final three months of the season.