Colorado College Tigers (3-13-1, 0-8-1 NCHC)
vs.
Connecticut Huskies (5-9-4, 3-4-1 Hockey East)

Game Notes

Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, 7:35 pm (ET)
Bridgeport, CT | Webster Bank Arena (10,000)
Radio: KRDO 105.5 FM | 1240 AM (Ken Landau, play-by-play) | Listen Live
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Tuesday's Game
Colorado College plays its final non-conference game of the season on Tuesday, Jan. 6 against the Connecticut Huskies at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. The puck drops at 7:35 p.m. (ET).  

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.  
 
Last Time Out
The Tigers dropped a couple of hard-fought games to No. 16 Providence on the road last weekend. The Friars won 5-4 in overtime on Saturday, then took a 5-3 decision on Sunday ... Sophomore goalie Tyler Marble (Detroit, MI) had a career-high 48 saves on Saturday, but couldn't stop Mark Jankowski's shot with 31.1 seconds left in overtime. Three Tigers, Zach Aman (Johnstown, PA), Michael King (Prince George, B.C.) and Ian Young (Red Deer, Alberta) each scored his first goal of the season, while Sam Rothstein (Minnetonka, MN) notched his second. Rothstein and Luc Gerdes (Eden Prairie, MN) each had two points for the Tigers. CC allowed a season-high 53 shots on Saturday, the most by an opponent since Wisconsin put 60 on frame in a four-overtime game on March 8, 1997 ... On Sunday, Cody Bradley (Tampa, FL) notched a goal and an assist, while Peter Stoykewych (Winnipeg, Manitoba) and Rothstein also scored. Hunter Fejes (Anchorage, AK) posted a pair of assists on Sunday, while Jaccob Slavin (Eris, CO) and Alex Roos (Prairie Grove, IL) picked up an assist in each game. Chase Perry (Andover, MN) stopped 28 shots.
 
Up Next
The Tigers are idle this weekend, then resume play in the NCHC with a pair of home games against Nebraska Omaha on Jan. 16-17.

For the Record
Colorado College is 3-13-1 overall and 0-8-1 in the NCHC this season following its two losses at Providence … UConn is 5-9-4 overall and 3-4-1 in Hockey East after defeating UMass, 4-3, on Friday, Jan. 2 in Amherst. The Huskies split a pair of games at their own Frozen Holiday Classic, defeating the defending NCAA champs Union College, 3-2, on Dec. 27, then falling to seventh-ranked UMass-Lowell, 3-1, the next night.

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 … Mike Cavanaugh (Bowdoin, '90) is in his second season as the head coach at UConn. During his first season as head coach, Cavanaugh led the Huskies through their final season in the Atlantic Hockey Association with a .611 winning percentage and 15-9-3 record in the conference, tying them for third place in the standings.

All-Time Series
This is the first meeting between the two schools.

Scouting the Opposition
Junior Shawn Pauly leads UConn in scoring with 12 points (2g,10a) this season. His 10 assists are twice as many as anyone else on the team. Senior Trevor Gerling (7g,3a) and freshman Spencer Naas (6g,3a) follow with 10 and nine points, respectively. Sophomore goalie Rob Nichols has played in all 18 games and sports a 2.24 goals-against average, while his .930 saves percentage is in the Top 20 in the nation.

Bradley Continues to Lead CC in Scoring
With a goal and an assist on Sunday at Providence, Bradley has recorded at least one point in 10 of CC's 17 games and leads the team in goals (8), assists (7) and points (15). His eight goals are a career-high and he is one point shy of his career-best 16 points, acheived last season. Bradley is tied for eighth in the NCHC with eight goals and has five of the team's 14 multi-point games this season. His last four multi-point games have come after he was held scoreless.

Tiger Tidbits
Marble's 48 saves were the most by a CC goalie since Josh Thorimbert had 50 in a 2-2 draw at Minnesota Duluth on Feb. 7, 2014 ... King scored the first goal of his career in his 20th career game ... Gerdes' two-point game on Saturday was the second of his career (2/15/14) ... Scott Wamsganz (Anchorage, AK) has a point in six of his last nine games ... Gerdes and Rothstein each posted his first multi-point game of the season ... CC scored at least four goals in a game for just the third time this season (5 vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 21; 4 vs. Alabama-Huntsville, Oct. 18) ... Charlie Taft (Edina, MN) tied his season-high with five shots on Saturday ... CC is now 0-3-1 in overtime games this season, all four in a stretch of five games ... Five of Bradley's eight goals have been CC's first of the game ... Sunday's game marked the third time this season that Bradley and Fejes each had multiple points (at UNH, vs. Wisconsin) ... With three players each scoring his first goal of the season on Saturday, 15 Tigers have scored at least one goal this season.  

Much More Competitive Recently
Despite their seven-game winless streak (0-6-1) since defeating Wisconsin (5-2) on Nov. 21, the Tigers have been very competitive. Of the six losses, three have come in overtime and two others were by two goals. To highlight the recent competitiveness, in CC's seven-game skid prior to the Wisconsin game, the Tigers lost five of those by four goals or more.   

Wrapping up Second Long Stretch Away From Home
Including Tuesday's game against UConn, the Tigers will have played 13 of their last 14 regular-season games away from home. Since playing North Dakota in the final game of a four-game homestand on Oct. 18, the only regular-season game at The Broadmoor World Arena was against Wisconsin on Nov. 21. CC did host the U.S. National Under-18 team in a pair of exhibitions, Dec. 27-28. After Tuesday's game, CC will play 10 of its final 15 games at home, beginning on Jan. 16 against Nebraska Omaha.