Colorado College Tigers vs. Ala. Huntsville Chargers

Game Notes: Colorado College | Alabama Huntsville | NCHC
Date: Friday, Oct. 12
Time: 7:37 pm
Location: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Venue: Broadmoor World Arena (7,380)
Radio: KRDO NewsRadio 105.5 FM / 1240 AM
TV: None
Live Streaming: NCHC.tv
Series: Colorado College leads 8-1
First Game: 10/7/06, CC won 8-1
Last Game: 12/19/15, UAH won 2-1
Streak: Alabama Huntsville - 1
 

Colorado College Tigers vs. Air Force Falcons

Date: Saturday, Oct. 13
Time: 7:07 pm
Location: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Venue: Broadmoor World Arena (7,380)
Radio: KRDO NewsRadio 105.5 FM / 1240 AM
TV: None
Live Streaming: NCHC.tv
Series: Colorado College leads 60-13-2
First Game: 12/5/69, CC won 5-1
Last Game: 12/29/17, Air Force won 6-3
Streak: Air Force - 1

This Weekend
Colorado College plays its first home games of the 2018-19 season this weekend. The Tigers host Alabama Huntsville on Friday, Oct. 12, beginning at 7:37 p.m., then battle Air Force for the Pikes Peak Trophy on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7:07 p.m. The games will be broadcast in Colorado Springs on KRDO NewsRadio 105.5 and 92.5 FM, and 1240 AM, as well as streamed live on NCHC.tv.

Last Weekend
The Tigers routed Alaska Anchorage, 10-2, in the season opener last Saturday night in Anchorage. Eight different Tigers scored, including two goals apiece by Trevor Gooch and Westin Michaud. Michaud added two assists for a career-high four points. Ben Israel and Alex Berardinelli each scored his first of the season, while redshirt junior Chris Wilkie and freshmen Erik Middendorf, Grant Cruikshank and Ben Copeland each scored his first goal as a Tiger. Alex Leclerc had 19 saves in the first two periods before giving way to Jon Flakne, who made his first career appearance in net. Berardinelli, Wilkie and Nick Halloran scored on Sunday, but the Tigers fell, 4-3. Alec Calvaruso made 19 saves in his third career start.

Up Next
The Tigers continue their six-game home stand with a series against New Hampshire on Friday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 20, at The Broadmoor World Arena.

Previous Meetings
Colorado College holds an 8-1 advantage in the all-time series with Alabama Huntsville. The teams last played in 2015, with each team winning during a weekend series in Huntsville. CC is 6-0 against UAH at home ... The Tigers are 60-13-2 overall against Air Force, including a 33-5-1 mark at home.

Scouting the Opposition
Alabama Huntsville is 0-2 after losing at Miami, 5-1 and 4-0, last weekend. Austin Beaulieu scored the Chagers' only goal and Jake Theut and Mark Sinclair each played one game in net ... Air Force opens its regular season on Friday by hosting Denver. The Falcons tied Alberta, 2-2, in an exhibition game at the Academy last Sunday.

On the Air
All CC games in 2018-19, home and away, will be broadcast live throughout Southern Colorado on KRDO NewsRadio 105.5 and 92.5 FM and 1240 AM, featuring Ken Landau with the play-by-play. Both of this weekend's pre-game shows start one hour before faceoff. The broadcasts also can be heard worldwide via the Internet ... Selected games will also be available on KSBV 93.7 FM in Cripple Creek, Divide, Buena Vista, Monarch and Leadville.

Haven't Scored 10 in Nearly 16 Years
The 10 goals scored by Colorado College last Saturday night at Alaska Anchorage were the most in one game since defeating Mercyhurst, 10-2, on Nov. 30, 2002, and the most in a road game since a 10-1 triumph at Northern Michigan on Oct. 25, 1995.

Michaud, Cruikshank Earn NCHC Weekly Honors
Michaud and Cruikshank were named the Bauer Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively, by the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. Michaud posted the first four-point game of his career with two goals, including the game winner, and a pair of assists in Saturday's 10-2 season-opening victory at Alaska Anchorage. He scored CC's third and fourth goals of the game and finished the contest with a career-high +5. Cruikshank, meanwhile, notched three points during the weekend. In the victory on Saturday, he assisted on Wilkie's shorthanded goal for his first career point, then scored while being pulled down in the slot to give the Tigers an 8-1 lead late in the second period. Cruikshank added an assist on Sunday .

Almost Everyone is Back
The Tigers return 98% of their goals and points from last season, the highest percentage of all Division I teams, including the line of seniors Mason Bergh and Trey Bradley and Halloran, which produced 116 points (44g,72a) last season and is the NCHC's top returning line. Ironically, those three did not score any of CC's 10 goals Saturday night at Alaska Anchorage and notched a goal and two assists during the weekend.

Tough Schedule Again This Season
After playing 21 of its 36 games against ranked teams last season, the Tigers are at it again this year. Four of Colorado College's 15 opponents this season played in the NCAA Division I Hockey Tournament last season and 18 of CC's 36 regular-season games are scheduled against teams that were ranked in the USCHO's Top 20 preseason poll, including 12 against the last three national champions (Minnesota Duluth, Denver and North Dakota), the most of any team in the country.

Halloran Named to NCHC Preseason Team
Halloran was named to the NCHC Preseason All-Conference Team last month. Halloran and Minnesota Duluth sophomore defenseman Scott Perunovich led all honorees in voting, receiving 24 votes each. Last season, Halloran ranked third in the NCHC with 45 points on 19 goals and 26 assists in 37 games, en route to first-team All-NCHC and second-team All-America honors. He is the first Tiger to be selected to the preseason team since current Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin prior to the 2014-15 campaign.

Captains Remain the Same
Bergh and fellow senior Tanner Ockey will wear the "C" for the second consecutive season, while classmates Andrew Farny and Cole McCaskill will serve as the assistant captains for the 2018-19 campaign. This season marks Farny's third wearing an "A", and the second for McCaskill.

Pikes Peak Trophy at Stake on Saturday
In 2013, Colorado College and Air Force established the Pikes Peak Trophy in memory of the former head coach of both schools, John Matchefts. Matchefts compiled a record of 54-88-3 in five seasons (1966-71) at the Colorado College helm before posting a ledger of 154-150-6 in 11 years (1974-85) with Air Force. The Falcons have claimed the trophy in each of the five seasons.

New On-Campus Arena on the Horizon
Colorado College, in partnership with Colorado Springs' City for Champions initiative, has   unveiled a proposal to build the Edward J. Robson Arena as an on-campus competition arena. If approved, this new facility with 3,000 permanent seats would become the permanent home of CC Tiger Hockey and, for the first time since the program's founding in 1938, the CC hockey team would be able to play games on campus.