Colorado College vs. Dartmouth College 2019 Ledyard Classic When: Saturday, Dec. 28, 7:00 p.m. (ET) Where: Thompson Arena, Hanover, N.H. Live Streaming: ESPN+ Live Audio: KRDO Radio Live Stats: DartmouthSports.com Twitter: @CC_Hockey1 Facebook: Colorado College Hockey Colorado College Game Notes Dartmouth Game Notes

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2019 Ledyard Classic
Colorado College plays in the Ledyard Classic at Thompson Arena in Hanover, N.H., on Saturday, Dec. 28 and Sunday, Dec. 29. The Tigers will face the host school, Dartmouth, on Dec. 28, beginning at 7:00 p.m. (ET). The game will be broadcast in Colorado Springs on KRDO NewsRadio 105.5 FM, 1240 AM and 92.5 FM, televised live in the New England area on NESN, and streamed live on ESPN+.  

Last Time Out
Eighth-ranked Denver swept a pair of games against Colorado College in a home-and-home series, Dec. 13-14 ... On Friday, Denver scored three times in the third period and Devin Cooley made 24 saves to lead the Pioneers to a 3-0 victory at Magness Arena. Following a tripping call to Nick Halloran 1:40 into the third period, the Pioneers struck first on the ensuing power play. Emilio Pettersen collected the puck to the right of CC goalie Matt Vernon and placed the puck into the top corner from the goal line at the 2:23 mark of the final period. Cole Guttman put the Pioneers ahead 2-0 at the 6:57 mark of the third while the teams were skating 4-on-4. He took a pass from Pettersen at the left circle, skated past the crease and put a shot past a sprawling Vernon. CC had a couple of golden opportunities in the second period, with Halloran just missing an open net off a 3-on-1 rush early in the period, then Bryan Yoon getting a great look from the right side of the net, but Cooley slid over to make a great save with 4:24 remaining in the frame. Grant Cruikshank found himself all alone in front but was denied by Cooley just before Guttman's goal. Brett Edwards scored an empty-net goal with 56.8 seconds remaining for the final tally ... On Saturday, the Pioneers defeated CC, 3-1, at the Broadmoor World Arena. CC had plenty of chances to get on the board early, earning three power plays in the first 13 minutes of the game. Despite putting six shots on Denver goalie Magnus Chrona, the Tigers could not break through and the game was scoreless after 20 minutes. Denver controlled the second period, outshooting the Tigers, 18-6, and the Pioneers put a couple of pucks past Vernon. Bobby Brink opened the scoring at the 10:07 mark of the middle frame after taking a pass from Hank Crone and flicking a backhander past Vernon. Kyle Mayhew doubled the lead at the 16:23 mark when Pettersen found him all alone on the back side and he had an open net from the left side of the crease. The Tigers cut the Pioneer lead in half and notched their only goal of the weekend when co-captain Alex Berardinelli put home a rebound from right in front of the net after Chrona saved a shot from the left boards by Zach Berzolla. Following a tripping call to Cruikshank just 61 seconds into the third period, Guttman found the puck in a scrum in front of Vernon and pushed it over the goal line for a 3-1 advantage.

Tiger Tales
Matt Vernon made 62 saves in the series vs. Denver ... Colorado College blocked a season-high 24 shots on Friday ... Troy Conzo notched his first point of the season on Berardinelli's goal on Saturday ... Kristian Blumenschein blocked a career-high six shots on Friday ... Nick Halloran will play in his 100th career game on Dec. 28 vs. Dartmouth.   

Holiday Tournament History
The Ledyard Classic is CC's 31st appearance in a Holiday Tournament and first since the 2016 Florida Hockey Classic, when the Tigers captured the title with victories over Merrimack (3-0) and Cornell (2-1 in overtime). Prior to that, the Tigers had not won a holiday tournament since the 2005 Great Lakes Invitational by defeating Michigan (6-1) and Michigan State (6-3). St. Lawrence and UConn will face off in the other first-round game on Saturday.   

The Coaches
Mike Haviland (Elmira College, '90) is in his sixth season at the helm of the Tigers. He 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 Gaudet (Dartmouth, '81) is in his 23rd season as head coach at Dartmouth. He served as the head coach at Brown for nine seasons before taking over at his alma mater in 1997. He was named the 2005-06 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year at Dartmouth, and also won the award in '95-96 at Brown.

For The Record
Colorado College is 6-7-1 overall and 2-5-1 in the NCHC, good for a tie for seventh place in the NCHC with seven points ... Dartmouth is 4-4-2 overall and 4-2-1 in the ECAC after dropping a 6-4 decision to Northeastern on Dec. 14. The Big Green are in fifth place in the ECAC with nine points.

Previous Meetings
Colorado College and Dartmouth have met six times, with each team winning three games in the series. The teams have not played since Jan. 4, 1953, a 5-4 Colorado College victory in Colorado Springs. The game prior to that was in the 1948 NCAA  semifinals, won by Dartmouth, 8-4. Michigan defeated Dartmouth by the same score  in the championship game, played at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs. Saturday's game will be the first between the two teams at Dartmouth.

Scouting the Big Green
Drew O'Connor leads Dartmouth with 10 points (4g,6a), followed by Jeffrey Losurdo with nine (4g,5a) and Matt Baker (4g,3a) and Quin Foreman (2g,5a) with seven points  apiece. Will Graber and Daniel Warpecha are also tied for the team lead with four goals this season. Adrian Clark has appeared in nine of the team's 10 games this season in the net. He has a 4-3-2 record with a 2.82 goals-against average and .904 saves percentage.  

Up Next
The Tigers will battle St. Lawrence on the second day of the Ledyard Classic on Sunday, Dec. 29, beginning at 4:00 pm (ET).

Another Tough Schedule
The Tigers are scheduled to play 16 of their 34 regular-season games this season against teams that are ranked in this week's USCHO.com Top 20 Poll. Colorado College also will play one game against teams that received votes (Dartmouth) and 10 contests against the last four national champions (North Dakota, Denver and Minnesota Duluth).   
Balanced Scoring
CC has 23 players with at least one point in the first 14 games. Chris Wilkie leads the team with 16 points (9g,7a), followed by Nick Halloran with 13 (6g,7a), while Bailey Conger has nine (4g,5a), Bryan Yoon has eight (0g,8a) and Ben Copeland has seven (3g,4a). Two Tigers have six points and three have five points.  

Very Defensive in Six Wins
In their six victories this season, the Tigers have allowed just 10 goals, and have given up 34 in the other eight games.

Wilkie Named NCHC Forward of the Week and NCAA No. 1 Star
Chris Wilkie, who scored four goals and added an assist in Colorado College's sweep at Princeton Dec. 6-7, was named the Bauer Forward of the Week by the National Collegiate Hockey Conference and the No. 1 Star by the NCAA. Wilkie scored a pair of goals in each game and also had a hand in both game-winning goals in the sweep, including the first game-winner of his career 19 seconds into overtime in Saturday's 2-1 victory. On Friday, he tied a season high with three points and assisted on the game-winner to make it 3-1 in the second period. He fired four shots on goal and was +3, while earning First Star of the Game.

Robson Arena Unanimously Approved by City Council
On Tuesday, Dec. 10, the Colorado Springs City Council unanimously approved the Edward J. Robson Arena project. Colorado College, in partnership with Colorado Springs' City for Champions initiative, unveiled a proposal to build Robson Arena as an on-campus competition arena. The arena, with an estimated capacity of 3,400+ seats, will become the permanent home of CC Tiger Hockey and for the first time since the program began in 1938, the hockey team will play games on campus. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, and the arena is expected to open in the fall of 2021.