This Weekend
Colorado College heads out on the road for the first time this season this weekend to play at Union College on Friday, Oct. 15 and Saturday, Oct. 16. Each game begins at 5 p.m. (MT). Both games will broadcast on KRDO NewsRadio 105.5 FM and 1240 AM.

Tigers Open Ed Robson Arena
Never in the storied 83-year history of Colorado College Tiger Hockey has the team played its home games on campus. Thanks to the generosity of former CC hockey player Ed Robson '54, along with several other donors, that changed last weekend. CC opened its brand new, state-of-the-art Ed Robson Arena Oct. 8-9 against St. Lawrence.

Last Weekend
The Tigers went 0-1-1 at Robson Arena against St. Lawrence ... On Friday, Chase Foley scored his first career goal and CC outshot St. Lawrence 41-14, but the Tigers could not solve goalie Emil Zetterquist and fell to the Saints, 2-1, in front of a sold-out crowd of 3,589 in the inaugural game at Ed Robson Arena. Aleksi Peltonen and Kaden Pickering scored for SLU to take a 2-0 lead. Foley cut the lead to one with the first Tiger goal at Robson Arena with 9:14 remaining in the second period. Jordan Biro fired a shot from the right circle that Zetterquist saved, but the puck went to Foley at the left circle and he buried it. Jack Millar also picked up an assist on the play. ... On Saturday, Millar scored his first goal of the season and Basse made 27 saves as Colorado College battled to a 1-1 draw with St. Lawrence. Five minutes into the third period, Luc Salem took a pass from Chris Pappas and fired a shot from the right circle for a 1-0 Saints lead. The Tigers, who outshot SLU 19-7 in the third period and overtime, finally got on the board when Jack Millar's wrist shot from the right point found its way through traffic and over Zetterquist's glove at the 11:57 mark. Foley earned his second point of the season on the play, while freshman Tommy Middleton notched his first collegiate point. SLU's Jordan Steinmetz had a great look with 20 seconds left, but Basse stood tall and regulation ended even at 1-1. CC's Logan Will found himself all alone in front of Zetterquist in the first 10 seconds of overtime, but couldn't capitalize and each team had only one shot the rest of the way.

The Kris Mayotte Era Begins
Kris Mayotte was named the 15th head coach in the history of the Colorado College hockey program on April 7, 2021. Mayotte brought a wealth of success as one of the top assistant coaches and recruiters in the nation to Colorado College. Throughout his 10 years as a Division I assistant and associate head coach, he helped his teams to an NCAA National Championship in 2015, two Frozen Fours and seven NCAA Tournament appearances. In addition, Mayotte won a pair of gold medals and a bronze in three stints as an assistant coach with Team USA at the World Junior Championships, and is on the staff for the 2022 National Junior Team. Four players with ties to the University of Michigan were taken among the top five selections in the 2021 NHL Draft in July. The Nos. 1, 2 and 5 picks played for the Wolverines last season, while the No. 4 pick will attend UM this season. Mayotte either recruited or coached all four of the players.

Getting Started
This season marks the 83rd year of varsity ice hockey at Colorado College and ninth season as a member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. CC was a charter member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (1951-52) for 62 seasons before joining the NCHC with seven other schools prior to the 2013-14 campaign.

Season Openers
With its 2-1 loss to St. Lawrence last Friday, Colorado College is now 49-31-3 all-time in regular-season openers. The Tigers are 41-15-1 at home and 8-16-2 on the road.

For the Record
Colorado College is 0-1-1 after last weekend's season-opening home series against St. Lawrence ... Union College is 0-2-0 after falling twice at New Hampshire last weekend.

The Coaches
Kris Mayotte enters his first season at the helm of the Tigers. He came to Colorado College after serving two years as an assistant coach at the University of Michigan. Mayotte was an assistant coach for Providence College when the Friars won the NCAA Division I title in 2015. In addition, he has won a pair of gold medals and a bronze in three stints as an assistant coach with Team USA at the World Junior Championships … Rick Bennett is in his 11th season as head coach at St. Lawrence. He led the Dutchmen to a 32-6-4 record and the NCAA Division I national title in 2014. Bennett was named recipient of the 2014 Spencer Penrose Award as National Coach of the Year by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA).

Previous Meetings
Colorado College leads the all-time series against Union College, 4-0. The teams last met on Dec. 31, 2011, a 2-1 CC victory at the Broadmoor World Arena. All four games have been played in Colorado Springs.  

Tiger Tales
Colorado College's 41 shots Friday night were the most in one game since Jan. 18, 2020 (41 vs. Western Michigan) ... The 14 shots by St. Lawrence on Friday were the fewest allowed by CC since Nebraska-Omaha attempted 14 on Jan. 17, 2015 ... After attempting 10 shots all of last season, Tyler Coffey had nine last weekend, including a career-high six on Friday ...  Head coach Kris Mayotte returns to Union College, where he was the team's starting goalie from 2002-06.

Scouting the Dutchmen
Seven players recorded one point for Union last weekend against UNH ... Dylan Anhorn, Gleb Murtazin and Liam Robertson each scored for Union ... Connor Murphy has a 3.52 GAA and .905 saves percentage after the two games.

Up Next
The Tigers return to the East Coast for games against Boston College on Friday, Oct. 22, and Northeastern on Saturday, Oct. 23.

On the Air
All CC games in 2021-22, 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. The broadcasts also can be heard worldwide via the internet.

Another Tough Schedule
The Tigers will play 15 of their 34 regular season games against teams that participated in the 2021 NCAA Division I Tournament, including six against Frozen Four teams. In addition, Colorado College is scheduled to play 12 games versus four of the last five national champions (Minn. Duluth (2), Denver and North Dakota).

Yoon and Hawkinson Named Captains for 2021-22 Season
Seniors Bryan Yoon and Brian Hawkinson will serve as co-captains of the Colorado College hockey team for the 2021-22 season. Yoon, a defenseman from Parker, Colo., is the team's active scoring leader with 45 points (5g,40a) in 93 career games. He was selected to the all-College Hockey News Rookie Team and NCHC all-Rookie Team as a freshman after finishing second in the NCHC and third in nation among freshmen with 23 assists. His 26 points (3g,26a) that season were the most by a CC freshman defenseman since Scott Swanson had 48 in 1995-96. Yoon finished second on the team with 16 assists as a sophomore and posted a goal and an assist in 19 games last season. Hawkinson, meanwhile, appeared in 23 games and notched two goals and one assist last season, his first as a Tiger after spending two years at Miami University. The forward from Centennial, Colo., scored 18 points (3g,15a) in 60 games for the RedHawks, including 16 as a freshman, the second-most by a rookie on the team in '18-19.

CC to Televise 13 Games This Season
Colorado College will televise more games during the 2021-22 hockey season than any other season in program history. Last night's game against St. Lawrence University was shown in Colorado Springs and throughout the Southern Colorado region on KRDO NewsChannel 13. Eleven other games will be televised live on AT&T SportsNet, including nine from CC's new home, Ed Robson Arena, while the contest against Omaha on Jan. 28 will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.

Seven Newcomers Join Program
Including transfers Noah Prokop (Omaha) and Danny Weight (Boston College), the Tigers welcome seven newcomers to the program. Freshmen Cooper Fensterstock, Tommy Middleton, Brett Chorske, Nate Schweitzer and Stanley Cooley join the team in 2021-22.

Three Tigers Have Stanley Cup Genes
Three current CC players, Matt Vernon, Brett Chorske and Danny Weight, each have a father that played in the NHL and won the Stanley Cup. Mike Vernon won a pair of titles with Calgary ('89) and Detroit ('97), while Tom Chorske won with New Jersey in 1995 and Doug Weight with Carolina in 2006.  

Tigers Picked Eighth in NCHC Preseason Poll
Colorado College was picked eighth in the 2021-22 NCHC Preseason Poll.

1.    St. Cloud State – 195 points (20 first-place votes)
2.    Minnesota Duluth – 143 (3)
3.    North Dakota – 142 (1)
4.    Denver – 123 (1)
5.    Omaha - 114
6.    Western Michigan - 105
7.    Miami - 45
8.    Colorado College – 33