This Weekend
Colorado College returns to the East Coast this weekend for a pair of games against Top-20 Hockey East foes. The TIgers battle No. 10 Boston College on Friday, Oct. 22, and No. 20 Northeastern on Saturday, Oct. 23. Both games begin at 5 p.m. (MT), and will be broadcast on KRDO NewsRadio 105.5 FM and 1240 AM.

Last Weekend
the Tigers posted an 0-1-1 record at Union last weekend ... On Friday, Collin Graf and Brandon Estes each had a goal and an assist and Connor Murphy made 34 saves to lead Union to a 2-1 victory. Graf put the Dutchmen on the board during a 5-on-3 power play in the second period. He took a cross-ice pass from Estes and fired a one-timer from the left circle past CC goalie Dominic Basse (15 saves) at the 6:34 mark. The Tigers responded when Hunter McKown scored his first goal of the season to even the score at the 9:56 mark. Connor Mayer took the puck behind the net from the left boards and sent a beautiful pass behind his back to McKown, who was parked at the left post and had an open net as Murphy expected Mayer to continue behind the net. The Dutchmen regained the lead when Graf found Estes all alone in the slot and his one-timer sailed past Basse, who had lost his stick ... On Saturday, the Tigers scored a season-high three goals Saturday night and battled to a 3-3 draw. Patrick Cozzi, Jordan Biro and Stanley Cooley scored for the Tigers, with Biro and Cooley each recording the first goal of his career. Logan Will posted a career-high two points with a pair of assists and attempted a career-best six shots. After Tommy Middleton was whistled for interference, Liam Robertson deflected a shot from Brandon Estes past Dominic Basse with 2:56 remaining to give the Dutchmen a 1-0 lead. CC buzzed the net early in the second period as well and Cozzi scored just 33 seconds into the frame to even the game at 1-1. Biro scored the first goal of his career to give the Tigers their first lead of the season at the 2:45 mark of the second. Union responded and took a 3-2 lead with a power-play goal by Chaz Smedsrud at 7:03 and an even-strength tally by Josh Kosack at 14:22, but Cooley posted his first career goal, a power-play tally at 15:57 of the middle frame to even it up once again. Bryan Yoon's shot from the right point was saved by Murphy, but Cooley pounced on the rebound and put it in from the right post.  

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.

For the Record
Colorado College is 0-2-2 after the tie and loss at Union last weekend ... Boston College is 2-1-1. The Eagles defeated Northeastern, 5-3, in the Hockey East opener on Friday, then lost at Bentley, 6-2, on Saturday.

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 … Jerry York is in his 28th season as head coach at Boston College and 50th overall as a collegiate head coach. He is the all-time winningest head coach in Division I history with 1,110 victories, including 643 at BC. York was the head coach at Clarkson from 1972-79 and Bowling Green from 1979-94. He has won five NCAA Division I titles, one with Bowling Green and four with Boston College, and was named recipient of the 1977 Spencer Penrose Award as National Coach of the Year.

Previous Meetings
Boston College leads the all-time series with the TIgers, 16-5-2. The Eagles have won the last four meetings dating back to March 25, 2011, when CC defeated Boston College, 8-4, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The two teams met in the semifinals of the 1949 and 1950 NCAA semifinals. BC won in '49, while the TIgers won in '50, en route to their first NCAA title.

Tiger Tales
Colorado College scored three goals in one period for the first time since Dec. 18, 2020 (1st period vs. St. Cloud State) ... The Tigers have outshot their opponent in four consecutive games for the first time since Nov. 30 - Dec. 8, 2019 ... Logan Will posted career-highs of two points (2a) and six shots on Saturday at Union ... Bryan Yoon blocked a career-high six shots Saturday at Union.

Scouting the Eagles
Jack McBain leads the Eagles ins coring with seven points (1g,6a), followed bu Marc McLaughlin with five (5g) ... Eric Dop and Henry Wilder have shared goaltending duties, with each starting two games.

Up Next
The Tigers battle cross town rival Air Force in a home-and-home series. The teams will play at Cadet Ice Arena on Friday, Oct. 29, and at Robson Arena on Oct. 30.

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).

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.

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.

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