This Weekend
Colorado College returns home after two weekends on the East Coast with a home-andhome series against Air Force for the Pikes Peak Trophy. The teams will play at Cadet Ice Arena on Friday, Oct, 29, beginning at 7 p.m., and at Ed Robson Arena on Saturday, Oct, 30, at 6 p.m. Both games will be broadcast in Colorado Springs on KRDO NewsRadio 105.5 FM and 1240 AM.

Last Time Out
Last weekend, the Tigers split a pair of games against Top 20 opponents on the East Coast ... On Friday, head coach Kris Mayotte collected the first win of his career as the Tigers rallied to stun 10th-ranked Boston College, 5-3, at Kelley Rink. Colby Ambrosia gave BC a 3-2 lead just 10 seconds into the third period, but Tiger sophomores Tyler Coffey, Matthew Gleason and Dominic Basse took over to secure Mayotte's initial victory. Less than two minutes after Ambrosia scored, Coffey picked up the puck in his own end, skated down the right side and fired a rocket from the right circle past BC goalie Eric Dop for his first career goal to even the game at 3-3. Later in the period, Gleason was taken down by Marshall Warren during a clean breakaway at the 7:55 mark and awarded a penalty shot. The left-handed Gleason glided down the right side, came in front of the net, stopped on a dime, then moved the puck to his backhand to beat Dop. Meanwhile, Basse finished the game with 40 saves, including 15 after Ambrosia's goal, and weathered one minute with BC having an extra skater until Jackson Jutting, another sophomore, scored an empty-net goal with 35 seconds remaining for the final margin. Two other sophomores, Jordan Biro and Logan Will, also scored as CC took a 2-0 lead in the first 30 minutes ... The following night, Jack Hughes scored the only goal of the game and Devon Levi had 25 saves to give 20th-ranked Northeastern a hard-fought 1-0 victory over the Tigers at Matthews Arena. Hughes scored off a rebound after a shot by Jordan Harris from the right point was saved by CC goalie Dominic Basse with 5:57 remaining in the third period. Despite giving up the goal, Basse was great throughout the entire game, finishing with 28 saves, including some spectacular stops in the second period. After Basse faced just one shot during the Huskies' lone power play of the second period, he saved a point-blank shot from Ty Jackson and another in front of the crease by Sam Colangelo. The Huskies outshot CC, 20-13, in the first two periods, but the Tigers tried to get some momentum in the third and held a 12-9 advantage in shots the final 20 minutes. Colorado College had four shots saved by Levi in the final 2:14 with Basse on the bench in favor of an extra attacker.

First Career win for Kris Mayotte
Friday night's victory was the first for Kris Mayotte as a collegiate head coach. Mayotte, the 15th head coach in the history of the Colorado College hockey program, 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.

Basse Named NCHC Goaltender of the Week
Sophomore Dominic Basse was named the NCHC Goaltender of the Week after backstopping the Tigers to a split against a pair of Top 20 teams last weekend. On Friday, the Chicago Blackhawks prospect racked up 40 saves, including 29 in the final two periods, as the Tigers upset No. 10 Boston College, 5-3, to give head coach Kris Mayotte his first career victory. The following night, Basse allowed only one goal while making 28 stops in a hard-fought, 1-0 loss at No. 20 Northeastern. He also helped kill both Huskies power plays on Saturday, with the one goal allowed tying his career best. Basse totaled 68 saves on the weekend, facing 72 shots for a .944 saves percentage, while compiling a 2.04 goals-against average and earning his first win of the season.

The Pikes Peak Trophy
In 2013, Colorado College and Air Force established the Pikes Peak Trophy in memory of former CC and Falcons head coach John Matchefts. The winner of the season series between the two teams captures the trophy. If the season series ends in a tie, the team that holds the trophy will retain it. CC is in possession of the trophy after defeating Air Force twice during the 2019-20 campaign. The teams did not play last season.

For the Record
Colorado College is 1-3-2 after going 1-1 against a pair of Top 20 teams last weekend ... Air Force is 1-3-0. The Falcons won a pair of exhibition games agianst Lindenwood University last weekend and dropped a pair of games to Denver the previous weekend.   

The Coaches
Kris Mayotte is in 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 … Frank Serratore is in his 25th season with Air Force. He previously coached at Denver and has head coaching experience in the USHL and the IHL. Serratore became the seventh active college hockey with 400 victories at his current institution with a victory over Holy Cross in 2019.
 
Previous Meetings
Colorado College and Air Force have met 78 times, with the Tigers holding a 63-13-2 advantage in the series. CC has won the last three games against the Falcons, including a sweep during the 2019-20 season, allowing the Tigers to win the Pikes Peak Trophy.  

Tiger Tales
Colorado College was outshot in both games last weekend after outshooting its opponent in each of the first four contests ... Matthew Gleason's penalty shot against BC was the first successful penalty shot since Alexander Krushelnyski converted in overtime to beat Denver on Dec. 2, 2011 ... CC's last 1-0 game was on Jan. 31, 2020 at #2 North Dakota (UND won the game) ... Logan Will leads the Tigers with four points (1g,3a), followed by Jordan Biro (2g,1a) and Chase Foley (1g,2a) with three apiece.

Scouting the Falcons
Willie Reim leads the Falcons in scoring with four points (1g,3a), followed by three players with two points apiece ... Alex Schilling has started all four games in net with a 4.26 goals-against average and .894 saves percentage.

Up Next
The Tigers open NCHC play against the No. 1-ranked team in the country, St. Cloud State, at Ed Robson Arena, Nov. 5-6.

Sophomores Stole The Show at BC
Each of the five goals in CC's 5-3 victory Friday night at #10 Boston College was scored by a sophomore. Jordan Biro, Logan Will, Tyler Coffey (first career), Matthew Gleason and Jackson Jutting, all put the puck in the net, while fellow sophomore Dominic Basse collected 40 saves in the victory.

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 are scheduled to play 22 of their 34 regular season games against teams that that are ranked in this week's USCHO.com Top 20 poll. In addition, Colorado College is scheduled to play 10 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. The season-opener on Oct. 8 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.

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