This Weekend
Colorado College hosts the 16th-ranked Omaha Mavericks, Jan. 28-29, at Ed Robson Arena. Friday's game begins at 7 p.m., and will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network. Saturday's contest is scheduled for a 6 p.m. puck drop at Robson Arena and broadcast on AT&T SportsNet.

Last Time Out
The Tigers lost a pair of games to in-state rival and No. 5 Denver in a home-and-home series last weekend ... On Friday, Ryan Barrow and Brett Stapley each collected a goal and an assist and Magnus Chrona made 19 saves to lead Denver to a 5-0 victory at Magness Arena. The Pioneers took advantage of an early CC penalty to open the scoring. Cole Guttman gathered his own rebound in front of the net and put his second shot past Tiger goalie Dominic Basse at the 3:20 mark. The Tigers survived the remainder of the period and trailed by only one despite getting outshot, 13-3. Denver took control of the game with three goals in the second period. The Pioneers doubled their lead when Stapley deflected a shot from Barrow past Basse 5:13 into the middle frame. That duo struck again later, this time Barrow took a cross ice pass from Stapley and scored from just outside the left post to make it 3-0 at the 12:43 mark. Cameron Wright notched a power-play goal with just over four minutes to play in the period for a 4-0 lead. Basse had 27 saves in the first two periods before giving way to Matt Vernon at the start of the third. Carter Mazur scored on a rebound after Vernon saved a shot from Justin Lee 5:21 into the third period for the final margin. Denver outshot the Tigers, 40-19, and connected on two of its three power-play opportunities. Colorado College was 0-for-1 with a man advantage ... On Saturday, Cole Guttman scored twice and Carter Savoie added three assists as Denver defeated Colorado College, 4-0, at Robson Arena. Magnus Chrona stopped all 16 shots he saw as the Pioneers reclaimed the Gold Pan with the weekend sweep. Denver struck first at the 6:04 mark of the first period. Carter King stole the puck behind the Tiger net and found McKade Webster all alone in front of the net. Webster buried a shot from the slot past CC goalie Dominic Basse. The Pioneers doubled their lead with a similar play later in the period. Savoie took the puck away from a CC defender in the corner, and Bobby Brink fed Guttman at the bottom of the left circle. Guttman put a shot just inside the far post to make it 2-0 at the 14:43 mark. Guttman made it 3-0 and chased Basse from the game with his second of the contest at the 2:08 mark of the second period. After Basse blocked a shot from Mike Benning, Guttman collected the puck along the far boards, spun past a couple of Tigers and scored from the slot while falling down. Matt Vernon took over for the Tigers and certainly was a bright spot. He made 28 saves, including 21 in third period, his second-most in a game this season. Despite his heroics off the bench, Vernon could not stop Sean Behrens from scoring during a 4-on-3 power play early in the third period for a 4-0 advantage. The Tigers found themselves in the penalty box for a good portion of the game, taking 10 penalties, including a pair of 10-minute misconduct fouls. CC's penalty kill was strong, however, as Denver scored on just one of its seven power-play opportunities. The Tigers were 0-for-4 on the power play.

Up Next
The Tigers stay home to face No. 3-ranked Western Michigan, Feb. 4-5, at Ed Robson Arena. Friday's game begins at 7:30 p.m., and will be televised on AT&T Sports Network. Saturday's contest is scheduled for a 6 p.m. puck drop at Robson Arena and will be broadcast on NCHC.tv. This series was originally scheduled for Jan. 14-15, but was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. Additionally, Colorado College's series at North Dakota, originally scheduled for Feb. 4-5, will be played Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11-12, at Ralph Engelstad Arena.

For The Record
Colorado College is 6-13-3 overall and 3-8-1 in the NCHC, good for seventh place in the league ... Omaha is 15-9-0 overall and 5-6-0 in league play. The Mavericks are in sixth place in the NCHC.

Previous Meetings
Colorado College and Omaha have met 41 times, with the Mavericks holding a 25-11-5 advantage in the series. The teams split a pair of games in Omaha earlier this season, and CC snapped a seven-game losing streak to Omaha with a 4-0 victory on Saturday, Dec. 4.

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 … Mike Gabinet is in his fifth season as head coach at Omaha after serving as the team's associate head coach during the 2016-17 season. Prior to that, he was the head coach of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology in 2015-16.

Mayotte Coached Again at World Juniors
Kris Mayotte served as an assistant coach with Team USA at the 2022 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships. The tournament was canceled on Dec. 29. Team USA was attempting to win secure back-to-back gold medals after defeating Canada in the 2021 final. Mayotte, who was on the staff in 2021, also won gold in 2017 and bronze in 2018 as an assistant coach with Team USA.

Scouting the Mavericks
Taylor Ward leads the Mavericks with 27 points (15g,12a), followed by Brandon Scanlin with 22 (2g,20a) and Brannon McManus with 20 (6g,14a). Goalie Isaiah Saville has started 19 of Omaha's 24 games this season and has a 2.36 goals-against average and .911 saves percentage.  

Tiger Tales
The Tigers attempted a season-low 16 shots on Saturday at Denver ... CC's 35 shots during the weekend were the fewest in a two-game series since 34 at North Dakota, Jan. 23-24, 2021 ... Logan Will leads the Tigers with 14 points (5g,9a), followed by Matthew Gleason with 13 (5g,8a) and Stanley Cooley with 11 (2g,9a) ... Dominic Basse has started 18 games and has a 6-10-2 record, with a 2.77 GAA and .900 saves percentage.

Basse Named to Richter Award Watch List
Dominic Basse has been selected to the 2022 Mike Richter Award Watch List, according to the Hockey Commissioners Association (HCA), which announced the 28 names up for the honor of top Division I goaltender in men's college hockey.

CC Signs 11 to NLIs
Colorado College has signed 11 players to a National Letter of Intent to attend and play hockey at the school in the future. They are: Cade Ahrenholz (F, Omaha Lancers - USHL), Max Burkholder (D, Dubuque Fighting Saints - USHL), Bret Link (F, Fargo Force - USHL), Kaidan Mbereko (G, Lincoln Stars - USHL), Drew Montgomery (F, Tri-City Storm - USHL), Noah Serdachny (F, Salmon Arm Silverbacks - BCHL), Ethan Straky (D, Green Bay Gamblers - USHL), Michael Valdez (F, Springfield Jr. Blues - NAHL), Gleb Veremyev (F, Lincoln Stars - USHL), Evan Werner (F, Youngstown Phantoms - USHL) and Zaccharya Wisdom (F, Cedar Rapids Roughriders - USHL).

Three Tigers Earned NCHC Honors Following Miami Sweep
Tyler Coffey, Nicklas Andrews and Dominic Basse were named Players of the Week by the NCHC after the Tigers swept Miami University, Jan. 7-8. Coffey, the Forward of the Week, posted a natural hat trick on Friday in the 5-1 victory. Andrews, meanwhile, won Defenseman of the Week honors with a goal in Saturday's 4-3 win and a pair of assists on Friday. Basse, the Goalie of the Week, made 50 saves against the RedHawks, including 36 on Friday, and currently has a career-high three-game winning streak.  

Youngsters Continue to Score
All but seven of Colorado College's 51 goals this year have been scored by freshmen or sophomores. Brian Hawkinson (4), Patrick Cozzi (1), Noah Prokop (1) and Hugo Blixt (1) are the only upperclassmen to score for the Tigers in '21-22. Sophomores have scored 38 times this season, including 34 of the team's last 45 goals.

Another Tough Schedule
The Tigers are scheduled to play 21 of their 34 regular season games against teams that that are ranked in this week's DCU/USCHO.com Top 20 poll. Colorado College will play 10 of its last 12 games of the regular season against teams ranked in this week's Top 10.

Recent Signee Named to Team USA For World Juniors
Kaidan Mberko, who recently signed a National Letter of Intent to attend and play hockey at Colorado College, was named one of the 25 players that represented the United States at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championships. Mbereko, currently a   goalie for the Lincoln Stars of the USHL, was one of three goalies on Team USA.  

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.  

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.

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.