Coming Up
The Colorado College Tigers head to Canton, N.Y., for a two-game weekend series against the St. Lawrence Saints. The first game is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 14, at Appleton Arena and will begin at 5 p.m. (MT). Live streaming and live stats links can be found on the CC Hockey schedule page at CCTigers.com.

Getting Started
This season marks the 84th year of varsity ice hockey at Colorado College and 10th 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.

How To Watch / Listen
Both games this weekend will be broadcast in the Colorado Springs area and Southern Colorado on KRDO NewsRadio 105.5 FM / 95.5 FM / 1240 AM with the 'Voice of the Tigers' Ken Landau, and streamed live on ESPN+.  

Last Time Out
The Tigers swept Alaska Anchorage at Ed Robson Arena last weekend to open the 2022-23 season ... On Friday, Hunter McKown scored twice and added an assist and Ryan Beck had three assists to lead CC to a 6-2 victory. After surrendering the first goal of the game just 12 seconds into the second period, the Tigers scored the next five goals, including four in the second period, to put the game out of reach. Freshman Noah Laba scored shorthanded for the first goal of his career to even things up at 1-1 at the 6:54 mark of the middle frame. McKown put the Tigers ahead for good with a 5-on-3 goal at 9:59 of the period. Stanley Cooley then notched the game-winner at 14:26. Gleb Veremyev's first career goal came with 3:56 left in the second. McKown notched his second of the game, also on the power play, just 49 seconds into the third to make it 5-1, and Nicklas Andrews closed the scoring with a laser from the top of the left circle midway through the final period ... On Saturday, Colorado College completed the series sweep with a 4-1 victory. Ray Christy opened the scoring on Saturday at the 3:06 mark of the first period, then Matthew Gleason cleaned up a rebound 1:31 later to make it 2-0. Freshman Kaidan Mbereko, making his collegiate debut, did not see much action in the first period and had to make just four saves in the first 20 minutes. UAA cut the lead in half at the 8:12 mark of the second period when Maximillion Helgeson scored a power-play goal with a shot from the left circle that beat Mbereko. The Tigers responded with a pair of power-play tallies within 51 seconds of each other midway through the middle frame. McKown notched his third power-play goal of the weekend at the 9:22 mark, then Laba made it 4-1 at 10:13 with his second of the series. Bryan Yoon assisted on both goals and posted four helpers during the weekend.

2-0 For First Time in Eight Years
Colorado College posted a sweep in its season-opening series for the first time since 2014, when the Tigers opened the campaign with a pair of victories over Alabama Huntsville (3-2 and 4-3) in Colorado Springs.

The Coaches
Kris Mayotte is in his second 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 four stints as an assistant coach with Team USA at the World Junior Championships … Brent Brekke is in his fourth season as head coach at St. Lawrence. He is the 15th head coach in program history. Prior to his arrival at St. Lawrence, Brekke served as an associate head coach and assistant coach at the Division I level for twenty years, including a decade as an assistant and associate head coach at Miami University.  

Previous Meetings
Colorado College leads the all-time series against St. Lawrence, 6-1-1. The teams played the season-opening weekend last year to open Ed Robson Arena. The Saints won the first game, 2-1, and the second game finished in a 1-1 tie. The two schools have played each other in five different cities, but these will be the first games played in Canton.  
McKown, Laba Named NCHC Players of the Week
Hunter McKown and Noah Laba were named the NCHC Forward and Rookie of the Week, respectively, following the weekend sweep over Alaska Anchorage. McKown collected three goals and two assists, with all five points coming on the power play. Laba, meanwhile, tallied two goals and one assist in his first collegiate games. He sscored the Tigers' first goal of the season on Friday, then added a goal and assist on Saturday.

Lidgett, Durocher Join Tiger Staff
John Lidgett and Ryan Durocher joined the Tiger coaching staff during the summer as an assistant coach and director of hockey operations, respectively. Lidgett comes to CC after spending two years as an assistant coach at Niagara, while Durocher was an assistant coach at Sacred Heart for the 2021-22 campaign.

Tiger Tales
Hunter McKown leads the nation with three power-play goals, equalling his total from last season ... Nicklas Andrews posted a career-high six shots on Friday ... Freshman Noah Laba's first career goal on Friday was CC's first shorthanded goal since Dec. 13, 2020 ... CC's 10 goals were the most in a season-opening weekend series since scoring 13 against Alaska Anchorage in 2018 at Anchorage ... The Tigers lead the nation in power-play goals per game (2.5) and are second in faceoff pct. (64.3%) ... The Tigers are receiving votes in both the USCHO.com and USA today Coaches Polls.

Another Tough Schedule
The Tigers are scheduled to play 18 of their 34 regular-season games against teams that competed in the 2022 NCAA Division I Hockey Championships, including 12 against five of the last six national champions (Denver, Minnesota Duluth and North Dakota).

Leadership Named for 2022-23 Season
Graduate student Bryan Yoon and junior Logan Will have been named team captains of the Colorado College hockey team for the 2022-23 season, while junior Hunter McKown and sophomore Stanley Cooley will serve as alternate captains. Yoon, a defenseman from Parker, Colo., returns to the CC squad for a fifth season in '22-23. He is the team's active scoring leader with 57 points (6g,51a) in 129 career games after collecting one goal and 11 assists in 36 games last season. Will, from Ames, Iowa, appeared in 32 games and tied for second on the team with 18 points (6g,12a) last season. He tied for the team lead with 12 assists and tied for third with six goals. McKown paced the Tigers with 13 goals, 21 points and 85 shots as a sophomore in '21-22. He posted the first hat trick of his career, including the game-winning goal, in a 4-3 overtime victory over Miami. Cooley was one of only three Tigers to appear in all 36 games last season and led the team with four power-play goals. He finished in a tie with Logan Will for second in scoring with 18 points and the team lead with 12 assists, including a career-high three at Air Force.

Eight Newcomers on '22-23 Roster
Colorado College added eight newcomers to the roster for the upcoming season. They are: Cade Ahrenholz (F, Omaha Lancers - USHL), Ryan Beck (F, Dubuque Fighting Saints - USHL), Nikolai Charchenko (D, Minot Minotauros - NAHL), Noah Laba (F, Lincoln Stars - USHL), Kaidan Mbereko (G, Lincoln Stars - USHL), Noah Serdachny (F, Salmon Arm Silverbacks - BCHL), Ethan Straky (D, Green Bay Gamblers - USHL), and Gleb Veremyev (F, Lincoln Stars - USHL).

Three Tigers on Team USA at World Juniors
Kris Mayotte, Hunter McKown and Kaidan Mbereko represented the United States at the 2022 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships. The tournament, which was originally canceled on Dec. 29, 2021, due to COVID-19 issues, was played August 9-20 in Edmonton, ALB. Mayotte served as an assistant coach with Team USA for the fourth time, while Mbereko was Team USA's starting goaltender and McKown made his first appearance at the WJC.

Second Season at Robson Arena
Never in the storied history of Colorado College Tiger Hockey had the team played its home games on campus. Thanks to the generosity of donors, including former CC hockey player Ed Robson '54, along with the vision of former President Jill Tiefenthaler and the Board of Trustees, that changed on October 8, 2021, when the Tigers and St. Lawrence battled in the first regular-season game at Ed Robson Arena. Colorado College ranked No. 1 in the nation last season with percentage of attendance vs. capacity, at 104.5 percent. The capacity of Robson Arena is 3,407 and CC averaged an attendance of 3,559.

CC to Televise 13 Games This Season
11 of Colorado College's 34 games will be televised live on AT&T SportsNet, including 10 from Ed Robson Arena, while the Princeton game on New Year's Eve will be broadcast live in Colorado Springs and throughout the Southern Colorado region on KRDO NewsChannel 13, and the game at Denver on Friday, March 3 will be televised live around the country on CBS Sports Network.

Tigers Picked Sixth in NCHC Preseason Poll
Colorado College was picked eighth in the 2022-23 NCHC Preseason Poll.
1.    Denver – 180 points (19 first-place votes)
2.    North Dakota – 160 (4)
3.    Minnesota Duluth – 136
4.    St. Cloud State – 115
5.    Western Michigan - 86
6.    Colorado College – 64
7.    Omaha - 59
8.    Miami - 28