Coming Up
Colorado College travels to Tempe, Ariz., for a two-game weekend series against the Arizona State Sun Devils at the brand new Mullett Arena. The first game is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 21, at 8 p.m. (MDT). Live streaming and live stats links for this weekend's contests 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 Pac-12 Insider.  

Last Time Out
Colorado College suffered a pair of losses last weekend at St. Lawrence University ... On Friday, Justin Paul scored twice, including the game-winning goal early in the second period and an empty-netter, in a 5-1 SLU victory. The Tigers saw two of SLU's goals deflect off their own sticks in the defensive end and could not find the special teams magic they had last weekend. CC was just 1-for-6 on the power play after scoring five times with a man advantage against Alaska Anchorage. In fact, the Tigers had three power plays in the first period, including a 5-on-3 opportunity for 1:07, but the Saints killed off the penalties, then took the lead 12 minutes into the opening frame. Jordan Steinmetz carried the puck down the left side and his centering pass deflected off a Tiger stick and over the left shoulder of CC goalie Matt Vernon. The Saints doubled the lead just 45 seconds into the second period when Paul scored a shorthanded goal. Tyler Coffey scored his first of the season one minute later with CC still on the power play to cut the SLU lead in half. The Saints put the game away with three goals in the span of 1:08 late in the third period. Luc Salem scored at the 15:32 mark, followed by Josh Boyer at 16:16 and Paul closed the scoring with his empty-netter at 16:40 .... On Saturday, Ryan Beck scored his first career goal, but it wasn't enough as St. Lawrence claimed a 4-1 victory. Following a five-minute boarding major late in the first period, SLU opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal at 17:38 of the opening frame. Beck tied it up at the 8:12 mark of the second, but the Saints scored 1:42 later to take the lead for good. Kaidan Mbereko finished the game with 32 saves for CC.

For The Record
Colorado College is 2-2 after its two losses at St. Lawrence ... Arizona State is 2-4 after splitting a pair of games with Colgate, winning 2-0 and losing 4-0, as the Sun Devils opened the brand-new Mullett Arena.

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 … Greg Powers is in his 15th overall season on the Sun Devil staff and his eighth as head coach of ASU's NCAA Division I Hockey program. He was a finalist for the 2019 and 2020 Spencer Penrose Award, which is awarded to the Division I Coach of the Year.  
Up Next
Colorado College battles cross-town rival Air Force in a home-and-home series for the Pikes Peak Trophy. The game on Friday, Oct. 28, will be at Robson Arena, beginning at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday's contest at Cadet Ice Arena, starting at 7 p.m.

Previous Meetings
Arizona State leads the all-time series against Colorado College, 3-2-1. The teams split a pair of games last December at Ed Robson Arena. The Sun Devils won the first game, 5-2, while the Tigers captured game two of the series, 4-2.  

Tiger Tales
Tyler Coffey scored his first goal of the season Friday night, then attempted a season-high five shots on Saturday ... Gleb Veremyev led all players with a career-high five shots on goal ... Freshman Cade Ahrenholz made his collegiate debut Friday night ... Ryan Beck became the third Tiger to score his first career goal this season (Noah Laba, Gleb Veremyev) ... Hunter McKown is tied for the national lead with three power-play goals ... The Tigers are second in the NCHC in faceoff winning percentage (.536) and third in penalty kill percentage (.846).

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 Have 14 Games Televised 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. Road games at Air Force on Saturday, Oct. 29, and Denver on Friday, March 3 will be televised on Altitude 2 and CBS Sports Network, respectively.

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