This Weekend
Colorado College travels to Grand Forks, N.D., for a weekend series against No. 12 North Dakota, Feb. 11-12, at Ralph Engelstad Arena. Friday's game begins at 6 p.m. (MT), and will be televised by AT&T SportsNet. Saturday's contest is scheduled for a 5 p.m. (MT) puck drop. Both contests will be broadcast on KRDO NewsRadio 105.5 FM/1240 AM and NCHC.tv. This series was originally scheduled for Feb. 4-5, but was moved to accomodate last weekend's home series against Western Michigan.

Last Weekend
The Tigers lost a pair of games to fifth-ranked Western Michigan last weekend at Robson Arena ... On Friday, Western Michigan scored five power-play goals en route to an 8-2 victory. Ronnie Attard had a hat trick and added an assist and Aidan Fulp collected four assists for WMU, who outshot the Tigers, 50-21. The Broncos took control from the opening faceoff. They had the first 10 shots on goal of the game and took a 1-0 lead just 2:15 into the contest. A CC pass in its own zone deflected off a stick laying on the ice right to Ethen Frank, who found Attard wide open in front of the net and he beat CC goalie Matt Vernon. Sasson doubled the lead with a power-play goal at the 5:11 mark and Hugh Larkin made it 3-0 with a power-play goal of his own at the 18:17 mark. Sasson and Attard each scored his second of the game in the middle frame, with Attard's coming on the power play at the 10:17 mark that chased Vernon from the game. Dominic Basse took over and stopped seven shots the remainder of the period. Attard completed his hat trick with another PPG midway through the final period, while Ty Glover and Jason Polin finished the scoring for the Broncos. Jackson Jutting scored his third goal of the season at the 12:34 mark of the third to cut the lead to 6-1, and Patrick Cozzi notched his second of the year with 4.5 seconds left in the game ... On Saturday, CC went toe-to-toe with WMU for 60 minutes, but fell just short in a 5-4 loss. Jason Polin recorded a hat trick for the Broncos, while Hunter McKown scored twice and added an assist for CC. Nate Schweitzer scored and had a helper for the Tigers and Danny Weight collected his first goal as a Tiger. The Broncos struck first for the second consecutive night. Polin took a pass from Ty Glover and found himself behind the Tiger defense. Polin placed a backhand past CC goalie Dominic Basse (30 saves) for a 1-0 lead just 3:05 into the contest. The Tigers responded as Nate Schweitzer collected his second goal of the season at the 14:10 mark to even things up. McKown scored his team-high ninth goal of the season to give the Tigers their first lead of the weekend just 1:43 into the second period. Polin scored his second of the night during a five-minute power play after McKown was called for an interference major penalty, then Josh Passolt scored an unassisted goal from the point that deflected off a CC defender with 10 seconds remaining in the middle frame for a 3-2 Bronco advantage. Danny Weight capitaized at the 8:28 mark and tied the game at 3-3 with his first goal as a Tiger. Polin completed his hat trick by finishing a 2-on-1 rush with Max Sasson to make it 4-3 at the 11:49 mark, but the Tigers would not fold. McKown notched his second of the game at 14:10 of the final period and the game was tied once again. He took a shot from the left point that Bussi tried to stick away, but the puck popped over his shoulder and past the goal line. Ethen Frank deposited the game winner with 3:26 remaining in the third.  

Up Next
The Tigers return home for a weekend series against Miami University, Feb. 18-19, at Robson Arena. Colorado College swept the RedHawks, 5-1 and 4-3, earlier this season in Oxford, Ohio.

For The Record
Colorado College is 7-16-3 overall and 4-11-1 in the NCHC, good for seventh place in the league standings ... North Dakota is 15-11-1 overall and 10-5-1 in league play. The Fighting Hawks sit in second place in the NCHC.

Previous Meetings
Colorado College and North Dakota have met 263 times, with UND holding a 168-84-11 advantage in the series. The Fighting Hawks have won the last nine games against the Tigers, including 5-2 and 4-1 wins earlier this season.

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 … Brad Berry is in his seventh season as head coach at UND. Berry was an assistant coach at the school for nine seasons before taking over the helm in May of 2015. He became the first person in the history of NCAA Division I men's hockey to lead his team to a national title in his first year as head coach.

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 Fighting Hawks
Riese Gaber leads the Fighting Hawks and is fourth in the NCHC with 31 points (13g,18a), followed by Jake Anderson with 24 (7g,17a). Goalie Zach Driscoll has started 22 games, with a 2.57 goals-against average and .894 saves percentage.  

Youngsters Continue to Score
All but 11 of Colorado College's 63 goals this year have been scored by freshmen or sophomores. Brian Hawkinson (5), Patrick Cozzi (2), Bryan Yoon (1), Noah Prokop (1), Connor Mayer (1) and Hugo Blixt (1) are the upperclassmen to score for the Tigers in '21-22. Sophomores have scored 43 times this season.

Tiger Tales
The Tigers allowed 50 shots on goal Friday night, the most in one game since March 4, 2016, when St. Cloud State had 55 ... Patrick Cozzi had a career-high three-game point streak snapped on Saturday vs. Western Michigan ... Hunter McKown posted the first multi-goal game of his career and tied his career-high with three points (2g,1a) on Saturday ... Danny Weight scored his first goal as a Tiger on Saturday and has a point in three of his last four games ... Brian Hawkinson posted a career-best +3 and tied his career high with two assists vs. WMU on Saturday ... Colorado College is now 7-2 this season when scoring four or more goals, with both losses by a 5-4 score ... Nate Schweitzer tied his career high with two points (1g,1a) vs. WMU on Saturday ... Hunter McKown (10g,5a) and Logan Will (5g,10a) lead the Tigers with 15 points apiece, followed by Matthew Gleason (5g,8a) and Stanley Cooley (2g,11a) with 13 each.

Tigers Sign 11 to NLI
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).

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 six of its last eight games of the regular season against teams ranked in this week's Top 12.

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.  

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.
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CC to Televise 13 Games This Season
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 was televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.