This Weekend
Colorado College travels to Minnesota for its final regular season road trip against 11th-ranked St. Cloud State, Feb. 25-26, at the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. Friday's begin at 6: 30 p.m (MT), while Saturday's contest is scheduled for 5 p.m. (MT). Both games will be broadcast on KRDO NewsRadio 105.5 FM/1240 AM and NCHC.tv.  
Last Time Out
The Tigers swept a pair of overtime games against Miami University last weekend at Robson Arena ... On Friday, Hunter McKown posted his first career hat trick, including the game-winning goal with 15.4 seconds left in overtime, to lift CC to a 4-3 victory. Brett Chorske also scored and Matt Vernon had a season-high 35 saves for the Tigers, who posted their first overtime victory and second one-goal win of the season. McKown opened the scoring with 24.1 seconds left in the first period with his 11th goal of the season. He fired a wrist shot past Miami goalie Ludwig Persson after taking a feed from Brian Hawkinson. The RedHawks took the lead with a pair of power-play goals in the second period. P.J. Fletcher scored at the 3:51 mark of the middle frame with a one-timer from the right circle, then Matt Barry scored from the left circle with just 27 seconds remaining in the period to put Miami on top. Colorado College couldn't capitalize on either of its two five-minute power plays, one in the first period and one in the second. Each time, the Tigers took a penalty of their own to wipe out two minutes. Chorske tied the game at 2-2 early in the third period, but Fletcher gave Miami the lead again with another power-play goal at the 7:48 mark. McKown wasn't about to let this one get away, however, and he tied the game with his second of the night midway through the final frame. It looked like Chorske gave CC the lead with just under five minutes to play, but his goal was disallowed after the refs took a closer look and deemed he made contact with Persson. The Tigers outshot Miami, 5-0, in the extra period and McKown ended it with a nasty wrist shot from the slot to cap his career night. CC attempted a season-high 49 shots on goal ... On Saturday, Matthew Gleason scored 27 seconds into overtime the Tigers a 3-2 victory and season sweep over Miami. Gleason, appearing in his second game back after missing eight contests due to an injury, crashed the net after Logan Will sent the puck towards the crease. Gleason got his stick on it and shot the puck towards the net. The puck caromed off Persson and slid past the goal line to give the Tigers their first four-game sweep of an opponent since the 2007-08 season. Tyler Coffey scored twice, giving him five goals against the RedHawks this season, and Matt Vernon had 25 saves for the Tigers. Coffey opened the scoring at the 10:50 mark of the opening period. Jackson Jutting (two assists) took the puck behind the net and found Coffey in the slot. Coffey, who had a hat trick against Miami on Jan. 7, put the puck in the open net as Persson was still looking behind the net. During a five-minute power play, Matt Barry sent the puck to the front of the net and Chase Gresock deflected it past Vernon 53 seconds into the middle frame to even the score. Hampus Rydqvist gave the RedHawks the lead at the 12:42 mark of the second when his seeing-eye shot from the high slot snuck past Vernon. Coffey evened the game at 2-2 with a wrister from the right circle that went between Persson and the near post with 12:48 remaining in the third period. Brett Chorske collected an assist on each of Coffey's goals.

Up Next
The Tigers wrap up the 2021-22 regular season with a home-and-home series against the 3rd-ranked Denver Pioneers. The game on Friday, Feb. 25, will begin at 7:30 p.m., and televised on AT&T SportsNet. Friday will be Senior Night at Robson Arena, while Saturday's contest will be played at Magness Arena.

For The Record
Colorado College is 9-18-3 overall and 6-13-1 in the NCHC, good for seventh place in the league standings ...St. Cloud State is 15-11-3 overall and 7-9-3 in league play. The Huskies are tied for fifth place in the NCHC.

Previous Meetings
The Tigers and St. Cloud State have met 112 times, with the Huskies holding a 54-50-8 advantage in the series. The Huskies swept CC earlier this season, winning 3-2(ot) and 4-1 in Colorado Springs. The Tigers are 0-6-1 against SCSU since sweeping the Huskies in St. Cloud, Nov. 15-16, 2019.
 
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 … Brett Larson is in his fourth season as head coach at St. Cloud State after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at Minnesota Duluth. He also was an assistant with the Bulldogs from 2008-11, helping UMD win the national title in 2011 and again in 2018. Larson led SCSU to the NCAA Division I title game last season.

Tiger Tales
Hunter McKown posted his first career hat trick on Friday against Miami ... It was the second hat trick of the season for CC (Tyler Coffey at Miami, Jan. 7) ... Friday's overtime win was the Tigers' first at home since Feb. 9, 2013 (6-5 vs. Denver) ... The last time CC won overtime games on consecutive nights was Feb. 14-15, 1975, at Minnesota Duluth ... The Tigers put a season-high 49 shots on net Friday, the most in one game since attempting 49 at Vermont on Dec. 8, 2018 ... Stanley Colley (Friday) and Coffey (Saturday) each posted a career-high seven shots ... McKown leads the team with 18 points (13g,5a), followed by Logan Will with 17 (5g,12a) and Matthew Gleason (6g,8a) and Stanley Cooley (3g,11a) with 14 apiece.

Scouting the Huskies
Kevin Fitzgerald leads the Huskies with 30 points (14g,16a), followed by Jami Krannila (13g,11a) and Zack Okabe (11g,13a) with 24 apiece. Easton Brodzinski (11g,12a) and Nick Perbix (3g,20a) each have 23. Goalie David Hrenak has started 27 games, with a 2.44 goals-against average and .908 saves percentage.  

Youngsters Continue to Score
All but 11 of Colorado College's 72 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 50 times this season.

Another Tough Schedule
The Tigers are scheduled to play 17 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 its final four games of the regular season against teams ranked in this week's Top 12.

Chorske Named NCHC Rookie of the Week
Colorado College freshman Brett Chorske has been named the NCHC Rookie of the Week after collecting three points in the Tigers' two overtime victories against Miami last weekend at Robson Arena. In Friday's 4-3 extra-session win, he scored to tie the game at 2-2 in the third period and earned the Second Star of the Game. The next night, Chorske dished out assists on each of CC's two goals in regulation, with his second helper tying the game in the third period and forcing overtime in an eventual 3-2 victory. It was only his second career multi-point game with the two points tying a career high. Chorske ended the series with a goal, two assists, three shots on goal and a +3 plus/minus. He also blocked a shot in Friday's win. On the season, Chorske now has four goals and five assists for nine points in 18 games. This is Chorske's second Rookie of the Week honor this season.

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).

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.

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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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.  

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.