The Colorado College Tigers (7-5-0) return to action for a weekend series against the 12th-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils (10-3-1), Dec. 1-2, at Ed Robson Arena. Friday's game starts at 7 p.m., while Saturday's contest is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Live streaming and live stats links can be found at CCTigers.com.

85 Years of CC Hockey
This season marks the 85th year of varsity ice hockey at Colorado College and 11th 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 Listen / Watch
Both games this weekend will be broadcast live 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. In addition, both contests will be televised live on SOCO CW with Josh Howe and Kyle Huson calling Friday's game and Howe and former Tiger Brandon Straub on the call for Saturday.  

Last Time Out
The Tigers dropped a pair of games to 16th-ranked Western Michigan two weeks ago at Robson Arena ... On Friday, Luke Grainger had a hand in all three goals and Cameron Rowe made 25 saves to lift the Broncos to a 3-1 victory. Grainger opened the scoring at the 16:32 mark of the first period. Following a scrum with seemingly all 10 skaters in the CC crease, the puck slid out to the slot where Grainger put a shot top shelf over Tiger goalie Kaidan Mbereko. Ryan Beck evened the score at 6:22 of the second period with his second goal of the season. Logan Will sent a shot towards the net from the far boards and a streaking Beck knocked it out of the air past Rowe from right in front of the net. Alex Bump, who assisted on Grainger's goal, broke the deadlock with 3:35 remaining in the final frame with the game winner. Grainger found Dylan Wendt, who took a shot from the top of the left circle that Mbereko saved, but Bump put home the rebound from the slot. Wendt sealed the game with an empty-net goal at the 18:09 mark, assisted by Grainger and Chad Hillebrand ... On Saturday, Grainger had a goal and three assists and Rowe stopped all 23 shots as WMU claimed a 4-0 victory. Each team had a pair of power-play opportunities in a scoreless first period, with a 5-on-3 chance for the Tigers for 1:18 midway through the frame. CC attempted eight shots during the two power plays but couldn't get anything past Rowe. The Broncos took the lead with a pair of power-play goals in the second period. Zac Galambos scored off a wrister from the bottom of the left circle at the 1:52 mark and Dylan Wendt notched his second goal of the weekend from the slot at 11:47 of the middle frame. The Tigers had four more power plays in the second period, including another 5-on-3 opportunity, this time for 1:43, when Grainger was called for a 5-minute major for checking from behind just 17 seconds after Bump was whistled for interference. However, CC mustered just one shot on Rowe during the four opportunities, then put just one on target during two more man-advantage situations in the third period. Wendt scored an empty-net goal with 3:29 remaining in the game, then Grainger scored with 1:33 left.

Best Start in Six Years  
Colorado College's 7-5 start is the best since the 2017-18 season. The Tigers are tied for 15th in the country with seven victories.  

Youngsters Scoring  
Freshmen and sophomores have combined for 30 of the team's 41 goals and 66 of the 104 points. 14 of CC's last 15 goals have been scored by freshmen or sophomores.  

Up Next
The Tigers travel to Grand Forks, N.D., for a weekend series against the No. 2-ranked North Dakota Fighting Hawks, Dec. 8-9, at Ralph Engelstad Arena. Friday's game will start at 6 pm (MT), while Saturday's contest is scheduled to begin at 5 pm (MT).

Last Non-Conference Games vs. ASU
Arizona State is scheduled to join the NCHC prior to the 2024-25 season. The Sun Devils have been an independent for all nine seasons as a Division I program.

The Coaches
Kris Mayotte is in his third 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 16th overall season on the Sun Devil staff and his ninth as head coach of ASU's NCAA Division I Hockey program. He was a finalist for the 2019 and 2020 Spencer Penrose Award, awarded to the Division I Coach of the Year.  

Previous Meetings
Arizona State leads the all-time series against Colorado College, 5-2-1. The Sun Devils won a pair of games last season in Tempe, Az.  

Tiger Tales
Colorado College is fourth in the NCHC and tied for 11th in the nation in goals per game, averaging 3.4 per contest (41 in 12 games) ... Seven of CC's nine freshmen have scored his first career goal in the team's first 12 games ... Gleb Veremyev is tied for 13th in the NCHC with a +8 this season, while Zaccharya Wisdom and Connor Mayer are tied for 22nd at +7 ... Max Burkholder is tied for eighth in the league with a pair of power-play goals ... 20 Tigers have recorded at least one point in the first 12 games, while 19 have multiple points and 18 have scored at least one goal.

Colorado College Receiving Votes in USCHO.com Poll
Colorado College received three votes in the USCHO.com poll this week. The last time CC was ranked in the Top 20 in either poll was Dec. 2, 2012, when the Tigers were #19 in the USCHO poll.

Oglevie, West Join Tiger Staff
Andrew Oglevie and Emily West joined the Tiger coaching staff during the summer as an assistant coach and director of hockey operations/video coach, respectively. Oglevie comes to CC after spending one season as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Notre Dame, while West was an assistant coach at Ohio State for three seasons and helped the Buckeyes to the national title in 2022. West won a national title in 2012 as a player at the University of Minnesota.

Leadership For 2023-24 Season
Senior forward Logan Will has been named team captain for the 2023-24 season, while junior forward Stanley Cooley, senior defenseman Jack Millar and senior forward Ray Christy will serve as assistant captains.

100 Career Games
Senior Logan Will played his 100th career game vs. Western Michigan on Nov. 18. Fellow seniors Jack Millar and Nicklas Andrews also hit the century mark this season.  

Mbereko Named To Preseason All-NCHC Team
Sophomore goaltender Kaidan Mbereko was named the goalie on the 2023 Preseason All-NCHC Team by a vote of league media members. Mbereko, who collected 23 of the 27 votes cast, is the first Tiger named to the preseason all-conference team since 2018.

17 Televised Games This Season
Colorado College is excited to announce a new partnership with SOCO CW, which will televise 1 games during the upcoming 2023-24 season. SOCO CW is available to viewers throughout Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Southern Colorado. CBS Sports Network will televise two games nationally, Jan. 19 vs. Miami and March 8 vs. Denver.

Tigers Picked Seventh in NCHC Preseason Poll
Colorado College was picked seventh in the 2023-24 NCHC Preseason Poll.

1.    Denver – 199 points (11 first-place votes)
2.    North Dakota – 175 (12)
3.    St. Cloud State – 155 (2)
4.    Western Michigan - 126 (2)
5.    Minnesota Duluth – 123 (1)
6.    Omaha - 113
7.    Colorado College – 89
8.    Miami - 28