The Colorado College Tigers continue NCHC play with a weekend series against the Miami RedHawks in Oxford, Ohio, Nov. 10-11. Both games will begin at 7 p.m. (ET). Live streaming and live stats links can be found at CCTigers.com.

Getting Started
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.    

Last Time Out
The TIgers dropped a pair of games to second-ranked Denver last weekend ... On Friday, DU rallied from a 1-0 deficit with three goals in the second period for a 6-1 victory at Magness Arena. Evan Werner put the Tigers ahead 1-0 with his team-high fourth goal of the season. Connor Mayer started the play deep in the CC end. He found Gleb Veremyev along the left boards and Veremyev flicked the puck to Werner, who moved to the middle and cleanly beat Denver goalie Freddie Halyk with a wrister from the slot just 6:09 into the contest. The Tigers had a great chance to extend the lead but could not capitalize on a 5-on-3 advantage midway through the first period. The Pioneers took over the game in the second period, scoring three times, including a shorthanded goal, and outshooting the Tigers, 23-5. Shai Buium evened the score at the 4:56 mark of the middle frame, Tristan Broz gave Denver the lead for good at 7:32 with a blast from the right circle, then Carter King scored with the home team shorthanded at 10:32. Jack Devine notched a pair of goals and Jared Wright added one in the third period for the final margin ... The following night at Robson Arena, Pioneers retained the Gold Pan with a 5-1 victory in front of a sold-out crowd of 3,749. Boston Buckberger opened the scoring just 1:46 into the contest with a one-timer from the right circle. The Tigers roared back to even the score at the five-minute mark of the opening frame when Veremyev forced a turnover, took a pass from Logan Will and was all alone on a clean breakaway against Denver goalie Freddie Halyk. Veremyev beat Halyk stick side for his fourth goal of the season. For the second consecutive night, Denver dominated the middle frame, scoring twice and outshooting the Tigers, 11-4. Miko Matikka put the Pioneers ahead for good with a power-play goal at 10:13, taking a pass from Shai Buium and beating Mbereko from the slot. Sam Harris made it 3-1 less than two minutes later. CC was handed a five-minute power play four minutes into the third period thanks to a boarding call against Tristan Broz. The Tigers mustered just one shot on goal and Mbereko stoned a breakaway by Jared Wright before Zaccharya Wisdom was whistled for tripping with 1:04 remaining in the Tiger power play. Denver's Carter King scored a power-play goal at the 9:42 mark of the final frame to make it 4-1, then assisted on Wright's goal that deflected off a CC defender's skate and past Mbereko at 10:44 for the final goal of the game.

Most Played Rivalry in College Hockey
Saturday's night game against Denver was the 339th between the two teams, the most games played in any college hockey rivalry. Michigan and Michigan State are second on the list with 337 contests.

Best Start in Six Years  
The Tigers have a 5-3 record for the first time since the 2017-18 season. Colorado College is tied for eighth in the country with five victories.  

Up Next
The Tigers return home for a weekend series against the Western Michigan Broncos, Nov. 17-18, at Robson Arena. Friday's game will start at 7 p.m., while Saturday's contest is scheduled to begin a 6 p.m.

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 … Chris Bergeron is in his fifth season as head coach at his alma mater. He served as head coach at Bowling Green for the previous nine seasons after 10 years as an assistant coach at Miami.

Previous Meetings
Colorado College and Miami have met 32 times, with CC holding a 17-11-4 advantage in the series. The Tigers have a nine-game unbeaten streak (7-0-2) against Miami, and are 9-1-2 in the last 12 games vs. the RedHawks. The teams met just twice last year, with Colorado College winning and tying in Oxford.

Tiger Tales
Colorado College is third in the NCHC and tied for eighth in the nation in goals per game, averaging 3.9 per contest (31 in eight games) ... Seven of CC's nine freshmen have scored his first career goal in the team's first eight games ... Gleb Veremyev is tied for fifth in the NCHC with a +9 this season, while Connor Mayer is tied for seventh at +7 ... Max Burkholder is tied for fourth in the league with a pair of power-play goals ... CC's 31 goals have come on 229 shots, a .135 shot percentage, second-highest in the NCHC and fifth in the nation ... 20 Tigers have recorded at least one point in the first seven games, while 19 have multiple points and 17 have scored at least one goal.

Youngsters Scoring  
Freshmen and sophomores have combined for 21 of the team's 31 goals and 48 of the 80 points. The last five goals have been scored by freshmen or sophomores.  

Colorado College Receiving Votes in Both Preseason Polls
Colorado College received votes in both Division I college hockey polls this week. The Tigers received nine votes in the USCHO.com poll and four in the USA Hockey / The Rink Live poll. The last time CC was ranked 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 Named 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.

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.

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