Colorado College sophomores Kaidan Mbereko and Noah Laba were named to the All-NCHC First Team today, voted by league coaches and media.
 
Mbereko, a second-team pick last year, was a unanimous selection this year as the first-team goaltender, while Laba collected 39 of a possible 45 points, including 12 first-team votes.
 
They are the first Tigers to be selected First-Team All-NCHC since Nick Halloran in 2017-18, and this marks the first time multiple CC players are on the conference's First Team since 2007-08, as Richard Bachman, Jack Hillen and Chad Rau were selected when Colorado College was a member of the WCHA.
 
Mbereko led the NCHC with a 2.15 goals-against average, a .927 save percentage and 14 wins in league games only. Laba, meanwhile, led the league with 16 goals, six game-winning goals and a +19 rating in league games only.
 
The 10th-ranked Tigers open the 2024 NCHC Tournament with a best-of-three series against No. 12 Omaha, March 15-17, at Ed Robson Arena. Game one is scheduled for Friday, March 15 at 7 p.m.
 
2024 First-Team All-NCHC
F: Jackson Blake, So., North Dakota – 45 points (15 first-team votes) – unanimous
F: Noah Laba, So., Colorado College – 39 (12)
F: Jack Devine, Jr., Denver – 38 (12)
D: Zeev Buium, Fr., Denver – 45 (15) - unanimous
D: Dylan Anhorn, 5th, St. Cloud State – 35 (10)
G: Kaidan Mbereko, So., Colorado College – 45 (15) – unanimous