Colorado College sophomores Kaidan Mbereko and Noah Laba added to their list of accolades Friday when each was named a 2023-24 CCM/AHCA All-American by the American Hockey Coaches Association.
 
Mbereko, from Aspen, Colo., was selected as the first-team goaltender on the West teams, while Laba, a forward from Northville, Mich., earned a spot on the West's second team.
 
"We are incredibly proud of Kaidan and Noah," head coach Kris Mayotte said. "To be chosen as an All-American is an incredible honor. They have been able to make a lasting impact on our program both as players and has people and leaders."
 
Mbereko was stellar all season for the Tigers, starting all 37 games and earning the NCHC Goaltender of the Year Award by a unanimous vote. He finished the season with 21 wins, the most by a CC goalie since 2007-08, and led the NCHC with a 2.40 goals-against average and .915 save percentage. A first-team All-NCHC pick, he was one of three finalists for the Mike Richter Award as the nation's top Division I goalie.
 
"Kaidan continues to prove that he is one of the best goalies in the country," Mayotte said. "To see the way he conducts himself every day as a teammate and a competitor is something I am truly grateful for. Our program has been able to take a couple of big steps recently and Kaidan is a big reason why. He exemplifies everything great about college athletics and I can't envision a more deserving All-American."
 
Laba, the NCHC Defensive Forward of the Year, led the Tigers with 37 points, scoring a team-high 20 goals and tying for the team lead with 17 assists. The first-team all-NCHC selection finished fourth in the country with seven game-winning goals, including a nation-leading four in overtime.  
 
"Noah really took off this year," Mayotte added. "Following a very good freshman season he became one of the most dominant forces in the NCHC. Noah is a complete player who excels in all aspects of the game and attacked every challenge presented with a hunger that helped drive our team. He is a fantastic hockey player and leader and I couldn't be happier for him to be honored as an All-American."
 
Mbereko and Laba are the first to join the All-American list from CC since forward Nick Halloran, who was a second-team selection in 2018. The program's last first-team All-American was forward Jaden Schwartz in 2011-12. This also marks the first time multiple Tigers were selected in one season since 2008 (forward Chad Rau, defenseman Jack Hillen and goalie Richard Bachman).
    
Since the program's inception more than seven decades ago, 47 different CC players have received All-America recognition a total of 63 times.
 
 
2023-24 CCM/AHCA All-Americans
 
First Team West
G: Kaidan Mbereko, So., Colorado College  
D: Zeev Buium, Fr., Denver
D: Seamus Casey, So., Michigan
F: Jackson Blake, So., North Dakota
F: Gavin Brindley, So., Michigan
F: Jack Devine, Jr., Denver
 
Second Team West
G: Kyle McClellan, Sr., Wisconsin
D: Dylan Anhorn, Gr., St. Cloud State
D: Artyom Levshunov, Fr., Michigan State
F: Noah Laba, So., Colorado College
F: Rutger McGroarty, So., Michigan 
F: Massimo Rizzo, Jr., Denver
 
First Team East
G: Jacob Fowler, Fr., Boston College
D: Lane Hutson, So., Boston Univ.
D: Ryan Ufko, Jr., UMass
F: Macklin Celebrini, Fr., Boston Univ.
F: Cutter Gauthier, So., Boston College
F: Will Smith, Fr., Boston College
 
Second Team East
G: Ian Shane, Jr., Cornell
D: Gianfranco Cassaro, Gr., RIT
D: John Prokop, So., Union College
F: Collin Graf, Jr., Quinnipiac
F: Ryan Leonard, Fr., Boston College
F: Liam McLinksey, Jr., Holy Cross
F: Gabe Perrault, Fr., Boston College