The Colorado College Tigers, receiving votes in the national polls, battle a Top-5 opponent for the second consecutive weekend as the No. 4-ranked Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs come to Ed Robson Arena. The first game of the weekend series is on Friday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. Live streaming and stats links can be found on the CC Hockey schedule page at CCTigers.com.

87 Years of Tiger Hockey
This season marks the 87th year of varsity ice hockey at Colorado College and 13th 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 will be broadcast live in the Colorado Springs area and Southern Colorado on KRDO NewsRadio 105.5 FM / 95.5 FM / 1240 AM and streamed live on NCHC.tv. Friday's contest will be televised live on SOCO-CW with the 'Voice of the Tigers' Ken Landau and Kyle Huson.
 
Last Time Out
The 17th-ranked Tigers lost a pair of one-goal games to 4th-ranked Denver last weekend ... On Friday at Magness Arena, Riley Stuart scored and Kaidan Mbereko had 29 saves, but Denver pulled out a 2-1 overtime victory. CC outshot Denver, 12-10, in a scoreless first period, which included a penalty shot by Tomas Mrsic at the 12:35 mark after the Pioneers were called for covering the puck in the crease. Mrsic's shot was saved by Denver goalie Quentin Miller (29 saves). Stuart broke the deadlock at the 5:41 mark of the third period when Ryan Alexander sent him a centering pass from the left boards and he cleanly beat Miller for his second goal of the season. Alexander collected his third assist of the campaign, as did Connor Hvidston. Denver's Eric Pohlkamp evened the score with 3:26 remaining in the third period, then Boston Buckberger ended the contest 3:34 into the extra frame ... On Saturday at Robson Arena, Denver posted its second consecutive one-goal victory over CC, 3-2. Denver opened the scoring when Jake Fisher split a pair of CC defenders along the right boards, cut to the middle and sent a wrist shot from the high slot past Mbereko just 2:37 into the contest. Eric Jamieson made it 2-0 with a wrister from the top of the left circle with 3:26 remaining in the second period. Brandon Lisowsky cut the lead to 2-1 with his first career goal just 49 seconds into the third period. He took a centering pass from Gavin Lindberg and beat Miller from the slot. However, Buckberger scored his second goal of the weekend to make it 3-1 with a one-timer from the top of the right circle during a 4-on-3 power play. 
With Mbereko on the bench, Wilson Bjorck scored his second of the season with 1:47 remaining. Owen Beckner found Bjorck with a cross-ice pass and the freshman from Sweden found the open net from the right circle. Lisowsky started the play to record his first career multi-point game. The Tigers put three shots on goal in the final minutes, attempting to tie the score, but Miller (38 saves) was up to the task and saved all three.
 
The Coaches 
Kris Mayotte is in his fifth 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, and was an assistant coach for Providence College when the Friars won the NCAA Division I title in 2015. Mayotte was the NCHC Coach of the Year following the 2023-24 campaign … Scott Sandelin is in his 26th season at Minnesota Duluth. He led the Bulldogs to the 2011, 2018 and 2019 national championships and won the Spencer Penrose Award (Division I Coach of the Year) in 2004.

Previous Meetings
The Tigers and Minnesota Duluth have met 212 times, with the Bulldogs holding a 111-89-12 advantage in the series, including a 52-49-7 mark in Colorado Springs. The teams split a pair of games in Colorado Springs last season, with CC winning 7-2 on Friday, and UMD capturing a 4-1 victory on Saturday.

Another Tough Schedule  
The Tigers will play 11 of their 34 regular season games against teams that played in the 2024 NCAA Division I Tournament and 14 against eight of the last 10 national champions (Minn. Duluth, Denver, North Dakota, Providence and Western Michigan).   

Tiger Tales  
The Tigers are fifth in the country with 36.8 shots per game and sixth with 442 shots on goal this season ... Owen Beckner and Klavs Veinbergs are tied for ninth in the NCHC with six goals, while Beckner is tied for 10th with 14 points ... Brandon Lisowsky is ninth in the NCHC with 42 shots ... Veinbergs is third in the NCHC with a 60.4 faceoff win percentage and fourth with 139 faceoff wins.

Beckner Named to U.S. Collegiate Selects for Spengler Cup  
Sophomore forward Owen Beckner will represent college hockey at the prestigious Spengler Cup this year after he was named to the U.S. Collegiate Selects roster. The 2025 Spengler Cup will be the first time a select team representing college hockey has ever competed in the event. The U.S. Collegiate Selects team will be comprised of active NCAA Division I players of any nationality representing all six conferences and the Division I independent programs. The six-team invitational tournament is hosted by the Swiss professional team HC Davos each year from Dec. 26-31 in Davos, Switzerland.

Most NHL Draft Picks on Roster in Two Decades
The 2025-26 roster has nine players that have been drafted by the NHL. That ties for the third-most on a roster in program history. The 2003-04 and '04-05 rosters each had 10 draft picks, while there were nine on the 2002-03 and '24-25 rosters. 

The Newcomers
14 newcomers join the Tiger hockey program for the 2025-26 season.The class consists of 12 incoming freshmen and two transfers. The incoming class consists of Ryan Alexander (Arizona State - NCHC), Wilson Björck (Djurgardens IF), Seth Constance (Northeastern Univ. - HEA), Beckham Dempsey (Boston Jr. Rangers - NCDC), Connor Hvidston (Calgary Hitmen - WHL), Shane Kozlina (Maine Nordiques - NAHL), Brandon Lisowsky (Victoria Royals - WHL), Matteo Mann (St. John Sea Dogs - QMJHL), Mateo Mrsic (Chilliwack Chiefs - BCHL), Tomas Mrsic (Prince Albert Raiders - WHL), Colton Roberts (Vancouver Giants - WHL), Brayden Schuurman (Seattle Thunderbirds - WHL), Merril Steenari (Fargo Force - USHL) and Jackson Unger (Lethbridge Hurricanes - WHL). Six of the players (Björck, Hvidston, Lisowsky, Mann, T. Mrsic and Roberts) have been drafted by NHL franchises, making a total of nine draft picks on the 2025-26 roster.

Oh Brother
Freshmen Tomas and Mateo Mrsic are the 21st set of brothers to play hockey together at Colorado College and the first since Cody (2012-16) and Trey Bradley (2015-19) during the 2015-16 season. Other prominent brothers to lace their skates up at the same time in Colorado Springs include the only two NHL first-round draft picks from CC, Jaden (St. Louis, 2010) and Rylan Schwartz played together from 2010-12, while Mark Stuart (Boston, 2003) played two years with each of his older brothers, Mike from 2000-02 and Colin from 2002-04. Marty Sertich, the 2005 Hobey Baker winner, and his brother, Mike, played together at CC during the '04-05 campaign.

Tigers Picked Fifth in NCHC Preseason Poll
Colorado College was picked fifth in the 2025-26 NCHC Preseason Poll. 

1.    Western Michigan - 252 (19 first-place votes)
2.    Denver – 225 points (4)
3.    North Dakota – 220 (5)
4.     Arizona State - 180 (2)
5.    Colorado College – 128
6.    Minnesota Duluth – 120
5.    Omaha - 110
8.    St. Cloud State – 80 
9.    Miami - 35

CC to Have 15 Games Televised This Season 
Colorado College announced that 15 games will be broadcast live on television this season, including 12 games by partner SOCO CW. SOCO CW is available to viewers throughout Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Southern Colorado. In addition, KRDO-13 (ABC) in Colorado Springs will televise two games. 

Season Five at Robson Arena
Never in the storied 80-plus years history of Colorado College Tiger Hockey had the team played its home games on campus. Thanks to the generosity of donors, including former CC hockey player Ed Robson '54 the school's Board of Trustees, that changed on October 8, 2021, when the Tigers and St. Lawrence battled in the first regular-season game at Ed Robson Arena. Colorado College was one of nine Division I teams to surpass capacity on a per game basis last season at 106.7 percent. The capacity of Robson Arena is 3,407 and CC averaged an attendance of 3,634 in its 17 home games.