The Colorado College Tigers take a break from NCHC play to host a non-conference series against No. 16 Providence College at Ed Robson Arena. The first game of the series is Friday, Nov. 28, beginning 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 with the 'Voice of the Tigers Ken Landau and streamed live on NCHC.tv. Friday's contest will be televised live on SOCO-CW with Josh Howe and Kyle Huson.
 
Last Time Out
The Tigers split a pair of games with 4th-ranked Minnesota Duluth last weekend ... On Friday, Max Plante had a hat trick, including a pair of 5-on-3 goals, to lead UMD to a 4-2 victory. Gavin Lindberg opened the scoring at the 10:17 mark of the first period. He took a pass from Klavs Veinbergs in the CC end, passed to himself off the left boards and moved the puck from his backhand to his forehand to beat UMD goalie Adam Gajan (18 saves) from in front. Kyler Kovich evened the score at the 13:07 mark of the opening frame. He forced a turnover in the offensive zone, then Ryan Zaremba found him and he poked the puck past CC goalie Kaidan Mbereko (26 saves). Connor Hvidston gave CC the lead back with his first career goal with 3:20 remaining in the first. He took a pass from Ryan Alexander at center ice, moved down the right side then fired a wrister past Gajan just inside the far post from the top of the right circle. Plante, the NCHC's leading scorer, notched the only goal of the second period, a 5-on-3 tally at the 8:32 mark to once again tie the game. Plante then scored both goals in the third, including another 5-on-3 goal after Ryan Koering was called for interference and the Tiger bench earned un unsportsmanlike conduct penalty at the same time. Plante then cemented the hat trick with an empty-net goal with just under 32 seconds remaining in the game ... On Saturday, Wilson Björck scored 50 seconds into overtime Saturday night to lead CC to a 2-1 win. Björck took a drop pass from Owen Beckner at the top of the right circle, moved towards the net and went top shelf to beat Gajan and deliver two big points for the Tigers in the NCHC standings. Kaidan Mbereko finished with 29 saves and collected the secondary assist, his second of the season and career, on the game winner. Following a scoreless first period, the Tigers found themselves down to just five defensemen when Matteo Mann was whistled for a 5-minute major and game misconduct for contact to the head at the 5:49 mark of the middle frame. After the referees reviewed a possible goal by Mann, a UMD coach's challenge prompted a second review for the penalty. UMD's Scout Truman opened the scoring when he tipped in a shot from the right point by Kyle Gaffney at the 11:22 mark of the second period during a delayed penalty. Lindberg evened the game at the 2:54 mark of the third period with his second goal in as many games. He intercepted a pass just inside the UMD blue line and beat Gajan (38 saves) with a wrister from the top of the right circle. CC outshot the Bulldogs 14-8 in the third period, but neither team found the net, setting up Björck's dramatic winner.
 
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 … Nate Leaman is in his 15th season as head coach at Providence. He led the Friars to the 2015 NCAA Division I title and another Frozen Four appearance in 2019. Leaman was the head coach at Union College for six seasons prior to his tenure with the Friars.

Previous Meetings
Providence leads the all-time series against Colorado College, 9-5-3. The Friars swept the Tigers last season in Providence and have won five straight in the series.

Tiger Tales  
The Tigers are sixth in the country with 35.9 shots per game and seventh with 502 shots on goal this season ... Kaidan Mbereko collected his second assist of the season on Saturday, the first TIger goalie with two helpers in a season since Alex Leclerc in 2018-19 ... Owen Beckner is tied for 10th in the NCHC with nine assists and 11th with 15 points ... Klavs Veinbergs is fifth in the NCHC with a 59.0 faceoff win percentage and fourth with 164 faceoff wins.

Beckner Named to Spengler Cup Roster  
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.