The No. 19-ranked Colorado College Tigers return home for their final weekend series at home against the Miami University RedHawks, Feb. 14-15, at Ed Robson Arena. These are the only two games this season between the two teams. Live streaming and live stats links can be found at CCTigers.com.

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 / 1240 AM with the 'Voice of the Tigers' Ken Landau and streamed on NCHC.tv. Saturday's contest will be televised on SOCO CW with Josh Howe and former Tiger Brandon Straub.  

Last Time Out
No. 20 Colorado College split a pair of games at No. 16 North Dakota last weekend ... On Friday, Klavs Veinbergs scored two power-play goals and added an assist to lead the Tigers to a 6-4 victory. Veinbergs, who posted his first career multi-goal game, put the Tigers up 1-0 with a power-play goal at the 8:02 mark of the first period. North Dakota evened things up late in the first period when Jayden Perron took a one-timer from the left circle that CC netminder Kaidan Mbereko got a piece of but the puck snuck behind him with 21.6 seconds remaining in the frame. Dylan James put the Fighting Hawks ahead 2-1 with a rebound goal just 3:03 into the second period, but Gleb Veremyev made it 2-2 with his team-high eighth goal of the season at 16:45 of the middle frame. Veinbergs notched his second goal of the game at the 12:35 mark of the third period with a rocket from the right circle, then team captain Stanley Cooley scored 14 seconds later and all of a sudden it was 4-2. UND's Jake Livanavage scored with an extra attacker at the 15:08 mark and it was a one-goal game once again. CC's leading scorer, Noah Laba, deposited the game-winner with three minutes remaining when he deflected Ty Gallagher's shot past UND goalie Hobie Hedquist for his eighth of the season. James scored his second of the contest with 1:25 remaining, once against with Hedquist on the bench, but Gallagher was credited with an empty-net goal with 30 seconds remaining when a UND player sent the puck the length of the ice into their own net ... On Saturday, Carter Wilkie had a goal and an assist to lead UND to a 3-1 victory. North Dakota struck first at the 5:34 mark of the second period. Mac Swanson, son of former CC great Brian Swanson, collected the puck at the top of the slot in the CC end and sent a pass to Ben Strinden, who beat CC goalie Carsen Musser from the right circle. Andrew Strathman doubled the home team's lead just 1:08 into the third period when his shot from the left point got past Musser, who seemed to be shielded from the shot. Grand Forks native Drew Montgomery cut the deficit to 2-1 at the 7:05 mark of the third period, but Wilkie put the game away with an empty-net goal with 1:23 remaining in the third period.
 
The Coaches
Kris Mayotte is in his fourth 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 is the reigning NCHC Coach of the Year … Anthony Noreen is in his first season as head coach at Miami. Noreen was the head coach of the Tri-City Storm in the USHL since 2017 and also served as the Storm's President of Hockey Operations since 2019. He has been involved with USA Hockey for nearly a decade, most recently as the U-18 head coach for the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

Previous Meetings
Colorado College and Miami have met 36 times, with CC holding a 21-11-4 advantage in the series, including a 10-5-1 mark in Colorado Springs. The Tigers have a 13-game unbeaten streak (11-0-2) against Miami, and are 13-1-2 in the last 15 games vs. the RedHawks. Miami's last victory in the series was on Jan. 10, 2020 (6-1 at the Broadmoor World Arena).

Tigers in Sixth Place in the NCHC
Colorado College in sixth-place in the NCHC standings, three points behind fifth-place Denver and four shy of fourth-plae North Dakota.

Balanced Scoring
Eleven Tigers have at least 10 points this season, led by Noah Laba (8g,14a) with 22. Max Burkholder (6g,15a) and Ty Gallagher (6g,15a) follow with 21 apiece, while Owen Beckner (5g,14a) has 19. Klavs Veinbergs (6g,8a) has 14, while Gleb Veremyev (8g,4a), Drew Montgomery (6g,6a), Zaccharya Wisdom (6g,6a) and and Bret Link (3g,9a) each have 12. Stanley Cooley (5g,6a) has 11 and Philippe Blais-Savoie (3g,7a) has 10. Laba and Veremyev lead the team with eight goals apiece, while Burkholder and Gallagher share the team lead with 15 assists.

Career-Highs in '24-25
Four Tigers have recorded a career-high number of points this season. Max Burkholder (21 points), Klavs Veinbergs (14) and Drew Montgomery (13) have each surpassed his total as a freshman last season, while Ty Gallagher (21) has tied his career-high from 2022-23.   

Tiger Tales
Friday night, Klavs Veinbergs joined Zaccharya Wisdom (two vs. WMU on Feb. 1) and Noah Laba (three vs. UMD on Jan. 17 and two at ASU on Jan. 25) as the only Tigers with multi-goal games this season ... Veinbergs is tied for second in the NCHC in faceoff percentage (61.0%) ... Ty Gallagher is fifth in the NCHC with 46 blocked shots and tied for 10th with 74 shots ... Kaidan Mbereko is the seventh goaltender in program history to record 40 victories in a career ... Mbereko was named to the Mike Richter Award "Watch List" for the nation's top goalie; He was a finalist for the award last season ... The Tigers are 12th in the country in penalty killing (84.4%) and opponents are 9-for-54 on the power play in the last 16 games ... CC is tied for sixth in the country in faceoff percentage (54.6%) after winning the faceoff battle, 71-48, last weekend at UND.
    
Laba, Mbereko and Gallagher Named Hobey Baker Nominees
Juniors Noah Laba and Kaidan Mbereko and graduate student Ty Gallagher are among 95 student-athletes nominated for the 2025 Hobey Baker Award. The Hobey Baker Award is presented annually to the collegiate hockey player who best demonstrates strength of character both on and off the ice, contributes to the integrity of his team and displays outstanding skills in all phases of the game. Consideration is given for scholastic achievement and sportsmanship. Colorado College has had two winners since the first Hobey Baker was awarded in 1981, Peter Sejna (2003) and Marty Sertich (2005).

Five Goals in a Period
CC's five goals in the third period at Arizona State on Jan. 25 marked the first time the Tigers scored five goals in a period since Oct. 13, 2023, a 7-3 victory over Union (2nd period), and the first time with five in the third period since an 8-2 win over Western Michigan on Feb, 23, 2019.

Pair of Three-Goal Comebacks Very Rare
With the 5-4 victories over Denver (Dec. 13) and Arizona State (Jan. 25), the Tigers have collected two wins rallying from a three-goal deficit in a season for the first time in at least 25 years.
 
Tied for National Lead in OT Wins
Colorado College is tied for first in the country with Michigan with five overtime wins.

Mbereko Named National Co-Goaltender of the Month For November
Junior Kaidan Mbereko was named the National Co-Goaltender of the Month for November after leading the NCHC in wins during the month. Mbereko posted a 5-2-1 record in CC's eight games, allowing just 14 goals. He was fourth in the NCHC in goals-against average (1.71) and save percentage (.941). Mbereko had a season-high 41 saves vs. Arizona State on Nov. 9 and blanked St. Cloud State on Nov. 23.

Most NHL Draft Picks on Roster in Two Decades
With six of the 12 newcomers (three transfers and three freshmen) joining Noah Laba, Klavs Veinbergs and Zaccharya Wisdom as National Hockey League draft picks, the 2024-25 roster has nine players that have been drafted by the NHL. That tied 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 roster.

CC to Have 17 Games Televised This Season
Colorado College announced that 14 home games will be broadcast live by television partner SOCO CW during the 2024-25 season. SOCO CW is available to viewers throughout Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Southern Colorado. In addition, CBS Sports Network will televise two games nationally from Robson Arena, Jan. 17, against Minnesota Duluth and Jan. 31, against Western Michigan. The March 7 game at Denver will be shown on Altitude Sports.