The No. 20-ranked Colorado College Tigers travel to Minnesota for their final road series of the regular season against the St. Cloud State Huskies, Feb. 21-22, at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn. The teams split a pair of games earlier this season in Colorado Springs. 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. Friday's contest will be televised in the Southern Colorado region on SOCO CW.  

Last Time Out
No. 19 Colorado College collected five of a possible six points with a couple of victories over Miami last weekend at Robson Arena ... On Friday, Drew Montgomery scored twice and Owen Beckner added a goal and two assists in a 6-1 victory. The Tigers jumped out to an early lead when Philippe Blais-Savoie scored an unassisted goal 4:09 into the contest with a shot from the right point that snuck past Miami goaltender Bruno Bruveris (24 saves). Montgomery scored the first of his two consecutive goals at the 6:08 mark when he knocked the puck out of the air into the net after a Miami defender blocked a shot by Ty Gallagher. Gallagher and Montgomery hooked up again at the 8:46 mark to make it 3-0. Montgomery took a drop pass from Gallagher and his initial shot was saved by Bruveris but Montgomery put the rebound in an open net. Beckner gave the Tigers a four-goal advantage 3:52 into the second period with his sixth goal of the season. The RedHawks got on the board at the 6:57 mark when Dylan Moulton collected the puck in the high slot after a pass was deflected by a Tiger defender and blasted a one-timer past CC goalie Kaidan Mbereko (23 saves). The Tigers made it 5-1 when Gavin Lindberg took a centering pass from Beckner and deposited the puck into the net from the slot for his third tally of the season at the 11:59 mark of the middle frame, then Klavs Veinbergs scored his eighth of the season to close the scoring at 3:25 of the third period, assisted by Beckner and Blais-Savoie ... On Saturday, Montgomery scored 1:49 into overtime to give CC a 5-4 victory. The Tigers survived a furious comeback by the RedHawks, who rallied from a pair of three-goal deficits and scored four goals in the third period. The Tigers led 3-0 entering the third period, but Moulton scored 4:14 into the frame to cut the lead to 3-1. Tyler Coffey scored on a breakaway at the 9:07 mark following a full ice length pass from Bret Link to push the lead back to three. Link and Veinbergs were each assessed a penalty at the 11:51 mark, then the RedHawks scored three consecutive goals in a span of 3:21, starting with a 5-on-3 tally by Colby Ambrosia at the 13:06 mark. Rihards Simanovics cut the lead to one at 14:39, then Raimonds Vitolins evened the game at the 16:27 mark. It appeared Miami took the lead with 17.5 seconds left, but Ambrosia's power-play goal was waved off after the referees deemed there was goaltender interference after CC challenged the play. The Tigers killed off the final 1:05 of Brady Cleveland's penalty to start the overtime period, then Montgomery, who scored twice in CC's 6-1 victory on Friday, collected his team-high 10th goal of the year to send Robson Arena into a frenzy.

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 … Brett Larson is in his seventh season as head coach at St. Cloud State after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at Minnesota Duluth. He also was an assistant with the Bulldogs from 2008-11 and helped UMD win the NCAA Division I national title in 2011 and again in 2018. Larson led St. Cloud State to the NCAA Division I Championship game in 2021, falling to UMass, 5-0, in the final.

Previous Meetings
St. Cloud State leads the all-time series against Colorado College, 66-53-9. The Tigers, however, hold a 25-24-6 advantage in St. Cloud. The teams split a series at Robson Arena earlier this season, with SCSU winning 3-2 on Friday, Nov. 22, and the Tigers winning 1-0 in overtime the following night on Philippe Blais-Savoie's goal.

Tigers in Sixth Place in the NCHC
Colorado College is in sixth-place in the NCHC standings, one point behind fifth-place Denver and two shy of fourth-place North Dakota.

Balanced Scoring
Eleven Tigers have at least 10 points this season, led by Max Burkhokder (6g,18a) with 24. Ty Gallagher (6g,17a) and Owen Beckner (6g,17a) follow with 23 apiece, while Noah Laba (8g,14a) has 22. Klavs Veinbergs (9g,8a) has 17, followed by Drew Montgomery (10g,6a) and Bret Link (4g,12a) with 16 apiece. Zaccharya Wisdom (6g,8a) and Gleb Veremyev (8g,6a) have 14, Philippe Blais-Savoie (4g,8a) has 12 and Stanley Cooley (5g,6a) has 11. Montgomery leads the team with 10 goals, while Burkholder tops the squad with 18 assists.

Career-Highs in '24-25
Four Tigers have recorded a career-high number of points this season. Max Burkholder (24 points), Klavs Veinbergs (17) and Drew Montgomery (16) have each surpassed his total as a freshman last season, while Ty Gallagher (23) tops his career-high from 2022-23.   

Tiger Tales
On Friday, Drew Montgomery joined Klavs Veinbergs (two at North Dakota on Feb. 7), 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 (60.2%) ... Ty Gallagher is sixth in the NCHC with 46 blocked shots and tied for eighth with 82 shots ... Max Burkholder is tied for 10th in the NCHC with 18 assists ... Kaidan Mbereko is seventh in program history with 43 career victories ... The Tigers are ninth in the country in penalty killing (85.4%) and opponents are 10-for-67 on the power play in the last 18 games ... CC is tied for ninth in the country in faceoff percentage (54.5%) ... Owen Beckner has 14 points in his last 10 games and has the most points in a season (23) by a CC freshman since Bryan Yoon had 26 in 2018-19.
    
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 First in Nation in OT Wins
Colorado College is tied for first in the country with Michigan with six overtime wins, which ties the 2023-24 and 1979-80 teams for the most in one season.

Montgomery Named NCHC Forward of the Week
Sophomore Drew Montgomery was named the KJ Branding NCHC Forward of the Week after the Tigers swept Miami last weekend at Robson Arena. Montgomery powered the Tigers to the pair of wins with a three-goal weekend, including scoring both game-winners. In Friday's 6-1 win, he scored two goals in a span of 2:42 in the first period to turn a 1-0 lead into a 3-0 lead, with his first goal serving as the game-winner. The next night, Montgomery scored the game-winner 1:49 into overtime to give CC a 5-4 victory on his only shot on goal of the game. He had four shota and was a +3 for the weekend.

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.