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 game will be televised in the Pikes Peak Region on SOCO CW.
  
Last Time Out
The Tigers tied and lost to No. 8 Denver last weekend in the final Gold Pan series of the season ... On Friday, Klavs Veinbergs scored twice and Jackson Unger had 29 saves in a a 2-2 tie at Ed Robson Arena. Following a scoreless overtime period, DU's Kristian Epperson posted the only goal during the three-player shootout to give the Pioneers the extra point in the NCHC standings. Veinbergs opened the scoring with a power-play goal with 56.5 seconds remaining in the first period. Gavin Lindberg sent the puck through the crease from the left circle and it deflected off Vienbergs' skate at the far post into the net behind Denver goalie Johnny Hicks. Veinbergs put the Tigers up 2-0 just 26 seconds into the second period with another power-play goal. Connor Hvidston sent a pass from behind the net to Veinbergs, who had an open net from the slot for his ninth goal of the season. The Pioneers cut the lead to one at the 3:37 mark when Rieger Lorenz put his own rebound past Unger, then Jake Fisher evened things up with 1:59 remaining in the middle frame. Fisher fanned on his original shot from the left point, but gathered the puck after it hit a CC defender's skate and fired a wrister from the right circle that beat Unger, who made his second consecutive and third career start. That was it for the scoring as the two goaltenders were outstanding in the third period and overtime. Each made eight saves in the final 20 minutes of regulation and five in overtime, including three by Hicks during a CC power play for 1:03 until the Tigers were called for slashing with five seconds remaining after Unger saved a breakaway by Sam Harris, setting up the shootout ... On Saturday, Lorenz and Harris each had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 Denver win at Magness Arena. Denver jumped out to a 2-0 lead with goals 1:44 apart in the first period. Epperson scored at the 12:29 mark, then Garrett Brown made it 2-0 at the 14:13 mark with an unassisted goal. Fisher Scott narrowed the gap to 2-1 with just 30 seconds remaining in the opening frame. He took a drop pass from Gavin Lindberg and beat Hicks from the high slot for his second goal of the season. Lorenz put the Pioneers back up by two at the 5:11 mark of the second period, then CC's Philippe Blais-Savoie was issued a five-minute major for spearing and a game misconduct at the end of the second period, and the Pioneers took advantage as Harris scored on a one-timer from the right circle just 50 seconds into the period to make it 4-1.

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 … 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, 67-54-9. The Tigers, however, hold a 26-25-6 advantage in St. Cloud. The teams split four games last season, going 1-1 in each city.

Tiger Tales  
The Tigers lead the NCHC and are third in the nation in faceoff winning percentage (55.4) ... Klavs Veinbergs leads the NCHC with a 61.8 faceoff win percentage and is third with 349 faceoff wins ... CC is 11th in the country with 936 shots on goal and 33.4 shots on goal per game ... Bret Link played his 100th career game last Saturday at Denver ... Kaidan Mbereko is No. 2 on CC's career list for games played by a goalie with 123, four behind career leader Jeff Sanger (1998-02) ... CC's 18 shots last Saturday at Denver were a season-low and the fewest since             attempting 14 at Western Michigan on Nov. 15, 2024.

Mats Lindgren Named NCHC Defenseman of the Month  
Defenseman Mats Lindgren, who was added to the 2025-26 roster during winter break, was named the NCHC Defenseman of the Month for January. Lindgren posted eight points (4g,4a) in his first eight games as a Tiger. His four goals and eight points in January both tied for the NCHC lead among defensemen, while his four goals also tied for second nationally among blueliners in the month. He was also named the KJ Branding Defenseman of the Week following the split against Arizona State. Lindgren tallied a career-high three points and the second multi-goal game of his short CC career so far on Jan. 30. 

Mbereko, Beckner Named Hobey Baker Nominees
Senior Kaidan Mbereko and sophomore Owen Beckner are among 87 student-athletes nominated for the 2026 Hobey Baker Award, according to the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation. Mbereko is sixth in the NCHC with 10 victories in 2025-26. A first-team All-American in 2024, he has been nominated for the Hobey Baker Award each of the last three seasons. Meanwhile, Beckner leads the Tigers with 19 points and 13 assists. 

Most NHL Draft Picks on Roster in Program History
With the addition of Mats Lindgren, the 2025-26 roster has 10 players that have been drafted by the NHL. That ties for the most on a roster in program history, joining the 2003-04 and '04-05 rosters. 

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
7.    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.