The Colorado College Tigers play their final regular-season series against the 9th-ranked Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, Feb. 27-28, at Amsoil Arena in Duluth, MN. The teams split a pair of games earlier this season in Colorado Springs. UMD won 4-2 on Nov. 21, and CC captured a 2-1 overtime victory the following night.
 
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 this weekend 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 on SOCO-CW.
  
Last Time Out
The Tigers tied and lost to No. 4 Western Michigan last weekend at Ed Robson Arena ... On Friday, Mats Lindgren scored and Kaidan Mbereko had 27 saves in a 1-1 tie. The Broncos' William Whitelaw notched the only goal in the shootout to give WMU the extra point in the NCHC standings. Lindgren opened the scoring at the 13:26 mark of the first period, then Sam Huck evened the score for Western Michigan just 1:56 into the second period. That was it for the scoring as the two goaltenders were outstanding the rest of the way, with each of them making some incredible saves and helping their teams kill off seven total power plays, four for CC and three for WMU ... On Saturday, Hunter Slukynsky had 28 saves, while Grant Slukynsky and Zaccharya Wisdom each had a goal and an assist in a 2-0 WMU victory. Mbereko made 24 saves for the Tigers in his final appearance at Robson Arena. Wisdom opened the scoring for WMU at the 9:21 mark of the first period. It looked like the Tigers tied the game with a few seconds remaining in the second period, but Ryan Alexander was called for interference just before Lindgren scored on a rocket from the right point that would have beaten the clock at the end of the period. Instead of a tie game, WMU had a power play for 1:59 to begin the third period. The Tigers killed the penalty, but Western Michigan took a 2-0 lead at the 4:18 mark of the final frame when Grant Slukynsky beat Mbereko from the left circle.
  
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 214 times, with the Bulldogs holding a 112-90-12 advantage in the series, including a 59-38-5 mark in Duluth. The teams split a pair of games in Colorado Springs earlier this season, with UMD winning 4-2 on Nov. 21, and CC capturing a 2-1 overtime victory the following day.

Tiger Tales  
The Tigers lead the NCHC and are second in the nation in faceoff winning percentage (55.2) ... Klavs Veinbergs leads in the NCHC with a 61.2 faceoff win percentage and is third with 396 faceoff wins ... CC is 11th in the country with 1044 shots on goal and tied for 12th with 32.6 shots on goal per game this season ... Ryan Alexander's three assists vs. St. Cloud State on Feb. 14, were the most in one game by a Tiger since Owen Beckner had four vs. Minnesota Duluth on Jan. 17, 2025. ... The Tigers have been involved in five of the six tie games played between NCHC teams this season ... CC has five ties in one season for the first time since the 2017-18 campaign ... The Tigers have allowed two goals or less in three consecutive games for the first time since Feb. 24-Mar. 2, 2024 ... Owen Beckner attempted a career-high seven shots vs. Western Michigan last Saturday ... Prior to Saturday, the last time CC was shutout at home was Feb. 2, 2023 (2-0 to ASU).

Mbereko Climbing Career Lists
Senior Kaidan Mbereko is one of the most decorated goalies in program history. He is No. 2 on CC's career list for games played by a goalie with 126, one behind Jeff Sanger (1998-2002), and save percentage (.914) and No. 3 with 56 wins and 3,229 saves. 

Playoff Scenarios
The Tigers are tied for sixth place with Miami in the NCHC standings entering the final weekend of the regular season. Four teams, North Dakota, Western Michigan, Denver and Minnesota Duluth, have clinched home ice for the first round of the NCHC playoffs. Minnesota Duluth is the only team locked in a final spot at No. 4. Colorado College can finish anywhere from fifth to ninth in the standings. If the Tigers earn two or three points on Friday at UMD, or if Denver or Miami wins in regulation, they secure a spot in the top eight and will advance to the first-round of the NCHC playoffs, March 6-8.
  
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. 

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

Former Tiger Jaccob Slavin Wins Olympic Gold in Milan
Former Colorado College and current Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin became the first former Tiger to win an Olympic gold medal in hockey after Team USA defeated Canda, 2-1, in overtime Feb. 22, in Milan, Italy. Slavin, the ninth former Tiger to compete in the Olympics, joins silver medalists Andy Gambucci and Bob Rompre from the 1952 USA team to earn an Olympic medal. Slavin, from Erie, Colo., is in his 11th season with Carolina. He played two seasons at Colorado College, earning the NCHC Rookie of the Year in 2014 and first-team all-NCHC honors in 2015 before signing with the Hurricanes.

CC Has 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 and will televise Friday's game at Minnesota Duluth. In addition, KRDO-13 (ABC) in Colorado Springs televised 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.