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2021–22 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 Colorado College Tigers
men's ice hockey season
Conference7th NCHC
Home iceEd Robson Arena
Rankings
USCHONR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall9–24–3
Conference6–17–1
Home5–11–1
Road4–13–2
Coaches and captains
Head coachKris Mayotte
Assistant coachesPeter Mannino
Mark Stuart
Captain(s)Brian Hawkinson
Bryan Yoon
Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 82nd season of play for the program and the 9th in the NCHC conference. The Tigers represented Colorado College and were coached by Kris Mayotte, in his 1st season.

Season

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Colorado College enters the 2021–22 season with both a new head coach[1] and a new home arena, with the on-campus Ed Robson Arena officially opening with an exhibition game against local rival Air Force on October 2, 2021.[2] The season turned out to be effectively a rebuilding year for the program with the team's offense being substandard for most of the campaign. While the defense wasn't much better, sophomore Dominic Basse kept the Tigers in many games early in the season. Despite some goaltending heroics, CC's pop-gun offense provided the team with just 2 wins in their first 13 games.

While the team was never fully able to get on track, Colorado College managed to stay out of the NCHC basement on the strength of a season sweep of Miami. The four wins against the RedHawks made up almost half of the Tigers' total for the year.

As the campaign progressed, Basse's play in net became inconsistent and he ended up splitting time with Matt Vernon. By the end of the season, Vernon had taken control of the starting role and was in goal for the team's two playoff games. While CC lost both matches, Vernon acquitted himself well by surrendering just 2 goals in each game to North Dakota.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Zach Berzolla Defenseman  United States Graduation (Signed with Florida Everblades)
Troy Conzo Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Sacred Heart
Ben Copeland Forward  United States Transferred to Penn State
Grant Cruikshank Forward  United States Transferred to Minnesota
McKay Flanagan Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Jack Gates Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Josiah Slavin Forward  United States Graduation (Signed with Chicago Blackhawks)
Casey Staum Defenseman  United States Left Program (retired)
Brian Williams Forward  United States Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Brett Chorske Defenseman  United States 20 Edina, MN
Stan Cooley Forward  Canada 19 Ottawa, ON
Cooper Fensterstock Forward  United States 21 Charlotte, NC
Tommy Middleton Forward  United States 21 Midland, MI
Noah Prokop Forward  United States 21 Highlands Ranch, CO; transfer from Omaha
Nate Schweitzer Defenseman  United States 19 Champlin, MN
Danny Weight Forward  United States 20 Edmonton, AB; transfer from Boston College

Roster

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As of August 12, 2021.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Minnesota Jake Begley Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 1999-03-18 Mahtomedi, Minnesota Brockville (CCHL)
2 California Chad Sasaki Junior D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1998-02-06 Cypress, California Wenatchee (BCHL)
3 North Carolina Cooper Fensterstock Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2000-09-27 Charlotte, North Carolina Amarillo (NAHL)
4 Colorado Bryan Yoon (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1998-01-27 Parker, Colorado Tri-City (USHL)
5 Colorado Jack Millar Sophomore D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 2000-11-30 Westminster, Colorado Cedar Rapids (USHL)
7 Minnesota Chase Foley Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2000-02-17 Mendota Heights, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL)
9 Colorado Jackson Ross Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1997-03-28 Denver, Colorado Surrey (BCHL)
10 New York (state) Patrick Cozzi Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1998-04-30 Greenlawn, New York Prince George (BCHL)
11 Minnesota Ray Christy Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-09-15 St. Paul, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL)
12 Michigan Tommy Middleton Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2000-06-19 Midland, Michigan Janesville (NAHL)
13 Minnesota Brett Chorske Freshman F 6' 6" (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-05-24 Edina, Minnesota St. Cloud (NAHL)
14 Minnesota Nate Schweitzer Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2002-02-21 Champlin, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL)
15 Minnesota Matthew Gleason Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-09-20 St. Paul, Minnesota Chicago (USHL)
16 Minnesota Jackson Jutting Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2001-02-27 Savage, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL)
17 New Jersey Tyler Coffey Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2000-05-19 Hamilton, New Jersey Sioux Falls (USHL)
18 Minnesota Connor Mayer Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1999-06-13 Champlin, Minnesota Central Illinois (USHL)
19 Alberta Jordan Biro Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2000-08-10 Sherwood Park, Alberta Spruce Grove (AJHL)
20 Iowa Logan Will Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 2000-06-14 Ames, Iowa Omaha (USHL)
21 Colorado Noah Prokop Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2000-01-15 Highlands Ranch, Colorado Omaha (NCHC)
22 Virginia Dominic Basse Sophomore G 6' 6" (1.98 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2001-04-22 Alexandria, Virginia Youngstown (USHL) CHI, 167th overall 2019
23 Sweden Hugo Blixt Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1998-01-02 Linköping, Sweden Boston University (HEA)
27 Ontario Stanley Cooley Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2002-05-27 Ottawa, Ontario Lincoln (USHL)
29 Colorado Brian Hawkinson (C) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-01-10 Centennial, Colorado Miami (NCHC)
30 Alberta Matt Vernon Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 1998-03-29 Calgary, Alberta Aberdeen (NAHL)
34 Alberta Marc Pasemko Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-04-06 Edmonton, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL)
37 Michigan Nicklas Andrews Sophomore D 5' 0" (1.52 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2001-07-06 Canton, Michigan Des Moines (USHL)
39 New York (state) Danny Weight Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2001-05-01 Lattingtown, New York Boston College (HEA)
41 California Hunter McKown Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-08-18 San Jose, California USNTDP (USHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Denver 24 18 6 0 1 0 0 53 98 55 41 31 9 1 175 93
#9 North Dakota 24 17 6 1 1 1 1 53 78 58 39 24 14 1 119 99
#6 Western Michigan 24 14 9 1 1 0 1 43 84 68 39 26 12 1 138 101
#11 St. Cloud State 24 10 10 4 1 2 1 36 84 69 37 18 15 4 133 97
#5 Minnesota Duluth * 24 10 10 4 1 1 2 36 61 56 42 22 16 4 109 93
Omaha 24 11 13 0 2 1 0 32 65 74 38 21 17 0 123 102
Colorado College 24 6 17 1 2 1 0 18 48 87 36 9 24 3 79 116
Miami 24 4 19 1 0 3 1 17 54 105 36 7 27 2 94 153
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 2 6:00 PM Air Force* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado (Exhibition)     L 1–2  3,502
Regular Season
October 8 7:07 PM St. Lawrence* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Basse L 1–2  3,589 0–1–0
October 9 6:07 PM St. Lawrence* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Basse T 1–1  3,571 0–1–1
October 15 5:00 PM at Union* Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York   Basse L 1–2  1,435 0–2–1
October 16 5:00 PM at Union* Achilles RinkSchenectady, New York   Basse T 3–3  0 0–2–2
October 22 7:00 PM at #10 Boston College* Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Basse W 5–3  5,242 1–2–2
October 23 5:00 PM at #20 Northeastern* Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts NESN+ Basse L 0–1  4,650 1–3–2
October 29 7:05 PM at Air Force* Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Basse L 4–5 OT 2,650 1–4–2
October 30 5:07 PM Air Force* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Basse W 8–1  3,570 2–4–2
November 5 7:07 PM #1 St. Cloud State Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado ATTRM Basse L 2–3 OT 3,566 2–5–2 (0–1–0)
November 6 6:07 PM #1 St. Cloud State Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Basse L 1–4  3,579 2–6–2 (0–2–0)
November 12 6:07 PM at #4 Minnesota Duluth AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota ATTRM Basse L 0–5  5,985 2–7–2 (0–3–0)
November 13 6:07 PM at #4 Minnesota Duluth AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota   Vernon T 0–0 SOL 6,435 2–7–3 (0–3–1)
December 3 6:07 PM at #10 Omaha Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska   Vernon L 3–4  5,097 2–8–3 (0–4–1)
December 4 6:07 PM at #10 Omaha Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska   Basse W 4–0  4,457 3–8–3 (1–4–1)
December 10 7:07 PM #7 North Dakota Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado ATTRM Basse L 2–5  3,587 3–9–3 (1–5–1)
December 11 6:07 PM #7 North Dakota Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Basse L 1–4  3,569 3–10–3 (1–6–1)
December 17 7:07 PM Arizona State* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Vernon L 2–5  3,528 3–11–3
December 18 6:07 PM Arizona State* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Basse W 4–2  3,531 4–11–3
January 7 5:05 PM at Miami Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Basse W 5–1  1,182 5–11–3 (2–6–1)
January 8 3:05 PM at Miami Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Basse W 4–3  1,270 6–11–3 (3–6–1)
January 21 7:07 PM at #5 Denver Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado (Battle for the Gold Pan) CBSN Basse L 0–5  5,662 6–12–3 (3–7–1)
January 22 6:07 PM #5 Denver Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado ATTRM Basse L 0–4  3,588 6–13–3 (3–8–1)
January 28 7:07 PM #16 Omaha Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado CBSN Vernon W 4–1  3,407 7–13–3 (4–8–1)
January 29 6:07 PM #16 Omaha Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado ATTRM Vernon L 2–3  3,514 7–14–3 (4–9–1)
February 4 7:30 PM #5 Western Michigan Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado ATTRM Vernon L 2–8  3,441 7–15–3 (4–10–1)
February 5 6:00 PM #5 Western Michigan Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Basse L 4–5  3,512 7–16–3 (4–11–1)
February 11 6:00 PM at #12 North Dakota Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota ATTRM Basse L 2–3  10,842 7–17–3 (4–12–1)
February 12 5:00 PM at #12 North Dakota Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota   Basse L 0–4  11,180 7–18–3 (4–13–1)
February 18 7:07 PM Miami Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado ATTRM Vernon W 4–3  3,517 8–18–3 (5–13–1)
February 19 6:07 PM Miami Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado ATTRM Vernon W 3–2  3,545 9–18–3 (6–13–1)
February 25 6:30 PM at #11 St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota   Vernon L 1–4  3,857 9–19–3 (6–14–1)
February 26 5:00 PM at #11 St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota   Vernon L 2–6  5,128 9–20–3 (6–15–1)
March 4 7:30 PM #3 Denver Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry) ATTRM Basse L 0–5  3,891 9–21–3 (6–16–1)
March 5 7:00 PM at #3 Denver Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado   Basse L 2–5  6,321 9–22–3 (6–17–1)
NCHC Tournament
March 11 8:07 PM vs. #5 North Dakota* Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota (Quarterfinal Game 1)   Vernon L 1–2  10,475 9–23–3
March 12 6:07 PM vs. #5 North Dakota* Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota (Quarterfinal Game 2)   Vernon L 1–2  10,095 9–24–3
Colorado College Lost Series 0–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.
Source:[4]

Scoring Statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Hunter McKown RW 36 13 8 21 29
Logan Will F 32 6 12 18 16
Stan Cooley C 36 6 12 18 22
Matthew Gleason C 28 6 10 16 2
Nicklas Andrews D 33 4 11 15 8
Tyler Coffey F 29 10 4 14 6
Jordan Biro C 35 6 7 13 4
Danny Weight C 32 1 11 12 41
Bryan Yoon D 36 1 11 12 10
Brian Hawkinson RW 35 5 6 11 10
Jackson Jutting F 35 3 7 10 12
Patrick Cozzi RW 35 2 8 10 4
Brett Chorske C 21 4 5 9 10
Chase Foley D 23 1 5 6 18
Connor Mayer D 32 1 5 6 24
Jack Millar D 36 1 5 6 8
Nate Schweitzer D 31 2 3 5 14
Tommy Middleton F 35 2 3 5 32
Ray Christy F 21 2 1 3 21
Noah Prokop C 26 1 2 3 59
Marc Pasemko F 16 1 0 1 6
Hugo Blixt D 31 1 0 1 16
Jackson Ross D 2 0 0 0 2
Chad Sasaki D 4 0 0 0 2
Cooper Fensterstock F 4 0 0 0 0
Matt Vernon G 16 0 0 0 0
Dominic Basse G 24 0 0 0 0
Total 79 136 215 376

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Matt Vernon 16 836 3 9 1 39 386 1 .908 2.80
Dominic Basse 24 1320 6 15 2 71 563 1 .888 3.23
Empty Net - 27 - - - 6 - - - -
Total 36 2184 9 24 3 116 949 2 .891 3.18

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Kris Mayotte Named Head Hockey Coach". Colorado College Tigers. April 7, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tigers to Host Exhibition Game Against Air Force" (Press release). Colorado College Tigers. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020–2021 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Colorado College Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Colorado College 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Colorado College 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.