2023–24 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season

The 2023–24 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 84th season of play for the program and the 11th in the NCHC. The Tigers represented Colorado College in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at the Ed Robson Arena and were coached by Kris Mayotte, in his third season.

2023–24 Colorado College Tigers
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceNCHC
Home iceEd Robson Arena
Rankings
USCHO#15
USA Today#15
Record
Overall21–13–3
Conference14–8–2
Home12–8–2
Road9–5–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachKris Mayotte
Assistant coachesPeter Mannino
John Lidgett
Andrew Oglevie
Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey seasons
« 2022–23 2024–25 »

Season edit

Departures edit

Player Position Nationality Cause
Cade Ahrenholz Forward   United States Transferred to Alaska
Brett Chorske Forward   United States Transferred to Colgate
Patrick Cozzi Forward   United States Graduation (retired)
Matthew Gleason Forward   United States Transferred to St. Thomas
Hunter McKown Forward   United States Signed professional contract (Columbus Blue Jackets)
Noah Prokop Forward   United States Graduate transfer to St. Thomas
Chad Sasaki Defenseman   United States Graduation (retired)
Nate Schweitzer Defenseman   United States Transferred to Lake Superior State
Matt Vernon Goaltender   United States Graduation (signed with Reading Royals)
Bryan Yoon Defenseman   United States Graduation (signed with Utah Grizzlies)

Recruiting edit

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Max Burkholder Defenseman   United States 20 Chaska, MN
Tyler Dunbar Defenseman   United States 19 Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Antonio Fernandez Defenseman   United States 19 San Jose, CA
Bret Link Forward   United States 21 Anchorage, AK
Drew Montgomery Forward   United States 20 Grand Forks, ND
Riley Stuart Forward   United States 21 Phoenix, AZ
Klāvs Veinbergs Forward   Latvia 20 Riga, LAT; selected 224th overall in 2022
Evan Werner Forward   United States 20 Flower Mound, TX
Henry Wilder Goaltender   United States 22 Needham, MA; transfer from Boston College
Zaccharya Wisdom Forward   Canada 19 Toronto, ON; selected 212th overall in 2023

Roster edit

As of July 24, 2023.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1   Jake Begley Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1999-03-18 Mahtomedi, Minnesota Brockville (CCHL)
2   Zaccharya Wisdom Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2004-04-21 Toronto, Ontario Cedar Rapids (USHL) SEA, 212th overall 2023
4   Max Burkholder Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2003-08-08 Chaska, Minnesota Dubuque (USHL)
5   Jack Millar Senior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2000-11-30 Westminster, Colorado Cedar Rapids (USHL)
7   Chase Foley Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-02-17 Mendota Heights, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL)
8   Ryan Beck Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-08-25 Linden, Michigan Dubuque (USHL)
9   Noah Serdachny Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-03-09 Edmonton, Alberta Salmon Arm (BCHL)
10   Bret Link Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2002-04-09 Anchorage, Alaska Fargo (USHL)
11   Ray Christy Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-09-15 Saint Paul, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL)
13   Tommy Middleton Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-06-19 Midland, Michigan Janesville (NAHL)
15   Antonio Fernandez Freshman D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2003-10-11 San Jose, California Lincoln (USHL)
17   Tyler Coffey Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-05-19 Hamilton, New Jersey Sioux Falls (USHL)
18   Connor Mayer Graduate D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-06-13 Champlin, Minnesota Central Illinois (USHL)
19   Evan Werner Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2003-02-13 Flower Mound, Texas Tri-City (USHL)
20   Logan Will (C) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-06-14 Ames, Iowa Omaha (USHL)
21   Tyler Dunbar Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 2003-12-18 Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Lincoln (USHL)
22   Nikolai Charchenko Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2001-06-03 Victoria, Minnesota Minot (NAHL)
23   Ethan Straky Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-04-18 Walnut Creek, California Green Bay (USHL)
24   Klāvs Veinbergs Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2003-03-27 Riga, Latvia Lincoln (USHL) TBL, 224th overall 2022
25   Riley Stuart Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2002-01-17 Phoenix, Arizona Dubuque (USHL)
26   Noah Laba Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2003-08-04 Northville, Michigan Lincoln (USHL) NYR, 111th overall 2022
27   Stanley Cooley (A) Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2002-05-27 Regina, Saskatchewan Lincoln (USHL)
28   Gleb Veremyev Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 2003-06-28 Sayreville, New Jersey Lincoln (USHL)
29   Drew Montgomery Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2003-03-27 Grand Forks, North Dakota Omaha (USHL)
31   Henry Wilder Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-19 Needham, Massachusetts Boston College (HEA)
33   Kaidan Mbereko Sophomore G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-07-28 Aspen, Colorado Lincoln (USHL)
37   Nicklas Andrews Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 2001-07-06 Canton, Michigan Des Moines (USHL)
39   Danny Weight Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-05-01 Lattingtown, New York Boston College (HEA)

Standings edit

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 North Dakota 24 15 8 1 1 4 0 49 87 67 40 26 12 2 151 105
#3 Denver * 24 15 7 2 3 0 1 45 110 80 42 30 9 3 198 119
#18 St. Cloud State 24 11 9 4 1 3 2 41 77 74 38 17 16 5 121 114
#15 Colorado College 24 14 8 2 5 2 0 41 66 56 37 21 13 3 111 93
#11 Omaha 24 13 8 3 5 0 3 40 68 74 40 23 13 4 117 112
#14 Western Michigan 24 11 13 0 1 5 0 35 78 64 38 21 16 1 136 97
Minnesota Duluth 24 8 14 2 3 3 2 28 65 80 37 12 20 5 103 125
Miami 24 1 21 2 0 2 0 7 44 100 36 7 26 3 78 135
Championship: March 23, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Updated: April 1, 2024

Schedule and results edit

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 7 6:00 pm Simon Fraser* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado (Exhibition)     W 6–3   
Regular Season
October 13 7:00 pm Union* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado SOCO CW Mbereko W 7–3  3,607 1–0–0
October 14 6:00 pm Union* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Mbereko W 6–2  3,611 2–0–0
October 20 7:00 pm Long Island* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado SOCO CW Mbereko W 3–2  3,412 3–0–0
October 21 6:00 pm Long Island* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Mbereko W 4–2  3,407 4–0–0
October 27 7:05 pm at Air Force* Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry)   Mbereko W 6–2  2,701 5–0–0
October 28 6:00 pm Augustana* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado SOCO CW Mbereko L 3–4  3,407 5–1–0
November 3 7:00 pm at #2 Denver Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado (Rivalry)   Mbereko L 1–6  7,021 5–2–0 (0–1–0)
November 4 6:00 pm #2 Denver Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry) SOCO CW Mbereko L 1–5  3,749 5–3–0 (0–2–0)
November 10 5:00 pm at Miami Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Mbereko W 5–1  2,107 6–3–0 (1–2–0)
November 11 5:00 pm at Miami Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Mbereko W 4–1  2,431 7–3–0 (2–2–0)
November 17 7:00 pm #16 Western Michigan Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado SOCO CW Mbereko L 1–3  3,407 7–4–0 (2–3–0)
November 18 6:00 pm #16 Western Michigan Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Mbereko L 0–4  3,410 7–5–0 (2–4–0)
December 1 7:00 pm #12 Arizona State* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado SOCO CW Mbereko T 2–2 OT 3,519 7–5–1
December 2 6:00 pm #12 Arizona State* Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Mbereko L 0–2  3,463 7–6–1
December 8 6:07 pm at #1 North Dakota Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota Midco, SOCO CW Mbereko W 3–2 OT 11,569 8–6–1 (3–4–0)
December 9 5:07 pm at #1 North Dakota Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota Midco Mbereko W 3–2 OT 11,673 9–6–1 (4–4–0)
December 29 7:00 pm Minot State* #20 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado (Exhibition)   Wilder W 7–1  3,416
January 7 4:00 pm at #10 Minnesota* #20 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, Minnesota Fox 9+, BTN+ Mbereko W 6–4  9,490 10–6–1
January 8 6:00 pm at #12 Minnesota* #17 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, Minnesota Fox 9+, BTN+ Mbereko L 2–6  7,369 10–7–1
January 12 6:07 pm at Minnesota Duluth #17 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota SOCO CW Mbereko L 2–3 OT 5,671 10–8–1 (4–5–0)
January 13 6:07 pm at Minnesota Duluth #17 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota   Mbereko W 3–2 OT 6,246 11–8–1 (5–5–0)
January 19 7:00 pm Miami #18 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado SOCO CW, CBSSN Mbereko W 2–1  3,474 12–8–1 (6–5–0)
January 20 4:00 pm Miami #18 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Mbereko W 4–2  3,454 13–8–1 (7–5–0)
January 26 5:00 pm at #12 Western Michigan #16 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Mbereko W 2–1 OT 3,611 14–8–1 (8–5–0)
January 27 4:00 pm at #12 Western Michigan #16 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Mbereko W 2–1 OT 3,710 15–8–1 (9–5–0)
February 2 7:00 pm #16 St. Cloud State #14 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado SOCO CW Mbereko L 1–2 OT 3,640 15–9–1 (9–6–0)
February 3 6:00 pm #16 St. Cloud State #14 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado SOCO CW Mbereko W 5–3  3,687 16–9–1 (10–6–0)
February 16 7:00 pm #2 North Dakota #15 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado SOCO CW Mbereko W 7–1  3,503 17–9–1 (11–6–0)
February 17 6:00 pm #2 North Dakota #15 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Mbereko W 6–2  3,585 18–9–1 (12–6–0)
February 23 6:00 pm at #19 Omaha #10 Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska   Mbereko L 0–3  7,802 18–10–1 (12–7–0)
February 24 6:00 pm at #19 Omaha #10 Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska   Mbereko T 1–1 SOL 7,802 18–10–2 (12–7–1)
March 1 7:00 pm Minnesota Duluth #11 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado SOCO CW Mbereko T 2–2 SOL 3,602 18–10–3 (12–7–2)
March 2 6:00 pm Minnesota Duluth #11 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado SOCO CW Mbereko W 4–1  3,600 19–10–3 (13–7–2)
March 8 7:00 pm #4 Denver #10 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry) SOCO CW, CBSSN Mbereko W 4–3  3,912 20–10–3 (14–7–2)
March 9 6:00 pm at #4 Denver #10 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado (Rivalry)   Mbereko L 3–4  7,033 20–11–3 (14–8–2)
NCHC Tournament
March 15 7:07 pm #12 Omaha* #10 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado (Quarterfinal Game 1)   Mbereko W 4–3 OT 3,410 21–11–3
March 16 6:07 pm #12 Omaha* #10 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado (Quarterfinal Game 2)   Mbereko L 1–3  3,425 21–12–3
March 17 6:07 pm #12 Omaha* #10 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado (Quarterfinal Game 3)   Mbereko L 1–2  3,416 21–13–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring Statistics edit

Rankings edit

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 26 27 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 - 20 17 18 16 14 15 15 10 11 10 10 12 15
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 20 20^ 18 18 17 16 15 16 10 14 12 10 13 15

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 11.[3]
^USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.

References edit

  1. ^ "2023–2024 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Colorado College Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "2023-2024 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Colorado College Tigers. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.