# 2020–21 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 81st season of play for the program and the 8th in the NCHC conference. The Tigers represented Colorado College and were coached by Mike Haviland, in his 7th season.

## Season

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Colorado College's players would lose a season of play. However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.
Colorado College began the season playing a series of games in Omaha, Nebraska. The team started poorly but improved when freshman goaltender Dominic Basse was moved into the starting role. After the initial glut of games in December, CC's record stood at 2–4–2 with the team looking like it could improve with their bevy of new players. After splitting a weekend with then-ranked Denver at the start of January, the offense fell apart. Over the final two months of the shortened season, the Tigers never scored more than 2 goals in a game and they won once in 14 games. The team still managed to finish above last place in the conference and almost levered their position into a shocking upset of St. Cloud State in the conference quarterfinals but the team's paltry offense could not keep them in the game and they weren't able to hold onto their lead.
After the season, head coach Mike Haviland resigned from his position. The move wasn't surprising considering both the overall lack of success under his tenure and the virtually non-existent offense of this season.
Jake Begley, Jackson Ross and Casey Staum sat out the season

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Alex Berardinelli | Forward | United States | Graduation (Signed with Wichita Thunder) |
| Kristian Blumenschein | Defenseman | Canada | Graduation |
| Bailey Conger | Forward | United States | Left program |
| Jon Flakne | Goaltender | United States | Left program |
| Andrew Gaus | Forward | United States | Graduation |
| Nick Halloran | Forward | United States | Graduation (Signed with Ontario Reign) |
| Erik Middendorf | Forward | United States | Returned to juniors (Chicago Steel) |
| Alex Pernitsky | Defenseman | Canada | Graduate transfer to MacEwan |
| Sam Renlund | Forward | United States | Returned to juniors (Des Moines Buccaneers) |
| Ryan Ruck | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (Signed with Macon Mayhem) |
| Brady Smith | Defenseman | United States | Returned to juniors (Lone Star Brahmas) |
| Chris Versich | Forward | United States | Left program |
| Chris Wilkie | Forward | United States | Graduation (Signed with Rockford IceHogs) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Nicklas Andrews | Defenseman | United States | 19 | Canton, MI |
| Dominic Basse | Goaltender | United States | 19 | Alexandria, VA; selected 167th overall in 2019 |
| Jake Begley | Goaltender | United States | 21 | Mahtomedi, MN |
| Jordan Biro | Forward | Canada | 20 | Sherwood Park, AB |
| Hugo Blixt | Defenseman | Sweden | 22 | Västerås, SWE; transfer from Boston University |
| Ray Christy | Forward | United States | 21 | Saint Paul, MN |
| Tyler Coffey | Forward | United States | 20 | Hamilton, NJ |
| Chase Foley | Defenseman | United States | 21 | West St. Paul, MN |
| Matthew Gleason | Forward | United States | 19 | Saint Paul, MN |
| Brian Hawkinson | Forward | United States | 22 | Kailua, HI; transfer from Miami |
| Jackson Jutting | Forward | United States | 19 | Savage, MN |
| Hunter McKown | Forward | United States | 18 | San Jose, CA |
| Jack Millar | Defenseman | United States | 19 | Westminster, CO |
| Marc Pasemko | Forward | United States | 21 | Edmonton, AB |
| Logan Will | Forward | United States | 20 | Ames, IA |

## Roster

As of March 1, 2021.

## Standings

2020–21 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | PT% | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #5 North Dakota †* | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54 | .750 | 94 | 47 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 114 | 57 |
| #2 St. Cloud State | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 45 | .625 | 78 | 64 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 101 | 84 |
| #3 Minnesota Duluth | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 | .597 | 72 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 84 | 66 |
| #13 Omaha | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 40 | .556 | 79 | 69 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 85 | 81 |
| Denver | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | .470 | 61 | 60 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 67 | 66 |
| Western Michigan | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | .458 | 73 | 84 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 77 | 89 |
| Colorado College | 22 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | .273 | 35 | 77 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 36 | 79 |
| Miami | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .250 | 46 | 83 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 48 | 89 |
| Championship: March 16, 2021 † indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| December 8 | 10:35 AM | vs. Western Michigan | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | | Vernon | T 3–3 $^{SOW}$ | 0 | 0–0–1 (0–0–1) |
| December 9 | 6:35 PM | vs. #18 Omaha | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | AT&T RM | Vernon | L 1–6 | 0 | 0–1–1 (0–1–1) |
| December 11 | 6:35 PM | vs. Western Michigan | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | AT&T RM | Vernon | L 2–5 | 0 | 0–2–1 (0–2–1) |
| December 13 | 11:05 AM | vs. #3 Minnesota Duluth | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | AT&T RM | Basse | W 4–1 | 0 | 1–2–1 (1–2–1) |
| December 15 | 6:35 PM | vs. Miami | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | AT&T RM | Basse | W 4–1 | 0 | 2–2–1 (2–2–1) |
| December 18 | 6:35 PM | vs. #9 St. Cloud State | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | AT&T RM | Basse | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 0 | 2–3–1 (2–3–1) |
| December 19 | 7:05 PM | vs. Miami | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | AT&T RM | Basse | T 1–1 $^{SOW}$ | 0 | 2–3–2 (2–3–2) |
| December 21 | 11:05 AM | vs. #11 Omaha | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | | Basse | L 0–3 | 0 | 2–4–2 (2–4–2) |
| January 1 | 7:06 PM | vs. #16 Denver | Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | CBSSN | Basse | W 4–3 | 0 | 3–4–2 (3–4–2) |
| January 2 | 7:07 PM | at #16 Denver | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | | Basse | L 1–6 | 0 | 3–5–2 (3–5–2) |
| January 10 | 7:07 PM | vs. #2 North Dakota | Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Vernon | L 0–3 | 0 | 3–6–2 (3–6–2) |
| January 11 | 7:07 PM | vs. #2 North Dakota | Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Basse | L 1–2 | 0 | 3–7–2 (3–7–2) |
| January 18 | 7:07 PM | vs. #11 Omaha | Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Basse | L 2–3 | 0 | 3–8–2 (3–8–2) |
| January 19 | 7:07 PM | vs. #11 Omaha | Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Vernon | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 0 | 3–9–2 (3–9–2) |
| January 23 | 5:07 PM | at #3 North Dakota | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | | Basse | L 1–4 | 2,008 | 3–10–2 (3–10–2) |
| January 24 | 5:07 PM | at #3 North Dakota | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | | Basse | L 0–5 | 1,775 | 3–11–2 (3–11–2) |
| February 12 | 6:07 PM | at #10 Omaha | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | | Basse | L 1–7 | 1,248 | 3–12–2 (3–12–2) |
| February 13 | 5:07 PM | at #10 Omaha | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | | Basse | L 2–3 | 1,524 | 3–13–2 (3–13–2) |
| February 18 | 5:07 PM | at #8 Minnesota Duluth | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | | Basse | W 2–1 | 250 | 4–13–2 (4–13–2) |
| February 20 | 11:00 AM | at #6 St. Cloud State | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | | Basse | L 0–4 | 143 | 4–14–2 (4–14–2) |
| February 25 | 7:07 PM | vs. Denver | Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Basse | L 1–5 | 0 | 4–15–2 (4–15–2) |
| February 27 | 7:07 PM | at Denver | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | | Vernon | L 0–4 | 42 | 4–16–2 (4–16–2) |
| NCHC Tournament ||||||||||
| February 27 | 7:07 PM | at #8 St. Cloud State | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | | Vernon | L 1–2 | 1,923 | 4–17–2 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||||||

## Scoring Statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Josiah Slavin | LW | 22 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| Ben Copeland | C | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| Grant Cruikshank | C | 16 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Jack Millar | D | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Hunter McKown | RW | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Troy Conzo | F | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Patrick Cozzi | RW | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Logan Will | F | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Zach Berzolla | D | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 59 |
| Brian Hawkinson | RW | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Jackson Jutting | F | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Nicklas Andrews | D | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| Chase Foley | D | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Bryan Yoon | D | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Connor Mayer | D | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| Jordan Biro | C | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Hugo Blixt | D | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
| McKay Flanagan | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Gleason | C | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Tyler Coffey | F | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Gates | C | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Chad Sasaki | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Williams | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Vernon | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Pasemko | F | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dominic Basse | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Christy | F | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Total | | | 36 | 52 | 88 | 245 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Dominic Basse | 17 | 942 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 50 | 425 | 0 | .895 | 3.18 |
| Matt Vernon | 10 | 449 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 180 | 0 | .865 | 3.74 |
| Empty Net | - | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 23 | 1396 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 79 | 605 | 0 | .885 | 3.39 |

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | 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 |
USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.

## Awards and honors

| Player | Award | Ref |
| Grant Cruikshank | NCHC Third Team | |