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

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

Colorado College enters the 2021–22 season with both a new head coach 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. 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

| 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

| 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

As of August 12, 2021.

## Standings

2021–22 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 | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall 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

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 2 | 6:00 PM | Air Force* | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Exhibition) | | | L 1–2 | 3,502 | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 8 | 7:07 PM | St. Lawrence* | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Basse | L 1–2 | 3,589 | 0–1–0 |
| October 9 | 6:07 PM | St. Lawrence* | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Basse | T 1–1 | 3,571 | 0–1–1 |
| October 15 | 5:00 PM | at Union* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | | Basse | L 1–2 | 1,435 | 0–2–1 |
| October 16 | 5:00 PM | at Union* | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | | Basse | T 3–3 | 0 | 0–2–2 |
| October 22 | 7:00 PM | at #10 Boston College* | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN | Basse | W 5–3 | 5,242 | 1–2–2 |
| October 23 | 5:00 PM | at #20 Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Basse | L 0–1 | 4,650 | 1–3–2 |
| October 29 | 7:05 PM | at Air Force* | Cadet Ice Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Basse | L 4–5 $^{OT}$ | 2,650 | 1–4–2 |
| October 30 | 5:07 PM | Air Force* | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Basse | W 8–1 | 3,570 | 2–4–2 |
| November 5 | 7:07 PM | #1 St. Cloud State | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado 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 Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Basse | L 1–4 | 3,579 | 2–6–2 (0–2–0) |
| November 12 | 6:07 PM | at #4 Minnesota Duluth | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | ATTRM | Basse | L 0–5 | 5,985 | 2–7–2 (0–3–0) |
| November 13 | 6:07 PM | at #4 Minnesota Duluth | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | | Vernon | T 0–0 $^{SOL}$ | 6,435 | 2–7–3 (0–3–1) |
| December 3 | 6:07 PM | at #10 Omaha | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | | Vernon | L 3–4 | 5,097 | 2–8–3 (0–4–1) |
| December 4 | 6:07 PM | at #10 Omaha | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | | Basse | W 4–0 | 4,457 | 3–8–3 (1–4–1) |
| December 10 | 7:07 PM | #7 North Dakota | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado 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 Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Basse | L 1–4 | 3,569 | 3–10–3 (1–6–1) |
| December 17 | 7:07 PM | Arizona State* | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Vernon | L 2–5 | 3,528 | 3–11–3 |
| December 18 | 6:07 PM | Arizona State* | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Basse | W 4–2 | 3,531 | 4–11–3 |
| January 7 | 5:05 PM | at Miami | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | | Basse | W 5–1 | 1,182 | 5–11–3 (2–6–1) |
| January 8 | 3:05 PM | at Miami | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | | Basse | W 4–3 | 1,270 | 6–11–3 (3–6–1) |
| January 21 | 7:07 PM | at #5 Denver | Magness Arena • Denver, 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 Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | ATTRM | Basse | L 0–4 | 3,588 | 6–13–3 (3–8–1) |
| January 28 | 7:07 PM | #16 Omaha | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | CBSN | Vernon | W 4–1 | 3,407 | 7–13–3 (4–8–1) |
| January 29 | 6:07 PM | #16 Omaha | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado 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 Arena • Colorado 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 Arena • Colorado 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 Arena • Grand 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 Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | | Basse | L 0–4 | 11,180 | 7–18–3 (4–13–1) |
| February 18 | 7:07 PM | Miami | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | ATTRM | Vernon | W 4–3 | 3,517 | 8–18–3 (5–13–1) |
| February 19 | 6:07 PM | Miami | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado 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 Center • St. 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 Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | | Vernon | L 2–6 | 5,128 | 9–20–3 (6–15–1) |
| March 4 | 7:30 PM | #3 Denver | Ed Robson Arena • Colorado 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 Arena • Denver, 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 Arena • Grand 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 Arena • Grand 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: ||||||||||

## Scoring Statistics

| 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 |

## Goaltending statistics

| 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

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | 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.