CCCC N NOOteTSeS – v–sv. sC. lMarckGsoilnl U Unniviveerrssitiyty (exhibition) Oc t. 1 2012 –13 2-1 3, 20 tiger HOCkey 12 2012-13 Schedule Storylines of the Week Home games in BOLD CAPS All times local n The Tigers shoot to present Scott Owens with his 300th victory as head OCt. 7 UNiv. o f BritiSH COLUMBiA (e xhib.) ...... W, 3-1 coach when they play host to Clarkson University in a pair of non-conference OCt. 12-13 CLArkSON U Niv...... 7:37/7:07 pm battles at the World Arena this Friday and Saturday. Now in his 14th year at Oct. 19 @ A ir Force Academy ...... 7 pm the helm, Owens has guided the team to 12 consecutive winning seasons. OCt. 20 UMASS LOWeLL ...... 7:07 p m n Friday’s contest marks the official 2012-13 opener for both teams, which Oct. 26/27 @ C ornell Univ...... 7/7 pm both played exhibition games at home last Sunday. It’s CC’s 54th and final Nov. 2/3 @ U niv. of Wisconsin (F ox Wis.-Friday) . 7:07/7:07 pm season as a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association before leaving to launch the new National Collegiate Hockey Conference in ‘13-1 4. NOv. 9/10 BeMiDji StAte UNiv...... 7:37/7:07 pm NOv. 16 UNiv. o f DeNver (A ltitude Sports) ...... 7:37 pm n Colorado College, a preseason consensus pick to finish seventh in the WCHA, continues non-league throughout the rest of October before Nov. 17 @ Univ. of Denver (R oot Sports) ...... 7:07 pm visiting the University of Wisconsin for its conference opening series the NOv. 23 UNiv. o f NeW HAMPSHire ...... 7:37 pm weekend of Nov. 2-3. The Tigers travel to Cornell University next week. NOv. 24 yALe UNiv...... 7:07 pm NOv. 30 UNiv. o f NOrtH DAkOtA ...... 7:37 pm results Start Counting this Weekend DeC. 1 UNiv. o f NOrtH DAkOtA ...... 7:07 pm DeC. 7/8 UNiv. o f MiNNeSOtA (F SN No rth) . . . . 7:37/7 :07 pm As CC entertains Clarkson in 2-game Set Dec. 14/15 @ St. Cloud State Univ...... 7:37/7:07 pm Playing for keeps: Colorado College officially opens the 2012-13 season at Jan. 4/5 @ Univ. of Nebraska Omaha (N BC Fri.) . 7:37/7:07 pm home this week when the Tigers take on Clarkson University of the eCAC Jan. 11/12 @ Univ. of North Dakota (F CS/The CW) . 7:37/7:07 pm in a two-game non-conference series at the World Arena (7,380 seating jAN. 18/19 UNiv. o f MiNNeSOtA DULUtH ...... 7:37/7 :07 pm capacity). Faceoff is 7:37 p.m. (MT) Friday and 7:07 p.m. Saturday. Feb. 1/2 @ Univ. of Alaska Anchorage (T he CW) . 7:07/7:07 pm for the record: CC, which skated to a 3-1 exhibition victory over the Feb. 8 @ Univ. of Denver (R oot Sports) ...... 7:07 pm University of British Columbia on Sunday, posted an overall record of feB. 9 UNiv. o f DeNver ...... 7:07 pm 18-16-2 last campaign, when the Tigers finished fifth in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings with a 15-12-1 mark in league feB. 22/23 St. CLOUD StAte U Niv...... 7:37/7 :07 pm play. Their 2011-12 season came to an abrupt halt, however, with two MAr. 1/2 MiNNeSOtA StAte UNiv...... 7:37/7:07 p m consecutive losses to underdog Michigan Tech in the first round of the Mar. 8/9 @ Michigan Tech Univ...... 7:07/7:07 pm WCHA playoffs...Clarkson, which lost a tough three-game playoff series at WCHA PLAyOffS (1st round/Best-of-three) Rensselaer in the eCAC’s opening round last March, wound up 16-17-6 MAr. 15 tBA ...... 7:37 p m overall and 9-9-4 in conference play while tying for sixth place . The Golden Knights dropped a 6-2 home-ice decision to Canada’s Carleton MAr. 16 tBA ...... 7:07 p m University in exhibition play last Sunday. MAr. 17 tBA (i f necessary) ...... 7:07 p m Coach’s Corner: Scott Owens (Colorado College ‘79), the program’s Mar. 21-23 WCHA Final Five (St. Paul, MN) ...... TBA all-time leader in terms of both coaching longevity and victories, is in his Mar. 23-25 NCAA Regionals ...... TBA 14th season at the CC helm and owns a record of 299-185-43 (.608) in 527 games behind the bench... Casey jones (Cornell ‘90) is in his second year Apr. 5 & 7 NCAA Frozen Four (Tampa, FL) ...... TBA as head coach at Clarkson, where he owns a .487 winning percentage. On the Air ... the All-time Series: The Tigers are unbeaten, at 9-0-3, in a dozen previous meetings with this week’s opponent dating back to March 14, 1957, when they iNterNet StreAMiNg: All Colorado College home advanced to the national championship game with a 5-3 victory in the NCAA games are scheduled for live streaming on the Internet, semifinals at the old Broadmoor Ice Palace. The Golden Knights last visited via a link at CCtigers.com . Cost is $8 per contest, with Colorado Springs in early February of 2008, falling twice (5-2, 6-1) to CC at the season packages also available. World Arena. The teams skated to a pair of ties (1-1, 2-2) the last time they saw rADiO: All CC games in 2012-13 will be aired live each other, in Potsdam, N.Y., in late October of that same year. throughout Southern Colorado on The Alternative in the Polls: Neither Colorado College nor Clarkson are ranked in this week’s RXP (FM 103.9 ), with ken Landau calling the action national polls published on Monday by U.S. College Hockey Online and USA for the sixth consecutive season. The broadcasts are Today/USA Hockey Magazine. CC is, however, listed among teams receiving streamed live via the Internet from a link at votes in both. The Tigers earlier were picked by the WCHA head coaches and CCtigers.com , and begin 22 minutes before faceoff. media to finish seventh in the league standings this campaign. A Look at the golden knights: Top returning scorer for Clarkson is junior www.CC Tigers.com team captain Ben Sexton , who tallied 29 points (8g,21a) in just 27 games a year ago. Sophomore defenseman Sam Lebrecque (8g,15a) and junior forward Allan McPherson (11g,12a) also are back after putting Pronunciation guide up 23 points apiece in ‘11-12. Bonnett...... BONN-et recapping Sunday’s victory: The Tigers got points Collett...... Coe-LeT from six different players representing all four classes, despite none from their No. 1 line, while scoring once DiGiando...... dee-gee-AHN-doe each on the power play, at even strength and eamonn (McDermott)...... AY-men shorthanded. They out-shot UBC by a 36-21 margin Fejes...... Fee-jiss and successfully killed five of six penalties in the 3-1 Kleisinger...... KLY (as in SKY) -zin-jer triumph, with new personnel handling most of the PK Krushelnyski...... CRUCIAL-niss-skee duties. The scoring came from three forwards – Marciano...... Mahr-see-AH-no freshman Cody Bradley (tampa, fL) , junior Archie Maric...... MARe-ick Skalbeck Skalbeck (Hopkins, MN) and senior Scott Winkler Rapuzzi...... ruh-POOZ-ee (Asker, Noway) . Skalbeck’s tally at 11:19 of the second period proved to Rud...... RUDe be the game winner. A pair of sophomore defensemen – ian young Skalbeck...... SKAHL-beck (Missouri City, tX) and Peter Stoykewych (Winnipeg, Man.) – joined Stoykewych...... S TOY-kuh-which second-year winger Charlie taft (edina, MN) in setting up a Thorimbert...... THOR-em-bert apiece. Junior josh thorimbert (Saskatoon, Sask.) , sophomore Wamsganz...... WHAMz-ganz Courtney Lockwood (Breckenridge, CO) and senior joe Howe (Plymouth, MN) each played a period in net and combined for 20 saves. Media Quick facts & guidelines two Decades of excellence: Colorado College completes more than a half century as a founding member of the WCHA this season before ■ CC Staff Directory: launching the new National Collegiate Hockey Conference in 2013-14. In (Area Code 719) Scott Owens, head coach (389-6480) the last 20 years, the Tigers have failed to earn home ice for the opening Joe Bonnett, assistant coach (389-6479) round of the league playoffs only twice. That stretch of success includes eric Rud, assistant coach (389-6484) six first-place finishes (1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 2002-03, 2004-05 Terry Kleisinger, volunteer assistant coach and 2007-08) as well as a dozen bids to the NCAA tournament. CC has Scott Caulfield, strength coach advanced to the Frozen Four three times (1996, 1997 and 2005) and Ralph Bertrand, faculty rep (389-6402) reached at least the quarterfinals on 10 occasions during the span. Ken Ralph, director of athletics (389-6475) Jason Bushie, team trainer (389-6488) Big Skates to fill: eight Tigers are gone from last year’s roster. The list Spud Hamilton, equipment mgr. (477-2184) includes All-American winger jaden Schwartz , who led the team in Dave Moross, media relations (389-6755) scoring for two seasons before signing a professional contract with the ■ Stay in touch via the Web: NHL’s St. Louis Blues last spring, as well as graduated seniors Nick Weekly press releases and statistical updates Dineen , who served as team captain in 2011-12, and gabe guentzel , a on the Tigers are accessible on the Internet throughout the course of the season. The Web second-team All-WCHA defenseman. The list of 20 returning players address is www.CCTigers.com. features three goaltenders, six veteran blue-line specialists and 11 forwards. Top scorer in the group is center rylan Schwartz (Wilcox, Sk) , ■ requests for Credentials: Please contact t he athletic media relations who collected 40 (23g,17a) of his 106 (39g,67a) career points as a junior office (719-389-6755) at least 48 hours in in 2011-12. Senior right wing William rapuzzi (Anchorage, Ak) advance with requests for press box succeeds Dineen as team captain. credentials or special interview requests. every attempt will be made to accommodate experience Between the Pipes: While starting nearly 64 percent of accredited media personnel. While no special Colorado College’s 36 games overall last season, Thorimbert earned parking is available, efforts will be made to third-team All-WCHA accolades after posting a league-best 12-4-1 (.735) provide all credentialed media with free-access record and .928 saves percentage in conference play. His overall saves passes for the main lot (Lot C) . team (Overall record) WLtPts. gf gA ■ Post-game interviews:

s CC locker room is closed to the media. A

g Minnesota (28-14-1) 20 8040 85 52 representative of the media relations office will n i Minnesota Duluth (25-10-6) 16 7537 103 73 bring players, as requested, into the corridor d

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North Dakota (26-13-3) 16 11 1 33 82 73 completion of the contest. Coach Owens also A Colorado College (18-16-2) 15 12 1 31 95 86 addresses the media outside the locker room. H

C St. Cloud State (17-17-5) 12 12 4 28 86 74 ■ Mid-Week interview Policy: W

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n Michigan Tech (16-19-4) 11 13 4 26 85 87 i at 3:45 p.m. (MT). Coaches and players are f Bemidji State (17-18-3) 11 14 3 25 72 89 available for interviews before or after 2

1 practices, which are open to the media.

- Wisconsin (17-18-2) 11 15 2 24 76 83

1 Requests for other mid-week interviews should 1 Minnesota State (12-24-2) 8 18 2 18 73 102 be scheduled through the media relations 0

2 Alaska Anchorage (9-25-2) 5 22 1 11 60 111 office at least two days in advance. ratio of .924 was the second highest ever at Colorado College, trailing only former standout richard Bachman’s mark of .931 in 2007-08. the Last time ... Howe, meanwhile, heads into his final season having backstopped 40 Tiger victories during his career. CC swept a two-game series at home: vs. Michigan Tech – March 2-3, 2012 Potential ‘Production Line’: Skating together as CC’s No. 1 line in last CC swept a non-WCHA opponent at home: Sunday’s game against British Columbia were junior left wing Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville – Jan. 21-22, 2011 Alexander krushelnyski (Bloomfield Hills, Mi) , center Schwartz and CC swept a WCHA opponent on the road: right wing Rapuzzi – a trio that has combined for 192 @ Minnesota State Univ. – Dec. 16-17, 2011 points (79g,113a) including 75 (36g,39a) last season. CC swept a WCHA opponent on the road With his 10 goals and 10 assists as a sophomore in (playoffs): @ Denver – March 11-12, 2004 2011-12, Krushelnyski was one of seven Tigers to CC was swept at home: by Michigan Tech reach the 20-points plateau. Schwartz, meanwhile, has (WCHA playoffs) – March 9-10, 2012 struck for 27 of his 39 career tallies in his last 38 appearances for Colorado College after scoring only CC was swept on the road: @ University of Minnesota Duluth – Feb. 24-25, 2012 12 times in his first 77. He’s also factored in on 24 game winners, scoring seven and assisting on 17, and CC shut out someone at home: University of Rapuzzi recorded three hat tricks in ‘11-12 en route to a team- Alabama-Huntsville (7-0) – Jan. 21, 2011 leading 23 goals overall. Rapuzzi scored only three times as a junior last CC shut out someone on the road: University of campaign while playing in 35 of the team’s 36 outings, but earlier in his Denver (2-0) – Feb. 3, 2012 career clicked for nine goals as a freshman and 12 as a sophomore. He CC got shut out at home: by University of North has averaged 18 points per season, including 12 assists his junior year. Dakota (6-0) – Jan. 29, 2011 versatile at the Blue Line: The eight goals by Mike Boivin (Delta, CC got shut out on the road: @ University of Minnesota (3-0) – Feb. 19, 2010 B.C.) as a junior last season matched the combined total scored by the rest of Colorado College’s defensemen. The team’s 2011-12 blue-line A CC player recorded a hat trick: Rylan corps did account for 62 assists, however, including 17 by Boivin and 22 Schwartz vs. North Dakota – Nov. 26, 2011 by now-graduated senior gabe guentzel . Boivin was among nine A CC player scored a shorthanded goal: Tim different Tigers to score a game winner as CC posted an above-.500 Hall @ Bemidji State – Feb. 10, 2012 overall record for the 12th consecutive season. CC allowed a shorthanded goal: vs. University of Nebraska Omaha – Feb. 18, 2012 Ongoing NHL Connection: In addition to having produced 36 players CC scored an empty-net goal: @ University of who have gone on to play in the , Colorado Denver – Feb. 3, 2012 College currently has three team members whose fathers competed in CC allowed an empty-net goal: vs. University of the NHL. Latest addition to the CC family in that category is Bradley, Nebraska Omaha – Feb. 18, 2012 whose dad Brian amassed 503 career points (182g,321a) over a span CC won in overtime: @ Minnesota State of 14 seasons with the , Vancouver Canucks, Toronto University (2-1) – Dec. 16, 2011 Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning before retiring in 1998. Taft’s CC won in Ot at home: vs. University of Denver father, John, appeared in 15 games for the in 1978-79 (4-3) – Dec. 2, 2011 while Mike Krushelnyski put up 569 points in 897 career games with five CC lost in overtime: @ University of Minnesota different franchises before son Alexander’s fifth birthday. Duluth (4-3) – Feb. 24, 2012 tiger Bites: Winger Andrew Hamburg (Phoenix, AZ) returns for his CC tied a WCHA game at home: vs. University of senior season at CC after picking up six (3g,3a) of his nine points last Denver (2-2) – Feb. 4, 2012 season in the team’s final eight games...Clarkson is the first of six non- CC tied a WCHA game on the road: @ Bemidji league opponents, including three from the eCAC, that Colorado College State University (5-5) – Feb. 18, 2011 will face during the 2012-13 regular season...Including a 17-2-1 record CC tied a non-league game: vs. Cornell (3-3 at in 20 exhibition games, the Tigers head into this week’s series with an home) – Jan. 7, 2012 all-time winning percentage of .699 (222-91-16) at the World Arena. Playing with the Numbers ... CC Leaders in Career Points • 0 Times the Tigers have lost to Clarkson Name (Class & Position) gP gAPts 1. Rylan Schwartz (Sr. C) 115 39 67 106 • 11 Combined total of states and Canadian 2. William Rapuzzi (Sr. RW) 109 24 28 52 provinces represented on CC’s roster 3. Mike Boivin (Sr. D) 80 12 26 38 4. Scott Winkler (Sr. F) 78 11 24 35 • 20 Players returning for the Tigers in 2012-13 5. Alexander Krushelnyski (Jr. LW) 80 16 18 34 • 53 Previous seasons as a member of the WCHA Andrew Hamburg (Sr. RW) 90 17 17 34 7. eamonn McDermott (Jr. D) 71 4 20 24 • 222 All-time victories by Colorado College at the 8. Archie Skalbeck (Jr. F) 64 10 13 23 World Arena since January 1998 9. Joe Marciano (Sr. D) 110 5 13 18 • 299 Victories for Scott Owens as head coach 10. Jeff Collett (Jr. W) 59 7815