N CCCC N NOOTETSES – @– v Ws.e MstceGrnil lM Uicnhivigerasnit yU n(eivxehrisbitiy on) ov em be r 1 -2, 20 TIGER HOCkEy 13 CC Eager for Return to Conference Play 2013-14 Schedule & Results Home games in BOLD CAPS All times local In Weekend Series at Western Michigan OCT. 5 UNIV. of NEW BRUNSWICk (e xhib.) . W, 5-0 This Week in a Nutshell ... OCT. 12 U.S. UNDER-18 TEAM (e xhib.) . W, 8-4 OCT. 18-19 UNIV. of MINNESOTA DULUTH . W, 3-1/L, 5-1 n CC’s Opponent: Western Michigan University Oct. 25/26 @ Clarkson Univ. L, 2-1/L, 1-0 ot n Where: Lawson Arena (3,000 seating capacity) in Kalamazoo, Mich. Nov. 1/2 @ Western Michigan Univ. 7:07/7:07 pm n When: 7:07 p.m. ET Friday and Saturday NOV. 8 UNIV. of DENVER . 7:37 pm n Television: None Nov. 9 @ Univ. of Denver . 7:07 pm n Live Video Streaming: Courtesy of WMU’s Bronco Insider service at: NOV. 19 AIR FORCE ACADEMy . 7:07 pm https://www.nmnathletics.com/PremiumVideo.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600 Nov. 22/23 @ St. Cloud State Univ. 7:37/7:07 pm Cost is $8.95 per game NOV. 29/30 UNIV. of NEW HAMSPHIRE . 7:37/7:07 pm n Radio: KRDO 105.5 FM and 1240 AM DEC. 6/7 UNIV. of NEBRASkA OMAHA . 7:37/7:07 pm Dec. 13/14 @ Univ. of Wisconsin . 6:37/7:07 pm Quick Turnaround: Traveling to the Eastern Time Zone for the second week in jAN. 4 BROWN UNIV. 7:07 pm row, the Tigers resume league play his week when they take on Western Michigan University in a pair of National Collegiate Hockey Conference Jan. 10/11 @ Univ. of North Dakota . 7:37/7:07 pm encounters in Kalamazoo, Mich. Faceoff on the NHL-size sheet at WMU’s jAN. 17/18 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE . 7:37/7 :07 pm Lawson Ice Arena (3,667 seating capacity) is 7:07 p.m. ET Friday and Saturday. jAN. 24/25 MIAMI UNIV. 7:37/7 :07 pm For the Record: CC takes a 1-1-0 league and overall mark of 1-3 to Feb. 7/8 @ Univ. of Minnesota Duluth . 7:07/7:07 pm Kalamazoo after suffering a non-conference sweep at the hands of FEB. 14/15 WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIV. 7:37/7 :07 pm Clarkson University last week in Potsdam, N.Y. The Golden Knights Feb. 21 @ Univ. of Denver (CBS Sports Network) . 7:37 pm skated to a 2-1 victory in Friday’s series opener at Cheel Arena, then FEB. 22 UNIV. of DENVER (A ltitude Sports) . 7:07 pm struck late in overtime to steal a 1-0 sudden-death triumph on Saturday Feb. 28 @ Univ. of Nebraska Omaha . 7:37 pm ...Western Michigan, which was idle last weekend, brings a 1-2-1 overall mark into its first-ever NCHC series. Mar. 1 @ Univ. of Nebraska Omaha . 7:07 pm MAR. 7/8 ST. CLOUD STATE UNIV. 7:07/7 :07 Coach’s Corner: Scott Owens (Colorado College ‘79), the program’s all- NCHA Playoffs (First Round/Best-of-Three) time leader in terms of both coaching longevity and victories, is in his 15th Mar. 14-16 TBD . TBA season as head coach at his alma mater. He heads into this week’s series with a career record of 319-207-48 (.598) , including a 2-0 mark against NCHC Championship Tournament (Single Elimination) WMU. ..Former NHL head coach (Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues) Mar. 21 Semifinals . TBA Mar. 22 Third Place & Championship Games . TBA Andy Murray is in his third year at the Western Michigan helm, where he owns a ledger of 41-27-15 (.584). Mar. 28-30 NCAA Regionals . TBA The All-Time Series: This week’s sojourn marks CC’s first-ever trip to Apr. 11 & 13 NCAA Frozen Four (Pittsburgh, PA) . TBA Kalamazoo, where the Tigers meet Western Michigan in only the second series ever between the new NCHC co-members. Colorado College swept the Broncos, 8-4 and 3-1, at the World Arena in December 2002 en route to a 30-victory season. A Quick Look at WMU: Top scorer for the Western Michigan after four games is senior forward Shane Berschbach , with three goals and an New Era, New Broadcast Partner ... Team (Overall Record) WLTPts. GF GA All CC games in 2013-14, a season marking the debut of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, s Colorado College (1-1-0) 110 3 4 6 g are aired live throughout Colorado Springs and n Miami (3-2-1) 110 3 8 6 i Pueblo on KRDO NewsRadio 105.5 FM and 1240 AM. d Minnesota Duluth (3-2-1) 110 3 6 4 n ken Landau, now in his eighth season as “Voice of a t North Dakota (2-1-1) 110 3 6 8the Tigers”, calls the action. The broadcasts, which S Denver (3-3-0) 000 0 0 0also are available on your Smart Phone and streamed C live via an Internet link at CCTigers.com , begin with H Nebraska Omaha (2-4-0) 000 0 0 0 C the pre-game show 37 minutes before faceoff. N St. Cloud State (3-0-1) 000 0 0 0 Western Michigan (1-2-1) 000 0 0 0 www.CC Tigers.com assist. Four teammates – including NHL draftees Colton Hargrove (Boston) and Chase Balisy (Nashville) – have three points apiece while junior Pronunciation Guide netminder Frank Slubowski owns a 2.48 GAA and .922 saves percentage Aman.....................AH-mun after playing all four games between the pipes. Bonnett.....................BONN-et Recapping Last Week: The Tigers dropped the two close Collett........................Coe-LET decisions at Clarkson despite the sparkling play of senior DiGiando..................... dee-JOHN-doe and NCHC Goaltender of the Week josh Thorimbert Eamonn (McDermott)..........AY-men (Saskatoon, Sk), who steered away 70 of 73 shots (.959) Fejes........................FEE-jiss Gerdes........................GUR-dess by the Golden Knights for the weekend. Thorimbert was Kleisinger........KLY (as in SKY) -zin-jer particularly sharp in Saturday’s series finale, when he Krushelnyski..........CRUCIAL-niss-skee came within 9.9 seconds of posting his fourth career Maric........................MARE-ick shutout and preserving the first-ever scoreless tie in 75 Roos...........................ROOZ Thorimbert seasons of Colorado College hockey history. Sixteen of his Rud...........................RUDE 42 saves in the game came in the third period and eight Skalbeck.................SKAHL-beck more in less than five minutes of overtime before a backhand from the slot Slavin.................SLAY-vin eluded him through a partial screen. He made 28 saves in Friday’s 2-1 loss, Stoykewych.................S TOY-kuh-which when freshman Zach Aman (johnstown, PA) accounted for CC’s only goal Thorimbert.................THOR-em-bert Wamsganz.................WHAMz-ganz of the trip to upstate New York, with an assist from freshman defenseman jaccob Slavin (Eric, CO) . For Comparison’s Sake: CC’s 1-3 start through four outings overall is its Media Quick Facts & Guidelines slowest since dropping four consecutive decisions to open the 1992-93 ■ CC Staff Directory: season. Kicking off the 2001-02 campaign, Owens’ third as head coach, the (Area Code 719) Tigers went 2-5 out of the gate before recovering to finish 27-13-3 overall and Scott Owens, head coach (389-6480) earning an NCAA playoff bid. In 1996-97, with Don Lucia at the helm, they Joe Bonnett, assistant coach (389-6479) reached the Frozen Four for the second year in a row and wound up 25-15-4 Eric Rud, assistant coach (389-6484) Terry Kleisinger, volunteer assistant coach after posting an inconspicuous 2-3 record to begin the season. Scott Caulfield, strength coach (1-800-815-6826) On the Bright Side: While some key injuries and early offensive struggles Ralph Bertrand, faculty rep (389-6402) have resulted in dubious position with regard to a couple other statistical Ken Ralph, director of athletics (389-6475) Jason Bushie, team trainer (389-6488) categories, Colorado College currently ranks ninth nationwide in penalty killing Spud Hamilton, equipment mgr. (477-2184) with a 90-percent (18 for 20) success ratio. CC also is 13th in scoring defense, Dave Moross, media relations (389-6755) averaging 2.25 goals per game against. With his glittering saves percentage ■ Stay in Touch via The Web: of .939, second best in the NCHC, Thorimbert is tied for 13th nationally among Weekly press releases and statistical updates all NCAA Division I goaltenders. on the Tigers are accessible on the Internet In the Great Lakes State: The Tigers are 18-7-3 (.696) in games played in throughout the course of the season. The Web address is www.CCTigers.com. Michigan during Owens’ tenure at the helm. That includes a 3-1 record at Detroit’s annual Great Lakes Invitational, where they made appearances in ■ Requests for Credentials: December of 2005 and 2010. CC visited the Upper Peninsula just last March, Please contact t he athletic media relations office (719-389-6755) at least 48 hours in ushering out the 2012-13 regular season with a split at Michigan Tech. advance with requests for press box Tiger Bytes: Senior center Archie Skalbeck (Hopkins, MN) has won 34 of credentials or special interview requests. Every 58 faceoffs (58.6 percent), including 19 of 30 (63.3) at Clarkson last week, in attempt will be made to accommodate accredited media personnel. While no special CC’s first four games of the season...Slavin, currently the team’s scoring parking is available, efforts will be made to leader with three points (1g,2a), is one of four defensemen and five Tigers provide all credentialed media with free-access overall drafted by NHL teams..