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

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2020–21 Colorado College Tigers
men's ice hockey season
Colorado College athletics text logo.png
Conference7th NCHC
Home iceBroadmoor World Arena
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine		NR
Record
Overall4–17–2
Conference4–16–2–0–2–2
Home1–5–0
Road1–7–0
Neutral2–5–2
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachMike Haviland
Assistant Coaches

Captain(s)Zach Berzolla
Grant Cruikshank
Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey seasons
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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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Minnesota Jake Begley Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 1999-03-18 Mahtomedi, Minnesota Brockville (CCHL) —
2 California Chad Sasaki Sophomore D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1998-02-06 Cypress, California Wenatchee (BCHL) —
4 Colorado Bryan Yoon Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1998-01-27 Parker, Colorado Tri-City (USHL) —
5 Colorado Jack Millar Freshman D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 2000-11-30 Westminster, Colorado Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
7 Minnesota Chase Foley Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2000-02-17 Mendota Heights, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL) —
8 New Jersey Zach Berzolla (C) Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1998-05-28 Howell, New Jersey Muskegon (USHL) —
9 Colorado Jackson Ross Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1997-03-28 Denver, Colorado Surrey (BCHL) —
10 New York (state) Patrick Cozzi Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1998-04-30 Greenlawn, New York Prince George (BCHL) —
11 Minnesota Ray Christy Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-09-15 St. Paul, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL) —
12 Minnesota Ben Copeland Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1999-04-27 Edina, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL) —
13 Alberta Jordan Biro Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2000-08-10 Sherwood Park, Alberta Spruce Grove (AJHL) —
15 Minnesota Matthew Gleason Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-09-20 St. Paul, Minnesota Chicago (USHL) —
16 Minnesota Jackson Jutting Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2001-02-27 Savage, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
17 New Jersey Tyler Coffey Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2000-05-19 Hamilton, New Jersey Sioux Falls (USHL) —
18 Minnesota Connor Mayer Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1999-06-13 Champlin, Minnesota Central Illinois (USHL) —
19 New York (state) Troy Conzo Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 157 lb (71 kg) 1997-02-21 Nesconset, New York Wenatchee (BCHL) —
20 Iowa Logan Will Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 2000-06-14 Ames, Iowa Omaha (USHL) —
21 Wisconsin Grant Cruikshank (C) Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1998-07-19 Delafield, Wisconsin Penticton (BCHL) —
22 Virginia Dominic Basse Freshman G 6' 6" (1.98 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2001-04-22 Alexandria, Virginia Youngstown (USHL) CHI, 167th overall 2019
23 Sweden Hugo Blixt Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1998-01-02 Linköping, Sweden Boston University (HEA) —
24 California Jack Gates Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1998-02-24 Oceanside, California Janesville (NAHL) —
25 California Brian Williams Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1995-01-08 San Diego, California Wenatchee (BCHL) —
27 Colorado Josiah Slavin Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-12-31 Erie, Colorado Chicago (USHL) CHI, 193rd overall 2018
28 Michigan Nicklas Andrews Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2001-07-06 Canton, Michigan Des Moines (USHL) —
29 Colorado Brian Hawkinson Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-01-10 Centennial, Colorado Miami (NCHC) —
30 Alberta Matt Vernon Sophomore G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 1998-03-29 Calgary, Alberta Aberdeen (NAHL) —
34 Alberta Marc Pasemko Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-04-06 Edmonton, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL) —
36 Connecticut McKay Flanagan Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1997-02-03 Ridgefield, Connecticut Langley (BCHL) —
37 Minnesota Casey Staum Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-01-08 St. Paul, Minnesota Chicago Steel (USHL) MTL, 124th overall 2016
41 California Hunter McKown Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-08-18 San Jose, California USNTDP (USHL) —

Standings[]

2020–21 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS PT% GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 North Dakota dagger* 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
dagger 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# Rank# 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.

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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

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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[]

Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
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.[7]

Awards and honors[]

Player Award Ref
Grant Cruikshank NCHC Third Team [8]

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "After 4-17-2 season in 2020-21, seven years at helm, Haviland steps down as Colorado College head coach". USCHO. March 20, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020–2021 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Colorado College Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Colorado College Tigers (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  6. ^ "Colorado College 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  8. ^ "North Dakota Paces 2020-21 NCHC All-Conference Teams". nchchockey.com. March 8, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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