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

College ice hockey team season

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


Conference	7th NCHC
Home ice	Broadmoor World Arena
Rankings
USCHO	NR
USA Today	NR
Record
Overall	4–17–2
Conference	4–16–2–0–2–2
Home	1–5–0
Road	1–7–0
Neutral	2–5–2
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Mike Haviland
Assistant coaches	R. J. Enga Leon Hayward Brent Seidel
Captain(s)	Zach Berzolla Grant Cruikshank
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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. 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.

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Jake Begley	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	1999-03-18	Mahtomedi, Minnesota	Brockville (CCHL)	—
2	Chad Sasaki	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1998-02-06	Cypress, California	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
4	Bryan Yoon	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	1998-01-27	Parker, Colorado	Tri-City (USHL)	—
5	Jack Millar	Freshman	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	2000-11-30	Westminster, Colorado	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
7	Chase Foley	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	2000-02-17	Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
8	Zach Berzolla (C)	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1998-05-28	Howell, New Jersey	Muskegon (USHL)	—
9	Jackson Ross	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1997-03-28	Denver, Colorado	Surrey (BCHL)	—
10	Patrick Cozzi	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	1998-04-30	Greenlawn, New York	Prince George (BCHL)	—
11	Ray Christy	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1999-09-15	St. Paul, Minnesota	Sioux City (USHL)	—
12	Ben Copeland	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1999-04-27	Edina, Minnesota	Waterloo (USHL)	—
13	Jordan Biro	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2000-08-10	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Spruce Grove (AJHL)	—
15	Matthew Gleason	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-09-20	St. Paul, Minnesota	Chicago (USHL)	—
16	Jackson Jutting	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	2001-02-27	Savage, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
17	Tyler Coffey	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2000-05-19	Hamilton, New Jersey	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
18	Connor Mayer	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	1999-06-13	Champlin, Minnesota	Central Illinois (USHL)	—
19	Troy Conzo	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	157 lb (71 kg)	1997-02-21	Nesconset, New York	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
20	Logan Will	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	2000-06-14	Ames, Iowa	Omaha (USHL)	—
21	Grant Cruikshank (C)	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	1998-07-19	Delafield, Wisconsin	Penticton (BCHL)	—
22	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	Hugo Blixt	Junior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	1998-01-02	Linköping, Sweden	Boston University (HEA)	—
24	Jack Gates	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	151 lb (68 kg)	1998-02-24	Oceanside, California	Janesville (NAHL)	—
25	Brian Williams	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1995-01-08	San Diego, California	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
27	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	Nicklas Andrews	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2001-07-06	Canton, Michigan	Des Moines (USHL)	—
29	Brian Hawkinson	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1998-01-10	Centennial, Colorado	Miami (NCHC)	—
30	Matt Vernon	Sophomore	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	1998-03-29	Calgary, Alberta	Aberdeen (NAHL)	—
34	Marc Pasemko	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-04-06	Edmonton, Alberta	Okotoks (AJHL)	—
36	McKay Flanagan	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	1997-02-03	Ridgefield, Connecticut	Langley (BCHL)	—
37	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	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 v t e
	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 †*	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	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	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	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	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

Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

Poll	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

References

"NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
"DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
"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.
"2020–2021 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Colorado College Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
"Colorado College Tigers (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
"Colorado College 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
"USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
"North Dakota Paces 2020-21 NCHC All-Conference Teams". nchchockey.com. March 8, 2021. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

v t e Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Broadmoor World Arena I (1938–1994) Cadet Ice Arena (1994–1998) Broadmoor World Arena II (1998–2021) Ed Robson Arena (2021–present)
Head coaches	John Atwood (1937–1938) Garrett Livingston (1938–1942) C.E. Moore (1944–1945) Cheddy Thompson (1945–1955) Tom Bedecki (1955–1958) Tony Frasca (1958–1963) Bob Johnson (1963–1966) John Matchefts (1966–1971) Jeff Sauer (1971–1982) Mike Bertsch (1982–1988) Brad Buetow (1988–1993) Don Lucia (1993–1999) Scott Owens (1999–2014) Mike Haviland (2014–2021) Kris Mayotte (2021–Present)
Seasons	1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) (1951–1958, 1959–2013) National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) (2013–present)
Rivalries	Air Force Falcons Battle for Pikes Peak Denver Pioneers Battle for the Gold Pan
All-time leaders	Dave Delich (285 Points) Ron Hartwell (112 Goals) Jeff Sanger (76 Wins)
National championships	1950 1957
Frozen Four appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1955 1957 1996 1997 2005
NCAA Tournament appearances	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1955 1957 1978 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2008 2011
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 1978
Hobey Baker winners	Peter Sejna (2003) Marty Sertich (2005)
Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO

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