2020–21 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
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] [ 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
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
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 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 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 2016
41
Hunter McKown Freshman
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
2002-08-18
San Jose, California USNTDP (USHL —
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 †*
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 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 .
[ 5]
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
[ 6]
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
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2
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6
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8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21 (Final)
USCHO.com
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USA Today
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USCHO did not release a poll in week 20. [ 7]
Awards and honors
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 .
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