Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey

The Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Colorado College. The Tigers are a member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. They began play at Ed Robson Arena on the CC campus in Colorado Springs starting in the 2021 season.^[3]

Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey
Current season
University	Colorado College
Conference	NCHC
Head coach	Kris Mayotte[1] 5th season, 61–77–10 (.446)
Assistant coaches	Paul Pooley John Lidgett Jordy Murray
Arena	Ed Robson Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colors	Black and gold[2]
NCAA tournament champions
1950, 1957
NCAA tournament runner-up
1952, 1955, 1996
NCAA tournament Frozen Four
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 champions
WCHA: 1978
Conference regular season champions
WCHA: 1952, 1955, 1957, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2008

History

Early history

In 1938 Spencer Penrose and Charles Tutt developed plans to convert The Broadmoor's unused equestrian center into an indoor ice arena, known as the Broadmoor Ice Palace.^[4] After three weeks at a cost of $200,000 the Ice Palace opened and became the home of the Tigers Hockey program and the Broadmoor Skating Club.^[5] Colorado College Tiger Hockey began in 1938 playing in the Pikes Peak Hockey League with various local teams sponsored by Colorado Springs area businesses.,^[4] The Tigers opened play on January 21, 1938 in a 1-8 loss to a team sponsored by Giddings Department Store.^[6] Garrett Livingston took over as head coach fin 1939 from John Atwood, who served as player/coach for the first season.^[6] Livingston increased recruiting, bringing players from Canada and New England and transitioned the program from the Pikes Peak Hockey League into an NCAA Division I independent program.^[6] The Tigers swept Michigan 4-2 and 4-3 in the program's first-ever intercollegiate series early in the 1939-40 season. That same season Colorado College also played games against Colorado School of Mines, Montana School of Mines, and the University of Southern California.^[6]

The program and college was suspended during World War II from 1942 to 1944.^[4] Colorado College, with the cooperation of The Broadmoor, sponsored the first National Collegiate Athletic Association Ice Hockey Championship to conclude the 1947-48 season. The tournament was held at the Ice Palace for the next 10 years, during which time CC participating seven times.^[6] Cheddy Thompson became the program's third head coach in 1945 after coming to Colorado Springs on assignment by the Air Force during the war. Thompson lead CC to the program's first NCAA championship in 1950 with a 13-4 win over Boston University. Colorado College became one of the founding members of the Mid-West Collegiate Hockey League (MWCHL) in 1951 with University of Denver, Michigan, Michigan State, Michigan Tech, Minnesota, and North Dakota.^[7] The league became the Western Intercollegiate Hockey League (WIHL) in 1953 and became the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) in November 1959.^[7] The Tigers also finished as runner-up in 1952 and 1955, losing to Michigan in both appearances in the championship game.^[6] In addition, he was named national Coach of the Year in 1952 by the United States Hockey Coaches Association.^[6] The Tigers returned to the championship game in 1957 with Tom Bedecki behind the bench. CC beat Clarkson 5-3 in the semifinal round and won the school's second hockey championship with a 13-6 win over Michigan.^[8] In 1961 the Ice Palace became known as the Broadmoor World Arena.^[5] The 1957 championship was the final appearance in the NCAA Tournament until 1978.^[9] The Tigers finished the regular season and captured the school's first and only WCHA Tournament Championship and received a bid to the NCAA Tournament, in the first round the Tigers lost to Bowling Green State 3-5.^[10]

The lean years

Bedecki abruptly resigned in 1958, and the Tigers went into a decline that would last for almost four decades. From 1958 to 1993, the Tigers would have only three winning seasons. The low point came in 1961-62, when the Tigers finished with a 0-23 record, still the worst in school history.

Recent history

Jaden Schwartz during the 2011 NCAA Tournament

In 1993 Don Lucia became the head coach of the Tigers. In his first season, 1993–94, he led the team to win the MacNaughton Cup, given to the WCHA regular season champion. It was Colorado College's first Cup win since 1957.^[11] After serving as the Tigers' home ice for 55 years the Broadmoor World Arena closed in March 1994 and later demolished by The Broadmoor to make room for the resort's expansion.^[5][12] Colorado College was then invited by the Air Force Academy to play at their home ice, the Cadet Ice Arena until the new World Arena opened in 1998 on the southern side of Colorado Springs.^[13] The Tigers returned to the NCAA post season in 1995 for the first time since 1978. The Tigers lost in the quarterfinal round to Minnesota 2-5.^[14] The following season CC made a second straight NCAA tournament appearance, receiving a number one seed in 1996 NCAA Tournament. Colorado College beat UMass Lowell 5-3 in the quarterfinals and Vermont 4-3 in the semifinal round before losing to 2-3 in overtime to Michigan in the championship game.^[15] CC returned to the Frozen Four under Lucia for a second straight season in 1997 before losing to North Dakota 6-2.^[16] Lucia lead the Tigers to two additional NCAA Tournament appearances in 1998 and 1999 before leaving Colorado College to become head coach at Minnesota.^[9]

Scott Owens took over as head coach of the program in 1999 and lead the Tigers to three straight NCAA Tournaments in 2001, 2002, and 2003.^[9][17] In the 2005 Tournament The Tigers returned to the Frozen Four with a 4-3 victory over Michigan in the Midwest Regional Final.^[18] In the Semifinal round the Tigers fell to the eventual national champion and rival Denver 2-6.^[19] Owens lead CC to the NCAA Tournament again in 2006 Tournament and in 2008 Tournament, ending in first round exits both times.^[9] The Tigers returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2011. The Tigers upset the number one ranked team and defending National Champions, Boston College 8-4.^[20] The Tigers' win was led by freshman Jaden Schwartz, a first round draft choice of the St. Louis Blues making his St. Louis debut in the West Regional.^[21] The Tigers' season ended in the Regional final in a 1-2 loss to Michigan.^[22]

New arena in 2021

In 2018, CC announced plans to build a new $38 million arena located on campus. The facility is named Edward J. Robson Arena in honor of 1954 CC alum and former Tigers hockey player Edward Robson. This is the Tigers' new home rink after playing at the World Arena since 1998.

The new arena has a capacity of 3,407, less than half that of World Arena.^[3] It features an NHL-sized rink instead of the World Arena's Olympic-size rink. Robson Arena sits around 6,050 feet above sea level, about 200 feet below the World Arena. Colorado College initially hoped for it to be ready for play by 2020.^[23][24][25] Changes made during the planning process, most notably the addition of a parking garage and a shift in the arena footprint within its city block, led to delays. The arena opened for the 2021–22 season.^[3]

Season-by-season results

Main article: List of Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey seasons

Source:^[26]

Coaches

Kris Mayotte

As of the end of the 2024–25 season^[9]

Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1937–1938	John Atwood	1	3–9–0	.250
1938–1942	Garrett Livingston	4	31–21–6	.586
1944–1945	C. E. Moore	1	1–3–1	.300
1945–1955	Cheddy Thompson	10	149–72–5	.670
1955–1958	Tom Bedecki	3	59–28–1	.676
1958–1963	Tony Frasca	5	30–85–4	.269
1963–1966	Bob Johnson	3	27–49–4	.363
1966–1971	John Matchefts	5	54–88–3	.383
1971–1982	Jeff Sauer	11	166–228–11	.423
1982–1988	Mike Bertsch	6	65–157–6	.298
1988–1993	Brad Buetow	5	68–118–11	.373
1993–1999	Don Lucia	6	166–68–18	.694
1999–2014	Scott Owens	14	324–228–54	.579
2014–2021	Mike Haviland	7	67–153–22	.322
2021–Present	Kris Mayotte	4	61–77–10	.446
Totals	14 coaches	85 seasons	1,271–1,384–156	.480

Awards and honors

Hockey Hall of Fame Source:[27] Bob Johnson (1992) Bill Hay (2015)

United States Hockey Hall of Fame Source:[28] Art Berglund (2010) John Matchefts (1991) Bob Johnson (1991) Jeff Sauer (2014)

NCAA

Individual awards

Hobey Baker Award Peter Sejna: 2003 Marty Sertich: 2005

Spencer Penrose Award Cheddy Thompson: 1952 Tony Frasca: 1963 Don Lucia: 1994

Tim Taylor Award Richard Bachman: 2008

NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Scoring Champion Bill Hay, C: 1958 Peter Sejna, LW: 2003 Marty Sertich, C: 2005 Rylan Schwartz, C: 2013

NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Ken Kinsley, G: 1952 Phil Hilton, D: 1955 Bob McCusker, LW: 1957

All-Americans

AHCA First Team All-Americans

• 1947-48: Joe Slattery, F
• 1948-49: Jim Starrak, D; Dick Starrak, D; Dick Rowell, F; Joe Slattery, F
• 1949-50: Jim Starrak, D
• 1950-51: Jim Starrak, D; Tony Frasca, F
• 1951-52: Tony Frasca, F; Ron Hartwell, F
• 1954-55: Doug Silverberg, D; Clare Smith, F
• 1955-56: Doug Silverberg, D
• 1956-57: Don Wishart, D; Bill Hay, F
• 1957-58: Bill Hay, F; Bob McCusker, F
• 1963-64: John Simus, F
• 1965-66: Bob Lindberg, F
• 1966-67: Bob Lindberg, F
• 1968-69: Bob Collyard, F
• 1969-70: Bob Collyard, F
• 1971-72: Bob Winograd, F; Doug Palazzari, F
• 1973-74: Doug Palazzari, F
• 1974-75: Eddie Mio, G
• 1975-76: Eddie Mio, G
• 1979-80: Dave Feamster, D
• 1982-83: Doug Lidster, D
• 1993-94: Shawn Reid, D
• 1995-96: Ryan Bach, G; Peter Geronazzo, F
• 1998-99: Scott Swanson, D; Brian Swanson, F
• 2002-03: Tom Preissing, D; Noah Clarke, F; Peter Sejna, F
• 2004-05: Curtis McElhinney, G; Mark Stuart, D; Marty Sertich, F; Brett Sterling, F
• 2005-06: Brett Sterling, F
• 2007-08: Richard Bachman, G; Jack Hillen, D
• 2011-12: Jaden Schwartz, F
• 2023–24: Kaidan Mbereko, G

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

• 1949-50: Chris Ray, F
• 1951-52: Ken Kinsley, G; Omer Brandt, F
• 1954-55: Phil Hilton, D
• 1956-57: Bob McCusker, F
• 1986-87: Rob Doyle, D
• 1991-92: Chris Hynnes, D
• 1994-95: Ryan Bach, G; Kent Fearns, D; Jay McNeill, F
• 1996-97: Calvin Elfring, D; Brian Swanson, F
• 2000-01: Mark Cullen, F
• 2001-02: Mark Cullen, F
• 2002-03: Curtis McElhinney, G
• 2004-05: Gabe Gauthier, F
• 2007-08: Chad Rau, F
• 2008-09: Chad Rau, F
• 2017-18: Nick Halloran, F
• 2023–24: Noah Laba, F

WCHA

Individual awards

WCHA Player of the Year Doug Palazzari, F: 1971–72, 1973–74 Peter Sejna, LW: 2002–03 Marty Sertich, C: 2004–05 Richard Bachman, G: 2007–08

WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year Tim Budy, G: 1988–89 Scott Swanson, D: 1998–99 Mark Cullen, C: 2001–02 Tom Preissing, D: 2002–03 Lee Sweatt, D: 2006–07

WCHA Defensive Player of the Year Chris Hynnes, D: 1992–93 Shawn Reid, D: 1993–94 Eric Rud, D: 1995–96, 1996–97 Joe Cullen, C: 2002–03 Mark Stuart, D: 2004–05 Jack Hillen, D: 2007–08

WCHA Freshman/Rookie of the Year Jim Warner, RW: 1974–75 Dave Delich, C: 1975–76 Greg Whyte, C: 1977–78 Brian Swanson, C: 1995–96 Peter Sejna, LW: 2000–01 Richard Bachman, G: 2007–08

WCHA Coach of the Year John Matchefts: 1968–69 Jeff Sauer: 1971–72, 1974–75 Brad Buetow: 1991–92 Don Lucia: 1993–94, 1995–96

MCHA / WIHL / WCHA Scoring Leader Ron Hartwell, F: 1951–52 John Andrews, F: 1955–56 Bill Hay, C: 1957–58 Doug Palazzari, C: 1971–72 Dave Delich, C: 1978–79 Brian Swanson, C: 1996–97, 1997–98 Peter Sejna, LW: 2002–03 Marty Sertich, C: 2004–05

MCHA / WIHL / WCHA Goaltending Leader Jeff Simus: 1954–55 Judd Lambert: 1995–96 Curtis McElhinney: 2002–03, 2004–05

WCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament Brett Sterling: 2005

All-Conference

First Team All-WCHA

• 1951–52: Ken Kinsley, G; Tony Frasca, F; Ron Hartwell, F; Omer Brandt, F
• 1954–55: Phil Hilton, D; Clare Smith, F
• 1955–56: Doug Silverberg, D
• 1956–57: Don Wishart, D; Bill Hay, F; Bob McCusker, F
• 1957–58: Bill Hay, F; Ike Scott, F; Bob McCusker, F
• 1963–64: John Simus, F
• 1969–70: Bob Collyard, F
• 1970–71: Bob Collyard, F
• 1971-72: Bob Winograd, F; Doug Palazzari, F
• 1973-74: Doug Palazzari, F
• 1975-76: Eddie Mio, G
• 1979-80: Dave Feamster, D
• 1981-82: Doug Lidster, D
• 1982-83: Doug Lidster, D
• 1982-83: Rob Doyle, D
• 1991-92: Chris Hynnes, D
• 1993-94: Shawn Reid, D; Jay McNeill, F
• 1994-95: Ryan Bach, G; Jay McNeill, F
• 1995-96: Ryan Bach, G; Peter Geronazzo, F
• 1996-97: Brian Swanson, F
• 1997-98: Brian Swanson, F
• 1998-99: Scott Swanson, D; Brian Swanson, F
• 2000-01: Mark Cullen, F
• 2001-02: Mark Cullen, F
• 2002-03: Curtis McElhinney, G; Tom Preissing, D; Peter Sejna, F
• 2004-05: Curtis McElhinney, G; Marty Sertich, F; Brett Sterling, F
• 2005-06: Brett Sterling, F
• 2007-08: Richard Bachman, G; Jack Hillen, D; Chad Rau, F
• 2008-09: Chad Rau, F

Second team all-wcha

• 1953–54: Phil Hilton, D
• 1954–55: Jeff Simus, G; Doug Silverberg, D; Bunt Hubchik, F
• 1955–56: John Andrews, F; Clare Smith, F
• 1966–67: Bob Lindberg, F
• 1968–69: Bob Collyard, F
• 1974–75: Eddie Mio, G; Jim Warner, F
• 1977–78: Greg Whyte, F; Dave Delich, F
• 1978–79: Dave Feamster, D; Dave Delich, F
• 1979–80: Tom Frame, G
• 1980–81: Bruce Aikens, F
• 1984–85: Rob Doyle, D; Doug Clarke, D
• 1985–86: Rob Doyle, D
• 1986–87: Rick Boh, F
• 1993–94: Kent Fearns, D
• 1994–95: Kent Fearns, D; Peter Geronazzo, F; Colin Schmidt, F
• 1995–96: Judd Lambert, G; Scott Swanson, D; Brian Swanson, F; Colin Schmidt, F
• 1996–97: Eric Rud, D
• 1997–98: Calvin Elfring, D
• 1998–99: Dan Peters, D; Darren Clark, F
• 2000–01: Paul Manning, D
• 2002–03: Noah Clarke, F
• 2004–05: Mark Stuart, D
• 2005–06: Brian Salcido, D; Marty Sertich, F
• 2009–10: Nate Prosser, D
• 2011–12: Gabe Guentzel, D; Jaden Schwartz, F
• 2012–13: Mike Boivin, D; Rylan Schwartz, F

Third Team All-WCHA

• 1995–96: Eric Rud, D; Jay McNeill, F
• 1996–97: Calvin Elfring, D
• 1997–98: Scott Swanson, D
• 1999–00: Paul Manning, D
• 2000–01: Tom Preissing, D; Peter Sejna, F
• 2001–02: Tom Preissing, D; Peter Sejna, F
• 2003–04: Mark Stuart, D
• 2006–07: Lee Sweatt, D
• 2010–11: Jaden Schwartz, F
• 2011–12: Josh Thorimbert, G
• 2012–13: Mike Boivin, D; Rylan Schwartz, F

WCHA All-Rookie Team

• 1990–91: Shawn Reid, D
• 1991–92: Kent Fearns, D
• 1992–93: Jay McNeill, F
• 1993–94: Eric Rud, D
• 1994–95: Calvin Elfring, D
• 1995–96: Scott Swanson, D; Brian Swanson, F
• 1996–97: Toby Petersen, F
• 1997–98: Paul Manning, D
• 1998–99: Jesse Heerema, F
• 1999–00: Noah Clarke, F
• 2000–01: Peter Sejna, F
• 2002–03: Mark Stuart, D; Brett Sterling, F
• 2003–04: Matt Zaba, G
• 2007–08: Richard Bachman, G
• 2009–10: Joe Howe, G; Rylan Schwartz, F
• 2010–11: Jaden Schwartz, F
• 2012–13: Paul Geiger, D

NCHC

Individual awards

NCHC Rookie of the Year Jaccob Slavin, D: 2013–14

NCHC Goaltender of the Year Kaidan Mbereko: 2023–24

NCHC Defensive Forward of the Year Noah Laba: 2023–24

Herb Brooks Coach of the Year Kris Mayotte, 2023–24

NCHC Sportsmanship Award Eamonn McDermott, D: 2013–14

All-Conference

First Team All-NCHC

• 2014–15: Jaccob Slavin, D
• 2017–18: Nick Halloran, F
• 2023–24: Kaidan Mbereko, G; Noah Laba, F

Second team All-NCHC

• 2013–14: Jaccob Slavin, D
• 2022–23: Kaidan Mbereko, G
• 2024–25: Max Burkholder, D

NCHC All-Rookie Team

• 2013–14: Jaccob Slavin, D
• 2017–18: Mason Bergh, F
• 2022–23: Kaidan Mbereko, G

Olympians

This is a list of Colorado College alumni who have played or coached on an Olympic team.^[26]

Name	Position	CC Tenure	Team	Year	Finish
Andy Gambucci	Center	1949–1953	USA	1952	Silver
Dan Griffin	Goaltender	1971–1975	USA	1976	5th
Gary Hughes	Defenseman	1955–1958	Poland (Coach)	1964	9th
Roy Ikola	Goaltender	1946–1950	USA	1948	DQ
Doug Lidster	Defenseman	1979–1983	Canada	1984	4th
Vern Mott	Goaltender	1976–1977	Norway	1988	12th
Robert Rompre	Forward	1950–1951 1953–1956	USA	1952	Silver
Steve Sertich	Right wing	1970–1974	USA	1976	5th

Colorado College Athletic Hall of Fame

The following is a list of people associated with the Colorado College men's ice hockey program who were elected into the Colorado College Athletic Hall of Fame (induction date in parentheses).^[29]

• Bill Hay (1995)
• 1950 National Champion Team (1998)
• Doug Palazzari (2000)
• Dave Delich (2002)
• 1957 National Champion Team (2003)
• Dave Taylor (1992)
• Andy Gambucci (2004)
• Tony Frasca (2005)
• William Spencer (2005)
• Art Berglund (2006)
• Jeff Sauer (2007)
• Cheddy Thompson (2013)
• 1996 National Runner-Up Team (2013)
• Rob Doyle (2015)
• Greg Smith (2017)
• Peter Sejna (2017)
• Douglas Mitchell (2017)

Statistical leaders

Source:^[26]

Career points leaders

Player	Years	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Dave Delich	1975–1979	153	111	174	285
Brian Swanson	1995–1999	167	88	144	232
Doug Palazzari	1970–1974	117	95	133	228
Bruce Aikens	1978–1982	137	100	117	217
Rob Doyle	1983–1987	153	51	151	202
Jim Warner	1974–1978	142	89	109	198
Greg Whyte	1977–1981	149	86	111	197
Peter Sejna	2000–2003	126	91	99	190
Jay McNeill	1992–1996	158	100	89	189
Dave Feamster	1976–1980	150	45	139	184
Brett Sterling	2002–2006	150	108	76	184

Career goaltending leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Minimum 50 Games

Player	Years	GP	Min	W	L	T	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
Richard Bachman	2007–2009	70	4176	39	20	11	156	7	.922	2.24
Curtis McElhinney	2001–2005	91	5153	62	15	8	199	9	.911	2.32
Matt Zaba	2003–2007	110	6349	55	42	10	256	10	.913	2.42
Jeff Sanger	1998–2002	127	7466	76	45	4	309	16	.906	2.48
Colin Zulianello	1997–2001	60	3121				135	2		2.60

Statistics current through the start of the 2024-25 season.

Players

Roster

As of August 11, 2025.^[30]

No.	Nat.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Beckham Dempsey	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2004-09-06	Wayne, Illinois	Boston Junior Rangers (NCDC)	—
3		Seth Constance	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2004-10-26	Northville, Michigan	Northeastern (HEA)	—
4		Max Burkholder	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2003-08-08	Chaska, Minnesota	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	—
5		Ryan Koering	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2005-02-11	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)	—
6		Colton Roberts	Freshman	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	2006-06-08	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Vancouver Giants (WHL)	SJS, 131st overall 2024
7		Philippe Blais-Savoie	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2005-06-10	San Jose, California	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
8		Brandon Lisowsky	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2004-04-13	Port Coquitlam, British Columbia	Victoria Royals (WHL)	TOR, 218th overall 2022
9		Owen Beckner	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2005-02-27	Victoria, British Columbia	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	OTT, 204th overall 2023
10		Bret Link	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2002-04-09	Anchorage, Alaska	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
11		Shane Kozlina	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2004-06-23	Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania	Maine Nordiques (NAHL)	—
12		Merril Steenari	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2004-01-18	Aliso Viejo, California	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
14		Connor Hvidston	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-09-11	Tisdale, Saskatchewan	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)	ANA, 139th overall 2022
15		Nick Baer	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2004-03-14	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL)	—
17		Tomas Mrsic	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2006-02-26	Surrey, British Columbia	Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)	STL, 113th overall 2024
18		Fisher Scott	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2004-10-27	Carbondale, Colorado	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	DET, 208th overall 2024
19		Mateo Mrsic	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-08-29	Cloverdale, British Columbia	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
20		Gavin Lindberg	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2004-04-20	Fergus Falls, Minnesota	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
21		Ryan Alexander	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2002-06-17	Toronto, Ontario	Arizona State (NCHC)	—
22		Jordan Brisson	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-12-01	Manhattan Beach, California	Chicago Steel (USHL)	—
24		Klāvs Veinbergs	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2003-03-27	Riga, Latvia	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	TBL, 224th overall 2022
25		Riley Stuart	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2002-01-17	Phoenix, Arizona	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	—
26		Wilson Björck	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2006-01-13	Stockholm, Sweden	Djurgårdens IF U20 (J20 Nationell)	VAN, 143rd overall 2025
27		Matteo Mann	Freshman	D	6' 6" (1.98 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	2004-12-31	Sackville, New Brunswick	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)	PHI, 199th overall 2023
28		Brayden Schuurman	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2004-02-22	Abbotsford, British Columbia	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)	—
29		Drew Montgomery	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2003-03-27	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—
30		Jackson Unger	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2005-01-13	Calgary, Alberta	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)	—
33		Kaidan Mbereko	Junior	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-07-28	Aspen, Colorado	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—

Tigers in the NHL

See also: Former NCAA players in the National Hockey League

Over 170 Colorado College alumni have gone on to play professionally, including over 30 current and former NHL players:^[31][32]
As of July 1, 2025.

= NHL All-Star team

= NHL All-Star[33]

= NHL All-Star[33] and NHL All-Star team

= Hall of Famers

Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups Ryan Bach Goaltender LAK 1998–1999 3 0 Richard Bachman Goaltender DAL, EDM, VAN 2010–2019 48 0 Rick Boh Center MNS 1987–1988 8 0 Noah Clarke Left wing LAK, NJD 2003–2008 21 0 Bob Collyard Center STL 1973–1974 10 0 Joey Crabb Right wing ATL, TOR, WAS, FLA 2008–2014 179 0 Mark Cullen Right wing CHI, PHI, FLA 2005–2012 38 0 Dave Feamster Defenseman CHI 1981–1985 169 0 Kris Fredheim Defenseman MIN 2011–2012 3 0 Trevor Frischmon Center CBJ 2009–2010 3 0 Bill Hay Center CHI 1959–1967 506 1 Jack Hillen Defenseman NYI, NSH, WAS, CAR 2007–2015 304 0 Doug Lidster Defenseman VAN, NYR, STL, DAL 1983–1999 897 2 Dean Magee Center MNS 1977–1978 7 0 Paul Manning Defenseman CBJ 2002–2003 8 0 Hunter McKown Forward CBJ 2022–2023 12 0 Curtis McElhinney Goaltender CGY, ANA, OTT, PHO, CBJ, TOR, CAR, TBL 2007–2021 249 2 Eddie Mio Goaltender EDM, NYR, DET 1979–1986 192 0 Gustav Olofsson Defenseman MIN, MTL, SEA 2015–2024 63 0 Doug Palazzari Center STL 1974–1979 108 0

Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups Toby Petersen Center PIT, EDM, DAL 2000–2014 398 0 Richard Petiot Defenseman LAK, TBL, EDM 2005–2011 15 0 Tom Preissing Defenseman SJS, OTT, LAK, COL 2003–2010 326 0 Nate Prosser Defenseman MIN, STL, PHI 2009–2021 360 0 Chad Rau Center MIN 2011–2012 9 0 Brian Salcido Defenseman ANA 2008–2009 2 0 Jaden Schwartz Left wing STL, SEA 2011–Present 811 1 Peter Sejna Left wing STL 2002–2007 49 0 Jaccob Slavin Defenseman CAR 2015–Present 745 0 Josiah Slavin Left Wing CHI 2021–2022 15 0 Greg Smith Defenseman CAL, CLE, MNS, DET, WAS 1975–1988 829 0 Brett Sterling Left wing ATL, PIT, STL 2007–2012 30 0 Colin Stuart Left wing ATL, BUF 2007–2012 56 0 Mark Stuart Defenseman BOS, ATL, WPG 2005–2017 673 0 Mike Stuart Defenseman STL 2003–2006 3 0 Brian Swanson Center EDM, ATL 2000–2004 70 0 Bill Sweatt Left wing VAN 2011–2013 3 0 Lee Sweatt Defenseman VAN 2010–2011 3 0 Jim Warner Right wing HFD 1979–1980 32 0 Matt Zaba Goaltender NYR 2009–2010 1 0

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  Richard Bachman
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  Bill Hay
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  Jack Hillen
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  Curtis McElhinney
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  Toby Petersen
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  Jaden Schwartz
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  Jaccob Slavin
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  Mark Stuart
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  Brett Sterling

See also

• Battle for the Gold Pan
• Battle for Pikes Peak