Going out in Style

The Tigers rocked the throwbacks once again and netted a 3-1 win over rival DU to finish out the season. CC got 3 early goals, chased Manino from the net 2 minutes into the second period, then weathered 37 minutes of cheap-shots, fights and random penalties and blatant misses (Sweatt was tackled twice in the same spot and blind referee Shepherd even tackled one of our players) to get the win. I've got the pics up followed by the CC Athletics Summary of the game. I'll put up my observations about the game sometime Sunday, peace!

CC sweeps Pioneers behind O’Connell
Led by the goaltending of Drew O’Connell, Colorado College put an exclamation point on a remarkable regular season Saturday in front of a very appreciative sellout crowd at the World Arena. O’Connell frustrated the University of Denver with 27 saves, backstopping a 3-1 victory that gave the WCHA champion Tigers a sweep of their weekend series against archrival DU. Sophomore wingers Mike Testwuide, Matt Overman and Bill Sweatt provided all the offense O’Connell needed, with Testwuide and Overman scoring just 1:40 apart in the opening period to give CC an early cushion. Sweatt also assisted on Testwuide’s power-play tally at 12:09 of that first frame, while another pair of sophomores –Addison DeBoer and Brian McMillin – combined to set up the game winner by linemate Overman at the 13:49 mark. With the triumph, their third in four games against Denver this season, the Tigers recorded their 21st conference victory of the campaign and continued to build momentum heading into next week’s first-round playoff series against Alaska Anchorage. And, after clinching the MacNaughton Trophy and Gold Pan a night earlier at Magness Arena, they were officially presented with both in front of the home fans. Colorado College, which will serve as host of the NCAA West Regional in three weeks, heads into the post-season with a 16-2 mark at the World Arena.