Colorado College Men's Ice Hockey

Kris Mayotte enters his fifth season at Colorado College in 2025-26 after being named the 15th head coach in the history of the hockey program on April 7, 2021.   In just four seasons, Mayotte has instilled confidence and a championship culture back into the storied Tiger program.   In 2023-24, Mayotte guided the Tigers to their best season in over a decade, producing a 21-13-3 record, the most wins in one season since the 2010-11 campaign.   CC tied for third place in the NCHC standings, hosted its first playoff series since 2012 and completed a four-game season sweep of North Dakota for the first time in program history.   In addition to sophomores Kaidan Mbereko and Noah Laba earning first- and second-team All-America honors, respectively, Mayotte was named the NCHC Coach of the Year and a finalist for the Spencer Penrose National Coach of the Year award.   Mbereko, who was one of three finalists for the Mike Richter Award as the nation’s top goalie, was unanimously selected as the NCHC Goaltender of the Year, while Laba was the league’s Defensive Forward of the Year.   The Tigers entered the national Top 20 polls in December for the first time in 11 years and remained ranked for the rest of the season. CC posted a season-high ranking of No. 10 in February, finished the season ranked No. 15 and led the nation in faceoff winning percentage at 55.7 percent. Mayotte guided CC to an 18-18-1 record in '24-25 and had the Tigers in the national polls for most of the season, including a season-high ranking of No. 7. Colorado College finished sixth in the NCHC, sophomore defenseman Max Burkholder was a second-team all-NCHC selection and the team finished third in the nation in faceoff percentage at 54.5%.     The momentum for the impressive ’23-24 campaign started at the end of the previous season when Mayotte led the Tigers to their first-ever appearance in the NCHC Championship Game after defeating 3rd-ranked Denver, 1-0, in the semifinal. The weekend prior, CC posted its first postseason road sweep in program history, defeating 7th-ranked Western Michigan, 3-1 and 3-2(ot), in the first round of the NCHC playoffs.   Mayotte has solidified his reputation as a top recruiter with three outstanding classes. In addition to Mbereko and Laba, a fourth-round selection of the New York Rangers in the 2022 NHL Draft, the 2023 incoming class included a pair of NHL Draft picks; Klavs Veinbergs, a seventh-round selection of the Tampa Bay Lightning in '22, and Zaccharya Wisdom, a seventh-round pick of the Seattle Kraken in '23.   Last year’s incoming class included six draft picks, including three transfers; Brady Cleveland (Univ. of Wisconsin), a second-round pick by Detroit in 2023, Ty Gallagher (Boston Univ.), selected in the seventh round by Boston in 2021 and Chase McLane (Penn State), a seventh-round selection by Nashville in 2020. Incoming freshmen Owen Beckner (Ottawa) and Carsen Musser (Utah) were selected in 2023 and Fisher Scott (Detroit) in 2024.   In his first season in Colorado Springs, Mayotte led the Tigers to several convincing victories, including a 5-3 road win over 10th-ranked Boston College and CC’s first four-game season sweep of an opponent (Miami) since the 2007-08 campaign.   In addition, Colorado College improved its team offense from 1.57 goals per game in 2020-21 to 2.19 in 2021-22, and the power play from 5.6 percent to 16.8 percent in Mayotte’s inaugural season.   Mayotte brought a wealth of success as one of the top assistant coaches and recruiters in the nation to Colorado Springs. Throughout his 10 years as a Division I assistant and associate head coach, he helped his teams to an NCAA National Championship in 2015, two Frozen Fours and seven NCAA Tournament appearances. In addition, Mayotte won a pair of gold medals and a bronze in three stints as an assistant coach with Team USA at the World Junior Championships.   Prior to taking over the CC program, Mayotte spent two seasons at the University of Michigan with head coach Mel Pearson after five years under Nate Leaman at Providence College. During that time, he recruited six players that became All-Americans and prepared several from both schools for the National Hockey League.   In 2020-21, Michigan ranked No. 3 in the nation allowing just 1.96 goals per game and ninth scoring 3.5 goals per contest. The Wolverines completed the 2019-20 campaign ranked seventh in the nation allowing just 2.00 goals per game, while netminder Strauss Mann was named the Big Ten Goaltender of the Year and a finalist for the Mike Richter Award.   Some of Mayotte's main responsibilities upon his arrival in Ann Arbor were goaltending and the penalty kill. In his first season with the Wolverines, they tied for third in the country in save percentage and 15th in penalty-kill percentage. Mayotte served as an assistant coach under Leaman on the gold-medal winning U.S. National Junior Team at the 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in Canada. Mayotte, who also helped the U.S. win gold in 2017 and bronze in 2018, was also on Team USA’s bench for the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championships this past August.   From 2014-19, Mayotte spent five seasons with Leaman at Providence College and was elevated to associate head coach in 2017. A member of the 2015 NCAA National Championship coaching staff, Mayotte led the Friar goaltenders as well as the penalty-kill unit, while handling all aspects of many nationally-ranked recruiting classes. Providence earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament each of his five years at the school.   Under his guidance, Friar goaltenders and penalty-kill units ranked among the nation's best each of his last three seasons. In '18-19, the Friars finished tied for sixth in the nation for fewest goals against per game (2.00) while its penalty-kill unit ranked fourth (87 percent). Mayotte spent two seasons (2012-13 and 2013-14) as an assistant coach at St. Lawrence University under head coach Greg Carvel, serving as the primary recruiter and working with the goaltenders and penalty-kill unit during his time with the Saints. He also was a volunteer assistant coach at Cornell University under Mike Schafer (2011-12).   As a collegian, Mayotte was Union College's starting goaltender from 2002-06. His final three seasons coincided with the first three seasons of Leaman's tenure as Union's head coach. Mayotte finished his college career with 116 games played and a 2.69 goals-against average while earning ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team (2003) and ECAC Second All-Star Team (2006) honors.   After graduation, Mayotte spent four seasons playing professionally, which included American Hockey League stints with Lowell, Hershey, Bridgeport and Adirondack. He also played in the East Coast Hockey League for San Diego, Fresno and Johnstown and in the Central Hockey League for Arizona.   Mayotte and his wife, Juli, are natives of Pittsburgh, Pa., and the proud parents of a son, Locke, who was born in April of 2022, and a daughter, Madden, who was born October 2, 2024.

Haviland, a highly regarded veteran coach with experience at the NCAA, ECHL, AHL and NHL levels, brought more than 20 years of hockey coaching experience to Colorado Springs, most recently as head coach of the Hershey Bears in 2013. Prior to arriving at Hershey, he served as associate head coach of the Norfolk Admirals in 2012-13 and an assistant coach with the Chicago Blackhawks from 2008-12. During his four-year span in Chicago, he helped guide the Blackhawks to a cumulative mark of 187-101-40, a Central Division title in 2009-10 and the 2010 Stanley Cup championship.   In his first two seasons at Colorado College, Haviland helped 15 Tigers achieve a career-high in points and defenseman Jaccob Slavin earn a first-team all-NCHC selection. Seven players from those teams, including Slavin with the Carolina Hurricanes, have signed professional contracts.   Before joining the Blackhawks organization, Haviland was head coach at Norfolk, then Chicagos top affiliate, and guided the Admirals to a record of 93-51-10-6 from 2005-07. In those two seasons, the Admirals broke the franchises single-season records for wins and points, an achievement that earned Haviland the 2007 Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as AHL Coach of the Year. He then went on to lead the Blackhawks new AHL affiliate in Rockford during the 2007-08 campaign to a record of 44-26-4-6 and into two rounds of postseason play.   Prior to his time in the AHL and NHL, Haviland spent four seasons with the ECHLs Trenton Titans (2004-05) and Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (2001-04). He led the Boardwalk Bullies to a Kelly Cup championship in 2003, and just two years later, hoisted the trophy as the Titans bench boss. His cumulative record in four ECHL seasons was 172-81-35.   Haviland also had success at the college level. As an assistant coach at his alma mater, Elmira College, he helped guide the team to a record of 51-12-2 and two ECAC championships from 1996-1998. As a player, he was a four-year member of the Elmira College men's ice hockey team, from 1986-90, and remains one of the best point producers in the schools history. He accumulated 152 points in his four-year career, which is 12th all-time, and is tied for ninth all time in career goals scored with 68. Haviland was a first-team All-America selection in 1989-90 after scoring 39 goals and adding 33 assists for 72 points in 33 games. He won two ECAC West Championships as a player (1987-88 and 1989-90) and helped the Soaring Eagles make two NCAA Division III Tournament appearances, including a national runner-up finish in 87-88.   Following his time as a student, Haviland was originally selected by the New Jersey Devils in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. His experience includes AHL time with the Binghamton Whalers (1989-90) and in the ECHL with the Richmond Renegades and the Winston-Salem Thunderbirds in 1990-91.   Haviland, 49, was born in Manhattan and grew up in Middletown, N.J. He and his wife, Kristin, have a blended family of six children.

Reilly, who played at Elmira College and was captain of the 1985-86 team, has experience in nearly every level of professional hockey and over 28 years of coaching experience. After playing two seasons in Sweden, Reilly launched his coaching career as an assistant with the Springfield Olympics. Working alongside legendary coach Gary Dineen, he tutored future NHL stars such as Bill Guerin and Scott LaChance. Reilly served as co-head coach at Springfield from 1990-93, then head coach until the end of the 1998 campaign. Signature future NHL players he coached were Chris Clark, Ron Hainsey, Doug Janik and Dan LaCouture. His teams compiled a combined record of 131-15-8 and claimed the Eastern Junior Hockey League regular-season and tournament crowns during each of his final three seasons. He was named EJHL coach of the year in 1998. Reilly began a three-year stint as an assistant coach at the University of Maine in 1998, helping the Black Bears capture the 1999 NCAA Division I National Championship under legendary head coach Sean Walsh. Also during Reillys tenure, Maine won a Hockey East Championship in 2000 and advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four. He served as interim head coach at the start of the 2000-2001 campaign when Walsh was undergoing medical treatments. The Black Bears advanced again to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals that year. In 2001, Reilly departed for the American Hockey League (AHL) were he spent two seasons in the Ottawa Senators organization with Grand Rapids and Binghamton, earning division titles in both years. Reilly returned to the college game as an assistant coach at Harvard (2003-04) and helped guide the Crimson to an ECAC Championship and NCAA berth. The following year, he moved to the other side of the Charles River to spend four seasons at Northeastern University (2004-08). Reillys hockey pedigree also includes international experience as a coach and director of player development with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian professional hockey league. During four seasons in Salzburg, Red Bull won back to back Austrian Professional (EBEL) Championships in 2010 and 2011,  the European trophy in 2011, the Salute International Championship in 2009 and IIHF Continental Cup in 2010. Reilly also represented USA Hockey at the Under 17 Five Nations Tournament in Czech Republic (2003) and Slovakia (2002) helping to guide both teams to gold medals.

Enga, who served as an assistant coach during the 2008-09 campaign, became the first member of Mike Havilands coaching staff on June 16, 2014. Prior to rejoining the CC staff, Enga spent three seasons with the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League, serving as assistant coach and director of player development. During his tenure in the Windy City, he coached a four current Tigers juniors Christian Heil and Alex Roos and freshmen Mason Bergh and Nate Kwiecinski. Engas on-ice responsibilities at CC include working with the forwards and power play unit. He is also heavily involved in the programs recruiting efforts. Enga struck for 61 goals and added 82 assists during his four seasons at Colorado College. The right winger still is tied for 37th place on the programs all-time point list with Clare Smith (1953-56). During his senior year, Enga set career highs with 23 goals and 46 points while leading the Tigers to the championship game of the Western Collegiate Hockey Conference Tournament and a berth in the NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Championship. Enga, a member of the WCHA All-Academic Team as a junior, graduated in 1995 with a bachelors degree in international political economy as well as a minor in philosophy. A 10th-round selection by the New York Islanders in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Enga played 10 seasons of professional hockey at virtually every level. His career highlights include being named to the East Coast Hockey League All-Rookie Team and All-Star Game in 1996, winning the West Coast Hockey League Taylor Cup as a member of the San Diego Gulls in 2003, and becoming the Colorado Gold Kings all-time leading scorer, recording 387 points on 165 goals and 222 assists in just four seasons. Enga also played one season with TSV Erding in the German 2nd Eishockey Bundesliga, earning Most Valuable Player honors after recording 41 goals and 61 assists in 64 games. After retiring as a player, Enga began his coaching career with Topeka of the North American Hockey League, where he helped guide the RoadRunners to back-to-back South Division Championships in 2009 and 2010, as well as the 2010 NAHL Presidents Trophy. Enga also spent six years with Pikes Peak Miners AAA organization, serving as both hockey director and head coach of the 18U squad.