The 2022–23 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 83rd season of play for the program and the 10th in the NCHC conference. The Tigers represented Colorado College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and were coached by Kris Mayotte, in his second season.

With coach Mayotte continuing the program's overhaul, Colorado College started the year with less-than-stellar results. Since neither Matt Vernon nor Kaidan Mbereko had managed to earn the job outright, the Tigers alternated between the two netminders in the first month of the season. Both were inconsistent early, however, after a 5–0 blanking of Minnesota Duluth, Mbereko was able to establish himself as the starter and remained in that role for the balance of the season.

On the offensive side, the team saw a little improvement in the first half but they were still carried by scoring of Hunter McKown. The Tigers would only go as far as McKown could take them as he accounted for more than a quarter of CC's goals. Unfortunately, he was unable to lift the team on his own. Colorado College was able to post a respectable record in the first half of the season despite their hit-or-miss offense and were able to get themselves up to .500 once they returned from the winter break.

Unfortunately for the Tigers, the second half of their season was littered with ranked teams. After January 1, CC only played teams who were either ranked at the time or finished the season in the top 20. They were able to get a win from St. Cloud State in mid-January but then proceeded to go winless over the next 13 games. No matter which opponent they faced, the story was the same. CC's defense could put forth a solid defensive effort but the offense could not score. Colorado College averaged exactly 1 goal per game in that stretch with Hunter McKown accounting for more than half of their goals. The Tigers' offense was particularly bad at even strength, garnering just 48 goals for the season.

The losses sent CC tumbling down the standings and the Tigers ended the regular season in 7th place. They began postseason play having to face tournament-bound Western Michigan, who possessed one of the top offenses in the nation, and were a heavy underdog when the series began. Their defense kept CC in the game and the team entered the third period down by just a goal. With only a small hill to climb over, the Tigers produced a shocking outcome when they scored three times in under a minute to take the lead and eventually the game. In the rematch, CC kept the momentum on their side and stymied the Broncos, allowing just 2 goals while adding a pair themselves. Overtime was a furious affair with 7 shots being recorded in just 3 minutes. Luckily for the Tigers, the last came from the stick of Matthew Gleason and was the game winner.^[1]

After the improbable win, CC headed to Saint Paul and had to take on long-time rival Denver in the conference semifinal. The Pioneers had swept the season series and, despite missing their starting goaltender, were expected to continue that trend. The Colorado College defense, however, had other ideas; the Tiger defenders shut down Denver's attack all game, limiting the Pios to just 23 shots on goal, all of which were stopped by Mbereko. McKown's power play marker in the second was all that CC could muster but it was all they needed and the Tigers advanced to the title game with a 1–0 shutout.

Colorado College now found itself just 1 win away from the NCAA tournament and only St. Cloud State could stop them. While the defense played well in the game, the offense did not. CC got just 17 shots on goal while the Huskies only gave the Tigers' dangerous power play just 1 opportunity. The complete lack of offense put an end to the Tigers' miraculous run and the team would have to wait for another year.^[2]

As of August 1, 2022.^[3]

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No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Jake Begley	Junior	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	1999-03-18	Mahtomedi, Minnesota	Brockville (CCHL)	—
2		Chad Sasaki	Senior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	1998-02-06	Cypress, California	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
4		Bryan Yoon (C)	Graduate	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1998-01-27	Parker, Colorado	Tri-City (USHL)	—
5		Jack Millar	Junior	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	2000-11-30	Westminster, Colorado	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
7		Chase Foley	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	2000-02-17	Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
8		Ryan Beck	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2002-08-25	Linden, Michigan	Dubuque (USHL)	—
9		Noah Serdachny	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2003-03-09	Edmonton, Alberta	Salmon Arm (BCHL)	—
10		Patrick Cozzi	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	1998-04-30	Greenlawn, New York	Prince George (BCHL)	—
11		Ray Christy	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	1999-09-15	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Sioux City (USHL)	—
13		Brett Chorske	Sophomore	F	6' 6" (1.98 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	2001-05-24	Edina, Minnesota	St. Cloud (NAHL)	—
14		Nate Schweitzer	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	2002-02-21	Champlin, Minnesota	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
15		Matthew Gleason	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-09-20	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Chicago (USHL)	—
17		Tyler Coffey	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	2000-05-19	Hamilton, New Jersey	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
18		Connor Mayer	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-06-13	Champlin, Minnesota	Central Illinois (USHL)	—
19		Tommy Middleton	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2000-06-19	Midland, Michigan	Janesville (NAHL)	—
20		Logan Will	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-06-14	Ames, Iowa	Omaha (USHL)	—
21		Noah Prokop	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	2000-01-15	Highlands Ranch, Colorado	Omaha (NCHC)	—
22		Nikolai Charchenko	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2001-06-03	Victoria, Minnesota	Minot (NAHL)	—
23		Ethan Straky	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2003-04-18	Walnut Creek, California	Green Bay (USHL)	—
26		Noah Laba	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	2003-08-04	Northville, Michigan	Lincoln (USHL)	NYR, 111th overall 2022
27		Stanley Cooley	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2002-05-27	Regina, Saskatchewan	Lincoln (USHL)	—
28		Gleb Veremyev	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2003-06-28	Sayreville, New Jersey	Lincoln (USHL)	—
29		Cade Ahrenholz	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	2002-11-30	Lakeville, Minnesota	Omaha (USHL)	—
30		Matt Vernon	Senior	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1998-03-29	Calgary, Alberta	Aberdeen (NAHL)	—
33		Kaidan Mbereko	Freshman	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-07-28	Aspen, Colorado	Lincoln (USHL)	—
37		Nicklas Andrews	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2001-07-06	Canton, Michigan	Des Moines (USHL)	—
39		Danny Weight	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2001-05-01	Lattingtown, New York	Boston College (HEA)	—
41		Hunter McKown	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-08-18	San Jose, California	NTDP (USHL)	—

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Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.^[6]