One day after being named the NCHC Goaltender of the Month, Colorado College junior Kaidan Mbereko was named the Hockey Commissioners Association National Co-Goaltender of the Month for November.

Mbereko shared the award with Alex Tracy of Minnesota State.

Mbereko logged a heavy workload during the month, starting all eight games, while backstopping the Tigers to a 5-2-1 record. He was one of only two goalies in the NCHC to play in eight games last month and he led the conference with 224 saves, 45 more than any other NCHC netminder. Mbereko averaged 28 saves per game, which was third in the NCHC during the month, while ranking in the top four in the conference with both a .941 save percentage and a 1.71 goals-against average in November.
 
He made at least 25 saves in seven of his eight starts and stopped 27 or more shots in six of his eight outings. The undrafted free agent compiled 52 saves in a sweep of rival Air Force to open November, while allowing only three goals to earn NCHC Goaltender of the Week honors. Mbereko made a season-high 41 saves in a 3-1 win over Arizona State on Nov. 9, before stopping 36 shots in a 3-2 overtime loss at then-No. 13 Western Michigan the following Friday. He finished the series at WMU with 27 saves in a 1-1 overtime tie on Nov. 16, while making four more stops to help CC win the shootout. Mbereko then closed his month with a 27-save shutout on Nov. 23 against then-No. 11 St. Cloud State, with every save needed in a 1-0 overtime win.
 
Mbereko’s five wins in November tied for the NCHC lead, while he was one of only five NCHC goalies to log a shutout last month. The junior has started all 12 CC games this season, posting a 9-2-1 record with two shutouts, tying for the NCHC lead in wins. Mbereko carries a .940 save percentage, which ranks third in the NCHC and seventh nationally, and a 1.56 GAA, which is second in the NCHC and fifth in the NCAA, into December.

The Aspen product, who played back home for the Aspen Leafs and Rocky Mountain Snow Kings, won the national award last season in February.

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(December 5, 2024)