The greater Colorado College community is in shock over the recent successes of the CC Hockey team as they continue to be…pretty good? Recently Tiger hockey has managed to stay pretty comfortable somewhere close to the number 10 spot in the league - their highest ranking since 2012.
Different members of the community contribute their success to a whole array of reasons - from the domineering first years on the team to a strong coaching staff who seem to have finally found a rhythm.
However, one student on campus, Henry Cruilis ‘27, attributes the tigers on-ice success to something else. “The Tigers win every time I take in another squirrel to my dorm room. I know it sounds fucking psychotic but I swear the pattern so far is 1:1” Cruilis said.
Cruilis swears that the first few squirrels were incidental. “The first squirrel just broke in - couldn’t get rid of the fucker” said Cruilis, “I didn’t even connect the hockey thing until at least squirrel number 4, but now I know it’s more than like a weird guy thing. The future of these athletes' seasons, hell even their careers, depends on me and my squirrels.”
Currently Cruilis houses 19 squirrels in his Loomis dorm - but he’s hoping to keep that number going up, “for the sake of our boys.” Cruilis’s roommate, Zach Richy ‘27 said, “I fear for my life.”
The squirrels seem relatively happy and are undeniably well cared for. At the end of the school year Cruilis plans on releasing all the squirrels back to campus. And as for hockey? Well we think their fate might indeed rest in the tiny twitchy paws of almost half a dozen rodents.