Colorado College senior Andrew Hamburg may not get much notice but his contributions to the program the past four years are significant.

“He has filled a lot of roles for us, taking on defensive roles and being that older player we can put on lines with younger guys,” Tigers coach Scott Owens said. “He does all the little things you need.”

A lengthier profile is available on the Gazette’s College Hockey blog: http://blogs.gazettedev.gazette.com/collegehockey/. Other seniors will be profiled over the next several days.

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The CC seniors’ 65 goals are the most of any senior class in Division I. Here is the breakdown: Rylan Schwartz (15 goals), William Rapuzzi (15), Mike Boivin (14), Scott Winkler (13), Hamburg (6) and Joe Marciano (2). … By a unanimous vote, the state Board of Regents approved the budget of the proposed $75 million Nebraska-Omaha on-campus facility, allowing fundraising for the 7,500-seat hockey arena. The money will be raised through private donors and city bonds. UNO hockey plays in the 14,000-seat, downtown CenturyLink Center. Construction is planned for late 2013 with completion in June 2015.  … Four of the five No. 1 seeds in the conference tournaments won regular-season titles for the first time. Miami – which won the final Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season title – was the lone exception while WCHA No. 2 seed Minnesota claimed a share of the MacNaughton Cup. The first-time champs are: Niagara, Quinnipiac, St. Cloud State and UMass-Lowell, coached by former CC assistants Norm Bazin and Jason Lammers. … CC earned at least two points in each of the past seven weekends of the regular season (6-5-3) to maintain its hold on eighth place. Those included four wins over top 10 opponents.