2005-06 in Review 41 2006-07 Men’S Ice Hockey 2005-06 in Review Cornell, Selected to Win the ECACHL Regular Season Cornell to Its Second Straight Loss
WWW . C ORNELL B I G R ED . CO M 2005-06 IN REVIEW 41 2006-07 MEN’S ICE HOCKEY 2005-06 IN REVIEW Cornell, selected to win the ECACHL regular season Cornell to its second straight loss. The Big Red snapped championship in the preseason polls and ranked as high that skid the following night, earning a 1-1 tie with Rens- as second nationally before it had played its first game, selaer. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Cornell played a had another solid year – 22 wins, a top-10 national rank- pair of games against Niagara, the first a 5-4 victory over ing throughout the year, a trip to the NCAA tournament the Purple Eagles at Lynah Rink, powered by a pair of goals for the fourth time in five years, a third-place finish in the from Mark McCutcheon. The following night at the Blue ECACHL regular season and a second-place finish in the Cross Arena in Rochester, the Big Red tallied another five league championship game in Albany. goals, scoring a 5-3 victory. The Big Red, led by 2004-05 ECACHL Coach of the Year On the first weekend in December, the Big Red returned Mike Schafer and assistant coaches Brent Brekke and Scott to Ithaca for a weekend ECACHL series with Princeton and Garrow, emphasized discipline, defense and special teams. league-newcomer Quinnipiac. Chris Abbott scored the game They finished in the top 10 nationally in both scoring de- winner, and Tyler Mugford added a goal and an assist in fense and penalty killing, while goaltender David McKee a 4-1 win over the Tigers.
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