Cornell Men's Hockey
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Cornell Men’s Hockey 2019-20 Game Notes Schedule & Results Cornell Big Red (12-1-2, 8-1-1 ECAC Hockey) October #17 Northern Michigan at #1 Cornell 20 NIPISSING (exhib.) W, 6-2 26 U.S. NTDP Under-18s (exhib.) W, 3-0 Friday-Saturday, January 17-18, 2020, 7 p.m. EST Lynah Rink, Ithaca, N.Y. November Northern Michigan Record: 13-7-2, 11-5 WCHA 1 at Michigan State W, 3-2 2 at Michigan State W, 6-2 Live Coverage Where Cornell Stands 8 BROWN * W, 4-1 Video: ESPN+ (U.S.), Stretch Internet (International) Pairwise: 1 9 YALE * W, 6-2 Radio: WHCU (870 AM, 97.7 FM) RPI: 1 15 at Clarkson * W, 4-2 Audio: http://player.listenlive.co/41391 USCHO.com poll: 1 16 at St. Lawrence * W, 6-1 Stats: www.sidearmstats.com/cornell/mhockey USA Hockey/USA Today poll: 1 22 QUINNIPIAC * W, 2-1 Twitter: @CUBigRedGameday, @CUBigRedHockey KRACH: 3 23 PRINCETON * W, 5-1 30 vs. Boston Univ. # W, 2-0 What’s on Tap: December • The Cornell men’s hockey team plays its first games at Lynah Rink in eight 6 at Harvard * W, 3-1 weeks when it hosts Northern Michigan for a pair of non-league games on 7 at Dartmouth * L, 1-2 Friday and Saturday nights in Ithaca. January • Faceoff for both games is set for slightly after 7 p.m. both nights. 3 vs. Ohio State V W, 5-2 • Featuring the call of Grady Whittenburg and color commentary from former 4 vs. Providence V T, 2-2 assistant coach and team captain Topher Scott ’08, the games will be broadcast on 10 at Rensselaer * W, 3-0 ESPN+ in the U.S. (with an option for international viewers also available through 11 at Union * T, 3-3 portal.stretchinternet.com). 17 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 7:00 p.m. • The games can also be heard on WHCU (870 AM, 97.7 FM) with Jason 18 NORTHERN MICHIGAN 7:00 p.m. Weinstein back for his 16th season on play-by-play and Tony Eisenhut ’88 24 DARTMOUTH * 7:00 p.m. on color commentary. 25 HARVARD * 7:00 p.m. 31 at Quinnipiac * 7:00 p.m. Big Red Rewind: February • Cornell has ascended to #1 in both the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA 1 at Princeton * 7:00 p.m. Hockey Magazine polls, having lost just once in its first 15 games despite 7 COLGATE * 7:00 p.m. playing the nation’s fewest home games to date (four). It’s the first time the 8 at Colgate * 7:00 p.m. Big Red has claimed the top spot in both national polls since Jan. 29, 2018. 14 UNION * 7:00 p.m. • The Big Red took three of four points in league play on the road last 15 RENSSELAER * 7:00 p.m. weekend, blanking Rensselaer on Friday, 3-0, before erasing a pair of deficits 21 at Yale * 7:00 p.m. to muster a 3-3 tie Saturday at Union. Junior forward Tristan Mullin had a goal 22 at Brown * 7:00 p.m. and an assist in both games, and junior forward Brenden Locke also scored in 28 ST. LAWRENCE * 7:00 p.m. both contests. 29 CLARKSON * 7:00 p.m. • Junior goaltender Matthew Galajda made 25 saves against the Engineers for his second shutout of the season and the 16th of his collegiate career. • The Big Red enters the weekend with the nation’s best winning percentage * ECAC Hockey game (.867), having lost just once despite playing 11 of its first 15 contests away # at Madison Square Garden (New York) from home. While Cornell trails Clarkson by one point for the ECAC Hockey V at T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) lead, the Big Red has a game in hand on the Golden Knights. Cornell Quick Facts By The Numbers: • The Big Red ranks second in the country in team defense (1.47 goals Location ....................................Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 against per game) and ranks sixth in offense (3.67 goals per game). That Founded ............................................................ 1865 leads to the nation’s third-largest scoring margin (+2.20). Enrollment (undergraduate) ...................14,315 • For the first time in the program’s modern-era history, Cornell had not President ....................................Martha E. Pollack surrendered more than two goals in its first 14 games of the season — a Director of Athletics .............J. Andrew Noel, Jr. stretch that came to an end Saturday with a 3-3 draw at Union. Not only Colors ...........................Carnelian Red and White was the Big Red the last team in the nation to yield three goals in a game, Conference..............ECAC Hockey / Ivy League it’s remains the last remaining team yet to concede four and one of just six Rink (Capacity) .......................Lynah Rink (4,267) teams that hasn’t been gouged for five (Clarkson, Michigan, Michigan Tech, Coaching Information Penn State and UMass-Lowell are the others). • Cornell’s power play is 3-for-8 since the semester break, which it entered on Head Coach ............. Mike Schafer (Cornell ’86) an 0-for-18 slump. The Big Red now ranks seventh in the nation with a 27.3% Career Record ..... 470-260-97 (25th season) success rate on the power play. Associate Head Coach ...........................Ben Syer • One of the keys to Cornell’s hot start has been its ability to play with the (Western Ontario ’98) lead. The Big Red has scored first in each of its last 11 victories and it has Assistant Coach ............................Sean Flanagan only trailed for a scant 16 minutes, 5 seconds in its 12 wins. (St. Lawrence ’10) • The Big Red has scored 27 of its 55 goals in second periods this year. That’s Director of Hockey Operations ....Shane Talarico an average of 1.80 goals per middle stanza, which leads the country for any (SUNY Potsdam ’15) period. The next closest is Northern Michigan’s average of 1.73 goals per Volunteer Assistant Coach .....Mitch Stephens third period. (Geneseo ’07) Team Information The Red’s Barron: • Junior forward Morgan Barron (9-9–18) leads the team in scoring and Captains ....................................................................... ranks tied for third in ECAC Hockey and tied for 17th in the nation with an .....Morgan Barron, Yanni Kaldis, Jeff Malott average of 1.20 points per game. 2019-20 Record ..............................................12-1-2 • Barron became the first Cornell men’s hockey player with at least 12 points 2019-20 ECAC Hockey Record .....................8-1-1 through six games since Matt Moulson ’06 and Ryan Vesce ’04 both did so in 2019-20 Ivy League Record ..........................4-1-0 the 2003-04 campaign. First Varsity Season ..................................1900-01 • A sixth-round draft pick of the New York Rangers, Barron was named to All-Time Record ................ 1,160-731-146 (.605) the All-ECAC Hockey first team last season after leading the squad with Record at Lynah Rink ............ 576-224-66 (.703) 34 points on 15 goals and 19 assists. He was tabbed a Preseason All-ECAC NCAA Championships ................2 (1967, 1970) Hockey selection in September. NCAA Tournament Appearances ................... 22 Years ................ 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, ........................... 1973, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, ................ 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 Perennial Contention ................ 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019 ECAC Hockey Championships ........................ 12 Last season marked Cornell's seventh trek to ECAC Hockey’s championship weekend over the last 10 years, which is tops among the circuit’s 12 teams. Here is Years ..............1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, a breakdown of recent ECAC Hockey Championship weekend appearances ... ...1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010 Teams Appearances By Year (Key: Champion, Finalist, Semifinalist) Follow the Big Red CORNELL (7) 2019 2018 2017 2014 2012 2011 2010 HARVARD (6) 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2012 Website: www.CornellBigRed.com QUINNIPIAC (5) 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Facebook: Cornell Sports Twitter: @CornellSports UNION (5) 2017 2014 2013 2012 2010 Instagram: @CornellSports COLGATE (4) 2015 2014 2012 2011 YouTube: CornellAthletics BROWN (3) 2019 2013 2010 ST. LAWRENCE (3) 2016 2015 2010 Cornell Men’s Hockey Media Contact CLARKSON (2) 2019 2018 DARTMOUTH (2) 2016 2011 Brandon Thomas, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications YALE (2) 2013 2011 Office Phone: (607) 255-5627 PRINCETON (1) 2018 Email: [email protected] RENSSELAER (0) Jan. 17-18, 2020 ∙ vs. Northern Michigan - 2 - Forward Thinking: Tale of the Tape • Junior forward Brenden Locke (7-8–15) ranks second in team scoring and classmate Cam Donaldson (2-11–13) is third, with the duo typically playing Cornell NMU on the same line together. Locke’s plus-17 rating is tied for fifth in the nation. Team Offense 3.67 3.50 • Donaldson’s average of 0.85 assists per game ranked 10th in the nation, National Rank 6th T-8th Conf. Offense 3.70 3.56 and his plus-15 rating is ranked tied for 11th in the nation. Conf. Rank 2nd 3rd • Locke’s seven goals have come on just 17 shots on target, giving him a national-best average of .412 goals per shot on the frame. Team Defense 1.47 2.82 • Sophomore forward Michael Regush (6-5–11) is third on the team in goal- National Rank 2nd 34th Conf. Defense 1.40 2.62 scoring, just ahead of junior forward Tristan Mullin (5-5–10). Mullin leads the Conf. Rank 1st 6th team with three power-play goals, while Regush, sophomore forward Max Andreev (2-7–9) and junior forward Morgan Barron have two apiece. Power Play Pct. 27.3 22.3 National Rank 7th 14th Conf. PP Pct.