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This Week’s Games Cornell at Princeton Cornell at Quinnipiac CORNELL HOCKEY Friday, Nov. 7 • 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 • 7 p.m. Princeton, N.J. Hamden, Conn. For more information, contact Cornell Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Kevin Zeise Hobey Baker Rink (2,092) TD Banknorth Sports Center (3,300) PH: (607) 255-5627 • EMAIL: [email protected] • FAX: (607) 255-9791 • CELL: (603) 748-1268 TV: ESPNU • Radio: WHCU 870 AM Radio: WHCU 870 AM 2008-09 Schedule Men’s Hockey Opens Season With Tough Task At Princeton, Quinnipiac October ITHACA, N.Y. -- As far as season openers go, starting the Cornell Quick Facts 18 U.S. UNDER-18 TEAM (exhib.) T, 3-3 (ot) year with the reigning league champion in any sport is no Location ..................................................Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 24 WESTERN ONTARIO (exhib.) W, 4-3 easy task - and starting the year on the road makes things that much more difficult. Add to that mix the pressure of Founded ...................................................................... 1865 Enrollment ............................................................... 13,700 November playing in front of a nationwide crowd, and the task at hand President ....................................................David J. Skorton 7 at Princeton* (ESPNU) 4 p.m. appears even more daunting. Director of Athletics......................................J. Andrew Noel 8 at Quinnipiac* 7 p.m. Such is life for the Big Red as they open the 2008-09 Colors ............................................Carnelian Red and White 13 at Colgate* (Time Warner Sports) 7:30 p.m. men’s hockey season with a trip to Princeton and Quinni- Affiliation ..................................................................NCAA I 15 COLGATE* 7 p.m. piac. The Big Red opens the campaign at 4 p.m. on Friday, Conference ....................................ECAC Hockey/Ivy League 21 HARVARD* 7 p.m. Nov. 7, in Princeton, N.J., before heading into Connecticut Rink (Capacity) .......................................Lynah Rink (4,267) 22 DARTMOUTH* 7 p.m. for a 7 p.m. contest against the Bobcats the following night 28 at North Dakota (Fighting Sioux Sports Net)~ 8:30 p.m. in Hamden, Conn. Friday afternoon’s matinee will be tele- Coaching Information 29 at North Dakota (Fighting Sioux Sports Net) 8 p.m. vised nationally on ESPNU, while Jason Weinstein will pro- vide the radio call locally in Ithaca on WHCU 870 AM, with Men’s Hockey Coach .................... Mike Schafer (Cornell ‘86) audio available globally through the RedCast subscription Career Record ........................254-139-45 (14th Season) December service. Associate Head Coach ....................Casey Jones (Cornell ‘90) 5 CLARKSON* 7 p.m. Coming off a third-place finish in last season’s ECAC Assistant Coach ..........Scott Garrow (Western Michigan ‘92) 6 ST. LAWRENCE* 7 p.m. Hockey tournament in Albany, N.Y., the Big Red returns Athletic Trainer ........................................................Ed Kelly Florida College Classic - Estero, Fla. 17 lettermen while welcoming six freshman and one se- Equipment Manager ....................................Pedro Trindade 27 vs. St. Cloud State 7:35 p.m. nior transfer as it appears ready to make a run at bringing 28 vs. Maine/Colgate 4/7:30 p.m. another ECAC Hockey title back to Ithaca. Cornell has been Team Information picked to finish third in the conference by both the league’s 2008-09 Captains .............Colin Greening, Michael Kennedy JANUARY coaches and members of the media covering ECAC Hockey, 2008-09 Assistant Captains .. Tyler Mugford, Jared Seminoff 4 at Massachusetts 5 p.m. while a trio of players have been selected to various pre- 2007-08 Record .......................................................19-14-3 9 NIAGARA 7 p.m. season all-league teams. Junior co-captain Colin Greening 2007-08 ECAC Hockey Record/Finish ..................12-9-3/5th 10 NIAGARA (Niagara Sports Network) 7 p.m. was named to the coaches preseason team, while sopho- 2007-08 Ivy Record/Finish ...................................5-4-1/3rd 16 at Union* (Time Warner Sports)~ 7:30 p.m. more Riley Nash and junior goaltender Ben Scrivens were Lettermen Returning/Lost ............................................17/4 17 at Rensselaer* (Time Warner Sports) 7 p.m. selected to the preseason team by the media. First Varsity Season ................................................1900-01 23 YALE* 7 p.m. Cornell is led by 14th-year head coach Mike Schafer, All-Time Record .................................................943-613-94 24 BROWN* 7 p.m. who has compiled a 254-139-45 record in his first 13 sea- Record at Lynah Rink ..............................462-168-49 (.716) 30 at St. Lawrence* 7 p.m. sons. Schafer has guided the Big Red to four ECAC Hockey NCAA Championships ................................... 2 (1967, 1970) 31 at Clarkson* 7 p.m. championships and six NCAA tournament berths during his NCAA Tournament Appearances ...................................... 16 tenure. Additionally, he led the Big Red to its last NCAA Fro- Years .....................1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, zen Four appearance in Buffalo in 2003. Schafer is assisted FEBRUARY ...................................... 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, by associate head coach Casey Jones, assistant coach Scott 6 QUINNIPIAC* 7 p.m. ....................................... 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 Garrow and volunteer goaltender coach Ian Burt. 7 PRINCETON* 7 p.m. ECAC Hockey Championships ........................................... 11 13 at Dartmouth* 7 p.m. Years ........................................1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 14 at Harvard* (CBS College Sports) 8 p.m. ....................1973, 1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005 20 RENSSELAER* 7 p.m. 21 UNION* 7 p.m. Game 1 • Cornell at Princeton Game 2 • Cornell at Quinnipiac 27 at Yale* 7 p.m. Faceoff ...............................................Friday, Nov. 7, at 4 p.m. Faceoff ................................................Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008 28 at Brown* 7 p.m. Site ........................Hobey Baker Rink (2,092) • Princeton, N.J. Site ......TD Banknorth Sports Center (3,300) • Hamden, Conn. 2008-09 Records ..............Cornell (0-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC Hockey) 2008-09 Records ..............Cornell (0-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC Hockey) MARCH Princeton (1-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC Hockey) Quinnipiac (0-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC Hockey) 6-9 ECAC Hockey First Round Series Record ........................................Cornell leads, 76-44-7 Series Record ............................................Cornell leads, 6-3-1 Last Meeting ............................................Princeton won, 2-1 Last Meeting .......................................Cornell won, 3-2, in OT 13-15 ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals Feb. 23, 2008 in Princeton, N.J. Feb. 22, 2008 in Hamden, Conn. 20 ECAC Hockey Seminfinal Television .....................................................................ESPNU Television .......................................................................none 21 ECAC Hockey Championship Dan Parkhurst (play-by-play), Ken Hodge (color) Radio............................................................... WHCU 870 AM Radio............................................................... WHCU 870 AM Jason Weinstein (play-by-play) * Ivy League game Jason Weinstein (play-by-play) Live Stats ..................................www.quinnipiacbobcats.com ~ Simulcast on NHL Network Live Stats ...................................www.goprincetontigers.com Live Video .......................................................................none Home Games in CAPS Live Video .......................................................................none Tickets ............................Available by calling (607) 254-BEAR All Times Eastern Tickets ............................Available by calling (607) 254-BEAR Tale of the Tape • Cornell at Princeton Tale of the Tape • Cornell at Quinnipiac Around ECAC Hockey Cornell vs. Princeton Cornell vs. Quinnipiac Current Standings (as of Nov. 5) Ithaca, N.Y. Location Princeton, N.J. Ithaca, N.Y. Location Hamden, Conn. Conference Only Overall 1865 Founded 1746 1865 Founded 1929 Pts Record Win% GF GA Record Win% GF GA 13,700 Enrollment 4,600 13,700 Enrollment 7,400 Harvard 4 2-0-0 1.000 7 2 1-0-0 1.000 7 2 Brown 0 0-0-0 .000 0 0 0-2-0 .000 4 10 Carnelian Red and White Colors Black and Gold Carnelian Red and White Colors Blue and Gold Clarkson 0 0-0-0 .000 0 0 1-1-2 .500 12 11 ECAC Hockey Conference ECAC Hockey ECAC Hockey Conference ECAC Hockey Colgate 0 0-0-0 .000 0 0 3-1-0 .750 13 8 Dr. David Skorton President Shirley Tilghman Dr. David Skorton President John Lahey Cornell 0 0-0-0 .000 0 0 0-0-0 .000 0 0 Princeton 0 0-0-0 .000 0 0 1-0-0 1.000 4 1 J. Andrew Noel, Jr. Athletic Director Gary Walters J. Andrew Noel, Jr. Athletic Director Jack McDonald Quinnipiac 0 0-0-0 .000 0 0 2-2-0 .500 14 12 Mike Schafer Head Coach Guy Gadowsky Mike Schafer Head Coach Rand Pecknold St. Lawrence 0 0-0-0 .000 0 0 3-2-0 .600 17 12 254-139-45 Career Record 122-156-31 254-139-45 Career Record 263-165-42 Union 0 0-0-0 .000 0 0 3-1-1 .700 15 12 254-139-45 Record at School 54-67-9 254-139-45 Record at School 263-165-42 Yale 0 0-0-0 .000 0 0 1-0-0 1.000 6 3 Rensselaer 0 0-1-0 .000 1 3 1-5-1 .214 8 20 943-613-94 All-Time Hockey Record 854-1170-107 943-613-94 All-Time Hockey Record 421-396-43 Dartmouth 0 0-1-0 .000 1 4 0-1-0 .000 1 4 0.00 Goals/Game 4.00 0.00 Goals/Game 3.50 0.00 Goals Allowed/Game 1.00 0.00 Goals Allowed/Game 3.00 Recent Scores/Upcoming Contests (as of Nov. 5) 00.0