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 (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)...... (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...... (Cornell ‘86) audio available globally through the RedCast subscription Career Record...... 254-139-45 (14th Season) December service. Associate Head Coach...... (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...... , 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 and junior 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 Mike Schafer Head Coach 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 Shots/Game 38.00 0.00 Shots/Game 27.8 Friday, October 31 00.0 Shots Allowed/Game 13.00 0.00 Shots Allowed/Game 28.2 Ontario Institute of Tech. 1, Yale 3 (Showcase at Brown - exhibition) 00.0 PIM/Game 6.0 00.0 PIM/Game 22.0 Connecticut 2, Union 3 Dartmouth 1, Harvard 4 00.0 PP Pct. 25.0 00.0 PP Pct. 27.8 Princeton 4, Brown 1 (Showcase at Brown - non-league game) 00.0 PK Pct. 50.0 00.0 PK Pct. 85.2 Saturday, November 1 ABOUT PRINCETON Quinnipiac has converted five of its 18 power-play chances for Ontario Institute of Tech. 2, Princeton 8 (Showcase at Brown - exhibition) The Tigers opened their season on Friday with a convincing 27.8 percent, while allowing four power play goals in 27 short- Carleton 5, Clarkson 3 (exhibition) 4-1 victory over Brown in a non-conference contest as part of handed opportunities (85.2 percent killing rate). US Under-18 National Team 4, Harvard 0 (exhibition) the Bears’ Showcase at Brown. Princeton then came back the Connecticut 1, Quinnipiac 4 next night and thumped the Ontario Institute of Technology, 8- CORNELL AGAINST THE BOBCATS 3, Colgate 6 (exhibition) 2, to pick up momentum heading into Friday’s league opener. The newest member of ECAC Hockey, Cornell and Quinnipiac Yale 6, Brown 3 (Showcase at Brown - non-league game) Princeton junior Mark Magnowski was named the ECAC Hockey have met just 10 times since the series began in 2000-01, with Player of the Week after scoring two goals, including the game- the Big Red holding a 6-3-1 lead in the series. Cornell took both Sunday, November 2 Vermont 3, Dartmouth 2 winner, and adding an assist against Brown on Friday night, of last year’s contests, including a 5-3 victory on Nov. 3 at Lynah while sophomore Matt Godlewski picked up a pair of assists. In Rink before scoring an overtime winner on Feb. 22 in Hamden, Tuesday, November 4 , junior picked up 12 saves in picking up his Conn. Rensselaer 1, Harvard 3 first victory of the season. The Tigers tacked on a pair of power play goals and have a 25.0 percentage with the man advan- LATE STARTS Friday, November 7 tage this season, but gave up one power play goal on just two Not only is Cornell’s season opener on Friday the latest for the Cornell at Princeton, 4 pm chances for the Bears. The Tigers return 21 lettermen while los- Big Red since head coach Mike Schafer’s second year in 1996- Harvard at Rensselaer, 7 pm ing just five from last year’s squad that posted a 14-8 mark in 97, when Cornell opened on Nov. 8, it will also make the Big Dartmouth at Union, 7 pm Brown at Clarkson, 7 pm ECAC Hockey and won the league tournament to qualify for the Red the last team in Division I college hockey to play its first Yale at St. Lawrence, 7 pm NCAA tournament. regular-season game. The late start parallels that of the Cornell Colgate at Quinnipiac, 7 pm football team, which was scheduled to be the last team in Divi- CORNELL AGAINST THE TIGERS sion I to begin play this season with its game at Bucknell on Saturday, November 8 Heading into last season, Cornell had won 13 of its last 14 Sept. 20. Brown at St. Lawrence, 4 pm games against Princeton dating back to 2001, but the Tigers Colgate at Princeton, 4 pm picked up a pair of one-goal victories last year. Cornell opened ECAC HOCKEY AND SEASON OPENERS Dartmouth at Rensselaer, 7 pm ECAC Hockey action against the Tigers on Nov. 2 at Lynah Rink, Friday’s contest against Princeton will be serving not only as the Harvard at Union, 7 pm Yale at Clarkson, 7 pm with Princeton scoring a 3-2 victory. In the rematch on Feb. 23 season opener, but also the first league game of the season. The Cornell at Quinnipiac, 7 pm in Princeton, Cornell was sent to a 2-1 defeat. Even with last last time the Big Red jumped directly into league play without season’s sweep of the Big Red, Princeton still trails in the all- any nonconference contests came in 1999-2000, when the Big Tuesday, November 11 time series, which dates back to a 4-2 Cornell victory on March Red opened with a 5-4 overtime loss at Rensselaer. Under the Yale at Connecticut, 7 pm 3, 1901, 76-44-7. Under head coach Mike Schafer, the Big Red direction of Mike Schafer, Cornell has opened its season with a Princeton at Quinnipiac, 7 pm holds a 21-8-2 lead against the Tigers. conference game just twice, with the first time coming in his second season behind the bench, a 5-4 victory at Brown. Thursday, November 13 ABOUT QUINNIPIAC Cornell at Colgate, 7:30 pm Quinnipiac comes into the weekend with a 2-2 mark on the year MORE ON THE SEASON OPENER Friday, November 14 and off a split from last weekend’s action. The Bobcats dropped While Cornell opening its year against a league foe is an un- Princeton at Rensselaer, 7 pm a 4-1 contest at UMass-Lowell on Thursday, but then rallied common occurence under Mike Schafer, the Big Red has had Quinnipiac at Union, 7 pm for a 4-1 victory over Connecticut at home on Saturday. Fresh- success in its first games of the year under the 14th-year men- Clarkson at Harvard, 7 pm man Spencer Heichman was named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of tor. In the first 13 seasons under Schafer’s direction, the Big Red St. Lawrence at Dartmouth, 7 pm the Week after scoring the lone goal against the River Hawks, is 8-4-1 in season openers. then adding two assists in the victory over the Huskies. Junior Saturday, November 15 Brandon Wong and senior Bryan Leitch lead the Bobcats with ...AND OPENING ON THE ROAD Princeton at Union, 4 pm Quinnipiac at Rensselaer, 7 pm six points apiece, with Wong scoring a team-best four goals The Big Red will be opening the 2008-09 season on the road Clarkson at Dartmouth, 7 pm and Leitch tallying six assists through the first four contests. for the second straight season and fifth time under the direc- St. Lawrence at Harvard, 7 pm Freshman Nick Pisellinio has supplanted incumbent starter Bud tion of head coach Mike Schafer. Last season, Cornell opened Colgate at Cornell, 7 pm Fisher in goal, posting a 1.09 goals-against average and a .952 at Rochester Institute of Technology at the Blue Cross Arena Brown at Yale, 7 pm save percentage in 165 minutes of action over three games. in Rochester and fell by a 4-1 margin. The last time Cornell opened back-to-back seasons on the road came in Schafer’s with Nash’s second goal coming with 6.3 seconds remaining first two years, opening at Michigan State in 1995-96 and at in regulation after the Mustangs had tied the score with just National Hockey Polls Brown in 1996-97. under 30 seconds remaining. Ben Scrivens worked the entire USA Today - USA Hockey • Nov. 3 contest, making 17 saves for the exhibition victory. Rank Team Record Pts. lW STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT Cornell will be trying to avoid starting the season with a loss PLENTY OF FIREPOWER 1 Colorado College (28) 5-0-3 501 1 for the second year in a row, another uncommon occurrence for Cornell returns three of its top five scorers from last season, 2 Boston College (5) 5-1-0 469 2 the Big Red under Mike Schafer. In the modern era of Cornell including its top two in junior Colin Greening and sophomore 3 Boston University (1) 5-1-0 442 3 hockey, from the opening of Lynah Rink in 1957 to the present Riley Nash. Greening tallied a team-best 14 goals last season, 4 Minnesota 4-0-2 394 5 day, the Big Red has only once dropped back-to-back season while Nash tied with Topher Scott ‘08 for team-high honors in openers, that coming in the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 seasons, assists with 20. In all, Cornell’s returning players accounted for 5 New Hampshire 4-1-2 361 7 falling to Rensselaer by a 5-4 score on Nov. 5, 1999, and drop- 74 percent of the total goal-scoring output and 76 percent of 6 Denver 4-2-1 354 4 ping a 5-3 contest to Sacred Heart on Nov. 4, 2000. the assists in 2007-08. 7 Michigan 6-2-0 304 8 8 Miami (Ohio) 4-2-2 242 6 EXHIBIT A ROCK SOLID DEFENSE Riley Nash, Tyler Roeszler and Tyler Mugford each scored a goal While the amount of offensive production returning to the 9 Princeton 1-0-0 205 10 as Cornell opened the 2008-09 season with an exhibition tie Cornell lineup this season in impressive, the defensive corps 10 Northeastern 5-1-2 193 9 against the U.S. Under-18 National Team on Oct. 18 at Lynah also returns six starters from last year. Junior led 11 Michigan State 4-2-2 162 12 Rink. Playing with just one day of practice under their belts, the blue-liners in scoring last season, tallying 16 points on two the Big Red showed off their power play and penalty killing goals and 14 assists, despite missing 12 games while recover- 12 Notre Dame 4-3-0 141 13 abilities, as Cornell scored one goal with the man advantage ing from off-season surgery. 13 Minnesota State 3-2-1 73 11 and one short-handed, in addition to Roeszler’s strike at even 14 Air Force 8-0-0 72 NR strength. Ben Scrivens worked the first half of the game, pick- WICKED SMART KIDS 15 Clarkson 1-1-2 50 14 ing up 10 saves on 11 shots, while Mike Garman worked the Eight players from last season’s team were named to the second half of the contest, stopping three of the five shots he ECAC Hockey All-Academic team for their achievements in the faced over that span. classroom last year. Five of those players return this season, Others receiving votes: Massachusetts 27, Vermont 23, as seniors Troy Davenport and Dan DiLeo, juniors Colin Green- Cornell 15, Minnesota-Duluth 13, North Dakota 9, St. NORTH OF THE BORDER ing and Justin Krueger and sophomore Patrick Kennedy each Lawrence 8, Union 8, Harvard 5, Alaska-Anchorage 3, Yale The Big Red also faced off against Western Ontario in an ex- were named to the team. Additionally, graduated seniors Chris hibition contest on Oct. 24, downing the Mustangs, 4-3, on a Fontas, Doug Krantz and Topher Scott were also selected as All- 3, UMass-Lowell 1, Nebraska-Omaha 1, St. Cloud State 1. last-second goal by Brendon Nash. The penalty-filled contest Academic Team members. saw a combined 63 minutes worth of penalties, with the two teams each receiving plenty of power play opportunities. Nash THOSE MASKED MEN USCHO.com - CBS College Sports • Nov. 3 and Michael Kennedy both scored a pair of goals in the game, Cornell has the benefit of having four capable collegiate goal- Rank Team Record Pts. lW 1 Colorado College (41) 5-0-3 986 1 Cornell Players vs. Princeton Cornell Players vs. Quinnipiac 2 Boston College (5) 5-1-0 932 2 Player GP G A Pts. PIM Player GP G A Pts. PIM 3 Boston University (4) 5-1-0 908 3 Evan Barlow 6 2 0 2 6 Evan Barlow 7 3 1 4 14 4 Minnesota 4-0-2 829 5 Jordan Berk 1 0 0 0 0 Jordan Berk 2 1 0 1 15 Sean Collins ------Sean Collins ------5 New Hampshire 4-1-2 772 6 Taylor Davenport 5 0 0 0 6 Taylor Davenport 4 0 0 0 4 6 Denver 4-2-1 755 4 Mike Devin 2 1 0 1 4 Mike Devin 2 2 1 3 0 7 Michigan 6-2-0 676 8 Joe Devin 1 0 0 0 0 Joe Devin 2 0 0 0 2 8 Miami (Ohio) 4-2-2 599 7 Blake Gallagher 4 0 4 4 0 Blake Gallagher 6 0 3 3 6 Colin Greening 4 1 4 5 6 Colin Greening 6 2 3 5 8 9 Princeton 1-0-0 548 10 Locke Jillson ------Locke Jillson ------10 Northeastern 5-1-2 529 9 Jordan Kary ------Jordan Kary ------11 Michigan State 3-2-1 316 12 Michael Kennedy 5 0 0 0 2 Michael Kennedy 8 2 2 4 10 Patrick Kennedy 2 0 0 0 2 Patrick Kennedy 2 1 0 1 0 12 Notre Dame 4-3-0 457 13 Justin Krueger 4 0 1 1 4 Justin Krueger 6 1 0 1 0 13 Minnesota State 3-2-1 316 12 Tyler Mugford 6 1 1 2 6 Tyler Mugford 8 0 3 3 10 14 Air Force 8-0-0 291 17 Brendon Nash 3 0 1 1 15 Brendon Nash 5 0 4 4 8 15 Clarkson 1-1-2 249 15 Riley Nash 2 0 1 1 0 Riley Nash 2 0 0 0 4 Dan Nicholls 1 0 0 0 4 Dan Nicholls 1 0 1 1 2 16 Vermont 3-2-1 216 14 Derek Punches ------Derek Punches ------17 Cornell 0-0-0 187 16 Tyler Roeszler 1 0 0 0 0 Tyler Roeszler ------18 Harvard 1-0-0 156 20 Keir Ross ------Keir Ross ------19 Massachusetts 4-1-1 146 NR Joe Scali 3 0 0 0 0 Joe Scali 3 0 0 0 4 Jared Seminoff 5 0 0 0 2 Jared Seminoff 7 0 2 2 22 20 Minnesota-Duluth 4-1-2 104 NR Sean Whitney ------Sean Whitney ------Others receiving votes: North Dakota 89, St. Lawrence 59, Goalie GP Saves W l T Goalie GP Saves W l T Alaska-Anchorage 53, Nebraska-Omaha 30, St. Cloud State Troy Davenport 3 80 2 1 0 Troy Davenport 4 91 1 3 0 Dan DiLeo ------Dan DiLeo ------28, Colgate 25, Union 20, Dartmouth 16, UMass-Lowell 15, Mike Garman ------Mike Garman ------Northern Michigan 11, Yale 11, Wisconsin 7, Ferris State 6, Ben Scrivens 1 22 0 1 0 Ben Scrivens 2 55 2 0 0 Alaska 4, Bemidji State 1, RIT 1. tenders on the roster in 2008-09, two of whom have been the TRANSFER TICKET team’s top goaltender at one point or another. Senior Troy Dav- For the fourth straight season, the Cornell men’s hockey roster Cornell and the NHL Draft Player Team Year Round Pick enport was the starter in 2006-07, appearing in 24 games and will include a player who began his career at another school, Colin Greening Ottawa 2005 7th 204th posting a 2.41 goals-against average and a .899 save percent- as Derek Punches joins the Big Red after playing his first three Justin Krueger Carolina 2006 7th 213th age. Last season, current junior Ben Scrivens grabbed the top seasons at Wayne State. Punches served as an assistant captain Riley Nash Edmonton 2007 1st 21st job, appearing in 35 contests and posting a 2.02 goals-against last year for the Warriors and finished second on the team with Sean Collins Columbus 2008 7th 187th average and a .930 save percentage. Joining the two are senior 10 goals and was fifth overall with 19 points. Punches was a Dan DiLeo, who saw his first collegiate action in the ECAC Hockey two-time College Hockey America All-Academic Team selection consolation game win over Colgate last season, and freshman while at Wayne State. For the past three seasons, the transfer I FEEL A DRAFT Mike Garman, who backstopped the to the role was filled by Chris Fontas, who played sat out one year and For the second straight season, Cornell has four players on the British Columbia Hockey League regular season title last year. played in 2006-07 and 2007-08 after tranferring from Massa- roster who have been selected in the NHL Entry Draft. Juniors chusetts-Lowell. Colin Greening and Justin Krueger, sophomore Riley Nash and WELCOME ABOARD freshman Sean Collins have each been selected by NHL clubs. Seven players will join the Big Red roster in 2008-09, including FOR AND AGAINST six freshmen and a senior. Sean Collins headlines the group af- Derek Punches holds the distinction of being the most recent CUSHING CONNECTION ter being selected in the seventh round by the Columbus Blue player to have played both for and against the Big Red. Punches While the New England prep schools typically send their top Jackets in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Also joining as freshmen are played two games at Cornell as a sophomore at Wayne State, prospects on to collegiate careers at Boston area schools, fresh- fellow forwards Jordan Kary and Locke Jillson, along with de- helping the Warriors to a split at Lynah Rink on Nov. 25-26, 2006. man Sean Whitney has become the third product of Cushing fensemen Keir Ross and Sean Whitney and goaltender Mike Gar- In the two games against the Big Red, Punches recorded a pair Academy to play for the Big Red. He joins Chris Fontas, who man. The incoming class is completed with the addition of Derek of shots and had an even plus-minus rating. The last two players played for Cornell from 2006-07 through 2007-08, and Ryan Punches, who transferred to Cornell from Wayne State after that to have played for the Big Red after playing against them were Moynihan, who played on East Hill from 1996-2000, as Cushing school discontinued its program after the 2007-08 season. Doug Berk and Geoff Roeszler, who transferred to Cornell in time alumni to suit up in the Red and White. for the 1978-79 seasons after Penn dropped its program.

2008-09 Cornell Men’s Hockey Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown Last Team 1 Troy Davenport G 6-1 175 Sr. Inver Grove Hts., Minn. Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 2 Mike Devin D 6-2 207 So. Scituate, Mass. Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) 3 Jared Seminoff D 5-10 203 Sr. Nelson, British Columbia Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) 4 Keir Ross D 5-11 185 Fr. McKinney, Texas Omaha Lancers (USHL) 5 Justin Krueger D 6-2 217 Jr. Duesseldorf, Germany Penticton Vees (BCHL) 7 Taylor Davenport D 5-10 195 Sr. Okotoks, Alberta (AJHL) 8 Locke Jillson F 5-9 155 Fr. Dallas, Texas Indiana Ice (USHL) 9 Tyler Roeszler F 5-6 167 So. Chatham, Ontario Chatham Maroons (WOHL) 10 Patrick Kennedy F 6-3 210 So. Dorchester, Ontario St. Thomas Stars (WOHL) 12 Sean Collins F 6-2 186 Fr. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Waywayseecappo Wolverines (MJHL) 14 Riley Nash F 6-1 179 So. Kamloops, British Columbia (BCHL) 15 Colin Greening F 6-2 211 Jr. St. John’s, Newfoundland Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) 16 Jordan Berk D 5-10 187 So. London, Ontario Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) 17 Jordan Kary F 6-3 190 Fr. Wetaskiwin, Alberta Saints (AJHL) 18 Michael Kennedy F 6-2 205 Sr. Dorchester, Ontario St. Thomas Stars (WOHL) 19 Sean Whitney D 6-4 195 Fr. Scituate, Mass. Cushing Academy 20 Evan Barlow F 5-9 182 Sr. Strathmore, Alberta Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) 21 Tyler Mugford F 6-1 201 Sr. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) 22 Joe Devin F 6-1 206 So. Scituate, Mass. Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) 23 Derek Punches F 5-11 179 Sr. Manchester, Mich. Wayne State Warriors (CHA) 24 Brendon Nash D 6-3 207 Jr. Kamloops, British Columbia Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) 27 Blake Gallagher F 5-7 175 Jr. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) 28 Joe Scali F 5-11 185 Jr. Coquitlam, British Columbia Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) 29 Dan Nicholls F 6-0 201 So. Whitby, Ontario (OPJHL) 30 Ben Scrivens G 6-2 192 Jr. Spruce Grove, Alberta (AJHL) 31 Dan DiLeo G 5-11 171 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. Wichita Falls (TX) Wildcats (NAHL) 35 Michael Garman G 6-1 192 Fr. Vail, Colo. Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Mike Schafer (14th season, Cornell ‘86) Associate Head Coach: Casey Jones (first season, Cornell ‘90) Assistant Coach: Scott Garrow (10th season, Western Michigan ‘92) Volunteer Goaltender Coach: Ian Burt (second season, Cornell ‘01) Athletic Trainer: Ed Kelly Equipment Manager: Pedro Trindade WHAT’S IN A NUMBER? ECAC Hockey’s Winningest Active Coaches Cornell’s Record When... Freshman Sean Whitney will be wearing jersey number 19 this No. Coach School Wins Year W l T season, a number that has several interesting connections for 1 St. Lawrence 418 24th the Scituate, Mass., native. His older brother, Ryan, plays for Overall 0 0 0 2 Rand Pecknold Quinnipiac 265 15th the of the , and he 3 Colgate 260 16th in ECAC Hockey play 0 0 0 sports the same number 19 on his uniform. Additionally, the 4 Dartmouth 256 21st last Cushing Academy alumnus to play hockey at Cornell, Chris in Ivy League play 0 0 0 5 Mike Schafer Cornell 254 14th Fontas, closed out his career by wearing number 19. Like Fon- in non-conference play 0 0 0 tas, Whitney is an alumnus of Cushing Academy. REMEMBERING at home 0 0 0 Legendary coach Ned Harkness, who guided the Big Red to its on the road 0 0 0 CLIMBING THE CHARTS two national championships in 1967 and 1970, passed away Cornell head coach Mike Schafer is quickly moving up the on Sept. 19, his 89th birthday. Harkness led Cornell to the only at a neutral site 0 0 0 ranks of the coaching fraternity in his win totals. In his 14th undefeated, untied NCAA championship season in 1970, going leading after one period 0 0 0 season, Schafer has 254 career victories, ranking him fifth in 29-0-0. His legendary career also included stops at Rensselaer, ECAC Hockey, but with the shortest tenure of the four ahead of where he guided the Engineers to the 1954 NCAA champion- trailing after one period 0 0 0 him in the rankings. Schafer could potentially move into second ship, and Union, along with the Detroit Red Wings of the Na- tied after one period 0 0 0 among ECAC Hockey peers, as he trails Dartmouth’s Bob Gaudet tional Hockey League. This season, the Cornell men’s hockey leading after two periods 0 0 0 by just two, Colgate’s Don Vaughan by just six, and Quinnipiac’s and men’s lacrosse teams will both be wearing a sticker on their Rand Pecknold by just 11. St. Lawrence’s Joe Marsh, the dean helmets in memory of Ned Harkness. trailing after two periods 0 0 0 of coaches in ECAC Hockey, has 418 career wins to his credit in tied after two periods 0 0 0 23 seasons. ONE LONG SEASON outshooting the opposition 0 0 0 The 2007-08 season for the Big Red has found its own space being out-shot by the opposition 0 0 0 The Last Time It Happened shots are even 0 0 0 For Cornell A hat trick...... Colin Greening - vs. Dartmouth, 2/29/08 (eight games) in one-goal or less games 0 0 0 A short-handed goal...... Mark McCutcheon - at Rensselaer, 2/10/07 (42 games) in two-goal games 0 0 0 Short-handed goals in back-to-back games...... Mitch Carefoot - at Union, 2/9/07 & Mark McCutcheon - at RPI, 2/10/07 (42 games) Two short-handed goals in a game...... Mike Knoepfli and Mike Iggulden - vs. Clarkson, 3/11/05 (107 games) in three-goal games 0 0 0 A short-handed goal in overtime...... Mike Iggulden - at Union, 1/14/05 (121 games) An extra-attacker goal...... Raymond Sawada - vs. Dartmouth, 3/8/08 (five games) in four- or more goal games 0 0 0 A penalty shot attempt...... Blake Gallagher - vs. St. Lawrence, 2/3/07 (44 games) scoring first 0 0 0 A made penalty shot...... - vs. Rensselaer, 2/27/87 (671 games) Two power-play goals in a game...... 3 - vs. Colgate, 3/22/08 (last game) the opposition scores first 0 0 0 Three power-play goals in a game...... 3 - vs. Colgate, 3/22/08 (last game) scoring a power-play goal 0 0 0 Two two-goal scorers...... Evan Barlow, Michael Kennedy - vs. Niagara, 1/4/08 (24 games) Three two-goal scorers...... Byron Bitz, Mark McCutcheon, Raymond Sawada - vs. Princeton, 2/17/07 (40 games) allowing a power-play goal 0 0 0 A goaltender recorded a point...... Ben Scrivens - vs. Dartmouth, 3/9/08 (four games) scoring a short-handed goal 0 0 0 Zero penalties committed...... vs. Brown, 2/19/99 (312 games) A ...... Ben Scrivens - vs. Dartmouth, 3/9/08 (four games) allowing a short-handed goal 0 0 0 Back-to-back ...... David McKee - at Clarkson, 2/26/05 & vs. Clarkson, 3/11/05 (107 games) in November 0 0 0 A goalie made 40 or more saves...... Ben Scrivens (41) - at Union, 3/15/08 (two games) 5 or more goals in one period...... 5, second period - vs. Yale, 12/3/04 (127 games) in December 0 0 0 5 or more goals in a game...... 6 - vs. Dartmouth, 3/9/08 (four games) 5 or more goals in consecutive games...... 6 - vs. Union, 12/2/06 & 5 - vs. New Hampshire, 12/29/06 (54 games) in January 0 0 0 6 or more goals...... 6 - vs. Dartmouth, 3/9/08 (four games) in February 0 0 0 6 or more goals in consecutive games...... 7 - vs Army, 10/29/04 & vs. Sacred Heart, 10/30/04 (135 games) 7 or more goals...... 7 - vs. Rensselaer, 2/16/08 (11 games) in March 0 0 0 7 or more goals in consecutive games...... 7 - vs Army, 10/29/04 & vs. Sacred Heart, 10/30/04 (135 games) on Thursday 0 0 0 10 or more goals...... 10 - vs. Clarkson, 11/20/99 (299 games) 10 or more goals in a weekend...... 12 - vs. Dartmouth (3-2), vs. Dartmouth (3-5), vs. Dartmouth (6-0), 3/7/08-3/9/08 (four games) on Friday 0 0 0 A player had three points in a game...... Michael Kennedy (0-3) - vs. Colgate, 3/22/08 (last game) on Saturday 0 0 0 A player had four points in a game...... Topher Scott (1-3) - vs. Rensselaer, 2/16/08 (11 games) A player had five points in a game...... Ryan Vesce (3-4) - vs. Princeton, 11/8/03 (163 games) on Sunday 0 0 0 in first game of back-to-back 0 0 0 Against Cornell A hat trick...... Hugo Boisvert, Ohio State - 1/15/99 (321 games) in second game of back-to-back 0 0 0 A short-handed goal...... Rob Pritchard, Dartmouth - 3/8/07 (five games) A penalty shot attempt...... Mike Atkinson, Quinnipiac - 11/3/07 (34 games) a single game 0 0 0 A made penalty shot...... Mike Atkinson, Quinnipiac - 11/3/07 (34 games) in overtime 0 0 0 Two power-play goals in a game...... 3, vs. Harvard - 3/21/08 (one game) Three power plays goals in a game...... 3, vs. Harvard - 3/21/08 (one game) on television 0 0 0 A shutout...... vs. Massachusetts, 11/30/07 (27 games) vs. 0 0 0 Back-to-back shutouts...... at St. Lawrence & vs. Clarkson, 1963-64 (1,342 games) A goalie made 40 or more saves...... Mike Devine, Dartmouth (40) - 3/8/08 (five games) vs. ECAC Hockey 0 0 0 A goalie made 50 or more saves...... David Leggio, Clarkson (56) - 3/11/06 (71 games) vs. Hockey East 0 0 0 10 or more goals...... 11, at Yale - 2/6/98 (349 games) 3 or more goals in one period...... 3, first period - vs. Clarkson, 1/20/08 (19 games) vs. College Hockey America 0 0 0 4 or more goals in one period...... 4, third period - vs. Brown, 1/20/07 (46 games) vs. CCHA 0 0 0 4 or more goals...... 5, vs. Dartmouth - 3/8/08 (five game) 5 or more goals...... 5, vs. Dartmouth - 3/8/08 (five game) vs. WCHA 0 0 0 6 or more goals...... 6, vs. Boston University - 11/24/07 (28 games) in the record books, as the 19-14-3 campaign tied the 2002- IN THE AIR TONIGHT Cornell Hockey’s Milestone Games Games Played - Overall 03 season for the most games in a single season with 36. That All of Cornell’s games this season can be heard in the Ithaca No. Date Result season marked the last time that the Big Red advanced to the area on WHCU 870 AM. Jason Weinstein returns for his fifth 1 2/28/1901 W, 4-1, vs. Swarthmore (at Philadelphia, Pa.) NCAA Frozen Four, where it fell to New Hampshire in the na- season of calling Big Red hockey action. 50 2/22/1913 L, 0-10, at tional semifinals. 100 1/28/1928 L, 1-4, vs. Clarkson 150 2/9/1940 W, 4-1, vs. Syracuse ON THE TUBE 200 2/22/1958 T, 6-6 (ot), vs. Syracuse Stars HATS OFF Eight of Cornell’s regular season games are scheduled to be on 250 12/20/1960 L, 1-2, vs. Bowdoin (Cornell Holiday Invit.) Colin Greening recorded the Big Red’s first hat trick in 101 games television this season, beginning with Friday’s season opener at 300 11/28/1963 W, 4-3, vs. Waterloo when he tallied three goals on Feb. 29 against Dartmouth. The Princeton. Even better for Big Red fans, seven of those contests 350 11/25/1965 W, 15-0, vs. York 400 3/7/1967 W, 11-2, vs. Brown (ECACHL Tournament) junior co-captain became the first player since Matt Moulson will be road games, making it easier to track the team while 450 2/5/1969 W, 11-2, at Yale recorded the feat against Union on Feb. 19, 2005. it’s away from Lynah Rink. Two of those games - the Nov. 27 500 1/2/1971 W, 7-2, vs. Guelph game at North Dakota and the Jan. 16 game at Union - will 550 12/9/1972 W, 8-2, vs. Brown THE BACKUP OF THE BACKUP’S BACKUP also be simulcast across the U.S. on the NHL Network, with an- 600 3/2/1974 W, 7-6 (ot), at Penn 650 2/7/1976 W, 5-3, vs. Dartmouth For the first time under head coach Mike Schafer, and the first other two available on national TV, including the Nov. 7 game 700 1/11/1978 W, 9-1, vs. Colgate time since the 1990-91 season, four netminders will be battling at Princeton, to be shown on ESPNU, and the Feb. 14 game at 750 12/4/1979 W, 5-4, at St. Lawrence for time in between the pipes for the Big Red. Seniors Troy Dav- Harvard, seen on CBS College Sports. Last season, Cornell had 800 2/28/1981 W, 7-3, vs. Harvard enport and Dan DiLeo, junior Ben Scrivens and freshman Mike eight games total on television, and the Big Red went 4-4 in 850 1/30/1983 L, 5-6, at Providence 900 1/19/1985 W, 5-4, vs. Yale Garman make the first quartet of for Cornell since those contests. 1,000 3/4/1988 L, 3-4, vs. Clarkson (ECACHL Tournament) the foursome of Parris Duffus, Corrie D’Alessio, Jim Crozier and 1,050 1/26/1990 W, 3-0, vs. Dartmouth Steve Coultes graced the roster in Brian McCutcheon’s fourth REDCAST 1,100 12/6/1991 T, 5-5 (ot), vs. Brown season behind the bench. That season, D’Alessio and Crozier Live streaming video of most of Cornell’s home hockey games 1,150 11/13/1993 T, 1-1 (ot), at Vermont 1,200 2/17/1995 W, 2-1, at Clarkson were both seniors, with Coultes a sophomore and Duffus a is available through Cornell REDCast. In addition to streaming 1,250 12/3/1996 W, 3-1, vs. Colgate freshman. Cornell has also had four goaltenders on the roster in video of home games, fans can also get live audio of all of Cor- 1,300 2/14/1998 L, 2-5, vs. Dartmouth 1986-87, 1983-84, 1982-83, 1976-77 and 1958-59. nell’s road games. REDCast is a subscription-based joint ven- 1,350 11/28/1999 L, 2-3, vs. Merrimack (Syracuse Inv.) 1,400 2/24/2001 L, 2-0, at Clarkson ture of Cornell athletics and Internet Consulting Services (ICS). 1,450 12/1/2002 W, 5-1, vs. Boston Univ. BACK BEHIND THE BENCH Numerous subscription options, including yearly, monthly, 1,500 2/7/2004 W, 1-0, at Vermont Casey Jones returns to his alma mater as an associate head sport-by-sport and pay-per-view passes, provide viewing and 1,550 11/12/2005 L, 1-6, at Dartmouth coach for 2008-09 after spending the last 13 years in the same listening flexibility without the worry of automatic renewal. 1,600 1/27/2007 W, 2-1, vs. Colgate 1,646 3/22/2008 W, 4-2, vs. Colgate (ECAC Hockey consolation) role with Ohio State. Jones, a Big Red captain 1989-90 under REDCasts are available on all computer operating systems. head coach Brian McCutcheon, fills the spot on the coaching Games Played - In the Schafer Era No. Date Result staff that was created when assistant coach de- UP NEXT 1 11/13/1995 L, 6-2, at Michigan State parted for Miami (Ohio). Cornell plays the annual home-and-home series with travel 50 1/11/1997 T, 1-1 (ot), vs. Army partner Colgate on a special Thursday-Saturday billing. The Big 100 3/14/1998 L, 0-3, at Rensselaer (ECACHL Quarterfinal) BROTHERLY LOVE Red will travel to Hamilton for a 7:30 p.m. start time on Thurs- 150 1/28/200 L, 0-4, at Colgate 200 11/3/2001 W, 5-2, vs. Ala.-Huntsville The 2008-09 edition of the Big Red continues a theme started day in a game televised in Central New York by Time Warner 250 1/18/2003 W, 3-2, at Rensselaer a year ago, as the three sets of brothers on the Cornell roster all Sports, while the Saturday contest at Lynah Rink, the regular- 300 3/13/2004 L, 4-5, vs. Clarkson (ECACHL Quarterfinal) return intact for a second season. Michael and Patrick Kennedy, season home opener, is set for a 7 p.m. start. 350 12/28/2005 T, 1-1 (ot), vs. Minn.-Duluth (Estero, Fla.) Brendon and Riley Nash, and twins Joe and Mike Devin will 400 2/24/2007 L, 1-3, at Harvard 438 3/22/2008 W, 4-2, vs. Colgate (ECAC Hockey consolation) again make life difficult on visiting radio and TV announcers. Wins - Overall No. Date Result IRON MEN 1 2/28/1901 W, 4-1, vs. Swarthmore at Philadelphia, Pa. With the departure of graduated seniors Raymond Sawada and 50 2/12/1930 W, 9-2, vs. St. Lawrence Topher Scott, who finished their collegiate career tied for fourth 100 2/10/1962 W, 7-2, at Brown all-time in NCAA history in consecutive games played at 138, 150 12/15/1965 W, 5-0, at St. Lawrence 200 12/21/1967 W, 5-2, vs. Clarkson (ECAC Holiday Tourn.) junior Colin Greening holds the team’s longest current consecu- 250 12/2/1969 W, 8-2, vs. Rensselaer tive games streak at 67. The junior co-captain has never missed 300 11/27/1971 W, 11-2, vs. Laurentian a game in his Cornell career. 350 1/8/1974 W , 9-3, vs. Colgate 400 11/27/1976 W, 8-1, vs. W. Ontario 450 2/7/1979 W, 4-2, at Harvard CLIPPER SHIP 500 1/23/1982 W, 8-2, at Northeastern Cornell typically has had success recruiting players from the 550 11/16/1985 W, 4-3, at Army British Columbia Hockey League in general and from the Na- 600 11/11/1988 W, 8-5, vs. Princeton 650 11/15/1991 W, 3-2, at Princeton naimo Clippers in particular, and the 2008-09 season is no 700 2/9/1996 W, 4-2, vs. Dartmouth exception. Six members of this year’s team played their junior 750 11/24/1998 W, 4-2, at Northeastern hockey for the BCHL powerhouse club, with incoming freshman 800 1/19/2002 W, 3-2, at Colgate goaltender Mike Garman adding to the long line of Nanaimo 850 12/28/2003 W, 4-3, vs. Ohio State (Estero, Fla.) 900 10/26/2006 W, 3-1, vs. Robert Morris alumni who have gone on to play for the Big Red. Of those six 942 3/22/2008 W, 4-2, vs. Colgate (ECAC Hockey consolation) players, three - Colin Greening, Tyler Mugford and Jared Semi- Wins - In the Schafer Era noff - will serve as either a co-captain or an alternate captain No. Date Result this season for the Big Red. 1 11/10/1995 W, 4-1, vs. Brown 50 1/19/1998 W, 3-2 (ot), at Colgate A QUARTER CENTURY OF EXCELLENCE 100 3/10/2001 W, 2-1, vs. Princeton (ECACHL Quarterfinal) 150 3/1/2003 W, 3-0, at Yale Cornell coach Mike Schafer picked up his 250th career coach- 200 10/28/2005 W, 4-2, vs. Michigan State ing victory with the Big Red’s 3-2 win in game one of the ECAC *231 1/27/2007 W, 2-1, vs. Colgate Hockey quarterfinal series against Dartmouth. Schafer’s .631 250 3/7/2008 W, 3-2, vs. Dartmouth (ECAC Hockey 1st Rnd) winning percentage is also good for eighth among active Divi- 254 3/22/2008 W, 4-2, vs. Colgate (ECAC Hockey consolation) sion I head coaches. * set record for most wins in Cornell history Mike Schafer 14th Season As Head Coach • 22nd Season At Cornell • Cornell ‘86 The Jay R. Bloom ‘77 Head Coach of Men’s Hockey

When Mike Schafer was hired as Cornell’s 12th head hockey coach in 1995, his goal seman during his playing days, and he has brought that same emphasis to the defensive was to bring the Big Red back to the top of the ECAC Hockey League. During his 12 sea- end to his coaching career. His squads have consistently ranked among the nation’s best sons on the Big Red bench, he has accomplished that objective, winning four ECACHL defensive teams. In 2004-05, the Big Red set a post-Depression era record, allowing just tournament titles, tying him for second all-time, and staking a claim to three regular 1.29 goals per game, besting the 1.36 mark set by the 2001-02 Michigan State team and season crowns. Schafer has guided his Cornell squad to six NCAA tournament appear- tied by the Big Red in 2002-03. ances, including the Big Red’s first run to the Frozen Four since 1980 in 2002-03. His team In 1990, Schafer became an assistant at Western Michigan of the Central Collegiate has consistently been ranked among the nation’s elite over the last five seasons, reaching Hockey Association, and he was promoted to associate coach in 1994. At Western, he was the No. 1 overall ranking in 2002-03 and 2004-05. recruiting coordinator, handled team administrative responsibilities and had on-ice du- Reflecting his success and longevity, Schafer picked up his 231st career victory on Jan. ties working with the defensemen. Six of his recruits were named to the CCHA All-Rookie 27, 2007, against Colgate at Lynah Rink, making him the winningest coach in Cornell’s team, including the first two Rookie of the Year winners in Broncos history. In 1993-94, illustrious history. Meanwhile, his tenure behind the Big Red bench is shorter than only Western received an NCAA bid for the first time since 1986. Nicholas Bawlf’s 27 seasons. A 1986 graduate of Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences with a degree Schafer was voted the ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year by his peers for the third time in in business management and marketing, Schafer was a four-year letterman for the Big 2005, having also received the honor in 2002 and 2003. He is a three-time finalist for the Red and a two-year captain. He capped his collegiate career by leading the team to the Spencer T. Penrose Award, given to the national coach of the year. With Cornell’s first win ECAC Hockey championship and a No. 5 national ranking as a senior. After graduation, of the season in 2005-06 over Michigan State, Schafer became just the second Big Red Schafer was named a Big Red assistant coach in September 1986. He was instrumental in hockey coach to reach 200 career victories. He picked up his 250th career win in Game One recruiting 14 players who were NHL draft choices, two of whom became All-Americans. of the ECAC Hockey first round against Dartmouth in 2008, and picked up another four He also handled the Cornell junior varsity skaters from 1986 to 1988. During Schafer’s wins during the tournament run to his current mark of 254 career victories. initial coaching tenure with the Big Red, the skaters had ECAC Hockey Final Four appear- Schafer is the only Big Red mentor to win ECAC Hockey championships in his first two ances in 1989 and 1990. years, while his four total championships tie him with the legendary Ned Harkness for the During his playing career at Cornell, the Big Red won a share of the Ivy League crown most in Cornell history. In 1997, the team won a record-setting ninth ECAC Hockey tour- for three straight seasons. Schafer appeared in 107 games for the Big Red, scoring 70 nament championship and maintains the lead with 11. The 2002-03 Frozen Four team points on 10 goals and 60 assists. In 1985-86, Schafer received ECAC Hockey honorable set a school record with 30 wins, going one better than the undefeated 29-0-0 national mention and All-Ivy second-team honors for the second consecutive season. He was the championship squad of 1969-70. The Big Red’s 2002-03 ECAC Hockey record of 19-2-1, recipient of the team’s Ironman Award for two seasons, and he was the winner of the which claimed the regular-season crown, was one of the best-ever conference finishes Cornell Hockey Boosters Award as a sophomore. Schafer served as president of the Red and was Cornell’s best mark since the 1969-70 team went 21-0 in conference play. Key Athletic Honor Society and was the recipient of the ECAC Medallion for academic ex- Schafer has posted a .631 career winning percentage, ranking him eighth among ac- cellence and athletic prowess. tive NCAA Division I head coaches. Additionally, his 254 victories entering 2008-09 placed A native of Durham, Ont., Schafer played junior hockey with the Guelph Jr. A Holody him in a tie for 16th among active Division I head coaches, and he has led Cornell to an Platers, finalists in the Centennial Cup for the national championship in 1982. average of 19.6 victories per season - ninth among active coaches, in spite of Cornell play- Schafer and his wife, Diane, have two sons, Luke and John, and a daughter, Michelle. ing fewer contests per year than other schools. Over the years, Schafer has coached 36 All-ECAC Hockey picks and 16 ECAC Hockey All- Mike Schafer’s Milestone Victories Rookie team selections. Last season, Riley Nash claimed the Big Red’s first league rookie of the year honor since David McKee in 2004, and was the first non-goalie to bring the No. Date Opponent Score award back to Ithaca since Kyle Knopp in 1996, Schafer’s first season as head coach. 1 Nov. 10, 1995 vs. Brown W, 4-1 Additionally, Schafer’s emphasis on defense has helped several players gain league 50 Jan. 19, 1998 at Colgate W, 3-2 (ot) and national recognition. Goaltender David McKee posted the third-best goals-against 100 March 10, 2001 vs. Princeton* W, 2-1 average in NCAA history in 2004-05 on his way to league player of the year accolades and a spot as a Hobey Baker Award Hat Trick Finalist. Fellow netminder David LeNeveu was the 150 March 1, 2003 at Yale W, 3-0 first to garner those accolades for the Big Red, earning player of the year honors in 2003 200 Nov. 28, 2005 vs. Michigan State W, 4-2 and earning a spot among the Hat Trick Finalists for the Hobey Baker Award after breaking 231^ Jan. 27, 2007 vs. Colgate W, 2-1 a 45-year-old NCAA record for goals-against average with his 1.20 mark. 250 March 7, 2008 vs. Dartmouth~ W, 3-2 During Schafer’s tenure, Big Red players have earned two ECAC Hockey Player of the 254 March 22, 2008 vs. Colgate# W, 4-2 Year Awards, three Awards for the league’s top goaltender, three Defenseman of the Year honors, four Defensive Forwards of the Year awards, and three Rookies of the Year. Additionally, seven players have been named first-team All-ECAC Hockey a total of * ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals nine times, with another two players earning ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All- ~ ECAC Hockey First Round America honors a total of three times. # ECAC Hockey Consolation Game Schafer, who played his collegiate hockey at Cornell under , was a defen- ^ Became Cornell’s winningest all-time coach Casey Jones First Season As Associate Head Coach Seventh Season At Cornell • Cornell ‘90

Casey Jones, a 1990 graduate of , returns to his who worked primarily with the defensive, power-play and penalty- alma mater for the 2008-09 season as the associate head coach for killing units, guided the Buckeye defense to a number two national the men’s hockey program. ranking in goals-allowed per game and third in the nation in penalty Jones spent the last 13 years at Ohio State, where he served in killing in 2002-03. He also led the Buckeyes to a number five ranking the same role as associate head coach for the Buckeyes. During his in penalty-killing percentage in 2004-05, helping Ohio State to the tenure in Columbus, Ohio, Jones served as the program’s recruiting NCAA West Regional. coordinator, a position he excelled at as he had five players drafted in Prior to going to Ohio State, Jones spent two years at Clarkson the first two rounds of the National Hockey League Entry Draft over University, helping the Golden Knights to a 43-19-9 record, an ECAC his last eight seasons. Hockey championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament in 1995. Jones is making his second coaching stint on East Hill after be- Jones was a four-year letter winner as a player for the Big Red, serv- ginning his career behind the bench from 1991-93 under Brian Mc- ing as team captain in 1989-90, leading Cornell to a 16-10-3 mark that Cutcheon. During his initial time at Cornell, Jones recruited many of year. For his career, he scored 112 points on 30 goals and 82 assists the players who would ultimately capture the 1995-96 and 1996-97 while playing in 112 contests. Jones was also the winner of the Bill ECAC Hockey championships, the first two seasons of Mike Schafer’s Doran Sportsmanship Award and was selected by the coaching tenure at Cornell. in the 10th-round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. In his 13-year stay at Ohio State, the Buckeyes qualified for the Jones and his wife, Kimberlee, a 1995 Cornell graduate, have a NCAA tournament in three of his last six seasons, including a Cen- daughter, Gabrielle, 6, and a son, Bryan, 4. tral Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) Super Six title in 2004, the Buckeyes’ first in 32 seasons. In addition to his recruiting efforts, Jones, Scott Garrow 10th Season As Assistant Coach Western Michigan ‘92

Scott Garrow returns for his 10th season behind the bench at Cor- A graduate of Western Michigan, Garrow was a four-year letter nell, and his sixth in his current stint. In between periods behind the winner for the Broncos. As a player, he set a school record by playing Cornell bench, Garrow coached four seasons at his alma mater, West- in 161 consecutive games, compiling 41 goals and 61 assists for 102 ern Michigan, from 1995-99. points. He scored a career-high 15 goals in 1991-92 and at season’s In his current stay with the Big Red, Garrow has helped Cornell to a end received the team’s Catherine Lawson Sportsmanship Award. The pair of berths in the NCAA tournament, both times advancing to the centerman twice received honorable mention for the All-CCHA Aca- regional finals before falling in overtime. Previously with the Big Red, demic Team (1991, 1992), graduating with a bachelor of science de- he worked with the fowards and goaltenders and spent time with the gree in history in 1992. He received a master’s degree in sports studies power play units while also helping with video study and recruiting. from WMU in 2000. He helped the squad to two NCAA tournament berths with back-to- Scott and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Dryden with their sons, Cole back ECAC Hockey titles in 1996 and 1997. and Chase. While an assistant at Western, Garrow was the team’s recruiting coordinator and was instrumental in landing 2002 CCHA Rookie of the Year, Pat Dwyer. That same year, the freshman class averaged 18.7 points per player—the highest total in the CCHA. A Goderich, Ont., native, Garrow worked with the Broncos’ for- wards and goaltenders and was responsible for breaking down game tape and scouting video. In the past, Garrow has helped USA Hockey evaluate talent at the Michigan Select 16 and 17 Festivals. He also co- ordinated line changes for defensemen during games. Garrow began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at WMU during the 1994- 95 campaign. Evan Barlow Jordan Berk Senior • F • 5-9 • 182 Sophomore • D • 5-10 • 187 Strathmore, Alberta • Strathmore HS London, Ontario • Saunders Secondary Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) 20 Applied Economics and Management 16 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

2008-09 Season Notes 2008-09 Season Notes - Had an assist in each of the two exhibition contests. - Had one shot and two minutes worth of penalties in the two exhibition contests.

Personal Notes - Father, Doug, was a three-year letterman for the Big Red, serving as team captain in both 1979-80 and 1980-81. - Wears the same number that his father wore when he played for Cornell.

Sean Collins Taylor Davenport Freshman • F • 6-2 • 186 Senior • D • 5-10 • 195 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan • Evan Hardy Collegiate Okotoks, Alberta • Foothills Composite HS Waywayseecappo Wolverines (MJHL) Drayton Valley Thunder (AJHL) 12 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 7 Applied Economics and Management

2008-09 Season Notes 2008-09 Season Notes - For the first two exhibition contests, found himself on a line with fellow NHL draft - Missed the first of two exhibition games while attending to a family matter in picks Riley Nash and Colin Greening. Alberta.

Personal Notes - Selected in the seventh round (178th overall) of the 2008 NHL Draft by the Colum- bus Blue Jackets, the first player with Cornell ties to be selected by Columbus. Troy Davenport Joe Devin Senior • G • 6-1 • 175 Sophomore • F • 6-2 • 206 Inver Grove Heights, Minn. • Simley HS Scituate, Mass. • Catholic Memorial HS Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) 1 Sociology 22 College of Arts and Sciences

2008-09 Season Notes 2008-09 Season Notes - Missed both preseason games after undergoing surgery on his elbow, but has since - Had three shots in the two exhibition contests. returned to practice. Personal Notes - Twin brother, Mike, is a defenseman for the Big Red, while his sister, Molly Kate, is a freshman on the women’s hockey team.

Mike Devin Dan DiLeo Sophomore • F • 6-2 • 207 Senior • G • 5-11 • 171 Scituate, Mass. • Catholic Memorial HS St. Louis, Mo. • Spooner (Wis.) HS Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) Wichita Falls (Texas) Wildcats (NAHL) 2 College of Arts and Sciences 31 Sociology

2008-09 Season Notes 2008-09 Season Notes - Sat out the exhibition contest against Western Ontario after playing against the - Was the team’s third goaltender in both of the two exhibition contests, but did not U.S. U-18 National Team. see any game action.

Personal Notes - Twin brother, Joe, is a forward for the Big Red, while his sister, Molly Kate, is a freshman on the Union College women’s hockey team. Blake Gallagher Michael Garman Junior • F • 5-7 • 175 Freshman • G • 6-1 • 192 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia • Auburn Drive HS Vail, Colo. • Northglen HS Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) 27 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 35 College of Arts and Sciences

2008-09 Season Notes 2008-09 Season Notes - After playing at center for his first two years, found himself on the right wing of a - Saw his first action in the second half of the exhibition game against the U.S. U-18 line with Michael Kennedy for the first two exhibition games, picking up an assist National Team, stopping three of the five shots he faced. against the U.S. U-18 National Team.

Personal Notes - Father, Paul, is currently a scout for the , and played his collegiate hockey at St. Lawrence in the mid-1970s.

Colin Greening Locke Jillson Junior • F • 6-2 • 211 Freshman • F • 5-10 • 155 St. John’s, Newfoundland • Gonzaga HS Dallas, Texas • Highland Park HS Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) Indiana Ice (USHL) 15 Applied Economics and Management 8 School of Industrial and Labor Relations

2008-09 Season Notes 2008-09 Season Notes - Picked up an assist in the exhibition game against Western Ontario on Oct. 24. - Picked up an assist on Michael Kennedy’s second goal against Western Ontario to finish the two exhibition contests with one point. Personal Notes - Named co-captain of the Big Red for 2008-09. - Selected by the in the seventh round of the 2005 NHL Draft (204th selection overall). Jordan Kary Michael Kennedy Freshman • F • 6-2 • 190 Senior • F • 6-2 • 205 Wetaskiwin, Alberta • Wetaskiwin Composite HS Dorchester, Ontario • Lord Dorchester Secondary Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) St. Thomas Stars (WOHL) 17 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 18 Applied Economics and Management

2008-09 Season Notes 2008-09 Season Notes - Was scratched for both of the two exhibition games. - Tied with Brendon Nash for the team lead in scoring in the two exhibition games, collecting two goals and two assists for four points.

Personal Notes - Named co-captain of the Big Red for 2008-09. - Brother, Patrick, is a sophomore forward for the Big Red this season, and joins Joe and Mike Devin and Brendon and Riley Nash as one of three sets of brothers on the roster.

Patrick Kennedy Justin Krueger Sophomore • F • 6-3 • 210 Junior • D • 6-2 • 217 Dorchester, Ontario • Lord Dorchester Secondary Duesseldorf, Germany • SAMD St. Thomas Stars (WOHL) Penticton Vees (BCHL) 10 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 5 Hotel Administration

2008-09 Season Notes 2008-09 Season Notes - Was a scratch for both of the Big Red’s exhibition contests this season. - Had three shots and two minutes worth of penalties in the two exhibition games to open the season. Personal Notes - Brother, Michael, is co-captain of the Big Red this season, and joins Joe and Mike Personal Notes Devin and Brendon and Riley Nash as one of three sets of brothers on the roster. - Father, Ralph, is the head coach of the Swiss National Hockey Team. - Was selected by the with the 213th and final pick of the 2006 NHL Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes. Tyler Mugford Brendon Nash Senior • F • 6-1 • 201 Junior • D • 6-3 • 207 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan • Carlton Comprehensive HS Kamloops, British Columbia • Brocklehurst Secondary Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) 21 Hotel Administration 24 Applied Economics and Management

2008-09 Season Notes 2008-09 Season Notes - Scored a short-handed goal in the 3-3 tie against the U.S. U-18 National Team on - Scored a pair of goals in the second exhibition game against Western Ontario, Oct. 18. including the game-winner with 6.3 seconds remaining. - Tied with Michael Kennedy for a team-best four points in the two exhibition Personal Notes contests. - Named an alternate captain of the Big Red for 2008-09. Personal Notes - Brother, Riley, is a sophomore forward with the Big Red this season, and joins Michael and Patrick Kennedy and Joe and Mike Devin as one of three sets of broth- ers on the roster.

Riley Nash Dan Nicholls Sophomore • F • 6-1 • 179 Sophomore • F • 6-0 • 201 Kamloops, British Columbia • Brocklehurst Secondary Whitby, Ontario • Anderson Collegiate Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) Bowmanville Eagles (OPJHL) 14 Applied Economics and Management 29 Communication

2008-09 Season Notes 2008-09 Season Notes - Has resumed his role as the first-line center in the two exhibition games, playing - Recorded four minutes in penalties in the two exhibiton contests. alongside fellow NHL draft picks Colin Greening and Sean Collins. - Scored a goal in the 3-3 tie in the exhibition game against the U.S. U-18 National Team on Oct. 18.

Personal Notes - Brother, Brendon, is a junior defenseman for the Big Red this season, and joins Joe and Mike Devin and Joe and Mike Devin as one of three sets of brothers on the roster. - Selected in the first round (21st pick overall) of the 2007 NHL Draft by the Edmon- ton Oilers, becoming just the second Cornell player to be taken in the first round (Sasha Pokulok, first round - 14th overall by Washington in 2005). Derek Punches Tyler Roeszler Senior • F • 5-11 • 179 Sophomore • F • 5-6 • 167 Manchester, Mich. • Sault Area HS Chatham, Ontario • Chatham-Kent Secondary Wayne State University (CHA) Chatham Maroons (WOHL) 23 Industrial and Labor Relations 9 Biology and Society

2008-09 Season Notes 2008-09 Season Notes - Saw his first ice time for the Big Red in the exhibition contest against the U.S. U-18 - Scored a goal in the 3-3 exhibition game tie against the U.S. U-18 National Team on National Team. Oct. 18 at Lynah Rink.

Personal Notes Personal Notes - Previously played at Lynah Rink in 2006-07 as a member of the Wayne State team - Father, Geoff, was a three-year letterman for the Big Red after transferring to that earned a split of the two-game series over Thanksgiving weekend. Cornell after Penn dropped its program prior to the 1978-79 season.

Keir Ross Joe Scali Freshman • D • 6-0 • 185 Junior • F • 5-11 • 185 McKinney, Texas • McKinney HS Coquitlam, British Columbia • Centennial HS Omaha Lancers (USHL) Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) 4 College of Arts and Sciences 28 Nutritional Sciences

2008-09 Season Notes 2008-09 Season Notes - Finished the two exhibition contests with a total of five shots and a +1 rating. - Has resumed his role as one of the team’s top penalty killers and is a ferocious defensive forward. - Recorded two shots and two minutes in penalties in the two exhibition contests. Ben Scrivens Jared Seminoff Junior • G • 6-2 • 192 Senior • D • 5-10 • 203 Spruce Grove, Alberta • Spruce Grove Composite HS Nelson, British Columbia • Athol Murray College Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) 30 Communication 3 Interdisciplinary Studies

2008-09 Season Notes 2008-09 Season Notes - Earned the start in both exhibition contests and picked up the victory against West- - Had three shots on goal and six minutes worth of penalties in the two exhibition ern Ontario, making 17 saves. games to open the season.

Personal Notes - Named an alternate captain of the Big Red for 2008-09.

Sean Whitney Freshman • D • 6-4 • 195 Scituate, Mass. • Cushing Academy Cushing Academy (New England Prep) 19 College of Arts and Sciences

2008-09 Season Notes - Played in both of the two exhibtion contests, and did not record a shot or a penalty.

Personal Notes - Is the younger brother of Pittsbugh Penguins defenseman Ryan Whitney, and wears the same jersey number that Ryan wears.