Cornell Men’s Hockey 2016-17 Game Notes

Cornell Big Red (0-0, 0-0 ECAC Hockey) Schedule & Results

October Cornell at Merrimack 21 UOIT (exhib.) W, 3-1 Friday, October 28, 2016, 7 p.m. EDT 22 BROCK (exhib.) W, 8-1 Lawler Rink, North Andover, Mass. 28 at Merrimack 7:00 p.m. Merrimack Record: 2-3-1, 0-0-1 Hockey East November Live Coverage 4 at Dartmouth * 7:00 p.m. 5 at Harvard * 7:00 p.m. TV: None 11 at Brown * 7:00 p.m. Radio: WHCU (870 AM, 95.9 FM) 12 at Yale * 7:00 p.m. Video: www.MerrimackAthletics.com 18 QUINNIPIAC * 7:00 p.m. Stats: www.MerrimackAthletics.com Twitter: @CUBigRedGameday and @CUBigRedHockey 19 PRINCETON * 7:00 p.m. 26 vs. New Hampshire # 8:00 p.m. 29 at Colgate * 7:00 p.m. What’s on Tap: December Cornell’s long wait for the start of the regular season finally comes to an end 2 MIAMI (OHIO) 7:00 p.m. at 7 p.m. Friday when the Big Red makes its first-ever trip to Lawler Rink to 3 MIAMI (OHIO) 7:00 p.m. take on Merrimack in a non-league game. Play-by-play from Jason Weinstein 28 vs. Northern Michigan ~ 4:00 p.m. can be heard in the Ithaca area on WHCU-AM (870 AM, 95.9 FM) and around 29 vs. CC or Merrimack ~ 4 or 7:30 p.m. the world via the station’s website. January 7 at Merrimack 7:00 p.m. About the Big Red: 13 at Princeton * 7:00 p.m. Cornell is coming off a 16-11-7 season in which it fell on the wrong side of the 14 at Quinnipiac * 7:00 p.m. bubble for the NCAA tournament after an ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series loss 20 CLARKSON * 7:00 p.m. to eventual league champion and national runner-up Quinnipiac. The Big Red 21 ST. LAWRENCE * 7:00 p.m. got off to a hot start and was 9-1-2 after defeating previously undefeated na- 27 HARVARD * 7:00 p.m. tional No. 1 Providence, but Cornell later won just once in an 11-game stretch 28 DARTMOUTH * 7:00 p.m. and eventually fell to eighth place in the league standings. The Big Red returns its top five scorers, eight of its nine defensemen and all three of its . February 3 at Union * 7:00 p.m. Road Warriors: 4 at Rensselaer * 7:00 p.m. The history of Cornell hockey dates all the way back to 1900-01, but this year 7 COLGATE * 7:00 p.m. marks the first time the Big Red has ever started its season with five consecu- 10 YALE * 7:00 p.m. tive road games — and all three of the trips over that stretch are lengthy. 11 BROWN * 7:00 p.m. The Big Red will traverse an estimated 2,389 miles to play the five games, 17 at St. Lawrence * 7:00 p.m. amounting to about 41 hours on the bus over a 17-day span. Some of the 18 at Clarkson * 7:00 p.m. places within 2,389 miles of Cornell’s campus as the crow flies include Yellow- 24 RENSSELAER * 7:00 p.m. knife, Northwest Territories (2,060 miles), the Atlantic Ocean’s entrance to the 25 UNION * 7:00 p.m. Panama Canal (2,293 miles) and sophomore defensman Alec McCrea’s home- ((( Playoffs TBA ))) town of El Cajon, Calif. (2,290 miles).

* ECAC Hockey game October Prowess: # The Frozen Apple Despite starting its season later than at least 54 Division I teams every season, at Madison Square Garden (New York) Cornell has posted a 6-0-1 record over its last seven games in October. The last ~ Florida College Hockey Classic (Estero, Fla.) time it lost a game in the calendar’s 10th month was against Mercyhurst in 2011. Cornell Quick Facts On Offense: Senior Jeff Kubiak returns after erupting for 27 points last season, which Location...... Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 more than doubled his output from his first two years on East Hill. Sopho- Founded...... 1865 mores Anthony Angello and Mitch Vanderlaan look to build on wildly Enrollment...... 13,700 successful debuts playing on the wings of Kubiak’s line. ... Senior Matt President (interim)...... Hunter R. Rawlings III Buckles’ 11 career power-play goals starts the year 2nd-most among ECAC Director of Athletics...... J. Andrew Noel, Jr. Hockey players. ... Junior Dwyer Tschantz and sophomore Beau Starrett are Colors...... Carnelian Red and White NHL draft picks looking to regain their form after injury-hindered 2015-16 Conference...... ECAC Hockey / Ivy League seasons. Rink (Capacity)...... Lynah Rink (4,267) Coaching Information On Defense: Senior Patrick McCarron is at the forefront of a group of defensemen that Head Coach...... (Cornell ’86) helped Cornell rank in the top 20 nationally in team defense for a third straight Career Record...... 391-232-84 (21st season) season. ... Sophomore Alec McCrea ranked second in ECAC Hockey scoring Associate Head Coach...... Ben Syer among newcomers on the blue line last year. ... Yanni Kaldis, the lone freshman (Western Ontario ’98) defenseman, gives the Big Red a strong puck-mover that posted big numbers Assistant Coach...... Sean Flanagan while earning first-team postseason honors in the BCHL last year. ... Juniors . (St. Lawrence ’10) Ryan Bliss and Dan Wedman have experience playing top-four minutes. Director of Hockey Operations...... Joe Palmer (Ohio State ’13) In Goal: Volunteer Assistant Coach..... Mike McDonagh Senior Mitch Gillam returns after posting seven last season, which (Penn State ’14) was tied for the third most in the nation. He spent much of last season Team Information among the country’s leaders in goals against average and save percentage Captain...... Jake Weidner after making all 34 starts for the Big Red. Gillam was also an All-Ivy League Alternate Captains...... Jeff Kubiak, second team selection after the 2014-15 season. ... Junior Hayden Stewart ...... Patrick McCarron and senior Ryan Coon will continue to push Gillam for playing time. 2015-16 Record...... 16-11-7 2015-16 ECAC Hockey Record...... 8-8-6 Exhibitions In Name Only: 2015-16 Ivy League Record...... 4-3-3 Cornell is 24-1-3 in exhibitions since 2000, including victories against UOIT First Varsity Season...... 1900-01 (3-1) and Brock (8-1) last weekend at Lynah Rink. Junior forward Trevor Yates All-Time Record...... 1,079-704-133 (.598) led the Big Red in scoring on the weekend with five points on a goal and Record at Lynah Rink...... 536-212-63 (.701) four assists. Sophomore forward Beau Starrett (2-2–4), and senior forward NCAA Championships...... 2 (1967, 1970) Matt Buckles (2-1–3) each had a pair of goals, and the Big Red power play NCAA Tournament Appearances...... 19 was 6-for-15. Years....1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, ...... 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, ....2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012 ECAC Hockey Championships ECAC Hockey Championships...... 12 Cornell has made six treks to the ECAC Hockey’s championship weekend over Years...... 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, the last 10 years, which is tops among the circuit’s 12 teams. Here is a breakdown ....1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010 of recent ECAC Hockey Championship weekend appearances ... Teams Appearances By Year (Key: Champion, Finalist, Semifinalist) Follow the Big Red CORNELL (6) 2014 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Website: www.CornellBigRed.com QUINNIPIAC (5) 2016 2015 2014 2013 2007 Facebook: Cornell Athletics ST. LAWRENCE (5) 2016 2015 2010 2009 2007 Twitter: @CornellSports COLGATE (5) 2015 2014 2012 2011 2008 Instagram: @CornellSports HARVARD (4) 2016 2015 2012 2008 YouTube: CornellAthletics UNION (4) 2014 2013 2012 2010 DARTMOUTH (3) 2016 2011 2007 Cornell Men’s Hockey Media Contact YALE (3) 2013 2011 2009 BROWN (2) 2013 2010 Brandon Thomas, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications PRINCETON (2) 2009 2008 Office Phone: (607) 255-5627 CLARKSON (1) 2007 Email: [email protected] RENSSELAER (0)

Oct. 28, 2016 ∙ at Merrimack - 2 - About Merrimack: Exhibition History The Warriors earned a two-game home sweep of Colgate last weekend before rallying for a 2-2 tie with Boston College in their Hockey East opener on Cornell has been dominant in exhibition Tuesday. Merrimack’s offense awakened for nine goals over the weekend games since the turn of the century ... after mustering just two goals in three losses to Sacred Heart, Clarkson and St. Opponent Date Result Lawrence to open the season. The Warriors were picked to finish ninth among Brock 10/22/16 W, 8-1 Hockey East’s 12 teams in the league’s preseason coaching poll. ... Junior for- UOIT 10/21/16 W, 3-1 ward Brett Seney (1-4–5) leads the team in scoring and senior forward Hampus Laurentian 10/25/15 W, 6-1 Gustafsson (3-1–4) has the early lead in goals. They were tied for the team lead Ryerson 10/24/15 W, 5-2 in scoring last year, though Seney missed seven games due to injury. ... Carleton 10/25/14 W, 3-2 Sophomore Drew Vogler (2-2-1, 2.52, .915) has appeared in all six U.S. NTDP U-18s 10/24/14 W, 3-2 games this year after splitting time with junior Collin Delia (0-1, 16.59, .333) last Russian Red Stars 1/3/14 W, 6-0 year. ... Mark Dennehy is in his 13th season as the head coach at Merrimack. York 10/19/13 W, 7-2 Brock 10/20/12 T, 2-2 U.S. NTDP U-18s 10/19/12 W, 6-2 The Series Against Merrimack: Carleton 10/22/11 W, 5-1 The Big Red and Warriors have only met on four previous occasions, including Guelph 10/21/11 W, 3-2 a two-game Cornell sweep in a series Jan. 6-7 last season at Lynah Rink. Mitch U.S. NTDP U-18s 10/23/10 W, 6-0 Gillam made 26 saves for a in a 3-0 victory in the opener, then the Big UQTR 10/21/10 W, 6-3 Red used a pair of Anthony Angello goals to jump out to a big lead early the U.S. NTDP U-18s 10/24/09 L, 2-3 next night en route to a 5-2 win. ... The first two meetings between these pro- Windsor 10/23/09 W, 7-0 grams came during the now-defunct Syracuse Invitation Tournament. Cornell Western Ontario 10/24/08 W, 4-3 won the first matchup, 4-1, on Dec. 28, 1996, then Merrimack took a 3-2 deci- U.S. NTDP U-18s 10/18/08 T, 3-3 sion on Nov. 28, 1999. Ottawa 10/21/07 W, 8-0 UQTR 10/19/07 T, 0-0 York 10/21/06 W, 11-1 Never Too Close For Comfort: U.S. NTDP U-18s 10/21/05 W, 4-1 The Big Red had four 1-0 victories last season for the first time in program his- McGill 10/22/04 W, 4-0 tory. Cornell also set a team record by going to in 14 of its 34 games U.S. NTDP U-18s 10/25/03 W, 7-2 last year. The previous record was 12, set in 1985-86, then matched in 2010-11 York 10/27/02 W, 9-1 and 2011-12. Cornell went to overtime in seven of its final 15 games, with a Wilfred-Laurier 10/27/01 W, 8-1 4-3-7 record in those games. The last time the Big Red went to overtime in Waterloo 10/28/00 W, 4-3 an exhibition game was actually against Brock in a game that ended in a 2-2 deadlock on Oct. 20, 2012.

Standings Results / Schedule

Saturday, Oct. 22 ECAC HOCKEY ONLY OVERALL Cornell 8, Brock 1 (exhib.) Pts Record Win% GF GA Record Win% GF GA Union 5, Niagara 2 Rensselaer 6, RIT 5 Union 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 4-1-1 .750 23 19 Clarkson 4, Mass.-Lowell 3 Quinnipiac 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 4-2-1 .643 21 17 Providence 6, St. Lawrence 3 Clarkson 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 3-2-1 .583 19 18 Merrimack 5, Colgate 2 St. Lawrence 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 3-3-0 .500 23 21 Boston Univ. 3, Quinnipiac 0 Rensselaer 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 1-3-1 .300 14 20 Tuesday, Oct. 25 Colgate 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 0-3-2 .200 12 21 Quinnipiac 3, Massachusetts 2 Yale 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 Friday, Oct. 28 Harvard 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 Cornell at Merrimack, 7 p.m. * Union at Rensselaer, 7 p.m. Dartmouth 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 Minnesota at Clarkson, 7 p.m. Cornell 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 Wisconsin at St. Lawrence, 7 p.m. Brown 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 Maine at Colgate, 7:05 p.m. Brown at Holy Cross, 7:05 p.m. Princeton 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 Princeton at Michigan State, 7:05 p.m. Harvard at Arizona State, 9:05 p.m. IVY LEAGUE ONLY OVERALL Saturday, Oct. 29 Pts Record Win% GF GA Record Win% GF GA * Rensselaer at Union, 7 p.m. Minnesota at St. Lawrence, 7 p.m. Yale 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 Sacred Heart at Yale, 7 p.m. Harvard 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 Princeton at U.S. NTDP Under-18 (exhib.), 7 p.m. Dartmouth 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 Maine at Colgate, 7:05 p.m. Wisconsin at Clarkson, 7:30 p.m. Cornell 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 Michigan at Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m. Brown 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 Harvard at Arizona State, 9:05 p.m. Princeton 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 0-0-0 — 0 0 * ECAC Hockey game; ~ Ivy League game

- 3 - Oct. 28, 2016 ∙ at Merrimack 2016-17 Cornell Men’s Hockey Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown Last Team 2 Brendan Smith D 6-0 194 So. Centennial, Colo. Omaha Lancers (USHL) 4 Alex Rauter F 6-1 183 Jr. Chatham, N.J. (NAHL) 5 Matthew Nuttle D 5-11 195 So. Marilla, N.Y. Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 6 Holden Anderson D 6-0 189 Sr. Montréal, Québec (CCHL) 7 Jake Weidner F 6-2 205 Sr. Grand Valley, Ontario Elmira Sugar Kings (GOJHL) 8 Yanni Kaldis D 5-11 183 Fr. Montréal, Québec (BCHL) 9 Noah Bauld F 5-11 175 Fr. Halifax, Nova Scotia (AJHL) 10 Beau Starrett F 6-5 222 So. Bellingham, Mass. South Shore Kings (USPHL) 11 Eric Freschi F 5-11 196 Sr. Bloomington, Minn. Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 12 Connor Murphy F 5-10 166 Fr. Ancaster, Ontario Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 14 Mitch Vanderlaan F 5-7 177 So. Hanwell, New Brunswick Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) 15 Trevor Yates F 6-2 205 Jr. Beaconsfield, Québec Deerfield Academy 16 Matt Buckles F 6-2 216 Sr. Toronto, Ontario St. Michael’s Buzzers (OJHL) 17 Anthony Angello F 6-5 206 So. Manlius, N.Y. Omaha Lancers (USHL) 18 Jared Fiegl F 6-1 217 Jr. Parker, Colo. US Under-18 Team 19 Corey Hoffman F 5-9 177 Fr. Plainview, N.Y. (BCHL) 20 Dan Wedman D 6-5 215 Jr. Edmonton, Alberta Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) 21 Dwyer Tschantz F 6-5 225 Jr. Wilmington, Del. Indiana Ice (USHL) 22 Jeff Malott F 6-3 199 Fr. Burlington, Ontario (AJHL) 23 Trent Shore D 6-3 201 So. Ajax, Ontario (CCHL) 24 Ryan Bliss D 6-1 190 Jr. Chelmsford, Mass. US Under-18 Team 26 Jeff Kubiak F 6-3 214 Sr. Tinley Park, Ill. Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) 27 Patrick McCarron D 6-3 201 Sr. Toronto, Ontario St. Michael’s Buzzers (OJHL) 28 Luc Lalor F 5-10 161 So. St. Albert, Alberta Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) 29 Alec McCrea D 6-3 211 So. El Cajon, Calif. Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 30 Ryan Coon G 5-10 162 Sr. Wildwood, Mo. Taft School 31 Hayden Stewart G 6-3 221 Jr. Rockford, Ill. Indiana Ice (USHL) 32 Mitch Gillam G 6-0 179 Sr. Peterborough, Ontario (BCHL)

Head Coach: Mike Schafer Associate Head Coach: Ben Syer; Assistant Coach: Sean Flanagan; Director of Hockey Operations: Joe Palmer; Volunteer Assistant Coach: Mike McDonagh; Athletic Trainer: Ed Kelly; Equipment Manager: Sean Schmidt

Pronunciation Guide By Class No. Name Freshmen (5): Bauld, Hoffman, Kaldis, Malott, Murphy 4 Alex Rauter ROUT-er Sophomores (8): Angello, Lalor, McCrea, Nuttle, Shore, Smith, Starrett, Vanderlaan 7 Jake Weidner WIDE-ner Juniors (7): Bliss, Fiegl, Rauter, Stewart, Tschantz, Wedman, Yates 8 Yanni Kaldis YAN-ee CAL-dis Seniors (8): Anderson, Buckles, Coon, Freschi, Gillam, Kubiak, McCarron, Weidner 9 Noah Bauld bald 10 Beau Starrett STARE-it By State / Province 11 Eric Freschi FRESH-kee 14 Mitch Vanderlaan VAN-der-lan UNITED STATES (14) CANADA (14) 17 Anthony Angello AN-juh-lo Alberta (2): Lalor, Wedman 18 Jared Fiegl FEE-gull California (1): McCrea New Brunswick (1): Vanderlaan 21 Dwyer Tschantz shonts Colorado (2): Fiegl, Smith Nova Scotia (1): Bauld 22 Jeff Malott muh-LOT Delaware (1): Tschantz Ontario (7): Buckles, Gillam, McCarron, 26 Jeff Kubiak KOO-bee-ack Illiniois (2): Kubiak, Stewart Malott, Murphy, Shore, Weidner 28 Luc Lalor LAH-ler Massachusetts (2): Bliss, Starrett Québec (3): Anderson, Kaldis, Yates 29 Alec McCrea muh-CRAY Minnesota (1): Freschi 32 Mitch Gillam GHIL-im Missouri (1): Coon New Jersey (1): Rauter New York (3): Angello, Hoffman, Nuttle

Oct. 28, 2016 ∙ at Merrimack - 4 - Freshman Force: The jump to college hockey can be a big one for newcomers, but forward Where’s The Beef? Anthony Angello — a 2014 draft pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins — clearly The Big Red continues its tradition as felt right at home as a freshman last season. Angello was the Big Red’s first being one of the biggest teams in the player to have points in his first four collegiate games since Ryan Moynihan country. Provided by College Hockey Inc., from Nov. 8-16, 1996 — which was Mike Schafer’s second season as head here is a look at how Cornell stacks coach of his alma mater. Angello then scored the overtime winner Nov. 14 up size-wise against the rest of the Division I landscape: at Colgate and was been named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week twice (Jan. 12 and March 1) on his way to posting a team-high 11 goals. Tallest teams, by average height Maine 6 feet, 1.57 inches Feel The Draft?: Connecticut 6 feet, 1.12 inches Cornell has five players on the roster who have been selected in the NHL Cornell 6 feet, 1 inch Michigan 6 feet, 1 inch Entry Draft, including four from 2014. Sophomore forward Beau Starrett Western Michigan 6 feet, 1 inch (Chicago Blackhawks) was selected earliest in the group, having been taken in the third round with the 88th overall pick. Classmate Anthony Angello, Biggest teams, by average weight also a forward, was selected in the fifth round by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Western Michigan 198.63 pounds Michigan 196.61 pounds Junior forwards Jared Fiegl (Arizona Coyotes) and Dwyer Tschantz (St. Louis Maine 196.46 pounds Blues) were then picked in the seventh round. Senior forward Matt Buckles Minnesota-Duluth 195.37 pounds was taken by the Florida Panthers in the fourth round of the 2013 draft. Cornell 195.07 pounds

Gillam’s Groove: Cornell’s Most Shutouts In A Season Senior goaltender Mitch Gillam posted the third-longest shutout streak in program history last season, spanning 213 minutes, 17 seconds over four Senior goaltender Mitch Gillam’s seven games in November — including consecutive shutouts at Yale and Brown. shutouts in 2015-16 were tied for the That marked the Big Red’s first back-to-back shutouts since Andy Iles did so third most in a single season by a Cornell Dec. 2-3, 2011 against St. Lawrence and Clarkson, and it was the Big Red’s first goaltender ... consecutive road shutouts since Ben Scrivens blanked Princeton and Quinni- Goalie Season Shutouts piac from Nov. 7-8, 2008. An odd twist on Gillam’s eight career shutouts is that David McKee 2004-05 10 he’s only won six of them — Dec. 28, 2014 against Lake Superior State and David LeNeveu 2002-03 9 Nov. 20, 2015 against Yale were both scoreless ties. Mitch Gillam 2015-16 7 Ben Scrivens 2009-10 7 Up Next: Ben Scrivens 2008-09 7 Cornell continues its season-opening travels with visits to four Ivy League Andy Iles 2011-12 6 rivals — Dartmouth (Nov. 4), Harvard (Nov. 5), Brown (Nov. 11) and Yale 1967-68 6 (Nov. 12) — before its official home opener against Quinnipiac on Friday, David McKee 2003-04 5 Nov. 18. The Big Red’s next three games will all be streamed on ESPN3. Laing Kennedy 1961-62 5

ECAC Hockey Preseason Polls Where Cornell Has Ranked ...

Cornell was predicted to finish fifth by the media and sixth by the coaches in the annual The Big Red continues to receive votes ECAC Hockey preseason polls, which were released in September. The Big Red finished the in the USCHO.com poll as the nation’s 54 2015-16 with a .500 record in the league and ended up in eighth place despite a Pairwise non-Ivy League programs have negotiated ranking of 16th at season’s end. the first four weekends of their regular season. Cornell also received votes in the Coaches Poll (1st-place votes) Pts. Media Poll (1st-place votes) Pts. USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll 1. Quinnipiac (6) 110 1. Quinnipiac (12) 288 during the preseason. 2. St. Lawrence (4) 102 2. St. Lawrence (8) 280 Date Pairwise* USCHO.com USA Today 3. Harvard 96 3. Harvard (3) 257 4. Clarkson 88 4. Yale 222 End of 15-16 16 19 (92) RV (1) 5. Yale (1) 84 5. Cornell (1) 216 Preseason N/A RV (92) RV (3) 6. Cornell (1) 75 6. Clarkson (3) 214 Oct. 12 N/A RV (38) — 7. Union 71 7. Rensselaer 166 Oct. 19 N/A RV (17) — 8. Rensselaer 51 8. Union 160 Oct. 26 N/A RV (15) — 9. Dartmouth 41 9. Dartmouth 110 * — Pairwise not acknowledged until January 10. Brown 31 10. Colgate 85 11. Colgate 22 11. Brown 62 12. Princeton 21 12. Princeton 59

- 5 - Oct. 28, 2016 ∙ at Merrimack The Mike Schafer File Mike Schafer Education B.A., Business Management and Marketing, The Jay R. Bloom ’77 Head Coach of Men’s Hockey 1986 22nd Season As Head Coach Head Coaching Experience 29th Season Overall at Cornell • Cornell ’86 Cornell University, 1995 – present 391-233-84 career record 9 NCAA Tournament Appearances When Mike Schafer returned to his alma mater as the 12th head coach in Cornell 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, men’s hockey history in the summer of 1995, his goal was to bring the Big Red pro- 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012 gram back to a position of national prominence. He has now not only clearly accom- 1 NCAA Semifinals Appearance plished that objective, he is also closing in on 400 career victories while guiding the 2003 Big Red to the NCAA tournament nine times, including a berth in the NCAA Frozen 5 ECAC Hockey Tournament Championships Four in 2002-03 — the program’s first since 1980. 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010 Schafer is Cornell’s second-longest tenured coach, while his 391-233-84 record 3 ECAC Hockey Regular Season Championships has him as the winningest coach in Cornell men’s hockey history and gives him the 2002, 2003, 2005 ninth-most victories in Division I by active head coaches entering the 2016-17 sea- 8 Ivy League Championships son. He picked up his 231st career victory on Jan. 27, 2007, a 2-1 triumph against Colgate at Lynah Rink, to become the program’s all-time wins leader. Schafer reached 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, the 300-win milestone, a mark previously reached by only 45 coaches in all of college 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014 hockey, with the Big Red’s 4-3 victory against Colgate on Nov. 27, 2010, at the Pru- 3 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year Awards dential Center in Newark, N.J. 2002, 2003, 2005 Coming hand-in-hand with Cornell’s success on the national scene, the Big Red Assistant Coaching Experience has been one of the top programs in ECAC Hockey during Schafer’s tenure. Cornell Western Michigan University, 1990-1995 has claimed five ECAC Hockey tournament titles, the most all-time in league history, 1994 - NCAA Tournament Appearance and staked a claim to three regular season crowns. He has a career 255-144-63 record Cornell University, 1986-1990 in ECAC Hockey regular-season play and a 54-28-2 mark in the ECAC Hockey playoffs. Playing Experience His peers have taken notice of his accomplishments, electing him the ECAC Hock- Cornell University, 1983-86 ey Coach of the Year three times during his career. He is also a three-time finalist for 107 GP, 10-60–70 the Spencer T. Penrose Award, presented to the national coach of the year. He has 1985-86: Team Captain, ECAC Champions, also regularly had the Big Red ranked among the nation’s elite over the past decade, ECAC Honorable Mention including reaching as high as third in both the USCHO/CBS College Sports and the 1984-85: Team Captain USA Today/USA Hockey polls in 2008-09. Cornell has held the top spot in the polls during the 2002-03 and 2004-05 seasons. Schafer guided the Big Red to the ECAC Hockey tournament title in 1995-96 and 1996-97, becoming the first Cornell coach to win ECAC Hockey tournament titles, surpassing the legendary Ned Harkness for the most in program history in his first two seasons. In 2002-03, he led the Big Red to the NCAA Frozen Four, setting a school record with 30 wins, going one better than the undefeated, un- tied 29-0-0 national championship squad of 1969-70. Cornell’s 2002-03 ECAC Hockey mark of 19-2-1 was Cornell’s best mark since the 1969-70 team went 21-0 in league play. Schafer has a .612 career winning percentage following the 2015-16 season. Most recently, the Big Red has advanced to the ECAC Hockey Championship semifinals a league-best eight times over the last 12 seasons. The Big Red has finished the season ranked in the USCHO.com poll in six of the last eight seasons. Over his career, Schafer has coached 53 All-ECAC Hockey selections and 20 ECAC Hockey All-Rookie team picks. In 2015, the Big Red placed two players on the postseason teams, defenseman Joakim Ryan (First Team) and forward Cole Bardreau (Third Team). Both signed NHL contracts following the season. In 2012, Brian Ferlin earned ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year honors, the first since Riley Nash in 2007 and David McKee in 2004. In 2010, Brendon Nash and Ben Scrivens were both named to the first team, marking the first time Cornell placed two in the top six since David McKee and Matt Moulson in 2005. In 2007, Riley Nash earned ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year honors, the first since David McKee in 2004 and the first non-goalie to bring that award back to Ithaca since Kyle Knopp in 1996, Schafer’s first season as head coach.

Ed Kelly Dr. Dirk Dugan Dr. David Wentzel Phil Graham Sean Schmidt Brandon Thomas Athletic Trainer Team Physician Team Physician Lynah Rink Manager Team Manager Athletic Communications

Oct. 28, 2016 ∙ at Merrimack - 6 - Ben Syer Fifth Season as Associate Head Coach; Sixth Season at Cornell Western Ontario ’98 Syer has completed five seasons with Syer previously served as Associate Head Coach during his 12 the Cornell men’s hockey team, including seasons at Quinnipiac. During that run, the Bobcats posted a 242- four seasons as the associate head coach. 168-46 record with one NCAA tournament appearance (2002) Syer joined the program in June 2011 as an assistant coach, tak- and nine 20-win seasons. Quinnipiac won the 2005 Atlantic Hock- ing over the lead role in recruiting as well as coaching the de- ey regular season title and the 1999 MAAC regular season and fense. He helped guide the Big Red to a 19-9-7 record and an 2002 MAAC tournament championship crowns during his tenure. appearance in the NCAA regional finals in his first season on East Quinnipiac reached the MAAC tournament semifinals in Hill, with the team ranking 11th in the country with a 2.26 goals- each of the first four years of Syer’s tenure, including three against average. After the season, he was promoted to Associate straight MAAC finals appearances. Within that span were the Head Coach. In the five years Syer has been with the Big Red, the 2002 MAAC tournament title and the first NCAA appearance in team has finished in the top 20 nationally in team defense four program history. The Bobcats also won the MAAC regular-season times — as high as seventh in 2014-15. title in Syer’s first year at Quinnipiac. Sean Flanagan First Season As Assistant Coach St. Lawrence ’10 Flanagan joins the Big Red after a the NCAA tournament. Hobart was the No. 1 seed in the NCAA’s couple stops following a four-year East Region last year. playing career at St. Lawrence. His most No stranger to ECAC Hockey, Flanagan played 121 career recent experience came at UMass-Lowell, where he served as games with St. Lawrence up to the 2010-11 season. He racked the River Hawks’ director of hockey operations for the 2015-16 up 12 goals and 40 assists for 52 points, helping the Saints season. Prior to that, Flanagan was the assistant coach at advance to the league’s championship weekend twice over his Hobart from 2012-15. Working under former Cornell assistant four years. He served as an assistant captain during his senior coach Mark Taylor with the Statesmen, Flanagan helped build season, then went on to play professionally with the Las Vegas a team that won the ECAC West title in 2015 and 2016 to reach Wranglers and in the ECHL.

Joe Palmer Mike McDonagh First Season As Director of Hockey Operations; First Season As Volunteer Assistant Coach Second Season at Cornell; Ohio State ’13 Penn State ’14 Palmer shifts roles with the Big Red McDonagh joins the Big Red as a Vol- after spending the 2015-16 season as unteer Assistant Coach for the 2016-17 the volunteer assistant coach, where he season. He was the lone senior on Penn worked intensively with a Cornell goal- State when the team debuted in the Big tending corps that finished 18th in the Ten Conference in the 2013-14 season. Af- nation in team defense. ter competing with the Nittany Lions’ club He joined Cornell after a four-year team for two years, McDonagh was invited professional career and three years as to join the varsity team for its debut sea- the founder and primary instructor of son in 2012-13. In 37 career varsity games, Syracuse-based Palmer Goalie Systems, where he provides he scored one goal and added six assists. He also was named a personal instruction and video analysis. Big Ten Hockey Academic All-American in 2014. Palmer was a two-time gold medalist with the United States McDonagh earned a bachelor’s degree in finance with a focus at the IIHF Under-18 World Championship, and he played for on entrepreneurship in 2014, then worked in marketing in New two seasons in the prestigious National Team Development York City for two years prior to his arrival on East Hill. Program. He was selected in the fourth round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, then went on to start 71 games for Ohio State over three seasons.

- 7 - Oct. 28, 2016 ∙ at Merrimack The Last Time It Happened For Cornell: Game Span A hat trick...... Tyler Roeszler - vs. Colgate, 1/22/11 181 A short-handed goal...... John Knisley - vs. Union, 2/21/15 39 Short-handed goals in back-to-back games...... Mitch Carefoot - at Union, 2/9/07 & Mark McCutcheon - at RPI, 2/10/07 310 Two short-handed goals in a game...... Sean Collins & Joel Lowry - at Quinnipiac, 1/13/12 150 A short-handed goal in overtime...... Eric Freschi - vs. Clarkson, 11/14/14 61 An extra-attacker goal...... Christian Hilbrich - vs. Brown, 2/12/16 11 A penalty shot attempt...... Cole Bardreau - vs. St. Lawrence, 1/24/14 80 A made penalty shot...... Joe Nieuwendyk - vs. Rensselaer, 2/27/87 941 Three power-play goals in a game...... 3 - at Union, 1/16/16 18 Four power-play goals in a game...... 4 - at Nebraska Omaha, 10/26/13 96 Two two-goal scorers...... Brian Ferlin & Joel Lowry - at St. Lawrence, 11/16/13 90 Three two-goal scorers...... Byron Bitz, Mark McCutcheon & Raymond Sawada - vs. Princeton, 2/17/07 306 A goaltender recorded a point...... Mitch Gillam - vs. Harvard, 1/23/16 16 Zero penalties committed...... vs. Brown, 2/19/99 582 A shutout...... Mitch Gillam (27 saves) - vs. Union, 3/4/16 5 Back-to-back shutouts...... Mitch Gillam - at Yale, 11/20/15 & at Brown, 11/21/15 27 A goalie made 40 or more saves...... Mitch Gillam (40) - vs. Boston Univ., 11/28/15 26 A goalie made 50 or more saves...... Andy Iles (60) - at Quinnipiac, 3/17/13 98 5 or more goals in one period...... 5, second period - vs. Yale, 12/3/04 397 5 or more goals in a game...... 5 - at Quinnipiac, 3/12/16 2 5 or more goals in consecutive games...... 5 - at St. Lawrence, 11/16/13 & 5 - vs. Brown, 11/22/13 89 6 or more goals...... 6 - at Yale, 11/4/11 164 6 or more goals in consecutive games...... 7 - vs Army, 10/29/04 & vs. Sacred Heart, 10/30/04 403 7 or more goals...... 7 - vs. Rensselaer, 2/16/08 277 7 or more goals in consecutive games...... 7 - vs Army, 10/29/04 & vs. Sacred Heart, 10/30/04 405 10 or more goals...... 10 - vs. Clarkson, 11/20/99 568 10 or more goals in a two-game weekend...... 10 - at Yale (6-2), at Brown (4-5), 11/4-11/5/11 163 A player had three points in a game...... Anthony Angello (2-1–3) & Alec McCrea (1-2–3), vs. RPI, 2/27/16 6 A player had four points in a game...... Dustin Mowrey (1-3–4) vs. St. Lawrence, 1/24/14 80 A player had five points in a game...... Ryan Vesce (3-4–7), vs. Princeton, 11/8/03 430

Against Cornell: Game Span A hat trick...... Spiro Goulakos, Colgate - 2/8/14 76 A short-handed goal...... Anthony Greco, Ohio State - 12/29/15 22 A penalty shot attempt...... Ryan Lough, St. Lawrence - 12/4/15 25 A made penalty shot...... Eric Neiley, Dartmouth - 1/24/15 47 Two power-play goals in a game...... 2, at Quinnipiac - 3/13/16 1 Three power-play goals in a game...... 3, vs. Harvard - 1/23/16 16 A shutout...... Charles Grant, Dartmouth (18 saves) - 1/22/16 17 Back-to-back shutouts...... vs. Lake Superior State and Miami, Dec. 28-29, 2014 53 A goalie made 40 or more saves...... Jason Kasdorf, Rensselaer (44) - 1/15/16 19 A goalie made 50 or more saves...... David Leggio, Clarkson (56) - 3/11/06 341 10 or more goals...... 10, at Quinnipiac - 3/16/13 99 3 or more goals in one period...... 3, second period, at Quinnipiac - 3/13/16 1 4 or more goals in one period...... 4, second period, vs. Ohio State - 12/29/15 22 4 or more goals...... 6, at Quinnipiac - 3/13/16 1 5 or more goals...... 6, at Quinnipiac - 3/13/16 1 6 or more goals...... 6, at Quinnipiac - 3/13/16 1

General: Cornell won a national championship...... 1970 Cornell played in the Frozen Four...... 2002 Cornell played in the NCAA tournament...... 2012 Cornell won an Ivy League championship...... 2014 Cornell won an ECAC Hockey Championship...... 2010 Cornell won an ECAC Hockey regular-season championship...... 2005

Oct. 28, 2016 ∙ at Merrimack - 8 - Big Red Quick Hits BRENDAN SMITH * 2015-16: Appeared in 13 games after his debut was delayed by a preseason injury * Before Cornell: Had 3-15–18 in 2014-15 season and helped Omaha team to five So. • D • 6-0 • 194 • 1-19-96 consecutive shutouts ... Played five seasons with the Colorado Thunderbirds AAA, winning Omaha Lancers (USHL) 2013 Tier 1 Elite League championship when he led league for goals among defensemen 2 Centennial, Colo. * Personal: Mother is a Cornell graduate; uncle played football at Boston University

ALEX RAUTER * 2015-16: Appeared in 21 games and scored first collegiate goal Feb. 13 vs. Yale * 2014-15: Had two assists and a team-leading plus-3 rating in five games Jr. • F • 6-1 • 183 • 6-17-94 * Personal: Played with the North Jersey Avalanche, which twice appeared in the Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) USA Hockey National championship tournament, including a runner-up finish in 2010. 4 Chatham, N.J. Rauter also helped lead Chatham HS to the New Jersey state title in 2011

MATTHEW NUTTLE * 2015-16: Played in two games — Nov. 6-7 vs. Princeton and Quinnipiac. * Before Cornell: Helped Sioux Falls win USHL’s Clark Cup in 2015 with four assists and So. • D • 5-11 • 195 • 5-5-95 plus-9 rating in 12 playoff games ... Named to 2014 NAHL All-Rookie First Team after Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) scoring 31 points in 60 games with Wenatchee Wild 5 Marilla, N.Y. * Personal: Originally from outskirts of Buffalo, started his junior career with Buffalo Jr. Sabres

HOLDEN ANDERSON * 2015-16: Scored two goals on defense (Oct. 31; last Friday) and one at forward (Nov. 28) * 2014-15: Emerged as regular contributor, appearing in 22 games Sr. • D • 6-0 • 189 • 9-1-93 * Personal: Had 13 goals and 29 assists for 42 points and was a second-team CCHL all-star Hawkesbury Hawks (CCHL) with Hawkesbury ... Father, Shawn, played professional hockey for 18 years, including stints 6 Montréal, Québec with four NHL teams ... Two-time invitee to the Team Canada World Junior A camp JAKE WEIDNER * 2015-16: Team's top faceoff man (56.0%) ... Team's top shot-blocker among forwards (1.10 per game) ... Tied for fourth in team scoring (5-10–15) Sr. • F • 6-2 • 205 • 6-11-92 * 2014-15: Team’s top faceoff man (57.4%) ... Tied for second in team scoring with 14 points Elmira Sugar Kings (GOJHL) ... Second in power-play scoring with nine points on two goals and seven assists 7 Grand Valley, Ontario * Personal: Was selected by Colorado in the 2013 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft C * Before Cornell: Was named a BCHL First-Team All-Star last season after posting YANNI KALDIS 9-54–63 in 58 games. His 35 power-play assists led the league. ... Was also a Fr. • D • 5-11 • 183 • 9-30-95 2015 BCHL Second-Team All-Star Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) * Personal: Named MVP for the two years he played at Dawson College in his native Québec ... 8 Montréal, Québec Named Dawson College Male Athlete of the Year for 2013-14 NOAH BAULD * Before Cornell: Posted 17-23–40 in 46 games last year, helping Lloydminster reach the RBC Cup finals ... Scored two goals in four games while helping Canada West win Fr. • F • 5-11 • 175 • 1-2-97 2015 Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL) * Personal: 2015 graduate of The Gunnery, which competes in top division of New England 9 Halifax, Nova Scotia prep schools ... Also played one season at Northwood School in Lake Placid * 2015-16: Scored first goal in second career game ... Limited to 15 games due to injury BEAU STARRETT * Before Cornell: Played for three seasons with the South Shore Kings and renowned So. • F • 6-5 • 222 • 11-1-95 Catholic Memorial HS near Boston ... Named to 2013 Boston Globe All-Scholastic Team South Shore Kings (USPHL) * Personal: Youngest of four brothers, all in college hockey. Eldest, Pete, played at Harvard (2008-12), Troy played at Babson (2010-14) and Shane is currently primary goalie at Air Force. 10 Bellingham, Mass. * NHL Draft: Chicago Blackhawks; third round (88th overall) in the 2014 Entry Draft.

ERIC FRESCHI * 2015-16: Scored twice – once in first game of season; once in last game * Career: Scored three goals last season, including two of the team’s most memorable — Sr. • F • 5-11 • 196 • 3-22-93 a short-handed OT goal Nov. 14 vs. Clarkson and a last-minute winner Jan. 23 vs. rival Harvard Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) * Personal: Born in New York City, but moved to Minnesota in grade school ... Helped 11 Bloomington, Minn. Dubuque capture the Clark Cup in 2013.

CONNOR MURPHY * Before Cornell: Posted 11-12–23 in 53 games last year ... helped USHL’s Chicago Steel win Fr. • F • 5-10 • 166 • 4-2-96 bronze at 2015 Junior Club World Cup in Russia Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) * Personal: GOJHL all-star with Caledonia Corvairs in 2013 and 2014 ... 2014 OHA Junior B 12 Ancaster, Ontario Player of the Year and won OHA Top Prospect Award

- 9 - Oct. 28, 2016 ∙ at Merrimack Big Red Quick Hits MITCH VANDERLAAN * 2015-16: Third on team in scoring (8-11–19) and second in rating (plus-13) ... tied for team lead in playoff scoring with four points over five games So. • F • 5-7 • 177 • 4-30-95 * Before Cornell: Named to AJHL North Division rookie team in 2014 ... Played on Team Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) Canada West at 2014 World Junior A Challenge 14 Hanwell, New Brunswick * Personal: Third New Brunswicker to play at Cornell in program history

TREVOR YATES * 2015-16: Had three-game point streak (Nov. 21-Dec. 4) ... Scored winner at Quinnipiac in Game 2 of ECAC quarterfinals ... Tied for fifth in goals (six) while appearing at center and wing Jr. • F • 6-2 • 205 • 3-6-95 * Before Cornell: Had 104 points in three seasons at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts Deerfield Academy * Personal: Father, Ross, is a former head coach of the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch and Saint John 15 Beaconsfield, Québec SeaDogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

* At Cornell: Enters season with second-most career PPGs in ECAC Hockey (11) ... MATT BUCKLES Scored series-clinching OT winner in Game 2 of 2016 ECAC Hockey first round vs. Union ... Sr. • F • 6-2 • 216 • 5-5-95 Enters season leading team in career goals (20) St. Michael’s Buzzers (OJHL) * Personal: Represented Team Canada East in 2012 World Junior ‘A’ Challenge ... Helped St. 16 Toronto, Ontario Michael’s to the OJHL title as leading scorer ... Won NHL CSS’s OJHL Top Prospect Award * NHL Draft: Florida Panthers; fourth round (98th overall) in the 2013 Entry Draft

* 2015-16: Had 11 goals to become first freshman to lead team in goals since Colin Greening ANTHONY ANGELLO in 2007 ... First Cornell freshman to have points in first 4 games since Ryan Moynihan in 1996 So. • F • 6-5 • 206 • 3-6-96 * Before Cornell: Helped U.S. win gold at 2014 Junior A World Challenge ... Played two Omaha Lancers (USHL) seasons with Syracuse Junior Stars ... Earned 2013 first-team all-state honors in 2013 after Manlius, N.Y. averaging four points per game with Fayetteville-Manlius HS 17 * NHL Draft: Pittsburgh Penguins; fifth round (145th overall) in the 2014 Entry Draft * 2015-16: Scored lone goal in Dec. 28 victory over then-No. 1 Providence JARED FIEGL * 2014-15: First collegiate goal tied Feb. 14 game at Harvard late in the third period ... Jr. • F • 6-1 • 217 • 1-23-96 Played in 26 games, which was most among freshmen forwards U.S. National Team Development Program * 2013-14: Played in 45 games for the USNTDP, scoring two goals to go with four assists Parker, Colo. * Personal: Won gold with the U.S. at the IIHF U18 World Championship in 2014 18 * NHL Draft: Arizona Coyotes; seventh round (191st overall) in the 2014 Entry Draft

COREY HOFFMAN * Before Cornell: Posted 12-27–39 in 56 games between two BCHL teams in 2015-16, Fr. • F • 5-9 • 177 • 4-16-96 then was named Cowichan Valley’s playoff MVP after leading the squad with 10 points in six Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) postseason games * Personal: Posted 101 points in 20 games with Syosset HS team in 2011-12 19 Plainview, N.Y. DAN WEDMAN * 2015-16: Led team’s defensemen with plus-5 rating in 29 games * 2014-15: One of just three returning players to appear in all 31 games Jr. • D • 6-5 • 215 • 9-15-95 * Before Cornell: Spent two seasons with AJHL’s Bonnyville Pontiacs ... Became first winner of Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) The Evolution Hockey Award for Perseverance and Dedication. 20 Edmonton, Alberta * Personal: Was “C” prospect in preliminary rankings for Central Scouting's 2013 draft watch list * At Cornell: Injuries have been limiting factor in first two seasons, but appeared in 20 of DWYER TSCHANTZ last 23 games last season ... Had primary assist on Trevor Yates’ GWG in playoff win at Quinnipiac Jr. • F • 6-5 • 225 • 3-22-95 * 2013-14: Won Clark Cup title with Indiana, ranking third on team in scoring Indiana Ice (USHL) * Personal: First Delaware native to be selected in NHL Entry Draft ... Played two years for Team Comcast Under-18 team in Tier 1 Elite League League. 21 Wilmington, Del. * NHL Draft: St. Louis Blues; seventh round (202nd overall) in the 2014 Entry Draft

JEFF MALOTT * Before Cornell: Posted 25-35–60 in 46 games, helping Brooks to AJHL title series last year ... Named team’s MVP and all-division team after leading squad with 1.30 points per game ... Fr. • F • 6-3 • 199 • 8-7-96 Named top forward at Western Canada Cup ... Named Brooks’ unsung hero in 2014-15 Brooks Bandits (AJHL) * Personal: Teammate of Connor Murphy on GOJHL’s Caledonia Corvairs in 2013-14 when team 22 Burlington, Ontario won league title

Oct. 28, 2016 ∙ at Merrimack - 10 - Big Red Quick Hits TRENT SHORE * 2015-16: Appeared in 12 games, taking some shifts at forward * Before Cornell: Split 2014-15 season with two CCHL teams after amassing plus-92 rating So. • D • 6-3 • 201 • 6-28-96 at The Hill Academy over previous two seasons Cumberland Grads (CCHL) * Personal: Was invited to try out for Team Canada East in 2015 Junior A World Challenge ... 23 Ajax, Ontario Selected for the 2015 Central Canada Cup All-Star Challenge.

RYAN BLISS * 2015-16: Assisted on OT goal against then-No. 1 Providence and first playoff goal vs. Union * 2014-15: Scored overtime winner Jan. 30 at Colgate ... One of four players with plus rating Jr. • D • 6-1 • 190 • 6-22-96 * Personal: Helped U.S. win Four Nations U-17 title in 2013 ... Captained U.S. squad at 2012 U.S. National Team Development Program Youth Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria ... Mother, Kelly (Clark) Bliss ’89, played 24 Chelmsford, Mass. lacrosse and field hockey at Cornell JEFF KUBIAK * 2015-16: Led team in scoring (10-17–27) and rating (plus-15) ... Scored twice in quarterfinal series at Quinnipiac... Went 36 straight games without a penalty until Feb. 27 Sr. • F • 6-3 • 214 • 1-18-94 * Career: Won 52 percent of faceoffs in 2014-15 ... Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) on Feb. 3, 2014 ... Presented team award for most promising freshman in 2013-14 26 Tinley Park, Ill. * Personal: Played in the 2012 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game

c A * 2015-16: One of just two defensemen to appear in all 34 games ... Scored goals in each win PATRICK M CARRON against Colgate on Nov. 13-14 ... Had three two-assist games, including Feb. 5 at Quinnipiac Sr. • D • 6-3 • 201 • 8-13-94 * Personal: Served as the captain of OJHL’s St. Michael’s Buzzers, helping them capture the St. Michael’s Buzzers (OJHL) league championship. ... Named league’s Defenseman of the Year, first-team all star and 27 Toronto, Ontario winner of inaugural Canadian Junior Hockey League Defenseman of the Year honor.

A * 2015-16: Played three games in February after missing first half of season due to injury LUC LALOR * Before Cornell: Placed on AJHL North Division All-Rookie Team after first of three seasons So. • F • 5-10 • 161 • 9-1-95 with Fort McMurray ... Fought through injury to post 15 points in 21 games last season Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) * Personal: Eldest sister, Megan, plays hockey at St. Cloud State, and his grandfather played 28 St. Albert, Alberta football and hockey at University of New Brunswick

ALEC McCREA * 2015-16: Led defensemen in scoring (3-12–15) ... Named Dec. 8 ECACH Rookie of the Week after three-point effort vs. Clarkson ... Tied for 2nd in scoring among ECACH freshmen ‘D’ So. • D • 6-3 • 211 • 1-12-95 * Before Cornell: Played three seasons in Waterloo, dressing for 158 regular-season games and Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) posting 46 points and a plus-18 rating ... Advanced to 2014 Clark Cup finals with Waterloo 29 El Cajon, Calif. * Personal: Program’s first California native ... Parents own a music store in metro San Diego

RYAN COON * 2015-16: Made collegiate debut by playing final 1:12 in quarterfinal series at Quinnipiac * Before Cornell: Joined the Big Red from Taft School, which competes in the prestigious Sr. • G • 5-10 • 162 • 4-2-94 Founders League along with some of the best hockey prep school programs in New England. Taft School ... Prior to his time at Taft, Coon competed with the Saint Louis Selects at the AAA level and 30 Wildwood, Mo. was a member of the All-Academic Team in 2010. HAYDEN STEWART * 2014-15: Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week after each of his shutouts ... Became first Cornell freshman to post two shutouts since future All-American David McKee in 2003-04 Jr. • G • 6-3 • 221 • 9-22-94 * 2013-14: Season took off when he joined Indiana ... Captured Clark Cup title with the Ice, Indiana Ice (USHL) going 13-1 with a 1.29 goals-against average and .945 save pct. in 14 regular-season games 31 Rockford, Ill. * Personal: Was 2013 NAHL Top Prospects selection while playing with Corpus Christi Ice Rays MITCH GILLAM * 2015-16: Posted third-longest shutout streak in program history (213:17) from Nov. 14-28 ... Five-time league Goalie of the Week and was also once Player of the Week ... Seven shutouts Sr. • G • 6-0 • 179 • 9-24-92 tied for third-most in the country and third-most for single season in program history Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) * Career: 2014 All-Ivy Second Team selection ... Secured first collegiate shutout Dec. 28, 2014 32 Peterborough, Ontario vs. Lake Superior ... Scored a goal in collegiate debut Nov. 26 in 4-2 win vs. Niagara * Personal: Nominated for prestigious 2013 RBC Canadian Junior Hockey League Player of the Year after being named BCHL Chilliwack Chiefs’ two-time MVP ... BCHL First Team All-Star

- 11 - Oct. 28, 2016 ∙ at Merrimack Game Highs / Lows Situational Records

Cornell Highs (2015-16) Last 5 years POINTS 15 vs. Merrimack (1/9) 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 (2011-16) GOALS 5 vs. Colgate (11/13) vs. Clarkson (12/5) Overall 16-11-7 11-14-6 17-10-5 78-60-28 vs. Merrimack (1/9) ECAC Hockey games 8-8-6 9-9-4 11-7-4 48-39-23 at Quinnipiac (3/12) Ivy League games 4-3-3 4-4-2 8-1-1 25-15-10 ASSISTS 10 vs. Merrimack (1/9) Non-conference games 8-3-1 2-5-2 6-3-1 28-21-5 SHOTS ON GOAL 44 at Rensselaer (1/16) At home 9-5-2 7-7-3 8-5-2 40-25-11 SAVES 40 vs. BU (11/28) On the road 6-5-4 3-6-2 8-3-2 30-26-14 PENALTIES 11 vs. Quinnipiac (11/7) At a neutral site 1-1-1 1-1-1 1-2-1 8-9-3 PIM 22 vs. Quinnipiac (11/7) Leading after the 1st 5-2-2 4-0-1 8-0-3 33-7-6 Opponent Highs (2015-16) Trailing after the 1st 4-5-3 1-6-1 3-7-0 13-29-7 POINTS 20 vs. Ohio St. (12/29) Tied after the 1st 7-4-2 6-8-4 6-3-2 32-24-13 GOALS 8 vs. Ohio St. (12/29) Leading after the 2nd 11-1-3 7-0-0 13-0-1 66-6-4 ASSISTS 12 vs. Ohio St. (12/29) Trailing after the 2nd 0-8-1 1-11-3 1-10-3 4-44-8 SHOTS ON GOAL 43 vs. BU (11/28) Tied after the 2nd 5-2-3 3-3-3 3-0-1 18-10-11 SAVES 44 at Rensselaer (1/16) Outshooting opponent 5-2-1 5-3-4 7-4-3 34-15-13 PENALTIES 11 vs. Quinnipiac (11/7) Being out-shot 11-9-6 6-10-2 10-5-2 43-42-14 PIM 33 vs. Quinnipiac (11/7) Shots are even 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-3-1 One-goal margin 11-4 5-5 9-2-5 37-26 Cornell Lows (2015-16) Two-goal margin 0-1 4-3 4-1 21-9 POINTS, GOALS and ASSISTS Three-goal margin 3-3 0-4 3-5 10-18 0 at Yale (11/20), Four- or more goal margin 2-3 2-2 1-2 10-10 vs. Ohio St. (12/29), at Rensselaer (1/15), vs. Dartmouth (1/22) Scoring first 11-4-3 6-1-3 12-0-3 55-14-16 SHOTS ON GOAL 15 vs. Clarkson (12/5) Opponent scores first 5-7-3 5-13-2 5-10-2 24-46-9 SAVES 15 at Rensselaer (1/15) In October 2-0-0 0-0-1 2-0-0 6-1-1 PENALTIES 2 at Niagara (10/30), In November 4-1-2 4-4-0 5-4-1 22-14-5 at Yale (11/20), at Rensselaer (1/15) In December 3-1-0 1-2-1 1-0-2 9-5-4 vs. Dartmouth (1/22), at Princeton (2/6), In January 2-5-1 4-3-1 3-0-2 13-15-7 vs. Union (2/26), vs. Rensselaer (2/27) PIM 4 at Niagara (10/30), In February 2-2-4 2-3-3 3-4-0 14-14-11 at Yale (11/20), at Rensselaer (1/15) In March 3-2-0 0-2-0 3-2-0 14-11-0 vs. Dartmouth (1/22), at Princeton (2/6), On Sunday 0-1-0 0-0-1 1-0-1 1-2-2 vs. Union (2/26), vs. Rensselaer (2/27) On Monday 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 On Tuesday 0-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 Opponent Lows (2015-16) On Wednesday 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 POINTS, GOALS and ASSISTS On Thursday 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0 vs. Niagara (10/31), On Friday 6-5-4 6-5-3 7-4-2 41-22-11 at Yale (11/20), at Brown (11/21), vs. Merrimack (1/8), at Princeton (2/6), On Saturday 9-4-3 5-8-2 8-6-2 33-33-15 at Dartmouth (2/20), vs. Union (3/4) First of back-to-back 7-5-4 6-5-4 8-3-2 42-22-12 SHOTS ON GOAL 16 at Rensselaer (1/15) Second of back-to-back 9-6-2 4-8-2 7-4-2 31-31-14 SAVES 10 vs. Clarkson (12/5) In a single game 0-0-1 1-0-0 1-3-1 4-5-2 PENALTIES 1 vs. Colgate (11/13), In Overtime 4-3-7 2-1-5 3-0-5 13-8-24 at Brown (11/21), vs. St. Lawrence (12/4) vs. ECAC Hockey 11-10-6 9-11-4 13-9-4 27-18-9 vs. Dartmouth (1/22), at Princeton (2/6), vs. Union (3/5) vs. Atlantic Hockey 2-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 4-1-0 PIM 2 vs. Colgate (11/13), vs. Hockey East 3-0-1 0-0-0 1-1-1 4-4-2 at Brown (11/21), vs. St. Lawrence (12/4) vs. Big Ten 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 3-1-0 vs. Dartmouth (1/22), at Princeton (2/6), vs. NCHC 0-0-0 1-3-1 2-0-0 6-5-2 vs. Union (3/5) vs. WCHA 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0 1-1-1 vs. USA Today poll ranked 3-5-4 2-3-1 4-4-1 N/A vs. USCHO.com poll ranked 3-6-5 3-4-2 5-4-1 N/A

Oct. 28, 2016 ∙ at Merrimack - 12 - - 13 - Oct. 28, 2016 ∙ at Merrimack Cornell Season Summary Date Opponent Result GW/GT Goal Goalie (Saves) PP PK Att. Record 10/30 at Niagara 3-2 W(ot) Christian Hilbrich Mitch Gillam (23-25) 0-3 2-2 915 1-0 10/31 NIAGARA 4-0 W Mitch Vanderlaan Mitch Gillam (19-19) 1-4 3-3 4,267* 2-0 11/6 PRINCETON 4-3 W Jeff Kubiak Mitch Gillam (21-24) 0-3 4-4 4,117 3-0, 1-0, 1-0 11/7 QUINNIPIAC 4-5 L(ot) (Connor Clifton) Mitch Gillam (28-33) 3-7 4-6 3,848 3-1, 1-1, 1-0 11/13 COLGATE 5-1 W Trevor Yates Mitch Gillam (23-24) 0-1 2-3 4,267* 4-1, 2-1, 1-0 11/14 at Colgate 3-2 W(ot) Anthony Angello Mitch Gillam (26-28) 1-2 4-5 2,213 5-1, 3-1, 1-0 11/20 at Yale 0-0 T(ot) — Mitch Gillam (30-30) 0-2 2-2 3,500* 5-1-1, 3-1-1, 1-0-1 11/21 at Brown 1-0 W Trevor Yates Mitch Gillam (27-27) 0-1 4-4 1,017 6-1-1, 4-1-1, 2-0-1 11/28 vs. Boston Univ. 3-3 T(ot) (Jordan Greenway) Mitch Gillam (40-43) 1-2 4-4 17,154 6-1-2, 4-1-1, 2-0-1 12/4 St. Lawrence 2-1 W Jake Weidner Mitch Gillam (26-27) 0-1 3-3 3,903 7-1-2, 5-1-1, 2-0-1 12/5 Clarkson 5-2 W Anthony Angello Mitch Gillam (20-22) 0-3 4-4 4,137 8-1-2, 6-1-1, 2-0-1 12/28 vs. Providence 2-1 W(ot) Jeff Kubiak Mitch Gillam (31-32) 0-4 3-3 6,022 9-1-2, 6-1-1, 2-0-1 12/29 vs. Ohio State 0-8 L (Sasha Larocque) Gillam(10-14)/Stewart(11-15) 0-7 3-5 5,752 9-2-2, 6-1-1, 2-0-1 1/8 Merrimack 3-0 W Jeff Kubiak Mitch Gillam (26-26) 1-5 4-4 3,244 10-2-2, 6-1-1, 2-0-1 1/9 Merrimack 5-2 W Anthony Angello Mitch Gillam (24-26) 1-4 3-3 3,909 11-2-2, 6-1-1, 2-0-1 1/15 at Rensselaer 0-1 L (Chris Bradley) Mitch Gillam (15-16) 0-2 2-2 3,455 11-3-2, 6-2-1, 2-0-1 1/16 at Union 3-3 T(ot) (Spencer Foo) Mitch Gillam (27-30) 3-4 2-3 2,025 11-3-3, 6-2-2, 2-0-1 1/22 Dartmouth 0-3 L (Kevan Kilistoff) Mitch Gillam (26-28) 0-1 2-2 4,186 11-4-3, 6-3-2, 2-1-1 1/23 Harvard 2-6 L (Kyle Criscuolo) Mitch Gillam (17-22) 0-2 1-4 4,267* 11-5-3, 6-4-2, 2-2-1 1/29 at Clarkson 1-2 L(ot) (Terrance Amorosa) Mitch Gillam (30-32) 1-3 3-4 2,355 11-6-3, 6-5-2, 2-2-1 1/30 at St. Lawrence 1-2 L(ot) (Joe Sullivan) Mitch Gillam (36-38) 1-5 4-4 1,771 11-7-3, 6-6-2, 2-2-1 2/5 at Quinnipiac 2-2 T(ot) Mitch Vanderlaan Mitch Gillam (39-41) 0-4 1-3 3,445* 11-7-4, 6-6-3, 2-2-1 2/6 at Princeton 1-0 W John Knisley Mitch Gillam (32-32) 0-1 2-2 2,311* 12-7-4, 7-6-3, 3-2-1 2/12 Brown 3-3 T(ot) Christian Hilbrich Mitch Gillam (30-33) 2-3 2-3 4,097 12-7-5, 7-6-4, 3-2-2 2/13 Yale 2-4 L (John Hayden) Gillam(18-21)/Stewart(19-20) 0-3 2-4 4,267* 12-8-5, 7-7-4, 3-3-2 2/19 at Harvard 2-2 T(ot) Dan Wedman Mitch Gillam (33-35) 0-4 1-2 3,095* 12-8-6, 7-7-5, 3-3-3 2/20 at Dartmouth 1-0 W Jeff Kubiak Mitch Gillam (33-33) 0-2 4-4 3,459 13-8-6, 8-7-5, 4-3-3 2/26 Union 1-5 L (Eli Lichtenwald) Mitch Gillam (22-26) 0-2 2-2 4,211 13-9-6, 8-8-5, 4-3-3 2/27 Rensselaer 3-3 T(ot) (Miloš Bubela) Mitch Gillam (26-29) 0-3 1-1 4,267* 13-9-7, 8-8-6, 4-3-3 3/4 Union 1-0 W Holden Anderson Mitch Gillam (27-27) 0-1 3-3 3,437 14-9-7, 8-8-6, 4-3-3 3/5 Union 2-1 W(ot) Matt Buckles Mitch Gillam (32-33) 0-1 4-5 3,888 15-9-7, 8-8-6, 4-3-3 3/11 at Quinnipiac 2-5 L (Thomas Aldworth) Mitch Gillam (36-40) 1-3 2-3 3,011 15-10-7, 8-8-6, 4-3-3 3/12 at Quinnipiac 5-4 W Trevor Yates Mitch Gillam (24-28) 1-3 2-2 2,897 16-10-7, 8-8-6, 4-3-3 3/13 at Quinnipiac 3-6 L (Andrew Taverner) Gillam(29-34)/Coon(0-0) 1-3 4-6 2,212 16-11-7, 8-8-6, 4-3-3 Cornell Starters Game-by-Game Date Opponent Left Wing Center Right Wing Left Def. Right Def. Goalie 10/30 at Niagara 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 4 Rauter 3 Willcox 27 McCarron 32 Gillam 10/31 Niagara 14 Vanderlaan 26 Kubiak 17 Angello 24 Bliss 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 11/6 Princeton 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 19 Tiitinen 24 Bliss 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 11/7 Quinnipiac 14 Vanderlaan 26 Kubiak 17 Angello 3 Willcox 27 McCarron 32 Gillam 11/13 Colgate 14 Vanderlaan 26 Kubiak 17 Angello 24 Bliss 3 Willcox 32 Gillam 11/14 at Colgate 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 16 Buckles 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 11/20 at Yale 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 16 Buckles 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 11/21 at Brown 15 Yates 7 Weidner 16 Buckles 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 11/28 vs. Boston Univ. 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 16 Buckles 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 12/4 St. Lawrence 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 16 Buckles 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 12/5 Clarkson 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 16 Buckles 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 12/28 vs. Providence 18 Fiegl 11 Freschi 19 Tiitinen 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 12/29 vs. Ohio State 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 16 Buckles 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 1/8 Merrimack 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 21 Tschantz 24 Bliss 3 Willcox 32 Gillam 1/9 Merrimack 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 21 Tschantz 24 Bliss 3 Willcox 32 Gillam 1/15 at Rensselaer 12 Knisley 7 Weidner 21 Tschantz 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 1/16 at Union 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 12 Knisley 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 1/22 Dartmouth 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 21 Tschantz 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 1/23 Harvard 14 Vanderlaan 26 Kubiak 17 Angello 24 Bliss 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 1/29 at Clarkson 9 Hilbrich 12 Knisley 19 Tiitinen 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 1/30 at St. Lawrence 7 Weidner 12 Knisley 11 Freschi 24 Bliss 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 2/5 at Quinnipiac 7 Weidner 12 Knisley 11 Freschi 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 2/6 at Princeton 14 Vanderlaan 26 Kubiak 17 Angello 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 2/12 Brown 7 Weidner 12 Knisley 11 Freschi 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 2/13 Yale 14 Vanderlaan 26 Kubiak 17 Angello 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 2/19 at Harvard 9 Hilbrich 15 Yates 21 Tschantz 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 2/20 at Dartmouth 4 Rauter 11 Freschi 19 Tiitinen 3 Willcox 27 McCarron 32 Gillam 2/26 Union 14 Vanderlaan 26 Kubiak 17 Angello 24 Bliss 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 2/27 Rensselaer 9 Hilbrich 12 Knisley 19 Tiitinen 24 Bliss 3 Willcox 32 Gillam 3/4 Union 9 Hilbrich 15 Yates 21 Tschantz 24 Bliss 3 Willcox 32 Gillam 3/5 Union 7 Weidner 12 Knisley 11 Freschi 27 McCarron 3 Willcox 32 Gillam 3/11 at Quinnipiac 7 Weidner 12 Knisley 11 Freschi 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 3/12 at Quinnipiac 7 Weidner 11 Freschi 19 Tiitinen 27 McCarron 3 Willcox 32 Gillam 3/13 at Quinnipiac 7 Weidner 11 Freschi 19 Tiitinen 27 McCarron 3 Willcox 32 Gillam Oct. 28, 2016 ∙ at Merrimack - 14 - - 15 - Oct. 28, 2016 ∙ at Merrimack Final 2015-16 Cornell Men’s Hockey Statistics

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