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 goaltenders. 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 ............. Mike Schafer (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 shutouts 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 goaltender 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.