2018-19 Cornell Men's Hockey Roster
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First Round (best of 3; at higher seed) Quarterrnals (best of 3; at higher seed) Semirnals (at Lake Placid, N.Y.) Championship (at Lake Placid, N.Y.) March 8-10 March 15-17 Friday, March 22 Saturday, March 23 BROWN QUINNIPIAC Brown wins, 2-0 Brown wins, 2-0 G1: Brown, 3-0 G1: Brown, 2-1 (OT) G2: Brown, 6-5 (OT) G2: Brown, 4-3 PRINCETON BROWN BROWN Cornell, 6-0 UNION CORNELL CORNELL Cornell wins, 2-1 Union wins, 2-0 G1: Union, 3-2 G1: Union, 4-1 G2: Cornell, 4-0 G2: Union, 4-0 G3: Cornell, 4-2 COLGATE UNION CORNELL 7:30 p.m. YALE CLARKSON CLARKSON Yale wins, 2-0 Clarkson wins, 2-0 G1: Yale, 4-1 G1: Clarkson, 3-1 G2: Yale, 4-0 G2: Clarkson, 5-2 RENSSELAER YALE CLARKSON Clarkson, 5-2 HARVARD DARTMOUTH HARVARD Dartmouth wins, 2-1 Harvard wins, 2-0 G1: Dartmouth, 3-2 G1: Harvard, 3-1 G2: St. Lawrence, 3-2 (OT) G2: Harvard, 4-3 (OT) G3: Dartmouth, 8-0 ST. LAWRENCE DARTMOUTH Cornell Men’s Hockey 2018-19 Game Notes Schedule & Results Cornell Big Red (20-9-4, 13-5-4 ECAC Hockey) October 2 Cornell vs. 3 Clarkson 26 MICHIGAN STATE L, 2-5 27 MICHIGAN STATE L, 3-4 ECAC Hockey Championships, Final Saturday, March 23, 2019, 7:30 p.m. EDT November Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y. 2 YALE * W, 4-2 Clarkson Record: 25-10-2, 13-7-2 ECAC Hockey 3 BROWN * W, 3-2 9 at Northern Michigan W, 3-1 Live Coverage Where Cornell Stands 10 at Northern Michigan W, 3-2 16 QUINNIPIAC * L, 2-4 Video: ESPN+ (U.S.), Stretch Internet (International) USCHO.com poll: 10 17 PRINCETON * W, 5-1 Radio: WHCU (870 AM, 97.7 FM) USA Hockey/USA Today poll: 10 24 vs. Harvard # L, 1-4 Audio: http://player.listenlive.co/41391 KRACH: 10 30 at Dartmouth * L, 2-3 Stats: ECACHockey.com Pairwise: 11 December Twitter: @CUBigRedGameday, @CUBigRedHockey RPI: 11 1 at Harvard * W, 2-1 January What’s on Tap: 4 at Princeton * W, 3-2 • Cornell will compete in the ECAC Hockey Championship game for the 5 at Quinnipiac * T, 2-2 11 ARIZONA STATE W, 6-1 second time in the last three years when it clashes with Clarkson at 7:30 p.m. 12 ARIZONA STATE W, 3-2 Saturday at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid. 18 HARVARD * W, 2-0 • The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ in the U.S. with Perry Laskaris 19 DARTMOUTH * W, 5-1 on play-by-play and former Cornell captain and assistant coach Topher Scott 25 at Colgate * W, 3-2 '08 providing color commentary. There is also an option for international 26 COLGATE * L, 2-3 (OT) viewers available through portal.stretchinternet.com/ecachockey/. February • The game can also be heard on WHCU (870 AM, 97.7 FM) with Jason 1 at Union * W, 4-0 Weinstein in his 15th season as the play-by-plan man and color commentary 2 at Rensselaer * T, 1-1 from Tony Eisenhut '88 and rinkside interviews from Grady Whittenburg. 8 CLARKSON * W, 5-0 9 ST. LAWRENCE * W, 3-1 15 at Brown * T, 3-3 Friday Night Redux: 16 at Yale * L, 2-5 • Cornell earned its title game berth in resounding fashion on Friday with a 6-0 22 RENSSELAER * L, 2-3 (OT) thrashing of Brown, thanks in large part to three goals on the man advantage. 23 UNION * W, 3-1 • Matthew Galajda made 17 of his 30 saves in the third period for his fifth shutout of the season, which is tied for fourth-most in the nation. It was also March his third career postseason shutout and 14th overall. 1 at St. Lawrence * W, 4-2 • Matt Nuttle and Noah Bauld scored their first collegiate power-play goals 2 at Clarkson * T, 2-2 after the Bears were whistled for a major penalty just 2:07 into the game, then 15 UNION Q L, 2-3 Tristan Mullin tacked on a rebound goal to give Cornell a 3-0 lead inside the Q 16 UNION W, 4-0 first 13 minutes. 17 UNION Q W, 4-2 22 vs. Brown S W, 6-0 • Morgan Barron's team-leading 14th goal came on a two-man advantage in 23 vs. Clarkson F 7:30 p.m. the second period, then Joe Leahy's first collegiate goal was the product of a three-zone rush early in the third. It marked the fourth different Big Red player * ECAC Hockey game # at Madison Square Garden (New York) to score his first goal of the season during this year's four playoff games. Q ECAC Hockey Championship quarterfinals • Kyle Betts capped the scoring with an empty-netter, giving him a team- S ECAC Hockey Championship semifinals leading three goals in the postseason. It was also Cornell's first shorthanded F ECAC Hockey Championship final goal since Nov. 4, 2016 (Mitch Vanderlaan, at Dartmouth). Cornell Quick Facts The Red's Barron: • Sophomore forward Morgan Barron (14-19–33; 7 PPG) leads the team in Location ....................................Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 goals, points and power-play goals. He also averages 4.39 shots on goal Founded ............................................................ 1865 per game, which ranks third-most in the nation behind just Arizona State's Enrollment (undergraduate) ...................14,315 Johnny Walker (4.94) and Princeton's Ryan Kuffner (4.71). President ....................................Martha E. Pollack • Barron is the first Cornellian to eclipse the 30-point plateau since Greg Director of Athletics .............J. Andrew Noel, Jr. Miller '13 had 33 points during his senior season on East Hill. The last Colors ...........................Carnelian Red and White Big Red underclassman with 30 points was Riley Nash's 35 points during a Conference..............ECAC Hockey / Ivy League 2008-09 campaign in which he was a sophomore. Rink (Capacity) .......................Lynah Rink (4,267) • Barron has named to the All-Ivy League and All-ECAC Hockey first team Coaching Information and was a finalist for ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward. Head Coach ............. Mike Schafer (Cornell ’86) Career Record ..... 457-257-95 (24th season) Super Sophs: Associate Head Coach ...........................Ben Syer • An all-sophomore line of Brenden Locke (6-10–16) between Morgan (Western Ontario ’98) Barron and Cam Donaldson (12-12–24; 4 PPG) was formed after Locke Assistant Coach ............................Sean Flanagan returned to the lineup following the season's five-week semester break. (St. Lawrence ’10) • Donaldson, who earned a spot on the All-ECAC Hockey third team and Director of Hockey Operations ........Joe Palmer All-Ivy League honorable mention, ranks second on the team in goals and (Ohio State ’13) rating (plus-16). Volunteer Assistant Coach .....Mitch Stephens • Fourteen of Locke's 17 points on the season have come in the 21 games (Geneseo ’07) since starting to pivot a line flanked by Barron and Donaldson. That includes the primary assist on Matt Nuttle's game-winning goal last night vs. Brown. Team Information • The Big Red's sophomore class averages 1.39 goals per game, which is Captain ......................................Mitch Vanderlaan highest in ECAC Hockey and fourth-highest in the nation. Alternate Captains ....................................................... ................................. Alec McCrea & Matt Nuttle Forward Thinking: 2018-19 Record ..............................................20-9-4 • Senior forward Mitch Vanderlaan (10-18–28) ranks second on the team in 2018-19 ECAC Hockey Record ..................13-5-4 overall scoring and third in assists. The Big Red's second-year captain is also 2018-19 Ivy League Record ..........................7-2-1 the team's active leading scorer with 95 points in 129 collegiate games. He's First Varsity Season ..................................1900-01 earned All-Ivy League honorable mention for a second straight year. All-Time Record ................ 1,144-728-144 (.603) • The Big Red has scored first in 78.8 percent of its games this season Record at Lynah Rink ............ 572-224-66 (.702) (26 times in 33 games), which leads the nation. Cornell also is tops NCAA Championships ................2 (1967, 1970) nationally in goals during first periods, outscoring opponents 40-13 inside NCAA Tournament Appearances ................... 21 20 minutes. Years ................ 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, ........................... 1973, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, ........................... 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, Perennial Contention ................ 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018 ECAC Hockey Championships ........................ 12 This season marks Cornell's seventh trek to ECAC Hockey’s championship weekend Years ..............1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, over the last 10 years, which is tops among the circuit’s 12 teams. Here is a breakdown of recent ECAC Hockey Championship weekend appearances ... ...1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010 Teams Appearances By Year (Key: Champion, Finalist, Semifinalist) Follow the Big Red CORNELL (7) 2019 2018 2017 2014 2012 2011 2010 HARVARD (6) 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2012 Website: www.CornellBigRed.com Facebook: Cornell Sports QUINNIPIAC (5) 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Twitter: @CornellSports UNION (5) 2017 2014 2013 2012 2010 Instagram: @CornellSports COLGATE (4) 2015 2014 2012 2011 YouTube: CornellAthletics BROWN (3) 2019 2013 2010 ST. LAWRENCE (3) 2016 2015 2010 Cornell Men’s Hockey Media Contact CLARKSON (2) 2019 2018 Brandon Thomas, Assistant Director DARTMOUTH (2) 2016 2011 of Athletic Communications YALE (2) 2013 2011 Office Phone: (607) 255-5627 PRINCETON (1) 2018 Email: [email protected] RENSSELAER (0) March 23, 2019 ∙ ECAC Hockey Final, vs. Clarkson - 4 - More Than Just Defense: Tale of the Tape • With 17 assists in his last 19 games, junior defenseman Yanni Kaldis (4-22–26; 2 PPG) leads the team in assists and leads blueliners in overall Cornell Clarkson scoring.