Cornell Men’s Hockey 2017-18 Prospectus

Schedule On Offense » The top three goals-scorers return, and Cornell’s October freshman crop of five forwards scored a combined 14 GUELPH (exhib.) 7:00 p.m. 162 goals with their respective teams last year. 15 OTTAWA (exhib.) 5:00 p.m. » Junior Mitch Vanderlaan returns after leading 27 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE 7:00 p.m. the team in goals and overall scoring last year. His 28 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE 7:00 p.m. 47 career points are the most for a Cornellian after his first two seasons since Riley Nash in 2009. November 3 at Quinnipiac * 7:00 p.m. » Senior Trevor Yates scored eight of his 12 goals last 4 at Princeton* 7:00 p.m. season on the power play, which was the most for a 10 DARTMOUTH * 7:00 p.m. Cornellian in seven years. 11 HARVARD * 7:00 p.m. » Junior Anthony Angello also had 12 goals last year, 17 ST. LAWRENCE * 7:00 p.m. with his 23 collegiate goals tied with Vanderlaan for 18 CLARKSON * 7:00 p.m. the most on the team. 21 NIAGARA 7:00 p.m. » Five of Cornell’s six NHL draft picks are forwards. 25 vs. Boston Univ. # 8:00 p.m. December On Defense 1 at Miami (Ohio) 7:35 p.m. 2 at Miami (Ohio) 7:05 p.m. » Three of the team’s top four blueliners return from a 30 CANISIUS 7:00 p.m. team that ranked 10th in the nation defensively last year despite being ravaged by injuries. January 5 PRINCETON * 7:00 p.m. » Junior Alec McCrea led the team’s defensemen 6 QUINNIPIAC * 7:00 p.m. with a plus-11 rating last year, despite frequently being 12 at Yale * 7:00 p.m. matched up against the opposition’s top forwards. 13 at Brown * 7:00 p.m. » Sophomore Yanni Kaldis was selected to the All-Ivy 19 COLGATE * 7:00 p.m. first team and ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team last year. 20 at Colgate * 7:30 p.m. His 14 points in league play were the most for a Cornell 26 at Harvard * 7:00 p.m. freshman blueliner in 20 years. 27 at Dartmouth * 7:00 p.m. » Senior Ryan Bliss should return to logging top-four February minutes after missing all of last year due to injury. 2 UNION * 7:00 p.m. 3 RENSSELAER * 7:00 p.m. In 9 at Clarkson * 7:00 p.m. 10 at St. Lawrence * 7:00 p.m. » Senior Hayden Stewart is the lone incumbent 16 BROWN * 7:00 p.m. in the crease, having posted a 2.27 goals against 17 YALE * 7:00 p.m. average and .918 save percentage with two 23 at Rensselaer * 7:00 p.m. shutouts in eight starts and 15 career 24 at Union * 7:00 p.m. appearances. ((( Playoffs TBA ))) » Freshmen Matthew Galajda and Austin McGrath join the squad via Canadian * ECAC Hockey game Junior A leagues. Galajda is a former BCHL All-Star, and McGrath was a # Red Hot Hockey finalist for AJHL Rookie of the Year at Madison Square Garden (New York) 2017-18 Cornell Men’s Hockey Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown Last Team 2 Brendan Smith D 6-1 189 Jr. Centennial, Colo. Omaha Lancers (USHL) 3 Cody Haiskanen D 6-4 184 Fr. Fargo, N.D. Fargo Force (USHL) 4 Alex Rauter F 6-2 187 Sr. Chatham, N.J. (NAHL) 5 Matthew Nuttle D 5-11 194 Jr. Marilla, N.Y. Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 6 Alex Green D 6-2 178 Fr. Chicago, Ill. Lincoln Stars (USHL) 7 Cam Donaldson F 5-8 165 Fr. Pittsboro, N.C. (BCHL) 8 Yanni Kaldis D 5-11 190 So. Montréal, Québec (BCHL) 9 Noah Bauld F 5-11 181 So. Halifax, Nova Scotia Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL) 10 Beau Starrett F 6-5 212 Jr. Bellingham, Mass. South Shore Kings (USPHL) 11 Kyle Betts F 6-1 174 Fr. Flesherton, Ontario Powell River Kings (BCHL) 12 Connor Murphy F 5-10 167 So. Ancaster, Ontario Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 14 Mitch Vanderlaan F 5-7 177 Jr. Hanwell, New Brunswick Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) 15 Trevor Yates F 6-2 203 Sr. Beaconsfield, Québec Deerfield Academy 16 Matt Cairns D 6-3 209 Fr. Mississauga, Ontario Powell River Kings (BCHL) 17 Anthony Angello F 6-5 213 Jr. Manlius, N.Y. Omaha Lancers (USHL) 18 Jared Fiegl F 6-1 215 Sr. Parker, Colo. US Under-18 Team 19 Corey Hoffman F 5-9 161 So. Plainview, N.Y. (BCHL) 21 Dwyer Tschantz F 6-5 214 Sr. Wilmington, Del. Indiana Ice (USHL) 22 Jeff Malott F 6-3 203 So. Burlington, Ontario Brooks Bandits (AJHL) 23 Trent Shore D 6-3 194 Jr. Ajax, Ontario Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) 24 Ryan Bliss D 6-1 189 Sr. Chelmsford, Mass. US Under-18 Team 26 Tristan Mullin F 6-2 193 Fr. Cartwright, Manitoba Powell River Kings (BCHL) 27 Morgan Barron F 6-3 208 Fr. Halifax, Nova Scotia St. Andrew’s College 28 Brenden Locke F 5-10 174 Fr. Iroquois Falls, Ontario Cobourg Cougars (OJHL) 29 Alec McCrea D 6-3 204 So. El Cajon, Calif. (USHL) 31 Hayden Stewart G 6-3 211 Sr. Rockford, Ill. Indiana Ice (USHL) 32 Austin McGrath G 6-1 176 Fr. Lloydminster, Alberta Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL) 35 Matthew Galajda G 6-0 187 Fr. Aurora, Ontario Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)

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

Pronunciation Guide By Class No. Name Seniors (6): Bliss, Fiegl, Rauter, Stewart, Tschantz, Yates 3 Cody Haiskanen HAY-skuh-nin Juniors (7): Angello, McCrea, Nuttle, Shore, Smith, Starrett, Vanderlaan 4 Alex Rauter ROUT-er Sophomores (5): Bauld, Hoffman, Kaldis, Malott, Murphy 8 Yanni Kaldis YAN-ee CAL-dis Freshmen (10): Barron, Betts, Cairns, Donaldson, Galajda, Green, Haiskanen, 9 Noah Bauld bald Locke, McGrath, Mullin 10 Beau Starrett STARE-it 14 Mitch Vanderlaan VAN-der-lan By State / Province 16 Matt Cairns CARE-ins 17 Anthony Angello AN-juh-lo UNITED STATES (14) CANADA (14) 18 Jared Fiegl FEE-gull California (1): McCrea Alberta (1): McGrath 21 Dwyer Tschantz shonts Colorado (2): Fiegl, Smith Manitoba (1): Mullin 22 Jeff Malott muh-LOT Delaware (1): Tschantz New Brunswick (1): Vanderlaan 28 Brenden Locke lock Illiniois (2): Green, Stewart Nova Scotia (2): Barron, Bauld 29 Alec McCrea muh-CRAY Massachusetts (2): Bliss, Starrett Ontario (7): Betts, Cairns, Galajda, 35 Matthew Galajda guh-LIE-duh New Jersey (1): Rauter Locke, Malott, Murphy, Shore New York (3): Angello, Hoffman, Nuttle Québec (2): Kaldis, Yates North Carolina (1): Donaldson North Dakota (1): Haiskanen

Cornell Men’s Hockey 2017-18 Prospectus - 2 - Perennial Contention Cornell Quick Facts

Last season marked Cornell's seventh trek to ECAC Hockey’s championship week- Location...... Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 end over the last 10 years, which is tops among the circuit’s 12 teams. Here is a Founded...... 1865 breakdown of recent ECAC Hockey Championship weekend appearances ... Enrollment (undergraduate)...... 14,315 Teams Appearances By Year (Key: Champion, Finalist, Semifinalist) President...... Martha E. Pollack CORNELL (7) 2017 2014 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Director of Athletics...... J. Andrew Noel, Jr. QUINNIPIAC (5) 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Colors...... Carnelian Red and White HARVARD (5) 2017 2016 2015 2012 2008 Conference...... ECAC Hockey / Ivy League UNION (5) 2017 2014 2013 2012 2010 Rink (Capacity)...... Lynah Rink (4,267) COLGATE (5) 2015 2014 2012 2011 2008 Coaching Information ST. LAWRENCE (4) 2016 2015 2010 2009 YALE (3) 2013 2011 2009 Head Coach...... Mike Schafer (Cornell ’86) DARTMOUTH (2) 2016 2011 Career Record...... 412-242-89 (23rd season) BROWN (2) 2013 2010 Associate Head Coach...... Ben Syer PRINCETON (2) 2009 2008 (Western Ontario ’98) CLARKSON (0) Assistant Coach...... Sean Flanagan RENSSELAER (0) . (St. Lawrence ’10) Director of Hockey Operations...... Joe Palmer (Ohio State ’13) Team Information Captain...... TBA Alternate Captains...... TBA 2016-17 Record...... 21-9-5 2016-17 ECAC Hockey Record...... 13-4-5 2016-17 Ivy League Record...... 5-3-2 First Varsity Season...... 1900-01 All-Time Record...... 1,100-713-138 (.599) Record at Lynah Rink...... 545-216-66 (.699) NCAA Championships...... 2 (1967, 1970) NCAA Tournament Appearances...... 20 Years..... 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, ..... 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2002 ..... 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017 ECAC Hockey Championships...... 12 Years...... 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, ....1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010

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- 3 - Cornell Men’s Hockey 2017-18 Prospectus 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 23rd Season As Head Coach Head Coaching Experience 30th Season Overall at Cornell • Cornell ’86 Cornell University, 1995 – present 412-242-89 career record 10 NCAA Tournament Appearances When Mike Schafer returned to his alma mater as the 12th head coach in Cor- 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, nell men’s hockey history in the summer of 1995, his goal was to return the Big Red 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017 program to a position of national prominence. Having now completed 22 seasons 1 NCAA Semifinals Appearance behind the Cornell bench in 2016-17, he has clearly accomplished that objective by 2003 guiding the Big Red to the NCAA tournament 10 times, including a berth in the NCAA 5 ECAC Hockey Tournament Championships Frozen Four in 2002-03, the program’s first since 1980. 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010 Schafer is Cornell Hockey’s second-longest tenured coach, while his 412-242-89 3 ECAC Hockey Regular Season Championships record has him as the winningest coach in Cornell men’s hockey history. He picked up 2002, 2003, 2005 his 231st career victory on Jan. 27, 2007, a 2-1 victory against Colgate at Lynah Rink, 8 Ivy League Championships to become the program’s all-time wins leader. Schafer reached the 400-win mile- stone in 2017, a mark previously reached by only 43 coaches in all of college hockey. 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, Coming hand-in-hand with Cornell’s success on the national scene, the Big Red 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014 has been one of the top programs in ECAC Hockey during Schafer’s tenure. Cornell 3 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year Awards has claimed five ECAC Hockey tournament titles, the most all-time in league history, 2002, 2003, 2005 and staking a claim to three regular-season crowns. He has a career 268-148-68 re- Assistant Coaching Experience cord in ECAC Hockey regular-season play and a 58-29-2 mark in the ECAC Hockey Western Michigan University, 1990-1995 playoffs. 1994 - NCAA Tournament Appearance His peers have taken notice of his accomplishments, awarding him the ECAC Cornell University, 1986-1990 Hockey Coach of the Year award three times during his career. He is also a three-time Playing Experience finalist for the Spencer T. Penrose Award, presented to the national coach of the year. Cornell University, 1983-86 He has also regularly had the Big Red ranked among the nation’s elite over the past 107 GP, 10-60–70 decade, including reaching as high as third in both the USCHO.com and the USA To- 1985-86: Team Captain, ECAC Champions, day/USA Hockey polls in 2008-09 and fourth in both polls in 2012-13. Cornell has also ECAC Honorable Mention held the top spot in the polls during the 2002-03 and 2004-05 seasons. 1984-85: Team Captain 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 in his first two seasons. His five tournament titles surpassed the legendary Ned Harkness for the most in program history. 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, untied 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 .614 career winning percentage following the 2016-17 season, which saw the Big Red return to the NCAA champi- onships with an at-large bid after Cornell advanced to the ECAC Hockey championship game. Additionally, his 412 career victories rank in the Top 10 among active Division I coaches. Most recently, the Big Red has advanced to at least the ECAC Hockey Champi- onship semifinals a league-best nine times over the last 13 seasons. The Big Red has finished the season ranked in the USCHO.com poll in seven of the last nine seasons. During Schafer’s tenure, Cornell players have earned numerous ECAC Hockey awards, including a pair of Player of the Year hon- ors, four Ken Dryden Awards for the league’s top goaltender, four Defenseman of the Year awards, seven Defensive Forwards of the Year and four Rookies of the Year. Additionally, three players have earned ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors a total of four times.

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Cornell Men’s Hockey 2017-18 Prospectus - 4 - Ben Syer Sixth Season as Associate Head Coach; Seventh Season at Cornell Western Ontario ’98 Syer has completed six seasons with pingthe team to the ECAC Hockey championship game and an Cornell men’s hockey team, including five at-large bid to the NCAA championships. seasons as the associate head coach. Syer Syer previously served as Associate Head Coach during his 12 joined the program in June 2011 as an assistant coach, taking seasons at Quinnipiac under head coach Rand Pecknold. Dur- over the lead role in recruiting as well as coaching the defense. ing that run, the Bobcats posted a 242-168-46 record with one He helped guide the Big Red to a 19-9-7 record and an appear- NCAA tournament appearance (2002) and nine 20-win seasons. ance in the NCAA regional finals in his first season on East Hill, Quinnipiac won the 2005 Atlantic Hockey regular season title with the team ranking 11th in the country with a 2.26 goals- and the 1999 MAAC regular season and 2002 MAAC tournament against average. After the season, he was promoted to Associate championship crowns during his tenure. Head Coach. Quinnipiac reached the MAAC tournament semifinals in each In the six years Syer has been with the Big Red, the team has of the first four years of Syer’s tenure, including three straight finished in the top 20 nationally in team defense five times — as MAAC finals appearances. Included in that span were the 2002 high as seventh in 2014-15. Most recently, Syer’s deft manage- MAAC tournament title and the first NCAA appearance in pro- ment of the Big Red’s injury-riddled blue line helped the team gram history. The Bobcats also won the MAAC regular-season rank 10th in the country in team defense last year, backstop- title in Syer’s first year at Quinnipiac. Sean Flanagan Second Season As Assistant Coach St. Lawrence ’10 Flanagan helped guide the Big Red back No stranger to ECAC Hockey, Flanagan played 121 career to the NCAA championships for the first games with St. Lawrence up to the 2010-11 season. He racked up time in five years after a couple stops fol- 12 goals and 40 assists for 52 points, helping the Saints advance lowing a four-year playing career at St. Lawrence. His most recent to the league’s championship weekend twice over his four years. experience was at UMass-Lowell, where he served as the River He served as an assistant captain during his senior season, then Hawks’ director of hockey operations for the 2015-16 season. Prior went on to play professionally with the Las Vegas Wranglers and to that, Flanagan was the assistant coach at Hobart from 2012-15. Quad City Mallards in the ECHL. Working under former Cornell assistant coach Mark Taylor with Flanagan graduated from St. Lawrence with a bachelor of arts the Statesmen, Flanagan helped build a team that won the ECAC degree in history with a minor in sports studies and exercise sci- West title in 2015 and 2016 to reach the NCAA tournament. Ho- ences in 2010. He also earned a master of education degree from bart was the No. 1 seed in the NCAA’s East Region last year. St. Lawrence in 2011. Joe Palmer Second Season As Director of Hockey Operations; Third Season at Cornell; Ohio State ’13 Palmer has completed two seasons evaluator for USA Hockey Festival Central New York tryout camp. on the men’s hockey staff, one in his cur- He was a two-time gold medalist with the United States at rent role and one as a volunteer assistant the IIHF Under-18 World Championship, and was later named coach during for 2015-16 season. to the U.S. team at the Under-20 World Championship in 2008. Palmer is the founder and primary instructor of Syracuse-based Palmer played for two seasons in the prestigious National Team Palmer Goalie Systems, where he provides personal instruction Development Program. He was selected in the fourth round of and video analysis to more than 30 area goaltenders who com- the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, then went pete at the AAA, prep school, junior and college levels. He also on to start 71 games for Ohio State over three seasons. He was serves as goaltending consultant with Mountain Hockey Instruc- a three-time Big 10 All-Academic Team selection and earned tion and Syracuse Empire Junior Stars, and he serves as a talent CCHA All-Rookie Team honorable mention in 2007.

- 5 - Cornell Men’s Hockey 2017-18 Prospectus 2016-17 Game Highs / Lows Situational Records

Cornell Highs Previous 5 years POINTS 17 at Yale (11/12) 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 (2011-16) GOALS 6 at Yale (11/12) ASSISTS 11 at Yale (11/12) Overall 21-9-5 16-11-7 11-14-6 78-60-28 SHOTS ON GOAL 45 at RPI (2/3) ECAC Hockey games 13-4-5 8-8-6 9-9-4 48-39-23 SAVES 39 at Yale (11/12) Ivy League games 5-3-2 4-3-3 4-4-2 25-15-10 PENALTIES 10 at Yale (11/12), Non-conference games 8-5-0 8-3-1 2-5-2 28-21-5 vs. St. Lawrence (1/21) At home 9-4-3 9-5-2 7-7-3 40-25-11 PIM 36 vs. St. Lawrence (1/21) On the road 9-2-2 6-5-4 3-6-2 30-26-14 At a neutral site 3-3-0 1-1-1 1-1-1 8-9-3 Opponent Highs Leading after the 1st 10-1-2 5-2-2 4-0-1 33-7-6 POINTS 17 vs. Clarkson (3/10) Trailing after the 1st 2-5-0 4-5-3 1-6-1 13-29-7 GOALS 6 vs. Clarkson (3/10) Tied after the 1st 9-3-3 7-4-2 6-8-4 32-24-13 ASSISTS 11 vs. Clarkson (3/10) Leading after the 2nd 17-2-2 11-1-3 7-0-0 66-6-4 SHOTS ON GOAL 42 at RPI (2/3) SAVES 41 vs. N. Mich. (12/28) Trailing after the 2nd 3-7-2 0-8-1 1-11-3 4-44-8 PENALTIES 11 vs. St. Lawrence (1/21) Tied after the 2nd 1-0-1 5-2-3 3-3-3 18-10-11 PIM 49 vs. St. Lawrence (1/21) Outshooting opponent 11-3-1 5-2-1 5-3-4 34-15-13 Being outshot 9-6-4 11-9-6 6-10-2 43-42-14 Cornell Lows Shots are even 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-3-1 POINTS 0 vs. UMass-Lowell (3/25) One-goal margin 9-3-0 11-4 5-5 37-26 GOALS 0 vs. UMass-Lowell (3/25) Two-goal margin 7-2-0 0-1 4-3 21-9 ASSISTS 0 vs. UMass-Lowell (3/25) Three-goal margin 3-2-0 3-3 0-4 10-18 SHOTS ON GOAL 12 vs. Clarkson (3/12) Four- or more goal margin 2-2-0 2-3 2-2 10-10 SAVES 13 vs. Clarkson (1/20) Scoring first 13-2-4 11-4-3 6-1-3 55-14-16 PENALTIES 1 vs. Harvard (1/27) Opponent scores first 8-7-1 5-7-3 5-13-2 24-46-9 PIM 2 vs. Harvard (1/27) In October 0-1-0 2-0-0 0-0-1 6-1-1 Opponent Lows In November 5-2-1 4-1-2 4-4-0 22-14-5 In December 3-1-0 3-1-0 1-2-1 9-5-4 POINTS 0 at Merrimack (1/7), vs. Colgate (2/7), vs. RPI (2/24) In January 4-2-1 2-5-1 4-3-1 13-15-7 GOALS 0 at Merrimack (1/7), In February 6-0-3 2-2-4 2-3-3 14-14-11 vs. Colgate (2/7), vs. RPI (2/24) In March 3-3-0 3-2-0 0-2-0 14-11-0 ASSISTS 0 at Merrimack (1/7), On Sunday 2-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-1 1-2-2 vs. Colgate (2/7), vs. RPI (2/24) On Monday 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 SHOTS ON GOAL 16 vs. Clarkson (1/20) On Tuesday 2-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 SAVES 10 vs. Clarkson (3/12) On Wednesday 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 PENALTIES 1 vs. Colgate (2/7) On Thursday 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 PIM 2 vs. Colgate (2/7) On Friday 7-4-2 6-5-4 6-5-3 41-22-11 On Saturday 9-4-3 9-4-3 5-8-2 33-33-15 Where Cornell Has Ranked ... First of back-to-back 8-3-3 7-5-4 6-5-4 42-22-12 Second of back-to-back 9-4-2 9-6-2 4-8-2 31-31-14 Cornell was inside the top 20 of the In a single game 4-2-0 0-0-1 1-0-0 4-5-2 Pairwise Rankings from December through In overtime 0-1-5 4-3-7 2-1-5 13-8-24 the end of last season on its way to an at- large bid to NCAAs. Only North Dakota and vs. ECAC Hockey 16-6-5 11-10-6 9-11-4 27-18-9 UMass-Lowell have had a higher Pairwise vs. Atlantic Hockey 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 4-1-0 Ranking at the time of NCAA selection in vs. Hockey East 2-2-0 3-0-1 0-0-0 4-4-2 each of the last four years. vs. Big Ten 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 3-1-0 Date Pairwise* USCHO.com USA Today vs. NCHC 2-1-0 0-0-0 1-3-1 6-5-2 Highest in 2016-17 season vs. WCHA 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-1 1-1-1 9 (3/13) 9 (5x) 9 (4x) vs. USA Today poll ranked 3-5-1 3-5-4 2-3-1 N/A End of 2016-17 season vs. USCHO.com poll ranked 6-5-1 3-6-5 3-4-2 N/A 11 13 (443) 13 (1) Preseason N/A TBA TBA

Cornell Men’s Hockey 2017-18 Prospectus - 6 - Big Red Quick Hits BRENDAN SMITH * 2016-17: Settled into the role of a top-four defenseman injuries limited him to two of the team’s final 12 games ... Posted one goal and two assists for three points Jr. • D • 6-1 • 189 • 1-19-96 * Before Cornell: Helped Omaha team to five consecutive shutouts in 2014-15... Played five Omaha Lancers (USHL) seasons with the Colorado Thunderbirds AAA, winning 2013 Tier 1 Elite League championship 2 Centennial, Colo. * Personal: Mother is a Cornell graduate; uncle played football at Boston University

CODY HAISKANEN * Before Cornell: Recorded 28 points on four goals and 24 assists last year in 60 games for his Fr. • D • 6-4 • 184 • 3-27-97 hometown USHL team ... Won the Manitoba Junior Hockey League championship in 2015-16, Fargo Force (USHL) putting up similar numbers with the Portage Terriers. 3 Fargo, N.D. * Personal: Was Rookie of the Year, then later a captain for Ronald H. Davies HS in Fargo.

ALEX RAUTER * 2016-17: Posted 8-9–17, including program’s first -shot goal since 1987 ... One of team’s top penalty-killing forwards, then played majority of final two months as defenseman Sr. • F • 6-2 • 187 • 6-17-94 * Personal: Attended San Jose Sharks’ prospect camp last summer ... Played with the North Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) Jersey Avalanche, which twice appeared in the USA Hockey National championship 4 Chatham, N.J. tournament ... Helped lead Chatham HS to the New Jersey state title in 2011

MATTHEW NUTTLE * At Cornell: Earned everyday role last season after playing just two games as a freshman * Before Cornell: Helped Sioux Falls win USHL’s Clark Cup in 2015 with four assists and Jr. • D • 5-11 • 194 • 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

ALEX GREEN * Before Cornell: Spent last two years in the top-tier USHL, most recently posting 15 points Fr. • D • 6-2 • 178 • 6-18-98 1-14–15 in 43 games with Lincoln last year ... Won gold medal with the U.S. Select team at Lincoln Stars (USHL) the 2016 World Junior ‘A’ Challenge 6 Chicago, Illinois * Personal: Was selected to the CCM/USA Hockey All American Prospects Game in 2015 CAM DONALDSON * Before Cornell: Named BCHL Rookie of the Year and a second-team all-star after posting 32-37–69 in 54 games last year ... Spent previous two seasons at The Gunnery, helping the team Fr. • F • 5-8 • 165 • 7-14-98 to a NEPSAC title in 2016 while being named to New England West all-star team ... Competed in Powell River Kings (BCHL) the USA Hockey Select 16 Player Development camp in 2015. 7 Pittsboro, N.C. * Personal: Came up through the Dallas Stars Elite Hockey Club program in Texas. YANNI KALDIS * 2016-17: Named to All-Ivy League first team and ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team ... Entire 1-13–14 came within 22 league games — the most for a Cornell freshman defenseman So. • D • 5-11 • 190 • 9-30-95 in 20 years ... Had three power-play assists in Nov. 5 game at Harvard Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) * Before Cornell: BCHL First-Team All-Star in 2015-16 after posting 9-54–63 in 58 games 8 Montréal, Québec * Personal: Named MVP for the two years he played at Dawson College in his native Québec NOAH BAULD * 2016-17: Worked his way into 29 games, scoring his first collegiate goal in Frozen Apple victory over UNH at Madison Square Garden ... Opened scoring in ECAC Hockey semifinal win So. • F • 5-11 • 181 • 1-2-97 over Union in Lake Placid, where he once played while attending Northwood School Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL) * Before Cornell: Helped Lloydminster reach RBC Cup finals in 2015-16 9 Halifax, Nova Scotia * Personal: Scored two goals while helping Canada West win 2015 World Junior A Challenge * 2016-17: Posted 4-10–14 while appearing in all 35 games ... Excelled late in the year while BEAU STARRETT playing on a line with Jeff Kubiak ‘17 and Anthony Angello Jr. • F • 6-5 • 212 • 11-1-95 * Before Cornell: Played for renowned Catholic Memorial HS near Boston 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.

KYLE BETTS * Before Cornell: Amassed 89 points over 98 games in the regular season and another 18 points in 21 postseason contests over last two years in Powell River ... Twice competed with Fr. • F • 6-1 • 174 • 9-17-97 Team Canada West in the World Junior ‘A’ Challenge, winning a gold medal in 2015-16 Powell River Kings (BCHL) * Personal: Was ranked 147th among North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting 11 Flesherton, Ontario Bureau for the 2016 NHL Entry Draft

- 7 - Cornell Men’s Hockey 2017-18 Prospectus Big Red Quick Hits CONNOR MURPHY * 2016-17: Played in 10 games, primarily during the first half of the season * Before Cornell: Posted 11-12–23 in 53 games last year ... helped USHL’s win So. • F • 5-10 • 167 • 4-2-96 bronze at 2015 Junior Club World Cup in 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 MITCH VANDERLAAN * 2016-17: Led team in goals and overall scoring with 15-13–28 to garner All-Ivy League second team honors ... Scored 7 goals in first 7 games, including a hat trick at Yale — the Jr. • F • 5-7 • 177 • 4-30-95 program’s first since 2010-11 ... Nine different forwards assisted on Vanderlaan goals Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) * Of note: First Cornellian 47 points through underclassman years since 2009 (Riley Nash) 14 Hanwell, New Brunswick * Personal: Played on Team Canada West at 2014 World Junior A Challenge

TREVOR YATES * 2016-17: Led team with 8 PPGs and was 2nd on team in overall goals with 12-10–22 in 35 games ... Scored at Madison Square Garden for 2nd straight year Sr. • F • 6-2 • 203 • 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 MATT CAIRNS * Before Cornell: After arriving from USHL’s Fargo Force, posted 2-14–16 in final 18 regular- season games with Powell River ... Named OJHL’s top prospect in 2016 after his 2nd year in the Fr. • D • 6-3 • 209 • 4-27-98 league, when he posted 33 points in 46 games with Georgetown Powell River Kings (BCHL) * Personal: Taken in third round of 2014 OHL Priority Selection, but opted to stay NCAA eligible 16 Mississauga, Ontario * NHL Draft: ; third round (84th overall) in the 2016 Entry Draft

* 2016-17: Tied for 2nd on team with 12 goals ... Scored 7 goals in team’s final 14 games ANTHONY ANGELLO * 2015-16: Became first freshman to lead team in goals (11) since (2007) Jr. • F • 6-5 • 213 • 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: ; fifth round (145th overall) in the 2014 Entry Draft * 2016-17: Earned team’s Iron Man Award after fighting through injuries to appear in 35 JARED FIEGL games, posting 2-4–6 ... Both goals started the scoring in home wins over Princeton and SLU Sr. • F • 6-1 • 215 • 1-23-96 * 2015-16: Scored lone goal in Dec. 28 victory over then-No. 1 Providence U.S. National Team Development Program * Before Cornell: Played in 45 games for the USNTDP, scoring 2 goals to go with 4 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 * 2016-17: Appeared in 2 games, Nov. 29 at Colgate and Jan. 21 vs. SLU * Before Cornell: Posted 12-27–39 in 56 games between two BCHL teams in 2015-16, So. • F • 5-9 • 161 • 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 19 Plainview, N.Y. * Personal: Posted 101 points in 20 games with Syosset HS team in 2011-12

* At Cornell: Lone goal last year came in team’s pivotal Feb. 3 victory at Union ... DWYER TSCHANTZ Had primary assist on Trevor Yates’ GWG in playoff win at Quinnipiac in 2015-16 Sr. • F • 6-5 • 214 • 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 21 Wilmington, Del. Team Comcast Under-18 team in Tier 1 Elite League League. * NHL Draft: St. Louis Blues; seventh round (202nd overall) in the 2014 Entry Draft

JEFF MALOTT * 2016-17: Led class with 6 goals, including a hat trick scored in a 9-minute span at Princeton ... Was one of two Cornellians to score twice in playoffs, including team’s final goal of the season So. • F • 6-3 • 203 • 8-7-96 * Before Cornell: Posted 25-35–60 in 46 games, helping Brooks to AJHL title series in 2015-16 Brooks Bandits (AJHL) ... Named team’s MVP and all-division team after leading squad with 1.30 points per game 22 Burlington, Ontario * Personal: Teammate of Connor Murphy on GOJHL’s Caledonia Corvairs in 2013-14

Cornell Men’s Hockey 2017-18 Prospectus - 8 - Big Red Quick Hits TRENT SHORE * At Cornell: Has appeared in 14 games, taking some shifts at forward in 2015-16 * Before Cornell: Split 2014-15 season with two CCHL teams after amassing plus-92 rating Jr. • D • 6-3 • 194 • 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 * At Cornell: Missed entire 2016-17 season due to injury after playing top-four minutes the previous season ... Assisted on OT goal against then-No. 1 Providence in December 2015 Sr. • D • 6-1 • 189 • 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

TRISTAN MULLIN * Before Cornell: Ranked 7th in BCHL scoring last season with 36-34–70 in 57 games, Fr. • F • 6-2 • 193 • 10-9-96 having also won the team’s plus-minus award ... Also led Powell River in scoring the year Powell River Kings (BCHL) prior with 56 points in 57 games * Personal: Cousin, Steve Mullin, played hockey for four years at Maine 26 Cartwright, Manitoba MORGAN BARRON * Before Cornell: Helped lead St. Andrew’s to consecutive CISAA provincial championships in 2016 and 2017 ... Captained last year’s squad while posting 28-22–50 in just 46 games ... Fr. • F • 6-3 • 208 • 12-2-98 Continued to average better than a point per game through CISAA postseason play. St. Andrew’s College * Personal: Younger brother, Justin, was recently selected in QMJHL draft 27 Halifax, Nova Scotia * NHL Draft: New York Rangers; sixth round (174th overall) in the 2017 Entry Draft.

BRENDEN LOCKE * Before Cornell: Won Canada’s Junior A national title, the RBC Cup championship, last year Fr. • F • 5-10 • 174 • 10-9-97 with Cobourg ... Averaged better than a point per game in the regular season with 19-27–46 Cobourg Cougars (OJHL) in 38 games ... Led NOJHL in rookie scoring during 2013-14 season 28 Iroquois Falls, Ontario * Personal: Was selected by the Barrie Colts in the 2013 OHL Priority Draft

ALEC McCREA * At Cornell: Has a plus-15 rating over two seasons while logging top-four minutes ... Led team defensemen in scoring (3-12–15) in 2015-16 Jr. • D • 6-3 • 204 • 1-12-95 * Before Cornell: Played three seasons in Waterloo, dressing for 158 regular-season games Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) and 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 HAYDEN STEWART * At Cornell: Has two shutouts in eight careers starts, with seven of those in 2014-15 ... Became first Cornell freshman goalie with two shutouts since future All-American David McKee Sr. • G • 6-3 • 211 • 9-22-94 (2003-04) ... Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week after each of his shutouts Indiana Ice (USHL) * 2013-14: Captured Clark Cup title with Indiana, going 13-1 with a 1.29 goals-against average 31 Rockford, Ill. * Personal: Was 2013 NAHL Top Prospects selection while playing with Corpus Christi Ice Rays

AUSTIN McGRATH * Before Cornell: Was finalist for 2017 AJHL Rookie of the Year even though he backstopped Fr. • G • 6-1 • 176 • 2-10-98 a team that finished last in its division ... Spent previous three seasons in Midget AAA, where Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL) he was named league’s Top Goaltender in 2015-16 en route to a league championship 32 Lloydminster, Alberta * Personal: Was selected in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft

MATTHEW GALAJDA * Before Cornell: Spent last two seasons as primary goalie in Victoria, where he was the both the team’s and division’s most valuable player in 2016-17 ... Was also named to the BCHL Fr. • G • 6-0 • 187 • 10-7-97 All-Star second team and competed with Team Canada West at the World Junior ‘A’ Challenge. Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) ... Was Victoria’s rookie of the year in 2015-16 35 Aurora, Ontario * Personal: Won a provincial title with St. Andrew’s College in 2014-15

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