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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 Goal 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. Wenatchee Wild (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. Powell River Kings (BCHL) 8 Yanni Kaldis D 5-11 190 So. Montréal, Québec Nanaimo Clippers (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. Cowichan Valley Capitals (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. Waterloo Black Hawks (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 Follow the Big Red Website: www.CornellBigRed.com Facebook: Cornell Athletics Twitter: @CornellSports Instagram: @CornellSports YouTube: CornellAthletics Cornell Men’s Hockey Media Contact Brandon Thomas, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Office Phone: (607) 255-5627 Email: [email protected] - 3 - Cornell Men’s Hockey 2017-18 Prospectus The Mike Schafer File Mike Schafer Education Cornell University 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.