Cornell Hockey Friday, March 19, 2010 Semifinal Losers • 4 P.M
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This Week’s Games ECAC Hockey Championship Weekend Saturday, March 20, 2010 CORNELL HOCKEY Friday, March 19, 2010 Semifinal losers • 4 p.m. #11 Brown vs. #2 Cornell • 4 p.m. Semifinal winners • 7 p.m. For more information, contact Cornell Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Kevin Zeise #5 St. Lawrence vs. #3 Union, 7 p.m. Times Union Center • Albany, N.Y. PH: (607) 255-5627 • EMAIL: [email protected] • FAX: (607) 255-9791 • CELL: (603) 748-1268 2009-10 Schedule & Results Men’s Hockey Heads To Albany In Search Of Tournament Title October ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men’s hockey team will head games on WHCU 870 AM, while Cornell Redcast subscrib- 23 WINDSOR (exhib.) W, 7-0 to Albany, N.Y., for the ECAC Hockey semifinals and cham- ers will also get live streaming audio of both contests. 24 U.S. UNDER-18 TEAM (exhib.) L, 2-3 pionship this weekend, to be played at the Times Union Additionally, live video of the game is available on the 30 NIAGARA W, 3-2 (ot) Center in downtown Albany. The Big Red will face upstart internet through B2 Networks. November Brown in the semifinal before facing either Union or St. 6 DARTMOUTH* W, 5-1 Lawrence in the consolation or championship game on ABOUT THE BIG RED 7 HARVARD* W, 6-3 Saturday. Both semifinals on Friday night will be tele- Cornell advanced to its third straight league champion- 13 at Yale* L, 2-4 vised by the NHL Network, while Saturday’s champion- ship weekend after knocking off ninth-seeded Harvard 14 at Brown* W, 6-0 ship game will be televised live on Fox College Sports and last weekend in the quarterfinal round at Lynah Rink. 20 PRINCETON* W, 5-2 on the NHL Network on tape delay Sunday morning. Fans The Big Red claimed the opener, 5-1, behind a pair of 21 QUINNIPIAC* L, 2-3 in the Ithaca area can hear Jason Weinstein’s call of the two-goal, one-assist performances from Riley Nash and 24 COLGATE* W, 4-2 28 vs. Boston University~ T, 3-3 (ot) Game 32 • Brown vs. Cornell Cornell Quick Facts Faceoff ......................Friday, March 19, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. Location ..................................................Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 December Site ����������������Times Union Center (14,236) • Albany, N.Y. Founded ...................................................................... 1865 4 at Rensselaer* W, 2-1 Enrollment ............................................................... 13,700 5 at Union* (Time Warner Sports) T, 2-2 (ot) Game 33 • Cornell vs. Union/St. Lawrence President ....................................................David J. Skorton Faceoff ..............Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 4/7:00 p.m. Florida College Classic - Estero, Fla. Director of Athletics.................................J. Andrew Noel, Jr. Site ����������������Times Union Center (14,236) • Albany, N.Y. 29 vs. Colorado College L, 2-4 Colors ............................................Carnelian Red and White 30 vs. Princeton L, 2-3 The Basics Affiliation ..................................................................NCAA I JANUARY 2009-10 Records ... Cornell (16-8-3, 13-5-2 ECAC Hockey) Conference ....................................ECAC Hockey/Ivy League 3 at New Hampshire (ESPNU) W, 5-2 ����������������������Brown (12-19-4, 6-12-4 ECAC Hockey) Rink (Capacity) .......................................Lynah Rink (4,267) 15 at Clarkson* W, 3-1 �����������������������Union (20-11-6, 12-6-4 ECAC Hockey) 16 at St. Lawrence* T, 1-1 (ot) �������������� St. Lawrence (19-14-7, 9-8-5 ECAC Hockey) Coaching Information 22 NORTH DAKOTA (Time Warner Sports) W, 1-0 Men’s Hockey Coach .................... Mike Schafer (Cornell ‘86) Series Record vs. Brown ................ Cornell leads, 67-39-5 23 NORTH DAKOTA L, 1-3 Career Record ........................295-157-53 (15th Season) Season Series vs. Brown ................... Cornell leads, 2-0-0 Associate Head Coach ....................Casey Jones (Cornell ‘90) 29 ST. LAWRENCE* W, 2-1 Cornell won, 6-0, on Nov. 14, in Providence, R.I. Assistant Coach ..........Scott Garrow (Western Michigan ‘92) 30 CLARKSON* W, 5-3 Cornell won, 5-3, on Feb. 12, in Ithaca, N.Y. Athletic Trainer ........................................................Ed Kelly FEBRUARY Series Record vs. Union ................. Cornell leads, 28-12-6 Equipment Manager ....................................Pedro Trindade 5 at Quinnipiac* (CBS College Sports) W, 2-0 Season Series vs. Union .................... Cornell leads, 1-0-1 6 at Princeton* (Verizon FiOS) L, 3-5 Tied, 2-2, on Dec. 5, in Schenectady, N.Y. Team Information 12 BROWN* W, 5-3 Cornell won, 4-1, on Feb. 26, in Ithaca, N.Y. 2009-10 Captain .......................................... Colin Greening 13 YALE* L, 1-2 (ot) 2009-10 Assistant Captains .........Blake Gallagher, Riley Nash 16 at Colgate* (Time Warner Sports) W, 6-2 Series Record vs. St. Lawrence ...... Cornell leads, 53-40-8 2009-10 Record .......................................................... 19-8-4 19 at Harvard* W, 3-0 Season Series vs. St. Lawrence .......... Cornell leads, 1-0-1 2009-10 ECAC Hockey Record ..................................... 14-5-3 20 at Dartmouth* L, 4-5 Tied, 1-1, on Jan. 15, in Canton, N.Y. 2009-10 Ivy League Record .......................................... 6-4-0 Cornell won, 2-1, on Feb. 29, in Ithaca, N.Y. 26 UNION* W, 4-1 2008-09 Record .......................................................22-10-4 27 RENSSELAER* T, 1-1 (ot) 2008-09 ECAC Hockey Record/Finish .................13-6-3/2nd Media Information 2008-09 Ivy Record/Finish ...................................5-4-1/3rd MARCH Television....................................................NHL Network Lettermen Returning/Lost ............................................15/7 12 Harvard @ W, 5-1 �������������������������������������������both semifinals (live) and First Varsity Season ................................................1900-01 13 Harvard @ W, 3-0 ���������������������������������championship game (tapedelay) All-Time Record .................................... 984-631-102 (.602) 19 vs. Brown^ 4:00 p.m. ����������������������������������������������������� Fox College Sports �������������������������������������������championship game (live) Record at Lynah Rink ..............................486-174-50 (.719) 20 ECAC Hockey Championship^ TBA ���� Greg Madden (play-by-play), Dan Fridgen (color), NCAA Championships ................................... 2 (1967, 1970) �������������������������������������������������Bob Ahfeld (rinkside) NCAA Tournament Appearances ...................................... 17 * ECAC Hockey game Radio ........................................................WHCU 870 AM Years .....................1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, @ ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals ��������������������������������� Jason Weinstein (play-by-play) ...................................... 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, ~ at Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.) Live Stats ...................................www.cornellbigred.com ..............................1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009 ^ ECAC Hockey Semifinal at Times Union Center (Albany, Live Video ..........................................www.B2livetv.com ECAC Hockey Championships ........................................... 11 N.Y.) Live Audio ................www.CornellBigRed.com/showcase Years ........................................1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, Home Games in CAPS Tickets .....................Available by calling (607) 254-BEAR ....................1973, 1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005 2009-10 Cornell Men’s Hockey Notes • 1 Nick D’Agostino. On Saturday, Ben Scrivens posted 17 ECAC Hockey’s Winningest Active Coaches Around ECAC Hockey saves for his fifth shutout of the year and Blake Gallagher No. Coach School Wins Year Current Standings (as of March 15) had a goal and an assist as the senior registered his 100th 1 Joe Marsh St. Lawrence 456 25th Conference Only Overall career point as Cornell ended Harvard’s season with a 3-0 2 Rand Pecknold Quinnipiac 301 16th Pts Record Win% GF GA Record Win% GF GA *Yale 32 15-5-2 .727 92 72 20-9-3 .672 131 94 victory. On the year, Gallagher leads all scorers with 37 3 Mike Schafer Cornell 295 15th *Cornell 31 14-5-3 .705 74 43 19-8-4 .677 99 61 points on 18 goals and 19 assists, while Colin Greening 4 Don Vaughan Colgate 284 17th * Union 28 12-6-4 .636 81 60 20-11-6 .622 131 96 5 Bob Gaudet Dartmouth 280 22nd *Colgate 26 12-8-2 .591 78 70 15-15-6 .500 119 119 has 34 points on 15 goals and 19 assists. Nash leads the ~St. Lawrence 23 9-8-5 .523 62 61 19-14-7 .562 117 115 Big Red with 21 assists to go along with 11 goals for ~Rensselaer 23 10-9-3 .523 64 58 18-17-4 .513 109 108 32 points in 27 games. In all, 13 different skaters have season also marked the last time that Cornell advanced ~Quinnipiac 22 11-11-0 .500 71 63 20-18-2 .525 123 114 ~Princeton 18 8-12-2 .409 65 76 12-16-3 .435 91 103 scored at least 10 points this season. In goal, Scrivens has to the NCAA Frozen Four. This will be the third meeting Harvard 17 7-12-3 .386 61 70 9-21-3 .318 82 113 been outstanding, ranking second in the nation in both between the Big Red and the Bears in the league semi- Dartmouth 17 7-12-3 .386 69 79 10-19-3 .359 96 115 Brown 16 6-12-4 .364 64 95 12-19-4 .400 100 131 goals-against average and save percentage. He has start- final round, with Brown winning the first meeting, 6-2, Clarkson 11 4-15-3 .250 50 84 9-24-4 .297 92 136 ed every game, posting a 1.89 goals-against average and on March 12, 1976, at Boston Garden. Cornell and Brown * clinched first-round bye a .933 save percentage on the year with five shutouts. have split the four postseason meetings all-time, with ~ clinched home ice Cornell’s special teams have been outstanding as well, the Bears claiming a 4-3 win in the quarterfinal round at Recent Scores/Upcoming Contests (as of March 15) converting on 21.3 percent of their power-play chances Meehan Auditorium in 1965 and Cornell winning a quar- ---all times Eastern--- Friday, March 5 (30-of-141) while killing off 87.1 percent of their short- terfinal game at Lynah Rink, 11-2, in 1967, on the way to ECAC Hockey First Round, Game One handed opportunities (128-of-147). the program’s first national title. Harvard 4, Princeton 2 Dartmouth 2, Quinnipiac 3 ABOUT BROWN CORNELL VS.