Cornell Men’s Hockey 2015-16 Game Notes

Cornell Big Red (3-1, 1-1 ECAC Hockey) Schedule & Results

October Game 5: Colgate at Cornell 24 RYERSON (exhib.) W, 5-2 November 13, 2015, 7 p.m. EST 25 LAURENTIAN (exhib.) W, 6-1 , Ithaca, N.Y. 30 at Niagara W, 3-2 (OT) 31 NIAGARA W, 4-0 Colgate Record: 4-5, 1-1 ECAC Hockey November 6 PRINCETON* W, 4-3 7 QUINNIPIAC* L, 4-5 (OT) Live Coverage 13 COLGATE* 7 p.m. 14 at Colgate* 7 p.m. TV: None 20 at Yale* 7 p.m. Radio: WHCU (870 AM, 95.9 FM) 21 at Brown* 7 p.m. Video: www.IvyLeagueDigitalNetwork.com 28 vs. Boston University# 8 p.m. Live stats: www.sidearmstats.com/cornell/mhockey/ December 4 ST. LAWRENCE* 7 p.m. 5 CLARKSON* 7 p.m. What’s on Tap: 28 vs. Providence~ 4 p.m. Cornell will take its strong start to the season into a regional rivalry weekend against 29 vs. Boston Coll./Ohio St.~ 4/7:30 p.m. Colgate. The ECAC Hockey foes start the weekend series at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 at Lynah Rink in the second annual Courage Classic and 150th all-time meeting between January the programs. The game will be streamed live on subscription-based Digital 8 MERRIMACK 7 p.m. 9 MERRIMACK 7 p.m. Network. Jason Weinstein will handle play-by-play with color commentary from Tony 15 at Rensselaer* 7 p.m. Eisenhut. Their call can also be heard in the Ithaca area on WHCU (870 AM, 95.9 FM). 16 at Union* 7 p.m. 22 DARTMOUTH* 7 p.m. About the Big Red: 23 HARVARD* 7 p.m. Cornell won its first three games of the season, then had a pair of three- leads in 29 at Clarkson* 7 p.m. Saturday's game vs. #4/5 Quinnipiac before fizzling to a 5-4 loss in overtime. The Big Red February has scored at least four goals in three straight games for the first time since the begin- 5 at Quinnipiac* 7 p.m. ning of the 2013-14 season. ... Junior forward Jeff Kubiak (3-3–6) and freshman forward 6 at Princeton* 7 p.m. Anthony Angello (3-3–6) are tied for the team lead in scoring and have points in each 12 BROWN* 7 p.m. of the team's first four games while forming a formidable line with freshman Mitch 13 YALE* 7 p.m. Vanderlaan (2-1–3). Sophomore defenseman Ryan Bliss (0-4–4) leads the team in assists 19 at Harvard* 7 p.m. and is tied for third in scoring with senior defendseman Reece Willcox (1-3–4). ... Junior 20 at Dartmouth* 7 p.m. Mitch Gillam (3-1, 2.47, .901, SO) has been the Big Red's exclusive goaltender to date. 26 UNION* 7 p.m. 27 RENSSELAER* 7 p.m. Courage Classic: March Tonight's event is dedicated to the children of Camp Good Days, which has assigned 4-6 ECAC Hockey first round three honorary coaches for both Cornell and Colgate. The honorary coaches attended 11-13 ECAC Hockey quarterfinals their respective teams' practice earlier this week and will take part in a ceremonial 18 ECAC Hockey semifinals puck drop at center ice tonight. 19 ECAC Hockey Championship 25-26 NCAA Regionals 26-27 NCAA Regionals Follow the Big Red Men’s Hockey Media Contact April Website: www.CornellBigRed.com Brandon Thomas, Assistant Director of 7-9 NCAA Frozen Four (Tampa, Fla.) Facebook: Cornell Athletics Athletic Communications * ECAC Hockey game; # The Frozen Apple Twitter: @CornellSports Office Phone: (607) 255-5627 at Madison Square Garden (New York); Instagram: @CornellSports Email: [email protected] ~ Florida College Hockey Classic YouTube: CornellAthletics About Colgate: Cornell Quick Facts The Raiders halted a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory against Princeton on Location...... Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 Saturday at Starr Rink in Hamilton. Senior forward Darcy Murphy scored the winner Founded...... 1865 with five seconds left in the second period, and junior goaltender Charlie Finn made Enrollment...... 13,700 30 saves for the victory. ... Colgate opened ECAC Hockey play with a 3-2 loss to Quin- President...... Elizbaeth Garrett nipiac on Friday. After opening the season with a split at Mercyhurst, Colgate dropped Director of Athletics...... J. Andrew Noel, Jr. a 2-1 decision at Northeastern, swept a home-and-home with RIT, then was swept Colors...... Carnelian Red and White at home by defending national champion Providence. ... Senior forward Tyson Spink Conference...... ECAC Hockey / Ivy League (4-6–10) leads the team in scoring, and twin brother Tylor Spink (3-4–7) leads the Rink (Capacity)...... Lynah Rink (4,267) squad with two power-play goals and is tied for second in scoring with senior for- ward Mike Borkowski (5-2–7) and Murphy (3-4–7). ... Finn (4-5, 3.20, .909) has started Coaching Information eight of nine games in goal after posting six shutouts last season. Head Coach...... (Cornell ’86) Career Record...... 378-223-77 (21st season) The Series Against Colgate: Associate Head Coach...... Ben Syer The first of the two games between the programs this weekend will mark the (Western Ontario ’98) sesquicentennial edition of the rivalry between the two upstate foes. Cornell holds Assistant Coach...... Topher Scott (Cornell ’08) a 77-57-15 lead in the all-time series, which dates back to 1921, and the Big Red has Volunteer Assistant Coach...... Joe Palmer lost only four times in the last 27 meetings. In last year’s series, a Ryan Bliss overtime (Ohio State ’13) goal lifted the Big Red to a road triumph in Hamilton on Jan. 30, then the teams Director of Operations...... Brennen McHugh skated to a 2-2 tie during the following evening’s affair back in Ithaca. (Campbell ’11) Freshman Force: Team Information The jump to college hockey can be a big one for newcomers, but freshman Captains...... Christian Hilbrich, John Knisley forward Anthony Angello — a 2014 draft pick of the — has felt ...... Teemu Tiitinen, Reece Willcox right at home with Cornell. With six points so far, Angello is the Big Red's first 2015-16 Record...... 3-1-0 player to have points in his first four collegiate games since Ryan Moynihan from 2015-16 ECAC Hockey Record...... 1-1-0 Nov. 8-16, 1996 — which was Mike Schafer's second season as head coach of his 2015-16 Ivy League Record...... 1-0-0 alma mater. Angello also leads the country in points per game for freshmen (1.50). First Varsity Season...... 1900-01 All-Time Record...... 1,065-692-125 (.599) Exhibitions In Name Only: Record at Lynah Rink...... 527-202-60 (.703) Cornell is 22-1-3 in exhibitions since 2000, including an Oct. 24-25 sweep of OUA’s NCAA Championships...... 2 (1967, 1970) Ryerson and Laurentian at Lynah Rink. The Big Red blitzed Ryerson with five goals NCAA Tournament Appearances...... 19 in the first period, eventually winning by a 5-2 margin. Junior forward Jeff Kubiak All-time: 1127.5/1882 Years....1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, had a goal and three assists, and junior forward Matt Buckles scored goals a little Lynah: 554.5/789 ...... 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, more than two minutes apart. Cornell then got all of its goals in a 6-1 win from ....2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012 freshmen — including four from forward Anthony Angello. Defenseman Alec ECAC Hockey Championships...... 12 McCrea and forward Mitch Vanderlaan scored the other two goals, and junior Years...... 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, goaltender Hayden Stewart only needed to make seven saves to earn the victory. ....1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010

ECAC Hockey Championships Tale of the Tape Cornell has made seven treks to the ECAC Hockey’s championship weekend over Cornell Colgate the last 10 years, which is tops among the circuit’s 12 teams. Here is a breakdown Team Offense 3.75 3.44 of recent ECAC Hockey Championship weekend appearances ... National Rank T-11th 17th Conference Offense 4.00 2.00 Teams Appearances By Year (Key: Champion, Finalist, Semifinalist) Conference Rank T-3rd T-10th CORNELL (7) 2014 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2006 Team Defense 2.50 3.67 COLGATE (6) 2015 2014 2012 2011 2008 2006 National Rank T-20th T-50th UNION (4) 2014 2013 2012 2010 Conference Defense 4.00 2.00 HARVARD (4) 2015 2012 2008 2006 Conference Rank 10th T-2nd QUINNIPIAC (4) 2015 2014 2013 2007 PP Pct. 23.5 20.0 YALE (3) 2013 2011 2009 National Rank 12th T-21st DARTMOUTH (3) 2011 2007 2006 Conference PP Pct. 30.0 0-for-6 Conference Rank 2nd T-9th ST. LAWRENCE (4) 2015 2010 2009 2007 BROWN (2) 2013 2010 PK Pct. 86.7 78.1 National Rank 20th T-48th PRINCETON (2) 2009 2008 Conference PK Pct. 80.0 5-for-5 CLARKSON (1) 2007 Conference Rank 9th T-1st RENSSELAER (0)

Nov. 13, 2015 ∙ vs. Colgate - 2 - Blank You Very Much: Standings & Results Cornell has recorded at least one shutout in each of the last 21 seasons – a streak that was continued with a 4-0 blanking of Niagara on Oct. 31. Goaltender Mitch Gillam Current Standings Conference Only Overall made 10 of his 19 saves in the third period while the Big Red nursed a big lead. It was Pts Record Win% GF GA Record Win% GF GA the second career shutout for Gillam, who was an All-Ivy League second team selec- Harvard 7 3-0-1 .875 19 6 3-0-1 .875 19 6 Rensselaer 7 3-0-1 .875 14 8 4-4-1 .500 23 25 tion last season. The last time the Big Red went a full season without posting a shutout Quinnipiac 4 2-0-0 1.000 8 6 8-0-0 1.000 35 14 came during the 1994-95 season under former coach Brian McCutcheon. Yale 3 1-0-1 .750 6 4 3-0-1 .875 15 6 Cornell 2 1-1-0 .500 8 8 3-1-0 .750 15 10 St. Lawrence 2 1-1-0 .500 9 7 6-3-1 .650 34 23 The 35th to 350: Colgate 2 1-1-0 .500 4 4 4-5-0 .444 31 33 Already the winningest coach in program history, Mike Schafer hit 350 victories for Union 2 1-3-0 .250 10 15 3-4-3 .450 26 30 Clarkson 1 0-1-1 .250 3 6 5-2-1 .688 28 21 his career — all of which have come from behind the Big Red’s bench — with a 4-2 Dartmouth 1 1-3-0 .250 11 19 1-3-0 .250 11 19 win over Princeton on Nov. 1, 2013. He became the 35th coach all-time to rack up Princeton 0 0-2-0 .000 4 6 1-3-0 .250 8 10 350 victories across all NCAA divi- Brown 0 0-2-0 .000 5 12 0-3-0 .000 10 19 sions. Schafer is also just the third Recent Scores/Upcoming Contests ECAC Hockey’s Winningest Active Coaches* coach to pass 350 victories with Ivy Friday, November 6 No. Coach School Wins Year League tenure, joining *~ Cornell 4, Princeton 3 *~ Yale 2, Harvard 2 1 Mike Schafer Cornell 378 21st (Cornell, Union and Rensselaer) and *~ Dartmouth 7, Brown 3 2 Colgate 374 23rd Tim Taylor (Yale). * Quinnipiac 3, Colgate 2 3 Quinnipiac 373 22nd * Clarkson 2, Rensselaer 2 Class of Captains: * St. Lawrence 6, Union 3 4 Dartmouth 355 28th On the day of its season opener at Saturday, November 7 ( * — only counting wins at Divison I level) Niagara, Cornell announced that its * Quinnipiac 5, Cornell 4 (OT) *~ Harvard 5, Brown 2 entire senior class — Christian Hilbrich, *~ Yale 4, Dartmouth 2 John Knisley, Teemu Tiitinen and Reece Willcox — would serve as captains during * Colgate 2, Princeton 1 its final season on East Hill. It marks the first time in program history the Big Red has * Rensselaer 4, St. Lawrence 3 (OT) shared the captaincy among four players, though it's worth noting that only two play- * Union 4, Clarkson 1 ers will wear the 'C' at any given time. Hilbrich and Willcox will serve as on-ice captains Friday, November 13 for the team's away games, while Knisley and Tiitinen will do so in home games. * Colgate at Cornell, 7 p.m. *~ Dartmouth at Princeton, 7 p.m. * Harvard at Quinnipiac, 7 p.m. Special Threads: * Yale at Rensselaer, 7 p.m. The Big Red wore special jerseys for its home opener Oct. 31 which will be auctioned * Brown at Union, 7 p.m. off at a later date with proceeds going to a mission and service trip to the Dominican * Clarkson at St. Lawrence, 7 p.m. Republic this summer, led by head coach Mike Schafer and current players. In addi- Saturday, November 14 * Cornell at Colgate, 7 p.m. tion to the special design the red jerseys with a thick horizontal white stripe across *~ Harvard at Princeton, 7 p.m. the midsection, the jerseys featured name plates of the greatest Cornell hockey * Dartmouth at Quinnipiac, 7 p.m. player to have ever donner that particular number according to the player that * Brown at Rensselaer, 7 p.m. currently wears it. * Yale at Union, 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 17 Feel The Draft?: Quinnipiac at Connecticut, 7:05 p.m. Cornell has six players on the roster who have been selected in the NHL Entry Draft, Friday, November 20 including four from 2014. Freshman forward Beau Starrett (Chicago Blackhawks) was *~ Cornell at Yale, 7 p.m. * Colgate at Brown, 7 p.m. selected earliest in the group, having been taken in the third round with the 88th * St. Lawrence at Princeton, 7 p.m. overall pick. Fellow newcomer Anthony Angello, also a forward, was selected in the * Clarkson at Quinnipiac, 7 p.m. fifth round by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Sophomore forward Jared Fiegl (Arizona Rensselaer at Bentley, 7:05 p.m. Coyotes) and Dwyer Tschantz (St. Louis Blues) were then picked in the seventh Saturday, November 21 round. Junior forward Matt Buckles was taken by the Florida Panthers in the fourth *~ Cornell at Brown, 7 p.m. * Colgate at Yale, 7 p.m. round of the 2013 draft, and senior defenseman Reece Willcox was selected by the * Clarkson at Princeton, 7 p.m. in the fifth round of 2012’s event. * St. Lawrence at Quinnipiac, 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 24 Goalie University: New Hampshire at Rensselaer, 7 p.m. Cornell has produced nine First-Team All-American goaltenders in its history and Friday, November 27 21st-year Jay R. Bloom ’77 Head Coach of Men’s Hockey Mike Schafer is widely * Brown vs. Colgate, 11 a.m. (at Belfast, Ireland) regarded as one of the top defensive minds in the game, so it should come as no W. Michigan vs. RPI, 4:05 p.m. (at South Bend, Ind.) surprise that the Big Red ranked seventh in the nation in goals against average last Arizona State at Clarkson, 7 p.m. Princeton at Maine, 7 p.m. season (2.19). Junior goalie Mitch Gillam (9-9-5, 1.99 GAA, .927 SV%, SO) entered the Quinnipiac at Massachusetts, 7 p.m. last weekend of the regular season leading the nation in both goals against average Dartmouth at Michigan, 7:35 p.m. and save percentage, and freshman goalie Hayden Stewart (2-5-1, 2.13, .923, 2 SO) Harvard at Notre Dame, 7:35 p.m. was named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week after each of his shutouts. Gillam was named to the Mike Richter Award Watch List, with the annual honor being presented * ECAC Hockey game; ~ Ivy League game to the most outstanding goaltender in Division I men's hockey.

- 3 - Nov. 13, 2015 ∙ vs. Colgate With A Win Tonight ... National Polls • Cornell would have its best start through five games since it was also 4-1 to start USCHO.com Poll (as of Nov. 9) the 2009-10 season. The Big Red went on to win the ECAC Hockey Championship Rank Team Record Pts. Last that year. 1 Providence (29) 6-0-1 962 2 • Cornell would defeat Colgate on home ice for the first time since a 5-2 victory over 2 Boston College (17) 8-1-0 941 3 the Raiders on Jan. 22, 2011. The teams have played to 2-2 ties in each of the last 3 North Dakota (1) 7-1-2 859 1 three seasons at Lynah Rink. 4 Quinnipiac (3) 8-0-0 849 5 Global Influence: 5 Mass.-Lowell 6-1-2 813 4 The Big Red has 16 players on the roster born in the United States. Cornell also now 6 Nebraska-Omaha 8-2-0 744 8 has players native to four different countries on its squad. Aside from the bulk of its 7 Harvard 3-0-1 723 7 roster hailing from the United States and Canada, Cornell also has a player from 8 Denver 5-3-0 575 9 Denmark (Christian Hilbrich) and Finland (Teemu Tiitinen). 9 St. Cloud State 6-2-0 574 10 Killin’ It: 10 Yale 3-0-1 539 12 The Big Red was ranked third in the nation with an 89.2 percent success rate on the 11 Boston Univ. 5-3-0 505 11 kill last season, trailing just Yale (90.1) and Bowling Green (89.8). Cornell 12 Michigan 4-1-1 426 13 has good early returns on that front this season, too, having killed off 13 of its 13 Minn.-Duluth 3-4-2 415 6 opponents' 15 power plays to date (86.7 percent). 14 Merrimack 5-1-2 366 16 Up Next: 15 Bowling Green 4-2-3 274 14 Cornell's weekend with Colgate shifts to the Raiders' Starr Rink for a 7 p.m. game 15 St. Lawrence 6-3-1 274 15 tomorrow in Hamilton. The Big Red then makes its first true ECAC Hockey road 17 Miami 5-4-1 176 19 trip Nov. 20-21 at Yale and Brown before the fifth edition of Red Hot Hockey on 18 Notre Dame 4-2-2 153 18 Saturday, Nov. 28 against Boston University at Madison Square Garden in New York. 19 Clarkson 5-2-1 95 17 20 Michigan Tech 5-3-0 79 — Others receiving votes: Massachusetts 46, Robert Morris 24, Cornell 23, Minnesota State 21, Minnesota 11, Alaska-Anchorage 9, Rensselaer 8, Penn State 7, Colgate 3, Western Michigan 3, Michigan State 2, Wisconsin 1. USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll Rank Team Record Pts. Last 1 Providence (18) 6-0-1 485 2 2 Boston College (10) 8-1-0 463 3 3 Quinnipiac (5) 8-0-0 425 4 Where’s The Beef? Dramatic Debuts 4 North Dakota (1) 7-1-2 413 1 The Big Red continues its tradition as 5 Mass.-Lowell 6-1-2 359 5 Senior forward Christian Hilbrich being one of the biggest teams in the scored the winning goal in overtime last 6 Harvard 3-0-1 352 6 country. Provided by College Hockey Inc., Friday to lift the Big Red to a 3-2 victory 7 Nebraska-Omaha 8-2-0 306 8 here is a look at how Cornell stacks at Niagara. It marked just the fourth time 8 Yale 3-0-1 235 9 up size-wise against the rest of the in program history Cornell has won in 9 St. Cloud State 6-2-0 230 10 Division I landscape: overtime in its season opener. Here are the other occurrences: 10 Denver 5-3-0 199 12 Tallest teams, by average height 11 Boston Univ. 5-3-0 169 10 Cornell 6 feet, 1.55 inches OT winning goals in season openers Western Michigan 6 feet, 1.15 inches 12 Michigan 4-1-1 134 13 Christian Hilbrich (Niagara) Oct. 30, 2015 Princeton 6 feet, 0.93 inches Joe Devin (Niagara) Oct. 30, 2009 13 Merrimack 5-1-2 86 — Maine 6 feet, 0.85 inches Shaun Hannah (Dartmouth) Nov. 12, 1993 13 Minn.-Duluth 3-4-2 86 7 Michigan 6 feet, 0.80 inches Dave Hunter (W. Ontario) Nov. 9, 1985 15 St. Lawrence 6-3-1 54 14 Biggest teams, by average weight Current Cornellians with OT goals Others receiving votes: Bowling Green 25, Western Michigan 200.63 pounds Christian Hilbrich (Niagara) Oct. 30, 2015 Cornell 198.00 pounds Ryan Bliss (Colgate) Jan. 30, 2015 Notre Dame 18, Miami 12, Massachusetts 7, Michigan 197.76 pounds Eric Freschi (Clarkson) Nov. 14, 2014 Michigan Tech 7, Clarkson 5, Western Michigan 5, Notre Dame 195.16 pounds Cornell 5, Robert Morris 1. North Dakota 193.59 pounds

Nov. 13, 2015 ∙ vs. Colgate - 4 - Front Row, L-R: Mitch Gillam, Director of Hockey Operations Brennen McHugh, Assistant Coach Topher Scott, Associate Head Coach Ben Syer, John Knisley, Reece Willcox, Christian Hilbrich, Teemu Tiitinen, Volunteer Assistant Coach Joe Palmer, Head Coach Mike Schafer, Athletic Trainer Ed Kelly, Hayden Stewart. Middle row, L-R: Ryan Bliss, Matt Buckles, Jared Fiegl, Patrick McCarron, Jeff Kubiak, Chad Otterman, Gavin Stoick, Beau Starrett, Dwyer Tschantz, Dan Wedman, Anthony Angello, Alec McCrea, Trent Shore, Jake Weidner, Trevor Yates. Back row, L-R: Equipment Manager Sean Schmidt, Mitch Vanderlaan, Matthew Nuttle, Holden Anderson, Brendan Smith, Luc Lalor, Eric Freschi, Alex Rauter, Ryan Coon, Strength and Conditioning Coach Tom Howley, Tyler Keith. The 2015-16 Cornell Men’s Hockey Team

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown Last Team 2 Brendan Smith D 6-0 194 Fr. Centennial, Colo. Omaha Lancers (USHL) 3 Reece Willcox D 6-4 208 Sr. Surrey, British Columbia (BCHL) 4 Alex Rauter F 6-0 180 So. Chatham, N.J. Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) 5 Matthew Nuttle D 5-11 181 Fr. Marilla, N.Y. Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 6 Holden Anderson D 6-0 193 Jr. Montréal, Québec Hawkesbury Hawks (CCHL) 7 Jake Weidner F 6-2 203 Jr. Grand Valley, Ontario Elmira Sugar Kings (GOJHL) 8 Gavin Stoick F 6-3 228 Jr. Portland, Ore. Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 9 Christian Hilbrich F 6-7 223 Sr. Port Credit, Ontario Indiana Ice (USHL) 10 Beau Starrett F 6-5 213 Fr. Bellingham, Mass. South Shore Kings (USPHL) 11 Eric Freschi F 5-11 194 Jr. Bloomington, Minn. Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 12 John Knisley F 5-9 167 Sr. Pittsford, N.Y. Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 14 Mitch Vanderlaan F 5-7 178 Fr. Hanwell, New Brunswick Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) 15 Trevor Yates F 6-2 216 So. Beaconsfield, Québec Deerfield Academy 16 Matt Buckles F 6-2 220 Jr. Toronto, Ontario St. Michael’s Buzzers (OJHL) 17 Anthony Angello F 6-5 205 Fr. Manlius, N.Y. Omaha Lancers (USHL) 18 Jared Fiegl F 6-1 221 So. Parker, Colo. US Under-18 Team 19 Teemu Tiitinen F 5-11 199 Sr. Jyväskalä, Finland Lincoln Stars (USHL) 20 Dan Wedman D 6-5 209 So. Edmonton, Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) 21 Dwyer Tschantz F 6-5 220 So. Wilmington, Del. Indiana Ice (USHL) 22 Chad Otterman F 6-3 195 Fr. Morristown, N.J. Philadelphia Flyers (USPHL) 23 Trent Shore D 6-3 201 Fr. Ajax, Ontario Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) 24 Ryan Bliss D 6-1 198 So. Chelmsford, Mass. US Under-18 Team 26 Jeff Kubiak F 6-3 211 Jr. Tinley Park, Ill. Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) 27 Patrick McCarron D 6-3 199 Jr. Toronto, Ontario St. Michael’s Buzzers (OJHL) 28 Luc Lalor F 5-10 160 Fr. St. Albert, Alberta Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) 29 Alec McCrea D 6-3 205 Fr. El Cajon, Calif. Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 30 Ryan Coon G 5-10 162 Jr. Wildwood, Mo. Taft School 31 Hayden Stewart G 6-3 205 So. Rockford, Ill. Indiana Ice (USHL) 32 Mitch Gillam G 6-0 182 Jr. Peterborough, Ontario Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)

Head Coach: Mike Schafer Associate Head Coach: Ben Syer; Assistant Coach: Topher Scott; Volunteer Assistant Coach: Joe Palmer; Director of Hockey Operations: Brennen McHugh; Athletic Trainer: Ed Kelly; Equipment Manager: Sean Schmidt - 5 - Nov. 13, 2015 ∙ vs. Colgate 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 21st Season As Head Coach Head Coaching Experience 28th Season Overall at Cornell • Cornell ’86 Cornell University, 1995 – present 378-223-76 career record 9 NCAA Tournament Appearances When Mike Schafer returned to his alma mater as the 12th head coach in Cornell 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, men’s hockey history in the summer of 1995, his goal was to bring the Big Red 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012 program back to a position of national prominence. Completing his 20th season 1 NCAA Semifinals Appearance behind the Cornell bench in 2014-15, he has clearly accomplished that objective, 2003 guiding the Big Red to the NCAA tournament nine times, including a berth in the 5 ECAC Hockey Tournament Championships NCAA Frozen Four in 2002-03, the program’s first since 1980. 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010 Schafer is Cornell’s second-longest tenured coach, while his 378-223-77 record 3 ECAC Hockey Regular Season Championships has him as the winningest coach in Cornell men’s hockey history. He picked up his 2002, 2003, 2005 231st career victory on Jan. 27, 2007, a 2-1 triumph against Colgate at Lynah Rink, to 8 Ivy League Championships become the program’s all-time wins leader. Schafer reached the 300-win milestone, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, a mark previously reached by only 45 coaches in all of college hockey, with the Big 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014 Red’s 4-3 victory against Colgate on Nov. 27, 2010. 3 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year Awards Coming hand-in-hand with Cornell’s success on the national scene, the Big Red 2002, 2003, 2005 has been one of the top programs in ECAC Hockey during Schafer’s tenure. Cornell Assistant Coaching Experience has claimed five ECAC Hockey tournament titles, the most all-time in league history, Western Michigan University, 1990-1995 and staked a claim to three regular season crowns. He has a career 248-137-57 record 1994 - NCAA Tournament Appearance in ECAC Hockey regular-season play and a 52-25-2 mark in the ECAC Hockey playoffs. Cornell University, 1986-1990 His peers have taken notice of his accomplishments, electing him the ECAC Playing Experience Hockey Coach of the Year three times during his career. He is also a three-time final- Cornell University, 1983-86 ist for the Spencer T. Penrose Award, presented to the national coach of the year. 107 GP, 10-60–70 He has also regularly had the Big Red ranked among the nation’s elite over the past 1985-86: Team Captain, ECAC Champions, decade, including reaching as high as third in both the USCHO/CBS College Sports ECAC Honorable Mention and the USA Today/USA Hockey polls in 2008-09. Cornell has held the top spot in 1984-85: Team Captain the polls during the 2002-03 and 2004-05 seasons. 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, surpassing the legendary Ned Harkness for the most in program history in his first two seasons. 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 entering the 2015-16 season. Additionally, his 375 career victories ranks in the Top 10 among active Division I coaches, while his eight NCAA tournament victories is tied for 12th. Most recently, the Big Red has advanced to the ECAC Hockey Championship semifinals a league-best seven times over the last 10 seasons. Over his career, Schafer has coached 53 All-ECAC Hockey selections and 20 ECAC Hockey All-Rookie team picks. In 2015, the Big Red placed two players on the postseason teams, defenseman Joakim Ryan (First Team) and forward Cole Bardreau (Third Team). During Schafer’s tenure, Cornell players have earned numerous ECAC Hockey awards, including a pair of Player of the Year honors, four 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, four players have earned Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors a total of five times.

Ed Kelly Dr. Dirk Dugan Dr. David Wentzel Phil Graham Sean Schmidt Brandon Thomas Athletic Trainer Team Physician Team Physician Lynah Rink Manager Team Manager Athletic Communications

Nov. 13, 2015 ∙ vs. Colgate - 6 - Ben Syer Fifth Season At Cornell; Fourth as Associate Head Coach Western Ontario ’98 Ben Syer joined the Cornell men’s ice Previous assistants and other coaches I’ve talked to respect his hockey family in June 2011 as an assis- ability to recruit top student-athletes. There is no question he is tant coach, taking over the lead role in one of the top recruiters in college hockey, so we were excited recruiting as well as coaching the defense. He was then named to bring a quality coach on board who is so familiar with ECAC the Associate Head Coach of the program prior to the 2012-13 Hockey.” season. Quinnipiac reached the MAAC tournament semifinals in Syer previously served as associate head coach during his 12 each of the first four years of Syer’s tenure, including three seasons at Quinnipiac under head coach Rand Pecknold. Dur- straight MAAC finals appearances. Included in that span were ing that run, the Bobcats posted a 242-168-46 record with one the 2002 MAAC tournament title and the first NCAA appear- NCAA tournament appearance (2002) and nine 20-win seasons. ance in program history. The Bobcats also won the MAAC Quinnipiac won the 2005 Atlantic Hockey regular season title regular-season title in Syer’s first year at Quinnipiac. and the 1999 MAAC regular season and 2002 MAAC tourna- A native of Kitchener, Ontario, Syer arrived at Quinnipiac ment championship crowns during his tenure. after serving one season as an assistant coach at Ohio Univer- “I have a lot of respect for Ben,” head coach Mike Schafer sity. At Ohio, Syer assisted with practice and game preparation said. “His defensemen have always been very well-coached. as well as recruiting. Topher Scott Fifth Season As Assistant Coach Cornell ’08 Former Cornell standout Topher Scott team, while also receiving the Bill Doran Sportsmanship Award ‘08 rejoined the Big Red men’s for the third consecutive season and the Mark Weiss Award. He family as an assistant coach in July 2011. concluded his Cornell career as the 44th player in Cornell history He spent the previous season as a volunteer assistant coach at to score 100 points, finishing with 107 points on 25 goals and 82 Miami (Ohio). assists. Scott was team captain as a senior and was an assistant Scott’s responsibilities with the RedHawks included breaking captain as a junior and was hailed for his services to the com- down game film and assisting in skill development with play- munity, including coming up with the idea for an annual “Teddy ers, among other duties. Miami (Ohio) posted a 23-10-6 record Bear Toss” for the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes and featured two Hobey Baker Award finalists, including winner and the Franziska Racker Centers. Andy Miele. Following his collegiate career, Scott played professional As a four-year letter winner for the Big Red, Scott was a final- hockey in the Central Hockey League for the Texas Brahmas and ist for the Hockey Humanitarian Award and the Lowe’s Senior the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees before heading to Miami (Ohio) Class Award as a senior. He received the the Nicky Bawlf Award to begin work on his master’s degree in sports behavior and as the most valuable player of the 2007-08 Cornell men’s hockey performance while beginning his coaching career. Joe Palmer Brennen McHugh First Season As Volunteer Assistant Coach First Season As Director of Hockey Operations Ohio State ’13 Campbell ’11 Palmer joins the Big Red after a four-year professional McHugh comes to Cornell after completing three seasons as career and three years as the founder and primary instructor the video coordinator for the St. Lawrence men’s hockey team, of Syracuse-based Palmer Goalie Systems, where he provides where he was responsible for scouting opponents, game video personal instruction and video analysis. analysis and post-game video breakdown, coordinating team Palmer was a two-time gold medalist with the United States activities and meeting with potential recruits. McHugh played at the IIHF Under-18 World Championship, and he played for a significant role in the Hobey Baker Award campaigns for both two seasons in the prestigious National Team Development Kyle Flanagan and Greg Carey in 2012-13, providing video clips Program. He was selected in the fourth round of the 2006 NHL for the selection process and top ten videos. Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, then went on to start 71 McHugh also served as a team leader for the 2014 USA Hockey games for Ohio State over three seasons. Player Development Boys Select 17 Camp in Amherst, N.Y. - 7 - Nov. 13, 2015 ∙ vs. Colgate Big Red Quick Hits BRENDAN SMITH * Before Cornell: Had 3-15–18 in 2014-15 season and helped Omaha team to five consecutive shutouts ... Played five seasons with the Colorado Thunderbirds AAA, winning Fr. • D • 6-0 • 194 • 1-19-96 2013 Tier 1 Elite League championship when he led league for goals among defensemen Omaha Lancers (USHL) * Personal: Mother is a Cornell graduate; uncle played football at Boston University; aunt 2 Centennial, Colo. played tennis and softball at Virginia * 2015-16: Scored power-play goal last Saturday vs. Quinnipiac REECE WILLCOX * Career: Top-four blueliner immediately, playing in all 34 games as a freshman ... Led team Sr. • D • 6-4 • 208 • 3-20-94 defensemen with plus-2 rating last year, despite missing 10 games due to injury. * Personal: Earned gold medal with Team Canada West at World Junior A Challenge in 2011 Merritt Centennials (BCHL) ... Merritt Centennials’ Top Defenseman and Academic Scholar in 2012. 3 Surrey, British Columbia * NHL Draft: Philadelphia Flyers; fifth round (141st overall) in the 2012 Entry Draft

ALEX RAUTER * 2014-15: Has two assists and a team-leading plus-3 rating in five games * 2013-14: Played for two USHL teams and the NAHL’s Wenatchee Wild So. • F • 6-0 • 180 • 6-17-94 * Personal: Played with the North Jersey Avalanche, which twice appeared in the Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) USA Hockey National championship tournament, including a runner-up finish in 2010. 4 Chatham, N.J. Rauter also helped lead Chatham HS to the New Jersey state title in 2011

MATTHEW NUTTLE * Before Cornell: Helped Sioux Falls win USHL’s Clark Cup in 2015 with four assists and plus-9 rating in 12 playoff games ... Named to 2014 NAHL All-Rookie First Team after Fr. • D • 5-11 • 181 • 5-5-95 scoring 31 points in 60 games with Wenatchee Wild Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) * Personal: Originally from the outskirts of Buffalo, he started his junior career with the 5 Marilla, N.Y. Buffalo Junior Sabres

HOLDEN ANDERSON * 2015-16: Scored second career goal Oct. 31 vs. Niagara * 2014-15: Emerged as regular contributor, appearing in 22 games Jr. • D • 6-0 • 194 • 9-1-93 * Personal: Had 13 goals and 29 assists for 42 points and was a second-team CCHL all-star Hawkesbury Hawks (CCHL) with Hawkesbury ... Father, Shawn, played professional hockey for 18 years, including stints 6 Montréal, Québec with four NHL teams ... Two-time invitee to the Team Canada World Junior A camp JAKE WEIDNER * 2015-16: Has taken 117 faceoffs in four games, winning 74 of them (63.4%) * 2014-15: Team’s top faceoff man (57.4%) ... Tied for second in team scoring with 14 points Jr. • F • 6-2 • 203 • 6-11-92 ... Second in power-play scoring with nine points on two goals and seven assists Elmira Sugar Kings (GOJHL) * Personal: Was selected by Colorado in the 2013 National League Entry Draft ... Led 7 Grand Valley, Ontario Elmira Sugar Kings in scoring in 2012-13 season with 83 points GAVIN STOICK * 2014-15: Appeared in four games at forward and five games on defense * 2013-14: Had five goals and five assists for 10 points with the USHL’s Green Bay Gamblers Jr. • F • 6-3 • 228 • 7-2-94 * 2012-13: Had one assist in 14 games with the Big Red, seeing time at defense and forward Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) * Personal: Came to Big Red via the U.S. National Team Development Program ... 8 Portland, Ore. Won a Tier 1 Under-16 national championship in his two years with the Colorado Thunderbirds CHRISTIAN HILBRICH * 2015-16: Scored first career overtime winner Oct. 30 at Niagara * Career: Led the team with 10 goals and was tied for second with 14 points in 2014-15 ... Sr. • F • 6-7 • 216 • 7-9-92 Program’s active leader with 22 career goals ... Named team’s top freshman in 2012-13 Indiana Ice (USHL) * Personal: Is the tallest player in program history. ... Was born in Denmark, but moved to 9 Port Credit, Ontario Canada at an early age. ... Older brother, Tom, is a senior with the hockey team at Quinnipiac. * 2015-16: Scored first collegiate goal last Friday vs. Princeton BEAU STARRETT * Before Cornell: Played for three seasons with the South Shore Kings and renowned Fr. • F • 6-5 • 213 • 11-1-95 Catholic Memorial HS near Boston ... Named to 2013 Boston Globe All-Scholastic Team 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 a goalie at Air Force. 10 Bellingham, Mass. * NHL Draft: Chicago Blackhawks; third round (88th overall) in the 2014 Entry Draft.

ERIC FRESCHI * 2015-16: Scored the Big Red's first goal of the season Oct. 30 at Niagara * Career: Scored three goals last season, including two of the team’s most memorable — Jr. • F • 5-11 • 194 • 3-22-93 a short-handed OT goal Nov. 14 vs. Clarkson and a last-minute winner Jan. 23 vs. rival Harvard Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) * Personal: Born in New York City, but moved to Minnesota in grade school ... Helped 11 Bloomington, Minn. Dubuque capture the Clark Cup in 2013.

Nov. 13, 2015 ∙ vs. Colgate - 8 - Big Red Quick Hits JOHN KNISLEY * 2014-15: Tied for third on the team with five goals ... Had two goals and an assist Nov. 29 vs. Penn State at Madison Square Garden ... Scored short-handed game-winner Feb. 21 vs. Union Sr. • F • 5-9 • 167 • 10-4-92 * Personal: Played in the Royal Bank Cup for Canada’s Junior A national championship with Vernon Vipers (BCHL) the Vernon Vipers in 2011. ... Played against former Big Red teammate Cole Bardreau at the 12 Pittsford, N.Y. youth level in the Carolinas and at the high school level in suburban Rochester, N.Y.

MITCH VANDERLAAN * 2015-16: Scored first career goal and added an assist Oct. 31 vs. Niagara * Before Cornell: Spent two season with Fort McMurray; was named to AJHL North Fr. • F • 5-7 • 178 • 4-30-95 Division rookie team in 2014 ... Played on Team Canada West at 2014 World Junior A Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) Challenge ... Scored more than 100 points in final season at Rothesay Netherwood School 14 Hanwell, New Brunswick * Personal: Third New Brunswicker to play at Cornell in program history

TREVOR YATES * 2014-15: Scored in first game Nov. 1 vs. Omaha ... One of four Big Red skaters w/ plus rating * Before Cornell: Had 104 points in three seasons at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts ... So. • F • 6-2 • 216 • 3-6-95 Won a Tier I Under 18 AAA national championship with the Neponset Valley River Rats Deerfield Academy * Personal: Father, Ross, is a former head coach of the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch and current head 15 Beaconsfield, Québec coach of the Saint John SeaDogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

* Career: Second on team with eight goals and tied for team lead with four power-play MATT BUCKLES goals last season ... Led 2013-14 freshmen with four goals, all coming in league play Jr. • F • 6-2 • 220 • 5-5-95 * Personal: Represented Team Canada East in the 2012 World Junior ‘A’ Challenge ... St. Michael’s Buzzers (OJHL) Helped the St. Michael’s Buzzers to the OJHL title as the leading scorer with 40 goals and 16 Toronto, Ontario 31 assists for 71 points ... Won the NHL Central Scouting Service’s OJHL Top Prospect Award * NHL Draft: Florida Panthers; fourth round (98th overall) in the 2013 Entry Draft

* 2015-16: Currently leads nation in points per game among freshmen (1.50) ... ANTHONY ANGELLO First Cornell freshman to have points in first four games since Ryan Moynihan in 1996 Fr. • F • 6-5 • 205 • 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: Pittsburgh Penguins; fifth round (145th overall) in the 2014 Entry Draft * 2014-15: First collegiate goal tied Feb. 14 game at Harvard late in the third period ... JARED FIEGL Played in 26 games, which was most among freshmen forwards So. • F • 6-1 • 221 • 1-23-96 * 2013-14: Played in 45 games for the USNTDP, scoring two goals to go with four assists U.S. National Team Development Program * Personal: Won gold with the U.S. at the IIHF U18 World Championship in 2014 ... Parker, Colo. Represented the U.S. squad at the 2012 Youth Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria 18 * NHL Draft: Arizona Coyotes; seventh round (191st overall) in the 2014 Entry Draft

TEEMU TIITINEN * Career: Scored first collegiate goal on Nov. 24, 2012 vs. Michigan at Madison Square Garden * Personal: First native of Finland to play for Cornell, though he now calls Suwanee, Ga. Sr. • F • 5-11 • 199 • 3-21-92 home ... Has also lived in Australia; Charlotte, N.C. and Albany, N.Y. ... Product of Dallas AAA Lincoln Stars (USHL) Stars team, which also produced program alums David McKee, Keir Ross, Locke Jillson 19 Jyväskylä, Finland and Armand de Swardt DAN WEDMAN * 2014-15: One of just three returning players to appear in all 31 games * 2013-14: Spent the last two seasons with AJHL’s Bonnyville Pontiacs ... Became first winner So. • D • 6-5 • 209 • 9-15-95 of The Evolution Hockey Award for Perseverance and Dedication. Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) * Personal: Was a “C” prospect in preliminary rankings for NHL Central Scouting Service’s 20 Edmonton, Alberta 2013 draft watch list ... Tried out for Team Canada West team for Jr. A World Championships. * 2014-15: First collegiate goal was Nov. 22 vs. Brown ... Injuries limited him to 19 games DWYER TSCHANTZ * 2013-14: Won Clark Cup title with Indiana, ranking third on team in scoring So. • F • 6-5 • 220 • 3-22-95 * Personal: First Delaware native to be selected in NHL Entry Draft ... Played two years for Indiana Ice (USHL) Team Comcast Under-18 team in Tier 1 Elite League League. Was second-leading scorer in 2012-13 with 52 points in 40 games 21 Wilmington, Del. * NHL Draft: St. Louis Blues; seventh round (202nd overall) in the 2014 Entry Draft

* Before Cornell: Split last season with two USPHL teams; was teammate with Beau Starrett CHAD OTTERMAN with South Shore Kings ... Won EJHL title with Jersey Hitmen in 2013 ... Helped Delbarton to Fr. • F • 6-3 • 195 • 9-13-95 New Jersey state championships in 2011 and 2012 ... First-team all-state honors in 2014 Philadelphia Flyers (USPHL) * Personal: Was also Under Armor All-American and 2014 MSG Varsity Player of the Year 22 Morristown, N.J. for lacrosse ... Father played volleyball at UCLA, grandfather played football at USC

- 9 - Nov. 13, 2015 ∙ vs. Colgate Big Red Quick Hits TRENT SHORE * Before Cornell: Split last season with two CCHL teams after amassing plus-92 rating at The Hill Academy over previous two seasons Fr. • D • 6-3 • 201 • 6-28-96 * Personal: Earned spot on CCHL All-Scholastic Team last season ... Was invited to try out for Cumberland Grads (CCHL) Team Canada East in 2015 Junior A World Challeng ... Selected for the 2015 Central Canada 23 Ajax, Ontario Cup All-Star Challenge.

RYAN BLISS * 2015-16: Leads team with four assists through four games; three on the power play * 2014-15: Scored overtime winner Jan. 30 at Colgate ... One of four players with plus rating So. • D • 6-1 • 198 • 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 JEFF KUBIAK * 2015-16: Tied for team lead in scoring (3-3–6), more than doubling career goal total ... Has won a dominant 67.9% of faceoffs in first four games Jr. • F • 6-3 • 211 • 1-18-94 * Career: Won 52 percent of faceoffs in 2014-15 ... Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) on Feb. 3, 2014 ... Presented team award for most promising freshman in 2013-14 26 Tinley Park, Ill. * Personal: Played in the 2012 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game

PATRICK McCARRON * Career: All five points in 2014-15 came in 11 games of fall semester ... Scored team’s only goal in Game 2 of 2014 ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series vs. Clarkson Jr. • D • 6-3 • 199 • 8-13-94 * Personal: Served as the captain of OJHL’s St. Michael’s Buzzers, helping them capture the St. Michael’s Buzzers (OJHL) league championship. ... Named league’s Defenseman of the Year, first-team all star and 27 Toronto, Ontario winner of inaugural Canadian Junior Hockey League Defenseman of the Year honor.

LUC LALOR * Before Cornell: Placed on AJHL North Division All-Rookie Team after first of three seasons with Fort McMurray ... Fought through injury to post 15 points in 21 games with Fort Fr. • F • 5-10 • 160 • 9-1-95 McMurray last season Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) * Personal: Eldest sister, Megan, plays hockey at St. Cloud State, and his grandfather played 28 St. Albert, Alberta football and hockey at University of New Brunswick

ALEC McCREA * 2015-16: Had assists in first three collegiate games and has a strong plus-3 rating * Before Cornell: Played three seasons in Waterloo, dressing for 158 regular-season games Fr. • D • 6-3 • 205 • 1-12-95 and posting 46 points and a plus-18 rating ... Advanced to 2014 Clark Cup finals with Waterloo Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) * Personal: Program’s first California native ... Attended the USA National Select Festival four 29 El Cajon, Calif. times, playing in the event’s all-star game twice

RYAN COON * Career: Joined the Big Red from Taft School, which competes in the prestigious Founders Jr. • G • 5-10 • 162 • 4-2-94 League along with some of the best hockey prep school programs in New England. ... Taft School Prior to his time at Taft, Coon competed with the Saint Louis Selects at the AAA level and 30 Wildwood, Mo. was a member of the All-Academic Team in 2010. HAYDEN STEWART * 2014-15: Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week after each of his shutouts ... Became first Cornell freshman to post two shutouts since future All-American David McKee in 2003-04 So. • G • 6-3 • 205 • 9-22-94 * 2013-14: Season took off when he joined Indiana ... Captured Clark Cup title with the Ice, Indiana Ice (USHL) going 13-1 with a 1.29 goals-against average and .945 save pct. in 14 regular-season games 31 Rockford, Ill. * Personal: Was 2013 NAHL Top Prospects selection while playing with Corpus Christi Ice Rays MITCH GILLAM * 2015-16: Posted second career shutout Oct. 31 vs. Niagara (19 saves) * Career: 2014 All-Ivy Second Team selection ... Secured first collegiate shutout Dec. 28, 2014 Jr. • G • 6-0 • 182 • 9-24-92 vs. Lake Superior ... Scored a goal in collegiate debut Nov. 26 in 4-2 win vs. Niagara Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) * Personal: Nominated for prestigious 2013 RBC Canadian Junior Hockey League Player of 32 Peterborough, Ontario the Year after being named BCHL Chilliwack Chiefs’ two-time MVP ... BCHL First Team All-Star

Nov. 13, 2015 ∙ vs. Colgate - 10 - The Last Time It Happened Cornell’s Record When ... For Cornell: W L T A hat trick...... Tyler Roeszler - vs. Colgate, 1/22/11 (151 games) Overall 3 1 0 A short-handed goal...... John Knisley - vs. Union, 2/21/15 (nine games) in ECAC Hockey play 1 1 0 Short-handed goals in back-to-back games.. Mitch Carefoot - at Union, 2/9/07 & Mark McCutcheon - at RPI, 2/10/07 (280 games) Two short-handed goals in a game...... Sean Collins and Joel Lowry - at Quinnipiac, 1/13/12 (120 games) in Ivy League play 1 0 0 A short-handed goal in overtime...... Eric Freschi - vs. Clarkson, 11/14/14 (31 games) in non-conference play 2 0 0 An extra-attacker goal...... Matt Buckles - vs. Union, 3/6/15 (six games) at home 2 1 0 A penalty shot attempt...... Cole Bardreau - vs. St. Lawrence, 1/24/14 (50 games) A made penalty shot...... - vs. Rensselaer, 2/27/87 (911 games) on the road 1 0 0 Three power-play goals in a game...... 3 - vs. Quinnipiac, 11/7/15 (one game) neutral site 0 0 0 Four power-play goals in a game...... 4 - at Nebraska Omaha, 10/26/13 (66 games) leading after one period 1 1 0 Two two-goal scorers...... Brian Ferlin & Joel Lowry - at St. Lawrence, 11/16/13 (60 games) Three two-goal scorers...... Byron Bitz, Mark McCutcheon & Raymond Sawada - vs. Princeton, 2/17/07 (276 games) trailing after one period 1 0 0 A goaltender recorded a ...... Mitch Gillam - vs. Penn State, 11/29/14 (27 games) tied after one period 1 0 0 Zero penalties committed...... vs. Brown, 2/19/99 (551 games) leading after two periods 2 0 0 A shutout...... Mitch Gillam - vs. Niagara, 10/31/15 (three games) Back-to-back shutouts...... Andy Iles - vs. St. Lawrence, 12/2/11 & vs. Clarkson, 12/3/11 (126 games) trailing after two periods 0 0 0 A goalie made 40 or more saves...... Andy Iles (40) - at Quinnipiac, 2/21/14 (43 games) tied after two periods 1 1 0 A goalie made 50 or more saves...... Andy Iles (60) - at Quinnipiac, 3/17/13 (68 games) outshooting the opposition 3 0 0 5 or more goals in one period...... 5, second period - vs. Yale, 12/3/04 (367 games) 5 or more goals in a game...... 5 - at Union, 1/16/15 (20 games) being out-shot by the opposition 0 1 0 5 or more goals in consecutive games...... 5 - at St. Lawrence, 11/16/13 & 5 - vs. Brown, 11/22/13 (59 games) shots are even 0 0 0 6 or more goals...... 6 - at Yale, 11/4/11 (134 games) in one-goal or less games 2 1 0 6 or more goals in consecutive games...... 7 - vs Army, 10/29/04 & vs. Sacred Heart, 10/30/04 (373 games) 7 or more goals...... 7 - vs. Rensselaer, 2/16/08 (248 games) in two-goal games 0 0 0 7 or more goals in consecutive games...... 7 - vs Army, 10/29/04 & vs. Sacred Heart, 10/30/04 (375 games) in three-goal games 0 0 0 10 or more goals...... 10 - vs. Clarkson, 11/20/99 (538 games) 10 or more goals in a weekend...... 10 - at Yale (6-2), at Brown (4-5), 11/4-11/5/11 (133 games) in four- or more goal games 1 0 0 A player had three points in a game...... Cole Bardreau (0-3–3) at Union, 1/16/15 (20 games) scoring first 1 1 0 A player had four points in a game...... Dustin Mowrey (1-3–4) & Christian Hilbrich (2-1–3) vs. St. Lawrence, 1/24/14 (50 games) the opposition scores first 2 0 0 A player had five points in a game...... Ryan Vesce (3-4–7), vs. Princeton, 11/8/03 (400 games) in October 2 0 0 in November 1 1 0 Against Cornell: in December 0 0 0 A hat trick...... Spiro Goulakos, Colgate - 2/8/14 (46 games) A short-handed goal...... Mike Vecchione, Union - 3/6/15 (six games) in January 0 0 0 A penalty shot attempt...... Eric Neiley, Dartmouth - 1/24/15 (17 games) in February 0 0 0 A made penalty shot...... Eric Neiley, Dartmouth - 1/24/15 (17 games) in March 0 0 0 Two power-play goals in a game...... 2, vs. Quinnipiac - 11/7/15 (one game) Three power-play goals in a game...... 3, vs. Union - 3/7/15 (five games) on Monday 0 0 0 A shutout...... Colin Stevens, Union (29 saves) -3/7/15 (five games) on Tuesday 0 0 0 Back-to-back shutouts...... vs. Lake Superior State and Miami, Dec. 28-29, 2014 (23 games) A goalie made 40 or more saves...... Colton Phinney, Princeton (40) - 11/7/14 (33 games) on Friday 2 0 0 A goalie made 50 or more saves...... David Leggio, Clarkson (56) - 3/11/06 (311 games) on Saturday 1 1 0 10 or more goals...... 10, at Quinnipiac - 3/16/13 (69 games) in first game of back-to-back 2 0 0 3 or more goals in one period...... 3, second period, vs. Quinnipiac - 11/7/15 (one game) 4 or more goals in one period...... 4, third period, at Colgate - 3/16/13 (46 games) in second game of back-to-back 1 1 0 4 or more goals...... 5, vs. Quinnipiac - 11/7/15 (one game) a single game 0 0 0 5 or more goals...... 5, vs. Quinnipiac - 11/7/15 (one game) in overtime 1 1 0 6 or more goals...... 7, vs. Union - 3/7/15 (five games) vs. ECAC Hockey 1 1 0 vs. Atlantic Hockey 2 0 0 General: vs. Big 10 0 0 0 Cornell won a national championship...... 1970 Cornell played in the Frozen Four...... 2002 vs. Hockey East 0 0 0 Cornell played in the NCAA tournament...... 2012 vs. team ranked in USA Today poll* 0 1 0 Cornell won an Ivy League championship...... 2014 Cornell won an ECAC Hockey Championship...... 2010 vs. team ranked in USCHO.com poll* 0 1 0 Cornell won an ECAC Hockey regular-season championship...... 2005 * — at the time of game

- 11 - Nov. 13, 2015 ∙ vs. Colgate Cornell Scoring Game-by-Game Opponent Date Score 2 Smith 3 Willcox 4 Rauter 5 Nuttle 6 Anderson 7 Weidner 8 Stoick 9 Hilbrich 10 Starrett 11 Freschi 12 Knisley 14 Vanderlaan 15 Yates at Niagara 10/30 3-2 W(ot) dnp 0-0–0 0-0–0 dnp 0-1–1 0-1–1 dnp 1-0–1 dnp 1-0–1 0-0–0 0-0–0 0-0–0 NIAGARA 10/31 4-0 W dnp 0-1–1 0-0–0 dnp 1-0–1 0-0–0 dnp 0-0–0 0-0–0 0-0–0 dnp 1-1–2 0-1–1 PRINCETON* 11/6 4-3 W dnp 0-1–1 0-0–0 0-0–0 0-0–0 0-0–0 dnp 0-0–0 1-0–1 0-1–1 dnp 0-0–0 0-1–1 QUINNIPIAC* 11/7 4-5 L(ot) dnp 1-1–2 0-0–0 0-0–0 0-0–0 1-1–2 dnp 0-1–1 0-0–0 0-0–0 dnp 1-0–1 0-0–0 COLGATE* 11/13 at Colgate* 11/14 at Yale* 11/20 at Brown* 11/21 vs. Boston Univ. 11/28 ST. LAWRENCE* 12/4 CLARKSON* 12/5 vs. Providence 12/28 vs. BC/Ohio St. 12/29 MERRIMACK 1/8 MERRIMACK 1/9 at Rensselaer* 1/15 at Union* 1/16 DARTMOUTH* 1/22 HARVARD* 1/23 at Clarkson* 1/29 at Quinnipiac* 2/5 at Princeton* 2/6 BROWN* 2/12 YALE* 2/13 at Harvard* 2/19 at Dartmouth* 2/20 UNION* 2/26 RENSSELAER* 2/27 - TBA - - TBA -

Opponent Date Score 16 Buckles 17 Angello 18 Fiegl 19 Tiitinen 20 Wedman 21 Tschantz 22 Otterman 23 Shore 24 Bliss 26 Kubiak 27 McCarron 28 Lalor 29 McCrea at Niagara 10/30 3-2 W(ot) 0-0–0 1-0–1 0-0–0 0-1–1 0-0–0 dnp dnp dnp 0-1–1 0-1–1 0-0–0 dnp 0-1–1 NIAGARA 10/31 4-0 W 0-0–0 0-2–2 0-0–0 0-0–0 0-0–0 dnp dnp dnp 0-1–1 2-0–2 0-0–0 dnp 0-1–1 PRINCETON* 11/6 4-3 W 0-0–0 2-0–2 0-0–0 0-0–0 dnp dnp dnp dnp 0-0–0 1-1–2 0-1–1 dnp 0-1–1 QUINNIPIAC* 11/7 4-5 L(ot) 1-1–2 0-1–1 0-0–0 0-0–0 dnp dnp dnp dnp 0-2–2 0-1–1 0-0–0 dnp 0-0–0 COLGATE* 11/13 at Colgate* 11/14 at Yale* 11/20 at Brown* 11/21 vs. Boston Univ. 11/28 ST. LAWRENCE* 12/4 CLARKSON* 12/5 vs. Providence 12/28 vs. BC/Ohio St. 12/29 MERRIMACK 1/8 MERRIMACK 1/9 at Rensselaer* 1/15 at Union* 1/16 DARTMOUTH* 1/22 HARVARD* 1/23 at Clarkson* 1/29 at Quinnipiac* 2/5 at Princeton* 2/6 BROWN* 2/12 YALE* 2/13 at Harvard* 2/19 at Dartmouth* 2/20 UNION* 2/26 RENSSELAER* 2/27 - TBA - - TBA -

Nov. 13, 2015 ∙ vs. Colgate - 12 - Cornell Season Goal Summary Where Cornell Has Ranked ... Date Opponent No. Type Goal Assist Assist Pd. Time The Big Red was predicted to finish sev- 10/30 at Niagara 1 EV Freschi(1) McCrea(1) Bliss(1) 2nd 4:31 enth by the coaches and ninth by the me- 2 EV Angello(1) Kubiak(1) Anderson(1) 2nd 16:22 3 EV Hilbrich(1) Weidner(1) Tiitinen(1) OT 1:46 dia in the annual ECAC Hockey preseason 10/31 NIAGARA 1 EV Vanderlaan(1) Angello(1) 1st 6:37 polls, which were released in September. 2 EV Kubiak(1) Vanderlaan(1) Angello(2) 1st 12:07 There were no Cornell representatives on 3 PP Kubiak(2) McCrea(2) Bliss(2) 2nd 1:51 the all-league teams. 4 EV Anderson(1) Willcox(1) Yates(1) 2nd 14:42 The Big Red also remains on the out- 11/6 PRINCETON 1 EV Starrett(1) McCrea(3) Freschi(1) 2nd 4:47 skirts of both the major national polls, 2 EV Angello(2) McCarron(1) 2nd 6:28 though it is receiving votes in both for the 3 EV Angello(3) Kubiak(2) Willcox(2) 2nd 8:43 first time this season. 4 EV Kubiak(3) Yates(2) 3rd 19:11 11/7 QUINNIPIAC 1 PP Willcox(1) Buckles(1) Bliss(3) 1st 4:12 Date USCHO.com USA Hockey PairWise* 2 PP Weidner(1) Hilbrich(1) Willcox(3) 1st 4:56 Preseason — — N/A 3 PP Buckles(1) Weidner(2) Bliss(4) 1st 10:56 Oct. 12 RV (5) — N/A 4 EV Vanderlaan(2) Angello(3) Kubiak(3) 2nd 11:04 Oct. 19 RV (1) — N/A Oct. 26 — — N/A Nov. 2 RV (3) — N/A Nov. 9 RV (20) RV (5) N/A

(* — PairWise not acknowledged until January)

Cornell Starters Game-by-Game Date Opponent Left Wing Center Right Wing Left Def. Right Def. Goalie 10/30 at Niagara 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 4 Rauter 3 Willcox 27 McCarron 32 Gillam 10/31 Niagara 14 Vanderlaan 26 Kubiak 17 Angello 24 Bliss 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 11/6 Princeton 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 19 Tiitinen 24 Bliss 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 11/7 Quinnipiac 14 Vanderlaan 26 Kubiak 17 Angello 3 Willcox 27 McCarron 32 Gillam

- 13 - Nov. 13, 2015 ∙ vs. Colgate 2015-16 Box Scores

Game 1: Cornell 3, Niagara 2 (OT) Game 3: Cornell 4, Princeton 3 Friday, October 30 ... at Niagara University, N.Y. Friday, November 6 ... at Ithaca, N.Y. Christian Hilbrich scored 1 minute, 46 Jeff Kubiak scored the winner with 49 seconds into overtime, powering the Big Red seconds left in the third, and Anthony Angello to a season-opening victory on the road. It's scored twice in the second to push Cornell to just the fourth time in program history that 3-0 with a win in its ECAC Hockey debut. Cornell won its debut in overtime. Eric Freschi Princeton 0 2 1 - 3 and Anthony Angello had goals in the second Cornell 0 3 1 - 4 period to erase a pair of one-goal deficits. 1st: No scoring. Penalty - Pompi, Quin, PRINM (HOOKING) 02:35. Cornell 0 2 0 1 - 3 2nd: 1, PRIN, Veronneau, Max/1 (Hallisey, David/2) 01:31. 2, COR, Niagara 1 1 0 0 - 2 Starrett, Beau/1 (McCrea, Alec/3; Freschi, Eric/1) 04:47. 3, COR, Angello, Anthony/2 (McCarron, Patrick/1) 06:28. 4, COR, Angello, An- 1st: 1, NIA, Edwards, Luke/1 00:22. Penaltiy - Pietrobon, Stephen, thony/3 (Kubiak, Jeff/2; Willcox, Reece/2) 08:43. 5, PRIN, Veronneau, NIA (HIGH STICKING) 07:10. Max/2 (Kuffner, Ryan/1) 10:56. Penalties - Angello, Anthony, COR 2nd: 2, COR, Freschi, Eric/1 (McCrea, Alec/1; Bliss, Ryan/1) 04:31. 3, (HOOKING) 11:06; Freschi, Eric, COR (HOOKING) 15:55; Liau, Jonathan, NIA, Kolenda, Dan/2 (Kuhn, Ryan/3; Muto, Vinny/3) 15:08. 4, COR, PRIN (HOOKING) 17:04. Angello, Anthony/1 (Kubiak, Jeff/1; Anderson, Holden/1) 16:22. Pen- 3rd: 6, PRINM, Foster, Ben/2 (Davis, Tommy/1) 01:03. 7, COR, Kubiak, alties - Knisley, John, COR (HIGH STICKING) 05:05; Angello, Anthony, Jeff/3 (Yates, Trevor/2) 19:11. Penalties - Liss, Kevin, PRIN (INTERFER- COR (CROSS-CHECKING) 08:49; Chiarantano, Matt, NIA (TRIPPING) ENCE) 05:19; Tiitinen, Teemu, COR (HOOKING) 12:05; 09:12; Smith, Larry, NIA (HOLDING) 17:59. Freschi, Eric, COR (HOOKING) 16:30. 3rd : No scoring. Penalties - None. Shots on goal: PRIN 11-4-9-24; COR 12-13-18-43. Power plays: PRIN 0 OT: 5, COR, Hilbrich, Christian/1 (Weidner, Jake/1; Tiitinen, Teemu/1) of 4; COR 0 of 3. Goalies: PRIN, Phinney, Colton 1-2 (43 shots-39 saves); 01:46. Penalties - None. COR, Gillam, Mitch 3-0 (24-21). A-4,117. T-2:12. Referees: Shots on goal: COR 13-14-4-4-35; NIA 8-13-3-1-25. Power plays: C.J. Hanafin, Chip McDonald.Linesmen: Glen Cooke, Jordan Patarino. COR 0 of 3; NIA 0 of 2. Goalies: COR, Gillam, Mitch 1-0-0 (25 shots-23 saves); NIA, Therien, Guillaume 0-4-1 (35-32). A-915. T-2:11. Referees: Game 4: #4/5 Quinnipiac 5, Cornell 4 (OT) Joseph Baudo, Chris Ciamaga. Linesmen: Joseph DeMizio, Rick Lembo. Saturday, November 7 ... at Ithaca, N.Y. Game 2: Cornell 4, Niagara 0 The Big Red scored three power-play Saturday, October 31 ... at Ithaca, N.Y. goals in the opening 11 minutes, but could not hold on to two three-goal leads before The line of Mitch Vanderlaan, Anthony Ang- falling in overtime. ello and Jeff Kubiak each had two points, and the Big Red completed a weekend sweep of Quinnipiac 1 3 0 1 - 5 Niagara in dominant fashion. Cornell 3 1 0 0 - 4

Vanderlaan opened the scoring with 1st: 1, COR, Willcox, Reece/1 (Buckles, Matt/1; Bliss, Ryan/3) 04:12 his first career goal, then set up the first of (pp). 2, COR, Weidner, Jake/1 (Hilbrich, Christian/1; Willcox, Reece/3) Kubiak's two goals on the night. Angello also 04:56 (pp). 3, COR, Buckles, Matt/1 (Weidner, Jake/2; Bliss, Ryan/4) 10:56 (pp). 4, QU, Clifton, Tim/4 (Taverner, Andrew/1; Priskie, Chase/6) assisted on the first two goals, and Holden 15:59 (pp). Penalties - Aldworth, Thomas, QU major-game misconduct Anderson capped the scoring. Mitch Gillam (HITTING FROM BEHIND) 03:45; Toews, Devon, QU (ROUGHING) 08:24; made 19 saves for his second career shutout. Freschi, Eric, COR (HOLDING THE STICK) 08:24; Anas, Sam, QU (TRIP- PING) 09:14; Fiegl, Jared, COR (CROSS-CHECKING) 11:23; Angello, An- Niagara 0 0 0 - 0 thony, COR (CROSS-CHECKING) 14:28; Clifton, Connor, QU (ROUGHING) Cornell 2 2 0 - 4 17:30; Hilbrich, Christian, COR (ROUGHING) 17:30; Smith, Landon, QU (ROUGHING) 17:30; Buckles, Matt, COR (ROUGHING) 17:30; MacMaster, 1st: 1, COR, Vanderlaan, Mitch/1 (Angello, Anthony/1) 06:37. 2, Tanner, QU (SLASHING) 19:00. 2nd: 5, COR, Vanderlaan, Mitch/2 (Angello, Anthony/3; Kubiak, COR, Kubiak, Jeff/1 (Vanderlaan, Mitch/1; Angello, Anthony/2) 12:07. Jeff/3) 11:04. 6, QU, St. Denis, Travis/7 (Anas, Sam/6; Smith, Derek/5) Penalties - Plouffe, Derian, NIA (INTERFERENCE) 08:43; Plouffe, Derian, 12:34. 7, QU, Taverner, Andrew/2 (Davidson, Scott/1; Clifton, Con- NIA (BOARDING) 12:24. nor/6) 13:19. 8, QU, Taverner, Andrew/3 (Priskie, Chase/7; Smith, 2nd: 3, COR, Kubiak, Jeff/2 (McCrea, Alec/2; Bliss, Ryan/2) 01:51 (pp). Derek/6) 18:33 (pp). Penalties - Tiefenwerth, K.J., QU (SLASHING) 4, COR, Anderson, Holden/1 (Willcox, Reece/1; Yates, Trevor/1) 14:42. 02:41; Tiitinen, Teemu, COR (HOOKING) 08:25; Anderson, Holden, COR Penalties - Muto, Vinny, NIA (CROSS-CHECKING) 00:42; Tiitinen, Teemu, (SLASHING) 13:42; Yates, Trevor, COR (CHARGING) 18:03; Anderson, COR (HOOKING) 10:42. Holden, COR (HOLDING) 19:09; St. Denis, Travis, QU (EMBELLISHMENT) 3rd: Penalties - Rauter, Alex, COR (HOOKING) 02:38; Conte, Patrick, 19:09. NIA (SLASHING) 08:38; Yates, Trevor, COR (HOOKING) 10:52; Anderson, 3rd: No scoring. Penalties - Toews, Devon, QU (UNSPORTSMANLIKE Holden, COR (ROUGHING) 13:27; Nasca, Phillip, NIA (ROUGHING) CONDUCT) 06:52; Tiitinen, Teemu, COR (UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT) 13:27. 06:52; Clifton, Tim, QU (ELBOWING) 14:49; Freschi, Eric, COR (BOARD- Shots on goal: NIA 4-5-10-19; COR 18-10-5-33. Power plays: NIA 0 ING) 19:24. of 3; COR 1 of 4. Goalies: NIA, Therien, Guillaume 0-5-1 (20 shots-17 OT: 9, QU, Clifton, Connor/1 (Taverner, Andrew/2; Priskie, Chase/8) saves); O'Brien, Joe (05:32 2nd, 13-12); COR, Gillam, Mitch 2-0 (19- 01:26. Penalties - None. 19). A-4,267. T-2:09. Referees: Kevin Graber, Cameron Lynch; Shots on goal: QU 12-12-8-1-33; COR 9-4-5-0-18. Power plays: QU 2 Linesmen: Matt Brady, Jamie Colacino. of 6; COR 3 of 7. Goalies: QU, Garteig, Michael 8-0 (18 shots-14 saves); COR, Gillam, Mitch 3-1 (33-28). A-3,848. T-2:21. Referees: C.J. Hanafin, Chip McDonald. Linesmen: Matt Brady, Michael Emanatian.

Nov. 13, 2015 ∙ vs. Colgate - 14 - - 15 - Nov. 13, 2015 ∙ vs. Colgate 2015-16 Cornell Men’s Hockey Statistics

Nov. 13, 2015 ∙ vs. Colgate - 16 -