A second-team All-American as a senior defenseman, Cook was one of the men’s hockey team’s top two-way defensemen in an era where the Big Red established itself as a national power defensively. He was named the Most Outstanding Player at the ECACHL championships in 2005, when he scored twice in Cornell’s 3-1 victory over Harvard in the final. Cook was named to the All-Ivy League First Team during his senior season, and he was also placed on the All-ECACHL Second Team after scoring nine goals and 13 assists for a career-high 22 points that season. He won the team’s 2005 Bill Doran Sportsmanship Award and The Crimson Cup Award, which is presented annually to the player with the best performance in games against rival Harvard. Cook help Cornell win four consecutive Ivy League titles, three ECACHL regular-season championships, and two league tournament crowns. The Big Red appeared in the NCAA tournament three times over that stretch, and had the nation’s best winning percentage with a 27-5-3 record. Cook amassed 70 career points in 129 career games. Over his four-year career, the Big Red allowed just 1.59 goals against per game — the lowest four-year total by any college hockey team. He went on to play professional hockey for 10 years — five of which were in Europe, and five in the U.S. between the AHL and ECHL.
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