Game 4 • Cornell at Yale
Faceoff: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 7 p.m.
Site: Ingalls Rink (4,486) • New Haven, Conn.
2009-10 Records: Cornell (3-0-0, 2-0-0 ECAC Hockey); Yale (1-1-1, 0-1-1 ECAC Hockey)
Television: none
Radio: WHCU 870 AM • Jason Weinstein (play-by-play)
Live Stats: www.YaleBulldogs.com
Live Video: www.YaleBulldogs.com
Live Audio: www.CornellBigRed.com
Tickets: Available by calling (607) 254-BEAR

Game 5 • Cornell at Brown
Faceoff: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 7 p.m.
Site: Meehan Auditorium (2,495) • Providence, R.I.
2009-10 Records: Cornell (3-0-0, 2-0-0 ECAC Hockey); Brown (0-2-1, 0-1-1 ECAC Hockey)
Television: none
Radio: WHCU 870 AM • Jason Weinstein (play-by-play)
Live Stats: www.BrownBears.com
Live Video: www.BrownBears.com
Live Audio: www.CornellBigRed.com
Tickets: Available by calling (607) 254-BEAR

Game Notes in PDF Format

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men's hockey team takes to the road for the first time this season, traveling to New Haven, Conn., and Providence, R.I., to face Yale and Brown, respectively. Cornell will open up the road trip against the Bulldogs on Friday at 7 p.m. before facing Brown on Saturday, also starting at 7 p.m. Both games can be heard in the Ithaca area on WHCU 870 AM and worldwide through the Cornell Redcast subscription service with Jason Weinstein providing the call. Additional live streaming video will be available on a pay-per-view basis, while live stats will be available free of charge, with links available on www.CornellBigRed.com.

ABOUT THE BIG RED
Cornell, standing 3-0-0 overall, 2-0-0 in ECAC Hockey and ranked third in the country in this week's USCHO.com poll, opened up ECAC Hockey action with a sweep of Ivy League rivals Dartmouth and Harvard last weekend at Lynah Rink. Cornell began the conference season with a 5-1 victory against Dartmouth on Friday, then rallied from a 3-1 second-period deficit to claim a 6-3 victory over Harvard on Saturday. Senior Blake Gallagher led the way with a pair of goals against Dartmouth, while Saturday was the Joe and Mike Devin show, as the junior twin brothers combined for three goals and four assists on the night, with Gallagher and freshman Greg Miller both chipping in a goal and an assist. Senior Ben Scrivens got the start both nights, stopping 21 shots against the Big Green and 22 against the Crimson. For the season, senior Colin Greening leads the Big Red offense with six points in three games (2-4--6) with both Gallagher (3-2--5) and junior Riley Nash (0-5--5) right behind. In goal, Scrivens has a season goals-against average of 1.99 to go along with a .922 save percentage. He has allowed six goals on 77 shots, letting in a pair of power-play tallies, but is unbeaten on the season at 3-0. Cornell's strength has been in its special teams, as the Big Red has converted on 8-of-18 power-play chances (44.4 percent) to lead the nation in that category, while also killing off penalties at an 88.9 percent rate (16-of-18) to rank 10th in the nation.

ABOUT YALE
Yale found life in the league much more difficult in week one, falling in its opener to Rensselaer, 5-2, and needing a last-second goal to salvage a point the following night at Union in a 3-3 tie. Junior Broc Little leads the Bulldogs offensively with six points in three games on four goals and two assists, while freshman Andrew Miller and junior Denny Kearney both have four points on the young season. Junior Ryan Rondeau has gotten the start in every game this season for the Bulldogs, posting a .906 save percentage and a 3.06 goals-against average. Yale has converted on 2-of-15 power play attempts (13.3 percent) while killing off penalties at a 78.6 percent rate (11-of-14).

THE SERIES WITH YALE
Cornell holds a 77-52-5 lead in the all-time series against Yale, a series that dates back to 1902. Still, Yale brings a three-game winning streak into Friday night's contest after sweeping all three meetings last season. Yale took the first game, 4-3, on Jan. 23, in Ithaca, before scoring a 4-2 win on Feb. 27 in New Haven, Conn. The teams met a third time in the championship game of the ECAC Hockey tournament, with Yale skating to a 5-0 victory. Cornell's last win against the Bulldogs came on Nov. 9, 2007, in New Haven, Conn., a site Cornell has had much success in over the past few seasons. Cornell is 6-1 in its last seven games against the Bulldogs at Ingalls Rink. Friday's game will be the 135th meeting between Cornell and Yale, for the time being tying with Colgate for the most common opponent in Cornell history. Under head coach Mike Schafer, the Big Red is 17-10-4 against Yale.

ABOUT BROWN
Brown has opened the year with a 0-2-1 mark, but the Bears have been much more competitive this season under first-year head coach Brendan Whittet. Junior Harry Zolnierczyk and sophomore Jack MacLellan share the team lead with two points apiece, as Brown has scored four goals in three games, while only allowing seven. Sophomore Mike Clemente has seen all the action in net for the Bears, posting a 2.27 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage. Brown is 1-for-12 on the power play this season (8.3 percent) and has killed off 14-of-18 opponents' power plays (77.8 percent).

THE SERIES WITH BROWN
Saturday's game will mark the 110th meeting all-time between Cornell and Brown, with Cornell holding a 65-39-5 lead in the all-time series. Cornell swept the series last season, claiming a 5-1 win at Lynah Rink and a 3-2 overtime victory in Providence, R.I. Cornell head coach Mike Schafer holds a 23-3-3 record against Brown.

SIX OF ONE...
Cornell's offense erupted for six goals against Harvard in its last game on Saturday, marking the first time that the Big Red put six goals on the board against its rival since a 6-3 win at Lynah Rink on Feb. 1, 2002.

...HALF DOZEN OF ANOTHER
Cornell's offense put six goals on the board against Harvard on Saturday, marking the first time in more than a full season that Cornell has scored six goals in a game. The last time Cornell scored six was on March 9, 2008, against Dartmouth in game three of the first round of the ECAC Hockey tournament at Lynah Rink. The Big Red has played 42 games since then. Prior to that, the Big Red scored six time the week just before against the Big Green.

SCITUATE > CAMBRIDGE
In this case, the town of Scituate, Mass., nearly single-handedly scored more points than then entire Harvard roster when the two teams met on Saturday night at Lynah Rink. Boosted by seven points from brothers Joe and Mike Devin, the three Scituate natives on the Cornell roster equaled the entire scoring output from the Harvard roster. Joe Devin scored twice, including the game-winner, and added an assist, while twin brother Mike scored one goal and added three assists. The pair were aided by fellow Scituate native Sean Whitney, who chipped in an assist against the Crimson.

IS THIS REALLY CORNELL?
Fans of college hockey might be surprised to see Cornell standing atop the national rankings in scoring offense, belying the Big Red's reputation as a defensive powerhouse. The Big Red has scored 14 goals in three games for an impressive 4.67 goals-per-game average. Still, while the Big Red has been lighting up the scoreboard, the defense hasn't been too shabby, either. Cornell has allowed just six goals in three games for a 2.00 goals-per-game average, good for sixth in the nation.

RILEY LENDS A HAND
Cornell junior Riley Nash currently leads the nation in assists per game, tallying five assists through three games for a 1.67 assists per game average. Senior Colin Greening has also been a tallying the assists at a high rate, posting four assists for a 1.33 assists per game average, good for third in the nation.

POWERING UP
One reason why Cornell's offensive numbers have been so impressive during the early portion of the season has to do with Cornell's power play numbers. The Big Red has converted on 8-of-18 power plays, for a national-best 44.4 percent conversion rate. The first power-play unit of Colin Greening, Blake Gallagher, Riley Nash, Brendon Nash and Sean Whitney has scored seven of those eight power-play goals,  with Mike Devin scoring the eight off assists from Tyler Roeszler and Greg Miller.

A POWERFUL POWER PLAY
Cornell scored a trio of power-play goals in the win against Dartmouth on Friday night, marking the first time in nearly a year that the Big Red recorded three man-advantage goals. Cornell's last three power-play goal game came on Nov. 13 at Colgate in a 4-1 Big Red win.

THE DRIVE FOR FIVE
Cornell scored at least five goals in both games last weekend against Dartmouth and Harvard, marking the first time in nearly three years that the Big Red has scored at least five in back-to-back games. Cornell scored six goals against Union on Dec. 2, 2006, then scored five against New Hampshire on Dec. 29, 2006, in the opening game of the Florida College Classic.

10-GOAL WEEKEND, FOUR-POINT WEEKEND
Cornell scored 11 goals last weekend against Dartmouth and Harvard, marking the first time the Big Red had scored at least 10 in a weekend since the first round of the ECAC Hockey tournament on March 7-9, 2008, against Dartmouth. That weekend, the Big Red scored 12 goals in three games after scoring three in the opener, three in a game two loss, and six in the clinching game three. The last time Cornell scored 10 goals or more in a two-game weekend was on Jan. 4-5, 2008, when it scored six against Niagara on Friday night and four on Saturday.

START ME UP
Cornell has an all-time record of 55-32-6 in season openers after opening the 2009-10 campaign with a 3-2 overtime win against Niagara on Oct. 30. Cornell has won two the first game of the season in back-to-back seasons after scoring a 1-0 win over Princeton to kick off the 2008-09 campaign. Under head coach Mike Schafer, the Big Red is 10-4-1 in season openers.

HAPPY DEBUTS
Four members of Cornell's freshman class made their official collgiate debut in the win against the Purple Eagles on Oct. 30. Forwards Greg Miller, John Esposito and Erik Axell each found themselves in the starting lineup, as did defenseman Nick D'Agostino. D'Agostino also picked up the second assist on Joe Devin's overtime game-winner against Niagara. A fifth member of the freshman class, Braden Birch, made his official debut on Nov. 6 against Dartmouth.

THE UNBEATEN
Cornell enters this weekend's play as one of just two teams to have yet to record a loss this season. The only other team without a defeat is Bemidji State, which is off to a 7-0-1 start on the year.

A MIGHTY WIND-SOR
Tyler Roeszler and Nick D'Agostino scored two goals each as Cornell opened the exhibition season with a 7-0 win over Windsor on Oct. 23. Patrick Kennedy, Blake Gallagher and Dan Nicholls also added goals Michael Garman got the start in goal for the Big Red, stopping all 20 shots he faced on the night.

EXHIBIT B
Sean Whitney and Riley Nash both scored  as the Cornell men's hockey team closed out the exhibition season with a 3-2 loss to the U.S. Under-18 National Team on Oct. 24 at Lynah Rink. Ithaca-native Andy Iles had 39 saves in the victory for Team USA, while Cornell's Ben Scrivens stopped 24 shots in the loss. Joe Devin, Greg Miller and Blake Gallagher each chipped in an assist. Cornell finished the game 0-for-5 on the power play, while Team USA was 1-for-5 with the man advantage.

QUIETLY MAKING NOISE
One of the most overlooked players on the Big Red roster is perhaps one of the most visible in goaltender Ben Scrivens. Entering his senior season, Scrivens ranks among the top-10 goaltenders in NCAA history in several categories, though he typically gets passed over for league and national recognition. Scrivens enters the year ranked tied for eighth in save percentage (.928) and tied for ninth in goals-against average (1.96). Additionally, last season, he tied for 15th all-time with his six single-season shutouts, and, should he start every game this season, he would break David McKee's NCAA record of consecutive starts by a goaltender of 102 – Scrivens currently stands at 73 games straight, which ranks third all-time in NCAA history.

I FEEL A DRAFT
Cornell has six players on the roster for 2009-10 who have been previously selected in the NHL Entry Draft. Seniors Colin Greening and Justin Krueger, junior Riley Nash, sophomore Sean Collins and freshmen Braden Birch and Nick D'Agostino have been picked in the NHL draft over the last five seasons.

CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Cornell head coach Mike Schafer is quickly moving up the ranks of the coaching fraternity in his win totals. Now in his 15th season, Schafer has 279 career victories, ranking him third in ECAC Hockey, but with the shortest tenure of the two ahead of him in the rankings. Schafer trails only Quinnipiac's Rand Pecknold by eight, with St. Lawrence's Joe Marsh well ahead with 439 career wins.

WHAT'S IN A NUMBER?
Sophomore defenseman Sean Whitney will be wearing jersey number 19 this season, the same number that his older brother, Ryan, wears for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League.

IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR
In what seems to be an annual trend for the Cornell hockey team, there are two sets of brothers on the roster in 2009-10. Twins Joe and Mike Devin are juniors, while the Nash family has senior defenseman Brendon and junior forward Riley as members of the Big Red.

BROTHERLY LOVE
A glance around the college hockey landscape shows 11 collegiate players who have older brothers as regular players in the NHL. Two of those 10 players happen to play for the Big Red, as sophomore defenseman Sean Whitney's brother, Ryan, is a defenseman for the Anaheim Ducks. Additionally, freshman forward Chris Moulson's older brother, Matt, is a forward for the New York Islanders. Cornell joins both New Hampshire and North Dakota (coincidentally, two opponents on the schedule in 2009-10) with having two players whose older brothers are currently in the NHL. Interestingly, all 10 of the older brothers also played college hockey.

ONE LONG SEASON
In 2007-08, the Big Red tied the 2002-03 campaign with the most games in a single season in school history at 36. That mark was again equaled last year as the Big Red went 22-10-4, just the third time in program history that Cornell has played 36 games. The Big Red advanced to the NCAA Midwest Regional Final, where it fell to Bemidji State, 4-1, in the 36th game of the year.

IRON MAN
Senior Colin Greening has a shot at breaking the school consecutive games record this season. Entering the year with 103 straight games played, the Big Red captain needs to play in 36 games this season to eclipse the mark of 138, set by Jeremy Downs from 2002-05. He is currently at 106 career games played after appearing in all three games so far this season.

TRIPLE DIGITS
Three Cornell players have played in more than 100 games in their Big Red careers, with another two nearing the century mark. Colin Greening leads the way with 106 career games played, while Justin Krueger has appeared in 104 contests for the Big Red. The most recent member to hit triple digits is Blake Gallagher, who played in his 100th career game in the season opener against Niagara and now stands at 102. Nearing the century mark are Brendon Nash, who has appeared in 90 games, and Ben Scrivens, who has played in 86 contests.

EVEN MORE TRIPLE DIGITS
Cornell senior Colin Greening is making a bid to become the 45th player in Cornell history to record 100 career points. The Big Red senior has 89 points through 106 career games. Hot on his heels on the race to 100 is junior Riley Nash, who has tallied 72 points in 75 career games, while Blake Gallagher also has a shot at 100, standing at 68 career points through 102 career games.

IN THE AIR TONIGHT
All of Cornell's games this season can be heard in the Ithaca area on WHCU 870 AM. Jason Weinstein returns for his fifth season calling Big Red hockey action.

ON THE TUBE
Five of Cornell's regular season games are scheduled to be on television this season, with the first being the Big Red's game at Union on Dec. 5, televised in the Albany area by Time Warner Sports. The other four games are all slated to be after the New Year, including the Big Red's game against North Dakota on Jan. 22. Other games to be televised include the game at New Hampshire on Jan. 3, at Quinnipiac on Feb. 5 and at Colgate on Feb. 16. Last season, Cornell played in 12 televised games, going 8-4 when on television.

REDCAST
Live streaming video of most of Cornell's home hockey games is available through Cornell REDCast. In addition to streaming video of home games, fans can also get live audio of all of Cornell's road games. REDCast is a subscription-based joint venture of Cornell athletics and Internet Consulting Services (ICS). Numerous subscription options, including yearly, monthly, sport-by-sport and pay-per-view passes, provide viewing and listening flexibility without the worry of automatic renewal. REDCasts are available on all computer operating systems.

UP NEXT
Cornell returns home for a three-game home stand, its final three home games of the fall semester. The Big Red opens the home stand with a contest against Princeton on Friday, Nov. 20, before taking on Quinnipiac the following night. The three-game set concludes on Tuesday, Nov. 24, when Colgate visits Lynah Rink for a 7 p.m. contest.