Game 23 • Brown at Cornell
Faceoff: Friday, February 12, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Site: Lynah Rink (4,267) • Ithaca, N.Y.
2009-10 Records: Cornell (13-6-3, 7-2-2 ECAC Hockey); Brown (7-13-3, 5-8-3 ECAC Hockey)
Series Record: Cornell leads, 66-39-5
Last Meeting: Cornell won, 6-0, on Nov. 14, 2009
 
Media Information
Television: none
Radio: WHCU 870 AM • Jason Weinstein (play-by-play)
Live Stats: www.sidearmstats.com/cornell/mhockey
Live Video: www.CornellBigRed.com/showcase
Tickets: Available by calling (607) 254-BEAR

Game 24 • Yale at Cornell
Faceoff: Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Site: Lynah Rink (4,267) • Ithaca, N.Y.
2009-10 Records: Cornell (13-6-3, 7-2-2 ECAC Hockey) • Yale (14-6-3, 10-4-2 ECAC Hockey)
Series Record: Cornell leads, 77-53-5
Last Meeting: Yale won, 4-2, on Nov. 13, 2009

Media Information
Television: none
Radio: WHCU 870 AM • Jason Weinstein (play-by-play)
Live Stats: www.sidearmstats.com/cornell/mhockey
Live Video: www.CornellBigRed.com/showcase
Tickets: Available by calling (607) 254-BEAR

Game Notes Available In PDF Format

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Entering the weekend in a three-way tie for first place in ECAC Hockey, the Cornell men's hockey team will try to remain there when it faces Brown and Yale in a pair of league games this weekend. Cornell and Brown will open the weekend on Friday at 7 p.m. at Lynah Rink before the Big Red and Bulldogs will meet in a matchup of two of the three teams tied atop the league standings on Saturday at 7 p.m. Both games can be heard in the Ithaca area on WHCU 870 AM with Jason Weinstein providing the call, while live streaming video will be available through the Cornell Redcast subscription service.

ABOUT THE BIG RED
Cornell split its two games last weekend, defeating Quinnipiac by a 2-0 score on Friday in a game televised nationally by CBS College Sports, before dropping a 5-3 decision at Princeton on Saturday night in Princeton, N.J. Senior goaltender Ben Scrivens was sharp on Friday, stopping all 32 shots he faced for his 15th career shutout, but was pulled from the net on Saturday against Princeton after allowing four goals in the first 26 minutes. Sophomore backup Mike Garman came on and kept the Big Red in the game with 21 saves, but Cornell could not tie the score after drawing to within one late in the second period. Senior Blake Gallagher continued his strong offensive production, tallying three points on the weekend, including recording a goal and an assist on Saturday at Princeton, while junior Patrick Kennedy chipped in a pair of assists against the Tigers. On Friday against Quinnipiac, both senior defenseman Justin Krueger and junior forward Tyler Roeszler scored their first goals of the season as Cornell blanked the Bobcats at their home for the second straight time. For the season, Cornell's offense is led by Gallagher's 28 points in 22 games, while fellow senior Colin Greening is averaging a point per game with 22 points in 22 contests. Gallagher has a team-best 14 goals and shares the team lead with Greening in assists with 14. In goal, Scrivens has been solid all season, posting a 2.00 goals-against average and a .928 save percentage with three shutouts. Cornell's special teams units have been outstanding, with the Big Red converting on 24-of-106 power-play chances (22.6 percent) while killing off 95-of-107 short-handed chances (88.8 percent).

ABOUT BROWN
Picked to finish last in the ECAC Hockey preseason polls, the Bears have had a strong season under first-year head coach Brendan Whittet. The Bears currently hold down the ninth spot in the league standings, just two points out of hosting a first-round series in the ECAC Hockey playoffs. Brown has gone 2-1-2 in its last five games, and has been streaky all season, first losing six straight, then winning five in a row before losing another five games and then embarking on the current stretch. Brown is paced offensively by sophomore Jack Maclellan, who has 22 points in 22 games on nine goals and 13 assists, sharing the team lead in both categories. The Bears have had balanced scoring, as nine different players are in double-digits in scoring this season. Sophomore Mike Clemente has seen the majority of time in goal, posting a 3.42 goals-against average and a .898 save percentage. Brown has struggled on special teams, posting 15 goals in 110 power-play attempts (13.6 percent) while killing off penalties at a 77.8 percent rate (105-of-135).

THE SERIES WITH BROWN
Cornell claimed a 6-0 victory in the first meeting of the season between the two teams on Nov. 14 in Providence, R.I., the 110th all-time meeting. Cornell holds a 66-39-5 lead in the all-time series and has won three straight games over the Bears. Cornell head coach Mike Schafer holds a 24-3-3 mark against Brown during his coaching tenure.

ABOUT YALE
Yale enters the weekend tied with Cornell and Union atop the league standings, though having played one more game than the Big Red has. The Bulldogs have gone 7-3-1 since the calendar turned to 2010, and are riding a two-game winning streak into the weekend, facing Colgate on Friday before making the trek to Ithaca. Yale is led by Broc Little and Sean Backman, who both have 26 points on the year in 23 games. Little has a team-best 18 goals, while freshman Andrew Miller has a team-best 18 assists on the year. Yale has had little problem scoring goals, as the Bulldogs lead the country in scoring offense, averaging better than four goals per game, but have had a revolving door at goaltender, with a quartet of netminders sharing time in between the pipes. Freshman Nick Maricic has seen the most time of the four, posting a 2.74 goals-against average and a .896 save percentage, but senior Billy Blase who relieved Maricic on Friday against Dartmouth and got the start on Saturday against Harvard, getting the win both nights. Blase has a 1.61 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage, having played in just three contests. The Bulldogs have scored 32 goals in 136 power-play chances (23.5 percent) while successfully killing off 97-of-118 opponents' power plays (82.2 percent).

THE SERIES WITH YALE
Cornell holds a 77-53-5 lead in the all-time series against Yale, a series that dates back to 1902, though the Bulldogs have won four straight times in the series. Yale claimed a 4-2 victory when the two teams first met this season on Nov. 13 in New Haven, Conn., and won all three meetings last season, including a 5-0 victory in the ECAC Hockey championship game. Cornell's last win against Yale came on Nov. 9, 2007, in New Haven. Saturday's contest will be the 136th meeting all-time, temporarily tying it with Colgate for the most games against one team. Under head coach Mike Schafer, the Big Red is 17-11-4 against the Bulldogs.

A FRIENDLY ROAD ENVIRONMENT
While Lynah Rink is unquestionably the Big Red's favorite place to play, a recent close second might be Quinnipiac's TD Bank Sports Center, where the Big Red has never suffered a loss. Cornell is 2-0-1 all-time at the three-year-old facility, including last weekend's 2-0 victory over the Bobcats. Included in those three games are a pair of shutouts from Ben Scrivens, who first blanked the Bobcats with 25 saves on Nov. 8, 2008, before stoning all 32 shots on Friday night. In three career appearances at the arena, Scrivens has allowed only two goals.

SAVING THE DAY
With his save on a shot by St. Lawrence's Mike McKenzie in the second period on Jan. 29, Ben Scrivens became Cornell's all-time leader in career saves, surpassing the previous tally of 2,462 of Jason Elliott from 1994-97. Scrivens now has 2,533 career saves and ranks among the team's all-time leaders in every goaltending record. Scrivens also has the second and third highest single-season save totals in Cornell history in each of the past two seasons.

WHAT A RELIEF
A day after posting his third shutout of the season, Ben Scrivens had what could only be considered an “off-day” on Feb. 6 at Princeton, allowing four goals in 26 minutes. Enter sophomore Mike Garman, making his first appearance of the season and just the third of his career in relief. Garman, a seldom-used backup who would probably start for most other teams around the nation and in ECAC Hockey, made 21 saves on the game and kept the Tigers off the board, allowing Cornell to climb back into the game, 4-3, at the end of two periods.

FOUR-SQUARE
Cornell's offense scored four goals in first 10 minutes of the second period against Clarkson on Jan. 30, just the third time this season that the Big Red has scored four times in one period. The last time that happened came on Nov. 14 at Brown, when Cornell scored four times in the third period in a 6-0 victory. Cornell also scored four goals in the third period against Harvard on Nov. 7 in a 6-3 win at Lynah Rink.

THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
Three seems to be the key number for the Cornell offense in getting a victory this season, as the Big Red is 9-1-1 on the year when scoring three or more goals. The lone tie came when Cornell drew with Boston University, 3-3, on Nov. 28 at Madison Square Garden, while Cornell lost for just the first time this season when scoring three goals at Princeton on Feb. 6. When scoring fewer than three goals, the Big Red is just 4-5-2, with wins over Rensselaer, North Dakota, St. Lawrence and Quinnipiac.

MISSING IN ACTION
Junior forward Riley Nash has missed each of Cornell's last four games with an undisclosed injury, the first four games of his career he has beenout of the lineup. With Nash sitting out, the number of current players to have never missed a game stands at just two: senior Colin Greening, who has appeared in 125 career games, and freshman Greg Miller, who has been in the lineup in all 22 games so far this season. Nash is expected to be back in the lineup for this weekend's games against Brown and Yale.

THE POWER'S BACK ON
For the first part of the season, Cornell's offense was being carried by the nation's most potent power play. At one point, the Big Red was converting on nearly one out of every three power-play chances. Then, for a seven and a half game stretch, the Big Red went 0-for-30 on the power play before striking for three power play goals in seven chances against Clarkson on Jan. 30. The Big Red has now scored at least one power-play goal in three straight games, collecting six extra-man goals in 18 chances over that span.

MORE ON THE POWER PLAY
Cornell's three power-play goal outburst against Clarkson on Jan. 30 marked the first time that the Big Red had scored at least two power-play goals since Nov. 28 against Boston University, and the first time scoring three with the man advantage since Nov. 6 against Dartmouth. The Big Red backed that outburst up with one power-play goal at Quinnipiac on Feb. 5 and another two the following night at Princeton.

YOU CAN'T SPELL “BIG RED” WITHOUT “D”
While the Big Red offense has cooled off from its hot start, the Big Red still holds one of the nation's top records due in large part to one of the nation's stingiest defenses. Cornell is ranked second in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 2.09 goals per game. Cornell also ranks seventh in the nation in scoring margin.

SPECIAL TEAMS SUCCESS
Championship teams usually have strong special teams units, and this year's edition of the Big Red is no exception to that. Cornell's power play is ranked fifth in the nation, converting on 22.6 percent of its chances, while the penalty killing unit is ranked second in the country, having killed off 88.8 percent of opponents' power plays.

LEADING THE WAY
Further establishing his place among Cornell hockey history, senior Colin Greening is vying to become the first player in program history to lead the team in goals in four straight seasons. He joins Matt Moulson (2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06) and Roy Kerling (1977-78, 1979-80, 1981-82) as the only two players who have ever led the team in goals in three seasons, with Moulson being the only other player to lead the team in goals in three consecutive seasons. Currently, Greening is second on the team in goals, trailing Blake Gallagher by six for the team lead in that category.

A RARE OCCASION
The visit from North Dakota on Jan. 22-23 marked just the second time a current member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association has ever visited the nearly 53-year-old Lynah Rink. The only other current WCHA member to have visited Lynah Rink is Denver, which played two games at Lynah on Dec. 29-30, 1979. Both of those games went in favor of the Big Red, which won 5-4 and 4-3 on its way to a berth in the national semifinals. That same season also saw Notre Dame, which at the time was a member of the WCHA but is now a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, visit Lynah Rink on Nov. 23, 1979, and come away with a 5-4 overtime victory.

CORNELL VS. THE WCHA
The Big Red's split against North Dakota marked the second straight season that the Big Red went 1-1 against the Fighting Sioux. Cornell is now 3-5 all-time against North Dakota and 17-18-1 against WCHA teams. Of those 36 games against current WCHA members, Cornell has only played four at Lynah Rink, going 3-1. This season, the Big Red is 1-2 against WCHA foes after dropping a 4-2 decision to Colorado College on Dec. 29 at the Florida College Classic. Cornell head coach Mike Schafer holds a 7-7-1 all-time in his 15 games behind the bench against WCHA opponents.

HOME AT LAST
Cornell's game on Jan. 22 against North Dakota marked the first time the Big Red had played at Lynah Rink in nearly two full months. The Big Red had played eight straight games away from home, including three neutral site games, in between appearances at Lynah Rink. The eight-game road trip was Cornell's longest since the 1990-91 season that saw the Big Red also play eight consecutive games away from home. Cornell went 3-2-3 on this most recent eight-game road swing, with wins over Rensselaer, New Hampshire and Clarkson, and ties against Boston University, Union and St. Lawrence. Cornell's two losses both came in Estero, Fla., in the Florida College Classic on Dec. 29-30, 2009.

CLOSE CALL
With Blake Gallagher's goal with just under 10 seconds remaining on Jan. 23 against North Dakota, the Big Red avoided being shut out for the first time this season. Cornell was last shut out on March 21, 2009, against Yale in the ECAC Hockey championship game.

ONE IS THE LONLIEST NUMBER
The Big Red's 1-1 tie at St. Lawrence on Jan. 16 marked the first time this season that the Big Red scored fewer than two goals in a game. Cornell had scored at least two in each of the first 15 games of the season.

THE ONLY ONE
Cornell's 1-0 win over North Dakota marked the first and only time this season that the Fighting Sioux lost a non-conference contest. North Dakota went 5-1-2 in its non-league games this year including the split with the Big Red. Other victims of the Fighting Sioux include Merrimack twice, Niagara and Ohio State, with the two ties coming against Miami and Notre Dame.

NORTH COUNTRY OF NIGHTMARES
All teams have their share of troubles when heading to New York's North Country, and Cornell has been no exception to that rule in recent seasons. Cornell's win on Jan. 15 at Clarkson snapped an eight-game losing streak in the North Country. The Big Red last won at either venue during the 2004-05 season when it pulled off the rare sweep of Clarkson and St. Lawrence. Since then, the Big Red has tallied just six of a possible 20 points, with three of those points coming this season. Clarkson's Cheel Arena and St. Lawrence's Appleton Arena are two of the three ECAC Hockey venues that the Big Red has a losing record at, with Harvard's Bright Hockey Center the third. After this season's results, Cornell is now 6-11-3 at Cheel Arena and 17-19-5 at Appleton Arena.

ANOTHER MILESTONE REACHED
Cornell's game at New Hampshire on Jan. 3 marked the 1,700th contest all-time in Cornell history. It was also the 972nd all-time victory for the Big Red.
 
DRAWING EVEN
Cornell's 5-2 win at New Hampshire on Jan. 3 brought the Big Red back to the .500 mark on the season in non-league games. With the split against North Dakota, Cornell finished the non-league slate at 3-3-1.

FIT TO BE TIED
Cornell's 3-3 tie against Boston University on Nov. 28 at Madison Square Garden marked the 50th tie in the coaching tenure of head coach Mike Schafer. The Big Red bench boss, in his 15th season, is averaging 3.33 ties per season during his tenure. Cornell recorded six ties in 2003-04, while posting as few as one tie in 2002-03. Additionally, while the tie was the 50th for Schafer, it also marked the 99th all-time tie in the history of the Cornell men's hockey program. Cornell reached the 100-tie mark a week later with the Big Red's 2-2 tie at Union on Dec. 5.

OVER THE CENTURY MARK
It didn't take long for Cornell senior Colin Greening to blow past the 100-point mark. Greening reached 99 career points with a goal and an assist at Rensselaer on Dec. 4 and was held scoreless the following night, but reached the century mark with a goal against Colorado College in the Florida College Classic. Greening wasn't satisfied with standing on 100, however, as he tallied an assist the following night against Princeton to reach 101. Greening, who now has 105 career points, is the 45th player in Cornell history to reach the 100-point barrier, with the last being Topher Scott, who recorded 107 career points in 137 games from 2004-08. Greening is alone in 42nd place all-time in Cornell scoring history, one point behind Ryan Moynihan for 41st (131 GP, 45-61--106).

THE WINNER
Ben Scrivens is not only standing atop the Cornell career saves list, but he is also approaching the top of several other categories. Scrivens is now third in school history in career wins with 57, 19 behind Ken Dryden's 76 and eight behind David McKee's 65. He is also second in career ties with 11, two behind McKee, and fourth in both goals-against average (1.95) and save percentage (.928). He also has 15 career shutouts,  moving him past Ken Dryden for second-most in school history. Scrivens now trails the career leader, David McKee, by just three in that category.

VOTE FOR HOBEY
The first phase of voting for the 2010 Hobey Baker Award is now open, with three Cornellians on the ballot. Seniors Ben Scrivens, Blake Gallagher and Colin Greening are the Big Red's three candidates for the award. Fans can vote now through March 7, with the 10 finalists announced on March 18. The fan vote accounts for one percent of a player's voting tally. Fans can vote online at http://www.hobeybaker.com/voting.

LOWE'S SENIOR CLASS
Colin Greening is also one of 10 finalists for the 2010 Lowe's Senior Class Award, an award presented to the top student-athlete in the country. The award was designed to reward those student-athletes for staying in school all four years and their contributions to the classroom, community and in competition. Fans can vote online at www.seniorclassaward.com/vote/hockey_2009_10.  The winner will be announced at the Frozen Four in Detroit, Mich.

GOING FOR THE GOLD
Cornell alumnus Douglas Murray joins an elite list of players to represent their country in the Winter Olympics after being named to Team Sweden for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver next month. Murray joins Darren Eliot (1984), Kent Manderville (1992), Dan Ratushny (1992) and Joe Nieuwendyk (1998, 2002) in appearing in Olympic competition and is the first to play for a country other than Canada.

MORE OLYMPIC CONNECTIONS
Douglas Murray isn't the only one with a connection to Cornell to be competing when the Winter Olympics open up on Feb. 12. Sophomore Sean Whitney's older brother, Ryan, was named to the U.S. men's hockey team on Feb. 4. Meanwhile, senior Justin Krueger's father, Ralph, serves as the head coach of Switzerland's national team and will guide the Swiss medal hopes in the Olympics. Switzerland and the United States will square off on Feb. 16 in Vancouver, pitting the two teammates' families against each other.

ABOUT THE FLORIDA COLLEGE CLASSIC
For the third time in the 10-year history of the Florida College Classic, the Cornell men's hockey team dropped both of its games at the tournament. Cornell lost both games of the tournament in both 2001-02 and again in 2002-03. Hopefully for the Big Red, history has been kind to Cornell when losing twice in Florida, as both times, Cornell advanced to the NCAA tournament. The most recent time saw Cornell advance to the Frozen Four. Maine won the 2009 edition of the tournament with a 3-2 come-from-behind win against Colorado College.

THE SELLOUT
Cornell and Boston University combined to record just the second sell-out of a college hockey game in the history of Madison Square Garden on Nov. 28 when the two programs met at The World's Most Famous Arena. The first sellout of a college hockey game at Madison Square Garden came during the 2007-08 season in the first incarnation of Red Hot Hockey between Cornell and Boston University.

OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMEN
Cornell's seven defenseman rotation has provided additional offense for the Big Red, as the seven players who have seen ice time this season have combined to score nine goals and 44 assists for 53 points this season, or 28.6 percent of the team's offensive production. Senior Brendon Nash leads the way with two goals and 11 assists for 13 points, followed closely by freshman Nick D'Agostino's 11 points on two goals and nine assists.

A TRIO FOR KRUEGER
With Sean Whitney scratched from the lineup against Colgate on Nov. 24, senior Justin Krueger stepped into Whitney's place on the first power play unit and delivered a career best three assists on the night. Prior to the game against the Raiders, Krueger had never had a multi-point game in his first 108 games at Cornell. He has since added another multi-point game with a pair of assists on Jan. 3 at New Hampshire, and duplicated that feat again on Jan. 15 at Clarkson.

SIX OF ONE...
Cornell's offense erupted for six goals against Harvard on Nov. 7, 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
When Cornell's offense put six goals on the board against Harvard on Nov. 7, it marked 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.

ANOTHER SIX-PACK
With Cornell going 42 games without scoring six goals prior to the Nov. 7 win against Harvard, it took far less time to record another six-goal game, as exactly one week later, the Big Red put six goals on the board in a 6-0 victory at Brown.

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 Nov. 7 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.

THE DRIVE FOR FIVE
Cornell scored at least five goals in both games during the weekend of Nov. 6-7 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 on Nov. 6-7 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. Most recently, freshman Chris Moulson made his Cornell debut on Jan. 16 at St. Lawrence. The remaining three members of the freshman class – goaltender Omar Kanji, forward Vince Mihalik and defenseman Jarred Seymour –have yet to see game action this season.

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 ironically, 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 because of Cornell's defensive reputation. Should he start every game this season, he would break David McKee's NCAA record of consecutive starts by a goaltender of 102. Scrivens has started in 92 straight games for the Big Red, the second-highest total 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 289 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 six, with St. Lawrence's Joe Marsh well ahead with 451 career victories in his 24 seasons behind the Saints bench.

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 13 collegiate players who have older brothers as regular players in the NHL. Two of those 13 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 New Hampshire, North Dakota and Union (coincidentally, all three are opponents on the schedule in 2009-10 for a total of five games) with having two players whose older brothers are currently in the NHL.

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 125 career games played after appearing in all 22 games so far this season.

TRIPLE DIGITS
Five 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 125 career games played, while Justin Krueger has appeared in 123 contests for the Big Red. Joining the pair in triple digits are Blake Gallagher, who played in his 100th career game in the season opener against Niagara and now stands at 121, and Brendon Nash, who reached the 100-game mark on Jan. 3 at New Hampshire and now has played in 108 career games. The most recent player to reach 100 was Ben Scrivens, who played in his 100th career game on Jan. 22 against North Dakota and has appeared in 105 career contests. Next up on the list should be Joe Scali, who stands at 98 career games, and Riley Nash, who has played in 90 contests.

EVEN MORE TRIPLE DIGITS
With Colin Greening becoming the 45th player to record 100 career points, another two players are racing to becomethe 46th and 47th players to reach the century mark. Hot on his heels on the race to 100 is senior Blake Gallagher, who has 91 points in 121 career games, and junior Riley Nash,  who has tallied 81 points in 90 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 takes to the road for the final time in the regular season next week with three games. Cornell opens the week with a trip to Colgate for a 7 p.m. contest on Tues., Feb. 16, then heads to Harvard and Dartmouth for a pair of contests. The Big Red and Crimson will battle on Friday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m., in Cambridge, Mass., with Cornell taking on Dartmouth the following night at 7 p.m.