2016-17 Men's Hockey Roster

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cornell men's ice hockey program has announced five additions to the program for the 2016-17 season. Mike Schafer, who will return for his 22nd season as the Jay R. Bloom '77 Head Coach of Men's Hockey, announced the additions Monday as the team attempts to win its 13th ECAC Hockey championship and make its 20th NCAA tournament appearance.
 
"Gone are the days where you can physically punish teams, so now you have to intimidate with speed," Schafer said. "With this class, they're all tremendous skaters and have great skills and offensive instincts. They're going to increase our team's speed and skill level and improve our ability to play at a faster pace."
 
There are four forwards and one defenseman among the newcomers. For a second straight year, Cornell will return all three of its goaltenders. The team's captains for the 2016-17 season, as well as its schedule, will be released at a later date.
 
Class of 2020 Player Biographies
 
Noah Bauld
Forward — 5-foot-11, 180 pounds — Halifax, Nova Scotia — Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL)
Bauld racked up 40 points over 46 games on 17 goals and 23 assists with the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Lloydminster Bobcats during the 2015-16 season. He helped the Bobcats reach the finals of the RBC Cup, which is Canada's national championship for Junior A leagues. Bauld also scored two goals in four games while helping Canada West win the World Junior A Challenge earlier in the season. Bauld is a 2015 graduate and served as a captain of The Gunnery, which competes in the top division of the New England Prep School Ice Hockey Association. Bauld also spent a season with Northwood School in Lake Placid, N.Y.
 
Corey Hoffman
Forward — 5-foot-9, 175 pounds — Plainview, N.Y. — Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)
Hoffman scored 12 goals and added 27 assists for 39 points in 56 regular-season games between the Prince George Spruce Kings and Cowichan Valley Capitals in the British Columbia Hockey League. He went on to lead the Capitals in postseason scoring with three goals and seven assists for 10 points in six playoff games, and he was named the team's playoff MVP. Hoffman averaged nearly a point per game during the 2014-15 season with the North American Hockey League's Odessa Jackalopes during the 2014-15 season.
 
Yanni Kaldis
Defenseman — 5-foot-11, 187 pounds — Montréal, Québec — Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)
Kaldis joins the Big Red after being named a British Columbia Hockey League First-Team All-Star for the 2015-16 season when he averaged better than a point per game from the blue line. His 63 points on nine goals and 54 assists through 58 games ranked second in the league for defensemen and was third overall on his team. His 35 power-play assists led all skaters in the BCHL. Kaldis was also a BCHL Second-Team All-Star for the Clippers for the 2014-15 season when he racked up nine goals and 38 assists for 47 points. He spent the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons with Dawson College in his native Québec, where he was named the team MVP for both seasons and the school's Male Athlete of the Year for the 2013-14 academic year.
 
Jeff Malott
Forward — 6-foot-3, 200 pounds — Burlington, Ontario — Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
Malott posted 60 points in 46 games on 25 goals and 35 assists and helped lead the Brooks Bandits in 2015-16 to the Gas Drive Cup, which is the Alberta Junior Hockey League's championships. While he finished tied for third on the Bandits in overall scoring, he led the squad in points per game (1.30) and was named the team's most valuable player and to the AJHL South Division All-League Team. Malott then earned a spot on the all-tournament team at the Western Canada Cup by being named the event's top forward. He was also named the Bandits' unsung hero for the 2014-15 season and helped the Caledonia Corvairs to the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey title during the 2013-14 season.
 
Connor Murphy
Forward — 5-foot-10, 170 pounds — Ancaster, Ontario — Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
Murphy posted 23 points on 11 goals and 12 assists and a plus-15 rating in 53 games with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League. He notched 33 points with the USHL's Chicago Steel during the 2014-15 season and helped the squad win a bronze medal at the 2015 Junior Club World Cup in Russia. Before joining the USHL ranks, Murphy spent two seasons with the Caledonia Corvairs in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, where he was named the league's Player of the Year and led the Midwest Conference in scoring with 96 points in 49 games en route to a Sutherland Cup championship. He was a two-time GOJHL all-star, was named the 2013 Midwest Conference Rookie of the Year, the 2014 Ontario Hockey Association Junior B Player of the Year and received the OHA Top Prospect Award.