#17 Men’s Hockey Returns to Action at 2023 Adirondack Winter Invitational

Mike Schafer '86
The Jay R. Bloom ‘77 Head Coach of Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey

THE PUCK DROP
• The No. 17-ranked Cornell men's hockey team returns to action following a 26-day hiatus from competition when it participates in the 2023 Adirondack Winter Invitational.

• Puck drop for Cornell's first game of the tournament is scheduled for 4 p.m., followed by a clash between No. 12-ranked Arizona State and Clarkson at 7:30 p.m.

• Cornell will play at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday with a win over UMass. Otherwise, the Big Red will once again play at 4 p.m. Both contests featuring the Big Red will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and over the airwaves on WHCU (870 AM, 97.7 FM, whcuradio.com).

LOGGING THE MILES
• Cornell is in the midst of its 48-day span between home games, as the program's next game at Lynah Rink will come on Jan. 19 when it hosts ECAC Hockey and Ivy League rival Princeton.

• Over the next three weeks, Cornell will log 4,532 miles traveled as it makes the 506-mile roundtrip trek to Lake Placid before heading to Arizona on Jan. 12-13 to face No. 13-ranked Arizona State.

RETURNING TO LAKE PLACID
• This weekend will be the 45th and 46th times Cornell plays contests in Lake Placid. It will be the first non-conference tournament in which the Big Red is participating in "The Olympic Village" since posting a 9-1 victory over McGill — a Canadian university — on Dec. 28, 1984, before being edged by Ohio State, 3-1, the following day.

• Friday and Saturday will be the 28th and 29th instances where Cornell plays at Herb Brooks Arena. The Big Red is 13-14-0 (.481) all-time in the venue and 25-19-0 (.568) in Lake Placid.

• Cornell's last two games held in Lake Placid have gone to overtime. The Big Red dropped both contests as it lost to Clarkson, 3-2, on March 23, 2019, and 1-0 to Harvard this past March 17. Both meetings came in the semifinals of the ECAC Hockey Championship.

MOSKO REPRESENTS SLOVAKIA
• Freshman defenseman Marian Mosko has been representing his home country the past couple of weeks as he participated at the 2023 World Junior A Challenge in Truro, Nova Scotia, from Dec. 10-15, before heading to Gothenburg, Sweden, to play for his country at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championships.

• At the World Junior A Challenge, Mosko registered his lone point (an assist) in Slovakia's opening game against Canada East, who ended as the runner-up.

• Mosko is the 11th Cornell player (12th occurrence) in program history to play in the World Junior Championship, but is the first-ever player to play for a non-North American country.

• This year marks the third consecutive season in which a member of the Big Red program will represent the institution at the tournament. Sophomore goaltender Remington Keopple played 20 minutes for the United States at the August rendition of the 2022 tournament in Edmonton, Alberta, and equipment manager Sean Schmidt was one of two equipment managers for the United States who won a bronze medal last year in an 8-7 overtime victory over Sweden.

SHANE EARNS MONTHLY HONOR
• For the second consecutive month, junior goaltender Ian Shane was named ECAC Hockey's MAC Goaltending Goaltender of the Month, as announced on Dec. 6.

• In six appearances in November, Shane had a 3-1-1 record with a 2.10 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage. Shane ended up stopping 108 of 119 shots faced in the month.

• His 2.10 goals-against average was second in ECAC Hockey, trailing Clarkson's Austin Roden (1.34) over 179:39 minutes across three appearances. The .908 save percentage was third in the conference, trailing Roden (.946) and Dartmouth's Cooper Black (.929).

• Shane opened the month with two victories over Yale and Brown, allowing two combined goals while making 34 saves. He capped off the month with a season-high 35 saves in the Big Red's victory over then-No. 5-ranked Boston University in the biennial Red Hot Hockey contest at Madison Square Garden, where he guided the Big Red to its fourth consecutive Kelley-Harkness Cup over the Terriers.

LIKE A ROCK AT THE DOT
• Following his 15 faceoff wins in Cornell's loss to Colgate on Dec. 2, senior forward Gabriel Seger is one of 11 active Division I hockey players with 1,000 career faceoff wins. He joins AIC's Dustin Manz (1,463), Omaha's Nolan Sullivan (1,344), Minnesota's Jaxon Nelson (1,193), Vermont's Ryan Miotto (1,099), Air Force's Clayton Cosentino (1,080), Northern Michigan's Artem Shlaine (1,039), Josh Nodler (1,027), RIT's Carter Wilkie (1,021), UMass' Lucas Vanroboys (1,014), and Wisconsin's David Silye (1,010).

• Seger has excelled at the faceoff dot this season, winning just over 60 percent of the draws he has taken, posting 163 wins in 268 faceoffs. His .608 success rate ranks sixth nationally among players who have won at least 150 faceoffs.

• Those currently ahead of Seger include Western Michigan's Tim Washe (180-of-280 — .643), Air Force's Clayton Cosentino (280-of-457 — .613), Maine's Harrison Scott (154-of-252 — .611), AIC's Dustin Manz (212-of-347 — .611), and St. Cloud State's Mason Salquist (161-of-264 — .610). Seger is five-thousandths of a point ahead of Omaha's Noah Sullivan (189-of-311 — .608).

SNAPPING LYNAH'S PENALTY SHOT DROUGHT
• Junior forward Sullivan Mack recorded his first goal of the season on a penalty shot in the Big Red's last game against Colgate on Dec. 2.

• Mack's penalty shot marked the first time a Big Red player had a successful penalty shot attempt on home ice since Cornell Athletics Hall of Famer and Hockey Hall of Famer Joe Nieuwendyk on Feb. 27, 1987, against RPI.

• The goal was the fifth penalty shot scored by a Cornell player at Lynah Rink, joining Carlo Ugolini (1/20/73 vs. Toronto), Brock Tredway (1/17/79 vs. Clarkson), Len Jankowski (2/24/79 vs. Northeastern), and Nieuwendyk.

LENDING A HELPING HAND
• Despite having his season-opening seven-game assist streak snapped on Nov. 18, freshman defenseman Ben Robertson has opened his collegiate career with 11 assists across his first 11 games.

• With his two-assist game against Colgate on Dec. 1, Robertson became the third Big Red defenseman in the Mike Schafer era (since 1995-96) to record 10-plus assists in the first 10 games of a season. The other blueliners to accomplish the feat were Steve Wilson (10 in 1995-96) and Doug Murray (10 in 2002-03). Robertson also became the 10th player (12th occurrence) to have 10-plus assists in the first 10 games of a season under Schafer, joining Wilson in 1995-96, Kyle Knopp in 1997-98 and 1998-99, Stephen BÂby in 2001-02 and 2002-03, Sam Paolini in 2001-02, Murray in 2002-03, Matt Moulson and Ryan Vesce in 2003-04, and Colin Greening in 2009-10.

• Robertson also became the ninth blueliner (10th instance) to register 10-plus assists over the first 10 games of a season, dating back to 1960-61. Along with Wilson and Murray, he joined the likes of Bruce Pattison in 1967-68, Dan Lodboa in 1969-70, Jim Higgs in 1970-71, Stephen Bajinski in 1974-75, Joe Gallant in 1980-81 and 1981-82, and Rob Gemmell in 1978-79.

• Robertson's 1.00 assists per game is tied for the sixth-best average among Division I players who have appeared in at least 75 of his team's games.
Among freshmen skaters this season, Robertson is tied for the third-best assist-per-game average with Boston University forward Macklin Celebrini, trailing Boston College forward Gabe Perreault (20 assists in 17 games — 1.18) and Denver defenseman Zeev Buium (20 assists in 18 games — 1.11).

STOUT DEFENSE
• Historically, Cornell has boasted one of the nation’s stingiest defensive units, as the Big Red has ranked in the top 10 in scoring defense in the last six seasons it has competed in.

• Cornell has allowed the fewest goals in Division I hockey this season, giving up 25 over its 11 games. Trailing the Big Red are fellow ECAC Hockey rivals Clarkson, Dartmouth, and Harvard with 30 apiece.

• The Big Red's 2.27 goals allowed per game ranks eighth nationally in Division I hockey, trailing Wisconsin (1.72), Quinnipiac (1.94), Clarkson (2.14), Bentley (2.17), Providence (2.19), Western Michigan (2.19), and Holy Cross (2.21).

• Since 2016-17, Cornell has allowed 408 goals, which leads all Division I programs by 112 goals (Harvard — 520) that have played at least seven seasons during the span. The Big Red has averaged 1.96 goals allowed per game over the last six-plus seasons, making Cornell just one of two programs in the country to average under two goals allowed per game, joined by Minnesota State (1.89).

SHANE'S WORLD
• Junior goaltender Ian Shane has excelled inside the blue paint during his time on East Hill, posting a 33-18-5 record with a 1.74 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage in his 60 appearances between the pipes.

• Over Shane's last 18 games, dating back to last season, he has an 11-5-1 record with a 1.42 goals-against average and a .934 save percentage, stopping 340 of the 364 shots he has faced. Shane has allowed one goal or less on 12 occasions during the span.

• Shane's 1.74 career goals-against average paces all active Division I goaltenders with at least 25 games played and is joined by Minnesota State's Keenan Rancier (1.93) as the lone netminders with a career goals-against average under 2.00.

• Additionally, Shane's goals-against average ranks as the fifth-best in Cornell's modern era, trailing Dave LeNeveu (1.29), Ken Dryden (1.60), Matthew Galajda (1.64), and David McKee (1.71).

• Along with Shane's impressive goals-against average, he ranks fourth among Division I goaltenders in save percentage (.923), trailing Notre Dame's Ryan Bischel (.926), Wisconsin's Kyle McClelland (.923) and Minnesota's Justen Close (.922).

• Shane's nine shutouts — which match Andy Iles '14 for the eighth-most in Cornell program history — are the fourth-most by an active Division I goaltender. He currently trails Michigan Tech's Blake Pietila (19), Close (11), and Bischel (10) for the Division I lead in shutouts.

ONE OF THE BEST IN ECAC HOCKEY
• Senior forward Gabriel Seger enters this weekend with 87 career points, on the power of 29 goals and 58 assists, which currently stands as the 19th-most by a Division I skater.

• Seger's 87 career points are the third-most for all active players within ECAC Hockey. Only Quinnipiac's Collin Graf (42-62—104) — whom Seger was teammates at Union during the 2021-22 season — and Clarkson's Mathieu Gosselin (33-62—95) are ahead of the Big Red senior centerman.

POINT SEGER
• Coming off a stellar junior year in his first season with Cornell in which he posted a 30-point season, senior forward Gabriel Seger has not missed a beat to begin the 2023-24 campaign, registering eight points (5-3—8) in the Big Red's first six games.

• Following his transfer from ECAC Hockey rival Union, Seger posted seven goals and 23 assists last year to become Cornell's first 30-point scorer since Morgan Barron in 2019-20 when he had 32 points (14 goals, 18 assists).

• The 30-point season marked the first time a Big Red player had 30-plus points in their first season at Cornell since Riley Nash (12-20—32) did so in his freshman year in 2007-08.

• Seger became the seventh player since 1982-83 to register 30-plus points in their first season with the Big Red. The others to accomplish the feat include Duanne Moeser (17-17—34) in 1982-83, Joe Nieuwendyk (21-24—45) in 1984-85, Trent Andison (21-17—38) in 1987-88, Doug Derraugh (11-21—32) in 1987-88, Kyle Knopp (11-22—33) in 1995-96, and Nash in 2007-08.

• Although transfers are often rare at Cornell, Seger became just the third player in the program's modern era (since 1957-58) to record 30-plus points in the season following their transfer to Cornell. Tom Whitehead (10-20—30) and Doug Berk (11-21—32) both accomplished the feat in 1978-79 after the varsity hockey program at fellow Ivy League institution, Penn, was disbanded.

THANKS FOR THE HELP!
• Senior forward Gabriel Seger recorded 23 assists last season, marking the most by a Big Red player since defenseman Yanni Kaldis had 24 helpers in 2018-19. It was the most assists by a Cornell forward since Greg Miller had 25 in 2010-11.

• Over his two seasons at Union and his current tenure with Cornell, Seger has accrued 56 career assists. According to data compiled by College Hockey News, Seger is tied with Minnesota State's Lucas Sowder for the 13th-most helpers by an active Division I player and is tied with Sowder for the ninth-highest assist total by a forward.

• Seger's 56 assists are the fourth-most by all active ECAC Hockey players, trailing Clarkson's Mathieu Gosselin (61), Quinnipiac's Collin Graf (58), and Colgate's Nick Anderson (57).

• Should Seger register 20-plus assists this year, he would be the first Cornell player with consecutive 20-assist seasons since defenseman Yanni Kaldis in 2018-19 (24) and 2019-20 (20) seasons.

• No Big Red forward has had consecutive 20-assist seasons since Riley Nash did so in all three of his years on East Hill (2007-10). Nash had 20 assists in his freshman year before posting 21 and 23 assists in his respective sophomore and junior seasons.

SCOUTING UMASS
• No. 11-ranked UMass enters this weekend with an overall record of 11-4-1 and a 4-3-1 mark in Hockey East play. The Minutemen have excelled as of late, winning five of its last six games and outscoring its opponents by 11 goals (26-15) during the span.

• In its most recent series against Alaska Anchorage on Dec. 8-9, the Minutemen had an aggregate score of 14-4, highlighted by a series-opening 11-2 victory.

• Scott Morrow paces the Minutemen offense with 20 points (five goals, 15 assists) in 16 contests. Jack Musa (18 points — seven goals, 11 assists — in 16 games) is the only other UMass player to average a point per game. Musa's seven goals are tied with Aydar Suniev for the team lead.

• Freshman goaltender Michael Hrabal, a second-round pick by Arizona in this past June's NHL Entry Draft, has been UMass' go-to netminder as of late, starting all 12 of his appearances on the season while posting a 7-3-1 record with a 2.67 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage. Hrabal is currently with Team Czechia at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.

• Cole Brady has started four of his six outings, having a 4-1-0 record with a 2.97 goals-against average and a .890 save percentage.

101 YEARS, 263 MILES, 9 MEETINGS
• Cornell and UMass will meet for the 10th time on Friday, marking the first game between the two programs since the Minutemen posted a 5-2 victory at the Florida College Classic in Estero, Fla., on Dec. 29, 2011.

• The Big Red has won five of the nine contests against UMass, which includes a 4-0 victory on Feb. 4, 1922, and a 2-1 triumph on Jan. 17, 1925, both of which occurred on Beebe Lake.

CORNELL - UMASS CONNECTIONS
• Ben Robertson was teammates with Kennedy O'Connor and Michael Cameron on the 2021-22 Omaha Lancers.

• Ian Shane and Ryan Ufko played on the Chicago Steel from 2019-21.

• Jack Musa was teammates with Jimmy Rayhill (2020-21 Odessa Jackalopes), Nick DeSantis (2021-22 Madison Capitols), as well as Jake Kraft and Ryan Walsh (2022-23 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders).

• Remington Keopple and Lucas Mercuri were teammates on the 2020-21 Des Moines Buccaneers.

• Sean Donaldson and Lucas Vanroboys played on the 2018-19 Prince George Spruce Kings.

• Gabriel Seger and Ryan Lautenbach played on the 2018-19 Amarillo Bulls. Seger also played with Christian Sanda at Union from 2019-22.

• Aydar Suniev was teammates with Jonathan Castagna (2021-22) and Luke Devlin (2020-22) at St. Andrew's College.

• Tim Rego and Taylor Makar spent two seasons together on the Brooks Bandits (2019-21).

• Kyler Kovich and Cole O'Hara were teammates on the 2020-21 Tri-City Storm.

• Scott Morrow was teammates with Winter Wallace (2019-20 Shattuck St. Mary's U18 Prep) and Michael Suda (2020-21 Fargo Force).

• Ondrej Psenicka and Aaron Bohlinger played on the 2019-20 Waterloo Black Hawks.

UMASS' NHL CONNECTIONS
• Taylor Makar is the younger brother of Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar, who is in his sixth NHL season. The Makar brothers were also cousins of the late former NHLer Tom Mysiak, who appeared in 919 games across 13 seasons with the Atlanta Flames and Chicago Blackhawks from 1973-86. Mysiak was selected second overall by Atlanta in the 1973 NHL Entry Draft.

• Linden Alger is the son of Rich Alger, who is in his fifth season as a member of the Washington Capitals' scouting department.

• Scott Morrow is the nephew of former NHLer Scott Morrow, who appeared in four NHL games with Calgary in 1994-95.

• Owen Murray is the great-nephew of former NHLer Dallas Smith, who spent 15 seasons with the Boston Bruins from 1959-62 and 1965-77 before spending the final season of his NHL career with the New York Rangers in 1977-78. Smith amassed 307 career points, scoring 55 goals and 252 assists.

MEN'S HOCKEY FADES IN LOSS TO UMASS

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ESTERO, Fla. (DEC. 29, 2011) — The Cornell men's hockey team's struggles at the Florida College Classic continued Thursday with an opening-round loss to Massachusetts, 5-2, at Germain Arena.

Sophomore goalie Andy Iles made 25 saves in the loss, which also featured the end to another historic shutout streak. After consecutive shutouts in the Big Red's previous two games, Iles' shutout streak finally ended at 152 minutes, 36 seconds -- which ranks ninth in program history.

The Minutemen scored four goals in the third period, including the final three, to foil a strong start by the 13th-ranked Big Red. Junior defenseman Nick D'Agostino scored his team-leading eighth goal on the power play with 2:21 remaining in the first period to stake Cornell (7-4-1) to a 1-0 lead.

But UMass tied the score in the second, then pulled ahead on a controversial goal just 32 seconds into the final frame. Joel Hanley's shot from the left point was redirected into the net by Michael Pereira, though the Big Red instantly contested that the tally should be negated since Pereira used his skate to score. But there is no video review at the tournament, meaning the referees' initial ruling was also the final one, leaving the sour Big Red trailing 2-1.

Cornell showed promise by knotting the score at 2 with its second power-play goal of the contest. Freshman forward and Florida native Brian Ferlin set up D'Agostino for a one-timer for the top of the slot. The shot was blocked by a Minutemen defender, but kicked to a wide-open Greg Miller on the weak side. The junior forward converted for his third goal of the campaign with 11:16 still showing on the clock.

The story didn't improve any from there for Cornell, which has now dropped five consecutive games at the Florida College Classic since winning the championship in 2008. A penalty on the shift following Miller's goal left the Big Red shorthanded, ultimately leading to the winner by Steven Guzzo at the 11:01 mark. Iles stopped a shot from Colin Shea in the left circle, but had the puck knifed loose from beneath his pad to Guzzo in the slot for a slam dunk goal.

Conor Sheary gave UMass its first two-goal lead a little more than four minutes later on another tally that may have benefitted from video review. Sheary's shot from the right side on a two-on-two found its way through the legs of Iles. Cornell contended the puck clanked off the far post, but the goal judge flicked on the red light and later stuck to his guns in a conference with the referees. T.J. Syner then wrapped up the scoring with an empty-netter late.

SCOUTING ARIZONA STATE
• No. 13-ranked Arizona State enters this weekend with an overall record of 13-3-4. The Sun Devils are unbeaten over its last six games (3-0-3).

• The Sun Devils swept its two-game series over Robert Morris, posting an aggregate score of 12-4 over the Colonials in Moon Township, Pa.

• Lukas Sillinger (six goals, 20 assists) is one of three players to average at least a point-per-game and have registered 20-plus points on the season. Tim Lovell (three goals, 18 assists) and Matthew Kopperud (11 goals, nine assists) are the others who join Sillinger on the list.

• TJ Semptimphelter has started 16 of Arizona State's 20 games, posting an 11-3-2 record with a 2.40 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage. Gibson Homer (2-0-2, 1.90, .920) has started the other four games for the Sun Devils.

4 YEARS, 2013 MILES, 4 MEETINGS
• Cornell and Arizona State have split their four previous meetings, all of which have come since since the 2018-19 season.

• The home team has won all four contests to date, as the Big Red swept a two-game series at Lynah Rink on Jan. 11-12, 2019, before the Sun Devils returned the favor on Jan. 1-2, 2022.

CORNELL - ARIZONA STATE CONNECTIONS
• Nick DeSantis was teammates with Brandon Tabakin and Brian Chambers on the 2018-19 Sioux Falls Stampede. Tabakin and Sean Donaldson also played together on the Sioux Falls Stampede in 2020-21.

• Ben Robertson played with Ty Murchison, Anthony Dowd, and Gibson Homer on the U.S. National Under-17 Team in 2020-21. Robertson was also teammates with Tucker Ness (2021-22 Waterloo Black Hawks) and Matthew Romer (2021-22 Omaha Lancers).

• Ian Shane played on the Chicago Steel with Tim Lovell (2019-20) and Dowd (2020-21).

• Ondrej Psenicka and Ethan Szmagaj played on the 2019-20 Waterloo Black Hawks.

• David Hymovitch was teammates on the Muskegon Lumberjacks with Hank Kempf and Luke Devlin in 2020-21 and George Fegaras in 2022-23.

• Kyle Smolen played on the Fargo Force with Michael Suda (2020-21) and Marian Mosko (2022-23).

• Ryan Alexander was teammates on the 2021-22 Youngstown Phantoms with Winter Wallace and Tyler Catalano.

• Ryan McInchak and Charlie Schoen were teammates on the 2019-20 Lincoln Stars.

ARIZONA STATE'S NHL CONNECTIONS
• Anthony Dowd is the son of former NHLer Jim Dowd, who played in 728 games across 16 seasons with 10 teams (New Jersey, Vancouver, N.Y. Islanders, Calgary, Edmonton, Minnesota, Montreal, Chicago, Colorado, and Philadelphia). Jim racked up 239 career points (71 goals, 168 assists) and 390 penalty minutes.

• Joshua and Jackson Niedermayer are the sons of Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Scott Niedermayer, who won four Stanley Cups, as well as the Norris (2004) and Conn Smythe (2007) trophies during his 18 seasons with New Jersey (1991-2004) and Anaheim (2005-10). Scott is currently a senior advisor in the Ducks' hockey operations department. Joshua and Jackson are also the nephews of former NHLer Rob Niedermayer, who played 1,153 NHL games from 1993-2011 with Florida, Calgary, Anaheim, New Jersey, and Buffalo. The current Sun Devils duo are also cousins with former NHLer Jason Strudwick, who appeared in 674 NHL games from 1995-2011 with the N.Y. Islanders, Vancouver, Chicago, N.Y. Rangers, and Edmonton.

• Cole Gordon is the nephew of former NHLer Boyd Gordon, who played in 706 games with Washington, Phoenix, Edmonton, Arizona, and Philadelphia from 2002-17. Boyd is in his first year as a pro scout with the Detroit Red Wings.

• Lukas Sillinger is the son of former NHLer Mike Sillinger, who played in 1,049 games across 18 NHL seasons with 12 teams from 1990-2009. Lukas' brother, Cole, is in his third season with Columbus.

LOCKE STRIKES TWICE, BUT #9 MEN'S HOCKEY FALLS AT ARIZONA STATE

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TEMPE, Ariz. (JAN. 2, 2022) — Senior forward Brenden Locke scored goals early in the second and third periods on Sunday night, but it proved to be too little, too late for the Cornell men's hockey team in a 3-2 loss to Arizona State at Oceanside Ice Arena.

Cornell (9-3-1), which entered the weekend ranked ninth in both the DCU/USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls while boasting the nation's highest winning percentage, was ultimately swept by Arizona State (12-10) in suffering the program's first back-to-back losses since Feb. 16 and Feb. 22, 2019.

Freshman goaltender Ian Shane joined Locke as one of the Big Red's stars on the evening, stopping all 23 shots he saw over 39-plus minutes of action after coming on in relief late in the first period. While it proved to be a terrific collegiate debut, it came with the caveat of inheriting a three-goal deficit.

SCOUTING CLARKSON
• Clarkson enters this weekend with an 8-5-1 overall record and a 4-1-1 mark in ECAC Hockey action and is currently on a six-game unbeaten streak (5-0-1). The Golden Knights' last loss came to RPI, 4-2, back on Nov. 10.

• The Golden Knights have used a balanced offensive approach, as 11 players have five-plus points, while 21 of the 24 skaters who have played at least one game have registered at least one point.

• Austin Roden, a graduate transfer from Providence who also played at Omaha from 2019-22, has excelled in the crease for Clarkson, posting a 7-3-1 record with a 1.81 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage. Freshman Emmett Croteau has started the other three contests for the Golden Knights, going 1-2-0 with a 2.75 goals-against average and a .871 save percentage.

100 YEARS, 193 MILES, 149 MEETINGS
• Cornell leads the all-time series over Clarkson, 72-58-19, which includes the Big Red being unbeaten in six of its last eight against the Golden Knights (5-2-1).

• Should Cornell and Clarkson meet on Saturday, it would be the first time the programs will play a regular season game at a neutral site since the Big Red posted a 5-3 victory in Estero, Fla., on Dec. 30, 2011, in the Florida College Classic. It would also be the first time the two ECAC Hockey programs would play a regular season game in Lake Placid since Dec. 30, 1981, in which Clarkson prevailed 4-1.

CORNELL - CLARKSON CONNECTIONS
• Clarkson head coach Casey Jones played on the Big Red from 1986-90 before earning his bachelor of arts degree in 1990. During his playing days at Cornell, Jones averaged just over a point per game, logging 112 points (30 goals, 82 assists) in 110 contests. Jones had two stints on the Big Red coaching staff, serving as an assistant coach from 1991-93 under Brian McCutcheon before returning to Cornell (2008-11), serving as an associate head coach under Mike Schafer '86 after a 13-year coaching tenure at Ohio State (1995-2008).

• Charlie Russell is the son of former Cornell assistant coach Jamie Russell (1999-2003) and is the younger brother of Cornell's director of hockey operations/assistant coach Ben Russell. Charlie was also teammates with Marian Mosko on the Fargo Force last year.

• Ben Robertson and Emmett Croteau spent the last two seasons together on the Waterloo Black Hawks. Robertson also played with Daimon Gardner on the 2021-22 Omaha Lancers.

• Trey Taylor was teammates with Jimmy Rayhill on the 2019-20 Alberni Valley Bulldogs.

• Carter Rose was teammates with Winter Wallace and Tyler Catalano from 2020-22 on the Youngstown Phantoms and was joined by Taylor in 2021-22.

• Michael Suda was teammates with Erik Bargholtz, Cody Monds, and Ryan Richardson on the 2020-21 Fargo Force.

• Hoyt Stanley and Ellis Rickwood played on the 2021-22 Victoria Grizzlies.

• Ian Shane played with George Grannis and Ryan Taylor on the 2020-21 Bismarck Bobcats. Ryan Taylor played on the 2019-20 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders with Suda and Jack O'Leary.

• Nick DeSantis and Anthony Romano played on the 2018-19 Sioux Falls Stampede.

CLARKSON'S NHL CONNECTIONS
• Brady Egan's great-grandfather, Bill Cowley, played in 549 NHL games with the St. Louis Eagles and Boston Bruins from 1935-47, collecting 549 points (195 goals, 354 assists).

• Jesse Tucker's twin brother, Tyler, is in his second season with the St. Louis Blues.

LAKE PLACID BOUND: #12 MEN'S HOCKEY BEATS CLARKSON, SWEEPS BEST-OF-THREE SERIES

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ITHACA, N.Y. (MARCH 11, 2023) — A two-point night by senior Jack Malone, and goals by sophomore Ondrej Psenicka and senior Max Andreev, aided the No. 12-ranked Cornell men's hockey team to a 3-1 victory over No. 6-seeded Clarkson before 3,935 at Lynah Rink on Saturday night, sweeping the best-of-three quarterfinal round.

Sophomore goaltender Ian Shane made 22 saves to guide Cornell to its 13th 20-win season under head coach Schafer.

Saturday's win solidified Cornell's first time reaching the 20-win plateau since 2019-20, when the Big Red finished with a 23-2-4 overall record before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Clarkson's Tommy Pasanen scored with 21 seconds left to thwart Cornell of its fifth shutout of the season. Ethan Haider made 19 saves for the Golden Knights, who finished the campaign with a 16-17-4 record.

SEGER'S CAREER NIGHT GUIDES #16 MEN'S HOCKEY PAST COLGATE

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HAMILTON, N.Y. (DEC. 1, 2023) — Senior forward Gabriel Seger recorded two goals and two assists, posting a career-high four points, in a 4-2 victory for the No. 16-ranked Cornell men's hockey team over its Central New York rival Colgate at the Class of 1965 Arena on Friday night in an ECAC Hockey contest.

Seger was joined in the scoring column by sophomore forward Dalton Bancroft and junior forward Ondrej Psenicka. Freshman defenseman Ben Robertson and junior forward Kyle Penney each chipped in a pair of assists. Psenicka also had a multi-point night by registering an assist. 

Junior goaltender Ian Shane improved his record to 6-1-1 on the year after he stopped 23 Colgate shots in the victory for the Big Red.

Ryan McGuire and Daniel Panetta scored both of Colgate's goals, while Carter Gylander made 29 saves in the setback for the Raiders.

COLGATE SCORES TWICE IN THIRD TO SPLIT HOME-AND-HOME WITH #16 MEN'S HOCKEY

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ITHACA, N.Y. (DEC. 2, 2023) — Reid Irwin and Ryan McGuire scored third-period tallies for Colgate as the visiting Raiders defeated the No. 16-ranked Cornell men's hockey team, 4-2, before a sold-out crowd of 4,316 at Lynah Rink in ECAC Hockey action on Saturday night.

Jake Schneider and Brett Chorske each had three-point nights for the Raiders (6-8-2, 3-4-1 ECAC Hockey), as both players registered a goal and two assists. Carter Gylander made 24 saves between the pipes en route to his fifth win on the season.

Freshman forward Ryan Walsh and junior forward Sullivan Mack each found the back of the net in the setback for Cornell (6-4-1, 3-4-1 ECAC Hockey).

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If you’ve never been to a Big Red hockey game at Cornell’s Lynah Rink, there are quite a few things you’ve never experienced. You’ve never camped in line to get season tickets and ensure your spot as one of the raucous and devoted "Lynah Faithful." But most importantly, if you’ve never been to Lynah, you’ve never experienced all the best that college hockey offers.

Lynah Rink, which enters its 67th year of being the home of Big Red hockey this season, was dedicated on April 6, 1957, in honor of the late James Lynah '05, who served as the director of athletics at Cornell from 1935-43.

Cornell began sponsoring a hockey team in the 1900-01 season, which featured all Big Red home games played on the university’s outdoor rink on Beebe Lake. Due to a series of abnormally mild winters, the program was left on "thin ice," causing Cornell to drop the program entirely after the 1947-48 campaign.

Fortunately, the construction of Lynah Rink gave Cornell hockey a new home, ensuring ice hockey would return as a varsity sport beginning with the 1957-58 season.

The facility has received numerous face-lifts since hosting its inaugural game on March 21, 1957, between the New York Rangers and the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Cornell spent nearly $1 million renovating Lynah in the summer of 2000, replacing the rink floor, drainage system, frost protection and refrigeration piping, and adding new boards and seamless glass.

During the summer of 2006, a 16,700-square-foot expansion added new locker rooms, coaches offices, study lounges, new athletic training space, and approximately 450 new seats in the seating bowl.

Though many physical aspects of Lynah Rink have changed over time, the crowd remains constant. Lynah Rink can hold 4,267 boisterous Cornell hockey fans who provide unwavering support for the Big Red while creating an unparalleled atmosphere in college hockey.

Although many rinks in the nation are bigger in capacity, few are known to be louder. The Cornell fans, aptly named the "Lynah Faithful," stream into every home contest, making themselves as much a part of the game as the players do. Whether they’re cheering for the Big Red or joining the pep band in their rendition of "Give My Regards to Davy," the Lynah Faithful reaffirms the old saying, "There’s no place like home."

Since the doors opened on Lynah Rink, the Cornell men's hockey program has won a pair of NCAA Division I men’s hockey championships in 1967 and 1970, garnering an ECAC Hockey-record 12 tournament championships (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010) and 25 Ivy League titles, 21 of which have been won outright.

• Cornell will return to action on Friday, Jan. 12, when it faces No. 13-ranked Arizona State in the first game of a two-game set from Mullett Arena in Tempe, Ariz.

• The Big Red could play the Sun Devils three consecutive times, which would mark the first time Cornell has played the same opponent three consecutive times in the regular season since playing Colgate at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 10, 1998, before playing its traditional home-and-home series on Jan. 17, 1998 (Ithaca) and Jan. 19, 1998 (Hamilton).

• It would be the seventh instance of Cornell playing the same opponent three times in a row in the same season:

• Penn (Dec. 31, 1908, Jan. 1, 1909, and Jan. 2, 1909) — Elysium Arena in Cleveland, Ohio
• Yale (Jan. 1, 1910, Jan. 3, 1910, and Jan. 4, 1910) — Elysium Arena in Cleveland, Ohio
• Yale (Dec. 30, 1910, Dec. 31, 1910, and Jan. 2, 1911) — Chicago Ice Palace in Chicago, Ill.
• Yale (Jan. 1, 1912, Jan. 2, 1912, Jan. 3, 1912) — Arena Ice Rink in Syracuse, N.Y.
• Princeton (Dec. 26, 1912, Dec. 27, 1912, Dec. 28, 1912 — Arena Ice Rink in Syracuse, N.Y., and Jan. 11, 1913 — St. Nicholas Rink in New York City)
• Colgate (Jan. 10, 1998 — Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., Jan. 17, 1998 — Lynah Rink in Ithaca, N.Y., Jan. 19, 1998 — Starr Rink in Hamilton, N.Y.)