#14 Men’s Hockey Welcomes Princeton, #3 Quinnipiac to Lynah Rink

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

THE PUCK DROP
• The No. 14-ranked Cornell men's hockey team returns to Lynah Rink for the first time since Dec. 2 when it welcomes Princeton and No. 3-ranked Quinnipiac to East Hill this weekend to resume ECAC Hockey action.

• Both games will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and over the airwaves on WHCU (870 AM, 97.7 FM, whcuradio.com).

LOOKING TO GET BACK ON TRACK
• Following its sweep of Arizona State, Cornell is unbeaten in six of its last seven games (4-1-2), dating back to its 2-1 victory over then-No. 5-ranked Boston University on Nov. 25 at Madison Square Garden in the biennial Red Hot Hockey game.

• Cornell will be playing its first pair of home games since Dec. 2, when it dropped a 4-2 decision to Colgate, which increased the Big Red's home winless streak to three games (0-2-1).

• With a loss or tie to Princeton, Cornell will have its longest home winless streak since Jan. 28 - Feb. 18, 2022 (0-1-3), and a winless weekend would signify Cornell's first home winless streak of at least five games since the 2015-16 campaign (0-4-2).

SHANE NAMED TO RICHTER AWARD WATCH LIST
• Junior goaltender Ian Shane was named to the watch list for the 2024 Mike Richter Award, as announced by the American College Hockey Association last Friday afternoon.

• Shane is the first Cornell netminder to be named to three watch Mike Richter Award watch lists since Matthew Galajda (2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20). Mitch Gillam is the other Big Red goaltender named to multiple Richter Award watch lists (2015-16 and 2016-17).

• A total of 32 goaltenders were named to the watch list, with five of the nominees playing for ECAC Hockey programs. Joining Shane on the watch list was Dartmouth's Cooper Black, Quinnipiac's Vinny Duplessis, St. Lawrence's Ben Kraws, and Clarkson's Austin Roden.

• Should he be named a semifinalist (top 10), Shane would become the second Big Red goaltender to reach that stage in Mike Richter Award voting, joining Galajda, a two-time finalist for the award in 2018 and 2020.

HOCKEY HUMANITARIAN AWARD
• Junior defenseman Hank Kempf was named one of the 18 nominees for the 2024 Hockey Humanitarian Award, as announced on Wednesday afternoon by the Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation.

• Kempf is Cornell's first nominee for the award since Morgan Richardson '16 of the women's program in 2015-16. He is the first men's hockey player nominated since Andy Iles '14 in 2013-14.

• Since introducing the award in 1996-97, Kempf is the ninth Big Red player nominated for the prestigious award and just the fourth from the men's program, joining Sam Paolini '03, Topher Scott '08, and Iles. Kempf is Cornell's first non-senior nominee for the Hockey Humanitarian Award, as all eight previous nominees were in their senior year with the Big Red.

UP FOR THE CHALLENGE
• Over its last 11 games against opponents ranked within the top five of the USCHO.com poll, Cornell has gone 9-1-1.

• Cornell has allowed five goals over its last seven games to opponents ranked in the top five of the USCHO.com poll, which includes posting shutouts in three of its last five games under the circumstances.

• Junior goaltender Ian Shane has been the netminder in all three of the shutouts, which featured Shane stopping a career-high 42 shots on Feb. 25, 2022, against No. 5-ranked Quinnipiac, before defeating the top-ranked Bobcats, 4-0, last Jan. 20 at Lynah Rink. The latter shutout came in the Manchester Regional semifinal against the reigning national champions, No. 4-ranked Denver, last season on March 23.

• The last four meetings against Quinnipiac, when the Bobcats were ranked within the top five of the USCHO.com poll, have faired well for Cornell as it is 3-0-1 during the span, which features posting shutouts in the last two instances.

• Cornell has won its last three games when hosting a top-five opponent, outscoring the opposition by a 9-3 margin during the span, and is 5-5-0 all-time at home against a top-five opponent.

LIKE A ROCK AT THE DOT
• Senior forward Gabriel Seger has won at least 12 faceoffs in each of his last seven games, ranking as the second-longest streak in Division I hockey this season. Only Air Force's Clayton Cosentino has had a longer streak, doing so in the Falcons' first eight games from Oct. 7 to Oct. 28.

• Seger's success at the faceoff circle has spanned his entire collegiate career, as he is one of 10 active Division I players with at least 1,050 career faceoff wins. His 1,055 wins are the 10th-most by an active player.

• This season, Seger has won 60.0 percent of the draws he has taken, leading all ECAC Hockey players with 200 draws won by 3.1 points (Quinnipiac's Jacob Quillan — 56.9). Seger's 60.0 faceoff win rate ranks eighth nationally among players who have amassed 200 faceoff wins.

LENDING A HELPING HAND
• Despite not recording an assist over his last five games, freshman defenseman Ben Robertson has opened his collegiate career with 11 assists in his first 15 games.

• With Robertson's next helper, he will enter a four-way tie with Brendon Nash (2006-07), Alec McCrea (2015-16), and Sam Malinski (2019-20) for the ninth-most assists by a freshman defenseman in Cornell program history, dating back to 1975-76 when first-year players were eligible to play on the Big Red's varsity team.

• Two more assists would place Robertson in a four-way tie for the sixth-most helpers by a first-year blueliner, along with Dan Ratushny (1988-89), Steve Wilson (1993-94), and Yanni Kaldis (2016-17).

• Robertson's 11 assists rank as the ninth-most by a freshman defenseman in Division I hockey and is two more than any other first-year ECAC Hockey blueliner (Brown's Ethan Mistry).

CLIMBING THE RANKINGS
• Along with his 11 assists this season, freshman defenseman Ben Robertson scored his first two collegiate goals against Arizona State last weekend to increase his point total to 13.

• Robertson's 13 points rank as the 15th-most by a first-year blueliner dating back to 1975-76, the inaugural season freshmen were eligible to play on the varsity team.

• With his next point, Robertson will enter into a three-way tie with Brendon Nash (2-12—14 in 2006-07) and Yanni Kaldis (1-13—14 in 2016-17) for the 13th-most points by a first-year defenseman.

• A two-point weekend would place Robertson into a five-way tie for the ninth-most points by a freshman defenseman, matching Dan Ratushny (2-13—15 in 1988-89), Larry Pierce (4-11—15 in 1997-98), Mike Devin (4-11—15 in 2007-08), and Alec McCrae (3-12—15 in 2015-16).

• Should Robertson have a three-point weekend, he would enter a three-way tie with Steve Wilson (3-13—16 in 1993-94) and Sam Malinski (4-12—16 in 2019-20) for the seventh-most points in a season by a freshman defenseman.

• Meanwhile, a four-point weekend would move the Virginia native into the top five alongside Steve Inglehart from 1982-83 (3-14—17) and Joakim Ryan from 2011-12 (7-10—17).

SHANE'S WORLD
• Junior goaltender Ian Shane has excelled inside the blue paint during his time on East Hill, posting a 35-18-5 record with a 1.73 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage in his 64 appearances between the pipes.

• Over Shane's last 22 games, dating back to last season, he has a 13-5-3 record with a 1.45 goals-against average and a .930 save percentage. During the stretch, Shane has allowed two or fewer goals on 19 occasions, including 13 games conceding one goal or less.

• Shane's 1.73 career goals-against average paces all active Division I goaltenders who have played at least 25 games, and he is one of two netminders with a career goals-against average under 2.00 (Minnesota State's Keenan Rancier — 1.91).

• Additionally, Shane's goals-against average ranks as the fifth-best in Cornell's modern era, only behind 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 fifth among Division I goaltenders in save percentage (.921), trailing Wisconsin's Kyle McClellan (.927), Notre Dame's Ryan Bischel (.925), Minnesota's Justen Close (.922), and RIT's Tommy Scarfone (.921), who is just three ten-thousandths of point ahead of Shane.

• 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.

POINT SEGER
• Coming off a stellar junior year in his first season with Cornell in which he posted the first 30-point season since Morgan Barron (14-18—32) in 2019-20, senior forward Gabriel Seger has not missed a beat to open the 2023-24 campaign, registering 20 points (9-11—20) across the first 15 games.

• Seger is the seventh player (ninth occurrence) in the Mike Schafer era (since 1995-96) to have 20-plus points in the first 15 games of a season and is the first player since Colin Greening (7-13—20) and Blake Gallagher (11-9—20) in 2009-10. The others to achieve the feat include Kyle Knopp in 1998-99 (6-18—24), Stephen Bâby in 2002-03  (5-16—21), Ryan Vesce in 2002-03 (8-13—21) and 2003-04 (6-15—21), and Matt Moulson in 2003-04 (11-13—24) and 2005-06 (11-9—20).

• The 30-point season last year for Seger marked the 36th time in Cornell's modern era (since 1957-58) and just the eighth time since 1979-80 in which a player had 30-plus points in his first season with the Big Red. Seger became the first player since Riley Nash (12-20—32) to reach the 30-point plateau in his inaugural year donning a Cornell sweater. Gary Cullen (18-17—35) in 1981-82, 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 were the others to do so over the last 43-plus seasons.

ONE OF THE BEST IN ECAC HOCKEY
• Senior forward Gabriel Seger enters this weekend with 93 career points, on the power of 30 goals and 63 assists, which currently stands as the 19th-most by a Division I skater.

• Seger's 93 career points are the third-most for all active players within ECAC Hockey. Only Quinnipiac's Collin Graf (46-66—112) — whom Seger was teammates at Union during the 2021-22 season — and Clarkson's Mathieu Gosselin (36-64—100) are ahead of the Big Red senior centerman.

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 63 career assists. According to data compiled by College Hockey News, Seger has the 11th-most helpers by an active Division I player and has the ninth-highest assist total by a forward.

• Seger's 63 assists are the third-most by all active ECAC Hockey players, trailing Quinnipiac's Collin Graf (66) and Clarkson's Mathieu Gosselin (64).

• Should Seger register 20-plus assists this year, he would become 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 during his three seasons at Cornell from 2007-10.

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 home game on Dec. 2 against Colgate.

• Mack's penalty shot goal was the fifth by the Big Red at Lynah Rink and the first successful attempt since Cornell Athletics and Hockey Hall of Famer Joe Nieuwendyk against RPI on Feb. 27, 1987.

• Along with Mack and Nieuwendyk, the other Big Red players to score on a penalty shot on home ice include Carlo Ugolini (1/20/73 vs. Toronto), Brock Tredway (1/17/79 vs. Clarkson), and Len Jankowski (2/24/79 vs. Northeastern).

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, surrendering just 32 goals against across its 15 games. Wisconsin (39) assumes second place, while Quinnipiac (41), Western Michigan (43), and Boston College (44) round out the top five.

• The Big Red's 2.13 goals allowed per game ranks third nationally in Division I hockey, only behind Wisconsin (1.63) and Quinnipiac (1.95).

• Since 2016-17, Cornell has allowed 421 goals, which leads all Division I programs by 130 goals (Harvard — 551) that have played at least seven seasons during the span. The Big Red has averaged 1.97 goals allowed per game over the last six-plus seasons, making Cornell just one of two programs (Minnesota State — 1.90) in the country to yield under two goals per game.

ONE OF THE BEST
• Mike Schafer '86, the Jay R. Bloom '77 Head Coach of Cornell Men's Ice Hockey, is one of 11 active collegiate hockey head coaches with 500 career victories behind the bench.

• Schafer's 528 wins rank as the 26th-most by a head coach in college hockey history and is eight shy of matching former Minnesota State bench boss Don Brose (536) for the 25th in college hockey history.

• Regardless of level or gender, Schafer's 528 victories are the ninth-most by active college hockey head coaches. Among active Division I men's head coaches, Schafer has the fourth-most wins, trailing Quinnipiac's Rand Pecknold (630), Mercyhurst's Rick Gotkin (605), and Notre Dame's Jeff Jackson (585)

• Schafer's 528 wins at Cornell are the third-most by any coach with a single program, trailing former softball head coach Dick Blood (623) and the late legendary baseball head coach Ted Thoren (541)

SCOUTING PRINCETON
• Princeton enters this weekend's slate with a 6-9-2 overall record but is 5-5-1 in ECAC Hockey contests. The Tigers have struggled as of late, being on the wrong end of its last four decisions, all of which have come against ranked opponents (No. 16 New Hampshire and No. 5 Quinnipiac).

• A shining point for the Tigers has been their power play, which ranks second nationally, converting at a 33.3 clip (17-of-51), trailing only Michigan (29-of-81 — 35.8).

• Adam Robbins is Princeton's lone player to average a point per game, posting 17 points (six goals, 11 assists) across the Tigers' 17 games. Robbins and David Jacobs are tied for the team lead in assists (11), while Jack Cronin has netted a team-leading eight goals.

122 YEARS, 222 MILES, 161 MEETINGS
• Cornell and Princeton will meet for the 162nd time on Saturday night. The Big Red have a 99-54-8 record over the Tigers and are seeking to register its 100th victory over a single opponent for the first time in program history.

• The series has heavily favored Cornell as of late as the Big Red is 18-4-0 over Princeton before sweeping the Tigers in the first round of the 2013 ECAC Hockey Championship.

• Under Mike Schafer '86, Cornell is 23-5-1 (.810) on home ice against Princeton dating back to the 1995-96 season, standing as the second-highest win percentage over an ECAC Hockey opponent during the span (Brown — 22-3-2 — .852).

CORNELL - PRINCETON CONNECTIONS
• Luke Devlin's older brother, Ian, is currently a freshman on Princeton.

• Shane Talarico is in his second as an assistant coach on Ron Fogarty's staff. Prior to his arrival at Princeton, Talarico served as the director of hockey operations for three years from 2019-22.

• Nick DeSantis and Arthur Smith played on the 2021-22 Madison Capitols.

• Mike Kennedy and Mackenzie Merriman were teammates on the 2019-20 Nanaimo Clippers with Jack O'Brien, Sean Donaldson, and Kyler Kovich. Merriman, O'Brien, and Kovich also spent the 2018-19 season with Nanaimo.

• Alex Konovalov played with Hank Kempf in 2019-20 (Muskegon Lumberjacks) and Jimmy Rayhill in 2020-21 (Odessa Jackalopes).

• Carson Buydens split last season playing with Marian Mosko on the Lincoln Stars and with Jacob Kraft and Ryan Walsh on the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. Josh Karnish also played with Kraft and Walsh on last year's Cedar Rapids team.

• Ian Shane and Adam Robbins played on the 2020-21 Chicago Steel.

• Kai Daniells played with Kyle Penney on the 2019-20 Chilliwack Chiefs before joining O'Brien and Donaldson on Nanaimo in 2021-22.

• Donaldson and Brendan Wang were on the 2018-19 Prince George Spruce Kings.

• George Fegaras and Conor Callaghan played last year on the Muskegon Lumberjacks.

#10 MEN'S HOCKEY DROPS OVERTIME HEARTBREAKER TO PRINCETON

BOX SCORE I  RECAP I HIGHLIGHTS

PRINCETON, N.J. (NOV. 18, 2023) — Brendan Gorman's game-winning goal with 6.4 seconds left in overtime guided Princeton to a 2-1 victory over the No. 10-ranked Cornell men's hockey team before a sold-out crowd of 2,500 at Hobey Baker Rink on Saturday night.

Gorman's goal was aided by superb goaltending by freshman netminder Arthur Smith, who made a season-high 36 saves for the Tigers. Smith stopped the final 22 Cornell shots he faced, aiding the Tigers to their third overtime victory on the campaign.

Junior forward Kyle Penney scored the lone goal for the Big Red, while sophomore goaltender Remington Keopple made his first start of the season and his first in nearly a full calendar year (Nov. 19, 2022 vs. Brown). Keopple stopped 22 shots in the setback, matching his career high for saves, which he established in relief against Quinnipiac the night before.

SCOUTING QUINNIPIAC
• No. 3-ranked Quinnipiac enters this weekend with a 15-4-2 overall record and is unbeaten in ECAC Hockey play, going 9-0-1 over its first 10 conference matchups. The Bobcats are 6-0-1 over its last seven games and 12-1-2 over its last 15, dating back to Oct. 28.

• Quinnipiac ranks within the top five nationally in scoring margin (+2.57 — 1st), scoring defense (1.95 — 2nd), scoring offense (4.52 — 3rd), faceoffs (.551 — 3rd), and penalty kill (.880 — 4th).

• Collin Graf (14-17—31) paces the nation in points per game with his 1.94 per-game clip. Sam Lipkin (11-16—27) and Jacob Quillan (11-15—26) also average at least 1.20 points per game this season.

• Vinny Duplessis (10-3-2, 1.97, .920) has been Quinnipiac's go-to netminder, starting in 14 of his 15 appearances.

22 YEARS, 268 MILES, 50 MEETINGS
• Cornell and Quinnipiac will meet for the 51st time on Saturday night. The Big Red leads the series, 26-20-4, and is 9-4-1 over its last 14 meetings with the Bobcats.

• Playing Quinnipiac at Lynah Rink has favored Cornell as of late, as the Big Red is 6-1-0 over its last seven meetings on East Hill since 2017-18.

CORNELL - QUINNIPIAC CONNECTIONS
• Quinnipiac's Zach Tupker played 86 games with Cornell over a four-year span from 2019-23. While with the Big Red, Tupker had 21 points (eight goals, 13 assists).

• Cornell associate head coach Ben Syer served on Rand Pecknold's staff for eight seasons, spanning from 2003-11.

• Hank Kempf, Iivari Räsänen, Charles-Alexis Legault, and Christophe Fillion were teammates on the 2019-20 Muskegon Lumberjacks. Kempf and Luke Devlin played on Muskegon in 2020-21 with Fillion, Davis Pennington, and Cristophe Tellier.

• Kyle Penney and Cooper Moore played on the 2019-20 Chilliwack Chiefs.

• Jack O'Leary and Winter Wallace were teammates with Charles-Alexis Legault on the Lincoln Stars in 2020-21.

• Ben Robertson, Jake Martin, and Matthew McGroarty played on the USNTDP Juniors in 2020-21.

• Nick DeSantis, McGroarty, and Nicky Wallace all played on the Madison Capitols in 2021-22.

• Gabriel Seger and Collin Graf were teammates at Union for the 2021-22 season.

• Kyler Kovich and Victor Czerneckianair played together on the Tri-City Storm in 2020-21.

• Ryan McInchak and Travis Treloar spent the 2019-20 season together on the Lincoln Stars.

• Tim Rego and Anthony Cipollone were on the same Brooks Bandits team in 2020-21.

• Devlin, Remington Keopple, and Chase Ramsay were teammates on the 2021-22 Des Moines Buccaneers.

• Marian Mosko and Mason Marcellus played together on the Lincoln Stars for two seasons from 2021-23, and was joined by Matej Marinov for the 2022-23 season.

• Andon Cerbone was teammates with Ian Shane (2020-21 Chicago Steel) and Tyler Catalano (2022-23 Youngstown Phantoms).

• Samuel Lipkin and Shane played together for two seasons on the Chicago Steel (2019-21).

• Shane and Noah Altman were together on the 2021-22 Bismarck Bobcats.

BANCROFT SCORES TWICE AS #10 MEN'S HOCKEY FALLS TO #7 QUINNIPIAC

RECAP I BOX SCORE I HIGHLIGHTS

HAMDEN, CONN. (NOV. 17, 2023) — No. 10-ranked Cornell and No. 7-ranked Quinnipiac entered Friday night's clash between top 10 opponents bolstering two of the nation's top scoring defenses. Despite the averages entering the night, offense on both sides was on full display before 2,884 at M&T Bank Arena as the Bobcats defeated the Big Red, 8-4.

Jayden Lee had a four-point night, notching a goal and three assists for the host Bobcats, who remain atop the ECAC Hockey standings early on in the season. Collin Graf (two goals, one assist) and Cristophe Tellier (one goal, two assists) also had three-point nights for Quinnipiac.

Sophomore forward Dalton Bancroft scored two goals and had one assist in the losing effort for the Big Red. Senior forward Gabriel Seger also chipped in a goal and an assist.

Quinnipiac starting goaltender Vinny Duplessis stopped 21 shots in the victory for the Bobcats, while his counterpart Ian Shane made six saves before being pulled 10:20 into the contest after allowing three goals. Remington Keopple manned the crease for the remaining 49:40 while making a career-high 22 saves in his season debut.

ROBERTSON'S OVERTIME WINNER LIFTS #18 MEN'S HOCKEY PAST #11 ARIZONA STATE

RECAP I BOX SCORE | HIGHLIGHTS

TEMPE, Ariz. (JAN. 12, 2024) — Freshman defenseman Ben Robertson scored his first collegiate goal 3:25 into overtime to lift the No. 18-ranked Cornell men's hockey team to a 3-2 victory over No. 11-ranked Arizona State at Mullett Arena on Friday night.

Robertson's game-winning goal marked Cornell's first win in overtime since Jan. 22, 2022, when it defeated top-ranked Quinnipiac on the power of a goal by Ben Berard with 16 seconds left. It was the Big Red's first overtime victory in a true road game since Nov. 14, 2015, when Anthony Angello potted the game-winner 1:10 into the extra frame over Colgate.

The overtime game-winning goal for Robertson marked the first time a Big Red player recorded his first collegiate marker in overtime since fellow defenseman David Adler scored 10:14 into the third overtime period against Providence in Cornell's first game at the Syracuse Invitational Tournament on Dec. 27, 1996.

Junior forward Kyle Penney and senior forward Gabriel Seger assisted Robertson on his first-ever goal in a Cornell sweater. Seger concluded the night with two assists, serving as the lone skater for either team to register multiple points.

Fellow junior forward Ondrej Psenicka and sophomore Nick DeSantis also found the back of the net for the Big Red, which had a 15-save performance from junior goaltender Ian Shane, who was named to the watch list for the 2024 Mike Richter Award just hours before the contest.

Ethan Szmgaj and Jackson Niedermayer netted third-period goals for the Sun Devils as they avenged giving up the first two goals of the contest. TJ Semptimphelter shoved aside 25 Cornell shots in between the pipes for Arizona State, who had its 10-game unbeaten streak snapped.

OFFENSE LEADS #18 MEN'S HOCKEY TO SWEEP OF #11 ARIZONA STATE

RECAP I BOX SCORE | HIGHLIGHTS

TEMPE, Ariz. (JAN. 13, 2024) — A two-goal first period, followed by single markers in the second and third periods, lifted the No. 18-ranked Cornell men's hockey team to a 4-1 victory over No. 11-ranked Arizona State to sweep a two-game series at Mullett Arena on Saturday evening.

Senior forward Gabriel Seger registered the lone multi-point night for either side for the second straight night, assisting on a pair of Big Red goals. Finding the back of the net for Cornell were freshmen Ben Robertson and Ryan Walsh, along with sophomore forward Nick DeSantis and junior defenseman Hank Kempf.

Junior goaltender Ian Shane shined between the pipes for Cornell, stopping 19 out of the 20 shots he faced.

Matthew Kopperud tallied the lone tally on the power play for Arizona State, who was swept on home ice for the first time on the season and for the first time since Feb. 24-25, 2023, against Alaska.

TJ Semptimphelter started the contest in goal for the Sun Devils before being pulled after allowing three goals on 13 shots in just over 21 minutes. Gibson Homer saved all 22 shots he faced in relief.

2023-24 Roster

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.

Over this past winter break, updated Cornell branding on the façade and south concourse brought a more modern look to the facility. 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.

• Next weekend the Big Red will head to northern New England where it will take on longtime rival Harvard and Dartmouth in a pair of ECAC Hockey and Ivy League contests. Puck drop for both contests are slated for 7 p.m. Both night's games will be broadcast on ESPN+ and over the airwaves on WHCU (870 AM, 97.7 FM, whcuradio.com).

• The meeting with Harvard will be the 163rd all-time contest between the bitter Ivy League rivals. Cornell holds onto the series lead, 79-71-13, despite being winless over its last seven against the Crimson (0-5-2). Seven of the previous nine contests between Cornell and Harvard have been decided by one goal or less. Cornell is seeking for its first win over Harvard since defeating the Crimson on its home ice, 3-1, on Dec. 6, 2019.

• Dartmouth and Cornell will be facing each other for the 146th time next Saturday, as the Big Red owns an 87-50-8 advantage in the series and is unbeaten in 11 of its last 14 games against the Big Green (8-3-3). Games between the Ancient Eight foes have been relatively close as each of the last seven games, eight of the previous nine, and 17 of the prior 25 contests have been decided by one goal or less.

• Thompson Arena has been kind to Cornell as of late, posting a 6-3-3 mark over its last 12 trips to Hanover.