#11 Men’s Hockey Heads to North Country For Battles With Clarkson, St. Lawrence

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

THE PUCK DROP

• The No. 11-ranked Cornell men's hockey team, fresh off winning its league-leading 26th Ivy League title, makes its annual trip to the North Country to face Clarkson and St. Lawrence this weekend.

• Both games are slated for 7 p.m. puck drops and will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and over the airwaves on WHCU (870 AM, 97.7 FM, whcuradio.com).

NO 'L' IN BIG RED

• Entering this weekend, Cornell's 14-game unbeaten streak (9-0-3) is the longest by a Division I program this season and is the longest in Division I hockey since ECAC Hockey rival Quinnipiac posted a 16-0-1 record between Oct. 23, 2022 to Jan. 14, 2023. The Bobcats' streak was ironically snapped by Cornell, 4-0, at Lynah Rink. 

• The unbeaten streak is the eighth-longest in program history and is the longest span without a loss since going 18-0-1 from Jan. 14 to March 26, 2005.

• It is the third time in Mike Schafer '86's tenure as Cornell's head coach that the Big Red has had an unbeaten streak of 14-plus games and the first since the 19-game stretch in 2005.

ROAD WARRIORS

• Along with its 14-game unbeaten streak, Cornell has not lost any of its last 10 contests away from Lynah Rink, posting a 7-0-3 record since posting a 2-1 victory over Boston University at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 25 in the biennial Red Hot Hockey contest in New York City.

• The Big Red's 10-game unbeaten streak in contests played away from Ithaca is tied for the fifth-longest in program history and is the best 10-game stretch since posting 10 consecutive wins together from Jan. 14 to March 26, 2005.

• With a win or tie against Clarkson on Friday night, it would officially be the fifth-longest unbeaten streak in games played on the road or at a neutral site. It would also be Cornell's longest stretch without losing on the road since winning 17 straight from Dec. 6, 1969 to March 21, 1970.

STARTING THE NEW YEAR STRONG

• Cornell has not lost any of its 12 games since the calendar flipped to 2024, marking the fourth time in program history that it has opened a calendar year without a loss in 12 straight games.

• It is the first time Cornell has not lost any of its first 12 games in a calendar year since winning 21 straight in 1970, which included the Big Red's stretch to become the first — and remains the only — team to conclude a year without a loss (29-0-0) and claim its second national championship.

HOBEY BAKER NOMINEES

• Senior forward Gabriel Seger and junior goaltender Ian Shane were named nominees for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, as announced on Jan. 12.

• Fans are encouraged to create an account and vote for Seger and Shane daily by logging onto hobeybaker.com/awards/vote-for-hobey/.

• This year's nomination was Seger's first time being named as a nominee for the award, while Shane is on the ballot for a second consecutive season.

HOCKEY HUMANITARIAN AWARD

• After being named one of 18 nominees for the 2024 Hockey Humanitarian Award on Jan. 17, junior defenseman Hank Kempf was selected as one of five finalists for this year's award, as announced by the Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation on Feb. 12.

• Kempf is the third consecutive nominee from Cornell — and fifth overall — to be named a finalist, joining women's hockey players Erin Schmalz '99, Alyssa Gagliardi '14, and Morgan Richardson '16, as well as former men's hockey player Sam Paolini '03, who won the award in 2003.

• Since the award was introduced in 1997, Kempf is the ninth Big Red player nominated for the prestigious award and just the fourth from the men's program, joining Paolini, Topher Scott '08, and Andy Iles '14.

SHANE NAMED SEMIFINALIST FOR RICHTER AWARD

• Junior goaltender Ian Shane was named a semifinalist for the 2024 Mike Richter Award, as announced by the American College Hockey Association on Wednesday afternoon.

• Shane is the second goaltender in program history to be named a semifinalist for the Mike Richter Award, joining Matthew Galajda, who was a two-time finalist for the award for play during the 2017-18 and 2019-20 seasons.

• Joining Shane on the list of semifinalists include Michigan State's Trey Augustine, Notre Dame's Ryan Bischel, Minnesota's Justen Close, Quinnipiac's Vinny Duplessis, Boston College's Jacob Fowler, Colorado College's Kaidan Mbereko, Wisconsin's Kyle McClellan, RIT's Tommy Scarfone, and St. Thomas' Jake Sibell.

• Three finalists for the Mike Richter Award will be announced in early March, and the winner will be announced in April during the Men's Frozen Four in St. Paul, Minn.

SHANE'S WORLD

• Junior goaltender Ian Shane was named ECAC Hockey's MAC Goaltending Goaltender of the Week for the sixth time this season, the conference office announced this past Monday morning.

• During Cornell's 14-game unbeaten streak, Shane has compiled a 10-0-4 record with a 1.32 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage.

• Since the New Year, Shane is 10-0-2 with a 1.22 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage. Shane's figures rank first and second, respectively, among goaltenders with at least 10 games played in the timeframe.

• Shane has excelled inside the blue paint during his time on East Hill, posting a 43-18-9 record with a 1.65 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage in his 74 appearances between the pipes.

• His 1.65 career goals-against average stands as the fourth-best in NCAA Division I history, trailing former Cornell netminder David LeNeveu (1.29), former Michigan State standout Ryan Miller (1.54), and Cornell Athletics and Hockey Hall of Famer Ken Dryden (1.59). Former Big Red goaltender David McKee is behind Shane by six points, giving Cornell four of the top five career goals-against averages in NCAA Division I hockey history.

• Among active leaders, Shane is one of two active Division I netminders with a career goals-against average under 2.00, joined by Minnesota State's Keenan Rancier (1.96).

• To go along with Shane's impressive career goals-against average, he ranks fourth among active Division I goaltenders in career save percentage (.923). Notre Dame's Ryan Bischel (.926), Wisconsin's Kyle McClellan (.925), and Minnesota's Justen Close (.924) are ahead of Shane.

• With his shutout last Friday against Brown, Shane upped his career shutout total to 11, matching Dave LeNeveu and Mitch Gillam for the fifth-most shutouts in program history. Shane's shutout total is the third-most by all active Division I goaltenders, trailing Michigan Tech's Blake Pietila (21) and Close (13).

• Shane is two shutouts shy of matching Cornell Athletics and Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Ken Dryden '69 for the fourth-most in Big Red program history (13).

POINT SEGER

• With his assist on Kyle Penney's empty-net goal in the Big Red's 3-0 shutout of Brown last Friday, senior forward Gabriel Seger became the first Cornell player with consecutive 30-point seasons since Morgan Barron did so as a sophomore (15-19—34 in 2018-19) and a junior (14-18—32 in 2019-20).

• Seger also became the first player to reach the 30-point mark in his first two years at Cornell since Riley Nash (12-20—32 as a freshman) in 2007-08 and (13-21—34 as a sophomore) 2008-09.

• The assist made Seger the 26th player in the program's modern era, since 1957-58, to reach the 30-point plateau in each of his first two seasons. It is just the third instance under Mike Schafer '86, joining Kyle Knopp (1995-97) and Nash (2007-09), and the 11th time since 1975-76 that the feat has been accomplished. The others include Lance Nethery, Brock Tredway, Roy Kerling, John Olds, Gary Cullen, Duanne Moeser, Joe Nieuwendyk, Trent Andison, Knopp, and Nash.

SEGER REACHES CENTURY MARK

• With his third-period goal against RPI on Feb. 9, senior forward Gabriel Seger became the 14th active player to reach the century mark in points. He has since upped his career point total to 103, tied with Arizona State's Matthew Kopperud (60-43—103) for the 13th-most points by an active D-I skater.

• Seger (32-71—103) enters this weekend as one of three active ECAC Hockey players with at least 100 career points, joining Quinnipiac's Collin Graf (51-72—123) — with whom Seger was teammates at Union for the 2021-22 season — and Clarkson's Mathieu Gosselin (39-69—108).

• Among active Division I skaters, Seger is one of seven with at least 70 career helpers, joining Ghantous (98), Rizzo (87), Sacred Heart's Braeden Tuck (74), Augustana's Ryan Naumovski (73), Graf (72), and Arizona State's Lukas Sillinger (70).

THE GAME'S ON HIS STICK

• Freshman forward Ryan Walsh has scored 10 goals this season and leads the team in game-winning goals with four.

• With his game-winning goal against Brown on Friday, Walsh became the third Cornell freshman to record at least four game-winners in a season, joining Brock Tredway (1977-78) and Michael Regush (2018-19).

• Should Walsh record another game-winner this season, he would be Cornell's first player to log five game-winning goals since Anthony Angello in 2017-18 while entering a seven-way tie for the eighth-most game-winning goals in a season.

• John Hughes is the only Big Red player in the program's modern era, since 1957-58, to have five game-winning goals in his first season with the Big Red, doing so as a sophomore in 1967-68.

TAKE A BREAK!

• Cornell could clinch a bye in the opening round of the ECAC Hockey Championship as soon as Friday with at least one point or any result by Union that is not a regulation win.

• Clinching a spot in the quarterfinals would be Cornell's 14th time since the 2005-06 season it has not played in the Opening Round of the ECAC Hockey Championship.

• A bye would extend Cornell's ECAC Hockey lead for byes to the quarterfinals under the current alignment to four, as Quinnipiac (10) is the only other program with a double-digit bye total.

• Since Quinnipiac joined the conference in 2005-06, Cornell has reached the quarterfinals in all but one tournament (2015), excluding the 2021 tournament that only featured three of the 12 members participating. Quinnipiac is the only ECAC Hockey program to reach the quarterfinals each year it has been a member.

THANKS FOR THE HELP!

• Over his two seasons at Union and his current tenure with Cornell, senior forward Gabriel Seger has accrued 71 career assists, standing as the sixth-most helpers by an active Division I player.

• With two more assists this season, Seger would be Cornell's first player with consecutive 20-assist seasons since defenseman Yanni Kaldis in 2018-19 (24) and 2019-20 (20). No Cornell forward has had successive campaigns with at least 20 assists since Riley Nash, who had 20-plus assists in all three years at Cornell, from 2007-10.

• Seger would become the third player under Mike Schafer to notch 20-plus assists in his first two seasons with the Big Red, joining Ryan Vesce (2000-02) and Nash (2007-10). It would be the 17th instance in Cornell's modern era, since 1957-58, and the seventh occurrence since 1975-76, joining Lance Nethery (1975-77), Roy Kerling (1977-78, 1979-80), Doug Berk (1978-80), and Joe Nieuwendyk (1984-86).

• Berk, who transferred to Cornell after Penn dissolved its program in 1977-78, remains the only player in program history to have 20-plus assists in his first two seasons at Cornell following his transfer.

CLIMBING THE RANKINGS

• Despite being held without a point the last two weekends, freshman defenseman Ben Robertson has 17 points this season (three goals, 14 assists), placing him in a three-way tie with Steve Inglehart (3-14—17 in 1982-83) and Joakim Ryan (7-10—17 in 2011-12) for the fifth-most points by a freshman defenseman in Cornell program history.

• With a point this weekend, Robertson would match Nick D'Agostino (4-14—18 in 2009-10) for the fourth-most points by a freshman defenseman in Cornell program history. Should Robertson get two points this weekend, he would equal Bruce Frauley's 19 points from 1987-88 (1-18—19) for the third-most points by a first-year blueliner.

• If Robertson has at least three points this weekend, he will become the third Cornell freshman defenseman to surpass 20 points, joining Chris Norton (4-19—23 in 1984-85) and Mark McRae (5-16—21 in 1999-00).

• Robertson also situated in a three-way tie with Steve Inglehart (1982-83) and Nick D'Agostino (2009-10) for the fourth-most assists by a Cornell freshman defenseman.

• With his next helper, Robertson would supplant himself into fourth place on the list, while two assists this weekend would match Mark McRae (5-16—21 in 1999-00) for the third-most assists by a first-year blueliner.

• Robertson's 14 assists are tied for the ninth-most by a freshman defenseman in Division I hockey and has the second-highest assist total by a freshman player in ECAC Hockey, trailing Dartmouth forward Nikita Nikora (17).

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 43 goals across its 23 games, which is 16 fewer than second-place Quinnipiac (60). The Big Red's 1.76 goals allowed per game also leads the nation and is ahead of Quinnipiac by 18 points.

• Entering this weekend, the Big Red has allowed just 529 shots on goal this season, 132 shots fewer than second-place Providence (661). Cornell's 21.2 shots per game average is 1.6 points lower than Providence's 22.8 average.

SCOUTING CLARKSON

• Clarkson sports an overall record of 15-14-1 and a 9-8-1 mark in ECAC Hockey play entering this weekend, as it holds onto the coveted fourth spot in the conference standings.

• Anthony Romano (8-12—20) and Ayrton Martino (7-13—20) are tied for the team lead in points heading into the weekend, with Ryan Richardson (7-12—19) and Mathieu Gosselin (6-13—19) right behind them. Ryan Taylor (9-6—15) has a Clarkson-leading nine goals.

• Goaltending duties have been relatively split as of late, with Brady Parker (4-2-0, 2.37, .908) and Austin Roden (9-9-1, 2.46, .903) each receiving three starting nods and Emmett Croteau (2-3-0, 3.38, .851) twice over the last eight games. 

101 YEARS, 195 MILES, 150 MEETINGS

• Cornell and Clarkson will be meeting for the 151st time on Friday. The Big Red owns a 73-58-19 advantage in the series, which began on Beebe Lake in Ithaca on Jan. 20, 1923.

• The Big Red has won each of the last three meetings with the Golden Knights and is unbeaten in seven of the last nine against its Empire State rival (6-2-1).

CORNELL - CLARKSON CONNECTIONS

• Clarkson head coach Casey Jones played on the Big Red from 1986-90, earning his bachelor of arts degree in 1990. While at Cornell, Jones logged 112 points (30 goals, 82 assists) over 110 contests. Jones had two stints on the Big Red's coaching staff, serving as an assistant under Brian McCutcheon from 1991-93 before returning to Cornell, assuming associate head coaching duties for Mike Schafer '86 from 2008-11.

• Ben Robertson and Emmett Croteau spent the previous 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.

#13 MEN'S HOCKEY NETS FIVE UNANSWERED GOALS IN WIN OVER CLARKSON

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ITHACA, N.Y. (FEB. 3, 2024) — Five unanswered goals over the final two periods aided the No. 13-ranked Cornell men's hockey team to a 7-2 victory over Clarkson before 4,092 in a spirited affair between ECAC Hockey rivals at Lynah Rink on Saturday night.

Six Cornell players registered multi-point nights as the Big Red extended its unbeaten streak to 10 games (7-0-3). All seven of Cornell's goals came from different players.

Freshman Luke Devlin, sophomore Dalton Bancroft, and juniors Jack O'Leary and Sullivan Mack each registered one goal and one assist, and freshman Jonathan Castagna and senior Gabriel Seger logged two-assist performances.

Seger's two-assist performance places him with 99 career points heading into next weekend's contests.

Between the pipes, junior goaltender Ian Shane made 20 saves in the victory for the Big Red.

Ayrton Martino and Noah Beck assisted on first-period power-play goals scored by Mathieu Gosselin and Anthony Romano in the setback for the Golden Knights. 

Freshman Emmett Croteau and graduate student Austin Roden split goaltending duties for Clarkson. Croteau, who made just his fourth collegiate start, made 11 saves while allowing the first five Cornell goals. Roden stopped eight shots in relief.

SCOUTING ST. LAWRENCE

• St. Lawrence enters this weekend with an overall record of 9-17-4 and is 7-9-2 in ECAC Hockey play, tied with Yale for seventh place in the ECAC Hockey standings.

• Felikss Gavars (10-8—18) is tied with Justin Paul (7-11—18) for the team lead in points and is the Saints' lone player with a double-digit goal total. Paul is one of three players with 10-plus assists, joined by Mason Waite (3-14—17) and Tomás Mazura (4-11—15).

• Ben Kraws (9-16-4, 2.64, .912) has started 28 of the Saints' 30 games this season and has been the starting netminder in St. Lawrence's last 20 contests.

96 YEARS, 184 MILES, 124 MEETINGS

• Cornell and St. Lawrence are meeting for the 125th time since the inaugural meeting between the programs on Feb. 19, 1927, on Beebe Lake in Ithaca.

• The Big Red has a 69-47-8 record against the Saints, which includes winning 11 of the last 13 against its Empire State rival. Cornell has an average margin of victory of 2.46 over the stretch.

• In its last 15 games against the Saints, Cornell has not yielded any more than two goals, averaging 1.20 goals allowed per game.

• Playing St. Lawrence on the road has favored Cornell lately, as the Big Red has won its last six games in Canton (five at Appleton Arena and one at the Roos House Ice Arena), outscoring the Saints by a 24-7 margin.

CORNELL - ST. LAWRENCE CONNECTIONS

• St. Lawrence head coach Brent Brekke spent nine seasons as an assistant coach under Mike Schafer '86 at Cornell from 1999-08. During Brekke's time on East Hill, Cornell recorded a 185-90-30 (.656) record, including four NCAA Tournament appearances, three ECAC Hockey regular-season titles, two ECAC Hockey Championships, and a trip to the 2003 NCAA Frozen Four in Buffalo, N.Y.

• Ryan McInchak and Anthony Mollica spent the 2019-20 season together on the Lincoln Stars ... Tomáš Mazura played at Kimball Union Academy with Kyle Penney (2016-19) and Sullivan Mack (2017-20) ... Penney was teammates with Tyler Cristall for the 2019-20 season on the Chilliwack Chiefs ... Mack and Logan Ritchie played on the Kenai River Brown Bears during the 2019-20 season ... Gabriel Seger and Nicholas Trela played on the Amarillo Bulls during the 2018-19 campaign ... Jake Lammens was teammates with Liam Steele on last year's Salmon Arm Silverbacks and with Ryan Walsh at the Salisbury School for the 2020-21 season ... Mason Kucenski played in the USHL with Nick DeSantis (2021-22 Madison Capitols) and Ben Robertson (2021-22 Omaha Lancers) ... DeSantis also played with Grant Adams on the 2019-20 Madison Capitols ... Hank Kempf and Jan Lasak spent time together on the 2019-20 Muskegon Lumberjacks.

QUARTET LOG MULTI-POINT NIGHTS AS #13 MEN'S HOCKEY DEFEATS ST. LAWRENCE

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ITHACA, N.Y. (FEB. 2, 2024) — Four players registered multi-point nights to propel the No. 13-ranked Cornell men's hockey team to a 5-1 victory over St. Lawrence before 3,726 at Lynah Rink on Friday night.

Freshman forward Jake Kraft and junior captain Kyle Penney had a goal and an assist, and senior forward Gabriel Seger and sophomore forward Dalton Bancroft each logged a pair of assists in the victory for Cornell.

Of the five goals scored by Cornell on Friday, four came off the sticks of freshmen players. Along with Kraft, Luke Devlin, Ryan Walsh, and George Fegaras also found the back of the net for the Big Red.

Junior goaltender Ian Shane stopped 12 of the 13 St. Lawrence shots he faced as Cornell outshot the Saints by a 34-13 ledger.

Gunnar Thoreson netted the lone tally for St. Lawrence. Ben Kraws made 29 saves between the pipes in the setback for Saints.

WALSH, BANCROFT LOG MULTI-POINT NIGHTS IN #12 MEN'S HOCKEY'S SHUTOUT OF BROWN

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ITHACA, N.Y. (FEB. 16, 2024) — Freshman forward Ryan Walsh (one goal, one assist) and sophomore Dalton Bancroft (two assists) logged multi-point nights, and junior goaltender Ian Shane stopped all 10 shots he faced to lead the No. 12-ranked Cornell men's hockey team to a 3-0 victory over Brown before a sold-out crowd of 4,267 at Lynah Rink on Friday night.

Freshman defenseman Hoyt Stanley and junior forward Kyle Penney also found the back of the net for the Big Red to extend the program's unbeaten streak to 13 games (10-0-3).

Shane's shutout was the 11th of his collegiate career, moving him into a tie with Dave LeNeveu (2001-03) and Mitch Gillam (2014-17) for the fifth-most blankings by a Cornell goaltender.

Brown freshman goaltender Lawton Zacher shoved aside 30 shots for the sixth time so far in his collegiate career for the Bears.

#12 MEN'S HOCKEY CLAIMS 26TH IVY LEAGUE TITLE WITH SHOOTOUT VICTORY OVER YALE

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ITHACA, N.Y. (FEB. 17, 2024) — Goals from sophomore forward Dalton Bancroft and senior forward Gabriel Seger in the shootout helped lift the No. 12-ranked Cornell men's hockey to its 26th Ivy League title after playing to a 1-1 tie with Yale before a sold-out crowd of 4,267 at Lynah Rink on Saturday night.

Cornell has won consecutive Ivy League titles for the first time since collecting three straight Ancient Eight titles from 2018 to 2020. The Big Red has claimed the league title five times over the last six seasons of competition after the Ivy League did not compete in any sport for the 2020-21 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Freshman forward Tyler Catalano netted his first collegiate goal in regulation for the Big Red, extending its unbeaten streak to 14 games (10-0-4).

Will Richter also found the back of the net for the first time in his collegiate career for Yale, which has gone 4-1-1 over its last six contests.

Junior goaltender Ian Shane stopped 16 of the 17 shots he faced on the night, while his counterpart, Jack Stark, shoved aside 22 Cornell shots.

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.

• Cornell will conclude its regular-season schedule next weekend at Lynah Rink when the Big Red welcomes Union and RPI to East Hill.

• The Big Red defeated Union, 6-1, on Feb. 10 at Messa Rink at Achilles Center in Schenectady, N.Y. Freshman forward Jonathan Castagna recorded a four-point night (two goals, two assists), while junior forward Sullivan Mack and senior forward Gabriel Seger each chipped in one goal and one assist apiece.

• Entering next weekend's slate of games, Cornell will be riding a six-game win streak against Union as the Big Red is unbeaten in its last nine (8-0-1) and in 17 of its previous 19 (15-2-2) against the Garnet Chargers. During the six-game win streak, Cornell has outscored its Empire State rival by a 36-8 clip.

• Cornell has had a knack for scoring against Union, averaging 6.00 goals per game during its six-game win streak. The Big Red has scored at least four goals in each contest during the span and has scored three-plus goals in each of its previous nine meetings. 

• At home against Union, Cornell is 9-1-1 over its last 11, which includes winning its last five by a combined score of 27-6. Last year, Cornell scored six power-play goals in a 10-1 triumph on Feb. 4, 2023.

• To open its trip to the Capital Region on Feb. 9, Cornell defeated RPI, 4-1, at Houston Field House in Troy, N.Y., as Seger recorded his 100th career point with a third-period goal. Castagna, freshman forward Luke Devlin, and junior forward Ondrej Psenicka also found the back of the Engineers' net. Mack was the lone Big Red player to have a multi-point night, notching a pair of assists.

• Against RPI, Cornell has won six of its last seven — including each of the last three — while outscoring the Engineers by a 33-17 ledger.

• The Big Red will be seeking its first four-game home win streak over RPI since collecting five wins together across the span of the 1999-00 to 2002-03 seasons.