#13 Men's Hockey Concludes Regular Season Against Union, RPI

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

THE PUCK DROP

• The No. 13-ranked Cornell men's hockey team concludes the 2023-24 regular season slate this weekend when it welcomes Empire State rivals Union and RPI to Lynah Rink.

• Friday's game is slated for a 7:30 p.m. puck drop, while Saturday will start at 7 p.m. Both games will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and over the airwaves on WHCU (870 AM, 97.7 FM, whcuradio.com).

TAKE A BREAK!

• With its overtime loss to Clarkson last Friday, Cornell officially clinched an opening-round bye in this year's ECAC Hockey Championship. Coupled with its two-point game against St. Lawrence, the Big Red can finish no worse than the No. 3 seed in this year's tournament.

• Cornell will host a best-of-three series at Lynah Rink from March 15-17, with the winner advancing to the ECAC Hockey semifinals on March 22, which will take place in Lake Placid, N.Y.

• A regulation win over Union would solidify Cornell as the No. 2 seed in the tournament. Other clinching scenarios for the No. 2 seed on Friday include Colgate losing in regulation to RPI; overtime wins by Colgate AND Cornell; a Colgate loss in overtime or a shootout AND Cornell wins in overtime; losses in overtime or a shootout by both teams.

• With the opening-round bye clinched, it is Cornell's 14th time since 2005-06 that it will not play in the opening round of the ECAC Hockey tournament. Since Quinnipiac joined ECAC Hockey before the 2005-06 season, Cornell has reached the quarterfinals in all but one tournament (2015), excluding 2021, which had just three teams participate after Clarkson withdrew before the tournament.

• The bye extended Cornell's ECAC Hockey lead for opening-round byes under the conference's current alignment to four. Quinnipiac (10) is the only other program with a double-digit bye total.

EXTRA HOCKEY

• This past weekend was Cornell's ninth and 10th games that have gone to overtime this season, signifying the most overtime games since having 14 overtime games in 2015-16.

• Cornell has gone to overtime in three consecutive contests for the second time this season, also done from Dec. 29, 2023 - Jan. 13, 2024.

• It is the 13th overall instance in program history where the Big Red has played three consecutive overtime games, matching a program record (1971-72, 1982-83, 1985-86, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2021-22, 2023-24). Only the 1985-86 season is the only other season to have multiple spans with three straight overtime contests.

• Should another game go to overtime this year, it would be Cornell's fifth-most overtime games in a season. Only the 2015-16 (14 games), 2011-12 (13 games), 1985-86 and 2010-11 (12 games) campaigns featured more games that needed overtime.

• Another tie would match the program record for ties (2011-12 — 19-9-7; 2015-16 — 16-11-7).

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 this year's Hockey Humanitarian Award, junior defenseman Hank Kempf was selected as one of five finalists, as announced by the Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation on Feb. 12.

• Kempf is the third consecutive nominee from either Cornell hockey team — 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 is just the fourth from the men's program, joining the likes of 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, announced by the American College Hockey Association on Feb. 14.

• 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.

SHOWSTOPPER SHANE

• Junior goaltender Ian Shane has excelled inside the blue paint during his time on East Hill, posting a 43-19-10 record with a 1.69 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage in his 76 appearances between the pipes.

• Shane is two victories shy from equalling Jason Elliott (1994-98) for the 10th-most wins by a Cornell goaltender in program history.

• With his shutout of Brown on Feb. 16, Shane upped his career shutout total to 11, matching Dave LeNeveu and Mitch Gillam for the fifth-most shutouts by a Cornell goaltender. Shane's shutout total is tied with Wisconsin's Kyle McClellan for the third-most by all active Division I goaltenders. Michigan Tech's Blake Pietila (22) and Minnesota's Justen Close (13) are the only two netminders ahead of Shane and McClellan.

• 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).

SHANE'S WORLD

• Since Jan. 1, junior goaltender Ian Shane has a 10-1-3 record with a 1.46 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage, ranking first and third, respectively, among goaltenders with at least 10 games played during the span.

• Shane's 1.69 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 two 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 (1.98).

• To go along with his impressive career goals-against average, Shane ranks fourth among active Division I goaltenders in career save percentage (.923). Wisconsin's Kyle McClellan (.9258), Notre Dame's Ryan Bischel (.9255), and Minnesota's Justen Close (.924) are ahead of the Cornell netminder.

POINT SEGER

• Senior forward Gabriel Seger (11-23—34) has 34 points this season, the most by a Big Red player since Morgan Barron (15-19—34) in 2018-19.

• Seger has been racking up points recently, logging 13 points (two goals, 11 assists) over his last nine games. During the stretch, he has four multi-point games, including a three-assist game last Friday against Clarkson.

• In his 27 games this season, Seger has at least one point in 20 contests (74.1 percent). Of his 20 games with a point, Seger has 10 multi-point games, tied with Quinnipiac's Sam Lipkin for the third-most in ECAC Hockey. Lipkin's teammates, Jacob Quillian (12) and Collin Graf (11), have more multi-point games.

• With his next point, Seger would be the ninth player (11th occurrence) in the Mike Schafer '86 era (since 1995-96) to notch at least 35 points in a season and be the first to do so since Riley Nash (12-23—35) in 2009-10. 

• Seger's next point would also make him the second player under Schafer to have 35-plus points in his first two seasons with Cornell, joining Matt Moulson, who had 35 points as a sophomore in 2003-04 (18-17—35). Over the last 40 seasons, only six players (seven instances) have had 35-point seasons in either of their first two years with the Big Red, joining Duanne Moeser (1983-84), Joe Nieuwendyk (twice — 1984-86), Trent Andison (1987-88), Joe Dragon (1989-90), Ryan Hughes (1989-90), and Moulson.

SEGER NET 30

• Following his assist on Kyle Penney's empty-net goal in the Big Red's 3-0 shutout of Brown on Feb. 16, senior forward Gabriel Seger became the first Cornell player to have consecutive 30-point seasons since Morgan Barron in 2018-19 (15-19—34) and 2019-20 (14-18—32).

• Seger, who had seven goals and 23 assists last season, became the first Big Red player with 30 points in his first two years at Cornell since Riley Nash in 2007-08 (12-20—32) and 2008-09 (13-21—34).

• The Feb. 16 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 is the 11th time since 1975-76 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.

REACHING THE 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.

• Seger has since upped his career point total to 107, behind 32 goals and 75 assists, which stands as the 11th-most points by an active Division I skater entering this weekend's slate.

• Seger is currently one of three active ECAC Hockey players with at least 100 career points, joining Quinnipiac's Collin Graf (51-73—124) — with whom Seger was teammates at Union for the 2021-22 season — and Clarkson's Mathieu Gosselin (41-70—111).

• Of the active players who have surpassed the century mark for career points, Seger (Union to Cornell) is one of four who have transferred from their initial institution, joining Graf (Union to Quinnipiac), Lukas Sillinger (Bemidji State to Arizona State), Alex Campbell (Clarkson to Northeastern), and Ryan Naumovski (Niagara to Augustana).

THANKS FOR THE HELP!

• Over his two seasons at Union and his current tenure with Cornell, senior forward Gabriel Seger has accrued 75 career assists, standing as the third-most by an active Division I skater, trailing Northern Michigan's Andre Ghantous (100) and Denver's Massimo Rizzo (87).

• Seger is one of nine active Division I skaters with 70-plus career helpers. Behind Seger is Augustana's Ryan Naumovski (74), Sacred Heart's Braeden Tuck (74), Arizona State's Lukas Sillinger (73), Quinnipiac's Collin Graf (73), Minnesota State's Brandon Koch (70), and Clarkson's Mathieu Gosselin (70).

• With his next assist, Seger would increase his assist total on the season to 24, signifying the most helpers by a Cornell player since defenseman Yanni Kaldis also had 24 in 2018-19.

• No Big Red forward has had that many assists in a season since Greg Miller (25) in 2010-11.

THE GAME'S ON HIS STICK

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

• With his game-winning tally against Brown on Feb. 17, Walsh joined Brock Tredway (1977-78) and Michael Regush (2018-19) as the lone Cornell freshmen players to pot four game-winning goals in a season.

• 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.

YOUTH MOVEMENT

• Freshmen forwards Jonathan Castagna (8-11—19) and Ryan Walsh (10-8—18) and defenseman Ben Robertson (3-16—19) have all registered at least 18 points this season, making Cornell one of seven Division I programs to have three freshmen with at least 18 points (Boston College, Boston University, Denver, Notre Dame, Penn State, and Robert Morris).

• Castagna, Robertson, and Walsh are the first Big Red freshmen trio with at least 18 points in the same season since Joel Lowry (6-16—22), Brian Ferlin (8-13—21), and John McCarron (6-13—19) in 2011-12.

• It is the fourth instance where a trio of Cornell freshmen have had 18-plus points in a season (1987-88, 2006-07, 2011-12, 2023-24) since 1975-76, which was the inaugural season first-year students were eligible to play for the Big Red.

• Trent Andison, Doug Derraugh, and Bruce Frauley were those to initially accomplish the feat in 1987-88 before Colin Greening, Tony Romano, and Blake Gallagher became the second trio of Big Red first-year players to get 18 points in the same season in 2006-07.

• Should Castagna, Robertson, and Walsh get 20 points this season, it would be the first time in program history a trio of freshmen logged 20-plus points in the same season.

CLIMBING THE RANKINGS

• Freshman defenseman Ben Robertson recorded an assist in both games last weekend to increase his point total to 19 (three goals, 16 assists), placing him in a tie with Bruce Frauley (1-18—19 in 1987-88) for the third-most points by a freshman defenseman in Cornell program history.

• With his next point, Robertson would become the third Cornell freshman defenseman to reach the 20-point mark, joining Chris Norton (4-19—23 in 1984-85) and Mark McRae (5-16—21 in 1999-00).

• A two-point weekend by Robertson would equal McRae's 21 points from 1999-00 (5-16—21), putting him in a tie for the second-most points by a first-year blueliner.

• Robertson's 16 assists are tied with McRae (5-16—21 in 1999-00) for the third-most assists by a Cornell freshman defenseman, and his next helper would supplant Robertson into third place. Two assists this weekend would match Frauley's 18 helpers in 1987-88 for the second-most assists by a first-year blueliner.

• Robertson's 19 points (3-16—19) is tied with Ohio State's Theo Wallberg (2-17—19) for the eighth-most points by a freshman defenseman. Among freshmen in ECAC Hockey, Robertson is tied with teammate Jonathan Castagna (8-11—19) and RPI's Tyler Hotson (11-8—19) for the fourth-most points by a first-year player in the conference, trailing Quinnipiac's Mason Marcellus (14-15—29), Dartmouth's Nikita Nikora (3-17—20), and Quinnipiac's Andon Cerbone (8-12—20).

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 50 goals across its 27 games, 12 fewer than second-place Quinnipiac (62). The Big Red's 1.85 goals allowed per game also leads the nation, making Cornell one of three programs to allow less than two goals per game (Wisconsin, Quinnipiac).

• Entering this weekend, the Big Red has allowed just 592 shots on goal this season, 89 shots fewer than second-place Providence (681). Cornell's 21.9 shots per game average is 0.8 points lower than Providence's 22.7 average.

SCOUTING UNION

• Union enters the weekend with a 14-15-3 overall record and an 8-9-3 mark in ECAC Hockey play. The Garnet Chargers have struggled of late, going 2-4-2 over its last eight after having a five-game unbeaten streak from Jan. 12-27.

• John Prokop (8-24—32) leads Union in assists and points, while Brandon Buhr (11-12—23) and Chaz Smedsrud (11-8—19) are tied for the team lead in goals. Carter Korpi (10-3—13) is the only other Garnet Charger with a double-digit goal total.

• Kyle Chauvette (13-13-3, 3.15, .891) has started all but one of Union's games this season.

96 YEARS, 155 MILES, 81 MEETINGS

• Cornell has a 49-22-10 edge over Union as the Big Red rides a nine-game unbeaten streak (8-0-1) into Friday's meeting with the Garnet Chargers. During the stretch, Cornell has outscored Union 47-13 and has won each of the last six meetings by an average of 4.67 goals.

• Over its last 11 games at Lynah Rink against Union, Cornell is 9-1-1 with wins in its previous five contests, outscoring the Garnet Chargers by a 27-6 margin.

CORNELL - UNION CONNECTIONS

• Cornell senior forward Gabriel Seger played two seasons at Union and was a member of the Garnet Chargers for three years (2018-21). During his 71 games played at Union, Seger posted 43 points (14-29—43).

• Union's Ben Tupker played two seasons at Cornell and was a member of the Big Red program for three years (2018-21), where he logged nine points (5-4—9) across 34 appearances.

• Union's DJ Hart has been teammates with three Cornell players, including Jimmy Rayhill (2020-21 Odessa Jackalopes), Nick DeSantis (2018-19 Madison Capitols and 2021-22 Sioux Falls Stampede), and Marian Mosko (2022-23 Lincoln Stars) ... Union's Josh Phillips played with DeSantis (2019-20 Sioux Falls Stampede) and Sean Donaldson (2020-21 Sioux Falls Stampede) ... Union's John Prokop was teammates with Remington Keopple on the Des Moines Buccaneers from 2020-22, which also included Luke Devlin on the Buccaneers' squad in 2021-22. Prokop also played with Hank Kempf on the 2019-20 Muskegon Lumberjacks ... Union Jacob Jeannette played on the Waterloo Black Hawks with Ondrej Psenicka (2019-20) and Ben Robertson (2021-22) ... Union's Nate Hanley was teammates with Jack O'Leary from 2018-20 on the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, and was joined by Michael Suda for the 2019-20 season. Hanley was also teammates with Winter Wallace and Tyler Catalano on the Youngstown Phantoms in 2020-21, which included Union's goaltender Kyle Chauvatte, who played on the Phantoms from 2020-22 with Wallace and Catalano ... Union's Nathan Kelly was teammates with Kyler Kovich (2017-18 Powell River Kings) and Kyle Penney (2019-20 Chilliwack Chiefs ... Kovich also was teammates with Caden Villegas on the 2020-21 Tri-City Storm.

CASTAGNA LOGS FOUR-POINT NIGHT AS #13 MEN'S HOCKEY DEFEATS UNION

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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (FEB. 10, 2024) — Freshman forward Jonathan Castagna registered his second four-point night of the season to lift the No. 13-ranked Cornell men's hockey team to its 6-1 victory over Union in ECAC Hockey action at Messa Rink at Achilles Center on Saturday night.

Junior forward Sullivan Mack and senior forward Gabriel Seger, who played two seasons with Union, chipped in with a goal and an assist apiece. Fellow junior forward Ondrej Psenicka and sophomore forward Winter Wallace tacked on late third-period tallies for the Big Redto extend the program's unbeaten streak to 12 games (9-0-3), marking the longest unbeaten streak by a Division I hockey program this season.

Junior goaltender Ian Shane stopped 23 shots in the victory, improving his record to 15-2-4.

Cullen Ferguson potted the lone marker for Union. Kyle Chauvette stopped 17 Big Red shots between the pipes for the Garnet Chargers.

SCOUTING RPI

• RPI enters the final weekend of the regular season with a 9-19-4 overall record and a 6-11-3 mark in ECAC Hockey play. The Engineers are unbeaten in three of its last five (1-2-2) since falling to Cornell, 4-1, at Houston Field House on Feb. 9.

• Austin Heidemann (10-13—23) and Sutter Muzzatti (8-15—23) are tied for the team lead in points. Muzzatti has the most assists of any Engineers player, while freshman Tyler Hotson (11-8—19) leads the team in goals.

• Jack Watson (7-8-3, 3.53, .896) has been RPI's goaltender of record in 13 of its last 14 outings. Carson Cherepak (1-6-1, 4.30, .877) and Brett Miller (1-5-0, 3.78, .888) have made eight and six starts, respectively, between the pipes for the Engineers this season.

116 YEARS, 170 MILES, 119 MEETINGS

• Cornell enters Saturday's matchup with RPI boasting a 69-39-11 record against the Engineers, which includes winning six of the last seven against its Empire State rival. During the span, Cornell averages 4.71 goals per game while having an average margin of victory of 2.29.

• The Big Red has won its last three games against RPI, as Cornell is seeking its first four-game win streak over the Engineers since collecting five consecutive wins together from the 2006-07 to 2008-09 seasons.

CORNELL - RPI CONNECTIONS

• Kyle Penney was teammates with Jack Agnew on the 2019-20 Chilliwack Chiefs ... Kyler Kovich played with RPI's Max Smolinski on the 2020-21 Tri-City Storm and with Brendan Budy on the Canada West U19 team at the 2019 World Junior A Challenge ... RPI's CJ Regula was teammates with Ryan McInchak and Hank Kempf on the 2018-19 Muskegon Lumberjacks ... Kempf also played with Sutter Muzzatti on the Lumberjacks the following year (2019-20) ... Nick DeSantis played on the 2019-20 Sioux Falls Stampede with Austin Heidemann ... Tim Rego and Jakob Lee were on the same Brooks Bandits team in 2019-20 ... Sullivan Mack was teammates with Danny Ciccarello and Lucas Matta on the Salmon Arm Silverbacks for the 2020-21 season ... Michael Suda played on the 2020-21 Fargo Force with Nick Strom ... Jack O'Leary spent time with Jack Brackett and Brett Miller on the 2018-19 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders ... RPI's Dovar Tinling was teammates with Remington Keopple and Luke Devlin on the 2021-22 Des Moines Buccaneers ... RPI's Tyler Hotson played with George Fegaras last season on the Muskegon Lumberjacks, and with Devlin (2020-22) and Jonathan Castagna (2021-22) at St. Andrew's College ... RPI's Jérémie Payant played on the 2021-22 Nanaimo Clippers with Jack O'Brien and Sean Donaldson.

SEGER LOGS 100TH CAREER POINT AS #13 MEN'S HOCKEY DOWNS RPI

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TROY, N.Y. — Senior forward Gabriel Seger recorded his 100th career point as the No. 13-ranked Cornell men's hockey team defeated RPI, 4-1, at the Houston Field House in ECAC Hockey action on Friday night.

Seger was one of four goal scorers for Cornell as the Big Red increased its unbeaten streak to 11 games (8-0-3) with the victory.

Joining Seger in netting goals for the victorious Big Red were freshmen forwards Jonathan Castagna and Luke Devlin and junior forward Ondrej Psenicka. Fellow junior forward Sullivan Mack was the lone Cornell player to notch a multi-point night, assisting on a pair of tallies.

Junior goaltender Ian Shane made 19 saves in the victory for the Big Red, improving his figures during its unbeaten streak to a 1.50 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage.

Austin Heidemann scored the lone goal for RPI, who also had a 28-save performance from goaltender Jack Watson.

GOSSELIN LIFTS CLARKSON PAST #11 MEN'S HOCKEY, SNAPS UNBEATEN STREAK

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POTSDAM, N.Y. (FEB. 22, 2024) — Mathieu Gosselin scored the game-tying goal with 26.5 seconds left in regulation before netting the game-winner with 58.1 seconds remaining in overtime to lift Clarkson to a 4-3 victory over No. 11-ranked Cornell at Cheel Arena on Friday night.

The setback for Cornell snapped the program's 14-game unbeaten streak, marking the team's first loss since Dec. 2 at home to Colgate.

Gosselin, who has overtime game-winning goals in the Golden Knights' last two games, was one of three Clarkson players with multi-point efforts. Ryan Richardson had a two-assist night and Ayrton Martino added a goal and an assist for the Golden Knights.

Sophomore forward Dalton Bancroft scored two power-play goals and senior forward Gabriel Seger added three assists in the setback for the Big Red.

By earning its point with the overtime loss, Cornell has officially clinched a top-four seed in the 2024 ECAC Hockey Championship and will host the quarterfinal round at Lynah Rink from March 15-17. It is Cornell's seventh consecutive time earning a top-four seed in the ECAC Hockey Championship, the longest active streak of the 12-team conference.

Between the pipes, junior goaltender Ian Shane made 21 saves for Cornell, while his counterpart, Austin Roden, shoved aside 19 shots for Clarkson.

PAIR OF EXTRA-ATTACKER GOALS AID #11 MEN'S HOCKEY TO TIE WITH ST. LAWRENCE

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CANTON, N.Y. — Two extra-attacker goals by junior forward Ondrej Psenicka over the final 1:31 in the third period avenged a 2-0 deficit to force overtime before the No. 11-ranked Cornell men's hockey team took the extra point in the standings with a shootout victory following a 2-2 tie with St. Lawrence before 1,579 at Appleton Arena on Saturday night.

Along with Psenicka's multi-goal performance — his first since doing so against AIC on Dec. 29, 2022 —  junior goaltender Ian Shane made a season-high 36 saves between the pipes for the Big Red.

Greg Lapointe and Drake Burgin scored power-play goals for St. Lawrence, and goaltender Ben Kraws stopped 32 shots in the draw for the Skating Saints.

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 have next week off as it prepares to host the best-of-three quarterfinal round from March 15-17. Game times for those contests have yet to be announced.

• Depending on the Big Red's seeding, it will host either the second-lowest remaining seed or the second-highest remaining seed.

• All games of the quarterfinal round of the 2024 ECAC Hockey Championship will air live on ESPN+ and over the airwaves on WHCU (870 AM, 97.7 FM, whcuradio.com).