#13 Men’s Hockey Heads to Capital Region for Games Against RPI, Union

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

THE PUCK DROP
• Riding a 10-game unbeaten streak, the No. 13-ranked Cornell men's hockey team makes its annual trip to the Capital Region to square off against RPI and Union 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's series, Cornell is amid a 10-game unbeaten streak (7-0-3), one win or tie away from matching Wisconsin (10-0-1) for the longest unbeaten streak in Division I hockey this season. North Dakota currently has the second-longest active unbeaten streak (6-0-1).

• The active unbeaten streak is the Big Red's eighth time during the Mike Schafer '86 era, since 1995-96, that it has not registered a loss over a 10-game span. It is the first instance since collecting 11 consecutive wins over the final nine regular-season games of the COVID-shortened 2019-20 season and the first two games of the 2021-22 campaign.

• The last time Cornell went without a loss over a 10-game stretch in the same season was when it opened the 2019-20 slate with 10 successive wins.

• A win or tie against RPI would be the program's longest unbeaten streak in a single season since going 10-0-1 from Dec. 2 to Feb. 2 in the 2017-18 season.

• If Cornell goes unbeaten this weekend, it would be the Big Red's first 12-game stretch without a loss since going 14-0-1 from Feb. 1 to March 30 in 2003. It would also match the ninth-longest unbeaten streak in program history when the Big Red logged a pair of 11-0-1 records during the 1966-67 and 1972-73 seasons.

• Senior forward Gabriel Seger (1-11—12) and sophomore forward Dalton Bancroft (4-6—10) are converting at a point-per-game pace during the unbeaten streak. Junior goaltender Ian Shane has compiled a 7-0-3 record with a 1.55 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage between the pipes.

ROAD WARRIORS
• Along with its overall 10-game unbeaten streak, Cornell has not lost any of its last eight contests away from Lynah Rink, posting a 5-0-3 record during the span.

• The Big Red's eight-game unbeaten streak in contests played away from Ithaca is the fifth instance in the Mike Schafer '86 era, since 1995-96, in which Cornell has strung at least eight non-losing results together and is the first since going 7-0-2 during a stretch from Dec. 2 to Feb. 23 in the 2017-18 season.

• Cornell's active unbeaten streak in games played on the road or at neutral sites is tied for the eighth-longest in program history, matching a pair of 7-0-1 stretches in the 2002-03 and 2016-17 campaigns.

• Should Cornell not record a loss this weekend, the Big Red would have its fifth 10-game road unbeaten streak in program history. It would match the longest string of games without a loss away from home under Schafer, as the Big Red went 10-0-0 from Jan. 14 - March 26, 2005.

STARTING THE NEW YEAR STRONG
• Cornell has not lost any of its eight games since the calendar flipped to 2024, marking the seventh time in program history that it has opened a calendar year without a loss in eight straight games.

• It is the first time Cornell has not lost any of its first eight games in a calendar year since going 8-0-1 in the opening nine contests of 2018.

• Should the Big Red not lose this RPI on Friday, it would be Cornell's first time not losing any of its first nine games to begin a year since going 8-0-1 in 2018.

• Without a loss this weekend, it would be Cornell's fourth instance where it went unbeaten over its first 10 games in a new year. The last time Cornell did so was when it won 21 straight in 1970,  which included the Big Red's stretch to become the first — and remains the lone — team to conclude a year without a loss (29-0-0) and claim its second national championship.

THE GAME'S ON HIS STICK
• Freshman forward Ryan Walsh was named ECAC Hockey's Rookie of the Week, the conference office announced Monday morning. Walsh scored the game-winning goals in both contests last weekend against St. Lawrence and Clarkson, becoming the second Cornell player this season to net game-winning goals in consecutive games, joining junior captain Kyle Penney, who did so in the first two games of the season against then-No. 11-ranked Minnesota Duluth.

• If Walsh scores the game-winning goal on Friday against RPI, he will become the fourth player in the Big Red's modern era, since 1957-58, to have game-winning goals in three consecutive games, joining Kevin Pettit (1968-69), Roy Kerling (1977-78), and Brad Chartrand (1995-96).

• Walsh would be just the second freshman player to score three game-winning goals in as many games, joining Kerling.

ROBERTSON NAMED TO WATCH LIST FOR TIM TAYLOR AWARD
• Freshman defenseman Ben Robertson was added to the watch list for the Tim Taylor Award as a post-release addition, the Hockey Commissioners Association (HCA) announced last Friday afternoon.

• Since its inauguration for the 2006-07 season, the Tim Taylor Award is recognized as the National Rookie of the Year, as voted on by the nation's assistant coaches.

• Robertson is one of 33 players named to the watch list for this year's award, and is one of six players from ECAC Hockey named to the list. The other players from the ECAC include Brown forward Max Scott and goaltender Lawton Zacher, Quinnipiac forwards Andon Cerbone and Mason Marcellus, and Yale goaltender Jack Stark.

• At the conclusion of the season, the Rookie of the Year winners from the six Division I hockey conferences will be presented to assistant coaches from each school, who will then vote for the winner of the award. The winner will be announced during the Frozen Four in April, which will be held in St. Paul, Minn.

SHANE, SEGER NAMED HOBEY BAKER NOMINEES
• Senior forward Gabriel Seger and junior goaltender Ian Shane have been nominated for the 2024 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, it was announced last Friday afternoon.

• Voting for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, awarded to college hockey's top player, began earlier today and will run until midnight on Sunday, March 10. Fans can cast their votes online: https://www.hobeybaker.com.

• Currently serving as Cornell's leading scorer, Seger has compiled 22 points (nine goals, 13 assists) across 19 appearances this season.

• Shane's nomination marks the second consecutive season he has been up for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. He leads all Division I goaltenders in goals-against average with his 1.71 clip, while his .919 save percentage is second among ECAC Hockey netminders.

• The Hobey Baker Memorial Award is the second award Shane is nominated for, as on Jan. 12, Shane was tabbed to the watch list for the Mike Richter Award for a third straight season.

SHANE NAMED TO RICHTER 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 on Jan. 12.

• 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 this year's 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 Shane be named a semifinalist (top 10), he would join Galajda as the lone Big Red goaltenders to reach that stage in Mike Richter Award voting. Galajda finished as a two-time finalist for the award back in 2018 and 2020.

HOCKEY HUMANITARIAN AWARD
• Junior defenseman Hank Kempf was named one of 18 nominees for the 2024 Hockey Humanitarian Award, as announced on Jan. 17 by the Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation.

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

• 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 Sam Paolini '03 (who won in 2003), Topher Scott '08, and Iles.

• Should Kempf be named a finalist for the Hockey Humanitarian Award, he would be the fifth representative from Cornell — and just the second from the men's program — to be named a finalist, joining Erin Schmalz '99, Paolini, Alyssa Gagliardi '14, and Richardson.

• Kempf is Cornell's first non-senior nominee for the Hockey Humanitarian Award, as all eight previous nominees were in their senior seasons.

SHANE'S WORLD
• Junior goaltender Ian Shane has excelled inside the blue paint during his time on East Hill, posting a 40-18-8 record with a 1.71 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage in his 70 appearances between the pipes.

• Shane's 1.71 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 slightly behind Shane by one-thousandths of a point, 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 sixth among active Division I goaltenders in career save percentage (.922). Notre Dame's Ryan Bischel (.926), Wisconsin's Kyle McClellan (.926), and Minnesota's Justen Close (.923) are at least one percentage point ahead of Shane. Boston College's Jacob Fowler (.922) and RIT's Tommy Scarfone (.922) are ahead of Shane by six-hundredths of a point or less.

• With his shutout of Harvard on Jan. 26, Shane now has 10 career shutouts, tied with Laing Kennedy '63 for the seventh-most in Cornell program history. Shane is also tied with Bischel and McClellan for the third-most shutouts by active Division I goaltenders. Michigan Tech's Blake Pietila (21) and Close (11) have more career blankings.

• Shane's next shutout would place him in a tie with Dave LeNeveu and Mitch Gillam for the fifth-most shutouts by a Cornell goaltender.

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 26 points (9-17—26) across 21 games.

• Should Seger post four more points this year, he would be Cornell's first player with consecutive 30-point seasons since Morgan Barron (15-19—34 as a sophomore in 2018-19 and 14-18—32 as a junior in 2019-20). Riley Nash was the last Cornell player to have 30-plus points in his first two seasons with the Big Red (12-20—32 as a freshman in 2007-08 and 13-21—34 as a sophomore in 2008-09).

• With a 30-point season, Seger would become the 26th player in Cornell's modern era (since 1957-58) to have at least 30 points in each of his first two seasons with the Big Red. It would be just the third instance under Mike Schafer '86, joining Kyle Knopp (1995-97) and Riley Nash (2007-09). Seger would be the 11th player since 1975-76 to accomplish the feat, joining Lance Nethery, Brock Tredway, Roy Kerling, John Olds, Gary Cullen, Duanne Moeser, Joe Nieuwendyk, Trent Andison, Knopp, and Nash.

CLOSING IN ON THE CENTURY MARK
• Seger enters this weekend one point shy of reaching the century mark (30-69—99). His 99 career points stand as the 13th-most points by a Division I skater.

• Seger's 99 career points are the third-most for all active players within ECAC Hockey. Only Quinnipiac's Collin Graf (47-70—117) — with whom Seger was teammates at Union during the 2021-22 season — and Clarkson's Mathieu Gosselin (39-68—107) are ahead of the Big Red senior centerman.

LIKE A ROCK AT THE DOT
• Seger enters this weekend with 1,147 career faceoff wins, ranking as the seventh-highest total among active Division I players.

• Seger is one of nine players with least 1,100 career faceoff wins, joined by AIC's Dustin Manz (1,547), Omaha's Nolan Sullivan (1,444), Minnesota's Jaxon Nelson (1,279), Air Force's Clayton Cosentino (1,263), RIT's Carter Wilkie (1,191), Vermont's Ryan Miotto (1,173), Wisconsin's David Silye (1,135), and Northern Michigan's Artem Shlaine (1,116).

• This season, Seger has won 308 faceoffs, ranking sixth nationally, and is one of eight Division I players with at least 300 draws won. Seger's .606 faceoff win rate also ranks sixth in the nation among players with 250 draws won.

THANKS FOR THE HELP!
• Over his two seasons at Union and his current tenure with Cornell, senior forward Gabriel Seger has accrued 69 career assists, standing as the sixth-most helpers by an active Division I player.

• Last season, Seger had a career-high 23 assists, marking the most helpers in a single season by a Big Red player since defenseman Yanni Kaldis in 2018-19 (24). It was also the most assists by a Cornell forward in a season since Greg Miller had 25 in 2010-11.

• Seger's 69 assists are the second-most by all active ECAC Hockey players, trailing Graf, who has 70 helpers.

• Should Seger register three more assists this year, he would be Cornell's first player with consecutive 20-assist seasons since Kaldis in 2018-19 (24) and 2019-20 (20). No Cornell forward has had consecutive 20-assist seasons since Riley Nash went three straight seasons with 20-plus assists from 2007-10.

• Seger would become the 17th player in the program's modern era (since 1957-58) and the seventh player since 1975-76 to notch 20-plus assists in his first two seasons with the Big Red. Before Nash, the most recent player to accomplish the feat was Ryan Vesce from 2000-02.

LENDING A HELPING HAND
• Freshman defenseman Ben Robertson has opened his collegiate career with 14 assists in his first 21 games.

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

• With his next helper, Robertson will officially claim fourth place on the list for most assists by a freshman defenseman. Should Robertson have two assists this weekend, he would tie Mark McRae (5-16—21 in 1999-00) for the third-most assists.

• Robertson's 14 assists rank as tied for the eighth-most by a freshman defenseman in Division I hockey and are tied with Dartmouth forward Nikita Nikora for the most helpers by a first-year player in ECAC Hockey.

CLIMBING THE RANKINGS
• Freshman defenseman Ben Robertson logged a pair of assists in last weekend's sweep of St. Lawrence and Clarkson to increase his point total to 17.

• Robertson's point total (3-14—17) has 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 equal Nick D'Agostino (4-14—18 in 2009-10) for the fourth-most points by a freshman defenseman in Cornell program history, while a two-point weekend would match Bruce Frauley's 19 points during the 1987-88 season (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).

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 41 goals across its 21 games, and is 10 goals fewer than Quinnipiac (51). The Big Red's 1.95 goals allowed per game ranks third nationally in Division I hockey, trailing Wisconsin (1.86) and Quinnipiac (1.89).

• During its 10-game unbeaten streak, Cornell has averaged 1.60 goals allowed per game, ranking as the best average with at least seven games played.

• Since 2016-17, Cornell has allowed 430 goals, leading all Division I programs by 138 goals (Minnesota State — 568) that have played at least seven seasons during the span. The Big Red has averaged 1.95 goals allowed per game over its last six-plus seasons, making Cornell one of two programs (Minnesota State — 1.91) in the country to yield two goals or less 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 533 wins rank as the 26th-most by a head coach in college hockey history, three shy of matching former Minnesota State bench boss Don Brose (536) for 25th in college hockey history.

• Regardless of level or gender, Schafer's 533 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 (634), Mercyhurst's Rick Gotkin (605), and Notre Dame's Jeff Jackson (588).

SCOUTING RPI
• RPI (8-16-2, 5-8-1 ECAC) snapped a four-game losing streak with its 1-0-1 weekend against Brown and Yale last weekend. The Engineers defeated the Bears, 3-1, before tying with Yale, 1-1, and falling in the shootout for the extra point in the ECAC Hockey standings.

• Austin Heidemann (8-11—19) and Sutter Muzzatti (6-13—19) are tied for the team lead in points with 19 apiece. Muzzatti has the most assists of any RPI player with 13, while Tyler Hotson (9-6—15) leads the Engineers with nine goals.

• Goaltending duties have been split among three netminders this season. Jack Watson (6-5-1, 3.34, .904) has started in all 12 of his appearances, while Carson Cherepak (1-6-1, 4.21, .881) and Brett Miller (1-5-0, 3.78, .888) have made eight and six starts, respectively. The Engineers enter the weekend with the fifth-worst scoring defense, averaging 3.96 goals allowed per game.

116 YEARS, 170 MILES, 118 MEETINGS
• Cornell enters its matchup with RPI boasting a 68-39-11 record against the Engineers, which includes going 8-3-2 over its last 13 contests against its Empire State rival. During the span, Cornell is averaging 3.54 goals per game while holding RPI to an average of 2.31 goals.

• The Big Red is unbeaten in four of its last five at Houston Field House (4-1-1) and has scored at least three goals in all four of its victories during the stretch. Since the 2001-02 season, Cornell has posted a 13-5-3 record over its last 21 games at the venue, holding the Engineers to a 1.86 goals-per-game average. 

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.

MITCHELL, MALINSKI PACE #11 MEN'S HOCKEY TO VICTORY OVER RPI

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ITHACA, N.Y. (FEB. 3, 2023) – Senior defensemen Travis Mitchell and Sam Malinski combined to score all three goals for the No. 11-ranked Cornell men's hockey team in its 3-1 victory over RPI at Lynah Rink on Friday night.

Malinski extended his point streak to nine games as his goal was bookended by Mitchell's two tallies, which served as his first career
multi-goal game while donning the Carnellian Red.

Cornell held RPI in check throughout the night in the shots column, posting a 26-12 advantage in shots on goal.

Sophomore goaltender Ian Shane made 11 saves in between the pipes for the Big Red.

T.J. Walsh scored the lone marker for RPI, while Brett Miller stopped 24 shots in the setback.

SCOUTING UNION
• Union (12-12-2, 6-6-2 ECAC) saw its five-game unbeaten streak come to a halt last weekend as the Garnet Chargers fell to Yale, 3-1, before claiming the extra point for the ECAC Standings with a shootout victory over Brown after playing to a 4-4 tie.

• Sophomore defenseman John Prokop enters the weekend pacing the Garnet Chargers offense in assists (22) and points (28). Brandon Buhr leads Union in goals (10), being the lone player with a double-digit goal total.

• Goaltender Kyle Chauvette (11-10-2, 3.01, .898) has started all but one of Union's games this season. Joe Sharib (1-1-0, 2.21, .923) made the other start for Union in his four appearances.

95 YEARS, 155 MILES, 80 MEETINGS
• Cornell has the 48-22-10 edge in the series over Union, dating back to the inaugural meeting on Feb. 22, 1928, on Beebe Lake in Ithaca.

• The Big Red rides an eight-game unbeaten streak into Saturday's meeting with the Garnet Chargers, posting a 7-0-1 record and outscoring Union 41-12 in the span. Cornell has won the last five meetings over Union by at least three goals, logging an average margin of victory of 4.6 goals.

• Messa Rink has been kind to Cornell goal scorers as the Big Red has averaged 3.73 goals per game over its last 11 trips to Schenectady. Cornell has scored at least three goals in 10 of its last 11 contests played at the venue.

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.

SIX POWER-PLAY GOALS PROPEL #11 MEN'S HOCKEY TO WIN OVER UNION

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ITHACA, N.Y. (FEB. 4, 2023) — The No. 11-ranked Cornell men's hockey team scored six power-play goals to lift the Big Red past Union, 10-1, at Lynah Rink on Saturday night.
 
Cornell's six power-play goals are the most in a game since Boston University had the same total against UMass on Jan. 30, 2015.
 
Five of the six power-play goals by the Big Red came in the first period with the latter four coming during a five-minute major penalty against Union. The final three goals during the major penalty came in a 23-second span, which is a Cornell program record for the quickest trio of goals.
 
Of the 13 Cornell players who registered a point on Saturday, nine had multi-point nights. Senior defenseman Sam Malinski paced Cornell's offense with a team-high four points, scoring twice and assisting on two others.
 
Malinski now owns a 10-game point streak, becoming the third Cornell player under Mike Schafer '86 to have a point streak of at least 10 games. Matt Stienburg (11 games in 2021-22) and Matt Moulson (10 games in 2005-06) were the other players to accomplish the feat.
 
Fellow senior defenseman Travis Mitchell and junior forward Gabriel Seger each registered three-assist nights, while freshman forward Dalton Bancroft (two goals, one assist) and senior forward Max Andreev (goal, two assists) also had three points apiece for the Big Red.
 
Freshman forward Nick DeSantis joined Malinski and Bancroft with two-goal nights.

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 as the Big Red extended its unbeaten streak to nine games (6-0-3).

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.

#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 (13-4-4, 8-4-2 ECAC).

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 (13-12-1, 7-6-1 ECAC). 

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.

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 welcome Brown and Yale to Lynah Rink for its final two Ivy League contests of the season next weekend.

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

• The Big Red swept its series against the Bears and Bulldogs in the first weekend of November, defeating Yale, 3-1, before logging a season-high seven goals against Brown in a 7-1 triumph.

• Against Brown, Cornell owns an 86-44-8 record over its Ivy League rival, and is unbeaten in 20 of its last 21 meetings against the Bears (17-1-3). At Lynah Rink, the Big Red is 8-0-1 over its last nine against Brown, outscoring the Bears by a 34-14 margin during the span. Under Mike Schafer '86, dating back to the 1995-96 season, Cornell has a 44-8-6 record against Brown

• Next Saturday will be the 163rd all-time meeting between Cornell and Yale, dating back to the first meeting on Feb. 22, 1902, at St. Nicholas Rink in New York City. Cornell has a 92-62-8 advantage in the series and has won the last seven and is unbeaten in 12 of the last 13 (10-1-2).

• Cornell has won seven of its last nine home games against Yale, posting a 7-1-1 record, while outscoring the Bulldogs by a 30-17 clip.