ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell men's hockey sophomore forward Dalton Bancroft and freshman defenseman Ben Robertson have been named Third Team All-ECAC Hockey selections, the conference office announced Tuesday afternoon.

Bancroft and Robertson are the first Cornell tandem to earn Third Team All-ECAC Hockey nods in the same season since goaltender Matthew Galajda and defenseman Alex Green following the 2019-20 season.

In 21 ECAC Hockey games this season, Bancroft finished with 19 points (nine goals, 10 assists), which was tied with freshman forward Jonathan Castagna for the second-most points by a Cornell player in conference contests. Four of Bancroft's nine goals were power-play markers and the Madoc, Ontario, native had a pair of game-winning goals, including the overtime-winning goal against No. 5-ranked Quinnipiac on Jan. 20 at Lynah Rink.

Bancroft concluded the regular season with seven multi-point games, six of which came in ECAC Hockey action, and posted a season-high three-point night (two goals, one assist) in an 8-4 loss to Quinnipiac in Hamden, Conn., on Nov. 17. In the pair of regular-season meeting with the Bobcats, Bancroft finished with five points (four goals, one assist).

Overall, Bancroft is second on the Big Red in scoring with his 25 points (11 goals, 14 assists) across 28 games played. He leads the team in power-play goals with six, which are the most since Tristan Mullin had seven markers with a man advantage during the 2019-20 season, and is one of three players with 10-plus goals, accompanied by senior Gabriel Seger (12) and freshman Ryan Walsh (10).

Robertson, who was named to the All-Rookie Team on Monday, has also received Third Team All-ECAC Hockey honors, becoming the second freshman in program history to be named to any of ECAC Hockey's three all-league teams. Galajda, a First Team All-ECAC Hockey selection in 2018, is the only other first-year player to garner all-league honors in his freshman season with the Big Red.

Having a stellar first season, Robertson posted 13 points (one goal, 12 assists) in all 22 ECAC Hockey games. He also blocked the third-most shots by a Cornell player against conference foes (23), while his 13 points in conference games were tied for the 10th-most by a freshman defenseman in Division I hockey. The 13 points are the second-highest total by a first-year blueliner in ECAC Hockey, trailing Dartmouth's CJ Foley (5-13—18).

Concluding the regular season with 19 points (three goals, 16 assists), Robertson is currently tied for the 14th-most points and has the 12th-most assists by a freshman defenseman in Division I hockey this season. His point and assist totals are tied for the third-most by a Cornell freshman defenseman in program history. Robertson is tied with Bruce Frauley (1987-88) for points and has matched Mark McRae's assist output from the 1999-00 campaign.

Hailing from Potomac Falls, Va., Robertson opened the 2023-24 season with assists in the first seven games to become the second freshman in program history to open his collegiate career with a seven-game point streak, joining Morgan Barron (2017-18). The assist streak was the sixth time a player logged helpers in seven consecutive contests under Mike Schafer '86, since the 1995-96 season, joining Stephen Bâby and Ryan Vesce (2000-01), Mark McRae (2002-03), Charlie Cook (2003-04), and Barron.

The Cornell duo will return to the ice this weekend after having an opening-round bye when the No. 15-ranked Big Red hosts bitter rival Harvard in the 2024 ECAC Men's Hockey Championship quarterfinals. The best-of-three series will have 7 p.m. puck drops at Lynah Rink on Friday and Saturday, and if necessary, Sunday's contest would have a 4 p.m. start time. All games will be broadcast on ESPN+ and over the airwaves on WHCU (870 AM, 97.7 FM, whcuradio.com).