Men’s Hockey Travels to North Country for Tilts With St. Lawrence, Clarkson

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

PUCK DROP

The Cornell men’s hockey teams makes its annual trek to the North Country this weekend when it faces off against Empire State rivals St. Lawrence and Clarkson.

Puck drop for both contests on the weekend are slated for 7 p.m. and will air live on ESPN+. Jason Weinstein (play-by-play) will also have the call over the airwaves on WHCU (870 AM, 97.7 FM, cortacatoday.com).

KILL, RED, KILL

Cornell’s penalty kill has excelled since Jan. 4, killing 20 of its opponent’s last 22 power-play opportunities (90.9 percent), tied with fellow ECAC Hockey rival Colgate for the seventh-best penalty kill during the timeframe.

In the Big Red’s loss to Dartmouth last Saturday, Cornell did not allow a power-play goal on any of the Big Green’s six opportunities, marking the first time it went at least 6-of-6 on the penalty kill in a game since Nov. 3, 2023, when it killed all six of Yale power plays at Ingalls Rink.

The two power-play goals allowed since Jan. 4 is tied for the sixth-fewest goals conceded during the span. Western Michigan has gone a perfect 10-for-10 on the penalty kill, while UMass Lowell (16-of-17), Augustana (15-of-16), Omaha (13-of-14), and Wisconsin (8-of-9) have given up just one goal while on the penalty kill.

Of the teams with two power-play goals given up since Jan. 4 includes Alaska, Arizona State, Bentley, Boston University, Colgate, Dartmouth, LIU, Michigan Tech, Northeastern, Quinnipiac, and UMass.

THE GAME IS ON HIS STICK

Junior forward Dalton Bancroft recorded his fourth game-winning goal of the season and eighth game-winner of his collegiate career on Jan. 17 in the Big Red’s 6-2 road victory against Princeton.

Bancroft’s game-winner against Princeton made him the first Cornell player with at least four game-winning goals within the first 17 games since defenseman Nick D’Agostino ‘13, who had five game-winners in the first 17 games of the 2011-12 season. It marked the first time a Cornell forward had registered four game-winning goals in the first 17 games of a campaign since Doug Marrett ‘74 had four game-winners in 1972-73.

Should Bancroft net a game-winning goal this weekend, he would be Cornell’s first player with five game-winners by the 21st game of a season since Anthony Angello in 2017-18.

Entering this weekend, Bancroft is tied with eight players (Ferris State’s Caiden Gault, Michigan’s Michael Hage, Michigan State’s Charlie Stramel, Michigan Tech’s Logan Morrell, Minnesota State’s Adam Eisele and Rhett Pitlick, Niagara’s Jay Ahearn, and UConn’s Ryan Tattle) for the seventh-most game-winning goals in Division I hockey this season. Bancroft ranks third among ECAC Hockey players in game-winning goals, trailing Clarkson’s Ayrton Martino and Dartmouth’s John Fusco (five).

KEMPF NOMINATED FOR NATIONAL AWARD

The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced Jan. 14 that senior defenseman Hank Kempf was named one of 14 nominees for this year’s Hockey Humanitarian Award, marking Kempf’s second consecutive season being a nominee for the award.

A finalist for last year’s award, Kempf is one of two student-athletes representing ECAC Hockey on this year’s nominee list, joining St. Lawrence women’s hockey graduate student Sarah Thompson, who also was a finalist for last year’s award.

Kempf’s nomination marks the 10th time a player from Cornell has been nominated for the award, five of which have represented the men’s program. Kempf is the first Big Red student-athlete to ever be nominated multiple times for the prestigous yearly award.

Bestowed yearly upon college hockey’s finest citizen, the Hockey Humanitarian Award is presented to a student-athlete who makes significant contributions to their team and the community through volunteerism leadership.

MISTER RELIABLE

Sophomore forward Ryan Walsh has a Cornell-best 220 faceoff wins this season, tied for 44th nationally and ranking fifth in ECAC Hockey behind Clarkson’s Ellis Rickwood (278), Brown’s Max Scott (274), Quinnipiac’s Victor Czerneckianair (232), and RPI’s Jakob Lee (223).

Walsh has won 55.4 percent of his draws this season (220-of-397), ranking 23rd nationally among Division I players with 200-plus faceoff wins. Under the same crtieria, Walsh’s 55.4 percent clip ranks third among ECAC Hockey players, trailing Rickwood (278-of-459 — .606) and Czerneckianair (238-of-405 — .588).

This season, Walsh has had a double-digit faceoff win total in 13 games and won at least 13 draws on nine occasions, tied with Michigan State’s Charlie Stramel and Niagara’s Glebs Prohorenkovs for the 10th-most games with at least 13 faceoff wins. Ahead of Walsh is Air Force’s Clayton Cosentino (15), Bemidji State’s Jackson Jutting and Niagara’s Tyler Wallace (14), Brown’s Max Scott and Notre Dame’s Danny Nelson (13), Bentley’s Ethan Leyh (12), Western Michigan’s Tim Washe and Wisconsin’s Gavin Morrisey (11), and Northeastern’s Jack Williams (10) have more games with 13-plus faceoff wins.

JOINING RAREFIED COMPANY

With his appearance against Quinnipiac on Jan. 18, senior goaltender Ian Shane became the fourth Big Red goaltender in program history to appear in 100 career games with Cornell, joining Andy Iles ‘14 (118 games), Ben Scrivens ‘10 (117 games), and David McKee ‘06 (102 games).

Among active Division I goaltenders, Shane is one of six netminders to appear in 100 games, joining Western Michigan’s Cameron Rowe (119), Wisconsin’s Tommy Scarfone (111), Boston University’s Mathieu Caron (110), Clarkson’s Ethan Langenegger (107), and Bemidji State’s Mattias Sholl (106).

Of the six goaltenders with 100-plus appearances, Shane and Sholl are the lone two players to have played all their games with the same program.

2K SHANE

Entering this weekend, senior goaltender Ian Shane has made 1,999 career saves, ranking as the 10th-most stops by a Cornell goaltender in program history.

With his next save, Shane will become the 10th player in Cornell program history to reach the 2,000-save plateau, joining Andy Iles ‘14, Ben Scrivens ‘10, Jason Elliott ‘98, Mitch Gillam ‘17, Corrie D’Alessio ‘91, Brian Hayward ‘82, David McKee ‘06, Darren Eliot ‘83, and Matt Underhill ‘02.

Among active Division I goaltenders, Shane would become the 16th player to reach 2,000 career saves, joining Arizona State’s TJ Semptimphelter, Bemidji State’s Mattias Sholl, Boston University’s Mathieu Caron, Bowling Green’s Christian Stoever, Clarkson’s Ethan Langenegger, Colorado College’s Kaidan Mbereko, Michigan’s Logan Stein, Minnesota’s Liam Souliere, Niagara’s Pierce Charleson, Omaha’s Simon Latkoczy, RPI’s Jack Watson and Noah Giesbrecht, St. Lawrence’s Dominic Basse, Western Michigan’s Cameron Rowe, and Wisconsin’s Tommy Scarfone.

SHANE'S WORLD, IT'S PARTY TIME, EXCELLENT!

Senior goaltender Ian Shane has excelled inside the blue paint during his time on East Hill. Over his 102 career appearances between the pipes for the Big Red, Shane has a 56-27-15 record with a 1.84 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage.

Shane’s 56 career victories rank sixth among Cornell goaltenders in program history. Entering this weekend, Shane is two wins shy of tying Andy Iles ’14 for fifth in program history. The 56 wins make Shane one of five active Division I goaltenders with 50-plus career victories, joining Western Michigan’s Cameron Rowe (66), Wisconsin’s Tommy Scarfone (64), Boston University’s Mathieu Caron (54), and Denver’s Matt Davis (51).

After making 24 saves to earn his 12th career shutout in a 5-0 victory over Princeton on Nov. 23, Shane’s 12 shutouts are tied with Scarfone for the most by all active Division I goaltenders. Both netminders have three more shutouts than Boston College’s Jacob Fowler and North Dakota’s T.J. Semptimphelter (nine).

The 12 shutouts rank fifth all-time among Cornell goaltenders, one shy of matching Cornell Athletics and Hockey Hall of Famer Ken Dryden ‘69, who assumes fourth place with 13 shutouts.

MAKING A NAME FOR HIMSELF

Senior goaltender Ian Shane boasts a 1.84 career goals-against average, the 14th-best figure in Division I hockey history. Shane is among 38 goalies with a sub-2.00 goals-against average with at least 1,500 minutes between the pipes.

Cornell has four of the top 10 career goals-against averages in NCAA history, one of two programs (Michigan State) with multiple representatives inside the top 10.

Shane and Ben Scrivens ‘10 (1.93) give Cornell six of the 38 sub-2.00 career goals-against averages in NCAA history — the highest number for any Division I program. Other Division I programs to have multiple sub-2.00 goals-against averages include Quinnipiac (four), Maine (three), and Denver, Miami, Michigan State, Michigan Tech, and Notre Dame (two each).

Among active Division I goaltenders with at least 1,500 minutes, Shane is one of three netminders with a career goals-against average below 2.00, joining Boija and Boston College’s Jacob Fowler (1.96).

THAT'LL LEAVE A MARK…

Sophomore defenseman Hoyt Stanley blocked a career-high five shots in last Saturday’s loss to Dartmouth, marking the fourth time he absorbed at least four shots in a game this season. 

Per data from College Hockey News’ Stats Customizer, Stanley is tied with Reece Willcox (2014-15 & 2015-16), Alec McCrea (2017-18), Yanni Kaldis (2017-18), Matthew Nuttle (2018-19), and Tim Rego (2023-24) for the 10th-most games with four-plus blocked shots by a Cornell player in a season since 2012-13.

With another game with four-plus blocked shots, Stanley would be the first player with five games with four-plus blocked shots since Hank Kempf in 2023-24.

Cornell is tied with Augustana, Brown, and Denver for the fifth-fewest goals conceded this season (42), trailing Minnesota State and Western Michigan (37), Boston College (38), and Maine (41).

ON THE PLUS SIDE…

Entering this weekend’s contests, senior forward Ondrej Psenicka and senior defenseman Tim Rego have plus-50 ratings, making Cornell one of three Division I programs (Minnesota — three, Boston College — two) to have multiple players with a plus-minus rating of at least plus-50.

Psenicka and Rego are two of 10 players with at least a plus-50 rating and are tied with Minnesota’s Luke Mittelstadt for the sixth-highest plus-minuns rating among active Division I players.

Along with senior forwards Kyle Penney (plus-46) and Jack O’Leary’s (plus-40) ratings, Cornell is one of four Division I programs (Minnesota — four; Boston College and Denver — three) with at least three players with a plus-minus rating of plus-40.

Since the 2002-03 season, when plus-minus ratings began to be tracked for an entire season, Psenicka and Rego are tied for the third-highest career plus-minus ratings in program history, only trailing forward Greg Miller ‘13 (plus-52) and defenseman Travis Mitchell ‘23 (plus-51).

SPREADING THE WEALTH

Cornell saw scoring contributions from nearly every skater who appeared in at least one game last season. Of the 23 skaters who appeared in at least one contest last year, 21 registered at least one point (91.3 percent), and 19 players (82.6 percent) recorded at least two points.

Across its first 19 games this season, Cornell has succeeded in maintaining the scoring levels achieved from last year. This year, 21 of the 25 players who have appeared in at least one game have at least one point (84.0 percent), and 19 have at least two points (76.0 percent).

The sophomore class, which led the team last season in all three major scoring categories — goals (44), assists (70), and points (114), has accounted for a team-high 43.7 percent of Cornell’s scoring this season and leads all major scoring categories: goals (21), assists (41) and points (62).

Among Division I programs, only Robert Morris (105 of 199 points — 52.8 percent), Army (94 of 197 points — 47.7 percent), and Notre Dame (91 of 205 — 44.4 percent) have received a higher percentage of production from their sophomore class this season.

BLUELINE HELPING OUT

Of the Big Red’s 142 points recorded this season, 45 (six goals, 39 assists) have come from defensemen (31.7 percent of scoring production).

Cornell’s has the third-highest percentage of points from defensemen entering this weekend, only trailing fellow ECAC Hockey and Ivy League foe Princeton (32.1 percent — 34 of 106) and Colorado College (31.7 percent — 58 of 183).

Among Division I programs, Cornell is one of 11 teams with at least 30 percent of its scoring production from blueliners. Along with Princeton and Colorado College, the others include Colgate (31.6 percent — 66 of 209), Minnesota Duluth (30.5 percent — 58 of 190), Air Force (30.5 percent — 46 of 151), RPI (30.4 percent — 59 of 194), Lindenwood (30.3 percent — 40 of 132), Notre Dame (30.2 percent — 62 of 205), Omaha (30.1 percent — 55 of 183), and Merrimack (30.0 percent — 45 of 150).

The 39 assists by Cornell blueliners (44.3 percent of its overall assist total) is the highest average among Division I hockey programs this season, and is one of two programs with at least 40 percent of its assists coming from blueliners (Omaha — 46 of 114 — 40.4 percent).

Senior defenseman Tim Rego (3-8—11) and sophomore defenseman George Fegaras (1-8—9) are both having career years for the Big Red. Rego has tied single-season high for goals (3), assists (8), and points (11), while Fegaras has already more than doubled his scoring production from last year in just 13 appearances this season.

ALL HE DOES IS WIN, WIN, WIN

Mike Schafer ‘86, the Jay R. Bloom ‘77 Head Coach of Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey, is one of six active Division I men’s hockey head coaches with 500 career victories.

Schafer’s 550 wins rank as the 18th-most victories by a Division I head coach in college hockey history. Schafer is five wins shy of tying longtime Michigan Tech head coach John MacInnes, who registered 555 wins while serving as the Huskies’ bench boss from 1956-82.

With his victory over Harvard last Friday, Schafer became just the 10th Division I men’s hockey head coach to win at least 550 games with one program, joining Jack Parker (Boston University — 894), Red Berenson (Michigan — 848), Bob Peters (Bemidji State — 702), Rand Pecknold (Quinnipiac — 657), Jerry York (Boston College — 656), Ron Mason (Michigan State — 635), Rick Gotkin (Mercyhurst — 610), Richard Umile (New Hampshire — 594), and MacInnes.

SCOUTING ST. LAWRENCE

St. Lawrence enters this weekend with an overall record of 7-16-1 and is 3-8-1 in ECAC Hockey play, tied with Princeton for 11th in the conference standings.

Greg Lapointe (9-6—15) has the team lead in goals and points for the Saints, while Tomas Mazura (1-13—14) has the team lead in assists despite leaving the program after the fall semester to pursue his professional hockey career.

Sophomore Mason Kucenski has started 19 of his 20 appearances on the season, logging a 6-13-1 record with a 2.51 goals-against average and .917 save percentage. Dominic Basse (1-3-0, 2.89, .916), a graduate transfer from St. Cloud State, has made five starts in six appearances. 

97 YEARS, 184 MILES, 126 MEETINGS

Cornell and St. Lawrence are meeting for the 127th time on Friday night since the inaugural meeting between the programs on Beebe Lake in Ithaca on Feb. 19, 1927.

The Big Red has a 70-47-9 record against the Saints, which includes being unbeaten in 14 of the last 17 matchups against its Empire State rival (13-3-1). During the span, Cornell has scored 3.24 goals per game while allowing 1.25 goals per contest and yielding no more than two goals against Saints.

In its last seven trips to Canton, Cornell has posted a 6-0-1 record (5-0-1 mark at Appleton Arena). The Big Red has held St. Lawrence to two goals or less in the last eight meetings in Canton.

CORNELL - ST. LAWRENCE CONNECTIONS

St. Lawrence head coach Brent Brekke spent nine seasons as an assistant coach under Mike Schafer ‘86 at Cornell (1999-2008). With Brekke on staff, Cornell went 185-90-30 (.656) with 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. Brekke also served as an assistant on Casey Jones ‘90’s staff at Clarkson for the 2018-19 season ... Cornell assistant coach Sean Flanagan, a native of Canton, N.Y., was a five-year member of St. Lawrence’s program from 2006-11. While with the Skating Saints, Flanagan amassed 52 points (12 goals, 40 assists) in 121 appearances ... Cornell director of hockey operations and assistant coach Corey Leivermann coached Jan Lasak on the 2019-20 Janesville Jets, Jan Olenginski on the 2022-23 Madison Capitols, and Mason Kucenski for two years on the Capitols (2021-23) ... Kucenski and Nick DeSantis were teammates on the 2021-22 Capitols squad ... Kucenski was also teammates with Ben Robertson on the 2021-22 Omaha Lancers ... Hank Kempf and Lasak played on the 2019-20 Muskegon Lumberjacks ... George Fegaras and Evan Orloff were teammates on the 2022-23 Lumberjacks ... Sam Hall was teammates with Ryan Walsh (2021-22 Salisbury School) and Nicholas Wolfenberg (2023-24 Okotoks Oilers) ... Tim Rego and Reilly Connors played on the 2019-20 Brooks Bandits ... Tyler Cristall was teammates with Kyle Penney (2019-20 Chilliwack Chiefs) and Justin Katz (2021-22 West Kelowna Warriors) ... Jake Bernadet was teammates with Katz and Luke Devlin on the 2022-23 West Kelowna Warriors ... Hoyt Stanley and Isack Bandu played on the 2021-22 Victoria Grizzlies.

#14 MEN'S HOCKEY CLAIMS 13TH WHITELAW CUP WITH WIN OVER ST. LAWRENCE

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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (MARCH 23, 2024) — Freshman forward Jonathan Castagna scored two goals to lead the No. 14-ranked Cornell men's hockey team to its ECAC Hockey-leading 13th Whitelaw Cup with a 3-1 victory over St. Lawrence before 4,912 at Herb Brooks Arena on Saturday evening.

Cornell's victory was its first time claiming the Whitelaw Cup since 2010, when it shut out Union, 3-0, on March 20 at the then-called Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y.

Junior defenseman Hank Kempf and sophomore forward Dalton Bancroft, who each chipped in two assists, joined Castagna in having multi-point nights. Junior forward Jack O'Leary tacked an empty-net goal to solidify the Big Red, clinching ECAC Hockey's automatic qualifying bid for the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Hockey Championship, which begins next weekend.

Ian Shane made 31 saves in the victory as the junior goaltender secured his 48th collegiate win. Shane is now tied with Dave Elenbaas (1970-73) and Corrie D'Alessio (1987-91) for the seventh-most wins by a Big Red netminder.

Cameron Buhl recorded the lone goal for St. Lawrence (14-19-6), which had a 26-save performance from Ben Kraws between the pipes.

Castagna potted the first of his two goals when he lofted a puck after a Saints defender blocked Bancroft's shot attempt early in the first period.

The latter Castagna goal doubled Cornell's lead in the second, as the first-year forward cleaned up a loose rebound of Kempf's shot from the point.

Kraws made a stellar save in the middle of the third period, robbing Bancroft of a goal on a one-timer near the left post, keeping the Big Red's lead to 2-0.

Just 38 seconds later, St. Lawrence used the momentum from Kraws' save to score its lone tally when Buhl wristed a shot from the right faceoff circle, beating Shane to his high-glove side.

O'Leary had a chance to give Cornell a two-goal lead, but his backhand shot attempt toward an empty net hit the left post, leading to St. Lawrence generating a couple of chances to tie the game. With 28 seconds left, O'Leary avenged hitting the post on his first shot attempt at the Saints' open net, punctuating Cornell's victory.

Castagna was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, while freshman defenseman Ben Robertson and senior forward Gabriel Seger were also named to the All-Tournament Team.

SCOUTING CLARKSON

Clarkson sports an overall record 14-8-2 and an 8-4-0 mark in ECAC Hockey play entering this weekend, as it currently sits in third place in the conference standings.

Ayrton Martino (15-10—25) has the team lead in goals and points, while Ellis Rickwood (5-16—21) leads the team in assists and joins Martino in being the lone pair of Golden Knights with 20-plus points on the season.

Lake Superior State transfer Ethan Langenegger has started all 22 of his appearances on the season, posting a 14-7-1 record with a 2.18 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage. Langenegger has started the last 15 contests for Clarkson.

102 YEARS, 193 MILES, 151 MEETINGS

Cornell and Clarkson will be meeting for the 152nd time on Saturday. The Big Red owns a 73-59-19 advantage in the series, which began on Beebe Lake in Ithaca on Jan. 20, 1923.

The Big Red has won three of the last four meetings with the Golden Knights and is unbeaten in seven of the last 10 against its Empire State rival (6-3-1).

Cheel Arena has been a difficult place to play for Cornell as it has just two wins in its last 12 games
(2-5-5) at the venue, dating back to the 2015-16 season. Six of the last eight and seven of the previous 12 games on the Golden Knights’ home ice have gone to overtime.

CORNELL - CLARKSON CONNECTIONS

Cornell associate head coach Casey Jones ‘90 served as Clarkson’s head coach for 13 years, amassing a record of 234-185-56 with the Golden Knights from 2011-24 ... Cornell director of hockey operations and assistant coach Corey Leivermann coached Erik Bargholtz (2018-19) and Ryan Bottrill (2019-20) on the Janesville Jets, Jared Mangan and Nick DeSantis on the 2021-22 Madison Capitols, and Tate Taylor on last year’s Clark Cup-winning Fargo Force squad ... Mangan and Jack Sparkes also played with Marian Mosko on the 2022-23 Fargo Force ... Jimmy Rayhill was teammates with Trey Taylor (2019-20 Alberni Valley Bulldogs) and Luka Sukovic (2020-21 Odessa Jackalopes) ... Taylor (2021-22) and Carter Rose (2020-22) played on the Youngstown Phantoms with Tyler Catalano and Winter Wallace ... Ryan Richardson and Erik Bargholtz spent the 2020-21 season together with Michael Suda on the Fargo Force ... Ray Fust was teammates with Kyle Penney (2020-21 Chilliwack Chiefs), Ben Robertson (2021-22 Waterloo Black Hawks), and Sean Donaldson (2021-22 Sioux Falls Stampede) ... Hoyt Stanley and Ellis Rickwood teammed up on the 2021-22 Victoria Grizzlies ... George Grannis and Ryan Taylor played with Ian Shane on the 2020-21 Bismarck Bobcats ... Ryan Taylor also played on the 2019-20 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders with Suda and Jack O’Leary ... Sparkes was also teammates with George Fegaras (2022-23 Muskegon Lumberjacks) and Parker Murray (2023-24 Chilliwack Chiefs).

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

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POTSDAM, N.Y. (FEB. 23, 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 (16-5-5, 11-5-3 ECAC Hockey) 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 (16-14-1, 10-8-1 ECAC Hockey).

Sophomore forward Dalton Bancroft scored two power-play goals and senior forward Gabriel Seger added three assists in the setback for the Big Red (16-5-5, 11-5-3 ECAC Hockey).

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.

Cornell had to kill off a pair of penalties in the first period, including a five-minute major for boarding. The Big Red stopped all five shots on goal during the Golden Knights' seven minutes of power-play time.

Clarkson logged the opening goal in the second period when Ryan Taylor caught Cornell off guard with a quick snapshot from the right faceoff circle.

The Big Red responded quickly, scoring less than two minutes later to bring the contest back even. Penney took advantage of a rebound on the doorstep of the goal crease to beat Roden and give Cornell its first goal of the night.

Martino pounced on a loose rebound after Shane made a blocker save on Tristan Sarsland, which gave the Golden Knights the lead back with under four minutes to go in the middle stanza.

A late Clarkson penalty allowed Cornell to tie the game up with 25 seconds left in the second period as crisp passing by Seger and freshman defenseman Ben Robertson led to a one-timed shot by Bancroft on the edge of the crease.

Bancroft netted his second power-play goal in under three minutes, giving Cornell a 3-2 lead early in the third period with a quick wrist shot following a quick toe-drag deke.

Clarkson scored a goal with an extra attacker with 26.5 seconds left to force overtime. Gosselin deflected a pass by Anthony Romano from the right faceoff circle off the shaft of his stick as he was tied up with a Cornell defender inside Cornell's crease.

In overtime, an aggressive Clarkson forecheck led to a defensive zone turnover by Cornell, enabling Richardson to set up Gosselin for a one-timer from the right faceoff circle to give the Golden Knights the overtime victory.

OFFENSE PROPELS DARTMOUTH TO WIN OVER MEN'S HOCKEY

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ITHACA, N.Y. (JAN. 25, 2025) — Dartmouth's Luke Haymes scored two goals, leading three Big Green players in having multi-point nights, as the Big Green (10-7-2, 7-4-1 ECAC Hockey) defeated the Cornell men's hockey team (8-5-5, 5-3-3), 6-1, before a sold-out crowd at Lynah Rink on Saturday night.

Nikita Nikora assisted on two Big Green goals and CJ Foley added a goal and an assist in the victory. Emmett Croteau made 16 saves in goal for Dartmouth, upping his record on the year to 7-1-0.

Sophomore defenseman George Fegaras tallied the lone goal on the night for the Big Red, who had a 24-save performance from senior goaltender Ian Shane.

Dartmouth drew first blood 5:53 into the contest when Haymes scored the first of his two goals on the night, depositing a loose rebound at the right post after sophomore defenseman Hoyt Stanley had blocked a shot from the point by Nikora.

A high-sticking penalty resulted in Dartmouth receiving the night's first power play, but the Big Red's penalty kill proved to be stingy as it held the Big Green without a shot attempt during its two-minute man advantage.

Immediately after the expiration of Cornell's first penalty of the period, Shane made a sprawling cross-crease save to rob Sean Chisholm of doubling the Big Green's lead.

Cornell was assessed a penalty 13 seconds into the second period, granting Dartmouth its third power play of the game. Although the Big Red successfully killed off the penalty, five seconds after it expired, Trym Løkkeberg won an offensive zone faceoff, leading to Dartmouth doubling its lead when defenseman John Fusco's shot from the right point deflected off senior forward Kyle Penney's stick, soaring over Shane's head, hit the crossbar and went into the net.

Nearly five minutes later, Dartmouth's lead was increased to 3-0 as a defensive zone turnover by Cornell led to Haymes netting his second goal of the night, lasering a shot from the left hash of the right faceoff circle, beating Shane to his glove side.

Cornell cut into the Big Green's lead as Fegaras snapped his 25-game goal-scoring drought with a shot from the top of the right faceoff circle that evaded traffic in front of Croteau's crease.

Dartmouth restored its three-goal lead eight-plus minutes into the third when Hank Cleaves scored after executing a toe-drag deke from a pass by Nikora near the goal line.

The Big Green scored two short-handed goals within 20 seconds to solidify its victory. Cornell had pulled Shane to gain an extra attacker, creating a 6-on-4 advantage. A one-timer taken by sophomore defenseman Ben Robertson was blocked by Foley, who scored on a 175-foot shot.

Cooper Flinton netted Dartmouth's second short-handed goal by forcing a turnover at the blue line in Cornell's offensive zone, creating a 2-on-1 scoring chance with Chisholm, beating Shane to his blocker side.

2024-25 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 68th year serving as the home of Big Red hockey this season, was formally dedicated on April 6, 1957, a month after its opening to the public on March 4, 1957. The facility, which was built following a $500,000 anonymous donation (approximately $5.59 million in 2024), honors the late James Lynah '05, who served as the director of athletics at Cornell from 1935-43.

The donation to build Lynah Rink reresurrected the Cornell hockey  program following a 10-year hiatus, ensuring hockey returned as a varsity sport for the 1957-58 season.

Cornell began sponsoring hockey as a varsity sport with 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 — literally — on thin ice, causing Cornell to drop the program entirely after the 1947-48 campaign.

Since its opening in March of 1957, Lynah Rink has received numerous face-lifts since hosting its inaugural event on March 21, 1957, a 7-3 victory for the NHL’s New York Rangers in an exhibiton against the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL). Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Gump Worsley stopped 44 shots in the victory for the Rangers.

Among the renovations, Cornell spent nearly $1 million in the summer of 2000, to replace 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 last season’s 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 13 tournament championships (1967-70, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1996-97, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2024) and 26 Ivy League titles, 22 of which have been won outright.

Cornell will return to Lynah Rink next weekend when it welcomes RPI (9-13-2, 4-8-0 ECAC Hockey) and Union (14-9-1, 7-5-0 ECAC Hockey) to East Hill.

Puck drop for both games are scheduled for 7 p.m. Game action will be broadcast on ESPN+ and over the airwaves on WHCU (870 AM, 97.7 FM, cortacatoday.com).

The Big Red is unbeaten in 17 of the last 20 games (16-3-1) against the Engineers and Garnet Chargers. During the span, Cornell has an average margin of victory of 2.60 (4.50 goals per game, 1.90 goals allowed per contest).

At Lynah Rink, Cornell has won 10 of the last 12 against the Capital Region foes, averaging 4.58 goals per game. The Big Red's defense has held RPI and Union to two goals or fewer in nine of the previous 12 contests on East Hill.