Senior Season - 2009-10
Scrivens earned first-team All-America honors in his final season at Cornell, also earning ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year honors for his play. He finished the season second in the country in goals-against average (1.87) and first in the nation in save percentage (.934). He had seven shutouts on the season, tying his total from his junior season, and posted the third-longest shutout streak in NCAA history at 267:11, the longest such streak in league history. He closed out his career as Cornell's career leader in saves (2,873) and shutouts (19). Scrivens started all 34 games, and allowed more than three goals in just four contests. He also set a career high with 52 saves in an overtime loss to Yale on Feb. 13 at Lynah Rink. He had 10 games of 30 or more saves, and had 19 games with 25 saves or more. He set an ECAC Hockey record by allowing just one goal in four tournament games, recording three shutouts in leading the Big Red to the league tournament title. Scrivens was pulled from just one game, coming out midway through a 5-3 loss at Princeton on Feb. 6.
Junior Season - 2008-09
Scrivens experienced a breakout year as a junior, becoming widely recognized as one of the top goaltenders in the country. He earned second-team All-ECAC Hockey and honorable mention All-Ivy League honors for his play. Scrivens opened the season continuing a scoreless streak that began in the consolation game of the ECAC Hockey championships as a sophomore, becoming the first Cornell goaltender in history to open a season with back-to-back shutouts when he blanked both Princeton, making 43 saves, and Quinnipiac, with another 25 saves, on the road, earning a win and a tie in the process. His play during the opening week earned him National Player of the Week honors from InsideCollegeHockey.com. His streak came to a close a minute into the third period of his third straight road game at Colgate, but not after shattering the record for longest shutout streak in Cornell history, topping Brian Cropper's mark of 189:48 with his own mark of 206:44. With the two shutouts to open the year, posted the first back-to-back shutouts since David McKee did so in 2005, a span of 109 games. Two days after his shutout streak came to an end, he again made history by becoming the first Cornell goaltender to face three penalty shots in his career when Colgate's Brian Day was awarded a shot on Nov. 15. Scrivens was named the most valubale player in the Florida College Classic after backstopping the Big Red to its third tournament title. He was pulled just three times on the season, including once on Senior Night to allow outgoing senior Dan DiLeo to make his only career Lynah Rink appearance. He finished the season ranked in the top 10 in all three main goaltending marks, including third in goals-against average (1.81), sixth in save percentage (.931) and 10th in win percentage (.667). His GAA and save percentage ranked first and second, respectively, in ECAC Hockey. During the year, Scrivens earned four ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week awards (on Nov. 10, Nov. 24, Dec. 8 and Jan. 19). He finished his season with seven shutouts, three off David McKee's single-season record, and just six behind McKee's career mark of 18.
Career Highs
| Saves (Game) |
52 |
vs. Yale, 2/13/10 |
| Saves (Period) |
20 |
third period at Princeton, 11/7/08 |
| Shutout Streak |
267:11 |
3/12/10 vs. Harvard to 3/26/10 vs. New Hampshire |
Sophomore Season - 2007-08
Scrivens established himself as the team's number one goaltender early in his sophomore season and did not relinquish the job. He appeared in 35 of the Big Red's 36 games, starting each of the final 34 contests, and was named honorable mention All-Ivy League for his efforts against the Ancient Eight foes. He had a home shutout streak of 163:03, stretching from the second period against Quinnipiac on Nov. 3 until the first period of the Jan. 5 contest against Niagara. In between goals, he had full shutouts against both Massachusetts and Niagara. He also became just the second goalie in Cornell history to face two penalty shots when he was in net for Quinnipiac's Mike Atkinson's attempt on Nov. 3 at Lynah Rink. He picked up a career-best 45 saves against Massachusetts on Nov. 30, holding the Minutemen off the scoreboard in a 0-0 tie. In that game, he made 19 saves in the first period alone, also a career best. He was named ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Week on Dec. 3 after that performance. Scrivens originally set his career best with 36 saves against Boston University on Nov. 24 before breaking that mark with 45 stops a week later against Massachusetts. He scored his first collegiate point on March 9 with an assist on Raymond Sawada's goal in game three of the ECAC Hockey First Round series against Dartmouth at Lynah Rink. He posted three shutouts as a sophomore, with two of those coming against Dartmouth on consecutive weekends. He also set a playoff high with 41 saves in the second game of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals at Union, helping the Big Red to a 3-2 victory.
Freshman Season - 2006-07
Scrivens proved to be a capable collegiate goaltender as a freshman, appearing in 12 games on the season, starting eight times. He picked up his first collegiate shutout in his first start, making 22 saves in a 6-0 win over Union. He posted a then-career-best 36 saves in his final appearance of the season in the regular-season finale at Harvard. Scrivens made his debut on Nov. 25 against Wayne State, coming on in relief of Troy Davenport in the first period, and made an immediate impact, saving a penalty shot by the Warriors' Tylor Michel with 8:23 remaining in the game. Scrivens finished his first season just shy of the minimum minutes played to qualify for the national rankings, but he would have finished the year with the lowest goals against average of all collegiate freshmen. He finished the season with a .911 save percentage and a 2.30 goals against average, while in league play, his 2.17 goals against average was tops among all goaltenders, and his .918 save percentage in conference games was the third-highest.
Before Cornell
Scrivens, a technically sound goalie with great size and mobility, has played his best hockey during pressure situations as he led Team North to the 2006 Viking Cup championship. A member of the Spruce Grove Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, Scrivens posted a 2.43 goals against average and a .921 save percentage en route to a 27-12-3 record with three shutouts. For his efforts, he was selected the team MVP, the Source for Sports Player of the Year and chosen to play in the AJHL All-Star Game.
Personal
Benjamin John Scrivens is the son of Wayne and Dawna Scrivens and has an older brother and a younger sister. He is enrolled in the College of Hotel Administration.
Scrivens' Career Statistics
| Year |
GP/GS |
Minutes |
GA |
GAA |
Saves |
Sv. Pct. |
W |
L |
T |
Shutouts |
| 2006-07 |
12/8 |
573:55 |
22 |
2.30 |
224 |
.911 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
| 2007-08 |
35/35 |
1962:43 |
66 |
2.02 |
883 |
.930 |
19 |
12 |
3 |
4 |
| 2008-09 |
36/36 |
2152:50 |
65 |
1.81 |
872 |
.931 |
22 |
10 |
4 |
7 |
| 2009-10 |
34/34 |
2017:55 |
63 |
1.87 |
894 |
.934 |
21 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
| Totals |
117/113 |
6707:23 |
216 |
1.93 |
2873 |
.930 |
65 |
37 |
13 |
19 |
