Cornell University Athletics

CCM/AHCA All-America Second Team (2020)
All-Ivy First Team (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
All-ECAC Hockey First Team (2020)
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team (2019)
All-ECAC Hockey Third Team (2018)
ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team (2017)
Crimson Cup Award (2017)
Greg Ratushny Award (2017)

As a senior (2019-20)

• Selected to CCM/AHCA All-America second team.
• Led team with 19 assists, which paired with five goals for 24 points and a career-best plus-13 rating over 29 games.
• Was the team's leading scorer on the power-play with 14 points on two goals and 12 assists.
• Named to All-ECAC Hockey first team with 17 points in league play, ranking tied for third among defensemen.
• Had team lead in blocked shots with 43, including 38 in league play (tied for fourth).
• Became first Cornellian to earn four All-Ivy League first team selections.
• Named to Preseason All-ECAC Hockey Team.
• Opened the season on a four-game scoring streak, including a goal in the season opener Nov. 1 at Michigan State.
• Assisted on all three of team's goals in a 3-2 win Jan. 24 against Dartmouth.
• Scored two power-play goals and added an assist for another three-point effort Feb. 14 against Union.
• Recorded nine points over the middle seven games of Cornell's nine-game winning streak in February.

As a junior (2018-19)

• Led team's defensemen and finished third overall in team scoring with 28 points on four goals and 24 assists.
• Posted highest assist total for a Cornell defenseman since Steve Wilson during the 1995-96 season.
• Named to All-ECAC Hockey second team with 19 points in league play, ranking fourth-most among defensemen and the most for a Cornellian since 2002-03.
• Ranked second among ECAC Hockey blueliners with 76 blocked shots.
• Earned spot on All-Ivy League first team for third straight year after scoring once and adding seven assists for eight points in 10 Ancient Eight games.
• Team leader in power-play assists with 11.
• Recorded five points in season's first four games, including a two-goal effort against Michigan State on Oct. 27.
• Had seven points on a six-game scoring streak through February.???????

As a sophomore (2017-18)

• Led team's defensemen in scoring with 19 points on four goals, 15 assists and a plus-10 rating.
• Placed on All-Ivy League First Team for second straight year after tying for league lead in scoring from the blue line with three goals and five assists for eight points in 10 Ancient Eight games.
• Earned spot on All-ECAC Hockey Third Team with 11 points in 22 league contests, finishing third on the circuit with 42 blocked shots.
• Among team leaders in ice time on defensive unit that led the nation with a 1.58 goals against average, the eighth-lowest in NCAA Division I history.
• Posted eight points over a four-game scoring streak late in the season, culminating with four assists in March 9 rout of Quinnipiac in Game 1 of an ECAC Hockey Championship quarterfinal series at Lynah Rink.
• Tied for team lead in power-play points with eight on three goals and five assists.

As a freshman (2016-17)

• Team's lone representative on the All-Ivy League first team and ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team.
• All 14 points on one goal and 13 assists came within 22 games of ECAC Hockey play — the most points for a Cornell freshman defenseman in league play since Bruce Frauley during the 1987-88 season.
• Lone goal was memorable, coming on a power play with 24.6 seconds remaining in the third period to give Cornell a 4-3 win Feb. 4 at Rensselaer.
• Twice earned ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week honors, including after three-point effort Nov. 5 at Harvard.
All assists in the game came on passes to set up power-play goals.
• Earned team's Crimson Cup award — presented annually to the team's top performer in the season series against the rival Crimson
• Won team's Greg Ratushny Award — presented annually to the team's most promising freshman. 

Prior to Cornell

• Named British Columbia Hockey League First-Team All-Star for 2015-16 season after averaging better than a point per game from the blue line.
• 63 points on nine goals and 54 assists through 58 games ranked second in the league for defensemen and was third overall on his team.
• 35 power-play assists led all skaters in the BCHL.
• Also a BCHL Second-Team All-Star for the Clippers in a 2014-15 season when he racked up nine goals and 38 assists for 47 points.
• Spent 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons with Dawson College in his native Québec, where he was named the team MVP for both seasons and the school's Male Athlete of the Year for the 2013-14 academic year.

Personal

• Yanni George Kaldis is the son of George Kaldis and Toni Polymenakos, and he has two sisters.
• Enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.