Cornell University Athletics

Cornell Hockey in the NCAA Tournament
1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025

1966-67 - NCAA Champions (27-1-1, 15-1-0 ECAC)  

3/16/1967 vs. North Dakota | Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, N.Y. | W, 1-0

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By Nick Waranoff | Special to the Cornell Daily Sun

SYRACUSE — Superior defense, particularly goaltender Ken Dryden's 30 saves, made a first-period goal by Skip Stanowski stand up to give Cornell a 1-0 victory over North Dakota in the first semi-final game of the National College Hockey Championships at the Onondaga County War Memorial.

Dryden remains undefeated through 26 games this season, although tied by Boston University on Dec. 30. It was his fourth shutout of the season, but only the second in the history of this tournament.

3/18/1967 vs. Boston University | Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, N.Y. | W, 4-1

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By Nick Waranoff | Special to the Cornell Daily Sun

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Cornell climaxed a 27-1-1 season by capturing the National Collegiate Ice Hockey Championship with a convincing 4-1 victory over Boston University at the War Memorial before 6,571 fans.

The decisive manner in which Cornell achieved victory settled any doubts about the Red being the best in the country.

Coach Ned Harkness, won won an NCAA championship in 1954 while at RPI, displayed peerless class after the game. Speaking on the public address system, he praised Boston University and coach Jack Kelley.

Cornell's dominance of the tournament was apparent from the awards. Four players — goalie Ken Dryden, defensemen Skip Stanowski and Harry Orr, and center Mike Doran — all were named to the All-Tournament Team. Jim Quinn of Boston University and Tom Mikkola of Michigan State rounded out the team.

Stanowski, in addition, was named the most valuable player in the tourney.

1967-68 - National Semifinalist; ECAC Hockey Regular Season, Tournament Champions (27-2-0, 17-1-0 ECAC)  

3/15/1968 vs. North Dakota | Duluth Arena Auditorium, Duluth, Minn. | L, 1-3

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By Malcolm I. Ross | Special to the Cornell Daily Sun

DULUTH, Minn. — Cornell was eliminated from championship consideration as Ned Harkness' icemen's streak of 23 consecutive victories was snapped by an extremely hard-checking and fast-skating North Dakota team. Cornell's final record for the season is 27-2.

The Big Red came up against a rugged North Dakota team who body checked the Red into a game below its capabilities. Bill Selman's Sioux, though lacking great finesse or shooting ability, emphasized the skating aspect of the ice game and were particularly outstanding on defense.

The Nodaks constantly flew after the puck and, although their teamwork left something to be desired, kept constant pressure on the Red, much of it physical, while staving off any organized rushes across their blueline.

Cornell was never out of the game, however, and only some missed opportunities caused the loss. Thought North Dakota appeared better to the 3,521 in attendance, Cornell could easily have made the championship round with a break or two.

Brian Cornell averted a shutout as the John Hughes-Cornell-Pete Tufford line converted a scramble at 11:09 [of the third period].

Ken Dryden had 30 saves for the game. 

3/16/1968 vs. Boston College | Duluth Arena Auditorium, Duluth, Minn. | W, 6-1

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By Malcolm I. Ross | Special to the Cornell Daily Sun

DULUTH, Minn. — The Big Red went on to take third place in the tourney by defeating Boston College, 6-1.

A disappointed Cornell team maintained its pride before 1,811 fans against B.C. in the afternoon consolation match.

Brian Cornell, Bruce Pattison, and Dick Bertrand scored within four minutes of each other in the second half of the first period to give the Red a 3-0 lead.

It was 6-0 at the end of the second, as Brian Cornell scored two more to earn his hat trick and Tufford added one.

Whitey Allen scored for the losers at 5:52 of the third period to make the final score 6-1 in a game completely dominated by the Big Red. 

1968-69 - National Runner-Up; ECAC Hockey Regular Season, Tournament Champions (27-2-0, 16-1-0 ECAC)  

3/14/1969 vs. Michigan Tech | Broadmoor Arena, Colorado Springs, Colo. | W, 4-3 (OT)

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By David Golomb | Special to the Cornell Daily Sun

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The season's most bruising match for Cornell, Lowe was the unlikely hero.

The junior, who had notched just one goal this year going into the tournament and two the year before, got Cornell's second score and then went the length of the ice for the winning tally at 1:40 of the overtime period.

Taking the puck at his own blueline, he carried up the left side, hesitated at the entrance to the Huskies' zone and then crossed ploddingly behind McCutcheon. His shot from a near impossible angle beat goalie Gordie McRae for the game.

3/15/1969 vs. Denver | Broadmoor Arena, Colorado Springs, Colo. | L, 3-4

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By David Golomb | Special to the Cornell Daily Sun

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Denver University's smooth skating sextet took it all, but not before a plucky underdog squad from Cornell showed it could more than match the highly touted Westerners.

Murray Armstrong's Pioneers scored twice in the last 16 minutes at shadowdy, antiquated Broadmoor World Arena, against a single Big Red tally, to edge Cornell, 4-3, and gain their second consecutive NCAA Ice Hockey Championship. It was Denver's fifth title, topped only by Michigan's seven.

Harkness' squad ignored throughout the tournament by the press and rival coaches alike, skated an uphill battle all night against the Pioneers, twice rallying from a goal back to tie the score. Denver's awesome defense, paced by all-everything Keith Magnuson — the tournament's Most Valuable Player — combined with the altitude to leave the Ithacans gasping at every turn.

Still, the outsized men from Cornell rallied time and again, and with goalie Ken Dryden pulled in favor of an extra skater, almost tied the contest in the last few seconds of play, keeping an overflow crowd of 4,625 on their feet and roaring. 

1969-70 - NCAA Champions (29-0-0, 17-0-0 ECAC)  

3/19/1970 vs. Wisconsin | Jack Shea Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y. | W, 2-1

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By Dave Golomb | Special to the Cornell Daily Sun

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — For the second week in a row Cornell met a superb goalie, and for the second week in a row that goalie came out on the short end.

Wayne Thomas, Wisconsin's lean lanky copy of NHL great Terry Sawchuck, shut the Big Red out for 45 minutes and 32 seconds, but in the end Cornell's superior fire power and relentless forechecking saved the day for Ned Harkness' club.

Two third-period goals gave the Big Red a 2-1 victory in the opening game of the 23rd annual NCAA Ice Hockey Championships.

It was the same story as in Boston last week when Bruce Bullock held Cornell at bay until the final 14 seconds. Thomas was magnificent, even more so than Bullock, as he time and time against turned away perfectly set up plays. He had 36 saves while Brian Cropper, who had absolutely none in the third period, ended with 14.

Cornell outskated Wisconsin throughout the game, permitting only infrequent rushes by the larger, harder-hitting westerners. It was only a matter of time before Harkness's men got the disc by the 6-foot-2, 205-pound goalie, who had many of the moves by Ken Dryden and incredibly quick glove, and a great sense of mobility. When he stopped everything for those first 45 minutes, it was the longest Cornell has been blanked all season.

It is the second year in a row that Cornell has reached the finals, and the third time in the last four years.

Garth Ryan finally tied it up at 5:32 slamming in a short one after missing twice. Dan Lodboa got the assist.

Bill Duthie, who had only four goals in the first 27 games, won the game at 11:01. Untouched 15 feet in front of Thomas, he lofted a backhander past the heroic Badger for the game and a berth in the finals.

3/21/1970 vs. Clarkson | Jack Shea Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y. | W, 6-4

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By Dave Golomb | Special to the Cornell Daily Sun

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Cornell's and perhaps the nation's greatest collegiate hockey team ever finished its season at 10:58 p.m., when Ned Harkness walked to center ice of the Olympic Arena to accept the 1970 NCAA championship trophy.

Cornell fans had been yelling all year that the Big Red sextet was number one, and, after Danny Lodboa in an incredible burst of power, speed and shooting poured in three goals in eight minutes in the third period, Cornell was indeed the top team in the country, by virtue of a 6-4 demolition job on Clarkson.

The win was Cornell's 29th of the year and completed the first undefeated season by a collegiate team in modern history as the Big Red won its second title in four years.

1971-72 - National Runner-Up; ECAC Hockey Regular Season Champions (23-6-0, 15-3-0 ECAC)  

3/17/1972 vs. Denver | Boston Garden, Boston, Mass. | W, 7-2

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By Bill Howard | Special to the Cornell Daily Sun

BOSTON — The Big Red rode western titlist Denver out of Boston Garden, 7-2, to gain the final against Boston University, 4-1 victor over Wisconsin.

What Cornell did to Denver was just short of miraculous. The Pioneers came roaring into the Hub as one of the most heavily favored team in the 25-year history of the playoffs. They had a 27-9-0 record and had captured the title five of those previous years, the same number as all of the East had collectively taken.

Denver's plan was simply: use a highly superior size advantage to intimidate Cornell, then skate among the ruins of the Big Red and ill the net with pucks.

While Dave Elenbaas guarded the net — and Cornell's defensemen magnificiently guarded their fragile goalkeeper — Westner rammed four shots past Denver's Ron Grahame, and Larry Fullan, Gord McCormick, and Doug Marrett added single tallies.

As expected, Denver body checked anything wearing a red jersey into the boards. Somewhere in the confusion, however, stickhandling and passing were forgotten by the Pioneers.

The Big Red taught Denver a lesson in precision hockey and forechecking. What Cornell gave up in size it gained in maneuverability.

On defense, Cornell's blue liners collapsed around the net, blocking shots and keeping the Pioneers from taking any cheap shots at Elenbaas. In addition, Ron Simpson tried Denver's style of play and dealt out a few of his own crushing body checks.

3/18/1972 vs. Boston University | Boston Garden, Boston, Mass. | L, 0-4

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By Bill Howard | Special to the Cornell Daily Sun

BOSTON — Whatever magic dust was sprinkled on the Cornell hockey team in the NCAA semifinal round game against Denver disappeared as Cornell fell 4-0 victims to Boston University for the national title.

Cornell was methodically dissected by a BU team that left absolutely no doubt in the minds of the 14,995 Garden fans as to who was number one.

The Terrier power play, 36.5 percent effective the past two years, was 100 percent effective the first two time it was unleashed on the Ithacans. Ron Anderson took pinpoint passes from defensemen Ric Jordan and Bob Brown and converted at 10:42 of the first period. Jordan connected from Brown at 10:51 of the second.

Anderson and Jordan each added goals in the third period, but the outcome had become apparent following the second BU goal. Cornell spent the last half of the game aimlessly flipping the puck into the BU end, unable to mount an attack.

BU goalie Tim Regan, tournament MVP, was highly effective in the nets as Cornell was shut out for the first time since an 8-0 drubbing by Brown in 1964.

1972-73 - National Semifinalist; ECAC Hockey Regular Season, Tournament Champions (23-5-1, 14-2-1 ECAC)  

3/16/1973 vs. Wisconsin | Boston Garden, Boston, Mass. | L, 5-6 (OT)

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By Bill Howard | Special to the Cornell Daily Sun

BOSTON — The jerseys, the shin pads and the skates have been packed away for another year, along with Cornell's dreams of a national hockey championship. The Big Red came close, within five seconds, but wound up fourth in the NCAA hockey tournament in Boston Garden.

Dean Taiafous scored the tying goal with five seconds to play and the winning goal as Wisconsin made up a 4-0 deficit to beat Cornell, 6-5, in overtime in the semifinals.

Forty seconds into the game Doug Marrett trickled a shot past Dick Perkins. Eight minutes later Don Cecil rifled a shot off the backboard and Paul Perras swooped in on the puck wound up, and Perkins was down 2-0.

Before a Wisconsin player ever touched the puck in the second period, George Kuzmicz had Cornell up 3-0 on a slap shot from the left point at 31 seconds.

Then Mike McGuire hit from a steep angle on the right side at 4:39, and the 70-piece Wisconsin band and 2,000 Wisconsin rooters realized that the end of the trail had about been reached for the Badgers, who had squeaked into the NCAA tourney the week before.

For a few blessed moments the Badger band in the first deck was silent, but down on the ice Wisconsin kept plugging away.

Finally, at 12 minutes, Norm Cherrey connected with Kuzmicz serving his second penalty of the period. Wisconsin's power play was an exercise in passing perfection — better even than the Boston University power play of last year that cost Cornell two goals in the NCAA title game.

With that, Wisconsin turned the pressure on and freshman Dennis Olmstead put in an eight-foot backhander with a minute and a half to play in the period and goalie Dave Elenbaas a bit too far out of the cage.

The third period opened as the other two had, with a Cornell goal, by Bill Murray at 40 seconds. Wisconsin still refused to die. Elenbaas stopped a point-blank shot by Stan Hinckley moments later, but a pass from Dave Pay, alone in the corner, to Gary Winchester, alone in the slot, put the deficit to 5-3 at 8:16.

With 3:12 remaining, Jim Johnston skated around a Cornell defenseman and tucked the puck between Elenbaas and the post to cut the margin to 5-4. With 42 seconds to play, Perkins was pulled for a sixth-attacked, and the man-advatnage passing was too much. John Taft hit the post with 15 seconds to play, and as the Cornell fans ticket off the seconds, Stan Hinckley passed to Talafous, who was three feet from the cage. The Cornell count stopped at five.

The overtime belonged to Cornell, except for the one fatal lapse when Talafous found the left half of the net unprotected with 33 seconds to play. Previously, Cecil and Perras had a two-on-none break, but Cecil shot wide, and Dave Peace was unable to lift the puck over Perkins' fallen body after Gord McCormick stole the puck in the Wisconsin end. 

3/17/1973 vs. Boston College | Boston Garden, Boston, Mass. | L, 1-3

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By Bill Howard | Special to the Cornell Daily Sun

BOSTON — Cornell played BC in a game no Red player cared much about; they had beaten BC 3-2 for Eastern supremacy the wek before. A 25-foot slapshot by BC's Bob Reardon opened the second period, and was matched by Doug Marrett's power play rebound after Carlo Ugolini dug the puck off the boards.

At 12:25 of the second period Ed Kenty got an unassisted goal for BC. A minute later, BC goalie Neil Higgins dropped the puck between his pads and Dave Peace poked it home, but the goal was ruled no goal because the official lost sight of the puck and thought Higgins had it trapped.

Cornell pulled Elenbaas in the final minute for a sixth forward, but Higgins held and Jim Doyle scored an open net goal at 19:59 to close Cornell's Season That Almost Was. 

1979-80 - ECAC Hockey Tournament Champions (16-15-0, 11-11-0 ECAC)  

3/28/1980 vs. Northern Michigan  | Providence Civic Center, Providence, R.I. | L, 4-5
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A pair of three-period goals broke open a 3-3 tie, aiding Northern Michigan to a 5-4 victory over Cornell at the Providence Civic Center.

Bill Joyce and Don Waddell scored for Northern Michigan to make a Cornell comeback tough. Roy Kerling scored with five seconds left for the Big Red, who also had Brock Tredway, Greg Reid, and Jeff Baikie score in the contest.

Darren Eliot stopped 30 shots in the setback for Cornell.

3/29/1980 vs. Dartmouth | Providence Civic Center, Providence, R.I. | L, 4-8
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Dartmouth scored six unanswered goals spanning the second and third periods to give the Big Green an 8-4 victory over Cornell in the consolation game of the Providence Regional.

Roy Kerling and John Olds scored special teams goals in the first period for Cornell, as Kerling scored a goal while short-handed and Olds netted a power-play marker. Brock Tredway and Kerling potted power-play goals in the third period to make it a 7-4 contest.

Brian Hayward made 32 saves in the loss for the Big Red.  

1980-81 (19-11-1, 12-9-1 ECAC)  

3/20/1981 vs. Northern Michigan | Lakeview Arena, Marquette, Mich. | L, 3-7
MARQUETTE, Mich. — Northern Michigan opened the total-goals NCAA First Round series with a bang, netting four third-period goals to defeat Cornell, 7-3, at Lakeview Arena.

Roy Kerling, Joe Gallant, and Greg Reid found the back of the net for the Big Red in the setback. 

3/21/1981 vs. Northern Michigan | Lakeview Arena, Marquette, Mich. | W, 4-3
MARQUETTE, Mich. — Despite claiming a 4-3 victory over Northern Michigan, the Big Red fell in the total-goals series, 10-7, to be eliminated from the 1981 NCAA Tournament.

Dan Duffy, Joe Gallant, Doug Berk, and John Olds all scored for Cornell to win the contest. Brian Hayward stopped 54 of 57 Northern Michigan shots.

1985-86 - ECAC Hockey Tournament Champions (21-7-4, 13-6-2 ECAC)  

3/21/1986 at Denver | DU Arena, Denver, Colo. | L, 2-4

3/22/1986 at Denver | DU Arena, Denver, Colo. | W, 4-3

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By Wendy Wagner | Special to the Cornell Daily Sun

DENVER — Despite a 4-3 victory over the University of Denver in the second game of the NCAA quarterfinal round, the Big Red men's hockey team failed to advance to the Final Four in Providence, losing the total-goals series, 7-6.

A different type of series (in the event of a split, the ECAC quarterfinals are decided by a 10-minute minigame) led to a slightly different strategy for Cornell. The chalkboard in the visitor's locker room at the Denver Arena read, “Round One, Round Two, Round Three, Round Four, Round Five, Round Six,” according to Cornell tri-captain Peter Natyshak. Six rounds — or periods — of hockey. 120 minutes in which the Big Red men's hockey team had to outscore the top-ranked Pioneers.

And, no big surprise to Cornell fans, it all came down to the sixth and final “round” tied at six goals apiece in the series.

But, with 9:20 left in the second contest, Denver's David Hanson scored a power-play goal to lift the Pioneers to a 7-6 total-goals victory.

The Red came oh-so-close when, controlling the puck in Denver's end with 21 seconds left in the contest, head coach Lou Reycroft pulled goaltender Doug Dadswell in favor of an extra skater. The ploy almost worked as, with less than 10 seconds left, an Andy Craig slasphot missed the net by inches, and the Cornell hockey team was left a breath away from a trip to the Final Four in Providence. 

1990-91 (18-11-3, 14-6-3 ECAC)  

3/15/1991 at Michigan  | Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, Mich. | W, 5-4 (OT)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Following a 5-4 overtime victory by Cornell in the opening game of a best-of-three first-round series, Michigan outscored Cornell by a 15-7 margin to advance to the NCAA quarterfinals.

Kent Manderville scored an extra-attacker goal with two seconds left to force overtime before Trent Andison netted the winning goal 21 seconds into the extra frame, giving the Big Red a 1-0 lead in the series.

Manderville (two goals, one assist) and Doug Derraugh (one goal, two assists) concluded the game with three points apiece.

Jim Crozier finished the contest with 14 saves, while Michigan's Steve Shields stopped 33 Big Red shots.

3/16/1991 at Michigan  | Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, Mich. | L, 4-6 

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A four-goal second period aided Michigan to a 6-4 victory over Cornell, forcing a decisive third game in the best-of-three first round series at Yost Ice Arena.

Michigan scored three times in just under four minutes to leap out to a three-goal lead.

Doug Derraugh trimmed the deficit to 3-2 behind a pair of power-play goals in a 49-second span.

3/17/1991 at Michigan  | Yost Ice Arena, Ann Arbor, Mich. | L, 3-9

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan scored seven unanswered goals to solidify its 9-3 victory over Cornell to lift the Wolverines past the Big Red to claim the best-of-three game NCAA First Round series.

After Doug Derraugh opened the scoring with a goal, Michigan scored twice in the first period, four more times in the second, and netted the first marker of the third period to take a six-goal advantage.

Bruce Frauley scored a power-play marker before Derraugh added his second goal of the day — his second consecutive multi-goal performance — to make it a 7-3 contest. Michigan tacked on two insurance markers late in the third to solidify the victory.

1995-96 - ECAC Hockey Tournament Champions (21-9-4, 14-4-4 ECAC)  

3/22/1996 vs. Lake Superior State | Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, N.Y. | L, 4-5
ALBANY, N.Y. — After avenging a 4-1 deficit, Cornell was held scoreless in the final 20 minutes of action while Matt Alvey scored the eventual game-winning goal at the 6:05 mark of the third period to give Lake Superior State a 5-4 victory over the Big Red at Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, N.Y.

P.C. Drouin, Jamie Papp, Andre Doll, and Mark Scollan scored for the Big Red, who had a 33-save performance by Jason Elliott.

1996-97 - ECAC Hockey Tournament Champions (21-9-5, 14-6-2 ECAC)  

3/22/1997 vs. Miami (Ohio) | Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich. | W, 4-2
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Ryan Moynihan scored at the 8:00 mark of the third period to break open a 2-2 tie and Matt Cooney added an empty-net goal with 40 seconds left to guide the Big Red to a 4-2 victory over Miami (Ohio) at Van Andel Arena.

Miami (Ohio) and Cornell each scored once in the first two periods before the Big Red held the RedHawks scoreless in the final regulation period.

Ryan Smart and Jeff Oates also scored for the Big Red. Jason Elliott made 23 saves for Cornell in the victory.

3/23/1997 vs. North Dakota | Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich. | L, 2-6
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Seeking its first Frozen Four appearance since 1973, Cornell had its aspirations thwarted as North Dakota defeated Cornell, 6-2, at Van Andel Arena.

Tony Bergin and Matt Cooney scored for the Big Red in the setback, despite having a 32-save performance by Jason Elliott.

North Dakota opened the contest scoring the first two goals, including a marker 1:39 into the contest by Jeff Panzer.

The Fighting Sioux scored three times in the third period, including a goal on a Cornell empty net, to break open a 3-2 score after the second period.

2001-02 - ECAC Hockey Regular Season Champions (25-8-2, 17-3-2 ECAC)  

3/23/2002 vs. Quinnipiac | Worcester Centrum, Worcester, Mass. | W, 6-1
WORCESTER, Mass. — Six unanswered goals by six different Cornell players helped lead the Big Red to a 6-1 victory over Quinnipiac at the Worcester Centrum.

Four of the six markers came in the first period as Krysztof Wieckowski, Sam Paolini, Doug Murray, and Kelly Hughes combined for the goals in the opening 20 minutes. Ryan Vesce found the back of the net in the second period before Stephen Bâby increased the Big Red's lead not quite four minutes into the third period.

Matt Underhill stopped 27 shots in the victory for the Big Red.

3/24/2002 vs. New Hampshire | Worcester Centrum, Worcester, Mass. | L, 3-4
WORCESTER, Mass. — Going up against top-ranked New Hampshire, a high-scoring first period was met by a relatively quiet remaining 40 minutes of play, as the Wildcats defeated Cornell, 4-3.

After New Hampshire opened the scoring 1:55 into the contest, Cornell responded rather uickly with two goals in 65 seconds. The Wildcats regained the lead after scoring twice in a five-minute span.

Following a scoreless second period, Cornell evened the contest at 3-all with a goal by Shane Palahicky. Jim Abbott netted the game-winning goal at the 17:21 mark to solidify the Wildcats' spot in the Frozen Four.

2002-03 - National Semifinalist; ECAC Hockey Regular Season, Tournament Champions (30-5-1, 19-2-1 ECAC)  

3/29/2003 vs. Minnesota State | Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, R.I. | W, 5-2
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Freshman forward Shane Hynes and sophomore forward Mike Knoepfli scored two goals each, as the Big Red defeated Minnesota State Mankato 5-2 in NCAA Men's Hockey East Regional Championship action at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Junior center Ryan Vesce also had a career moment, picking up his 100th Cornell point with an assist on the Big Red's fifth goal of the game.

3/30/2005 vs. Boston College | Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, R.I. | W, 2-1 (2OT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Senior Matt McRae scored the game winner at 1:09 of the second overtime, as Cornell edged Boston College 2-1 in the final of the men's East regional NCAA hockey tournament at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.

The Big Red advances to the Frozen Four in Buffalo to play the University of New Hampshire on Thursday, April 10.

Sophomore goaltender Dave LeNeveu made 26 saves, as Cornell improved to 30-4-1. Matti Kaltiainen stopped 34 shots in a superb effort, as the Eagles finished their season at 24-11-4.

4/10/2005 vs. New Hampshire | HSBC Arena, Buffalo, N.Y. | L, 2-3
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Steve Saviano scored twice, including the game winner, as New Hampshire defeated Cornell 3-2 in the NCAA men's Division I semifinal at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo.

Junior center Ryan Vesce and freshman Chris Abbott each scored a goal, while sophomore goaltender Dave LeNeveu made 18 saves for the Big Red, which finished its season at 30-5-1. The loss also ended a 15-game unbeaten streak for Cornell.

Tim Horst scored once and Nathan Martz added two assists for New Hampshire, now 28-7-6. Netminder Mike Ayers was outstanding in goal and made 19 stops.

2004-05 - ECAC Hockey Regular Season, Tournament Champions (27-5-3, 18-2-2 ECAC)  

3/26/2005 vs. Ohio State | Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Minn. | W, 3-2
MINNEAPOLIS — Senior assistant captain Mike Iggulden capped a comeback from a 2-0 deficit with the game-winning goal at the 8:23 mark of the third period to give No. 3/4 Cornell a 3-2 win over No. 8/9 Ohio State in the second semifinal of the NCAA West Regional at Mariucci Arena. Iggulden now has six game winners out of the career-high 10 goals he has scored.

Junior assistant captain Matt Moulson tallied two assists, earning his 100th career point with the second on Iggulden's marker. Moulson now has at least one point in six straight games, five of which are playoff contests. In that stretch, he has recorded three goals and seven assists for 10 points. Sophomore goalie David McKee, one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, stopped 34 of the 36 Buckeye shots he faced to pick up his 27th win of the season and run the team's national-best unbeaten streak to 19 games (18-0-1).

Ohio State outdid the Big Red in nearly every statistical category, but as has been the case all season, Cornell found a way to pull out the victory. OSU held a shots on goal advantage of 36-20 and converted on 1-of-5 power plays, while holding the Big Red scoreless in three chances.

3/27/2005 at Minnesota | Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis, Minn. | L, 1-2
MINNEAPOLIS — Senior Barry Tallackson scored the game-winner 4:31 into overtime as Minnesota defeated Cornell 2-1 on Easter Sunday afternoon at Mariucci Arena. The loss propelled the Gophers into the Frozen Four and ended Cornell's storybook season at 27-5-3.

Tallackson scored on a second effort after Minnesota won the puck in the corner and centered it to the senior. His first shot was denied by Hobey Baker finalist David McKee, his career-best 37th save, but the puck dropped right at Tallackson's stick. He popped the puck just over a sprawling McKee for the game-winner.

2005-06 (22-9-4, 12-6-3 ECAC)  

3/25/2006 vs. Colorado College | Resch Center, Green Bay, Wis. | W, 3-2
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Cornell dominated the corners in the final two periods and wore down Colorado College, advancing to the NCAA Midwest Regional final with a 3-2 victory over the Tigers at Resch Arena.

The first two Big Red goals came from familiar faces, as Topher Scott and Matt Moulson got Cornell back in the game, but an unlikely hero, senior Jon Gleed, capitalized and made his first goal of the season a game-winner at 9:20 of the third to give the No. 2 seed its first lead of the contest. Moulson ended the evening with a goal and an assist. David McKee made 20 saves to pick up the victory for the Big Red in goal, stopping all 11 shots he saw in the final 40 minutes.

3/26/2006 vs. Wisconsin | Resch Center, Green Bay, Wis. | L, 0-1 (3OT)
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Wisconsin's Jack Skille ended the longest scoreless game in NCAA tournament history at 111:13, ending the Big Red's dreams of a second Frozen Four appearance in four years with a 1-0 triple overtime victory over Cornell at the Resch Center.

The loss overshadowed a brilliant effort by junior goaltender David McKee, who obliterated his previous career high with 59 saves, which left him two short of the school record. He had turned away 39 shots in a 4-4 tie at St. Lawrence in February.

Senior captain Matt Moulson and assistant captain Jon Gleed were named to the Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team. It is the second NCAA all-region team selection for Moulson, who was also on the West Regional All-Tournament Team last season.

2008-09 (22-10-4, 13-6-3 ECAC)  

3/28/2009 vs. Northeastern | Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich. | W, 3-2
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Senior Evan Barlow's goal with just under 18 seconds remaining in the third period gave the Cornell men's hockey team a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Northeastern in the NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal on Saturday afternoon at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Barlow, Colin Greening and Blake Gallagher each had a goal and an assist for the Big Red, which fell behind 2-0 midway through the second period.

The game was billed as a battle of two of the nation's top goaltenders, and neither Cornell's Ben Scrivens nor Northeastern's Brad Thiessen disappointed. Scrivens stopped 19 shots in picking up the victory, while Thiessen made 29 saves in defeat.

3/29/2009 vs. Bemidji State | Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich. | L, 1-4
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Cornell men's hockey team fell to Bemidji State in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship game on Sunday night in Grand Rapids, Mich., falling by a 4-1 margin.

Freshman Sean Collins scored the lone goal for the Big Red, which saw Ben Scrivens made 17 saves in goal for the Big Red. Bemidji State's Matt Dalton stopped 23 Cornell shots.

2009-10 - ECAC Hockey Tournament Champions (21-9-4, 14-5-3 ECAC)  

3/26/2010 vs. New Hampshire | Pepsi Center, Albany, N.Y. | L, 2-6
ALBANY, N.Y. — New Hampshire had a trio of players score a pair of goals as the Wildcats knocked the Cornell men's hockey team out of the 2010 NCAA tournament with a 6-2 loss on Friday night at the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y.

Cornell got goals from Tyler Roeszler and Dan Nicholls in the contest, but the Big Red could not overcome a pair of goals from Bobby Butler, Mike Sislo and Paul Thompson as the Wildcats knocked Cornell out of the NCAA tournament in the first round since the 1996 season.

Ben Scrivens took the loss in goal for the Big Red, allowing five goals on 31 shots. Brian Foster got the win for the Wildcats, stopping 24 Cornell shots.

2011-12 (19-9-7, 12-4-6 ECAC)  

3/23/2012 vs. Michigan | Resch Center, Green Bay, Wis. | W, 3-2 (OT)
GREEN BAY, Wis. — It's official: Rodger Craig has a knack for scoring big goals.

The sophomore winger popped home a rebound 3 minutes, 35 seconds into overtime on Friday to give the Big Red men's hockey team a 3-2 win over top-seeded Michigan in an NCAA tournament regional semifinal at Resch Center.

3/24/2012 vs. Ferris State | Resch Center, Green Bay, Wis. | L, 1-2
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The men's hockey team's run in the NCAA tournament came to a close Saturday in a 2-1 loss to Ferris State in the Midwest Regional final at Resch Center. Both Bulldogs goals came in the third period, with Jordie Johnston breaking a 1-all tie with 13:06 remaining in regulation.

2016-17 (21-9-5, 13-4-5 ECAC)  

3/25/2017 vs. UMass Lowell | SNHU Arena, Manchester, N.H. | L, 0-5
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The Cornell men's hockey team's season came to a close Saturday with a 5-0 loss to UMass Lowell in a  NCAA Championships Northeast Region semifinals at SNHU Arena.

It was a season marked by scratching out victories and overcoming adversity in a variety of ways, but the hole Cornell found itself in Saturday ultimately proved too much to negotiate. It was essentially a three-goal game until a pair of power-play goals in the final 5:11 of the game.

2017-18 - ECAC Hockey Regular Season Champions (25-6-2, 17-3-2 ECAC)  

3/24/2018 vs. Boston University | DCU Center, Worcester, Mass. | L, 1-3
WORCESTER, Mass. — Senior forward Trevor Yates scored his second goal in as many games – but it was also the second time in as many games that it turned out to be the Cornell men's hockey team's lone goal, this time in a 3-1 loss to Boston University in an NCAA Northeast Region semifinal on Saturday afternoon at DCU Center.

2018-19 - ECAC Hockey Regular Season Champions (21-11-4, 13-5-4 ECAC)  

3/30/2019 vs. Northeastern | Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, R.I. | W, 5-1
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Second-period goals from senior Mitch Vanderlaan, sophomore Morgan Barron and freshman Michael Regush allowed the opportunistic Big Red to build a four-goal lead, then stave off Northeastern for a 5-1 victory in an NCAA East Region semifinal at Dunkin' Donuts Center. It was the first NCAA tournament win since 2012 for Cornell.

3/31/2019 vs. Providence | Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, R.I. | L, 0-4
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Cornell men's hockey team's season came to a close Sunday after Hayden Hawkey made 19 saves for his national-best eighth shutout of the season, and Providence skated away with a 4-0 victory in the NCAA East Region championship at Dunkin' Donuts Center.

2022-23 (21-11-2, 15-6-1 ECAC)  

3/23/2023 vs. Denver | SNHU Arena, Manchester, N.H. | W, 2-0
MANCHESTER, N.H. — First-period goals by junior forward Jack O'Leary and senior forward Ben Berard, and a 27-save shutout by sophomore goaltender Ian Shane, helped lead the No. 12-ranked and No. 4-seeded Cornell men's hockey team to a 2-0 victory over the No. 4 overall seed and No. 4-ranked Denver at SNHU Arena on Thursday evening.

O'Leary added an assist on Berard's marker, while senior forwards Matt Stienburg and Max Andreev also had helpers for the Big Red (21-10-2).

3/25/2023 vs. Boston University | SNHU Arena, Manchester, N.H. | L, 1-2
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Boston University's Wilmer Skoog and Ethan Phillips each scored once, and Drew Commesso made 13 saves, to aid the No. 5-ranked Terriers to a 2-1 victory over the No. 12-ranked Cornell men's hockey team at SNHU Arena on Saturday afternoon.

With the win, Boston University cemented its spot in the Frozen Four, the program's first since 2015.

Sophomore goaltender Ian Shane made 19 saves for Cornell, who had a late goal from freshman forward Dalton Bancroft.

2023-24 (22-7-6, 12-6-4 ECAC)  

3/28/2024 vs. Maine | MassMutual Center, Springfield, Mass. | W, 3-1
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Junior forward Sullivan Mack scored the final two goals, including the game-winning marker, to lift the No. 12-ranked Cornell men's hockey team to a 3-1 victory over No. 6-ranked Maine before 5,765 at the MassMutual Center on Thursday night.

Mack's classmate, Kyle Penney, scored the game-tying goal for the Big Red in the first period, and fellow junior Ian Shane stopped 31 shots to register his second consecutive 31-save performance.

3/30/2024 vs. Denver | MassMutual Center, Springfield, Mass. | L, 1-2
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Sam Harris' power-play goal with 4.8 seconds left in the second period proved to be game-winning marker for No. 3-ranked Denver, who clinched its third Frozen Four appearance in the last five years, with a 2-1 victory over the No. 12-ranked Cornell men's hockey team in the Springfield Regional final at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass., on Saturday afternoon.

Sophomore forward Nick DeSantis scored the lone marker for Cornell, which concludes the 2023-24 season with a 22-7-6 overall record. Senior forward Gabriel Seger and junior forward Kyle Penney aided DeSantis in scoring his eighth goal of the season. Junior goaltender Ian Shane stopped 16 shots in the setback.

2024-25 (19-11-6, 10-8-4 ECAC)  

3/27/2025 vs. Michigan State | Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio | W, 4-3
TOLEDO, OHIO — Senior forward Sullivan Mack's power-play goal with just 10 seconds left in regulation broke a 3-3 tie, leading the No. 16-ranked Cornell men's hockey team (19-10-6) to a 4-3 victory in a dramatic back-and-forth contest against the No. 2 overall seed and top-ranked Michigan State (26-7-4) in the second semifinal of the Toledo Regional at the Huntington Center on Thursday evening.
 
Sophomore forward Ryan Walsh sparked the Big Red's third-period comeback by netting his second goal of the game with 7:22 left in regulation. Walsh's first goal happened in the first period and was succeeded by freshman Charlie Major's second-period tally.
 
Senior goaltender Ian Shane backstopped Cornell to victory, stopping 34 of 37 shots to secure his 66th career win and surpass David McKee and Ben Scrivens for the second-most victories by a Big Red netminder in program history.

3/29/2025 vs. Boston University | Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio | L, 2-3 (OT)
TOLEDO, Ohio — Boston University junior forward Quinn Hutson's goal 6:25 into overtime helped lead the second-seeded and No. 8-ranked Terriers (23-13-2) to their 3-2 victory over the fourth-seeded and No. 16-ranked Cornell men's hockey team (19-11-6) in the Toledo Regional final at the Huntington Center on Saturday evening.

Hutson's golden goal sent Boston University to its third consecutive Frozen Four appearance under head coach Jay Pandolfo, who improved to 10-0 all-time in regional games as a player and head coach of the Terriers.

Sophomore forward Ryan Walsh and senior forward Jack O'Leary were the goal scorers for Cornell, who received a 40-save performance from senior goaltender Ian Shane.

Both Shane and Walsh were named to the Toledo Regional All-Tournament Team following the conclusion of the contest.