PRONUNCIATION
2025-26 | JUNIOR SEASON
Served as one of 12 skaters to appear in all 34 games, while concluding season as team leader in goals (15) and points (34) … selected as winner of ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward award … earned First Team All-ECAC Hockey honors … unanimous First Team All-Ivy selection … nominated for 2026 Hobey Baker Memorial Award … named ECAC Hockey Forward of the Week twice (Jan. 12; Feb. 2) ... posted team's lone hat trick at Yale (Jan. 30 — 3-0—3) to go along with three other multi-goal games … first multi-goal game came at Harvard (Nov. 7), where he scored first of three short-handed goals on season ... three short-handed goals were tied for second-highest total in Division I hockey and was Cornell's most in a season since Mike Iggulden (four) in 2004 ... scored twice against RPI (Nov. 22), which included scoring both a power-play and short-handed markers — the first time a Big Red player had scored on both ends of special teams against an opposing goaltender since Mike Rutter on Feb. 11, 2000 … had at least one point in 14 out of 17 games between Nov. 15 and Feb. 6, amassing 23 points (11-12—23) during span ... had 11 multi-point games, which included a four-game multi-point streak — the program's longest since Sam Malinski '23 and Ben Berard '23 in 2022-23 ... posted a trio of games with three-plus points, highlighted by his season-high four-point game (1-3—4) at Quinnipiac (Feb. 20) ... along with hat trick at Yale (Jan. 30), had 1-2—3 at St. Lawrence (Dec. 6) … led team with 439 faceoff wins, winning 65.2 percent of his 673 draws, the best win percentage in Division I hockey… his 439 faceoff wins ranked seventh nationally ... won at least 10 faceoffs in 28 games and had 15-plus wins in 11 games, highlighted by career-high 23 faceoff wins (23-for-29) in series-clinching win over Harvard (March 15) in best-of-three quarterfinal series of 2026 ECAC Hockey Championship ... plus-23 rating led all Cornell skaters … awarded Nicky Bawlf Award (team MVP) and Joe DeLibero/Stan Tsapis Award at team's annual banquet … co-recipient of Crimson Cup with Jake Kraft.
2024-25 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Played in 32 games and had 15 points (5-10—15) … opened season with two assists against North Dakota (Nov. 1), the first of three multi-point outings of season … had two assists against Quinnipiac (Nov. 30) and 1-1—2 at Princeton (Jan. 17) … lone power-play goal of season came against Quinnipiac (March 21) in semifinals of 2025 ECAC Hockey Championship … won 58.7 percent of faceoffs taken (290-of-494), which included winning 10-plus draws on 13 occasions, including a season-high 18 draws against Clarkson (March 22) in championship game of 2025 ECAC Hockey Championship … blocked 20 shots, serving as one of two Big Red forwards with 20-plus blocks, absorbing three shots against Princeton (Nov. 23), Colgate (March 15), and Clarkson (March 22) ... named to 2025 ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team.
2023-24 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Appeared in all 35 games for Cornell, recording 25 points (11-14—25) ... named to ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team and was Second Team All-Ivy selection ... mustered six multi-point efforts, including pair of four-point outings against Princeton (3-1—4 on Jan. 19) and Union (2-2—4 on Feb. 10) ... scored two goals in Whitelaw Cup-clinching victory over St. Lawrence (March 23), earning Most Outstanding Player honors at 2024 ECAC Hockey Championship ... become first Cornell forward to garner honor since Carlo Ugolini in 1973; fourth Cornell non-goaltender to earn award, joining forward Doug Ferguson (1967), Ugolini (1973) and defenseman Charlie Cook (2005) ... one of two freshman players in Division I hockey with multiple four-point games in conference play, joining Boston University's Macklin Celebrini ... registered trio of three-game point streaks, including a streak that saw him post 3-4—7 from Feb. 3-10 ... logged three multi-assist performances on season, coming against Clarkson (Feb. 3), Union (Feb. 10), and RPI (March 2) ... scored Cornell's lone hat trick of season against Princeton (Jan. 19) ... won 54.6 percent of faceoffs (220-for-403), registering 10-plus faceoff wins on four occasions against Brown (Nov. 4 and Feb. 16), St. Lawrence (Feb. 24), and Harvard (March 15) ... had plus-4 ratings against Princeton and Union, both games in which he had four-point nights.
PRIOR TO CORNELL
Drafted by Arizona in third round (70th overall) of 2023 NHL Draft, becoming third player to be picked by Coyotes, joining David LeNeveu (2002) and Jared Fiegl (2014) .. spent two seasons at St. Andrew's College, registering 92 points (39-53—92) in 85 career games ... captained 2022-23 squad while recording 72 points (29-43—72) in 50 games ... named to All-League All-Star team and was named MacPherson Tournament All-Star ... voted St. Andrew's College's Most Valuable Player ... played one game with OJHL's Toronto Jr. Canadiens in 2022-23 ... ranked No. 91 in NHL Central Scouting's final rankings entering 2023 NHL Draft ... first Cornell player to ever wear No. 38, and first player to have sweater number over 35 since Eddy Skazyk (No. 39 from 1994-96)
PERSONAL
Jonathan Marc Castagna is the son of Al and Joyce Castagna, and has two older brothers ... enrolled in the SC Johnson College of Business.
