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2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

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14 Ryan Walsh

  • Position Forward
  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 188
  • Hometown Rochester, N.Y.
  • Previous Team Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
  • Shoots / Catches Right
  • NHL Rights Boston (6th Round, 2023)

Biography

2024-25 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Served as one of nine players who played in all 36 games on season, while concluding season with team highs in goals (17) and points (31), leading to earning Nicky Bawlf Award (team MVP) at team's annual banquet … 17 goals were the most scored in a season since Joe Devin (17) in 2010-11 and most by a sophomore since Matt Moulson (18 in 2003-04) … unanimously voted a First Team All-Ivy selection after leading all Ivy League skaters with 15 points (9-6—15) … posted quartet of three-point games on season (North Dakota – Nov. 2 – 1-2—3; Princeton – Jan. 17 – 1-2—3; Brown – Feb. 14 – 2-1—3; Yale – Feb. 15 – 2-1—3) … his consecutive three-point games against Brown and Yale marked the eighth time in the Mike Schafer era (since 1995-96) that a player had three points in consecutive games … also was the eighth instance (seventh player) to score multiple goals in consecutive games, first time since Greg Miller during 2012-13 season … other multi-goal performance came against Michigan State (March 27) in Toledo Regional semifinal of NCAA Tournament … netted power-play goals against Harvard (Nov. 16), Princeton (Nov. 23), and Colgate (Dec. 6) … scored game-winning goals against Harvard (Jan. 24) and Brown (Feb. 14) … concluded season on career-high four-game point streak (4-2—6), which included scoring in each of last three games, matching his career long … registered team-leading 419 faceoff wins, winning 55.9 percent of his 749 draws taken … won 10-plus faceoffs on 23 occasions and had 17 games with 13-plus victories, which ranked ninth among Division I skaters … finished season with plus-14 rating, tied for the second-highest figure on team ... named to 2025 ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team.

2023-24 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in all 35 games, registering 22 points (12 goals, 10 assists) ... 12 goals were most by a Cornell freshman since Ondrej Psenicka (12 in 2021-22) ... five of 12 goals were game-winners, marking the most GWG by a Cornell freshman in program history, and the most by a player in his first year with program since John Hughes (5 GWG in 1967-68 as sophomore) ... posted 1-1—2 stat line in collegiate debut against Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 27), one of four multi-point games of season (0-2—2 vs. UMass — Dec. 29; 1-1—2 vs. Brown — Feb. 16; 1-1—2 vs. Dartmouth — March 22) ... ignited third-period comeback against Boston University (Nov. 26) in biennial Red Hot Hockey contest at Madison Square Garden, scored power-play goal that tied contest at 1-1 ... registered trio of three-game point streaks throughout season ... went 251-of-492 on faceoffs (.510 win percentage) ... won season-high 16 faceoffs in final game of best-of-three quarterfinals series with Harvard (March 16) ... had eight games with 10-plus faceoff wins, accomplishing feat in three consecutive games against Harvard (16 - March 16), Dartmouth (11 - March 22), and St. Lawrence (11 - March 23).

PRIOR TO CORNELL
Drafted in sixth round (188th overall) of 2023 NHL Entry Draft by Boston, becoming fourth Big Red player selected by Bruins (Ken Dryden, Casey Jones, Byron Bitz) ... named to USHL First All-Star Team after logging 79 points (30-49—79) in 61 games with Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, breaking previous franchise record that stood for 17 seasons ... his 49 assists were tied for most by a USHL player in 2022-23, while his 79 points were second in the league ... scored seven points (2+5) in five playoff games ... spent senior year at the Salisbury School in Connecticut, where he posted 39 points (16-23—39) in 28 games ... also played lacrosse during time at Salisbury School.

PERSONAL
Ryan John Walsh is the son of John and Kelly Walsh, and has an older sister and a younger brother ... currently enrolled in the SC Johnson School of Business.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2023-24Freshman

    Forward
    6'1" 181 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2024-25Sophomore

    Forward
    6'1" 188 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2025-26Junior

    Forward
    6'1" 188 lbs
    14