PRONUNCIATION
2025-26 | SENIOR SEASON
Appeared in 33 of 34 games, posting eight points (4-4—8) and plus-13 rating … three of his four goals served as game-winners — tied for second-highest total on team ... game-winning goals came against Yale (Nov. 15), St. Lawrence (Feb. 27), and Harvard (March 14) ... lone point streak came in final two games of best-of-three quarterfinal series of 2026 ECAC Hockey Championship against Harvard (March 14-15), where he scored game-winning goal to force a decisive third game and added an assist in series-clinching win … posted identical 1-1—2 stat lines in both games of regular-season series against St. Lawrence (Dec. 6 & Feb. 27) … recipient of the Mark Weiss Memorial Award at team's year-end banquet.
2024-25 | JUNIOR SEASON
Logged 33 appearances on season and recorded 14 points for a second consecutive campaign (8-6—14) … had two goals against Harvard (Jan. 24) for lone multi-goal outing of season … posted 1-1—2 stat lines against RPI (Feb. 7) and Clarkson (March 22) ... goal against Clarkson served as game-winner, aiding Cornell to its second consecutive ECAC Hockey Championship title … tallied lone power-play goal of season against RPI (Feb. 7) … co-recipient of Crimson Cup at team’s award banquet, sharing honor with senior defenseman Tim Rego after pair tied for team lead for points against Harvard in season (three) ... named to 2025 ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team.
2023-24 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Played in all 35 games for Big Red, registering 14 points (8-6—14) ... posted season-long three-game point streak (4-0—4) from Jan. 12-19 ... logged pair of multi-point efforts against Princeton (2-0—2 on Jan. 19) and in semifinals of 2024 ECAC Hockey Championship against Dartmouth (2-1—3 on March 22) ... three of eight goals were scored into empty nets, two of which came in win over Dartmouth in ECAC Hockey semifinals ... netted game-winning goal in opening game of best-of-three quarterfinal series against Harvard (March 15) ... scored Cornell's lone goal in Springfield Regional final contest against Denver (March 30).
2022-23 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Concluded first season with Big Red with 20 points (9-11—20), tying Dalton Bancroft for team lead in goals (9) ... four-assist game at RPI (Jan. 7), matched program's freshman record set previously by Roy Kerling (1977-78), Mark McRae (1999-00) and Byron Bitz (2003-04) ... three-time ECAC Rookie of the Week honoree (Jan. 4, Jan. 9, and Feb. 13) — matching Bancroft for most by a Big Red player on season ... posted 11 points (3-8—11) during six-game point streak, spanning nearly a full month (Dec. 29, 2022 - Jan. 20, 2023) ... recorded pair of two-goal games against AIC (Dec. 30) and Union (Feb. 4) ... netted lone game-winning goal of season at St. Lawrence (Nov. 11) ... attempted penalty shot in NCAA Tournament, but was stopped by Denver's Magnus Chrona ... was Cornell's first penalty shot in an NCAA Tournament game since Locke Jillson in 2012 (Michigan).
PRIOR TO CORNELL
Scored 45 points (15-30—45) over 60 games with Madison Capitols of USHL ... slated to play for Nanaimo Clippers of BCHL in 2020-21, but did not play ... logged 21 points (6-15—21) in 31 games with New Jersey Junior Titans (NAHL) in 2019-20.
PERSONAL
Nicholas Joseph DeSantis is the son of Michael and Kelly DeSantis, and has an older sister ... fifth player in program history to call Pennsylvania home, joining John Coppage (1957-60), John Detwiler (1957-60), Robert Hammers (1975-76) and Ryan Smart (1994-98) ... enrolled in the SC Johnson College of Business.
