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Cornell Men s Hockey 2015-16 Game Notes Schedule & Results October 24 RYERSON (exhib.) W, 5-2 25 LAURENTIAN (exhib.

Boston University# T, 3-3 December 4 ST. LAWRENCE* W, 2-1 5 CLARKSON* W, 5-2 28 vs. Providence~ W, 2-1 (OT) 29 vs.

Lawrence* L, 1-2 (OT) February 5 at Quinnipiac* T, 2-2 6 at Princeton* W, 1-0 12 BROWN* T, 3-3 13 YALE* L, 2-4 19 at Harvard* T, 2-2 20 at Dartmo

Fla.) * ECAC Hockey game; # Red Hot Hockey at Madison Square Garden (New York); ~ Florida College Hockey Classic Follow the Big Red Cornell Big Red (13-8-6, 8-7-5 ECAC Hockey) Union at Cornell

1 Cornell Men s Hockey Game Notes Schedule & Results October 24 RYERSON (exhib.) W, LAURENTIAN (exhib.) W, at Niagara W, 3-2 (OT) 31 NIAGARA W, 4-0 November 6 PRINCETON* W, QUINNIPIAC* L, 4-5 (OT) 13 COLGATE* W, at Colgate* W, 3-2 (OT) 20 at Yale* T, at Brown* W, vs. Boston University# T, 3-3 December 4 ST. LAWRENCE* W, CLARKSON* W, vs. Providence~ W, 2-1 (OT) 29 vs. Ohio State~ L, 0-8 January 8 MERRIMACK W, MERRIMACK W, at Rensselaer* L, at Union* T, DARTMOUTH* L, HARVARD* L, at Clarkson* L, 1-2 (OT) 30 at St. Lawrence* L, 1-2 (OT) February 5 at Quinnipiac* T, at Princeton* W, BROWN* T, YALE* L, at Harvard* T, at Dartmouth* W, UNION* 7 p.m. 27 RENSSELAER* 7 p.m. March 4-6 ECAC Hockey first round ECAC Hockey quarterfinals 18 ECAC Hockey semifinals 19 ECAC Hockey Championship NCAA Regionals NCAA Regionals April 7-9 NCAA Frozen Four (Tampa, Fla.) * ECAC Hockey game; # Red Hot Hockey at Madison Square Garden (New York); ~ Florida College Hockey Classic Follow the Big Red Cornell Big Red (13-8-6, ECAC Hockey) Union at Cornell Website: Facebook: Cornell Athletics YouTube: CornellAthletics Friday, February 26, 2016, 7 p.m. EST Lynah Rink, Ithaca, N.Y. Union Record: , ECAC Hockey Rensselaer at Cornell Saturday, February 27, 2016, 7 p.m. EST Lynah Rink, Ithaca, N.Y. Rensselaer Record: , ECAC Hockey Live Coverage TV: None Radio: WHCU (870 AM, 95.9 FM) Video: Ivy League Digital Network Stats: Where Cornell Stands Pairwise: 14 RPI: 14 KRACH: 14 USCHO.com poll: 16 USA Hockey/USA Today poll: RV What s on Tap: With the chase still alive for a first-round bye in the ECAC Hockey Championship playoffs, Cornell returns home for its final two games of the regular season when it takes on Union at 7 p.m. Friday and Rensselaer at 7 p.m. Saturday. After Saturday's game, the Big Red will hold a postgame Senior Night for its four elder statesmen, Christian Hilbrich, John Knisley, Teemu Tiitinen and Reece Willcox. Both games will be broadcast on the subscription-based Ivy League Digital Network, featuring play-by-play from Jason Weinstein and color commentary from Tony Eisenhut. Their call can also be heard in the Ithaca area on WHCU (870 AM, 95.9 FM). The Big Red Rewind: Cornell is coming off an impressive three-point road trip featuring a 2-2 tie last Friday at Harvard and a 1-0 shutout the following night at Dartmouth. Mitch Gillam made 33 saves in each game, and sophomore defenseman Dan Wedman with one point in 53 career games entering the weekend had a goal and an assist. Teemu Tiitinen and Jeff Kubiak had the other goals, and Cornell moved to within one point of fifth place and two points of fourth place in the ECAC Hockey standings. Men s Hockey Media Contact Brandon Thomas, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Office Phone: (607) brandon@cornell.edu

2 Location... Ithaca, N.Y Founded Enrollment...13,700 President... Elizbaeth Garrett Director of Athletics... J. Andrew Noel, Jr. Colors...Carnelian Red and White Conference...ECAC Hockey / Ivy League Rink (Capacity)...Lynah Rink (4,267) Coaching Information Head Coach... Mike Schafer (Cornell 86) Career Record (21st season) Associate Head Coach...Ben Syer (Western Ontario 98) Assistant Coach...Topher Scott (Cornell 08) Volunteer Assistant Coach...Joe Palmer (Ohio State 13) Director of Operations...Brennen McHugh (Campbell 11) Team Information Cornell Quick Facts Captains... Christian Hilbrich, John Knisley... Teemu Tiitinen, Reece Willcox Record ECAC Hockey Record Ivy League Record First Varsity Season All-Time Record... 1, (.599) Record at Lynah Rink (.702) NCAA Championships... 2 (1967, 1970) NCAA Tournament Appearances Years , 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, , 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, , 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012 ECAC Hockey Championships Years , 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, , 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010 Who's Who at CU: Junior goaltender Mitch Gillam (13-8-6, 1.94,.933, 6 SO) has started all of the Big Red's games to date and was named the ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week on Tuesday for the fourth time this season. His six shutouts are tied for third-most in the country, the latest of which came last Saturday at Dartmouth to wrap up a weekend in which he stopped 66 of the 68 shots he faced.... Junior forward Jeff Kubiak ( ) leads the team in scoring and rating (plus-14). For the entire season, he's centered a line with a pair of freshman wingers on the JAM line (an acronym of their first names) Anthony Angello (9-9 18), who leads the team in goals, and Mitch Vanderlaan (7-8 15).... Senior Reece Willcox ( ) and freshman Alec McCrea ( ) are the team's leading scorers among defensemen.... Junior Matt Buckles (5-3 8) leads the team with four power-play goals and 60 shots on goal. Scenario Central: Even with just two games remaining in the regular season, Cornell can still finish anywhere from fourth to eighth in the ECAC Hockey standings. In order to finish fourth and claim the final first-round bye in the ECAC Hockey Championship playoffs, the Big Red must defeat both Union and Rensselaer and get a little help from other games around the league. One scenario would be Dartmouth defeating St. Lawrence on Friday, plus Clarkson defeating Dartmouth and Harvard either defeating or tying St. Lawrence on Saturday. The other possibility is Dartmouth tying St. Lawrence on Friday, Clarkson defeating or tying Dartmouth and Harvard defeating St. Lawrence on Saturday. If Cornell does not finish fourth, it will host a best-of-three series in the first round from March 4-6 against Union, Brown, Colgate or Princeton. About Union: The Dutchmen currently sit ninth in the ECAC Hockey standings, but can move up to eighth for the final home-ice berth in the first round with two wins this weekend coupled with two Clarkson losses. Union fought off Princeton for a 2-1 win at home last Friday, followed by a 3-3 tie with national No. 1 Quinnipiac.... Junior forward Mike Vecchione ( ) leads the team in scoring and has points in six consecutive games. He also leads the country in faceoff wins (465), winning 62.1% of his draws.... Sophomore forwards Spencer Foo ( ) and Ryan Scarfo ( ) are tied for the goal-scoring lead. Scarfo and freshman forward Brett Supinski ( ) each have six power-play goals.... Junior Alex Sakellaropoulos (10-9-7, 2.44,.918, 2 SO) has started the lion's share of Union's games in goal.... The Dutchmen have a better record on the road (5-4-2) than at home (5-6-7). ECAC Hockey Championships Cornell has made seven treks to the ECAC Hockey s championship weekend over the last 10 years, which is tops among the circuit s 12 teams. Here is a breakdown of recent ECAC Hockey Championship weekend appearances... Teams Appearances By Year (Key: Champion, Finalist, Semifinalist) CORNELL (7) COLGATE (6) UNION (4) HARVARD (4) QUINNIPIAC (4) ST. LAWRENCE (4) YALE (3) DARTMOUTH (3) BROWN (2) PRINCETON (2) CLARKSON (1) 2007 RENSSELAER (0) Tale of the Tape Cornell Union RPI Team Offense National Rank 49th T-30th 42nd Conference Offense Conference Rank 10th 6th T-8th Team Defense National Rank 10th 31st 16th Conference Defense Conference Rank 2nd 8th T-4th PP Pct National Rank 27th 23rd 55th Conference PP Pct Conference Rank 4th 3rd 12th PK Pct National Rank 36th 42nd T-19th Conference PK Pct Conference Rank 8th 10th 6th Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer - 2 -

3 The Series Against Union: The Big Red and Dutchmen will do battle for the 62nd time tonight, with Cornell holding a lead in the series. Cornell scored three power-play goals in the teams' first meeting this season on Jan. 16 in Schenectady, but Union scored twice in the final four minutes of the third period to salvage a 3-3 tie. Cornell swept the regular-season series last year, but Union countered by sweeping a two-game ECAC Hockey Championships first-round series in its last visit to Lynah Rink. About Rensselaer: The Engineers were nestled in third place in the ECAC Hockey standings as recently as four weeks ago, but RPI has posted a 2-5 record in its last seven games. Between 2-1 victories Feb. 12 at Harvard and last Saturday vs. Princeton, the Engineers suffered a pair of overtime losses Feb. 13 at Dartmouth and last Friday against top-ranked Quinnipiac.... Senior Jason Kasdorf ( , 2.16,.935, 2 SO) has cemented himself as one of the top goaltenders in the league. Each of his shutouts required more than 40 saves, including one against Cornell.... Junior forward Riley Bourbonnais ( ; 4 PPGs) leads the team in scoring and power-play goals. Sophomore forward Lou Nanne ( ) has the most assists, and senior forward Miloš Bubela (9-3 12) has three shorthanded goals.... RPI has surrendered an average of 35.8 shots on goal per game over its last 10 contests.... The Engineers' power play is scoreless in its last 13 chances over seven games.... RPI is 11-4 in one-goal games and when it scores first. The Series Against Rensselaer: Cornell maintains a commanding all-time series lead, even though Rensselaer goalie Jason Kasdorf made 44 saves to stymie the Big Red in a 1-0 loss Jan. 15 at Troy. The Engineers also visited Lynah Rink during the final weekend of the regular season last year, when a pair of third-period goals from John McCarron deadlocked the team at 2. Mike Schafer holds a mark against RPI. Gillam's Groove: Junior goaltender Mitch Gillam was named ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Week on Nov. 17, then earned Player of the Week and NCAA First Star honors on Nov. 24 followed by a 40-save effort Nov. 28 against Boston University. In that span, he posted the thirdlongest shutout streak in program history, spanning 213 minutes, 17 seconds over four games including consecutive shutouts at Yale and Brown. That marked the Big Red's first back-to-back shutouts since Andy Iles did so Dec. 2-3, 2011 against St. Lawrence and Clarkson, and it was the Big Red's first consecutive road shutouts since Ben Scrivens blanked Princeton and Quinnipiac from Nov. 7-8, An odd twist on Gillam's seven career shutouts is that he's only won five of them Dec. 28, 2014 against Lake Superior State and Nov. 20, 2015 against Yale were both scoreless ties. A Time to Kill: At the core of Cornell's 1-0 victory Saturday at Dartmouth was a full two-minute kill of a two-man disadvantage in the third period. Defensemen Reece Willcox and Patrick McCarron played the full two minutes on the kill, and Eric Freschi played the majority of the time at forward and won two of three faceoffs. Teemu Tiitinen and Jared Fiegl also saw time on the kill, and Mitch Gillam made three saves. One And Done: With Cornell's 1-0 win over Dartmouth last Saturday, the Big Red has three 1-0 victories in a single season for the first time in program history. Oddly enough, the other two also came on the road against Ivy League teams (Brown on Nov. 21; Princeton on Feb. 6), and the Big Red played to a scoreless deadlock against Yale on Nov. 20). Working Overtime: The Big Red went to overtime last night for a 12th time this season, which equaled a program record also set during the , and campaigns. Six of those overtime games came before Jan. 1 (a program first), and Cornell has needed an extra frame in five of its last seven games. The Big Red is in its 12 overtime games to date, and its three OT winners are tied for second in the nation. ECAC Hockey Standings & Results Current Standings Conference Only Overall Pts Record Win% GF GA Record Win% GF GA Quinnipiac Yale Harvard St. Lawrence Dartmouth Rensselaer Cornell Clarkson Union Brown Colgate Princeton Recent Scores/Upcoming Contests Friday, Feb. 19 *~ Cornell 2, Harvard 2 * Dartmouth 5, Colgate 2 * Quinnipiac 5, Rensselaer 4 (OT) * Union 2, Princeton 1 * Yale 4, St. Lawrence 3 * Brown 5, Clarkson 2 Saturday, Feb. 20 *~ Cornell 1, Dartmouth 0 * Harvard 7, Colgate 4 * Rensselaer 2, Princeton 1 * Quinnipiac 3, Union 3 * Yale 3, Clarkson 1 * St. Lawrence 2, Brown 2 Friday, Feb. 26 * Union at Cornell, 7 p.m. * Rensselaer at Colgate, 7 p.m. * Harvard at Clarkson, 7 p.m. * Dartmouth at St. Lawrence, 7 p.m. * Brown at Quinnipiac, 7 p.m. * Yale at Princeton, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 * Rensselaer at Cornell, 7 p.m. * Union at Colgate, 2:30 p.m. * Dartmouth at Clarkson, 7 p.m. * Harvard at St. Lawrence, 7 p.m. * Yale at Quinnipiac, 7 p.m. * Brown at Princeton, 7 p.m. End of regular season ECAC Hockey Championships First round (best-of-three series) March 4-6 No. 12 seed at No. 5 seed, 7 p.m. starts No. 11 seed at No. 6 seed, 7 p.m. starts No. 10 seed at No. 7 seed, 7 p.m. starts No. 9 seed at No. 8 seed, 7 p.m. starts Quarterfinals (best-of-three series) March Highest remaining seed at No. 4 seed Second-highest remaining seed at No. 3 seed Second-lowest remaining seed at No. 2 seed Lowest remaining seed at No. 1 seed Semifinals (at Lake Placid, N.Y.) Friday, March 18 First game, 4 p.m. Second game, 7:30 p.m. Championship (at Lake Placid, N.Y.) Saturday, March 19 Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m. * ECAC Hockey game; ~ Ivy League game Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer

4 National Polls USCHO.com Poll (as of Feb. 22) Rank Team Record Pts. Last 1 Quinnipiac (32) Boston College (11) St. Cloud State (7) North Dakota Providence Michigan Yale Denver Boston Univ Notre Dame Mass.-Lowell Harvard Nebraska-Omaha Michigan Tech Penn State Cornell Rensselaer Minnesota State St. Lawrence Minnesota Others receiving votes: Bowling Green 38, Robert Morris 29, Dartmouth 15, Northeastern 14, Clarkson 10, Miami 8, Union 4. USA Today/USA Hockey Mag. Poll Rank Team Record Pts. Last 1 Quinnipiac (25) Boston College (8) St. Cloud State (1) North Dakota Providence Michigan Yale Denver Boston Univ Notre Dame Mass.-Lowell Harvard Nebraska-Omaha Michigan Tech Penn State Others receiving votes: Cornell 36, St. Lawrence 5, Minnesota St. 2, Northeastern 2, Minnesota 1, Rensselaer 1. Wasting No Time: Junior forward Jeff Kubiak entered the season with 17 career points through his first two seasons, but he followed that up with nine points in the first six games this year. He had the Big Red's six-game point streak since Brian Ferlin's seven-game stretch from Dec. 28, 2013 to Jan. 31, Kubiak has more points this season (21) than he had in 57 games through his freshman and sophomore seasons. What, Me Worry?: Four of Cornell's 13 victories have come in games in which it has surrendered the first goal. The Big Red had a combined record of over the previous three seasons when it faced a 1-0 deficit. Cornell was a remarkable 4-0 when yielding the first goal until its Dec. 29 loss to Ohio State. No Fear: Cornell is this season against No. 1-ranked teams. The Big Red defeated Providence in overtime, 2-1, on Dec. 28 when the Friars entered the game undefeated and ranked No. 1 in both major college hockey polls. Cornell followed that up by rallying for a 2-2 tie Feb. 5 at Quinnipiac, which remains the No. 1 team in the country entering the final weekend of the ECAC Hockey regular season. Special Threads: The Big Red wore special jerseys for its home opener which were recently auctioned off to bids totaling $10,400. Proceeds from the auction will go to a mission and service trip to the Dominican Republic this summer, led by head coach Mike Schafer and current players. In addition to the special design the red jerseys with a thick horizontal white stripe across the midsection, the jerseys featured name plates of the greatest Cornell hockey player to have ever donned that number according to the player that currently wears it. Freshman Force: The jump to college hockey can be a big one for newcomers, but freshman forward Anthony Angello a 2014 draft pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins has felt right at home. Angello is the Big Red's first player to have points in his first four collegiate games since Ryan Moynihan from Nov. 8-16, 1996 which was Mike Schafer's second season as head coach of his alma mater. He then scored the overtime winner Nov. 14 at Colgate and later had two goals against Merrimack on Jan. 9 to garner ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week honors. Angello's nine goals lead the team. The Little Things Aren't So Little: While junior forward Jake Weidner is fourth on the team in scoring (3-9 12), his contributions go way deeper than those numbers especially with increased ice time as a result of the early-season absence of John Knisley. Entering the weekend, Weidner is the team's top faceoff men (56.4%), and top shot-blocker among forwards (1.17). Cornell s Most Shutouts In A Season Goalie Season Shutouts David McKee David LeNeveu Ben Scrivens Ben Scrivens Mitch Gillam Andy Iles Ken Dryden David McKee Laing Kennedy Cornell's Longest Shutout Streaks Goalie Dates Length Ben Scrivens 3/12/10-3/26/10 267:11* Andy Iles 11/12/11-11/26/11 213:35 Mitch Gillam 11/14/15-11/28/15 213:17 Ben Scrivens 3/22/08-11/13/08 206:44 Brian Cropper 12/13/69-12/23/69 189:48 John VanDerMark 1/16/76-1/28/76 170:56 Ken Dryden 12/13/67-12/21/67 167:37 David McKee 12/5/03-12/28/03 159:27 David McKee 2/25/05-3/12/05 156:16 Andy Iles 12/2/11-12/29/11 152:36 * third-longest streak in NCAA history Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer - 4 -

5 Class of Captains: On the day of its season opener at Niagara, Cornell announced that its entire senior class Christian Hilbrich, John Knisley, Teemu Tiitinen and Reece Willcox would serve as captains during its final season on East Hill. It marks the first time in program history the Big Red has shared the captaincy among four players, though it's worth noting that only two players will wear the 'C' at any given time. Hilbrich and Willcox will serve as on-ice captains for the team's away games, while Knisley and Tiitinen will do so in home games. Feel The Draft?: Cornell has six players on the roster who have been selected in the NHL Entry Draft, including four from Freshman forward Beau Starrett (Chicago Blackhawks) was selected earliest in the group, having been taken in the third round with the 88th overall pick. Fellow newcomer Anthony Angello, also a forward, was selected in the fifth round by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Sophomore forward Jared Fiegl (Arizona Coyotes) and Dwyer Tschantz (St. Louis Blues) were then picked in the seventh round. Junior forward Matt Buckles was taken by the Florida Panthers in the fourth round of the 2013 draft, and senior defenseman Reece Willcox was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the fifth round of 2012 s event. Understudy Extraordinaire: Associate Head Coach Ben Syer improved his career record as acting head coach to after taking the helm for three games (Feb. 5-12) with Mike Schafer not in attendance due to a concussion suffered in practice. All but one of Syer's games as acting head coach have come with Cornell, including victories over St. Lawrence (Feb. 18, 2012), Clarkson (Nov. 14, 2014), Union (Feb. 21, 2015) and Princeton (Feb. 6), and ties at Quinnipiac (Feb. 5) and against Brown (Feb. 12). Blank You Very Much: Cornell has recorded at least one shutout in each of the last 21 seasons a streak that has easily been continued behind junior goaltender Mitch Gillam's five shutouts in just the first half of this season. The last time the Big Red went a full season without posting a shutout came during the season. Global Influence: The Big Red has 16 players on the roster born in the United States. Cornell also now has players native to four different countries on its squad. Aside from the bulk of its roster hailing from the United States and Canada, Cornell also has a player from Denmark (Christian Hilbrich) and Finland (Teemu Tiitinen). Pairwise Rankings Rank Team PCWs RPI 1 Quinnipiac St. Cloud State Boston College North Dakota Providence Michigan Yale Denver Notre Dame Boston University Nebraska-Omaha Harvard Mass.-Lowell Cornell Penn State Miami Michigan Tech Minnesota Rensselaer St. Lawrence Dartmouth Northeastern Robert Morris Minnesota State Minnesota-Duluth Clarkson Bowling Green Union Northern Michigan Air Force Ferris State Holy Cross Bemidji State Source: College Hockey News; updated through Thurs. Onward and Upward: With its Feb. 6 win at Princeton, Cornell surpassed its win total from the season. Earlier this season, the Big Red recorded its first consecutive home sweeps since the season when it swept St. Lawrence and Clarkson in early December and a two-game set against Merrimack in early January. Little Apples: Junior forward Matt Buckles has four goals and an assist in his eight career games vs. Union including two power-play goals the last time the teams met on Jan. 15. No one on Cornell's roster has ever scored a goal against Rensselaer. Junior forwards Jake Weidner, Christian Hilbrich and Jeff Kubiak are the only Big Red players with points against the Engineers, each with one assist. Cornell has scored just 10 goals in the third period. While that's the lowest total in the country, the Big Red has only trailed in the final period in eight of its 27 games so far this season. Up Next: The first round of the ECAC Hockey Championship playoffs will feature four best-ofthree series March 4-6 at sites to be determined. The quarterfinals will then follow, with best-of-three series hosted by the four teams earning a bye against the four first-round victors. Where s The Beef? The Big Red continues its tradition as being one of the biggest teams in the country. Provided by College Hockey Inc., here is a look at how Cornell stacks up size-wise against the rest of the Division I landscape: Tallest teams, by average height Cornell 6 feet, 1.55 inches Western Michigan 6 feet, 1.15 inches Princeton 6 feet, 0.93 inches Maine 6 feet, 0.85 inches Michigan 6 feet, 0.80 inches Biggest teams, by average weight Western Michigan pounds Cornell pounds Michigan pounds Notre Dame pounds North Dakota pounds Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer

history in the summer of 1995, his goal was to bring the Big Red program back to a position of national prominence.

Four in 2002-03, the program s first since 1980. Schafer is Cornell s second-longest tenured coach, while his 388-229-83 record has him as the winningest coach in Cornell men s hockey history.

Schafer reached the 300-win milestone, a mark previously reached by only 45 coaches in all of college hockey, with the Big Red s 4-3 victory against Colgate on Nov. 27, 2010.

Cornell has claimed five ECAC Hockey tournament titles, the most all-time in league history, and staked a claim to three regular season crowns.

His peers have taken notice of his accomplishments, electing him the ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year three times during his career. He is also a three-time finalist for the Spencer T.

He has also regularly had the Big Red ranked among the nation s elite over the past decade, including reaching as high as third in both the USCHO/CBS College Sports and the USA Today/USA Hockey polls

6 Mike Schafer The Jay R. Bloom 77 Head Coach of Men s Hockey 21st Season As Head Coach 28th Season Overall at Cornell Cornell 86 When Mike Schafer returned to his alma mater as the 12th head coach in Cornell men s hockey history in the summer of 1995, his goal was to bring the Big Red program back to a position of national prominence. Completing his 20th season behind the Cornell bench in , he has clearly accomplished that objective, guiding the Big Red to the NCAA tournament nine times, including a berth in the NCAA Frozen Four in , the program s first since Schafer is Cornell s second-longest tenured coach, while his record has him as the winningest coach in Cornell men s hockey history. He picked up his 231st career victory on Jan. 27, 2007, a 2-1 triumph against Colgate at Lynah Rink, to become the program s all-time wins leader. Schafer reached the 300-win milestone, a mark previously reached by only 45 coaches in all of college hockey, with the Big Red s 4-3 victory against Colgate on Nov. 27, Coming hand-in-hand with Cornell s success on the national scene, the Big Red has been one of the top programs in ECAC Hockey during Schafer s tenure. Cornell has claimed five ECAC Hockey tournament titles, the most all-time in league history, and staked a claim to three regular season crowns. He has a career record in ECAC Hockey regular-season play and a mark in the ECAC Hockey playoffs. His peers have taken notice of his accomplishments, electing him the ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year three times during his career. He is also a three-time finalist for the Spencer T. Penrose Award, presented to the national coach of the year. He has also regularly had the Big Red ranked among the nation s elite over the past decade, including reaching as high as third in both the USCHO/CBS College Sports and the USA Today/USA Hockey polls in Cornell has held the top spot in the polls during the and seasons. The Mike Schafer File Education Cornell University B.A., Business Management and Marketing, 1986 Head Coaching Experience Cornell University, 1995 present career record 9 NCAA Tournament Appearances 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, NCAA Semifinals Appearance ECAC Hockey Tournament Championships 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, ECAC Hockey Regular Season Championships 2002, 2003, Ivy League Championships 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year Awards 2002, 2003, 2005 Assistant Coaching Experience Western Michigan University, NCAA Tournament Appearance Cornell University, Playing Experience Cornell University, GP, : Team Captain, ECAC Champions, ECAC Honorable Mention : Team Captain Schafer guided the Big Red to the ECAC Hockey tournament title in and , becoming the first Cornell coach to win ECAC Hockey tournament titles, surpassing the legendary Ned Harkness for the most in program history in his first two seasons. In , he led the Big Red to the NCAA Frozen Four, setting a school record with 30 wins, going one better than the undefeated, untied national championship squad of Cornell s ECAC Hockey mark of was Cornell s best mark since the team went 21-0 in league play. Schafer has a.614 career winning percentage entering the season. Additionally, his 375 career victories ranks in the Top 10 among active Division I coaches, while his eight NCAA tournament victories is tied for 12th. Most recently, the Big Red has advanced to the ECAC Hockey Championship semifinals a league-best seven times over the last 10 seasons. Over his career, Schafer has coached 53 All-ECAC Hockey selections and 20 ECAC Hockey All-Rookie team picks. In 2015, the Big Red placed two players on the postseason teams, defenseman Joakim Ryan (First Team) and forward Cole Bardreau (Third Team). During Schafer s tenure, Cornell players have earned numerous ECAC Hockey awards, including a pair of Player of the Year honors, four Ken Dryden Awards for the league s top goaltender, four Defenseman of the Year awards, seven Defensive Forwards of the Year and four Rookies of the Year. Additionally, four players have earned Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors a total of five times. Ed Kelly Athletic Trainer Dr. Dirk Dugan Team Physician Dr. David Wentzel Team Physician Phil Graham Lynah Rink Manager Sean Schmidt Team Manager Brandon Thomas Athletic Communications Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer - 6 -

Ben Syer joined the Cornell men s ice hockey family in June 2011 as an assistant coach, taking over the lead role in recruiting as well as coaching the defense.

Syer previously served as associate head coach during his 12 seasons at Quinnipiac under head coach Rand Pecknold.

7 Ben Syer joined the Cornell men s ice hockey family in June 2011 as an assistant coach, taking over the lead role in recruiting as well as coaching the defense. He was then named the Associate Head Coach of the program prior to the season. Syer previously served as associate head coach during his 12 seasons at Quinnipiac under head coach Rand Pecknold. During that run, the Bobcats posted a record with one NCAA tournament appearance (2002) and nine 20-win seasons. Quinnipiac won the 2005 Atlantic Hockey regular season title and the 1999 MAAC regular season and 2002 MAAC tournament championship crowns during his tenure. I have a lot of respect for Ben, head coach Mike Schafer said. His defensemen have always been very well-coached. Former Cornell standout Topher Scott 08 rejoined the Big Red men s ice hockey family as an assistant coach in July He spent the previous season as a volunteer assistant coach at Miami (Ohio). Scott s responsibilities with the RedHawks included breaking down game film and assisting in skill development with players, among other duties. Miami (Ohio) posted a record and featured two Hobey Baker Award finalists, including winner Andy Miele. As a four-year letter winner for the Big Red, Scott was a finalist for the Hockey Humanitarian Award and the Lowe s Senior Class Award as a senior. He received the the Nicky Bawlf Award as the most valuable player of the Cornell men s hockey Joe Palmer Ben Syer Fifth Season At Cornell; Fourth as Associate Head Coach Western Ontario 98 Topher Scott Fifth Season As Assistant Coach Cornell 08 First Season As Volunteer Assistant Coach Ohio State 13 Palmer joins the Big Red after a four-year professional career and three years as the founder and primary instructor of Syracuse-based Palmer Goalie Systems, where he provides personal instruction and video analysis. Palmer was a two-time gold medalist with the United States at the IIHF Under-18 World Championship, and he played for two seasons in the prestigious National Team Development Program. He was selected in the fourth round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, then went on to start 71 games for Ohio State over three seasons. Previous assistants and other coaches I ve talked to respect his ability to recruit top student-athletes. There is no question he is one of the top recruiters in college hockey, so we were excited to bring a quality coach on board who is so familiar with ECAC Hockey. Quinnipiac reached the MAAC tournament semifinals in each of the first four years of Syer s tenure, including three straight MAAC finals appearances. Included in that span were the 2002 MAAC tournament title and the first NCAA appearance in program history. The Bobcats also won the MAAC regular-season title in Syer s first year at Quinnipiac. A native of Kitchener, Ontario, Syer arrived at Quinnipiac after serving one season as an assistant coach at Ohio University. At Ohio, Syer assisted with practice and game preparation as well as recruiting. team, while also receiving the Bill Doran Sportsmanship Award for the third consecutive season and the Mark Weiss Award. He concluded his Cornell career as the 44th player in Cornell history to score 100 points, finishing with 107 points on 25 goals and 82 assists. Scott was team captain as a senior and was an assistant captain as a junior and was hailed for his services to the community, including coming up with the idea for an annual Teddy Bear Toss for the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes and the Franziska Racker Centers. Following his collegiate career, Scott played professional hockey in the Central Hockey League for the Texas Brahmas and the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees before heading to Miami (Ohio) to begin work on his master s degree in sports behavior and performance while beginning his coaching career. Brennen McHugh First Season As Director of Hockey Operations Campbell 11 McHugh comes to Cornell after completing three seasons as the video coordinator for the St. Lawrence men s hockey team, where he was responsible for scouting opponents, game video analysis and post-game video breakdown, coordinating team activities and meeting with potential recruits. McHugh played a significant role in the Hobey Baker Award campaigns for both Kyle Flanagan and Greg Carey in , providing video clips for the selection process and top ten videos. McHugh also served as a team leader for the 2014 USA Hockey Player Development Boys Select 17 Camp in Amherst, N.Y Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer

Front Row, L-R: Mitch Gillam, Director of Hockey Operations Brennen McHugh, Assistant Coach Topher Scott, Associate Head Coach Ben Syer, John Knisley, Reece Willcox, Christian Hilbrich, Teemu

8 Front Row, L-R: Mitch Gillam, Director of Hockey Operations Brennen McHugh, Assistant Coach Topher Scott, Associate Head Coach Ben Syer, John Knisley, Reece Willcox, Christian Hilbrich, Teemu Tiitinen, Volunteer Assistant Coach Joe Palmer, Head Coach Mike Schafer, Athletic Trainer Ed Kelly, Hayden Stewart. Middle row, L-R: Ryan Bliss, Matt Buckles, Jared Fiegl, Patrick McCarron, Jeff Kubiak, Chad Otterman, Gavin Stoick, Beau Starrett, Dwyer Tschantz, Dan Wedman, Anthony Angello, Alec McCrea, Trent Shore, Jake Weidner, Trevor Yates. Back row, L-R: Equipment Manager Sean Schmidt, Mitch Vanderlaan, Matthew Nuttle, Holden Anderson, Brendan Smith, Luc Lalor, Eric Freschi, Alex Rauter, Ryan Coon, Strength and Conditioning Coach Tom Howley, Tyler Keith. The Cornell Men s Hockey Team No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown Last Team 2 Brendan Smith D Fr. Centennial, Colo. Omaha Lancers (USHL) 3 Reece Willcox D Sr. Surrey, British Columbia Merritt Centennials (BCHL) 4 Alex Rauter F So. Chatham, N.J. Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) 5 Matthew Nuttle D Fr. Marilla, N.Y. Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 6 Holden Anderson D Jr. Montréal, Québec Hawkesbury Hawks (CCHL) 7 Jake Weidner F Jr. Grand Valley, Ontario Elmira Sugar Kings (GOJHL) 8 Gavin Stoick F Jr. Portland, Ore. Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 9 Christian Hilbrich F Sr. Port Credit, Ontario Indiana Ice (USHL) 10 Beau Starrett F Fr. Bellingham, Mass. South Shore Kings (USPHL) 11 Eric Freschi F Jr. Bloomington, Minn. Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 12 John Knisley F Sr. Pittsford, N.Y. Vernon Vipers (BCHL) 14 Mitch Vanderlaan F Fr. Hanwell, New Brunswick Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) 15 Trevor Yates F So. Beaconsfield, Québec Deerfield Academy 16 Matt Buckles F Jr. Toronto, Ontario St. Michael s Buzzers (OJHL) 17 Anthony Angello F Fr. Manlius, N.Y. Omaha Lancers (USHL) 18 Jared Fiegl F So. Parker, Colo. US Under-18 Team 19 Teemu Tiitinen F Sr. Jyväskalä, Finland Lincoln Stars (USHL) 20 Dan Wedman D So. Edmonton, Alberta Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) 21 Dwyer Tschantz F So. Wilmington, Del. Indiana Ice (USHL) 22 Chad Otterman F Fr. Morristown, N.J. Philadelphia Flyers (USPHL) 23 Trent Shore D Fr. Ajax, Ontario Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) 24 Ryan Bliss D So. Chelmsford, Mass. US Under-18 Team 26 Jeff Kubiak F Jr. Tinley Park, Ill. Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) 27 Patrick McCarron D Jr. Toronto, Ontario St. Michael s Buzzers (OJHL) 28 Luc Lalor F Fr. St. Albert, Alberta Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) 29 Alec McCrea D Fr. El Cajon, Calif. Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 30 Ryan Coon G Jr. Wildwood, Mo. Taft School 31 Hayden Stewart G So. Rockford, Ill. Indiana Ice (USHL) 32 Mitch Gillam G Jr. Peterborough, Ontario Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) Head Coach: Mike Schafer Associate Head Coach: Ben Syer; Assistant Coach: Topher Scott; Volunteer Assistant Coach: Joe Palmer; Director of Hockey Operations: Brennen McHugh; Athletic Trainer: Ed Kelly; Equipment Manager: Sean Schmidt Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer - 8 -

Big Red Quick Hits 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BRENDAN SMITH Fr. D 6-0 194 1-19-96 Omaha Lancers (USHL) Centennial, Colo. REECE WILLCOX Sr.

D 5-11 181 5-5-95 Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) Marilla, N.Y. HOLDEN ANDERSON Jr. D 6-0 194 9-1-93 Hawkesbury Hawks (CCHL) Montréal, Québec JAKE WEIDNER Jr.

F 6-7 216 7-9-92 Indiana Ice (USHL) Port Credit, Ontario BEAU STARRETT Fr. F 6-5 213 11-1-95 South Shore Kings (USPHL) Bellingham, Mass. * 2015-16: Was on the ice for all three of Cornell's goals Feb.

.. Played five seasons with the Colorado Thunderbirds AAA, winning 2013 Tier 1 Elite League championship when he led league for goals among defensemen * Personal: Mother is a Cornell graduate; uncle

12 * Career: Top-four blueliner immediately, playing in all 34 games as a freshman... Led team defensemen with plus-2 rating last year, despite missing 10 games due to injury.

the 2012 Entry Draft * 2015-16: Scored first collegiate goal Feb. 13 vs.

tournament, including a runner-up finish in 2010.

.. Named to 2014 NAHL All-Rookie First Team after scoring 31 points in 60 games with Wenatchee Wild * Personal: Originally from the outskirts of Buffalo, he started his junior career with the Buffalo

31) * 2014-15: Emerged as regular contributor, appearing in 22 games * Personal: Had 13 goals and 29 assists for 42 points and was a second-team CCHL all-star with Hawkesbury.

.. Team's top shot-blocker among forwards (1.18 per game)... Had two assists vs. Union on Jan. 15 * 2014-15: Team s top faceoff man (57.4%)... Tied for second in team scoring with 14 points.

9 Big Red Quick Hits BRENDAN SMITH Fr. D Omaha Lancers (USHL) Centennial, Colo. REECE WILLCOX Sr. D Merritt Centennials (BCHL) Surrey, British Columbia ALEX RAUTER So. F Wenatchee Wild (NAHL) Chatham, N.J. MATTHEW NUTTLE Fr. D Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) Marilla, N.Y. HOLDEN ANDERSON Jr. D Hawkesbury Hawks (CCHL) Montréal, Québec JAKE WEIDNER Jr. F Elmira Sugar Kings (GOJHL) Grand Valley, Ontario GAVIN STOICK Jr. F Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) Portland, Ore. CHRISTIAN HILBRICH Sr. F Indiana Ice (USHL) Port Credit, Ontario BEAU STARRETT Fr. F South Shore Kings (USPHL) Bellingham, Mass. * : Was on the ice for all three of Cornell's goals Feb. 5-6 at Quinnipiac and Princeton * Before Cornell: Had in season and helped Omaha team to five consecutive shutouts... Played five seasons with the Colorado Thunderbirds AAA, winning 2013 Tier 1 Elite League championship when he led league for goals among defensemen * Personal: Mother is a Cornell graduate; uncle played football at Boston University * : Has set a career high with 12 points, including first career 3-point game Feb. 12 * Career: Top-four blueliner immediately, playing in all 34 games as a freshman... Led team defensemen with plus-2 rating last year, despite missing 10 games due to injury... All four career goals have come in November * Personal: Earned gold medal with Team Canada West at World Junior A Challenge in 2011 * NHL Draft: Philadelphia Flyers; fifth round (141st overall) in the 2012 Entry Draft * : Scored first collegiate goal Feb. 13 vs. Yale * : Had two assists and a team-leading plus-3 rating in five games * Personal: Played with the North Jersey Avalanche, which twice appeared in the USA Hockey National championship tournament, including a runner-up finish in Rauter also helped lead Chatham HS to the New Jersey state title in 2011 * Before Cornell: Helped Sioux Falls win USHL s Clark Cup in 2015 with four assists and plus-9 rating in 12 playoff games... Named to 2014 NAHL All-Rookie First Team after scoring 31 points in 60 games with Wenatchee Wild * Personal: Originally from the outskirts of Buffalo, he started his junior career with the Buffalo Junior Sabres * : Has scored one goal each at forward (Nov. 28) and defense (Oct. 31) * : Emerged as regular contributor, appearing in 22 games * Personal: Had 13 goals and 29 assists for 42 points and was a second-team CCHL all-star with Hawkesbury... Father, Shawn, played professional hockey for 18 years, including stints with four NHL teams... Two-time invitee to the Team Canada World Junior A camp * : Team's top faceoff men (56.4%)... Team's top shot-blocker among forwards (1.18 per game)... Had two assists vs. Union on Jan. 15 * : Team s top faceoff man (57.4%)... Tied for second in team scoring with 14 points... Second in power-play scoring with nine points on two goals and seven assists * Personal: Was selected by Colorado in the 2013 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft * : Appeared in four games at forward and five games on defense * : Had five goals and five assists for 10 points with the USHL s Green Bay Gamblers * : Had one assist in 14 games with the Big Red, seeing time at defense and forward * Personal: Came to Big Red via the U.S. National Team Development Program... Won a Tier 1 Under-16 national championship in his two years with the Colorado Thunderbirds * : Scored with 9.4 seconds left Feb. 12 vs. Brown... Scored in OT Oct. 30 at Niagara * Career: Led the team with 10 goals and was tied for second with 14 points in Program s active leader with 22 career goals... Named team s top freshman in * Personal: Is the tallest player in program history.... Was born in Denmark, but moved to Canada at an early age.... Older brother, Tom, is a senior with the hockey team at Quinnipiac. * : Returned to lineup Jan. 22 after 11-game absence due to injury * Before Cornell: Played for three seasons with the South Shore Kings and renowned Catholic Memorial HS near Boston... Named to 2013 Boston Globe All-Scholastic Team * Personal: Youngest of four brothers, all in college hockey. Eldest, Pete, played at Harvard ( ), Troy played at Babson ( ) and Shane is currently a goalie at Air Force. * NHL Draft: Chicago Blackhawks; third round (88th overall) in the 2014 Entry Draft. 11 ERIC FRESCHI Jr. F Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) Bloomington, Minn. * : Scored the Big Red's first goal of the season Oct. 30 at Niagara * Career: Scored three goals last season, including two of the team s most memorable a short-handed OT goal Nov. 14 vs. Clarkson and a last-minute winner Jan. 23 vs. rival Harvard * Personal: Born in New York City, but moved to Minnesota in grade school... Helped Dubuque capture the Clark Cup in Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer

12 14 JOHN KNISLEY Sr. F 5-9 167 10-4-92 Vernon Vipers (BCHL) Pittsford, N.Y. MITCH VANDERLAAN Fr.

third on the team with five goals... Had two goals and an assist Nov. 29 vs. Penn State at Madison Square Garden... Scored short-handed game-winner Feb. 21 vs.

* 2015-16: Third on team in scoring (7-8 15) and second in rating (plus-11) * Before Cornell: Spent two season with Fort McMurray; was named to AJHL North Division rookie team in 2014.

.. Scored more than 100 points in final season at Rothesay Netherwood School * Personal: Third New Brunswicker to play at Cornell in program history 15 16 17 TREVOR YATES So.

F 6-5 205 3-6-96 Omaha Lancers (USHL) Manlius, N.Y. * 2015-16: Had three-game point streak (Nov. 21-Dec. 4)... Scored against Brown on Feb.

.. Won a Tier I Under 18 AAA national championship with the Neponset Valley River Rats * Personal: Father, Ross, is a former head coach of the AHL s Syracuse Crunch and Saint John SeaDogs

.. Leads team with 60 shots on goal * 2014-15: Second on team with 8 goals and tied for team lead with 4 power-play goals * Personal: Represented Team Canada East in the 2012 World Junior A

.. Won the NHL Central Scouting Service s OJHL Top Prospect Award * NHL Draft: Florida Panthers; fourth round (98th overall) in the 2013 Entry Draft * 2015-16: Leads team with nine goals.

.. Played two seasons with Syracuse Junior Stars.

2014 Entry Draft 18 JARED FIEGL So. F 6-1 221 1-23-96 U.S. National Team Development Program Parker, Colo. * 2015-16: Scored first goal in Dec. 28 victory over then-no.

.. Played in 26 games, which was most among freshmen forwards * 2013-14: Played in 45 games for the USN

at the IIHF U18 World Championship in 2014 * NHL Draft: Arizona Coyotes; seventh round (191st overall) in the 2014 Entry Draft 19 20 21 22 TEEMU TIITINEN Sr.

F 6-5 220 3-22-95 Indiana Ice (USHL) Wilmington, Del. CHAD OTTERMAN Fr. F 6-3 195 9-13-95 Philadelphia Flyers (USPHL) Morristown, N.J. * 2015-16: Scored first goal last Fri.

Michigan at Madison Square Garden * Personal: First native of Finland to play for Cornell, though he now calls Suwanee, Ga. home... Has also lived in Australia; Charlotte, N.C. and Albany, N.

10 12 14 JOHN KNISLEY Sr. F Vernon Vipers (BCHL) Pittsford, N.Y. MITCH VANDERLAAN Fr. F Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) Hanwell, New Brunswick Big Red Quick Hits * : Three of season's five points have come in his last three games * : Tied for third on the team with five goals... Had two goals and an assist Nov. 29 vs. Penn State at Madison Square Garden... Scored short-handed game-winner Feb. 21 vs. Union * Personal: Played in the Royal Bank Cup for Canada s Junior A national championship with the Vernon Vipers in * : Third on team in scoring (7-8 15) and second in rating (plus-11) * Before Cornell: Spent two season with Fort McMurray; was named to AJHL North Division rookie team in Played on Team Canada West at 2014 World Junior A Challenge... Scored more than 100 points in final season at Rothesay Netherwood School * Personal: Third New Brunswicker to play at Cornell in program history TREVOR YATES So. F Deerfield Academy Beaconsfield, Québec MATT BUCKLES Jr. F St. Michael s Buzzers (OJHL) Toronto, Ontario ANTHONY ANGELLO Fr. F Omaha Lancers (USHL) Manlius, N.Y. * : Had three-game point streak (Nov. 21-Dec. 4)... Scored against Brown on Feb. 12 * Before Cornell: Had 104 points in three seasons at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts... Won a Tier I Under 18 AAA national championship with the Neponset Valley River Rats * Personal: Father, Ross, is a former head coach of the AHL s Syracuse Crunch and Saint John SeaDogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League * : Four of five goals have come on power play... Leads team with 60 shots on goal * : Second on team with 8 goals and tied for team lead with 4 power-play goals * Personal: Represented Team Canada East in the 2012 World Junior A Challenge... Helped the St. Michael s Buzzers to the OJHL title as the leading scorer with 40 goals and 31 assists for 71 points... Won the NHL Central Scouting Service s OJHL Top Prospect Award * NHL Draft: Florida Panthers; fourth round (98th overall) in the 2013 Entry Draft * : Leads team with nine goals... Scored overtime goal Nov. 14 at Colgate... First Cornell freshman to have points in first four games since Ryan Moynihan in 1996 * Before Cornell: Helped U.S. win gold at 2014 Junior A World Challenge... Played two seasons with Syracuse Junior Stars... Earned 2013 first-team all-state honors in 2013 after averaging four points per game with Fayetteville-Manlius HS * NHL Draft: Pittsburgh Penguins; fifth round (145th overall) in the 2014 Entry Draft 18 JARED FIEGL So. F U.S. National Team Development Program Parker, Colo. * : Scored first goal in Dec. 28 victory over then-no. 1 Providence * : First collegiate goal tied Feb. 14 game at Harvard late in the third period... Played in 26 games, which was most among freshmen forwards * : Played in 45 games for the USNTDP, scoring two goals to go with four assists * Personal: Won gold with the U.S. at the IIHF U18 World Championship in 2014 * NHL Draft: Arizona Coyotes; seventh round (191st overall) in the 2014 Entry Draft TEEMU TIITINEN Sr. F Lincoln Stars (USHL) Jyväskylä, Finland DAN WEDMAN So. D Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL) Edmonton, Alberta DWYER TSCHANTZ So. F Indiana Ice (USHL) Wilmington, Del. CHAD OTTERMAN Fr. F Philadelphia Flyers (USPHL) Morristown, N.J. * : Scored first goal last Fri. at Harvard on partial breakaway * Career: Scored first collegiate goal on Nov. 24, 2012 vs. Michigan at Madison Square Garden * Personal: First native of Finland to play for Cornell, though he now calls Suwanee, Ga. home... Has also lived in Australia; Charlotte, N.C. and Albany, N.Y.... Product of Dallas AAA Stars team, which also produced program alums David McKee, Keir Ross and Locke Jillson * : Had a goal and assist last weekend after posting one point in first 53 career games * : One of just three returning players to appear in all 31 games * Before Cornell: Spent the last two seasons with AJHL s Bonnyville Pontiacs... Became first winner of The Evolution Hockey Award for Perseverance and Dedication. * Personal: Was C prospect in preliminary rankings for Central Scouting's 2013 draft watch list * : Set up Trevor Yates' goal Feb. 12 vs. Brown * : First collegiate goal was Nov. 22 vs. Brown... Limited to 19 games due to injury * : Won Clark Cup title with Indiana, ranking third on team in scoring * Personal: First Delaware native to be selected in NHL Entry Draft... Played two years for Team Comcast Under-18 team in Tier 1 Elite League League. * NHL Draft: St. Louis Blues; seventh round (202nd overall) in the 2014 Entry Draft * Before Cornell: Split last season with two USPHL teams; was teammate with Beau Starrett with South Shore Kings... Won EJHL title with Jersey Hitmen in Helped Delbarton to New Jersey state championships in 2011 and First-team all-state honors in 2014 * Personal: Was also Under Armor All-American and 2014 MSG Varsity Player of the Year for lacrosse... Father played volleyball at UCLA, grandfather played football at USC Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer

after amassing plus-92 rating at The Hill Academy over previous two seasons * Personal: Was invited to try out for Team Canada East in 2015 Junior A World Challenge.

F 6-3 211 1-18-94 Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) Tinley Park, Ill. PATRICK McCARRON Jr. D 6-3 199 8-13-94 St. Michael s Buzzers (OJHL) Toronto, Ontario * 2015-16: Scored first goal Jan. 23 vs. Harvard.

.. Captained U.S. squad at 2012 Youth Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria.

.. Has not committed a penalty since Feb. 4, 2015 (35 games) * Career: Won 52 percent of faceoffs in 2014-15... Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week on Feb. 3, 2014.

11 23 TRENT SHORE Fr. D Cumberland Grads (CCHL) Ajax, Ontario Big Red Quick Hits * : Has appeared in 12 games, taking some shifts at forward * Before Cornell: Split last season with two CCHL teams after amassing plus-92 rating at The Hill Academy over previous two seasons * Personal: Was invited to try out for Team Canada East in 2015 Junior A World Challenge... Selected for the 2015 Central Canada Cup All-Star Challenge RYAN BLISS So. D U.S. National Team Development Program Chelmsford, Mass. JEFF KUBIAK Jr. F Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) Tinley Park, Ill. PATRICK McCARRON Jr. D St. Michael s Buzzers (OJHL) Toronto, Ontario * : Scored first goal Jan. 23 vs. Harvard... Assisted on winner Dec. 28 vs. Providence * : Scored overtime winner Jan. 30 at Colgate... One of four players with plus rating * Personal: Helped U.S. win Four Nations U-17 title in Captained U.S. squad at 2012 Youth Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria... Mother, Kelly (Clark) Bliss 89, played lacrosse and field hockey at Cornell * : Leads team in scoring ( ) and rating (plus-14)... Had only goal of 1-0 win last Sat. at Dartmouth... Has not committed a penalty since Feb. 4, 2015 (35 games) * Career: Won 52 percent of faceoffs in Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week on Feb. 3, Presented team award for most promising freshman in * Personal: Played in the 2012 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game * : Scored goals in each win against Colgate on Nov Has three two-assist games, including Feb. 5 at Quinnipiac * Personal: Served as the captain of OJHL s St. Michael s Buzzers, helping them capture the league championship.... Named league s Defenseman of the Year, first-team all star and winner of inaugural Canadian Junior Hockey League Defenseman of the Year honor. 28 LUC LALOR Fr. F Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) St. Albert, Alberta * : Debuted by playing in two of team's last four games * Before Cornell: Placed on AJHL North Division All-Rookie Team after first of three seasons with Fort McMurray... Fought through injury to post 15 points in 21 games last season * Personal: Eldest sister, Megan, plays hockey at St. Cloud State, and his grandfather played football and hockey at University of New Brunswick ALEC McCREA Fr. D Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) El Cajon, Calif. RYAN COON Jr. G Taft School Wildwood, Mo. HAYDEN STEWART So. G Indiana Ice (USHL) Rockford, Ill. MITCH GILLAM Jr. G Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) Peterborough, Ontario * : Named Dec. 8 ECAC Rookie of the Week after one-goal, two-assist effort Dec. 5 vs. Clarkson... Ranks third in scoring among ECAC freshmen defensemen * Before Cornell: Played three seasons in Waterloo, dressing for 158 regular-season games and posting 46 points and a plus-18 rating... Advanced to 2014 Clark Cup finals with Waterloo * Personal: Program s first California native... Parents own a music store in metro San Diego * Career: Joined the Big Red from Taft School, which competes in the prestigious Founders League along with some of the best hockey prep school programs in New England.... Prior to his time at Taft, Coon competed with the Saint Louis Selects at the AAA level and was a member of the All-Academic Team in * : Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week after each of his shutouts... Became first Cornell freshman to post two shutouts since future All-American David McKee in * : Season took off when he joined Indiana... Captured Clark Cup title with the Ice, going 13-1 with a 1.29 goals-against average and.945 save pct. in 14 regular-season games * Personal: Was 2013 NAHL Top Prospects selection while playing with Corpus Christi Ice Rays * : Posted third-longest shutout streak in program history (213:17) from Nov Three-time league Goalie of the Week and was also once Player of the Week... Six shutouts is tied for third-most in the country and fifth-most for single season in program history * Career: 2014 All-Ivy Second Team selection... Secured first collegiate shutout Dec. 28, 2014 vs. Lake Superior... Scored a goal in collegiate debut Nov. 26 in 4-2 win vs. Niagara * Personal: Nominated for prestigious 2013 RBC Canadian Junior Hockey League Player of the Year after being named BCHL Chilliwack Chiefs two-time MVP... BCHL First Team All-Star Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer

12 For Cornell: The Last Time It Happened A hat trick...tyler Roeszler - vs. Colgate, 1/22/11 (174 games) A short-handed goal...john Knisley - vs. Union, 2/21/15 (32 games) Short-handed goals in back-to-back games.. Mitch Carefoot - at Union, 2/9/07 & Mark McCutcheon - at RPI, 2/10/07 (303 games) Two short-handed goals in a game... Sean Collins & Joel Lowry - at Quinnipiac, 1/13/12 (143 games) A short-handed goal in overtime...eric Freschi - vs. Clarkson, 11/14/14 (54 games) An extra-attacker goal...christian Hilbrich - vs. Brown, 2/12/16 (four games) A penalty shot attempt...cole Bardreau - vs. St. Lawrence, 1/24/14 (73 games) A made penalty shot... Joe Nieuwendyk - vs. Rensselaer, 2/27/87 (934 games) Three power-play goals in a game at Union, 1/16/16 (11 games) Four power-play goals in a game at Nebraska Omaha, 10/26/13 (89 games) Two two-goal scorers...brian Ferlin & Joel Lowry - at St. Lawrence, 11/16/13 (83 games) Three two-goal scorers...byron Bitz, Mark McCutcheon & Raymond Sawada - vs. Princeton, 2/17/07 (299 games) A goaltender recorded a point...mitch Gillam - vs. Harvard, 1/23/16 (nine games) Zero penalties committed...vs. Brown, 2/19/99 (575 games) A shutout...mitch Gillam (33 saves) - at Dartmouth, 2/20/16 (one game) Back-to-back shutouts... Mitch Gillam - at Yale, 11/20/15 & at Brown, 11/21/15 (20 games) A goalie made 40 or more saves... Mitch Gillam (40) - vs. Boston Univ., 11/28/15 (19 games) A goalie made 50 or more saves... Andy Iles (60) - at Quinnipiac, 3/17/13 (91 games) 5 or more goals in one period... 5, second period - vs. Yale, 12/3/04 (390 games) 5 or more goals in a game vs. Merrimack, 1/9/16 (13 games) 5 or more goals in consecutive games at St. Lawrence, 11/16/13 & 5 - vs. Brown, 11/22/13 (82 games) 6 or more goals at Yale, 11/4/11 (157 games) 6 or more goals in consecutive games vs Army, 10/29/04 & vs. Sacred Heart, 10/30/04 (396 games) 7 or more goals vs. Rensselaer, 2/16/08 (271 games) 7 or more goals in consecutive games vs Army, 10/29/04 & vs. Sacred Heart, 10/30/04 (398 games) 10 or more goals vs. Clarkson, 11/20/99 (561 games) 10 or more goals in a weekend at Yale (6-2), at Brown (4-5), 11/4-11/5/11 (156 games) A player had three points in a game...reece Willcox (0-3 3), vs. Brown, 2/12/16 (four games) A player had four points in a game... Dustin Mowrey (1-3 4) vs. St. Lawrence, 1/24/14 (73 games) A player had five points in a game... Ryan Vesce (3-4 7), vs. Princeton, 11/8/03 (423 games) Against Cornell: A hat trick...spiro Goulakos, Colgate - 2/8/14 (69 games) A short-handed goal... Anthony Greco, Ohio State - 12/29/15 (15 games) A penalty shot attempt...ryan Lough, St. Lawrence - 12/4/15 (18 games) A made penalty shot...eric Neiley, Dartmouth - 1/24/15 (40 games) Two power-play goals in a game...2, vs. Yale - 2/13/16 (three games) Three power-play goals in a game... 3, vs. Harvard - 1/23/16 (nine games) A shutout...charles Grant, Dartmouth (18 saves) - 1/22/16 (10 games) Back-to-back shutouts...vs. Lake Superior State and Miami, Dec , 2014 (46 games) A goalie made 40 or more saves... Jason Kasdorf, Rensselaer (44) - 1/15/16 (12 games) A goalie made 50 or more saves... David Leggio, Clarkson (56) - 3/11/06 (334 games) 10 or more goals... 10, at Quinnipiac - 3/16/13 (92 games) 3 or more goals in one period...3, first period, vs. Harvard - 1/23/16 (nine games) 4 or more goals in one period... 4, second period, vs. Ohio State - 12/29/15 (15 games) 4 or more goals...4, vs. Yale - 2/13/16 (three games) 5 or more goals... 6, vs. Harvard - 1/23/16 (nine games) 6 or more goals... 6, vs. Harvard - 1/23/16 (nine games) General: Cornell won a national championship Cornell played in the Frozen Four Cornell played in the NCAA tournament Cornell won an Ivy League championship Cornell won an ECAC Hockey Championship Cornell won an ECAC Hockey regular-season championship Cornell s Record When... W L T Overall in ECAC Hockey play in Ivy League play in non-conference play at home on the road neutral site leading after one period trailing after one period tied after one period leading after two periods trailing after two periods tied after two periods outshooting the opposition being out-shot by the opposition shots are even in one-goal or less games in two-goal games in three-goal games in four- or more goal games scoring first the opposition scores first in October in November in December in January in February in March on Monday on Tuesday on Friday on Saturday in first game of back-to-back in second game of back-to-back a single game in overtime vs. ECAC Hockey vs. Atlantic Hockey vs. Big vs. Hockey East vs. team ranked in USA Today poll* vs. team ranked in USCHO.com poll* * at time of the game Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer

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14 Cornell Goal Summary Date Opponent No. Type Goal Assist Assist Pd. Time 10/30 at Niagara 1 EV Eric Freschi (1) Alec McCrea (1) Ryan Bliss (1) 2nd 4:31 2 EV Anthony Angello (1) Jeff Kubiak (1) Holden Anderson (1) 2nd 16:22 3 EV Christian Hilbrich (1) Jale Weidner (1) Teemu Tiitinen (1) OT 1:46 10/31 NIAGARA 1 EV Mitch Vanderlaan (1) Anthony Angello (1) 1st 6:37 2 EV Jeff Kubiak (1) Mitch Vanderlaan (1) Anthony Angello (2) 1st 12:07 3 PP Jeff Kubiak (2) Alec McCrea (2) Ryan Bliss (2) 2nd 1:51 4 EV Holden Anderson (1) Reece Willcox (1) Trevor Yates (1) 2nd 14:42 11/6 PRINCETON 1 EV Beau Starrett (1) Alec McCrea (3) Eric Freschi (1) 2nd 4:47 2 EV Anthony Angello (2) Patrick McCarron (1) 2nd 6:28 3 EV Anthony Angello (3) Jeff Kubiak (2) Reece Willcox (2) 2nd 8:43 4 EV Jeff Kubiak (3) Trevor Yates (2) 3rd 19:11 11/7 QUINNIPIAC 1 PP Reece Willcox (1) Matt Buckles (1) Ryan Bliss (3) 1st 4:12 2 PP Jake Weidner (1) Christian Hilbrich (1) Reece Willcox (3) 1st 4:56 3 PP Matt Buckles (1) Jake Weidner (2) Ryan Bliss (4) 1st 10:56 4 EV Mitch Vanderlaan (2) Anthony Angello (3) Jeff Kubiak (3) 2nd 11:04 11/13 COLGATE 1 EV Christian Hilbrich (2) Alec McCrea (4) 1st 1:11 2 EV Trevor Yates (1) Reece Willcox (4) 1st 2:17 3 EV Mitch Vanderlaan (3) Trevor Yates (3) Alec McCrea (5) 1st 18:10 4 EV Patrick McCarron (1) Mitch Vanderlaan (2) Jeff Kubiak (4) 2nd 7:19 5 EV Matt Buckles (2) Christian Hilbrich (2) Jake Weidner (3) 2nd 17:05 11/14 at Colgate 1 EV Patrick McCarron (2) Jeff Kubiak (5) Mitch Vanderlaan (3) 1st 15:35 2 PP Matt Buckles (3) Jake Weidner (4) 2nd 17:52 3 EV Anthony Angello (4) Jeff Kubiak (6) Reece Willcox (5) OT 1:10 11/20 at Yale No scoring 11/21 at Brown 1 EV Trevor Yates (2) Jake Weidner (5) Ryan Bliss (5) 2nd 11:16 11/28 vs. Boston Univ. 1 PP Anthony Angello (5) Patrick McCarron (2) Jeff Kubiak (7) 2nd 2:16 2 EV Trevor Yates (3) Teemu Tiitinen (2) Alex Rauter (1) 2nd 7:26 3 EV Holden Anderson (2) Patrick McCarron (3) Jared Fiegl (1) 3rd 11:03 12/4 St. Lawrence 1 EV Teemu Tiitinen (1) Trevor Yates (4) Alex Rauter (2) 1st 2:10 2 EV Jake Weidner (2) Matt Buckles (2) Dan Wedman (1) 2nd 15:32 12/5 Clarkson 1 EV John Knisley (1) Eric Freschi (2) Holden Anderson (2) 1st 6:14 2 EV Christian Hilbrich (3) Alec McCrea (6) Jake Weidner (6) 1st 17:33 3 EV Anthony Angello (6) 2nd 19: EV Alec McCrea (1) Jeff Kubiak (8) 3rd 2:38 5 EV Mitch Vanderlaan (4) Alec McCrea (7) Patrick McCarron (4) 3rd 11:37 12/28 vs. Providence 1 EV Jared Fiegl (1) Eric Freschi (3) 2nd 14:25 2 EV Jeff Kubiak (4) Anthony Angello (4) Ryan Bliss (6) OT 2:56 12/29 vs. Ohio State No scoring Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer

15 Cornell Goal Summary Date Opponent No. Type Goal Assist Assist Pd. Time 1/8 Merrimack 1 EV Jeff Kubiak (5) Mitch Vanderlaan (4) Anthony Angello (5) 2nd 3:00 2 PP Reece Willcox (2) Mitch Vanderlaan (5) Patrick McCarron (5) 2nd 11:02 3 EN Dwyer Tschantz (1) Patrick McCarron (6) 3rd 19:44 1/9 Merrimack 1 EV Jeff Kubiak (6) Anthony Angello (6) Mitch Vanderlaan (6) 1st 4:51 2 EV Anthony Angello (7) Mitch Vanderlaan (7) Jeff Kubiak (9) 1st 9:40 3 PP Anthony Angello (8) Jeff Kubiak (10) Reece Willcox (6) 2nd 2:15 4 EV Dwyer Tschantz (2) Christian Hilbrich (3) Jake Weidner (7) 2nd 6:43 5 EV Alec McCrea (2) Trevor Yates (5) Eric Freschi (4) 2nd 18:42 1/15 at Rensselaer No scoring 1/16 at Union 1 PP Matt Buckles (4) Jake Weidner (8) Christian Hilbrich (4) 1st 5:30 2 PP Matt Buckles (5) Jake Weidner (9) Patrick McCarron (8) 1st 14:36 3 PP Mitch Vanderlaan (5) Ryan Bliss (7) Reece Willcox (7) 2nd 8:52 1/22 Dartmouth No scoring 1/23 Harvard 1 EV Ryan Bliss (1) John Knisley (1) 1st 19:46 2 EV Trevor Yates (4) Alex Rauter (3) Mitch Gillam (1) 2nd 2:44 1/29 at Clarkson 1 PP Mitch Vanderlaan (6) Anthony Angello (7) Jeff Kubiak (11) 2nd 4:34 1/30 at St. Lawrence 1 PP Jake Weidner (3) Matt Buckles (3) Trevor Yates (6) 1st 11:08 2/5 at Quinnipiac 1 EV Jeff Kubiak (7) Anthony Angello (8) Patrick McCarron (8) 2nd 3:44 2 EV Mitch Vanderlaan (7) Jeff Kubiak (12) Patrick McCarron (9) 3rd 17:18 2/6 at Princeton 1 EV John Knisley (2) Alec McCrea (8) 2nd 8:58 2/12 Brown 1 EV Trevor Yates (5) Dwyer Tschantz (1) Reece Willcox (8) 2nd 17:37 2 PP Anthony Angello (9) Reece Willcox (9) Mitch Vanderlaan (8) 3rd 1:12 3 PP-EX Christian Hilbrich (4) Reece Willcox (10) Jeff Kubiak (13) 3rd 19:50 2/13 Yale 1 EV John Knisley (3) 2nd 8:45 2 EV Alex Rauter (1) John Knisley (2) Eric Freschi (5) 3rd 19:28 2/19 at Harvard 1 EV Teemu Tiitinen (2) Alec McCrea (9) 2nd 5:07 2 EV Dan Wedman (1) Anthony Angello (9) 3rd 9:19 2/20 at Dartmouth 1 EV Jeff Kubiak (8) Dan Wedman (2) Alec McCrea (10) 2nd 1: Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer

16 Cornell Scoring Game-by-Game Opponent Date Score 2 Smith 3 Willcox 4 Rauter 5 Nuttle 6 Anderson 7 Weidner 8 Stoick 9 Hilbrich 10 Starrett 11 Freschi 12 Knisley 14 Vanderlaan 15 Yates at Niagara 10/ W(ot) dnp dnp dnp dnp NIAGARA 10/ W dnp dnp dnp dnp PRINCETON* 11/6 4-3 W dnp dnp dnp QUINNIPIAC* 11/7 4-5 L(ot) dnp dnp dnp COLGATE* 11/ W dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp at Colgate* 11/ W(ot) dnp dnp dnp dnp at Yale* 11/ T(ot) dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp at Brown* 11/ W dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp vs. Boston Univ. 11/ T(ot) dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp ST. LAWRENCE* 12/4 2-1 W dnp dnp dnp dnp CLARKSON* 12/5 5-2 W dnp dnp dnp vs. Providence 12/ W(ot) dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp vs. Ohio St. 12/ L dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp MERRIMACK 1/8 3-0 W dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp MERRIMACK 1/9 5-2 W dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp at Rensselaer* 1/ L dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp at Union* 1/ T(ot) dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp DARTMOUTH* 1/ L dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp HARVARD* 1/ L dnp dnp dnp dnp at Clarkson* 1/ L(ot) dnp dnp dnp dnp at St. Lawrence* 1/ L(ot) dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp at Quinnipiac* 2/5 2-2 T(ot) dnp dnp dnp at Princeton* 2/6 1-0 W dnp dnp dnp BROWN* 2/ T(ot) dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp YALE* 2/ L dnp dnp dnp dnp at Harvard* 2/ T(ot) dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp at Dartmouth* 2/ W dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp UNION* 2/26 RENSSELAER* 2/27 - TBD - Opponent Date Score 16 Buckles 17 Angello 18 Fiegl 19 Tiitinen 20 Wedman 21 Tschantz 22 Otterman 23 Shore 24 Bliss 26 Kubiak 27 McCarron 28 Lalor 29 McCrea at Niagara 10/ W(ot) dnp dnp dnp dnp NIAGARA 10/ W dnp dnp dnp dnp PRINCETON* 11/6 4-3 W dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp QUINNIPIAC* 11/7 4-5 L(ot) dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp COLGATE* 11/ W dnp dnp dnp at Colgate* 11/ W(ot) dnp dnp dnp dnp at Yale* 11/ T(ot) dnp dnp dnp at Brown* 11/ W dnp dnp dnp vs. Boston Univ. 11/ T(ot) dnp dnp dnp ST. LAWRENCE* 12/4 2-1 W dnp dnp dnp dnp CLARKSON* 12/5 5-2 W dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp vs. Providence 12/ W(ot) dnp dnp dnp vs. Ohio St. 12/ L dnp dnp dnp MERRIMACK 1/8 3-0 W dnp dnp MERRIMACK 1/9 5-2 W dnp dnp dnp at Rensselaer* 1/ L dnp dnp at Union* 1/ T(ot) dnp dnp DARTMOUTH* 1/ L dnp dnp HARVARD* 1/ L dnp dnp dnp dnp at Clarkson* 1/ L(ot) dnp dnp dnp dnp at St. Lawrence* 1/ L(ot) dnp dnp at Quinnipiac* 2/5 2-2 T(ot) dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp at Princeton* 2/6 1-0 W dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp BROWN* 2/ T(ot) dnp dnp dnp YALE* 2/ L dnp dnp dnp dnp at Harvard* 2/ T(ot) dnp dnp dnp at Dartmouth* 2/ W dnp dnp UNION* 2/26 RENSSELAER* 2/27 - TBD - Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer

17 Cornell Season Summary Date Opponent Result GW/GT Goal Goalie (Saves) PP PK Att. Record 10/30 at Niagara 3-2 W(ot) Christian Hilbrich Mitch Gillam (23-25) /31 NIAGARA 4-0 W Mitch Vanderlaan Mitch Gillam (19-19) ,267* /6 PRINCETON 4-3 W Jeff Kubiak Mitch Gillam (21-24) , , 1-0, /7 QUINNIPIAC 4-5 L(ot) (Connor Clifton) Mitch Gillam (28-33) , , 1-1, /13 COLGATE 5-1 W Trevor Yates Mitch Gillam (23-24) ,267* 4-1, 2-1, /14 at Colgate 3-2 W(ot) Anthony Angello Mitch Gillam (26-28) , , 3-1, /20 at Yale 0-0 T(ot) Mitch Gillam (30-30) ,500* 5-1-1, 3-1-1, /21 at Brown 1-0 W Trevor Yates Mitch Gillam (27-27) , , 4-1-1, /28 vs. Boston Univ. 3-3 T(ot) (Jordan Greenway) Mitch Gillam (40-43) , , 4-1-1, /4 St. Lawrence 2-1 W Jake Weidner Mitch Gillam (26-27) , , 5-1-1, /5 Clarkson 5-2 W Anthony Angello Mitch Gillam (20-22) , , 6-1-1, /28 vs. Providence 2-1 W(ot) Jeff Kubiak Mitch Gillam (31-32) , , 6-1-1, /29 vs. Ohio State 0-8 L (Sasha Larocque) Gillam(10-14)/Stewart(11-15) , , 6-1-1, /8 Merrimack 3-0 W Jeff Kubiak Mitch Gillam (26-26) , , 6-1-1, /9 Merrimack 5-2 W Anthony Angello Mitch Gillam (24-26) , , 6-1-1, /15 at Rensselaer 0-1 L (Chris Bradley) Mitch Gillam (15-16) , , 6-2-1, /16 at Union 3-3 T(ot) (Spencer Foo) Mitch Gillam (27-30) , , 6-2-2, /22 Dartmouth 0-3 L (Kevan Kilistoff) Mitch Gillam (26-28) , , 6-3-2, /23 Harvard 2-6 L (Kyle Criscuolo) Mitch Gillam (17-22) ,267* , 6-4-2, /29 at Clarkson 1-2 L(ot) (Terrance Amorosa) Mitch Gillam (30-32) , , 6-5-2, /30 at St. Lawrence 1-2 L(ot) (Joe Sullivan) Mitch Gillam (36-38) , , 6-6-2, /5 at Quinnipiac 2-2 T(ot) Mitch Vanderlaan Mitch Gillam (39-41) ,445* , 6-6-3, /6 at Princeton 1-0 W John Knisley Mitch Gillam (32-32) ,311* , 7-6-3, /12 Brown 3-3 T(ot) Christian Hilbrich Mitch Gillam (30-33) , , 7-6-4, /13 Yale 2-4 L (John Hayden) Gillam(18-21)/Stewart(19-20) ,267* , 7-7-4, /19 at Harvard 2-2 T(ot) Dan Wedman Mitch Gillam (33-35) ,095* , 7-7-5, /20 at Dartmouth 1-0 W Jeff Kubiak Mitch Gillam (33-33) , , 8-7-5, Cornell Starters Game-by-Game Date Opponent Left Wing Center Right Wing Left Def. Right Def. Goalie 10/30 at Niagara 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 4 Rauter 3 Willcox 27 McCarron 32 Gillam 10/31 Niagara 14 Vanderlaan 26 Kubiak 17 Angello 24 Bliss 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 11/6 Princeton 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 19 Tiitinen 24 Bliss 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 11/7 Quinnipiac 14 Vanderlaan 26 Kubiak 17 Angello 3 Willcox 27 McCarron 32 Gillam 11/13 Colgate 14 Vanderlaan 26 Kubiak 17 Angello 24 Bliss 3 Willcox 32 Gillam 11/14 at Colgate 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 16 Buckles 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 11/20 at Yale 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 16 Buckles 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 11/21 at Brown 15 Yates 7 Weidner 16 Buckles 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 11/28 vs. Boston Univ. 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 16 Buckles 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 12/4 St. Lawrence 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 16 Buckles 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 12/5 Clarkson 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 16 Buckles 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 12/28 vs. Providence 18 Fiegl 11 Freschi 19 Tiitinen 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 12/29 vs. Ohio State 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 16 Buckles 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 1/8 Merrimack 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 21 Tschantz 24 Bliss 3 Willcox 32 Gillam 1/9 Merrimack 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 21 Tschantz 24 Bliss 3 Willcox 32 Gillam 1/15 at Rensselaer 12 Knisley 7 Weidner 21 Tschantz 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 1/16 at Union 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 12 Knisley 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 1/22 Dartmouth 9 Hilbrich 7 Weidner 21 Tschantz 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 1/23 Harvard 14 Vanderlaan 26 Kubiak 17 Angello 24 Bliss 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 1/29 at Clarkson 9 Hilbrich 12 Knisley 19 Tiitinen 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 1/30 at St. Lawrence 7 Weidner 12 Knisley 11 Freschi 24 Bliss 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 2/5 at Quinnipiac 7 Weidner 12 Knisley 11 Freschi 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 2/6 at Princeton 14 Vanderlaan 26 Kubiak 17 Angello 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 2/12 Brown 7 Weidner 12 Knisley 11 Freschi 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 2/13 Yale 14 Vanderlaan 26 Kubiak 17 Angello 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 2/19 at Harvard 9 Hilbrich 15 Yates 21 Tschantz 27 McCarron 29 McCrea 32 Gillam 2/20 at Dartmouth 4 Rauter 11 Freschi 19 Tiitinen 3 Willcox 27 McCarron 32 Gillam Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer

18 Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer

19 Game 1: Cornell 3, Niagara 2 (OT) Friday, October at Niagara University, N.Y. Christian Hilbrich scored 1 minute, 46 seconds into overtime, powering the Big Red to a season-opening victory on the road. It's just the fourth time in program history that Cornell won its debut in overtime. Eric Freschi and Anthony Angello had goals in the second period to erase a pair of one-goal deficits. Cornell Niagara st: 1, NIA, Edwards, Luke/1 00:22. Penaltiy - Pietrobon, Stephen, NIA (HIGH STICKING) 07:10. 2nd: 2, COR, Freschi, Eric/1 (McCrea, Alec/1; Bliss, Ryan/1) 04:31. 3, NIA, Kolenda, Dan/2 (Kuhn, Ryan/3; Muto, Vinny/3) 15:08. 4, COR, Angello, Anthony/1 (Kubiak, Jeff/1; Anderson, Holden/1) 16:22. Penalties - Knisley, John, COR (HIGH STICKING) 05:05; Angello, Anthony, COR (CROSS-CHECKING) 08:49; Chiarantano, Matt, NIA (TRIPPING) 09:12; Smith, Larry, NIA (HOLDING) 17:59. 3rd : No scoring. Penalties - None. OT: 5, COR, Hilbrich, Christian/1 (Weidner, Jake/1; Tiitinen, Teemu/1) 01:46. Penalties - None. Shots on goal: COR ; NIA Power plays: COR 0 of 3; NIA 0 of 2. Goalies: COR, Gillam, Mitch (25 shots-23 saves); NIA, Therien, Guillaume (35-32). A-915. T-2:11. Referees: Joseph Baudo, Chris Ciamaga. Linesmen: Joseph DeMizio, Rick Lembo. Game 2: Cornell 4, Niagara 0 Saturday, October at Ithaca, N.Y. The line of Mitch Vanderlaan, Anthony Angello and Jeff Kubiak each had two points, and the Big Red completed a weekend sweep of Niagara in dominant fashion. Vanderlaan opened the scoring with his first career goal, then set up the first of Kubiak's two goals on the night. Angello also assisted on the first two goals, and Holden Anderson capped the scoring. Mitch Gillam made 19 saves for his second career shutout. Niagara Cornell st: 1, COR, Vanderlaan, Mitch/1 (Angello, Anthony/1) 06:37. 2, COR, Kubiak, Jeff/1 (Vanderlaan, Mitch/1; Angello, Anthony/2) 12:07. Penalties - Plouffe, Derian, NIA (INTERFERENCE) 08:43; Plouffe, Derian, NIA (BOARDING) 12:24. 2nd: 3, COR, Kubiak, Jeff/2 (McCrea, Alec/2; Bliss, Ryan/2) 01:51 (pp). 4, COR, Anderson, Holden/1 (Willcox, Reece/1; Yates, Trevor/1) 14:42. Penalties - Muto, Vinny, NIA (CROSS-CHECKING) 00:42; Tiitinen, Teemu, COR (HOOKING) 10:42. 3rd: Penalties - Rauter, Alex, COR (HOOKING) 02:38; Conte, Patrick, NIA (SLASHING) 08:38; Yates, Trevor, COR (HOOKING) 10:52; Anderson, Holden, COR (ROUGHING) 13:27; Nasca, Phillip, NIA (ROUGHING) 13:27. Shots on goal: NIA ; COR Power plays: NIA 0 of 3; COR 1 of 4. Goalies: NIA, Therien, Guillaume (20 shots-17 saves); O'Brien, Joe (05:32 2nd, 13-12); COR, Gillam, Mitch 2-0 (19-19). A-4,267. T-2:09. Referees: Kevin Graber, Cameron Lynch; Linesmen: Matt Brady, Jamie Colacino Box Scores Game 3: Cornell 4, Princeton 3 Friday, November 6... at Ithaca, N.Y. Jeff Kubiak scored the winner with 49 seconds left in the third, and Anthony Angello scored twice in the second to push Cornell to 3-0 with a win in its ECAC Hockey debut. Princeton Cornell st: No scoring. Penalty - Pompi, Quin, PRINM (HOOKING) 02:35. 2nd: 1, PRIN, Veronneau, Max/1 (Hallisey, David/2) 01:31. 2, COR, Starrett, Beau/1 (McCrea, Alec/3; Freschi, Eric/1) 04:47. 3, COR, Angello, Anthony/2 (McCarron, Patrick/1) 06:28. 4, COR, Angello, Anthony/3 (Kubiak, Jeff/2; Willcox, Reece/2) 08:43. 5, PRIN, Veronneau, Max/2 (Kuffner, Ryan/1) 10:56. Penalties - Angello, Anthony, COR (HOOKING) 11:06; Freschi, Eric, COR (HOOKING) 15:55; Liau, Jonathan, PRIN (HOOKING) 17:04. 3rd: 6, PRINM, Foster, Ben/2 (Davis, Tommy/1) 01:03. 7, COR, Kubiak, Jeff/3 (Yates, Trevor/2) 19:11. Penalties - Liss, Kevin, PRIN (INTERFER- ENCE) 05:19; Tiitinen, Teemu, COR (HOOKING) 12:05; Freschi, Eric, COR (HOOKING) 16:30. Shots on goal: PRIN ; COR Power plays: PRIN 0 of 4; COR 0 of 3. Goalies: PRIN, Phinney, Colton 1-2 (43 shots-39 saves); COR, Gillam, Mitch 3-0 (24-21). A-4,117. T-2:12. Referees: C.J. Hanafin, Chip McDonald. Linesmen: Glen Cooke, Jordan Patarino. Game 4: #4/5 Quinnipiac 5, Cornell 4 (OT) Saturday, November 7... at Ithaca, N.Y. The Big Red scored three power-play goals in the opening 11 minutes, but could not hold on to two three-goal leads before falling in overtime. Quinnipiac Cornell st: 1, COR, Willcox, Reece/1 (Buckles, Matt/1; Bliss, Ryan/3) 04:12 (pp). 2, COR, Weidner, Jake/1 (Hilbrich, Christian/1; Willcox, Reece/3) 04:56 (pp). 3, COR, Buckles, Matt/1 (Weidner, Jake/2; Bliss, Ryan/4) 10:56 (pp). 4, QU, Clifton, Tim/4 (Taverner, Andrew/1; Priskie, Chase/6) 15:59 (pp). Penalties - Aldworth, Thomas, QU major-game misconduct (HITTING FROM BEHIND) 03:45; Toews, Devon, QU (ROUGHING) 08:24; Freschi, Eric, COR (HOLDING THE STICK) 08:24; Anas, Sam, QU (TRIPPING) 09:14; Fiegl, Jared, COR (CROSS-CHECKING) 11:23; Angello, Anthony, COR (CROSS-CHECKING) 14:28; Clifton, Connor, QU (ROUGHING) 17:30; Hilbrich, Christian, COR (ROUGHING) 17:30; Smith, Landon, QU (ROUGHING) 17:30; Buckles, Matt, COR (ROUGHING) 17:30; MacMaster, Tanner, QU (SLASHING) 19:00. 2nd: 5, COR, Vanderlaan, Mitch/2 (Angello, Anthony/3; Kubiak, Jeff/3) 11:04. 6, QU, St. Denis, Travis/7 (Anas, Sam/6; Smith, Derek/5) 12:34. 7, QU, Taverner, Andrew/2 (Davidson, Scott/1; Clifton, Connor/6) 13:19. 8, QU, Taverner, Andrew/3 (Priskie, Chase/7; Smith, Derek/6) 18:33 (pp). Penalties - Tiefenwerth, K.J., QU (SLASHING) 02:41; Tiitinen, Teemu, COR (HOOKING) 08:25; Anderson, Holden, COR (SLASHING) 13:42; Yates, Trevor, COR (CHARGING) 18:03; Anderson, Holden, COR (HOLDING) 19:09; St. Denis, Travis, QU (EMBELLISHMENT) 19:09. 3rd: No scoring. Penalties - Toews, Devon, QU (UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT) 06:52; Tiitinen, Teemu, COR (UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT) 06:52; Clifton, Tim, QU (ELBOWING) 14:49; Freschi, Eric, COR (BOARD- ING) 19:24. OT: 9, QU, Clifton, Connor/1 (Taverner, Andrew/2; Priskie, Chase/8) 01:26. Penalties - None. Shots on goal: QU ; COR Power plays: QU 2 of 6; COR 3 of 7. Goalies: QU, Garteig, Michael 8-0 (18 shots-14 saves); COR, Gillam, Mitch 3-1 (33-28). A-3,848. T-2:21. Referees: C.J. Hanafin, Chip McDonald. Linesmen: Matt Brady, Michael Emanatian. Game 5: Cornell 5, Colgate 1 Friday, November at Ithaca, N.Y. The Big Red scored five goals in the opening 40 minutes of a game for the first time since Jan. 30, Christian Hilbrich and Trevor Yates scored in the first 2:17, then later added assists. After Colgate scored on the power play to draw within one, Mitch Vanderlaan scored on a two-on-one to restore the home side's two-goal lead before the first intermission. Colgate Cornell st: 1, COR, Hilbrich, Christian/2 (McCrea, Alec/4) 01:11. 2, COR, Yates, Trevor/1 (Willcox, Reece/4) 02:17. 3, COLGATE, Borkowski, Mike/6 (Corkey, Brett/4; Spink, Tylor/5) 12:16 (pp). 4, COR, Vanderlaan, Mitch/3 (Yates, Trevor/3; McCrea, Alec/5) 18:10. Penalties - Sanniti, Anthony, COLGATE (TRIPPING) 04:28; Yates, Trevor, COR (TRIPPING) 10:11; Fiegl, Jared, COR (SLASHING) 11:55. 2nd: 5, COR, McCarron, Patrick/1 (Vanderlaan, Mitch/2; Kubiak, Jeff/4) 07:19. 6, COR, Buckles, Matt/2 (Hilbrich, Christian/2; Weidner, Jake/3) 17:05. Penalties - Rauter, Alex, COR (CROSS-CHECKING) 14:39. 3rd: No scoring. Penalties - None. Shots on goal: COLGATE ; COR Power plays: COLGATE 1 of 3; COR 0 of 1. Goalies: COLGATE, Finn, Charlie 4-6 (15 shots-10 saves) ; Racine, Bruce (00:00 3rd, 5-5); COR, Gillam, Mitch 4-1 (24-23). A-4,267 (sellout). T-2:04. Referees: Kevin Graber, Robert St. Lawrence. Linesmen: Stephen Drain, Philip Kitchen. Game 6: Cornell 3, Colgate 2 (OT) Saturday, November at Hamilton, N.Y. Anthony Angello, from nearby Manlius, celebrated his homecoming by scoring 1:10 into overtime to lift the Big Red to a comeback road win and its first sweep of Colgate on consecutive regular-season nights since Feb. 1-2, The Big Red trailed by just one after the first period despite the Raiders enjoying the game's first five power plays, then Matt Buckles sent the game to OT with a powerplay goal late in the second. Cornell Colgate st: 1, CLG, Spink, Tyson/4 (Lough, Kevin/4) 03:40. 2, COR, McCarron, Patrick/2 (Kubiak, Jeff/5; Vanderlaan, Mitch/3) 15:35. 3, CLG, Corkey, Brett/3 (Murphy, Darcy/5; Spink, Tylor/4) 17:29 (pp). Penalties - Anderson, Holden, COR (CHECKING FROM BEHIND) 08:02; Rauter, Alex, COR (HOOKING) 12:17; Weidner, Jake, COR (HOLDING) 16:20; McCarron, Patrick, COR (SLASHING) 17:04; Freschi, Eric, COR (INTERFERENCE) 17:56. 2nd: 4, COR, Buckles, Matt/3 (Weidner, Jake/4) 17:52 (pp). Penalties - Corkey, Brett, CLG (HOOKING) 04:20; Sanniti, Anthony, CLG (HOLDING) 16:36. No scoring. Penalties - None. OT: 5, COR, Angello, Anthony/2 (Kubiak, Jeff/5; Willcox, Reece/5) 01:10. Penalties - None. Shots on goal: COR ; CLG Power plays: COR 1 of 2; CLG 1 of 5. Goalies: COR, Gillam, Mitch (28 shots-26 saves); CLG, Finn, Charlie (33-30). A-2,213. T-2:25. Referees: Joe Carusone, Peter Feola. Linesmen: David Brown, Dan Taggart Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer

20 Game 7: #18 Cornell 0, #10/11 Yale 0 Friday, November at New Haven, Conn. Mitch Gillam made 30 saves for his third career shutout; the second of which ended in a scoreless tie. Alex Lyon made 28 saves to match Gillam save-for-save, with each goaltender getting one friendly bounce off the post behind them. Both teams came up empty on two power plays one in overtime for Yale though Lyon was required to made a blocker save on Jake Weidner's partial breakaway with 13 seconds remaining to keep the game scoreless. It was the first scoreless game Yale has played since Cornell Yale st: No scoring. Penalties - None. 2nd: No scoring. Penalties - Angello, Anthony, COR (INTERFERENCE) 08:12; O'Gara, Rob, YALE (INTERFERENCE) 14:58. 3rd: No scoring. Penalty - Cooper, Carson, YALE (BOARDING) 10:38. OT: No scoring. Penalty - Wedman, Dan, COR (TRIPPING) 04:05. Shots on goal: COR ; YALE Power plays: COR 0 of 2; YALE 0 of 3. Goalies: COR, Gillam, Mitch (30 shots-30 saves); YALE, Lyon, Alex (28-28). A-3,500 (sellout). T-2:07. Referees: Bryan Hicks, Scott Whittemore. Linesmen: Jim Briggs, Glen Cooke. Game 8: #18 Cornell 1, Brown 0 Saturday, November at Providence, R.I. Mitch Gillam made 27 saves to post his second straight shutout, and Trevor Yates scored the game's only goal. Jake Weidner set up the goal and had five of the Big Red's 18 blocked shots. Yates worked a give-and-go with Weidner after retrieving a dump-in by Ryan Bliss. Gillam's consecutive shutouts were Cornell's first since Andy Iles blanked the North Country teams Dec. 2-3, 2011, and they were the program's first back-to-back road shutouts since Ben Scrivens turned away Princeton and Quinnipiac from Nov. 7-8, Cornell killed two of Brown's four power plays toward the middle of the third period. Cornell Brown st: No scoring. Penalty - Stoick, Gavin, COR (HITTING FROM BEHIND) 01:49. 2nd: 1, COR, Yates, Trevor/2 (Weidner, Jake/5; Bliss, Ryan/5) 11:16. Penalties - Fiegl, Jared, COR (BOARDING) 03:27; Pfeil, Brandon, BRWN (HOLDING THE STICK) 19:17. 3rd: No scoring. Penalties - Angello, Anthony, COR (CROSS-CHECKING) 07:52; Freschi, Eric, COR (TRIPPING) 11:59. Shots on goal: COR ; BRWN Power plays: COR 0 of 1; BRWN 0 of 4. Goalies: COR, Gillam, Mitch (27 shots-27 saves); BRWN, Ernst, Tim (16-15). A-1,017. T-1:57. Referees: Cameron Lynch, Chip McDonald. Linesmen: Stephen Drain, Todd Whitemore Box Scores Game 9: #15/16 Cornell 3, #11/12 BU 3 Saturday, November at New York, N.Y. The Big Red held on for a tie at the fifth edition of the biennial Red Hot Hockey event at Madison Square Garden. Anthony Angello and Trevor Yates gave Cornell a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes, and defenseman-turned-forward Holden Anderson put the Big Red back in front after the Terriers tied it in the third, but BU stormed back again to force a deadlock. Patrick McCarron had two assists and Mitch Gillam made a career-high 40 saves, including four on a penalty kill in overtime. Cornell Boston Univ st: No scoring. Penalties - None. 2nd: 1, COR, Angello, Anthony/5 (McCarron, Patrick/2; Kubiak, Jeff/7) 02:16 (pp). 2, COR, Yates, Trevor/3 (Tiitinen, Teemu/2; Rauter, Alex/1) 07:26. Penalties - John MacLeod, BU (HITTING FROM BEHIND) 00:25; Anderson, Holden, COR (INTERFERENCE) 03:14; Hilbrich, Christian, COR (CROSS-CHECKING) 08:23; TEAM, BU (TOO MANY PLAYERS ON ICE) 14:52. 3rd: 3, BU, Bobo Carpenter/2 (A.J. Greer/3; Nikolas Olsson/2) 05:36. 4, BU, A.J. Greer/1 (Nikolas Olsson/3; Charlie McAvoy/5) 08:30. 5, COR, Anderson, Holden/2 (McCarron, Patrick/3; Fiegl, Jared/1) 11:03. 6, BU, Jordan Greenway/1 (Matt Lane/3; Ryan Cloonan/10) 16:05. Penalties - Anderson, Holden, COR (ELBOWING) 02:39. OT: No scoring. Penalty - Hilbrich, Christian, COR (BOARDING) 01:03. Shots on goal: COR ; BU Power plays: COR 1 of 2; BU 0 of 4. Goalies: COR, Gillam, Mitch (43 shots-40 saves); BU, Connor LaCouvee (25-22). A-17,154. T-2:34. Referees: Terrence Murphy, Kevin Shea. Linesmen: Nicholas Briganti, Tommy George. Game 10: #14/15 Cornell 2, #13/13 St. Lawrence 1 Friday, December 4... at Ithaca, N.Y. Teemu Tiitinen and Jake Weidner scored transition goals and Mitch Gillam made 26 saves including one on a penalty shot with 11 minutes to play in the third period to preserve the victory. Tiitinen's goal was his first since 2012, and Dan Wedman earned his first career point on Weidner's goal. Trevor Yates had the primary assist on Tiitinen's goal, giving him points in three straight games. St. Lawrence Cornell st: 1, COR, Tiitinen, Teemu/1 (Yates, Trevor/4; Rauter, Alex/2) 02:10. Penalties - Knisley, John, COR (TRIPPING) 10:38; McGovern, Sean, SLU (TRIPPING) 11:11. 2nd: 2, COR, Weidner, Jake/2 (Buckles, Matt/2; Wedman, Dan/1) 15:32. Penalties - Wedman, Dan, COR (INTERFERENCE) 03:32; McCarron, Patrick, COR (HOLDING) 12:20. 3rd: 3, SLU, Bayreuther, Gavin/5 (Hudson, Woody/3; Lough, Ryan/4) 02:12. Penalty - Bliss, Ryan, COR (HANDLING PUCK WITH HANDS IN CREASE) 08:59. Penalty shot: Lough, Ryan, SLU (vs. Gillam, SAVED; 08:59 3rd). Shots on goal: SLU ; COR Power plays: SLU 0 of 3; COR 0 of 1. Goalies: SLU, Hayton, Kyle (20 shots-18 saves); COR, Gillam, Mitch (27-26). A-3,903. T-2:06. Referees: Brad Leblanc, Robert St. Lawrence. Linesmen: Jason Shattie, Adam Wood. Game 11: #14/15 Cornell 5, Clarkson 2 Saturday, December 5... at Ithaca, N.Y. Freshman defenseman Alec McCrea scored his first collegiate goal and added a pair of assists, helping the Big Red stretch its unbeaten streak to seven games entering the holiday break. Anthony Angello scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season on a breakaway with just 0.4 seconds left in the second period to open a two-goal lead entering the third period. Clarkson Cornell st: 1, COR, Knisley, John/1 (Freschi, Eric/2; Anderson, Holden/2) 06:14. 2, CLARKSON, Vigneault, Sam/5 (Fossen, A.J./5; Powers, Christian/4) 10:14. 3, COR, Hilbrich, Christian/3 (McCrea, Alec/6; Weidner, Jake/6) 17:33. Penalties - Bessette, Simon, CLARKSON (HOOKING) 07:45. 2nd: 4, COR, Angello, Anthony/6 19:59. Penalties - Josephs, Troy, CLARKSON (TRIPPING) 13:47; Hilbrich, Christian, COR (CROSS-CHECK- ING) 15:17; Rauter, Alex, COR (HOOKING) 17:42. 3rd: 5, COR, McCrea, Alec/1 (Kubiak, Jeff/8) 02:38. 6, COR, Vanderlaan, Mitch/4 (McCrea, Alec/7; McCarron, Patrick/4) 11:37. 7, CLARKSON, Powers, Christian/4 (Josephs, Troy/3; de Haas, James/7) 11:58. Penalties - Summers, Kelly, CLARKSON (CROSS-CHECKING) 00:30; Weidner, Jake, COR (HOLDING) 07:14; Tiitinen, Teemu, COR (CROSS-CHECKING) 09:11; Knisley, John, COR (ROUGHING) 11:31; Vigneault, Sam, CLARKSON (ROUGHING) 11:31. Shots on goal: CLK ; COR Power plays: CLK 0 of 4; COR 0 of 3. Goalies: CLARKSON, Lewis, Greg (15 shots-10 saves); COR, Gillam, Mitch (22-20). A-4,137. T-2:05. Referees: Kevin Graber, Matt Riegert. Linesmen: Jason Shattie, Adam Wood. Game 12: #9/9 Cornell 2, #1/1 Providence 1 (OT) Monday, December at Estero, Fla. Jeff Kubiak scored with 2 minutes, 4 seconds left in overtime to power the Big Red past the top-ranked, previously undefeated defending national champion in the semifinals of the Florida College Hockey Classic. Anthony Angello created the scoring opportunity by twisting away from his defender at the bottom of the right circle and cutting toward the middle. His back-handed shot was kicked away by Friars goalie Nick Ellis, but Kubiak was positioned in the slot to convert the winner. Providence Cornell st: 1, PC, McParland, Steven/2 (Rooney, Kevin/3; Tait, Ryan/3) 00:27. Penalties - Knisley, John, COR (HOLDING) 09:03; Freschi, Eric, COR (CROSS-CHECKING) 15:37; Gamez, Garrett, PC (TRIPPING) 18:14. 2nd: 2, COR, Fiegl, Jared/1 (Freschi, Eric/3) 14:25. Penalties - Gilmour, John, PC (ROUGHING) 04:23; Parisi, Tom, PC (TRIPPING) 09:11; Tiitinen, Teemu, COR (SLASHING) 17:36. 3rd: No scoring. Penalty - Foley, Erik, PC (INTERFERENCE) 08:02. OT: 3, COR, Kubiak, Jeff/4 (Angello, Anthony/4; Bliss, Ryan/6) 02:56. Penalties - None. Shots on goal: PC ; COR Power plays: PC 0 of 3; COR 0 of 4. Goalies: PC, Ellis, Nick (22 shots-20 saves); COR, Gillam, Mitch (32-31). A-6,022. T-2:15. Referees: Brad Leblanc, Cameron Lynch. Linesmen: Matt Brady, Stephen Drain. Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer

21 Box Scores Where Cornell Has Ranked... Game 13: Ohio State 8, #9/9 Cornell 0 Tuesday, December at Estero, Fla. The Big Red outchanced the Buckeyes in the first period, but still trailed by a pair of goals before Ohio State scored three more times early in the second period to start the rout. With the loss, Cornell finished in second at the Florida College Hockey Classic but still only fell one spot to seventh in the PairWise. Ohio State Cornell st: 1, Sasha Larocque/2 (Miguel Fidler/2; Matthew Weis/6) 06:27. 2, OSU, Josh Healey/3 (Mason Jobst/5; John Wiitala/1) 16:52 (pp). Penalties - Josh Healey, OSU (TRIPPING) 11:35; Tyler Lundey, OSU (SLASHING) 14:52; Hilbrich, Christian, COR (HOOKING) 16:24; Tyler Lundey, OSU (CROSS-CHECKING) 19:57. 2nd: 3, OSU, Nick Schilkey/9 (Miguel Fidler/3) 03:56. 4, OSU, David Gust/3 (Drew Brevig/6; Mason Jobst/6) 04:22. 5, OSU, Tyler Lundey/3 (Janik Moser/1) 05:26. 6, OSU, Anthony Greco/8 18:57 (sh). Penalties - Tiitinen, Teemu, COR (SLASHING) 05:56; Fiegl, Jared, COR (INTERFER- ENCE) 09:21; David Gust, OSU (TRIPPING) 11:06; McCarron, Patrick, COR (TRIPPING) 12:55; Josh Healey, OSU (BOARDING) 17:37. 3rd: 7, OSU, John Wiitala/4 (Dakota Joshua/6; Mason Jobst/7) 04:22 (pp). 8, OSU, Matthew Weis/6 (Nick Schilkey/8, Miguel Fidler/4) 09:49. Penalties - Wedman, Dan, COR (INTERFERENCE) 03:54; Craig Dalrymple, OSU (HOLDING) 11:44; Josh Healey, OSU (INDIRECT CONTACT TO THE HEAD) 18:46. Shots on goal: OSU ; COR Power plays: OSU 2 of 5; COR 0 of 7. Goalies - OSU, Christian Frey 2-5 (27 shots-27 saves); COR, Gillam, Mitch (14-10) ; Stewart, Hayden (04:22 2nd, 15-11). A-5,752. T-2:11. Referees: Bryan Hicks, Cameron Lynch. Linesmen: Matt Brady, Ryan Knapp. Game 14: #9/9 Cornell 3, Merrimack 0 Friday, January 8... at Ithaca, N.Y. Mitch Gillam made 26 saves to post his fourth shutout of the season, and secondperiod goals by Jeff Kubiak and Reece Willcox powered the Big Red to a bounceback victory. Dwyer Tschantz added an empty-netter for good measure at the end of a masterfully defended third period for Cornell, which included just six shots on goal from the Warriors and only one big save from Gillam with 1:30 left on Brett Seney's shot from in tight. Merrimack Cornell st: No scoring. Penalties - Tschantz, Dwyer, COR (HIGH STICKING) 06:26; Justin Hussar, MER (INTERFERENCE) 06:48; Freschi, Eric, COR (HOLDING) 10:26; Jared Kolquist, MER (HOLDING) 13:45. 2nd: 1, COR, Kubiak, Jeff/5 (Vanderlaan, Mitch/4; Angello, Anthony/5) 03:00. 2, COR, Willcox, Reece/2 (Vanderlaan, Mitch/5; McCarron, Patrick/5) 11:02 (pp). Penalties - Willcox, Reece, COR (HOLDING THE STICK) 00:33; Alfred Larsson, MER (TRIPPING) 03:33; Craig Wyszomirski, MER (ROUGHING) 10:07; Vanderlaan, Mitch, COR (TRIPPING) 14:08; Jared Kolquist, MER (CROSS-CHECKING) 16:23. 3rd: 3, COR, Tschantz, Dwyer/1 (McCarron, Patrick/6) 19:44 (empty net). Penalties - None. Shots on goal: MER ; COR Power plays: MER 0 of 4; COR 1 of 5. Goalies: MER, Collin Delia (19 shots-17 saves); COR, Gillam, Mitch (26-26). A-3,244. T-2:03. Referees: Peter Feola, Bryan Hicks. Linesmen: Ryan Knapp, Jayson Selbert. Game 15: #9/9 Cornell 5, Merrimack 2 Saturday, January 9... at Ithaca, N.Y. Jeff Kubiak's line, with Mitch Vanderlaan and Anthony Angello on the wings, stayed red hot by producing the first three goals to help the Big Red to its first consecutive home weekend sweeps since the season. Angello and Kubiak each had three points, and Vanderlaan had two assists for the second straight night. Dwyer Tschantz and Alec McCrea restored Cornell's three-goal cushion after each Merrimack goal in the second period, and Mitch Gillam made 24 saves for the victory. With the victory, Cornell matched its win total from last year before reaching the halfway point of this season. Merrimack Cornell st: 1, COR, Kubiak, Jeff/6 (Angello, Anthony/6; Vanderlaan, Mitch/6) 04:51. 2, COR, Angello, Anthony/7 (Vanderlaan, Mitch/7; Kubiak, Jeff/9) 09:40. Penalties - Angello, Anthony, COR (INTERFERENCE) 01:09; Ethan Spaxman, MER (TRIPPING) 05:20. 2nd: 3, COR, Angello, Anthony/8 (Kubiak, Jeff/10; Willcox, Reece/6) 02:15 (pp). 4, MER, Hampus Gustafsson/5 (Marc Biega/5; John Gustafsson/1) 05:20. 5, COR, Tschantz, Dwyer/2 (Weidner, Jake/7; Hilbrich, Christian/3) 06:43. 6, MER, Ben Bahe/7 (Brian Christie/11; Justin Hussar/7) 13:35. 7, COR, McCrea, Alec/2 (Yates, Trevor/5; Freschi, Eric/4) 18:42. Penalties - Hampus Gustafsson, MER (BOARDING) 01:17; Michael Babcock, MER (BOARDING) 07:40; Craig Wyszomirski, MER (ROUGHING) 15:58; Freschi, Eric, COR (TRIPPING) 20:00. 3rd: No scoring. Penalty - Knisley, John, COR (HOOKING) 12:58. Shots on goal: MER ; COR Power plays: MER 0 of 3; COR 1 of 4. Goalies: MER, Collin Delia (28 shots-23 saves); COR, Gillam, Mitch (26-24). A-3,909. T-2:04. Referees: Bryan Hicks, Robert St. Lawrence. Linesmen: Ryan Knapp, Adam Wood. Game 16: #20 Rensselaer 1, #7/8 Cornell 0 Friday, January at Troy, N.Y. The Big Red's highest shot on goal total in a non-overtime game since March 2008 didn't produce any goals, and RPI goalie Jason Kasdorf stole the show with a 44-save shutout. Cornell had nine shots on goal in the first four minutes of the second period, then a twoman advantage for 75 seconds early in the third period, but nothing could break Kasdorf. Chris Bradley scored the game's only goal on a one-timer off a feed from Mike Prapavessis in the second period. Cornell Rensselaer st: No scoring. Penalty - McCrea, Alec, COR (HOOKING) 05:50. 2nd: 1, RPI, Chris Bradley/1 (Mike Prapavessis/11; Jake Wood/6) 14:12. Penalty - Jared Wilson, RPI (CROSS-CHECKING) 19:44. 3rd: No scoring. Penalties - Milos Bubela, RPI (HOOKING) 00:31; Weidner, Jake, COR (TRIPPING) 13:14. Shots on goal: COR ; RPI Power plays: COR 0 of 2; RPI 0 of 2. Goalies: COR, Gillam, Mitch (16 shots-15 saves); RPI, Jason Kasdorf (44-44). A-3,455. T-2:03. Referees: Peter Feola, Cameron Lynch. Linesmen: Jason Shattie, Dan Taggart. The Big Red slipped one spot to 16th in the USCHO.com poll and has received votes in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll this week. Cornell slipped to 18th in the Pairwise raknings, which is on the wrong side of the NCAA tournament bubble if the season were to end today. Cornell was predicted to finish seventh by the coaches and ninth by the media in the annual ECAC Hockey preseason polls, which were released in September. Date PairWise* USCHO.com USA Today Preseason N/A Oct. 12 N/A RV (5) Oct. 19 N/A RV (1) Oct. 26 N/A Nov. 2 N/A RV (3) Nov. 9 N/A RV (20) RV (5) Nov. 16 N/A 18 (164) RV (29) Nov. 23 N/A 16 (222) 15 (51) Nov. 30 N/A 15 (316) 14 (93) Dec. 7 N/A 10 (514) 10 (200) Dec. 14 N/A 9 (564) 9 (232) Jan (568) 9 (234) Jan (661) 7 (301) Jan (528) 10 (204) Jan (361) 13 (92) Feb (215) RV (11) Feb (256) 15 (39) Feb (169) RV (4) Feb (263) RV (36) (* PairWise not acknowledged until January) Ivy League Standings & Results Conference Only Overall Pts Record Win% GF GA Record Win% GF GA Harvard Yale Dartmouth Cornell Princeton Brown Friday, Feb. 12 Cornell 3, Brown 3 Saturday, Feb. 13 Yale 4, Cornell 2 Friday, Feb. 19 Cornell 2, Harvard 2 Saturday, Feb. 20 Cornell 1, Dartmouth 0 Friday, Feb. 26 Yale at Princeton, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 Brown at Princeton, 7 p.m Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer

22 Game 17: #7/8 Cornell 3, Union 3 Saturday, January at Schenectady, N.Y. The Big Red scored three power-play goals before the midway point of the game, but later coughed up the lead before salvaging a tie. Matt Buckles scored a pair of power-play goals in the first period for Cornell, then Mitch Vanderlaan restored the Big Red's two-goal lead in the middle of the second period. Union's final two goals came in the final four minutes of the third period, including a 6-on-4 power-play strike. Cornell had five shots on goal in the overtime period, but Union relief goalie Joe Young stopped them all in his collegiate debut. Cornell Union st: 1, COR, Buckles, Matt/4 (Weidner, Jake/8; Hilbrich, Christian/4) 05:30 (pp). 2, COR, Buckles, Matt/5 (McCarron, Patrick/8; Weidner, Jake/9) 14:36 (pp). Penalties - Jeff Taylor, UNION major-game misconduct (CHECKING FROM BEHIND) 03:53; Mark Dufour, UNION (CLIPPING) 14:24; Shore, Trent, COR (HOLDING) 16:37. 2nd: 3, UNION, Sebastian Vidmar/5 (Spencer Foo/12) 05:00. 4, COR, Vanderlaan, Mitch/5 (Willcox, Reece/7; Bliss, Ryan/7) 08:52 (pp). Penalties - Matt Wilkins, UNION (EMBELLISHMENT) 00:40; Knisley, John, COR (INTERFERENCE) 00:40; Mike Vecchione, UNION (HIGH STICKING) 08:24. 3rd: 5, UNION, Nick DeSimone/3 (Matt Wilkins/9; Greg Campbell/7) 16:26 (pp). 6, UNION, Spencer Foo/11 (Sebastian Vidmar/4) 17:28. Penalties - McCrea, Alec, COR (HIGH STICKING) 10:17; Freschi, Eric, COR (HIGH STICKING) 15:24. OT: No scoring. Penalties - None. Shots on goal: COR ; UNION Power plays: COR 3 of 4; UNION 1 of 3. Goalies - COR, Gillam, Mitch (30 shots-27 saves); UNION, Jake Kupsky (11-8) ; Joe Young (08:52 2nd, 13-13). A-2,025. T-2:23. Referees: Joseph Carusone, Peter Feola. Linesmen: Ryan Knapp, Dan Taggart. Game 18: Dartmouth 3, #10/10 Cornell 0 Friday, January at Ithaca, N.Y. The Big Green scored twice in a span of 37 seconds after deflection off Cornell defenders to extend the Big Red's winless streak to three games. Cornell was not able to generate much offense after the Dartmouth goals, and Charles Grant needed to make just 18 saves for the shutout. Dartmouth Cornell st: No scoring. Penalty: Angello, Anthony, COR (INTERFERENCE) 13:46. 2nd: 1, DART, Kilistoff, Kevan/1 (Patterson, Brett/5; Opperman, Grant/7) 02:25. 2, DART, Crema, Troy/3 (Yau, Connor/3; Jasiek, Alex/2) 03:02. Penalty - Hesler, Carl, DART (TRIPPING) 10:58. 3rd: 3, DART, Patterson, Brett/7 (Opperman, Grant/8; Hartley, Josh/4) 18:55 (empty net). Penalty: Starrett, Beau, COR (BOARDING) 08:27. Shots on goal: DART ; COR Power plays: DART 0 of 2; COR 0 of 1. Goalies: DART, Grant, Charles 6-4 (18 shots-18 saves); COR, Gillam, Mitch (28-26). A-4,186. T-2:15. Referees: C.J. Hanafin, Brad Leblanc. Linesmen: Michael Emanatian, Anthony Kenney Box Scores Game 19: #8/9 Harvard 6, #10/10 Cornell 2 Saturday, January at Ithaca, N.Y. The Crimson scored two of its three powerplay goals in the first 14 minutes of the game, when it took a commanding 3-0 lead that it would not relinquish. Cornell fought back with Ryan Bliss' first goal just before the first intermission, then carried the momentum into the second period. Goaltender Mitch Gillam's outlet started a four-on-two rush that ended with Alex Rauter setting up Trevor Yates' goal to cut the Big Red's deficit to 3-2. But the Crimson scored the game's last three goals to extend Cornell's winless skid to four games. Harvard Cornell st: 1, HARV, Blackwell, Colin/4 (Kerfoot, Alexander/17; Vesey, Jimmy/15) 02:22 (pp). 2, HARV, Floodstrand, Michael/2 (Jaw, Brayden/2; Zerter-Gossage, L./4) 11:06. 3, HARV, Criscuolo, Kyle/14 (Vesey, Jimmy/16; Kerfoot, Alexander/18) 13:50 (pp). 4, COR, Bliss, Ryan/1 (Knisley, John/1) 19:46. Penalties - Knisley, John, COR (HOLD- ING) 01:25; Bergin, Desmond, HARV (HOLDING) 04:50; McCarron, Patrick, COR (HOOKING) 12:43. 2nd: 5, COR, Yates, Trevor/4 (Rauter, Alex/3; Gillam, Mitch/1) 02:44. 6, HARV, Sherman, Wiley/3 (Blackwell, Colin/9; Esposito, Luke/7) 09:35. 7, HARV, Esposito, Luke/4 (Donato, Ryan/6; Moy, Tyler/7) 19:33 (pp). Penalties - Weidner, Jake, COR (HOOKING) 13:37; Fiegl, Jared, COR (HOLDING) 18:39. 3rd: 8, HARV, Moy, Tyler/5 (Floodstrand, Michael/6) 19:58 (empty net). Penalty - Horton, Jake, HARV (HOLDING) 09:49. Shots on goal: HARV ; COR Power plays: HARV 3 of 4; COR 0 of 2. Goalies: HARV, Madsen, Merrick (20 shots-18 saves); COR, Gillam, Mitch (22-17). A-4,267 (sellout). T-2:15. Referees: Cameron Lynch, Chip McDonald. Linesemen: Michael Emanatian, Anthony Kenney. Game 20: Clarkson 2, #13/14 Cornell 1 (OT) Friday, January at Potsdam, N.Y. The Golden Knights got the winner in overtime on a one-timer off a Cornell defenseman on the power play. Mitch Vanderlaan had the Big Red's lone goal on the power play. Cornell Clarkson st: No scoring. Penalties - Weidner, Jake, COR (SLASHING) 11:09; Lewis, Greg, CLARKSON (INTERFERENCE) 12:51; Knisley, John, COR (ROUGHING) 17:13; de Haas, James, CLARKSON (TRIPPING) 19:21. 2nd: 1, COR, Vanderlaan, Mitch/6 (Angello, Anthony/7; Kubiak, Jeff/11) 04:34 (pp). 2, CLARKSON, de Haas, James/3 (Pierog, Nic/6; Boucher, Jordan/12) 19:41. Penalties - Geiger, Paul, CLARKSON (SLASHING) 02:43; Weidner, Jake, COR (HOOKING) 10:11. 3rd: No scoring. Penalties - Summers, Kelly, CLARKSON (ROUGHING) 08:30; Tschantz, Dwyer, COR (ROUGHING) 08:30. OT: 3, CLARKSON, Amorosa, Terrance/2 (de Haas, James/9; Boucher, Jordan/10) 04:32 (pp). Penalty - Angello, Anthony, COR (HOLDING) 03:41. Shots on goal: COR ; CLARKSON Power plays: COR 1 of 3; CLARKSON 1 of 4. Goalies: COR, Gillam, Mitch (32 shots-30 saves); CLARKSON, Lewis, Greg (18-17). A-2,355. T-2:15. Referees: Robert St. Lawrence, Andrew Suhovic. Linesmen: Jason Shattie, Adam Wood. Game 21: St. Lawrence 2, #13/14 Cornell 1 (OT) Saturday, January at Canton, N.Y. Joe Sullivan scooped in a backhand 20 seconds into overtime, and the Big Red's winless skid reached six games. Jake Weidner scored on the power play midway through the first period for the Big Red and Mitch Gillam starred, making 36 saves including 18 in the third period. But SLU got the tying goal from Gavin Bayreuther in the third and handed Cornell its second overtime loss in as many days. Cornell St. Lawrence st: 1, COR, Weidner, Jake/3 (Buckles, Matt/3; Yates, Trevor/6) 11:08 (pp). Penalties - Gicewicz, RJ, SLU (INTERFERENCE) 10:53; Tschantz, Dwyer, COR (TRIPPING) 14:29; Freschi, Eric, COR (SLASHING) 16:34. 2nd: No scoring. Penalties - Thompson, Tommy, SLU (HOOKING) 01:02; Purmal, Matt, SLU (TRIPPING) 07:39; Smolcynski, Drew, SLU (TRIPPING) 10:56; Tiitinen, Teemu, COR (HOOKING) 14:42. 3rd: 2, SLU, Bayreuther, Gavin/7 (Pritchard, Jacob/6; Purmal, Matt/8) 12:07. Penalties - Knisley, John, COR (INTERFERENCE) 04:28; Sullivan, Joe, SLU (HOOKING) 14:54. OT: 3, SLU, Sullivan, Joe/9 (Thompson, Tommy/9; Bayreuther, Gavin/10) 00:20. Penalties - None. Shots on goal: COR ; SLU Power plays: COR 1 of 5; SLU 0 of 4. Goalies: COR, Gillam, Mitch L, (38 shots-36 saves); SLU, Hayton, Kyle (26-25). A-1,771. T-2:06. Referees: Tory Carissimo, Andrew Suhovic. Linesmen: Michael Emanatian, Jason Shattie. Game 22: #17 Cornell 2, #1/1 Quinnipiac 2 Friday, February 5... at Hamden, Conn. Mitch Vanderlaan scored a four-on-four goal with 2:42 left in the third period, and Mitch Gillam made 39 saves to help the Big Red earn a scrappy tie on the road. Jeff Kubiak scored Cornell's first and set up Vanderlaan's strike later. Patrick McCarron assisted on both goals, and the Big Red went to against No. 1 teams on the season and on Friday night games all-time at Quinnipiac. It was the third consecutive overtime game for Cornell, and the 10th on the season. Cornell Quinnipiac st: 1, QU, Smith, Landon/8 (Clifton, Tim/16; Anas, Sam/16) 14:29 (pp). Penalty - Knisley, John, COR (CROSS-CHECKING) 13:51. 2nd: 2, COR, Kubiak, Jeff/7 (Angello, Anthony/8; McCarron, Patrick/8) 03:44. 3, QU, Anas, Sam/18 (Toews, Devon/13; St. Denis, Travis/18) 07:39 (pp). Penalties - Schutt, Tommy, QU (INTERFERENCE) 05:54; McCarron, Patrick, COR (HOOKING) 06:19; Smith, Brendan, COR (HOLD- ING) 07:32; Clifton, Connor, QU (ELBOWING) 18:09. 3rd: 4, COR, Vanderlaan, Mitch/7 (Kubiak, Jeff/12; McCarron, Patrick/9) 17:18. Penalties - St. Denis, Travis, QU (INTERFERENCE) 11:24; Clifton, Tim, QU (BOARDING) 13:38; St. Denis, Travis, QU (HOOKING) 16:27; Knisley, John, COR (EB) 16:27. OT: No scoring. Penalties - None. Shots on goal: COR ; QU Power plays: COR 0 of 4; QU 2 of 3. Goalies: COR, Gillam, Mitch (41 shots-39 saves); QU, Garteig, Michael (24-22). A-3,445. T-2:32. Referees: Kevin Graber, C.J. Hanafin. Linesmen: Michael Emantian, Philip Kitchen. 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23 Game 23: #17 Cornell 1, Princeton 0 Saturday, February 6... at Princeton, N.J. Junior Mitch Gillam made 32 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, and the Big Red used John Knisley s goal to snap a sevengame winless skid. After a strong shift by the Jeff Kubiak line, Princeton cleared the zone midway through through the second. Defenseman Alec McCrea flagged down the puck just inside his own blue line, then looked up ice and threaded a pass to John Knisley breaking toward the left wall. Knisley entered the zone with speed and snapped a shot that found its way under the left arm of Princeton goalie Colton Phinney for the winner. Cornell Princeton st: No scoring. Penalty - Weidner, Jake, COR (HOLDING) 13:53. 2nd: 1, COR, Knisley, John/2 (McCrea, Alec/8) 08:58. Penalty - McCrea, Alec, COR (HOOKING) 14:02. 3rd: No scoring. Penalty - Grabowski, Joe, PRIN (HOLDING) 01:45. Shots on goal: COR ; PRIN Power plays: COR 0 of 1; PRIN 0 of 2. Goalies: COR, Gillam, Mitch (32 shots-32 saves); PRIN, Phinney, Colton (30-29). A-2,311 (sellout) T-1:55. Referees: Cameron Lynch, Scott Whittemore. Linesmen: Jim Briggs, Glen Cooke. Game 24: #15/15 Cornell 3, Brown 3 Friday, February at Ithaca, N.Y. Christian Hilbrich scored a six-on-four goal with 9.4 seconds left in the third period to help the Big Red salvage a tie after Brown had taken a lead with a pair of goals midway through the third. Cornell s first two goals bookended the second intermission, with Dwyer Tschantz setting up Trevor Yates to tie the game at 1 and Anthony Angello scoring his team-leading ninth goal of the season on the power play just 1:12 into the third. Mitch Gillam made 30 saves in the tie. Brown Cornell st: 1, BRWN, Marchin, Tommy/13 (Naclerio, Mark/15; Lafferty, Sam/4) 16:55 (pp). Penalties - Hilbrich, Christian, COR (BOARDING) 05:03; Smith, Brendan, COR (HOLDING) 15:29; Brink, Alex, BRWN (INTERFERENCE) 19:09. 2nd: 2, COR, Yates, Trevor/5 (Tschantz, Dwyer/1; Willcox, Reece/8) 17:37. Penalties - Angello, Anthony, COR (ELBOWING) 11:11; Naclerio, Mark, BRWN (INTERFERENCE) 19:30. 3rd: 3, COR, Angello, Anthony/9 (Willcox, Reece/9; Vanderlaan, Mitch/8) 01:12 (pp). 4, BRWN, Willman, Max/2 (Corcoran, Charlie/5) 10:18. 5, BRWN, Pryzbek, Zack/4 (Pfeil, Brandon/5; Bird, Tyler/2) 13:46. 6, COR, Hilbrich, Christian/4 (Willcox, Reece/10; Kubiak, Jeff/13) 19:50 (pp). Penalty - Gottlieb, Max, BRWN (HOOKING) 18:31. OT: No scoring. Penalties - None. Shots on goal: BRWN ; COR Power plays: BRWN 1 of 3; COR 2 of 3. Goalies: BRWN, Ernst, Tim (32 shots-29 saves); COR, Gillam, Mitch (33-30). A-4,097. T-2:15. Referees: Peter Feola, Brad LeBlanc. Linesmen: Stephen Drain, Michael Emanatian Box Scores Game 25: #10/10 Yale 4, #15/15 Cornell 2 Saturday, February at Ithaca, N.Y. The Bulldogs stormed out to a two-goal lead in the opening six minutes and rode the nation's best team defense to a victory at Lynah Rink. John Knisley scored the Big Red's first goal unassisted on a three-zone rush, then later set up Alex Rauter's first collegiate goal with time winding down in the third period. Sophomore goaltender Hayden Stewart made his second appearance of the season, stopping 19 of 20 shots he saw in relief. Yale Cornell st: 1, YALE, Hayden, John/13 (Witek, Mitch/9; Snively, Joe/12) 02:21 (pp). 2, YALE, Cooper, Carson/2 (DiChiara, Frankie/7; O'Keefe, Dan/2) 05:23. Penalties - Tschantz, Dwyer, COR (BOARDING) 01:24; Knisley, John, COR major (CROSS-CHECKING) 18:41. 2nd: 3, YALE, Hayden, John/14 (Snively, Joe/13; Witek, Mitch/10) 02:44 (pp). 4, COR, Knisley, John/3 08:45. Penalties - Walsh, Anthony, YALE (HOLDING) 05:35; Doherty, Mike, YALE (BOARDING) 12:40. 3rd: 5, YALE, Learned, Cody/6 (Cooper, Carson/7) 05:13. 6, COR, Rauter, Alex/1 (Knisley, John/2; Freschi, Eric/5) 19:28. Penalties - Learned, Cody, YALE (HOOKING) 02:30; Smith, Brendan, COR (HOOKING) 15:31. Shots on goal: YALE ; COR Power plays: YALE 2 of 4; COR 0 of 3. Goalies: YALE, Lyon, Alex (22 shots-20 saves); COR, Gillam, Mitch (21-18); Stewart, Hayden (02:44 2nd, 20-19). A-4,267 (sellout). T-2:16. Referees: Chris Pitoscia, Tom Steinel. Linesmen: Ryan Knapp, Andrew Suhovic. Game 26: #16 Cornell 2, #13/13 Harvard 2 Friday, February at Cambridge, Mass. In a combined 121 career games, senior forward Teemu Tiitinen and sophomore defenseman Dan Wedman had scored two collegiate goals entering this game but their next two goals lifted the Big Red to a tie with their biggest rival. Cornell fought off a pair of one-goal deficits, and junior goaltender Mitch Gillam made 33 saves to help Cornell gain a valuable point the ECAC Hockey standings. Cornell Harvard st: 1, HARV, Malone, Sean/7 (Baughman, Adam/2; Moy, Tyler/11) 08:32. Penalties - McCrea, Alec, COR (HOLDING) 00:20; Horton, Jake, HARV (HOOKING) 09:24; Bliss, Ryan, COR (HIGH STICKING) 13:22; Floodstrand, Michael, HARV (HOLDING) 13:22; Donato, Ryan, HARV (TRIPPING) 16:35. 2nd: 2, COR, Tiitinen, Teemu/2 (McCrea, Alec/9) 05:07. Penalties - Jaw, Brayden, HARV (HOOKING) 08:37; Moy, Tyler, HARV (HOOKING) 17:13. 3rd: 3, HARV, Lloyd, Seb/3 (Esposito, Luke/10; Moy, Tyler/12) 07:56 (pp). 4, COR, Wedman, Dan/1 (Angello, Anthony/9) 09:19. Penalty - Tiitinen, Teemu, COR (TRIPPING) 07:05. OT: No scoring. Penalties - None. Shots on goal: COR ; HARV Power plays - COR 0 of 4; HARV 1 of 2. Goalies: COR, Gillam, Mitch (35 shots-33 saves); HARV, Madsen, Merrick (33-31). A-3,095 (sellout). T-2:42. Referees: Cameron Lynch, Scott Whittemore. Linesmen: Jim Briggs, Glen Cooke. Game 27: #16 Cornell 1, Dartmouth 0 Saturday, February at Hanover, N.H. Mitch Gillam spent plenty of time watching his older brother, Josh, play with Dartmouth but now he has a special memory of his own from the ice at Thompson Arena. Gillam made 33 saves for his sixth shutout of the season, and junior forward Jeff Kubiak s goal proved to be all the offense Cornell needed. The Big Red killed off a full two minutes on a two-man disadvantage midway through the third period behind yeoman s work from a primary trio of junior forward Eric Freschi, junior defenseman Patrick McCarron and senior defenseman Reece Willcox. And even when Dartmouth broke through for two shots on goal during the opportunity, Gillam was equal to a long one-timer from Ryan Bullock and a back-door feed setting up Troy Crema from in tight. Cornell Dartmouth st: No scoring. Penalties - Tschantz, Dwyer, COR (BOARDING) 05:30; Hartley, Josh, DART (INTERFERENCE) 15:59. 2nd: 1, COR, Kubiak, Jeff/8 (Wedman, Dan/2; McCrea, Alec/10) 01:23. Penalty - Fiegl, Jared, COR (INTERFERENCE) 19:01. 3rd: No scoring. Penalties - Shoup, Tim, DART (HOOKING) 02:43; Hilbrich, Christian, COR (TRIPPING) 07:33; Angello, Anthony, COR (KNEEING) 07:33. Shots on goal: COR ; DART Power plays: COR 0 of 2; DART 0 of 3. Goalies: COR, Gillam, Mitch (33 shots-33 saves); DART, Grant, Charles (21-20). A-3,459. T-2:05. Referees: C.J. Hanafin, Marty Hughes. Linesmen: Jim Briggs, Glen Cooke. Dramatic Debuts Senior forward Christian Hilbrich scored the winning goal in overtime Oct. 30 to lift the Big Red to a 3-2 victory at Niagara. It marked just the fourth time in program history Cornell has won in overtime in its season opener. Here are the other occurrences: OT winning goals in season openers Christian Hilbrich (Niagara) Oct. 30, 2015 Joe Devin (Niagara) Oct. 30, 2009 Shaun Hannah (Dartmouth) Nov. 12, 1993 Dave Hunter (W. Ontario) Nov. 9, 1985 Current Cornellians with OT goals Jeff Kubiak (Providence) Dec. 28, 2015 Anthony Angello (Colgate) Nov. 14, 2015 Christian Hilbrich (Niagara) Oct. 30, 2015 Ryan Bliss (Colgate) Jan. 30, 2015 Eric Freschi (Clarkson) Nov. 14, Feb , 2016 Union / Rensselaer

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Cornell Men s Hockey Game Notes

Cornell Men s Hockey Game Notes Cornell Men s Hockey 2015-16 Game Notes Schedule & Results October 24 RYERSON (exhib.) W, 5-2 25 LAURENTIAN (exhib.) W, 6-1 30 at Niagara W, 3-2 (OT) 31 NIAGARA W, 4-0 November 6 PRINCETON* W, 4-3 7 QUINNIPIAC*