2019–20 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season
The 2019-20 Cornell Big Red Men's ice hockey season was the 103rd season of play for the program and the 59th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Big Red represented the Cornell University and played their home games at Lynah Rink, and were coached by Mike Schafer, in his 25th season as their head coach.
| 2019–20 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| ECAC, Champion | |
| Conference | ECAC Hockey |
| Home ice | Lynah Rink |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO.com | 1 |
| USA Today/ US Hockey Magazine | 1 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 23–2–4 |
| Conference | 18–2–2 |
| Home | 11–0–2 |
| Road | 10–2–1 |
| Neutral | 2–0–1 |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | Mike Schafer |
| Assistant Coaches | Ben Syer Sean Flanagan Mitch Stephens |
| Captain(s) | Morgan Barron Yanni Kaldis Jeff Malott |
| Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey seasons « 2018–19 2020–21 » | |
The season was ultimately cut short by the coronavirus pandemic but Cornell finished their 29-game regular season schedule with an overall record of 23-2-4 and a record of 18-2-2 in the ECAC Hockey conference. Cornell finished the ECAC season in sole possession of first place thus winning the Cleary Cup for the third straight year and was the number one seed in the ECAC Hockey tournament which was ultimately canceled before the quarterfinal round began. Cornell also won the Ivy League championship for the third straight year.
Coach Schafer was named the co-winner of the Spencer Penrose Award as Division 1 Coach of the Year with Brad Berry of the University of North Dakota. He was also named ECAC Hockey Coach of Year, winning the Tim Taylor Award for a record setting fifth time, as well as being named Ivy League Coach of the Year for the third time.
Cornell finished the truncated season atop both the USCHO and USA Today polls.
Departures
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Chase Brakel | Forward | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | Returned to Juniors (Portage Terriers) |
| Alec McCrea | Defenseman |  United States | Graduation (Signed with Grand Rapids Griffins) |
| Connor Murphy | Forward | Canada | Left Program |
| Matt Nuttle | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (Signed with South Carolina Stingrays) |
| Brendan Smith | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (Signed with Wichita Thunder) |
| Beau Starrett | Forward | United States | Graduation (Signed with Bakersfield Condors) |
| Mitchell Vanderlaan | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays) |
Recruiting
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Ben Berard | Forward | Canada | 20 | Duncan, BC |
| Sebastian Dirven | Defenseman | Canada | 21 | Bainsville, ON |
| Sam Malinski | Defenseman | United States | 21 | Lakeville, MN |
| Jack Malone | Forward | United States | 19 | Danville, CA; Selected 180th overall in 2019 NHL Entry Draft |
| Travis Mitchell | Defenseman | United States | 20 | South Lyon, MI |
| Peter Muzyka | Defenseman | Canada | 19 | Toronto, ON |
| Matt Stienburg | Forward | Canada | 19 | Halifax, NS; Selected 63rd overall in 2019 NHL Entry Draft |
| Ben Tupker | Forward | Canada | 19 | Collingwood, ON |
| Zach Tupker | Forward | Canada | 19 | Collingwood, ON |
Roster
Mike Schafer and players in February 2020
As of November 26, 2019.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  |
Peter Muzyka | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-05-14 | Toronto, Ontario | Penticton Vees (BCHL) | — |
| 3 |  |
Cody Haiskanen | Junior | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 1997-03-27 | Fargo, North Dakota | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 4 | |
Joe Leahy | Sophomore | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1997-04-29 | Waterloo, Ontario | Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL) | — |
| 5 | |
Sebastian Dirven | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 1998-06-22 | Bainsville, Ontario | Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) | — |
| 6 |  |
Alex Green | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 1998-06-18 | Chicago, Illinois | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | TBL, 121 overall 2018 |
| 7 |  |
Cam Donaldson | Junior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 169 lb (77 kg) | 1998-07-14 | Pittsboro, North Carolina | Powell River Kings (BCHL) | — |
| 8 |  |
Yanni Kaldis | Senior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 1995-09-30 | Montréal, Québec | Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) | — |
| 9 |  |
Noah Bauld | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-01-02 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL) | — |
| 10 |  |
Travis Mitchell | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 1999-11-25 | South Lyon, Michigan | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | — |
| 11 | |
Kyle Betts | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 1997-09-17 | Flesherton, Ontario | Powell River Kings (BCHL) | — |
| 13 |  |
Jack Malone | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2000-10-13 | Madison, New Jersey | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | VAN, 180 overall 2019 |
| 14 | |
Ben Tupker | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 191 lb (87 kg) | 1999-12-23 | Collingwood, Ontario | Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) | — |
| 15 |  |
Max Andreev | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 1998-10-22 | Moscow, Russia | Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) | — |
| 16 | |
Matt Cairns | Junior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | 1998-04-27 | Mississauga, Ontario | Powell River Kings (BCHL) | EDM, 84 overall 2016 |
| 17 | |
Zach Bramwell | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1999-05-09 | Hamilton, Ontario | Oakville Blades (OJHL) | — |
| 18 |  |
Andong Song | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 1997-01-31 | Beijing, China | Madison Capitols (USHL) | NYI, 172 overall 2015 |
| 19 |  |
Michael Regush | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 211 lb (96 kg) | 1998-09-12 | Surrey, British Columbia | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 20 | |
Matt Stienburg | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 2000-10-07 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | St. Andrew's College (CDNHS) | COL, 63 overall 2019 |
| 21 | |
Zach Tupker | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1999-12-23 | Collingwood, Ontario | Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) | — |
| 22 | |
Jeff Malott (C) | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | 1996-08-07 | Burlington, Ontario | Brooks Bandits (AJHL) | — |
| 23 |  |
Liam Motley | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 1997-05-08 | Calgary, Alberta | Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL) | — |
| 24 |  |
Sam Malinski | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-07-27 | Lakeville, Minnesota | Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) | — |
| 26 |  |
Tristan Mullin | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 1996-09-10 | Cartwright, Manitoba | Powell River Kings (BCHL) | — |
| 27 | |
Morgan Baron (C) | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | 1998-07-27 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | St. Andrew's College (CDNHS) | NYR, 174 overall 2017 |
| 28 | |
Brenden Locke | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 1997-10-09 | Iroquois Falls, Ontario | Cobourg Cougars (OJHL) | — |
| 29 | |
Ben Berard | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1999-02-13 | Duncan, British Columbia | Powell River Kings (BCHL) | — |
| 32 | |
Austin McGrath | Junior | G | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 1998-02-10 | Lloydminster, Alberta | Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL) | — |
| 33 | |
Nate McDonald | Sophomore | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1999-08-11 | North Bay, Ontario | Markham Royals (OJHL) | — |
| 35 | |
Matthew Galajda | Junior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1997-10-07 | Aurora, Ontario | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) | — |
Standings
2019–20 ECAC Hockey Standings | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #1 Cornell † | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 81 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 104 | 45 | |
| #7 Clarkson | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 63 | 38 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 96 | 63 | |
| #14 Quinnipiac | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 64 | 45 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 94 | 78 | |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 63 | 41 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 95 | 87 | |
| Harvard | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 82 | 59 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 116 | 87 | |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 60 | 73 | 31 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 93 | 106 | |
| Yale | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 57 | 64 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 77 | 97 | |
| Colgate | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 50 | 54 | 36 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 76 | 87 | |
| Brown | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 41 | 54 | 31 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 52 | 84 | |
| Union | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 46 | 71 | 37 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 67 | 112 | |
| Princeton | 22 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 71 | 31 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 66 | 100 | |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 81 | 36 | 4 | 27 | 5 | 64 | 130 | |
Championship: March 21, 2020 indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 23, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
Schedule and Results
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 20 | 2:02 PM | vs. Nipissing* | #5 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Exhibition) | McGrath | W 6–2 | 2,784 | ||||
| October 26 | 7:02 PM | vs. USNTDP* | #4 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Exhibition) | Galajda | W 3–0 | 4,117 | ||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 1 | 7:05 PM | at Michigan State* | #4 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | Galajda | W 3–2 | 5,203 | 1–0–0 | |||
| November 2 | 7:05 PM | at Michigan State* | #4 | Munn Ice Arena • East Lansing, Michigan | Galajda | W 6–2 | 5,752 | 2–0–0 | |||
| November 8 | 7:08 PM | vs. Brown | #4 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Galajda | W 4–1 | 3,451 | 3–0–0 (1–0–0) | |||
| November 9 | 7:02 PM | vs. Yale | #4 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Galajda | W 6–2 | 4,117 | 4–0–0 (2–0–0) | |||
| November 15 | 7:00 PM | at #7 Clarkson | #3 | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | Galajda | W 4–2 | 2,911 | 5–0–0 (3–0–0) | |||
| November 16 | 7:00 PM | at St. Lawrence | #3 | Roos House • Canton, New York | Galajda | W 6–1 | 592 | 6–0–0 (4–0–0) | |||
| November 22 | 7:02 PM | vs. Quinnipiac | #2 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Galajda | W 2–1 | 3,876 | 7–0–0 (5–0–0) | |||
| November 23 | 7:02 PM | vs. Princeton | #2 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Galajda | W 5–1 | 4,267 | 8–0–0 (6–0–0) | |||
| November 30 | 8:00 PM | vs. Boston University* | #2 | Madison Square Garden • New York, New York | Galajda | W 2–0 | 15,142 | 9–0–0 (6–0–0) | |||
| December 6 | 7:00 PM | at #12 Harvard | #2 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts | Galajda | W 3–1 | 3,095 | 10–0–0 (7–0–0) | |||
| December 7 | 7:02 PM | at Dartmouth | #2 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | Galajda | L 1–2 | 2,267 | 10–1–0 (7–1–0) | |||
| Fortress Invitational | |||||||||||
| January 3 | 11:35 PM | vs. #6 Ohio State* | #2 | T-Mobile Arena • Paradise, Nevada (Fortress Invitational Semifinal) | Galajda | W 5–2 | 3,735 | 11–1–0 (7–1–0) | |||
| January 4 | 8:30 PM | vs. #14 Providence* | #2 | T-Mobile Arena • Paradise, Nevada (Fortress Invitational Championship) | Galajda | T 2–2 SOL | 4,769 | 11–1–1 (7–1–0) | |||
| January 10 | 7:05 PM | at Rensselaer | #2 | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | Galajda | W 3–0 | 2,879 | 12–1–1 (8–1–0) | |||
| January 11 | 7:00 PM | at Union | #2 | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | Galajda | T 3–3 OT | 2,184 | 12–1–2 (8–1–1) | |||
| January 17 | 7:00 PM | vs. #17 Northern Michigan* | #1 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Galajda | T 2–2 OT | 3,511 | 12–1–3 (8–1–1) | |||
| January 18 | 7:00 PM | vs. #17 Northern Michigan* | #1 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Galajda | W 3–1 | 3,876 | 13–1–3 (8–1–1) | |||
| January 24 | 7:00 PM | vs. #20 Dartmouth | #1 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Galajda | W 3–2 | 4,267 | 14–1–3 (9–1–1) | |||
| January 25 | 8:00 PM | vs. #16 Harvard | #1 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Galajda | T 1–1 OT | 4,267 | 14–1–4 (9–1–2) | |||
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | at #18 Quinnipiac | #1 | People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut | Galajda | L 0–5 | 3,488 | 14–2–4 (9–2–2) | |||
| February 1 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton | #1 | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | Galajda | W 5–3 | 2,500 | 15–2–4 (10–2–2) | |||
| February 8 | 7:00 PM | at Colgate | #2 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | Galajda | W 4–1 | 2,056 | 16–2–4 (11–2–2) | |||
| February 9 † | 4:02 PM | vs. Colgate | #2 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Galajda | W 5–3 | 4,077 | 17–2–4 (12–2–2) | |||
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | vs. Union | #2 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Galajda | W 5–2 | 3,601 | 18–2–4 (13–2–2) | |||
| February 15 | 7:00 PM | vs. Rensselaer | #2 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Galajda | W 4–2 | 4,267 | 19–2–4 (14–2–2) | |||
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | at Yale | #2 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | Galajda | W 4–0 | 3,015 | 20–2–4 (15–2–2) | |||
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | at Brown | #2 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | Galajda | W 3–0 | 1,418 | 21–2–4 (16–2–2) | |||
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | vs. St. Lawrence | #1 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Galajda | W 5–0 | 3,889 | 22–2–4 (17–2–2) | |||
| February 29 | 7:00 PM | vs. #7 Clarkson | #1 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | Galajda | W 5–1 | 4,267 | 23–2–4 (18–2–2) | |||
| ECAC Hockey Tournament | |||||||||||
| Remainder of Tournament Cancelled | |||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
† Postponed from February 7 due to inclement weather.
Scoring Statistics
| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Barron | C | 29 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 24 |
| Brenden Locke | C | 29 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 4 |
| Yanni Kaldis | D | 29 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4 |
| Tristan Mullin | F | 29 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 22 |
| Max Andreev | F | 24 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 12 |
| Michael Regush | C | 29 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 8 |
| Cam Donaldson | C | 25 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 |
| Ben Berard | LW | 27 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 4 |
| Alex Green | D | 29 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 33 |
| Sam Malinski | D | 25 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 |
| Jeff Malott | LW | 29 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 |
| Travis Mitchell | D | 29 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 29 |
| Matt Stienburg | C/RW | 27 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 45 |
| Kyle Betts | C | 24 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Noah Bauld | C | 26 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 29 |
| Jack Malone | C/RW | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| Joe Leahy | D | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Sebastian Dirven | D | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| Zach Tupker | C | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Cody Haiskanen | D | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Liam Motley | F | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Tupker | LW | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Matt Cairns | D | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Austin McGrath | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Galajda | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Total | 104 | 189 | 293 | 294 |
Goaltending statistics
| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin McGrath | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| Matthew Galajda | 29 | 1733 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 608 | 5 | .931 | 1.56 |
| Empty Net | - | 9 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 29 | 1760 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 613 | 5 | .932 | 1.53 |
Rankings
| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 (Final) | |
| USCHO.com | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| USA Today | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
References
- "Cornell Men's Hockey 2019-2020 Roster". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- "Cornell Big Red (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- "Cornell Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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