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
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceLynah Rink
Rankings
USCHO.com1
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine
1
Record
Overall23–2–4
Conference18–2–2
Home11–0–2
Road10–2–1
Neutral2–0–1
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachMike Schafer
Assistant CoachesBen Syer
Sean Flanagan
Mitch Stephens
Captain(s)Morgan Barron
Yanni Kaldis
Jeff Malott
Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey seasons
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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

PlayerPositionNationalityCause
Chase BrakelForward CanadaReturned to Juniors (Portage Terriers)
Alec McCreaDefenseman United StatesGraduation (Signed with Grand Rapids Griffins)
Connor MurphyForward CanadaLeft Program
Matt NuttleDefenseman United StatesGraduation (Signed with South Carolina Stingrays)
Brendan SmithDefenseman United StatesGraduation (Signed with Wichita Thunder)
Beau StarrettForward United StatesGraduation (Signed with Bakersfield Condors)
Mitchell VanderlaanForward CanadaGraduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays)

Recruiting

PlayerPositionNationalityAgeNotes
Ben BerardForward Canada20Duncan, BC
Sebastian DirvenDefenseman Canada21Bainsville, ON
Sam MalinskiDefenseman United States21Lakeville, MN
Jack MaloneForward United States19Danville, CA; Selected 180th overall in 2019 NHL Entry Draft
Travis MitchellDefenseman United States20South Lyon, MI
Peter MuzykaDefenseman Canada19Toronto, ON
Matt StienburgForward Canada19Halifax, NS; Selected 63rd overall in 2019 NHL Entry Draft
Ben TupkerForward Canada19Collingwood, ON
Zach TupkerForward Canada19Collingwood, 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 Cornell22182238813429232410445
#7 Clarkson2216513363383423839663
#14 Quinnipiac22146230644534211129478
Rensselaer22138127634134171529587
Harvard221165278259311510611687
Dartmouth2210102226073311314493106
Yale221010222576432151527797
Colgate2289521505436121687687
Brown2281221841543182125284
Union22515212467137825467112
Princeton2221648467131620566100
St. Lawrence2221826378136427564130
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# SiteTV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 20 2:02 PM vs. Nipissing* #5 Lynah RinkIthaca, New York (Exhibition)  McGrath W 6–2  2,784
October 26 7:02 PM vs. USNTDP* #4 Lynah RinkIthaca, New York (Exhibition)  Galajda W 3–0  4,117
Regular Season
November 1 7:05 PM at Michigan State* #4 Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan  Galajda W 3–2  5,203 1–0–0
November 2 7:05 PM at Michigan State* #4 Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan  Galajda W 6–2  5,752 2–0–0
November 8 7:08 PM vs. Brown #4 Lynah RinkIthaca, New York  Galajda W 4–1  3,451 3–0–0 (1–0–0)
November 9 7:02 PM vs. Yale #4 Lynah RinkIthaca, New York  Galajda W 6–2  4,117 4–0–0 (2–0–0)
November 15 7:00 PM at #7 Clarkson #3 Cheel ArenaPotsdam, New York  Galajda W 4–2  2,911 5–0–0 (3–0–0)
November 16 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence #3 Roos HouseCanton, New York  Galajda W 6–1  592 6–0–0 (4–0–0)
November 22 7:02 PM vs. Quinnipiac #2 Lynah RinkIthaca, New York  Galajda W 2–1  3,876 7–0–0 (5–0–0)
November 23 7:02 PM vs. Princeton #2 Lynah RinkIthaca, 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 GardenNew 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 CenterBoston, Massachusetts  Galajda W 3–1  3,095 10–0–0 (7–0–0)
December 7 7:02 PM at Dartmouth #2 Thompson ArenaHanover, 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 ArenaParadise, 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 ArenaParadise, 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 HouseTroy, New York  Galajda W 3–0  2,879 12–1–1 (8–1–0)
January 11 7:00 PM at Union #2 Achilles RinkSchenectady, 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 RinkIthaca, 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 RinkIthaca, New York  Galajda W 3–1  3,876 13–1–3 (8–1–1)
January 24 7:00 PM vs. #20 Dartmouth #1 Lynah RinkIthaca, New York  Galajda W 3–2  4,267 14–1–3 (9–1–1)
January 25 8:00 PM vs. #16 Harvard #1 Lynah RinkIthaca, 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 CenterHamden, Connecticut  Galajda L 0–5  3,488 14–2–4 (9–2–2)
February 1 7:00 PM at Princeton #1 Hobey Baker Memorial RinkPrinceton, 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 ArenaHamilton, New York  Galajda W 4–1  2,056 16–2–4 (11–2–2)
February 9 † 4:02 PM vs. Colgate #2 Lynah RinkIthaca, New York  Galajda W 5–3  4,077 17–2–4 (12–2–2)
February 14 7:00 PM vs. Union #2 Lynah RinkIthaca, New York  Galajda W 5–2  3,601 18–2–4 (13–2–2)
February 15 7:00 PM vs. Rensselaer #2 Lynah RinkIthaca, New York  Galajda W 4–2  4,267 19–2–4 (14–2–2)
February 21 7:00 PM at Yale #2 Ingalls RinkNew Haven, Connecticut  Galajda W 4–0  3,015 20–2–4 (15–2–2)
February 22 7:00 PM at Brown #2 Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island  Galajda W 3–0  1,418 21–2–4 (16–2–2)
February 28 7:00 PM vs. St. Lawrence #1 Lynah RinkIthaca, New York  Galajda W 5–0  3,889 22–2–4 (17–2–2)
February 29 7:00 PM vs. #7 Clarkson #1 Lynah RinkIthaca, 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.

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Scoring Statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Morgan BarronC2914183224
Brenden LockeC29818264
Yanni KaldisD29519244
Tristan MullinF299132222
Max AndreevF245152012
Michael RegushC29117188
Cam DonaldsonC255131810
Ben BerardLW27710174
Alex GreenD29791633
Sam MalinskiD254121612
Jeff MalottLW29671312
Travis MitchellD292101229
Matt StienburgC/RW27551045
Kyle BettsC2437106
Noah BauldC2627929
Jack MaloneC/RW272684
Joe LeahyD103474
Sebastian DirvenD2813418
Zach TupkerC201232
Cody HaiskanenD230334
Liam MotleyF52020
Ben TupkerLW82022
Matt CairnsD190114
Austin McGrathG10000
Matthew GalajdaG290000
Bench-----2
Total104189293294

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Austin McGrath1170000501.0000.00
Matthew Galajda2917332324456085.9311.56
Empty Net-9---0----
Total2917602324456135.9321.53

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

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References

  1. "Cornell Men's Hockey 2019-2020 Roster". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. "Cornell Big Red (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  3. "Cornell Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  4. "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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