2023–24 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season

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2023–24 Cornell Big Red
men's ice hockey season
ECAC Hockey Tournament, Champion
NCAA Tournament, Regional Final
Conference2nd ECAC Hockey
Home iceLynah Rink
Rankings
USCHO#12
USA Today#11
Record
Overall22–7–6
Conference12–6–4
Home11–3–3
Road7–3–1
Neutral4–1–2
Coaches and captains
Head coachMike Schafer
Assistant coachesBen Syer
Sean Flanagan
Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2023–24 Cornell Big Red Men's ice hockey season was the 107th season of play for the program and 62nd in ECAC Hockey. The Big Red represented Cornell University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, were coached by Mike Schafer in his 28th season, and played their home games at Lynah Rink.

Season[edit]

Departures[edit]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Maxim Andreyev Forward  Russia Graduation (signed with Coachella Valley Firebirds)
Ben Berard Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Texas Stars)
Sebastian Dirven Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Jack Lagerstrom Defenseman  United States Left program (retired)
Sam Malinski Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Colorado Avalanche)
Jack Malone Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Boston College
Travis Mitchell Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with New York Islanders)
Peter Muzyka Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Long Island
Matt Stienburg Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Colorado Eagles)
Zach Tupker Forward  Canada Graduate transfer to Quinnipiac

Recruiting[edit]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Jonathan Castagna Forward  Canada 18 Toronto, ON; selected 70th overall in 2023
Tyler Catalano Forward  United States 19 St. Louis, MO
Luke Devlin Forward  Canada 19 Memphis, TN; selected 182nd overall in 2022
George Fegaras Defenseman  Canada 19 Richmond Hill, ON; selected 83rd overall in 2022
Jake Kraft Forward  United States 20 Rochester, NY
Marián Moško Defenseman  Slovakia 19 Zilina, SVK
Ben Robertson Defenseman  United States 19 Potomac Falls, VA
Hoyt Stanley Defenseman  Canada 18 West Vancouver, BC; selected 108th overall in 2023
Liam Steele Defenseman  England 19 Cobham, UK
Ryan Walsh Forward  United States 20 Rochester, NY; selected 188th overall in 2023

Roster[edit]

As of July 10, 2023.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 England Liam Steele Freshman D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2004-04-21 Cobham, England Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
3 British Columbia Jack O'Brien Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-03-07 White Rock, British Columbia Nanaimo (BCHL) —
4 Illinois Hank Kempf Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-04-15 Wilmette, Illinois Muskegon (USHL) NYR, 208th overall 2021
5 British Columbia Hoyt Stanley Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2005-02-04 West Vancouver, British Columbia Victoria (BCHL) OTT, 108th overall 2023
6 Ontario George Fegaras Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2004-04-26 Richmond Hill, Ontario Muskegon (USHL) DAL, 83rd overall 2022
7 New York (state) Jimmy Rayhill Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-03-17 New Hartford, New York Odessa (NAHL) —
8 Ontario Luke Devlin Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2004-03-12 Toronto, Ontario West Kelowna (BCHL) PIT, 182nd overall 2022
9 New York (state) Jack O'Leary Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 2000-03-28 St. James, New York Lincoln (USHL) —
10 New York (state) Jacob Kraft Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-04-26 Churchville, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
11 British Columbia Sean Donaldson Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-28 Vancouver, British Columbia Nanaimo (BCHL) —
12 Massachusetts Tim Rego Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2000-10-31 Mansfield, Massachusetts Brooks (AJHL) —
13 Slovakia Marián Moško Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-05-11 Visolaje, Slovakia Fargo (USHL) —
14 New York (state) Ryan Walsh Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2003-08-25 Rochester, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL) BOS, 188th overall 2023
15 Missouri Tyler Catalano Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2004-02-26 St. Louis, Missouri Youngstown (USHL) —
16 Sweden Gabriel Seger Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-11-15 Uppsala, Sweden Union (ECAC) —
17 Ontario Dalton Bancroft Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-02-26 Madoc, Ontario Trenton (OJHL) —
18 British Columbia Kyler Kovich Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2002-01-31 Coquitlam, British Columbia Tri-City (USHL) —
19 Alaska Sullivan Mack Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 2000-07-05 Anchorage, Alaska Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
21 Virginia Ben Robertson Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2004-09-18 Potomac Falls, Virginia Waterloo (USHL) —
22 Nova Scotia Kyle Penney Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 2000-07-18 Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia Chilliwack (BCHL) —
23 Colorado Winter Wallace Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2002-01-21 Boulder, Colorado Youngstown (USHL) —
26 Czech Republic Ondřej Pšenička Junior F 6' 6" (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 2001-01-07 Prague, Czech Republic Waterloo (USHL) —
27 New York (state) Michael Suda Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-07-03 Cheektowaga, New York Fargo (USHL) —
28 Pennsylvania Nick DeSantis Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 2002-05-02 Collegeville, Pennsylvania Madison (USHL) —
30 California Ian Shane Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-09-24 Manhattan Beach, California Bismarck (USHL) —
33 Wisconsin Remington Keopple Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-03-21 New Richmond, Wisconsin Des Moines (USHL) —
34 Michigan Ryan McInchak Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-02-28 Trenton, Michigan American International (AHA) —
38 Ontario Jonathan Castagna Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2005-04-20 Etobicoke, Ontario St. Andrew's College (CISAA) ARI, 70th overall 2023

Standings[edit]

2023–24 ECAC Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Quinnipiac † 22 17 4 1 0 2 0 54 99 39 39 27 10 2 159 79
#12 Cornell * 22 12 6 4 1 2 3 44 74 45 35 22 7 6 115 65
Colgate 22 13 7 2 2 2 2 43 85 68 36 16 16 4 120 112
Dartmouth 22 9 6 7 1 1 3 37 66 60 32 13 10 9 92 91
Clarkson 22 12 9 1 4 2 1 36 62 58 35 18 16 1 95 97
Union 22 9 10 3 1 1 2 32 75 75 37 16 18 3 123 121
St. Lawrence 22 8 10 4 1 1 1 29 49 64 39 14 19 6 90 118
Harvard 22 6 10 6 1 2 3 28 49 64 32 7 19 6 70 106
Princeton 22 8 11 3 4 0 2 25 70 90 30 10 16 4 89 114
Yale 22 7 13 2 1 2 1 25 46 57 30 10 18 2 63 91
Brown 22 6 14 2 2 3 1 22 43 69 30 8 19 3 61 98
Rensselaer 22 6 13 3 0 0 0 21 58 89 37 10 23 4 93 150
Championship: March 23, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results[edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 14 7:00 pm Toronto Metropolitan* #11 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Exhibition) ESPN+ Shane W 6–1  3,216
October 21 7:00 pm USNTDP* #11 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Exhibition) ESPN+ Keopple W 5–4 OT 3,412
Regular Season
October 27 7:00 pm #11 Minnesota Duluth* #12 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane W 4–1  4,316 1–0–0
October 28 7:00 pm #11 Minnesota Duluth* #12 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane W 3–0  4,316 2–0–0
November 3 7:00 pm at Yale #10 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Shane W 3–1  2,034 3–0–0 (1–0–0)
November 4 7:00 pm at Brown #10 Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Shane W 7–1  1,043 4–0–0 (2–0–0)
November 10 7:00 pm Dartmouth #7 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane T 2–2 SOW 4,361 4–0–1 (2–0–1)
November 11 7:00 pm Harvard #7 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Rivalry) ESPN+ Shane L 2–3  4,361 4–1–1 (2–1–1)
November 17 7:00 pm at #7 Quinnipiac #10 M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Keopple L 4–8  2,884 4–2–1 (2–2–1)
November 18 7:00 pm at Princeton #10 Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+ Keopple L 1–2 OT 2,500 4–3–1 (2–3–1)
November 25 8:00 pm vs. #5 Boston University* #16 Madison Square Garden • New York, New York (Red Hot Hockey) ESPN+ Shane W 2–1  15,289 5–3–1
December 1 7:00 pm at Colgate #16 Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Shane W 4–2  2,198 6–3–1 (3–3–1)
December 2 7:00 pm Colgate #16 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane L 2–4  4,316 6–4–1 (3–4–1)
Adirondack Winter Invitational
December 29 4:00 pm vs. #11 Massachusetts* #17 Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Winter Invitational Semifinal) ESPN+ Shane T 2–2 SOW 4,037 6–4–2 (3–4–1)
December 30 7:30 pm vs. #13 Arizona State* #17 Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Winter Invitational Champisonhip) ESPN+ Shane T 2–2 SOL 3,846 6–4–3 (3–4–1)
January 12 9:00 pm at #11 Arizona State* #18 Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Shane W 3–2 OT 5,007 7–4–3
January 13 7:00 pm at #11 Arizona State* #18 Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Shane W 4–1  5,024 8–4–3
January 19 7:00 pm Princeton #14 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane W 6–2  4,181 9–4–3 (4–4–1)
January 20 7:00 pm #3 Quinnipiac #14 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane W 3–2 OT 4,361 10–4–3 (5–4–1)
January 26 7:00 pm Harvard #13 Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) ESPN+ Shane W 2–0  3,095 11–4–3 (6–4–1)
January 27 7:00 pm Dartmouth #13 Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Shane T 2–2 SOL 2,296 11–4–4 (6–4–2)
February 2 7:00 pm St. Lawrence #13 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane W 5–1  3,726 12–4–4 (7–4–2)
February 3 7:00 pm Clarkson #13 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane W 7–2  4,092 13–4–4 (8–4–2)
February 9 7:00 pm at Rensselaer #13 Houston Field House • Troy, New York ESPN+ Shane W 4–1  2,317 14–4–4 (9–4–2)
February 10 7:00 pm at Union #13 Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Shane W 6–1  2,230 15–4–4 (10–4–2)
February 16 7:00 pm Brown #12 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane W 3–0  4,267 16–4–4 (11–4–2)
February 17 7:00 pm Yale #12 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane T 1–1 SOW 4,267 16–4–5 (11–4–3)
February 23 7:00 pm at Clarkson #11 Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Shane L 3–4 OT 2,652 16–5–5 (11–5–3)
February 24 7:00 pm at St. Lawrence #11 Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+ Shane T 2–2 SOW 1,579 16–5–6 (11–5–4)
March 1 7:00 pm Union #13 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane L 2–3  3,855 16–6–6 (11–6–4)
March 2 7:00 pm Rensselaer #13 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane W 3–1  3,723 17–6–6 (12–6–4)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 15 7:00 pm Harvard* #15 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Quarterfinal Game 1, Rivalry) ESPN+ Shane W 4–3  4,267 18–6–6
March 16 7:00 pm Harvard* #15 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Quarterfinal Game 2, Rivalry) ESPN+ Shane W 4–1  4,267 19–6–6
March 22 7:30 pm vs. Dartmouth* #14 Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Semifinal) ESPN+ Shane W 6–3  4,015 20–6–6
March 23 5:00 pm vs. St. Lawrence* #14 Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Championship) ESPN+ Shane W 3–1  4,912 21–6–6
NCAA Tournament
March 28 5:30 pm vs. #6 Maine* #12 MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts (Northeast Regional Semifinal) ESPNews Shane W 3–1  5,765 22–6–6
March 30 4:00 pm vs. #3 Denver* #12 MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts (Northeast Regional Final) ESPN2 Shane L 1–2  4,407 22–7–6
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics[edit]

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey 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 24 25 26 27 (Final)
USCHO.com 11 11 11 12 10 (1) 7 (2) 10 16 16 18 17 - 16 18 14 13 13 13 12 11 13 13 15 14 12
USA Today 14 11 8 11 10 (1) 7 (3) 10 17 16 18 17 17 17^ 17 15 13 13 12 12 13 15 15 15 14 11

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 11.[3]
^USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2023–24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Cornell University. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Cornell Big Red. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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