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Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey

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University
  
Cornell University

Captain(s)
  
Jake Weidner

Arena/Stadium
  
Lynah Rink

First season
  
1892

Location
  
Ithaca, New York

Conference
  
ECAC Hockey


Head coach
  
Mike Schafer 22nd year, 391–233–84 (.612)

Alternate captain(s)
  
Jeff Kubiak Patrick McCarron

The Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents Cornell University. Cornell competes in the ECAC Hockey conference and plays its home games at Lynah Rink in Ithaca, New York. Six of the eight Ivy League schools sponsor men's hockey and all six teams play in the twelve-team ECAC. The Ivy League crowns a champion based on the results of the games played between its members during the ECAC season.

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Cornell has won the ECAC Tournament Championship a record 12 times and has won the Ivy League Title 21 times, second to Harvard's 24.

The 1970 Cornell Hockey team, coached by Ned Harkness was the first (and currently only team) in NCAA hockey history to win a national title while being undefeated and untied with a perfect 29-0-0 record.

The Big Red's archrival is the Harvard Crimson. The teams meet at least twice each season for installments of the historic Cornell-Harvard hockey rivalry.

Cornell hockey began the practice of retiring numbers on February 25, 2010. The Big Red retired the numbers of Ken Dryden, who played 1965-69, and Joe Nieuwendyk, who played 1984-87.

Overall Record

  • NCAA champions: 1967, 1970
  • NCAA runners-up: 1969, 1972
  • ECAC Champions: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1986, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2010
  • ECAC regular season champions: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 2002, 2003, 2005
  • Ivy League Champions: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2014
  • Ned Harkness Cup: 2003, 2005, 2008, 2013
  • Notable alumni

  • Byron Bitz (2007) - Right wing for the Vancouver Canucks.
  • Brad Chartrand (1996) - Right wing for Los Angeles Kings
  • Sean Collins (2012) - Center for Columbus Blue Jackets
  • Ken Dryden (B.A. 1969) - NHL Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender, winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy and Calder Memorial Trophy, Canadian Member of Parliament
  • Colin Greening (2010) - Left wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Ned Harkness (hockey head coach) - Head coach and GM of the Detroit Red Wings, 3-time coach of NCAA champions (2 with Cornell, 1 with RPI)
  • Mike Iggulden (2005) - Forward for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League
  • David LeNeveu (2005) - Goaltender for the Springfield Falcons
  • Kent Manderville (1991) - Center for the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers, and for Swedish Elite League's Timrå IK
  • Matt Moulson (2006) - Left wing for the Buffalo Sabres
  • Douglas Murray (2003) - Defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens
  • Lance Nethery (1980) - NHL player, executive in the German Elite League
  • Joe Nieuwendyk (1987) - NHL Hockey Hall of Fame center, 3-time Stanley Cup champion, General Manager of the Dallas Stars
  • Ryan O'Byrne (2007) - Defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Raymond Sawada (2008) - Right wing for the Manitoba Moose
  • Ben Scrivens (2010) - Goaltender for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League
  • Ryan Vesce (2004) - Forward for the Worcester Sharks
  • Riley Nash (2010) - Forward for the Boston Bruins
  • Brendon Nash (2010) - Forward for the San Antonio Rampage
  • Justin Krueger (2010) - Defenseman for the Charlotte Checkers
  • References

    Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey Wikipedia