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www.CornellBigRed.com CORNELL HOCKEY 2003 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Championships *The Frozen Four* Media Notes 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey www.CornellBigRed.com CORNELL QUICK FACTS University Information Location: Ithaca, N.Y. Enrollment: 13,600 (undergraduate) Colors: Carnelian Red and White Conference: ECAC Rink: James Lynah Rink (3,836) President: Hunter R. Rawlings III Vice President: Susan H. Murphy ’73 Faculty Athletics Representative: Jonathan Macey Director of Athletics: J. Andrew Noel Jr. Team Information Head Coach: Mike Schafer (Cornell ’86) Career Record: 156-87-25 (eight years) Cornell Record: 156-87-25 (eight years) Assistant Coaches: Jamie Russell (Michigan Tech ’89), Brent Brekke (Western Michigan ’94) Administrative Asst.: Sue Detzer Captains: Stephen Bâby, Doug Murray Cornell at the NCAA Tournament Record: 13-14-0 (13 appearances) Best Finish: Won two titles (1967, 1970) 2002 Results: Defeated Quinnipiac 6-1 in the first round and then lost 4-3 to Maine in the quarterfinals Athletic Communications Staff Dir. of Athletic Comm. (Hockey SID): Laura Stange Office Phone: 607-255-5627 Office FAX: 607-255-9791 Cell Phone: 607-227-8010 E-mail: LLS15@cornell.edu Assistant Director: Jeremy Hartigan Assistant Director: Brian Kelley Administrative Asst.: Elli Harkness Accounts Rep.: Marlene Crockford General Office Phone: 607-255-3752 Big Red Hotline: 607-255-2385 Internet: www.cornellbigred.com THE ECAC Commissioner: Phil Buttafuoco Assoc. Comm. for Hockey: Steve Hagwell Coordinator of Officials: John Gallagher ECAC Phone: 508-771-5060 ECAC Fax: 508-771-9481 Internet: www.ecachockey.com NCAA Champions 1967 • 1970 NCAA Tournament Participants 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1972 1973 • 1980 • 1981 • 1986 • 1991 1996 • 1997 • 2002 • 2003 2003 NCAA FROZEN FOUR SCHEDULE Thursday, April 10—Semifinals Game One - 12 p.m. #3 New Hampsire (27-7-6) vs. #1 Cornell (30-4-1) Game Two - 6 p.m. #2 Minnesota (26-8-9) vs. #4 Michigan (30-9-3) Saturday, April 12—National Championship Game Winners of semifinal games — 7 p.m. HEADQUARTERS INFORMATION The Cornell Big Red and the official travel party will be staying at the Adams Mark Hotel. Hotel Phone: 716-845-5100 Hotel Fax: 716-845-5377 Athletic Communications Director Laura Stange will accompany the team and will be available to answer any questions. The media headquarters for the NCAA Frozen Four is the Hyatt Regency Hotel Hotel Phone: 401-739-3000 Mark Bedics is the NCAA media contact for the Frozen Four. CREDITS The 2003 Cornell University NCAA Frozen Four Men’s Ice Hockey Championship guide was compiled, written and edited by the Cornell University Athletic Communications Office to assist the news media in its coverage of the 2003 championships. It is intended as a supplement to the 200203 hockey media guide. We would like to extend a special thanks to the writers whose articles appear within this publication. Photos in this publication are by Tim McKinney, Patrick Shanahan, Laura Stange and David Silverman. Updates on the Cornell men’s hockey team can be found on the official web site for Big Red Athletics: •1• www.CornellBigRed.com Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey www.CornellBigRed.com Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •2• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey www.CornellBigRed.com NCAA MEN’S ICE HOCKEY FROZEN FOUR — APRIL 10-12, 2003 #1 Cornell VS. #3 New Hockey (30-4-1, 19-2-1 ECAC) Hampshire (27-7-6) Semifinal 1 Semifinal #2: #4 Michigan (30-9-3) vs. #2 Minnesota (26-8-9) Winners Face Each Other on April 12 for the National Championship at 7 p.m. The Details . . . Cornell enters the Championships as The #1 Overall Seed vs. #3 New Hampshire — April 10, 2003 • 12 p.m. HSBC Arena • Buffalo, N.Y. The Series Began 1941-42 ... Series tied at 10-10-0 The Last Meeting March 24, 2002 — NCAA quarterfinals ... UNH 4, Cornell 3 Possible Big Red Opponents: #2 Minnesota April 12, 2003 • 7 p.m. • HSBC Arena The Series Began 1993-94 ... Minnesota leads 1-0-0 The Last Meeting Dec. 31, 1993 — Minnesota 5, Cornell 2 #4 Michigan The Series The Last Meetings April 12, 2003 • 7 p.m. • HSBC Arena 1964-65 ... Michigan leads 3-2-1 March 17, 1991 — Michigan 9, Cornell 3 March 16, 2001 — Michigan 6, Cornell 4 March 15, 2001 — Cornell 5, Michigan 4 Michigan wins best-of-three series in NCAA first round Cornell — Mike Schafer (Cornell ’86) Career record: 156-87-25, eighth season New Hampshire — Dick Umile (UNH ’72) Career record: 306-146-43, 13th season Minnesota — Don Lucia (Notre Dame ‘81) Career record: 384-203-46, 16th season Michigan — Red Berenson (Michigan ‘62) Career record: 506-240-53, 19th season In Ithaca — WHCU 870AM Thursday’s games: Live on ESPN2 Saturday’s Championship Final: Live on ESPN www.NCAASports.com Cornell Hockey — 2002-03 (30-4-1, 19-2-1 ECAC) October 27 York Univ. (Exhib.) .......... W, 9-1 November 1 at Ohio State ................... W, 3-1 8 * Yale ................................. W, 6-2 9 * Princeton ........................ W, 3-0 15 * at Vermont ...................... W, 8-0 16 * at Dartmouth .................... L, 2-5 22 * Harvard ........................... W, 5-2 23 * Brown ............................. W, 5-0 30 Boston University ........... W, 4-1 December 1 Boston University ........... W, 5-1 6 at Western Michigan ....... W, 6-1 7 at Western Michigan . W, 3-2 (ot) 28 ^ Maine ................................ L, 2-3 29 ^ Ohio State ......................... L, 0-1 January 4 * at St. Lawrence ................ W, 3-2 5 * at Clarkson ...................... W, 3-2 17 * at Union .......................... W, 6-0 18 * at Rensselaer ................... W, 3-2 24 * Clarkson ......................... W, 3-0 25 * St. Lawrence ................... W, 5-2 30 * at Colgate .................. L, 1-2 (ot) February 1 * Colgate ........................... W, 3-1 7 * Dartmouth ...................... W, 6-1 8 * Vermont .......................... W, 8-1 14 * at Brown ..................... T, 2-2 (ot) 15 * at Harvard ....................... W, 4-3 21 * Rensselaer ...................... W, 5-0 22 * Union ............................. W, 3-1 28 * at Princeton ..................... W, 2-1 March 1 * at Yale ............................. W, 3-0 7-9 ECAC First Round .................. BYE 14 + Rensselaer ...................... W, 3-2 15 + Rensselaer ...................... W, 4-0 21 # Brown .............................. W, 2-0 22 ~ Harvard ..................... W, 3-2 (ot) 29 $ MSU-Mankato ................. W, 5-2 30 $ Boston College ........ W, 2-1 (2ot) April 10 ~ New Hampshire ............ 12 p.m. Home games in bold; *ECAC game; ^Everblades College Classic at Estero, Fla.; +Quarterfinal Round of the 2003 ECAC Hockey Championship (best-of-three series); #2003 ECAC Semifinal at Albany, N.Y.; ~2003 ECAC Championship Final at Albany, N.Y.; $NCAA East Regional Championships, Providence, R.I.; ~NCAA semifinal, Buffalo, N.Y. The Coaches Radio Television NCAA Website NCAA Notes . . . It’s Playoff Time!: Cornell is making its first appearance at the Frozen Four in 23 years when it travels to Buffalo, N.Y. for the NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Championships on April 10-12. Cornell has claimed the national title twice (1967 and 1970) and has finished as the runner-up on two other occasions (1969 and 1972). The Big Red is the overall No. 1 seed in the tourney and will face New Hampshire in the first semifinal. Minnesota and Michigan will face off in Thursday’s second semifinal game. How Did We Get Here?: Cornell advanced to the Frozen Four after beating MSUMankato (5-2) and Boston College 2-1 (2 ot) in the East Regional Championships on March 29-30. Cornell earned the ECAC’s automatic bid to the tourney after winning its conference record 10th title on March 22 with a 3-2 overtime win over Harvard. The Big Red, which has been ranked among the nation’s top 10 all season long, was all but guaranteed an at-large bid had it lost the conference crown. As the Big Red won it all, it entered this year’s NCAA tournament as the No. 1 overall seed as well as the No. 1 team in both of the national polls. Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •3• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey www.CornellBigRed.com L E Neveu A Hobey Finalist LeNeveu Named a Hobey Hat Trick Finalist Other finalists: Peter Sejna (Colorado College) Chris Kunitz (Ferris State) The Hobey Baker Foundation announced on March 20 that Cornell sophomore goaltender David LeNeveu (Fernie, B.C.) is a top 10 finalist for this year’s honor. The Hobey Baker Award honors the top player in Division I men’s collegiate hockey. The finalist group of elite hockey players was determined by a ballot of all 60 Division I college hockey coaches and by a fan vote. The award winner will be announced on Friday, April 11, at 2:30 pm (EDT) from Buffalo, N.Y., during the NCAA Frozen Four championship tournament. A selection committee of 25 members and fan vote (voteforhobey.com) will determine the winner. LeNeveu is Cornell’s third-ever Hobey Baker Award finalist. Center Joe Nieuwendyk ’88 was a finalist in 1987 and current Big Red senior defenseman Doug Murray was a finalist last year. In the 21-year history of the Hobey Baker Award, a goaltender has only won it two times — Ryan Miller (Michigan State) in 2001 and Minnesota’s Robb Stauber in 1988. LeNeveu is the nation’s top goalie with a 1.14 goals against average, a .942 save percentage and nine shutouts. The three marks are first in the conference and in the country. In fact, his nine blankings are a Cornell and ECAC record. His goals against average not only leads all goalies in the land by a goal per game, but would be the lowest ever in college hockey history. He is 28-2-1 for the year and has the nation’s top winning percentage (.919). In the 31 games he’s played this year, he has allowed one goal or less in 19 of them. “This is a well-deserved honor for David,” Cornell coach Mike Schafer said. “He’s obviously put up high enough numbers to be a Hobey finalist this year. His numbers are similar to Ryan Miller’s (Michigan State), who won the award a few years ago. He has put up some amazing numbers that not only lead the nation in all of the major goaltending categories, but to also beat an NHL Hall of Fame player’s (Ken Dryden ’69) collegiate numbers,” he added. “It is a tremendous honor for him to be recognized as a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, and I think he has a great chance of making the top three and has a shot at the award.” A second-round (46th overall) draft pick of the Phoenix Coyotes, LeNeveu was picked for the Canadian Junior National Team, which won a silver medal at the world championships in January. He was the only NCAA player on the Canadian squad. Dave is enrolled in Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and is the son of Steve and Denyse LeNeveu. This year’s Hobey Baker Memorial Award winner will be announced April 11. By conference, the CCHA and WCHA both have three candidates, the ECAC has two while Hockey East has one. The CHA has its first ever Hobey finalist. Seven forwards, two defensemen and one goalie comprise the on-ice mix and include six Americans, three Canadians and one from Slovakia. Alphabetically, here are the other finalists for the 2003 Hobey Baker Award: Ben Eaves - Boston College (Jr., F) Christopher Higgins - Yale Univ. (So., F) Chris Kunitz - Ferris State (Sr., F) John-Michael Liles - Mich. State (Sr., D) Zach Parise - North Dakota (Fr., F) Tom Preissing - Colo. College (Sr., D) Peter Sejna - Colo. College (Jr., F) Joe Tallari - Niagara Univ. (Jr., F) R.J. Umberger - Ohio State (Jr., F) Big Red Goalie One of Three Still Eligible for College Hockey’s Highest Honor The Frozen Field: This year’s Frozen Four field features the conference champions from the ECAC (Cornell), CCHA (Michigan), WCHA (Minnesota) and Hockey East (New Hampshire). All but Michigan were their respective No. 1 seeds in the regional tournaments, with the Wolverines upsetting favorite Colorado College in the Midwest final game at Yost Arena The Big Red’s NCAA Appearances: Cornell is making its second straight appearance in the NCAA tourney, after having received an atlarge bid last year. The Big Red faced Quinnipiac in last year’s first round and came out with a big 6-1 win. The next night, the team battled New Hampshire, but fell short 4-3. In 1997, the squad came out with a 4-2 win over Miami (Ohio) before falling to eventual NCAA champ North Dakota 6-2 in the second round. Cornell also played in the NCAAs in 1996, challenging Lake Superior State before falling 5-4. The Big Red was the national champion in 1967 and 1970. The ’70 team earned a perfect 29-0-0 record en route to the national title and is the only squad to go unbeaten and untied through an entire season. Cornell was also the runner-up to Denver in 1969 and Boston University in 1972. Cornell in the NCAA Championships (*Cornell lost total goal series): 1967—1st (1 North Dakota 0; 4 Boston Univ. 1) 1968—3rd (1 North Dakota 3; Boston College 1) 1969—2nd (4 Michigan Tech 3; 3 Denver 4) 1970—1st (2 Wisconsin 1; 6 Clarkson 4) 1972—2nd (7 Denver 2; 0 Boston Univ. 4) 1973—4th (5 Wisconsin 6; 1 Boston College 3) 1980—4th (4 Northern Michigan 5; 4 Dartmouth 8) 1981—5th (3 Northern Michigan 7; 4 Northern Michigan 3)* 1986—5th (2 Denver 4; 4 Denver 3)* 1991—NCAA 1st Round (5 Michigan 4 ot; 4 Michigan 6; 3 Michigan 9) 1996—NCAA East Regional (4 Lake Superior State 5) 1997—NCAA West Regional (4 Miami (Ohio) 2; 2 North Dakota 6) 2002—NCAA East Regional (6 Quinnipiac 1; 3 New Hampshire 4) Note: Cornell, by placing second at the ECAC championships in 1966 actually qualified to participate in the NCAA tournament, but because of the Ivy League’s feud with the NCAA regarding standardizing academic eligibility requirements, precluded Cornell’s participation. Bold=NCAA tournament play vs. current Frozen Four participant. The Record Speaks for Itself: Cornell is 30-4-1 on the year and it marks the second straight 20-win season for the Big Red and fourth for head coach Mike Schafer ‘86. In fact, it is the 17th 20-win season since it all started in 1900-01. The 30 wins is the most for one season under Schafer and is the most victories ever by any Big Red team. Comparison Year: A lot of people compare this year’s Big Red squad to the famed 1969-70 national championship team that produced the only unbeaten and untied season in modern college history. That squad went 29-0-0 and, prior to this year, held the mark for the most wins by a Cornell men’s hockey team. Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Did You Know? Of this year’s 10 original Hobey finalists, LeNeveu is the only one still playing in the tournament. •4• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey Cornell Places Three on 2003 NCAA East Regional Championship All-Tourney Team Matt McRae Named Most Outstanding Player F-Matt McRae, Cornell F-Mike Knoepfli, Cornell F-Tony Voce, Boston College D-Doug Murray, Cornell D- J.D. Forrest, Boston College G-Matti Kaltiainen, Boston College Outstanding Player-Matt McRae, Cornell www.CornellBigRed.com TV Timeout: Thursday’s semifinal games will be broadcast live on ESPN2, while Saturday’s championship final will be shown live on ESPN. If you are a DirecTV subscriber with the sports package upgrade, you can also catch pre- and postgame shows on CSTV (College Sports Television) — a new 24-hour network dedicated to college athletics — which now airs on channel 610. nation’s top statistical teams, ranking among the country’s top squads in the four major statistical categories. Cornell has the nation’s top defense, allowing just 1.31 goals per game, and the top penalty kill at 90.4 percent. The squad is also 13th with its .230 power play and is 14th offensively, averaging 3.74 goals per game. National Polls: Cornell received its highest marks ever in the last few USA Today/American Hockey Magazine and U.S. College Hockey Online national polls, taking the No. 1 spot on both lists. The No. 1 ranking by the two polls is the highest Cornell has ever been placed on the lists. The rankings are also the highest by an ECAC team since Vermont made it to the No. 1 spot early in the 1996-97 season, taking the top position on Nov. 4, 1996. The Big Red also received 28 first-place votes in the USCHO poll and 14 first-place marks in the USA Today poll. Harvard is the only other ECAC team among the top 15, earning the No. 10 spot in both polls, while Dartmouth is listed among those receiving votes by USCHO. National Numbers: The Big Red continues to be one of the Ranked Among the Top Performers: Individually, senior right wing Stephen Bâby is seventh nationally with his 0.91 assists per game (32 in 35 games). Junior center Ryan Vesce sits just outside the top 20 points per game category with his 1.26 ppg. (the cutoff was 1.28) and is tied for eighth with his five game-winning goals. Sophomore goaltender David LeNeveu continues to hold the top goals against average (1.14), save percentage (.942), winning percentage (.919) and most shutouts (9). Big Red Recap: Cornell earned its way to the Frozen Four by downing both MSU-Mankato and Boston College at the East Regional Championships on March 29-30 in Providence, R.I. Cornell continued to show its depth, as sophomore Mike Knoepfli scored twice and freshman winger Shane Hynes netted Cornell and the NHL Draft Stephen Bâby .............................................. Sr., F Atlanta 1999—7th round, 188 overall Mike Knoepfli ............................................. So., F Toronto 2001—9th round, 276 overall David LeNeveu .......................................... So., G Phoenix 2002—2nd round, 46 overall Mark McRae ............................................... Sr., D Atlanta 2000—9th round, 288 overall Matt McRae ................................................ Sr., F Atlanta 2000—5th round, 147 overall Doug Murray .............................................. Sr., D San Jose 1999—8th round, 241 overall Overall, 42 Cornell players have been selected in the NHL Draft, including 1999 Conn Smythe Trophy winner Joe Nieuwendyk of the New Jersey Devils. Power Play for Prevention Cornell has entered a unique partnership with the Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance and the Tompkins Trust Company this year. For every power-play the Big Red scores during the season, the Trust Company will donate $100 to the IBCA. The general public was also invited to sponsor the team in this endeavor and all together, 12 24 5 5 over $300 per PP-goal was pledged (OVER $11,100!!). 11 23 This unique partnership was formed when Cornell senior forward Sam Paolini approached the Big Red 10 22 coaching staff. Many of the Cornell players’ lives 9 21 5 5 have been affected by friends and family members 8 20 who have had cancer, and to Sam, this was an ideal 4 4 partnership. 7 19 “The IBCA is the best resource for people 6 18 dealing with breast cancer in Tompkins County,” Paolini said. “Seeing the support and guidance my 5 17 mother and grandmother received during their 4 16 6 6 bouts, and knowing they were beating it, made 3 15 me want to make sure all patients had the same 5 5 opportunities to fight this disease.” 2 14 4 4 Cornell was also one of the nation’s leaders on 1 13 the power play last year. goal 37 36 5 35 34 33 5 32 4 31 30 29 28 6 27 5 26 4 25 2002-03 ECAC Men’s Ice Hockey Coaches Poll 1. Cornell (7) ...................... 116 2. Harvard (5) ..................... 115 3. Clarkson ............................ 99 4. Brown ................................ 74 5. St. Lawrence ..................... 72 6. Yale ................................... 67 7. Colgate ............................. 65 8. Rensselaer ......................... 54 9. Dartmouth ........................ 50 10. Union ................................ 31 11. Princeton ........................... 25 12. Vermont ............................ 19 •5• 2002-03 ECAC Men’s Ice Hockey Media Poll 1. Cornell (16) ..................... 247 2. Harvard (4) ..................... 226 3. Clarkson (1) .................... 202 4. Dartmouth ...................... 153 5. Brown .............................. 142 6. St. Lawrence ................... 128 7. Rensselaer ....................... 122 8. Yale ................................. 121 9. Colgate ........................... 115 10 Princeton .......................... 76 11. Vermont ............................ 52 12. Union ................................ 49 Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes Cornellians in the NHL System Joe Nieuwendyk ..................... New Jersey Devils Kent Manderville ............... Pittsburgh Penguins Brad Chartrand .................................. L.A. Kings Jean-Marc Pelletier .................. Phoenix Coyotes Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes Tracking the Goals www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey www.CornellBigRed.com The National Polls. . . USA Today/American Hockey Mag. (March 31) Team Record Points Cornell (14) 30-4-1 251 Minnesota (3) 26-8-9 232 New Hampshire 27-7-6 230 Michigan 30-9-3 204 Colorado College 30-7-5 187 Ferris State 31-10-1 158 Boston University 25-14-3 152 Boston College 24-11-4 150 Maine 24-10-5 116 Harvard 22-10-2 95 MSU-Mankato 20-11-10 87 Ohio State 25-13-5 65 North Dakota 26-12-5 61 Minnesota-Duluth 22-15-5 25 Michigan State 23-14-2 14 Others receiving votes: St. Cloud State 7, Wayne State 4, Denver 2. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. two in the 5-2 win over Mankato. Sophomore goaltender David LeNeveu was barely tested, but remained sharp throughout the contest. Knoepfli also had an assists in the game to finish the night with three points. Senior left wing Sam Paolini had the fifth goal of the game. The next day, the Big Red battled Boston College in a hard-fought contest and it took double overtime to determine the winner. Junior center Ryan Vesce opened the scoring when he nabbed a BC clearing pass at the right circle and fired a shot into the back of the net. The Eagles lone goal came in the second period when the puck went off the skate of J.D. Forrest and into the net. BC later had a goal waived off for a player in the crease and the game went to OT. Neither team was able to light the lamp in the first 20 minutes of action, though both sides had solid opportunities. The Big Red came out in the second overtime and senior Matt McRae proved to be the hero less than two minutes in, as he corralled the puck at the blue line, held back as his teammates cleared the zone and then drove in and fired a tough-angle shot past the BC tender for the winner, sending the Big Red to the Frozen Four for the first time in 23 years. Quick Fact: Five members of the Big Red were just babies the last time Cornell made it to the championship round of the NCAA tournament. Senior defenseman Travis Bell was the oldest at just over one year old, while classmates Doug Murray, Stephen Bâby and Sam Paolini and junior Todd Marr were just reaching their first birthdays. Quick Fact Two: Head Coach Mike Schafer ’86, was still a teenager himself, and was two years away from entering Cornell as a freshman when Cornell last made it this far in the tourney. Conference Tourney Champs: The Big Red claimed its 10th Scotty Whitelaw Trophy by winning the ECAC tournament title on March 22 in Albany, N.Y. The Big Red defeated Brown 2-0 in the semifinals and then went on to beat Harvard in a thrilling 3-2 overtime contest in the finals. Regular Season Champs: The Big Red claimed its second straight William J. Cleary Cup as the winners of the regular season ECAC race. It was the first time in 30 years that CU claimed the season title in back-to-back years. Cornell has won seven regular season championships overall, which is third all time in the ECAC. Clarkson has 10 and Harvard has eight. It’s Taken 30 Years: The Big Red won the ECAC regular-season and tournament championships for the first time since the 1972-73 season. Top League Finish: Cornell’s 2002-03 ECAC record of 19-2-1 is the best since Harvard’s 20-2-0 mark in 1988-89, and is the best CU regular season ECAC record since the 1969-70 team went 21-0 in conference play. ECAC Stats: The team finished the ECAC slate at the top of the conference’s stat lists for defense (1.32 gapg), power play (.262) and penalty kill (.880). The team had the third-best goal output at 4.05 per game. Dominating: Cornell allowed just 12 goals in 13 regular season home games at Lynah Rink this year. The team also outscored its opponents 61-12 in those games. Toss in the two playoff games and the numbers sit at 14 goals in 15 games and a 68-14 advantage overall. Another Defensive Note: Cornell allowed just 29 goals in its 22 conference games this year, which is the best defensive league performance in school and ECAC history. Comparatively: Cornell has 131 goals on the year and is 13 more than its output of last season. The team also has 232 assists this year, which is 34 more than last season. Cornell played in 35 games last year and these numbers reflect the squad’s performance through an identical 35 games. Big Red at the ECAC Tourney: Cornell earned its 10th ECAC crown with its wins over Brown and Harvard. Against the Bears in the semifinals, the Big Red had its goals come from two unlikely sources in junior forward Greg Hornby USCHO.com (March 25 — FINAL) No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Team Cornell (28) Colorado College (12) New Hampshire Minnesota Ferris State Boston University Michigan Boston College Maine Harvard MSU-Mankato North Dakota Ohio State Minnesota-Duluth St. Cloud State Record 28-4-1 29-6-5 25-7-6 24-8-9 30-9-1 24-13-3 28-9-3 23-10-4 24-9-5 22-9-2 20-10-10 26-11-5 25-12-5 22-15-5 17-15-5 Points 583 561 517 490 399 380 364 351 276 210 192 177 141 57 32 Others receiving votes: Michigan State 19, Northern Michigan 17, Providence 16, Denver 9, Mercyhurst 4, Wayne State 3, Dartmouth 2. Cornell in The National Polls . . . Week Preseason 10/7 10/14 10/21 10/28 11/4 11/11 11/18 11/25 12/2 12/9 12/16 12/30 1/6 1/13 1/20 1/27 2/3 2/10 2/17 2/24 3/3 3/10 3/17 3/24 3/31 USAToday 8 8 6 9 7 t-9 6 8 7 7 4 3 6 4 4 4 4 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 USCHO 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 7 7 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 - Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •6• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey www.CornellBigRed.com Career Highs . . . Points (more than one) Player Points When Knoepfli 4 2/8/03, Vermont McRae, Mark 4 twice, MR: 2/8/03, Vermont McRae, Matt 4 11/20/99, Clarkson Moulson 4 2/7/03, Dartmouth Murray 4 2/23/02, Clarkson Paolini 4 2/1/02, Harvard Vesce 4 twice, MR: 2/7/03, Dartmouth Bâby 3 seven times, MR: 1/18/03, RPI Hynes 3 2/21/03, Rensselaer Palahicky 3 11/15/02, Vermont Abbott, Cam 2 11/9/02, Princeton Abbott, Chris 2 12/6/02, Western Michigan Bell 2 three times, MR: 1/18/03, Union Cook 2 five times, MR: 2/8/03, Vermont Hornby 2 11/15/02, Vermont Pegoraro 2 twice, MR: 12/1/02, Boston U. Varteressian 2 11/15/02, Vermont Goals (more than one) Player Goals When Moulson 3 2/7/03, Dartmouth Bâby 2 three times, MR: 1/18/03, RPI Bell 2 1/26/02, St. Lawrence Cook 2 3/15/02, Rensselaer Hynes 2 3/29/03, MSU-Mankato Knoepfli 2 twice, MR: 3/29/03, MSU-Mankato McRae, Mark 2 three times, MR: 2/21/03, RPI McRae, Matt 2 four times, MR: 2/16/02, Vermont Murray 2 11/2/01, Ala.-Huntsville 2 11/9/01, Union 2 2/23/02, Clarkson Palahicky 2 twice, 11/8/02, Yale; 2/8/03, Vt. Paolini 2 2/1/02, Harvard 2 3/2/02 , Union Vesce 2 nine times, MR:2/15/03, at Harvard and senior Cornell Places Four on 2003 ECAC defenseman Travis All-Tourney Team Bell. In fact, Bell’s goal was his first LeNeveu Named Most Outstanding Player of the year and F-Stephen Baby, Cornell fourth in his Big F-Dominic Moore, Harvard Red career. F-Brenden Bernakevitch, Harvard Hornby opened D-Travis Bell, Cornell the scoring late in the second period D-Doug Murray, Cornell and Bell added G-Yann Danis, Brown some insurance for G-Dov Grumet-Morris, Harvard the team’s ninth Outstanding Player-David LeNeveu, Cornell shutout of the season. It was a penalty-riddled game, with special teams getting the call 14 times in the game. Neither team was able to use the extra attacker to its advantage, though, as neither had a power-play goal in the game. Sophomore goalie David LeNeveu was called on to make just 11 saves in the game, including a tournament record of just one in the first period. Yann Danis of Brown had 27 saves in the contest. The championship game was a bit more gut-wrenching as the Big Red gave up its lead late in the third period, with Harvard getting the go-ahead score with less than four minutes to go in the game. Senior defenseman Mark McRae provided some last-second heroics, though, scoring a faceoff goal with just over 30 seconds to go in regulation to tie it up. The Big Red was fortunate to have the draw in the offensive zone — in fact lucky to have one at all — as LeNeveu had been pulled from goal, and Harvard barely missed an open net (and we’re talking an inch!) and was called for icing, setting up the faceoff. The two teams headed into overtime and the Crimson got off three shots on goal in the opening minute, before senior winger Sam Paolini ripped one past Harvard netminder Dov Grumet-Morris to win the game just 1:23 into the extra period. LeNeveu made 25 saves between the pipes, while Grumet-Morris had 30 stops. Cornell vs. New Hampshire: This is the 21st meeting between Cornell and New Hampshire, and some see this as a grudge match. Not only is the alltime series tied up with each team having 10 wins, the Wildcats kept the Big Red out of the Frozen Four last year with a 4-3 win in the East regional quarterfinals. The two teams first met during the 1941-42 season. Last Year’s Cornell-UNH Contest: Cornell forward Shane Palahicky tied it up at 3-all late in the game, but UNH came right back and scored one of its own to retake the lead and the win in the East region quarterfinals last year. For the Wildcats, Colin Hemingway scored twice, while Jim Abbott netted the game winner with less than three minutes to go. Cornell’s Stephen Bâby and Sam Paolini also had goals in the game. How Did New Hampshire Get Here?: The WIldcats won the Northeast Regional in Worcester, Mass., with a 3-0 win over Boston College in the championship game. UNH faced St. Cloud State in the opening round and won 5-2. The squad earned its bid to this year’s tournament by claiming the Hockey East title, which also came at Boston University’s expense. Wildcat Recap: Colin Hemingway and Preston Callander each scored twice and Sean Collins also tallied in the Wildcats’ 5-2 NCAA opening win over St. Cloud State on March 28. Collins scored the game winner on the power play at 7:08 in the second period. Hemingway also assited on the final goal of the game for a three-point night. Mike Ayers earned the win, stopping 35 shots compared to the 25 that Jake Morland turned aside for St. Cloud. The regional championship game was a rematch of the Hockey East final with UNH winning again, shutting out Boston University 3-0. UNH scored the first goal of the game at 13:09 when Joshua Prudden talled a power-play marker. It was a really tight game and neither team scored in the second. Patrick Foley gave his wildcats a little breathing room midway through the third and Collins netted an ENG late in the game to wrap it up. Ayers was again in net and made 27 saves. Assists (more than one) Player Assists When Knoepfli 4 2/8/03, Vermont McRae, Mark 4 2/11/00, Clarkson Bâby 3 twice, MR: 11/25/01, Boston U. McRae, Matt 3 11/20/99, Clarkson Murray 3 twice, MR: 11/30/02, Boston U. Palahicky 3 11/15/02, Vermont Paolini 3 twice, MR: 11/17/01, Brown Vesce 3 three times, MR: 2/7/03, Dart. Bell 2 1/17/03, Union Cook 2 twice, MR: 11/8/02, Yale Hynes 2 twice, MR: 2/21/03, Rensselaer Moulson 2 11/16/02, Dartmouth Pegoraro 2 12/1/02, Boston U. Varteressian 2 11/15/02, Vermont Shutouts Player LeNeveu Score 2-0 4-0 3-0 5-0 3-0 6-0 5-0 8-0 3-0 2-0 4-0 Saves 32 27 1 Game 3/21/03, Brown 3/15/03, Rensselaer 3/1/03, Yale 2/21/03, Rensselaer 1/24/03, Clarkson 1/17/03, Union 11/23/02, Brown 11/15/02, Vermont 11/8/02, Princeton 2/2/02, Brown 12/1/01, Princeton Game 3/1/02, Rensselaer 1/5/03, Clarkson 2/8/03, Vermont Saves Player LeNeveu Marr Chabot Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •7• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com Collegiate Firsts . . . Goals Player Abbott, Cam Abbott, Chris Bâby Bell Co ok 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey The 2002 Cornell-UNH Game www.CornellBigRed.com Game 11/9/02 - Princeton 11/1/02 - Ohio State 11/20/99 - Clarkson 1/26/02 - St. Lawrence Downs Hornby Hughes Hynes Iggulden Knoepfli Murray McRae, Mark McRae, Matt Moulson Palahicky Paolini Pegoraro Varteressian Vesce Wallace 3/15/02 - Rensselaer 2/2/02 - Brown 11/2/01 - Ala.-Huntsville 1/27/01 - St. Lawrence 11/8/02 - Yale 11/24/01 - Boston University 11/10/01 - Rensselaer 11/12/99 - Brown 12/3/99 - Princeton 11/5/99 - Rensselaer 11/16/02 - Dartmouth 11/25/00 - Clarkson 2/11/00 - Clarkson 11/15/02 - Vermont 11/2/01 - Ala.-Huntsville 11/25/00 - Clarkson 2/17/01 - Vermont Game 11/9/02 - Princeton 12/6/02 - Western Michigan 11/5/99 - Rensselaer 12/4/99 - Yale 11/3/01 - Alabama-Huntsville 11/16/01 - Brown 12/6/02 - Western Michigan 12/27/00 - Ohio State 1/19/02 - Colgate 11/8/02 - Yale 11/16/01 - Vermont 11/9/01 - Union 3/2/02 - Union 11/12/99 - Brown 11/5/99 - Rensselaer 11/15/02 - Vermont 11/6/99 - Union 11/12/99 - Brown 2/4/00 - Harvard 11/15/02 - Vermont 2/16/02 - Vermont 11/26/00 - Niagara 11/1/02 - Ohio State GAME 35 — CORNELL VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE NCAA EAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ... QUARTERFINALS WORCESTER CENTRUM CENTR, MARCH 24, 2002 CORNELL 2 0 1 — 3 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 0 1 — 4 First Period—NH: Horst (Callander, Barker), 1:55; C: Bâby (Palahicky, Mark McRae), 4:32; C: Paolini (Bâby, Vesce), ppg, 5:37; NH: Hemingway (Haydar, Collins), ppg, 6:39; NH: Hemingway (Haydar, Collins), 5x3 ppg, 11:22. Penalties: Abbott, New Hampshire (interference), 5:19; Wieckowski, Cornell (obstruction-hooking), 6:08; Bâby, Cornell (high-sticking), 9:42; McMeekin, Cornell (high-sticking), 10:29; Caron, New Hampshire (holding), 13:29; Wieckowski, Cornell (hitting after the whistle), 20:00; Foley, New Hampshire (hitting after the whistle), 20:00. Second Period—No scoring. Penalties: Palahicky, Cornell (holding), 5:51; Abbott, New Hampshire (charging), 12:45; Murray, Cornell (elbowing), 15:33. Third Period—C: Palahicky (Bell), 13:17; NH: Abbott (Stafford), 17:21. Penalties: Bâby, Cornell (interference), 4:40. C: Underhill (59:05) 6 4 10 — 20 NH: Carney (60:00) 5 5 5 — 15 Atten: 11,888 O: Pietrowski (R), Hunt (AR), Wohlers (AR). Assists Player Abbott, Cam Abbott, Chris Bâby Northeast Regional All-Stars: G: Michael Ayers, New Hampshire (MOP); D: Bryan Miller, Boston University; D: Garrett Stafford, New Hampshire; F: Colin Hemingway, New Hampshire; F: Preston Callander, New Hampshire; F: Dominic Moore, Harvard. Rankings: The Wildcats enter this weekend’s action ranked third by both national polls and is the No. 3 seed. Senior forward Lanny Gare is ranked among the nation’s top scorers, with 51 points to his name this year on 22 goals and 29 assists. As a team, the WIldcats are ranked among the top 15 offensively, with an average of 3.8 goals per game, while its defense is allowing only 2.2 goals per outing. The team’s power play and penalty kill are also ranked among the best, clicking at .240 and .869, respectively. Gare Alert: Lanny Gare was injured (shoulder) in the opening moments of the Northeast regional championship game and didn’t return to the bench, so everyone is looking to see if he makes a comeback at the Frozen Four. New Hampshire Stats vs. The Big Red Team Record G A PTS G/GP Cornell 30-4-1 131 232 363 3.74 UNH 27-7-6 152 254 406 3.80 Bell Cook Downs Gleed Hornby Hughes Hynes Iggulden Knoepfli LeNeveu McRae, Mark McRae, Matt Moulson Murray Palahicky Paolini Pegoraro Varteressian Vesce Wallace Power Play 37x161 (.230) 40x167 (.240) Penalty Kill 132x146 (.904) 153x176 (.869) Wildcat Stat Leaders: Lanny Gare (Sr., F) 22-29—51; Colin Hemingway (Sr., F) 22-25—47; Steve Saviano (Jr., F) 7-30—37; Jim Abbott (Sr., F) 12-18—30; Preston Callander (So., F) 12-17—29; Sean Collins (So., F) 21-7—28; Michael Ayers (Jr., G) 2379:37 min., 2.14 G.A.A., .927, 26-7-6. Cornell vs. Minnesota: Cornell and Minnesota have only faced each other once through the years, with the Golden Gophers taking 5-2 win in the opening game of the Mariucci Classic on Dec. 21, 1993. 2002-03 Final Ivy League Standings W 1. Cornell 2. Harvard 2. Dartmouth 4. Brown 5. Yale 6. Princeton 8 6 6 5 3 1 L 1 4 4 4 7 9 T 1 0 0 1 0 0 Pts. 17 12 12 11 6 2 For-Vs 38-16 36-27 31-34 31-25 35-41 14-42 How Did the Gophers Get Here?: Minnesota won the WCHA title game and the conference’s automatic bid to this year’s NCAA tournament. The Golden Gophers defeated Colorado College 4-2 in the title game, earning a chance to defend its 2002 national title. Minnesota went on to down Mercyhurst 9-2 in the opening round of the West Regional and the claimed a 7-4 win over Ferris State in the championship game. This is Minnesota’s second-straight Frozen Four appearance and 18th overall. What Did Minnesota Do Last Time Out?: Grant Potulny scored a hat trick and Keith Ballard tallied twice and added an assist to lead the Gophers to its 9-2 first round win over Mercyhurst in the NCAA West Regional. Gino Guyer actually led the team in points in the game, as he had five helpers in the contest. Minnesota outshot Mercyhurst 56-18 and had five goals in the second Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •8• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey Pos. Cl. G D F D D D F F D F F F F F F F F F D F F F F D G G Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Ht. Wt. Hometown www.CornellBigRed.com OFFICIAL ROSTER . . . No. Name 1 Chabot, Louis 2 Bell, Travis 4 Pajerski, Jan 5 Gleed, Jon 6 Murray, Doug 7 Cook, Charlie 8 Vesce, Ryan 9 Varteressian, Paul 12 Wallace, Ben 14 Abbott, Cam 15 Pegoraro, Daniel 16 Hornby, Greg 17 McRae, Matt 18 Iggulden, Mike 19 Abbott, Chris 20 Palahicky, Shane 21 Bâby, Stephen 22 Hughes, Kelly 23 Downs, Jeremy 24 Moulson, Matt 25 Paolini, Sam 27 Knoepfli, Mike 28 Hynes, Shane 29 McRae, Mark 30 Marr, Todd 31 LeNeveu, Dave Average Height: 6-1 Average Weight: 198 Head Coach: Mike Schafer Assistant Coach: Jamie Russell Assistant Coach: Brent Brekke Athletic Trainer: Ed Kelly Mgrs.: Joanna Cheng, Adrien Desbaillets and Mike Teeter 6-0 180 Charlesbourg, Que. 5-9 195 6-1 195 6-2 200 6-3 240 6-0 195 5-8 170 6-3 200 6-2 200 6-0 190 5-11190 5-11220 6-0 185 Calgary, Alb. Burlington, Ont. Milton, Ont. Bromma, Sweden Port Huron, Mich. Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. Oakville, Ont. London, Ont. Sarnia, Ont. Toronto, Ont. Nanaimo, B.C. Toronto, Ont. period en route to the win. The next night had a little more action from both sides, but the Gophers prevailed, coming out with a 7-4 victory over Ferris State. Thomas Vanek scored twice in this outing and Matt DeMarchi netted the game winner with a power-play marker late in the first period. Vanek also had an assist for a three-point night, while DeMarchi, Matt Koalska and Jake Fleming all finished with a goal and an assist each. Justin Johnson saw the first 20 minutes of action between the pipes and made four saves before being replaced by Travis Weber who had 12 stops in the final two periods. West Regional All-Stars: G: Mike Brown, Ferris State; D: Keith Ballard, Minnesota; D: Matt DeMarchi, Minnesota; F: Thomas Vanek, Minnesota (MVP); F: Chris Kunitz, Ferris State; F: Grant Potulny, Minnesota. Rankings: Minnesota is the No. 2 team according to both the USCHO and USA Today polls and was the No. 3 seed at the start of the tournament. With Colorado College not advancing to the Frozen Four, the Gophers move up to the No. 2 spot for the championship weekend. Rookie forward Thomas Vanek is ranked among the nation’s top scorers with 58 points on 29 goals and 29 assists. In fact, he is ninth overall and is the second-highest freshman in points. His 29 goals rank fourth overall, while teammate Troy Riddle has 25 goals (including 12 on the power play) to rank 13th. Minnesota’s offense ranks fourth nationally with 4.21 goals per game, while its defense is 17th at 2.77 goals given up per outing. The Gophers also have a strong power play, connecting 25.5 percent of the time. Of Note: Two of Minnesota’s top four scorers are defensemen — Keith Ballad and Paul Martin. Minnesota Stats vs. The Big Red Team Record G A PTS G/GP Cornell 30-4-1 131 232 363 3.74 Minn. 26-8-9 181 285 466 4.21 6-3 200 St. Catharines, Ont. 5-9 195 6-0 210 6-5 235 6-3 215 5-11185 6-1 195 6-1 210 6-1 195 6-3 210 6-0 190 6-0 190 6-1 170 Sarnia, Ont. Maple Ridge, B.C. Winnetka, Ill. Calgary, Alb. Syracuse, N.Y. Mississauga, Ont. Rochester, N.Y. Georgetown, Ont. Calgary, Alb. Toronto, Ont. Darien, Conn. Fernie, B.C. Power Play Penalty Kill 37x161 (.230) 132x146 (.904) 62x244 (.254) 153x191 (.801) Minnesota Stat Leaders: Thomas Vanek (Fr., F) 29-29—58; Troy Riddle (Jr., F) 25-25—50; Keith Ballard (So., D) 12-29—41; Paul Martin (Jr., D) 930—39; Matt Koalska (Jr., F) 9-29—38; Gino Guyer (Fr., F) 12-15—27; Tyler Hirsch (Fr., F) 9-15—24; Grant Potulny (Jr., F) 15-7—22; Barry Tallackson (So., F) 7-14—21; Travis Weber (So., G) 1863:50 min., 2.58 G.A.A., .898, 16-6-7; Justin Johnson (So., G) 764:42 min., 2.90 G.A.A., .885, 10-2-2. Cornell vs. Michigan: The Big Red and Wolverines have played each other a total of six times, with their first meeting taking place during the 1964-65 season. Michigan holds a slight 3-2-1 advantage all-time over the Big Red. The two teams last faced each other in the NCAA tournament during the 1990-91 season with the Wolverines taking the best-of-three series. Cornell came out and won the first night 5-4 in overtime at Yost. Current NHL player Kent Manderville scored twice for the Big Red in the win. Michigan came back to claim the next two game 6-4 and 9-3. And Michigan Gets Here Too: Michigan also earned an automatic bid to this year’s tourney by winning its conference title. The Wolverines defeated Ferris State in the CCHA title game to earn the bid. Michigan then went on to defeat Maine 2-1 in the first round of the Midwest Regional and then claimed the tournament with a 5-3 win over Colorado College. The Midwest Regional was held at Michigan’s own Yost Arena. Wolverine Recap: Michigan opened NCAA tournament play with a tight 2-1 win over Maine. Neither team was able to find the back of the net in either the first or second periods and all of the scoring took place in the third. Eric Nystrom opened it up for the host school with a goal at 6:47 in the final stanza and Maine came back 10 minutes later to tie it Well-Represented The players on this year’s team represent three countries: United States (6), Canada (20) and Sweden (1). In the U.S., players hail from Connecticut (1), Illinois (1), New York (3) and Michigan (1), while the Canadians are from Alberta (3), British Columbia (4), Ontario (12) and Quebec (1). Senior defenseman Doug Murray is from Sweden. Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •9• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey www.CornellBigRed.com up. Jed Ortmeyer put Michigan ahead with 1:31 left on the clock with a power-play marker for the win. Al Montoya made 34 saves in the game, including 12 in the first and third periods. Nystrom also had an assist in the game for a two-point night. Nystrom opened the scoring against Colorado College as well, tallying less than three minutes into the action. The two teams traded goals and it was tied at 3-all after 40 minutes of play. Jason Ryznar came out in the third and scored an unassisted marker less than five minutes into the third and Mark Mink (with a Nystrom assist) added an empty-net insurance goal for the Wolverine win. Montoya was in goal again and had 21 stops in the contest. Midwest Regional All-Stars: F: Brett Sterling, Colorado College; F: Eric Nystrom, Michigan; F: Jed Ortmeyer, Michigan; D: Tom Preissing, Colorado College; D: Andy Burnes, Michigan; G: Al Montoya, Michigan (MOP). Rankings: Michigan is the lone non-No. 1 regional seed to have advanced to this year’s Frozen Four. The Wolverines were actually the No. 3 seed in the Midwest, but were bouyed by the home ice advantage to make it to the championship round. The team finished seventh in the final USCHO poll and is listed fourth in this week’s USA Today poll. Freshman forward Jeff Tambellini leads Michigan in scoring and his 26 goals are ranked among the best in the nation. As a team, the Wolverines are ranked sixth offensively with 3.93 goals per game and they are seventh defensively, allowing just 2.38 scores per outing. The power play unit checks in at the No. 15 spot (21.9 percent), while its penalty kill is second to only the Big Red’s at 88.9 percent. Michigan Stats vs. The Big Red Team Record G A PTS G/GP Power Play Penalty Kill Cornell 30-4-1 131 232 363 3.74 37x161 (.230) 132x146 (.904) Mich. 30-9-3 165 253 418 3.93 49x222 (.221) 185x208 (.889) Michigan Stat Leaders: Jeff Tambellini (Fr., F) 26-18—44; John Shouneyia (Sr., F) 7-28—35; Dwight Helminen (So., F) 17-16—33; Jed Ortmeyer (Sr., F) 17-16—33; David Moss (So., F) 14-17—31; Eric Nystrom (So., F) 15-11—26; Andrew Ebbett (Fr., F) 9-17—26; Brandon Rogers (So., D) 4-21—25; Al Montoya (Fr., G) 2478:45 min., 2.32 G.A.A., .911, 30-9-3. Cornell-Michigan Connection: Michigan backup goalie Chris Gartman (#33) was a member of the Big Red for two seasons before leaving to play in the USHL and then signing with Michigan this past year. Perfecto: Cornell finished its 2002-03 home slate with a perfect 15-0-0 record. The last time the team secured a clean slate in Cornell Takes Home Five of Six Top Conference Awards — Five Players Earn All-Conference Honors LeNeveu, Murray, Baby, Vesce, Mark McRae and Schafer all honored ALBANY, N.Y. — Cornell sophomore goaltender David LeNeveu (Fernie, B.C.) was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference’s Co-Player of the Year on March 20 at the conference’s annual men’s ice hockey banquet. LeNeveu also took home the top goaltender honors, while teammates Doug Murray (Bromma, Sweden) and Stephen Baby (Winnetka, Ill.) also took home top hardware. Junior center Ryan Vesce (Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.) and senior defenseman Mark McRae (Toronto, Ont.) also received honors. Head coach Mike Schafer was also recognized as the conference’s Coach of the Year. Along with the co-player of the year honors, shared with Yale’s Chris Higgins, LeNeveu was the Ken Dryden Award winner as the conference’s top goalie and was a first-team all-conference selection. Murray joined LeNeveu on the first team and was also given the Best Defensive Defenseman Award. Baby repeated his efforts as the Best Defensive Forward Award winner and was named to the ECAC’s second team. Baby was joined on the second team by Vesce, while McRae was an honorable mention pick. This is the first time in conference history that co-players of the year have been selected. It is also the first time that a coach has received the top honor in back-to-back seasons. LeNeveu is the nation’s top goalie with a 1.14 goals against average, a .942 save percentage and nine shutouts. The three marks are first in the conference and in the country. In fact, his nine blankings are a Cornell and ECAC record. He is 28-2-1 for the year and has the nation’s top winning percentage (.919). In the 31 games he’s played this year, he has allowed one goal or less in 19 of them. In ECAC competition, he posted a 1.15 GAA, a .940 save percentage and a record of 17-2-1. A second round (46th overall) draft pick of the Phoenix Coyotes, LeNeveu was picked for the Canadian Junior National Team, which won a silver medal at the world championships in January. He was the only NCAA player on the Canadian squad. Murray, considered one of the best defensemen in all of college hockey, earned top-team conference honors for the second straight year. He is the second straight player (Brian McMeekin last year) and fourth overall to be named the conference’s top defenseman. A dominating, physical force, Murray is the leader of the nation’s top defense, which has allowed just 1.31 goals per game this year. The team also boasts the nation’s top penalty kill at 90.4 percent. Murray is among the Big Red’s top five scorers with 24 points on five goals and 19 assists. He has four multiple-point games and is a force on the power play, with 14 points coming to him while the Big Red has had the man advantage. Doug was an eighth-round draft pick of the San Jose Sharks in 1999. Baby, who was also named the Best Defensive Forward in 2002, has only gotten better this season. An all-around player who can wreak havoc at both ends of the ice, Baby is one of the team’s leading scorers with 40 points on eight goals and 32 assists. His 32 helpers are among the best in the nation. This past year, he became the 42nd Cornellian to reach the 100-career point milestone and currently has 114 on 29 goals and 85 assists. He has recorded 13 multiple-point games this season, including two multiple-goal performances. He is a 1999 draft pick of the Atlanta Thrashers (188th overall). Vesce has also become a force for the Big Red. After having his point total increase each year, the ECAC coaches have finally recognized him for his efforts on the ice. He currently leads the team in scoring with 44 points on 18 goals and 26 assists, which also puts him up with some of the top scorers in the nation. In conference play, Ryan was one of the top 10 scorers with 29 points (11g 18a). McRae was one of the ECAC’s top scoring defensemen, finishing the conference slate in the No. 2 spot with 21 points (7g, 14a). He is fifth in overall scoring with 28 points on nine goals and 19 assists. Mark is a ninth-round pick of Atlanta’s in the 2000 draft. Coach Schafer reached the 150-win milestone earlier this season and also claimed his 100th conference win in the process. He has led this year’s team to its second straight regular season title, a 19-2-1 ECAC mark and a 30-4-1 overall record. Cornell’s conference record was the best by an ECAC team since the 1988-89 season and is the best in program history since the 1969-70 team went 21-0 in conference play. Schafer’s squad also allowed just 29 goals in its 22 conference games, which is the best defensive league performance in school and ECAC history. Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •10• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey www.CornellBigRed.com the regular season was during 1970-71, when the team was 120-0 at Lynah and then added a playoff win for a perfect 13-0-0 home season. Prior to that year, the closest a Big Red team has come to an undefeated home mark was the 1977-78 season when the squad went 13-0-1 at Lynah. Cornell has won 18 straight games at Lynah, dating back to last season and has a 241-0 record in its last 25 home games. Home Advantage: Cornell has played in front of a capacity crowd at Lynah Rink for 32 straight games (including two exhibitions vs. Canadian teams), dating back to last season, when the Big Red faced Alabama-Huntsville on Nov. 3, 2001. The Lynah advantage? In the 30 NCAA games, Cornell has a record of 28-1-1 — a winning percentage of .950 (15-0-0 this year ... 1.000). In the 723 games played at Lynah since it opened during the 1957-58 season, the Big Red has won 71.8 percent of its games (409-149-37). Coaching Milestones: Head coach Mike Schafer ’86 reached his 100th career ECAC regular-season victory on Feb. 21 vs. Rensselaer. He also reached his 150th overall career victory with the 3-0 win at Yale on March 1, 2003. In his eight years behind the Big Red’s bench, he now has a 103-54-17 record in ECAC games for a winning percentage of .641. Overall, he is 156-8725 (.629). National Honors: Sophomore goaltender David LeNeveu has received numerous accolades for his outstanding play this season. It was announced on March 5 that he was the Ice Hockey Collegiate Commissioners’ Association “Commissioners’ Choice Player of the Month” for February. The award honors the month’s top men’s college player in NCAA Division I and is selected by the IHCCA. He was also named the Ivy League Player of the Year. LeNeveu leads the nation with his overall G.A.A. of 1.14, .942 save percentage, a .919 winning percentage (28-2-1) and nine shutouts. Peer Recognition: The Big Red coaching staff was also honored recently, receiving applause from fellow coaches. The American Hockey Coaches Association recognized head coach Mike Schafer and assistants Jamie Russell and Brent Brekke as its Staff of the Month for February. The trio led the Big Red to a 7-0-1 mark during the month and the team climbed to its highest-ever ranking in the national polls, checking in as the No. 2 team in the nation. Ivy League Champions: Cornell wrapped up its Ancient Eight season with a record of 8-1-1 to claim its second straight and 17th overall Ivy League title (including three shared crowns). Cornell finished with five points more than its closest competitior in this year’s race. Ivy Honors: Joining LeNeveu with All-Ivy League honors were senior defenseman Doug Murray, junior center Ryan Vesce, senior blue liner Mark McRae and senior right wing Stephen Bâby. LeNeveu, Murray and Vesce were all first-team picks, while McRae was a second-team honoree and Bâby was an honorable mention selection. All-Ivy selections are based primarily on statistics vs. other Ancient Eight teams. Passing Last Year’s Numbers: Thirteen different players (including two goalies) have met or surpassed their numbers from last year. Mike Knoepfli now has a careerhigh eight goals (four last year), while sophomore defenseman Charlie Cook has a career-best 13 assists. Senior winger Shane Palahicky has seven goals to match his output from last year and also has a career-high 13 assists on the year for 20 points. Classmate Mark McRae has also surpassed his goal output and now has nine scores on the year. Other players who have met or exceeded last year’s numbers include junior center Ryan Vesce (18-26—44), senior right wing Stephen Bâby (32 assists and 40 points), senior center Matt McRae (nine assists), junior forward Greg Hornby (6-7—13), sophomore defenseman Jeremy Downs (3-3—6), junior blue liner Ben Wallace (3-4—7) and sophomore forward Paul Varteressian (1-2—3). Milestone Reached: Junior center Ryan Vesce became the 43rd Cornellian, and second one this year, to reach the 100career point milestone. He had an assist in the Big Red’s 52 win over MSU-Mankato on March 29 for this 100th and then scored the opening goal against Boston College on March 30 for his 101st point. Senior right wing Stephen Bâby reached the milestone earlier this year. The Last Junior 100-Point Man: The last Big Red player to hit the magic number as a junior was Joe Nieuwendyk, who earned his 100th point in his 49th career game (1986-87 season). He actually entered his junior season needing just one point for 100, as he had 45 points as a freshman and 54 as a sophomore. Joe had four points (two goals and two assists) in that first game of the year against Army. Prior to Nieuwendyk, Duanne Moeser picked up his 100th point as a junior (1984-85 season), reaching the magic number in his 96th career game and 12th of his junior year. He had a Cornell Men’s Hockey Has Five Named All-Ivy LeNeveu Player of the Year PRINCETON, N.J. — Cornell goaltender David LeNeveu led an all-star cast on this year’s All-Ivy League men’s hockey team, as the sophomore earned unanimous first-team honors and was named the Ivy League Player of the Year. Junior center Ryan Vesce was also a unanimous firstteam pick, and was joined by senior defenseman Doug Murray. The honors were announced March 7 by the Ivy League office. Senior defenseman Mark McRae was a second-team pick, while senior right wing Stephen Bâby was an honorable mention pick. The head coaches of the six Ivy League men’s hockey teams voted on the honors. Ivy League-only stats are taken into greatest consideration for the selection. In Ivy League games this year, LeNeveu led all goalies with a 1.39 G.A.A, a .937 save percentage and an .850 winning percentage. Vesce finished third in Ivy scoring with 15 points on seven goals and eight assists. Murray, considered one of the most dominating defensemen in college hockey, picked up eight Ivy League points on three goals and five assists for a second-place tie among the league’s defensemen. McRae led all Ivy defensemen with nine points (three goals, six assists), while Bâby had 11 Ivy points — all assists — to finish 10th in scoring. First Team F- * Ryan Vesce, Cornell F- * Dominic Moore, Harvard F- Chris Higgins, Yale F- Tim Petit, Harvard D- Noah Welch, Harvard D- Doug Murray, Cornell G- * David LeNeveu, Cornell Second Team F- Brett Nowak, Harvard F- Brent Robinson, Brown D- Trevor Byrne, Dartmouth D- Mark McRae, Cornell G- Yann Danis, Brown Player of the Year - David LeNeveu, Cornell Rookie of the Year - *Hugh Jessiman, Dartmouth Honorable Mention: Lee Stempniak, Dartmouth; Dov Grumet-Morris, Harvard; Paul Esdale, Brown; Stephen Bâby, Cornell. *=unanimous Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •11• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey www.CornellBigRed.com goal and an assist against Rensselaer to notch his 100th and 101st points. Knock on Wood: Senior defenseman Mark McRae is also coming up on the big milestone. McRae has 98 (30 goals, 68 assists) career points and needs just two points to net 100 in his career. He would be just the fourth Cornell blue liner to hit the magic number. And What About the Blue Liners?: The last D-man to reach 100 points was Chris Norton ’88 (31-87—118). Of the three defensive players in Cornell hockey history to reach the 100-point mark, Norton is the only one to have played his entire Big Red career manning the blue line. Peter Shier ’78 (48-59—107) played wing one season and Dan Lodboa ’70 (52-82-134) was a winger as a sophomore and a defenseman as a junior and senior. So, Mark McRae would become just the second true defenseman to reach the milestone. Alumni Alert!: Cornell alum Joe Nieuwendyk, who reached the 500 goal milestone earlier this year, tallied his 1,000th NHL point on Feb. 23, 2003. He scored a goal at 9:04 in the third period for his 1,000th point in a 4-3 win for New Jersey over Pittsburgh. His goal actually tied it up at 3-all en route to his team’s win. He became the 65th NHL player to reach the 1,000-point mark. Humanitarian Finalist: Senior forward Sam Paolini has been named one of five finalists for the Humanitarian Award, which is given to college hockey’s finest citizen. He has been involved in several community and charitable activities in his four years on the East Hill. Sam started Special Population Skate, which pairs him and his teammates up with a group of physically and mentally challenged people from the Ithaca area for a weekly skating session. He also came up with the team’s partnership with the Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance and the Tompkins Trust Company. Paolini has been one of the team’s top performers and currently has 30 points on 13 goals and 17 assists. In honor of his being named a finalist, Paolini was recognized before the Feb. 22 game against Union. The Skating Dutchmen’s head coach, Kevin Sneddon, who is a member of the board of directors for the College Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation, made the presentation. The Humanitarian Award will be presented on April 11, as part of the Frozen Four festivities. ECAC Rookie of the Week/USCHO National Offensive POTW: Freshman left wing Matt Moulson earned a hat trick against the Big Green at Lynah Rink on Feb. 7, netting a goal in each period. He is the first Cornellian to net three goals in a game since November 1998. He also had an assist in the game to finish the night with four points. He followed that performance with a goal and an assist against Vermont, giving him six points for the weekend and five multiple-point games for the year. For his topnotch performances, he was named the ECAC’s Rookie of the Week and was also named the national Player of the Week by U.S. College Hockey Online. Last Home Hatty: Many followers of the Big Red know that the last Cornell hat trick came from David Kozier ’02 at Harvard (Nov. 13, 1998) his freshman year. After rookie Matt Moulson netted his three goals on Feb. 7, many asked when the last home hat trick occurred for the Big Red. The answer to that question is Nov. 11, 1995 by current NHL player Brad Chartrand ’96. LeNeveu at the World Junior Championships: Cornell was without the services of David LeNeveu for four games, as the sophomore netminder was competing at the World Junior Sixty-Nine Student-Athletes Named to Conference’s All-Academic Team Big Red Has Six Named CAPE COD, Mass. - Eastern College Athletic Conference Commissioner Phil Buttafuoco announced March 20 that 69 student-athletes have been named to the 2003 ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team. Thirty-four student athletes are repeat honorees from last season, while 14 players — including Cornell’s Sam Paolini, Mark McRae and Matt McRae — were three-time honorees. Overall, Cornell had six players honored. Players are eligible for the All-Academic team if they have completed at least one academic year, have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 on a 4.00 scale, and have competed in at least one-half of his team’s games during the current season (goaltenders must have played in at least 33 percent of the team’s minutes). Cornell Stephen Baby (Sr., F) — Applied Economics and Management Dave LeNeveu (So., G) — Applied Economics and Management Mark McRae (Sr., D) — College Scholar Matt McRae (Sr., F) — Biology and Society Sam Paolini (Sr., F) — Applied Economics and Management Ben Wallace (Jr., D) — Applied Economics and Management Hockey Championships for Team Canada. He was in goal for two games at the championships, as Canada earned the silver medal. LeNeveu saw action in the team’s 4-1 win over Germany on Dec. 29 and a 5-3 win over Finland on Dec. 31. The Big Red netminder, and the nation’s top goalie, was the only NCAA player selected to the Canadian Junior National Team. Selected in the second round (46th overall) of the 2002 NHL draft by Phoenix, David now has a career G.A.A. of 1.25 with a .940 save percentage and an overall record of 39-4-2 with 11 shutouts. An ECAC All-Rookie Team pick last year, he had the nation’s top goals against average (1.50). Talking About Todd: Junior goaltender Todd Marr has earned his stripes while taking over for David LeNeveu, who was with Team Canada at the World Junior Championships. Marr, who made his third and fourth career starts in games against SLU and Clarkson, picked up wins in both contests. He had 26 saves against the Saints and then had 27 against the Golden Knights. After four games, he has a goals against average of 1.76 and a save percentage of .923. He was the No. 3 star of the game against Clarkson and then earned a spot on the weekly ECAC honor roll. His first Big Red action came in Florida at the Everblades College Classic, when he played a remarkable game against the then No. 1 Maine Black Bears. He also saw 60 minutes of action against Ohio State in that same tourney. Logging His First Minutes: Freshman goalie Louis Chabot saw his first official collegiate action between the pipes in the Big Red’s 8-1 win over Vermont on Feb. 8. Chabot came in with 2:58 to go in the third and stopped the one shot he faced. The Century Mark: Senior right wing Stephen Bâby became the 41st Cornellian to reach the 100-point milestone the weekend of Jan. 24-25. He earned his 100th with an assist on the first goal of the game against St. Lawrence on Jan. 25 and then added his 101st point with a helper on the Big Red’s second goal. He now has 109 points in his career. For the year, he has Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •12• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey www.CornellBigRed.com 40 points on eight goals and 32 assists and has had 13 multiplepoint games this season. Double Double Trouble: After a survey of all Division I hockey programs, it appears that Cornell’s double set of twins is a first for a top level collegiate program. The Big Red has the senior twin tandem of defenseman Mark and center Matt McRae and the freshman match of forwards Chris and Cam Abbott. Cornell has had twins in the past and even three brothers on the team at once, but this appears to be a first for all of Division I hockey. The foursome account for 67 points on 25 goals and 42 assists. An Above Average Average: Two Cornell players are averaging a point or more per game, with Ryan Vesce (18-26—44) and Stephen Bâby (8-32—40) topping the team charts. Forward Sam Paolini is third in scoring with 13 goals and 17 assists for 30 points, while defensemen Mark McRae (9-19—28) and Doug Murray (5-19—24) follow closely behind. The team’s top 14 scorers all have at least 10 points on the year. Vesce leads the team in goals (18), followed by Paolini and freshman Matt Moulson with 13 each. Bâby has the top assists numbers on the team (32), followed by Vesce (26). More Than One More Than Once: Sixteen players have had at least one multiple-point game this season, with senior cocaptain Stephen Bâby and junior center Ryan Vesce leading the way with 13 each. Senior defenseman Mark McRae has eight and classmates Sam Paolini has seven, while senior Shane Palahicky, sophomore Mike Knoepfli and freshman Matt Moulson each have six multiple-point games so far this year. Streaks This Year: Senior defenseman Mark McRae logged the team’s longest streak of the season at eight games, spanning from Jan. 25 vs. St. Lawrence to Feb. 21 vs. Rensselaer. During that time, he racked up three goals and nine assists for 12 points. Prior to McRae’s mark, senior right wing Stephen Bâby had the team’s biggest point streak of the season, having scored at least one point in seven straight games. Junior center Ryan Vesce scored in six straight contests twice this year. Bâby’s and Vesce’s first streaks were stopped in the 1-0 loss to Ohio State. Vesce’s second streak of six games was stopped on Jan. 30 at Colgate. Spreading It Around: The Big Red has been spreading its goal scoring around so far this season with 18 different players accounting for the team’s goals. Assist-wise, 21 players have at least one. Fourteen players have hit double-digit points, while five others have at least three points. Two players are at 40+ points, one has 30, and six others are at 20+. Power-Play Performance: Cornell has now scored 37 powerplay goals, which has the squad among the nation’s leaders. Even better, that gives the Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance at least $3,700, as the Tompkins Trust Company donated $100 to the IBCA for every power-play goal the Big Red scored during the regular season. Several members of the Ithaca/Cornell community have also made pledges toward this fundraising effort and the total is actually just over $300 per PP-goal scored! Senior Sam Paolini, who was the mastermind behind this project, has seven extra-man tallies this year, while junior center Ryan Vesce has six and senior winger Stephen Bâby has five. Decisive and Off to a Good Start: Coach Mike Schafer’s team won 10 of 11 games to start the season, with eight of those wins coming in dominating fashion — the winning margin decided by three or more goals. The team’s 10-1-0 start was the squad’s best since the famed 1969-70 season when the team went 29-0- 0. The team has had a handful of 9-2-0 starts, and in the 1972-73 season the team was 9-2 to start the year before Boston University had to forfeit one of the games for using an ineligible player...if you count that change in the win-loss column, then that would match this year’s start. Season Record: Cornell’s current record of 30-4-1 is the best mark for a Big Red team since the 1969-90 team went 29-0-0. What Extra-Man Advantage?: Cornell’s penalty-kill unit is proving to be one of the nation’s best again so far this season. The Big Red has allowed just 14 power-play goals in 146 chances this year — allowing 10 in ECAC play and just four to nonconference opponents. Overall, the unit is ranked first in the nation (.904). Century Club: Senior captain Stephen Bâby has played in 133 career games, while classmate Mark McRae has now patrolled the blue line for 130 contests. Senior defenseman Doug Murray and senior center Matt McRae also joined the 100-game club and now have both seen action in 126 and 124 games, respectively, while senior forward Shane Palahicky has 121 career contests. Sam Paolini is the most recent addition, having played in 114 games. Junior center Ryan Vesce, reached the 100-game club at the ECAC championships in Albany, N.Y., and has now played in 103 contests. New Record Holder: The Cornell record for games played in a career is 133, set by Kyle Knopp ’99, who never missed a game in his Cornell career. Senior winger Stephen Bâby matched that mark by logging time in the two regional games, March 29-30. Bâby missed just two games in his career — one as a rookie and another as a sophomore. 2002 Ithaca Journal Male Athlete of the Year: Senior defenseman Doug Murray was named the Journal’s top male athlete at the end of 2002 based mainly on his outstanding performance last season, along with the strong efforts he put in during the fall portion of this season. Murray was a first-team All-Ivy, All-ECAC and All-America pick last year as well as a Hobey Baker Award finalist. He was among the nation’s top 10 scoring defensemen. This year, he is among the team’s leading scorers with 24 points on five goals and 19 assists. He is one of the top defensemen in college hockey. Commissioners’ Choice Awards: The inaugural Commissioners’ Choice Awards was announced on Dec. 4, recognizing the top player and rookie in college hockey for the month of November. The awards were established by the Ice Hockey Collegiate Commissioners’ Association (IHCCA), which is comprised of commissioners from the six NCAA Division I hockey conferences. Sophomore goalie David LeNeveu was named to the national honor roll for the month of November. Big Red Sweeps Through the ECAC Quarters: Cornell swept Rensselaer in ECAC quarterfinal action March 14-15 at Lynah Rink with scores of 3-2 and 4-0. The Big Red had 14 players with at least one point over the weekend, as six players accounted for the team’s seven goals and 10 players picked up at least one assist. Junior forward Greg Hornby netted the game winner on Friday night, banging one home at 7:97 in the third period. It was his second winning goal of the year. Junior center Ryan Vesce opened the scoring both nights, with his Saturday night tally holding as the winner. Sophomore goaltender David LeNeveu was in goal for both games and stopped 33 of the 35 shots he faced to earn the victories. Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •13• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey www.CornellBigRed.com Big Red Leader vs. the Engineers: Junior center Ryan Vesce was a leader for the team with three points in the quarters with two goals and an assist. He was the only player with two goals in the series with Rensselaer. He scored the opening goal each night against the Engineers, including a power-play marker. He now has 44 points on the year with 18 goals and 26 assists. And Three More: Senior right wing Stephen Bâby also had three points against RPI with three assists — two on Friday and a third on Saturday. He now has 40 points on the year, which ties him for eighth in overall ECAC points. He leads the ECAC with his 32 assists, which is also among the best in the nation. Cornell in Tourney Action: The Big Red has played in 34 ECAC men’s ice hockey tournaments and has 72 wins in tournament action. Overall, Cornell is 72-32-4 (.685) in the playoffs and has won an ECAC-record 10 championships (1967-68-69-70-73-8086-96-97-03). A Decade of Appearances: Cornell made its 10th straight appearance in the ECAC tournament. The Big Red has advanced to the championship round eight out of the last nine years, winning the tournament crown in 1996 1997 and 2003. One Away: Cornell head coach Mike Schafer ’86 has now claimed three ECAC titles as the coach of the Big Red. Only Ned Harkness has more, picking up four crowns during his tenure behind Cornell’s bench. Schafer also was a member of the 1986 squad which claimed the conference title that season. ECAC Numbers: Cornell has an all-time record of 636-328-60 against ECAC opponents (1964-2003, includes playoff games) for a winning percentage of .650. Ivy Representation: It was the first time in the history of the ECAC tournament that the championship round was made up completely of Ivy League schools — Cornell, Harvard, Dartmouth and Brown. There has also been just two years where at least one Ivy school wasn’t in the action. Final Weekend of Regular Season Play Brings Ws to Big Red: Cornell finished the regular season slate with wins at Princeton (2-1) and Yale (3-0). Cornell’s two wins were the result of a total team effort, as 10 players had points, with five different players scoring the goals and five players accounting for the six assists. Senior right wing Stephen Bâby was the only player to register more than one point on the weekend, as he netted an assist each night. Sophomore goaltender David LeNeveu stopped a seasonhigh 31 shots against Yale to earn the individual and team school record for shutouts in a season (7). He has since surpassed that mark. No More Whale Hex: The win over Yale was Cornell’s first at Ingalls Rink since the 1995-96 season — Coach Schafer’s first year behind the bench. Another Reason the Blanking at Yale was Huge: The 3-0 shutout against the Bulldogs was a big one, as Yale had the nation’s No. 4 offense heading into the game. Big Ben: Junior Ben Wallace’s goal against Yale was the game winner. Wallace has three goals this year, with two of them giving the Big Red victories. His third goal tied it up at Western Michigan before the Big Red went on to win in overtime. Incognito: Cornell alum Joe Nieuwendyk ’88, who reached the 500-goal and 1,000-point NHL milestones earlier this year was at Baker Rink on Feb. 28 to cheer on the Big Red against Princeton. Nieuwendyk had a rare Friday night off, as the Devils had played at the Islanders on Thursday and had a home game on Saturday. He went unnoticed by many in attendance and was able to chat with the team in the locker room after the game. Capital Teams Fall in Ithaca: Cornell wrapped up a perfect home season with a 5-0 win over Rensselaer and a 3-1 victory over Union on Feb. 21-22. Seven players scored goals for the Big Red in the wins, with senior defenseman Mark McRae netting two goals on the weekend. The win over Rensselaer marked the Big Red’s sixth shutout of the year, which tied a school record set by the 1967-68 team. Mark opened the scoring on Friday against the Engineers and it proved to be the game winner. He then scored his second goal later in the game. Freshman center Daniel Pegoraro, who had an assist on Friday, scored the team’s first goal against Union and then sophomore forward Mike Knoepfli netted the game winner. Along with Mark and Pegoraro, senior forwards Sam Paolini (1-1—2), Matt McRae (11—2) and Shane Palahicky (0-2—2) and freshman winger Shane Hynes (1-2—3) also had more than one point on the weekend. Sophomore goaltender David LeNeveu earned both wins, stopping 29 shots in the two games. He was named the ECAC’s Goaltender of the Week for his efforts. Using All 60 Minutes: Cornell scored at least one goal in each period in the Feb. 21 game with Rensselaer, marking the 11th time the team has done that this year. The Red did it two more times against the Engineers during the ECAC quarterfinals and again against MSU-Mankato in the NCAA regionals for 14 games with at least one goal scored in each frame. Streak Ended: Senior defenseman Mark McRae increased his point streak to eight games against Rensselaer on Feb. 21 with two goals against the Engineers. He was held without a point the next night vs. Union, stopping his eight-game point streak. In those eight games, he picked up 12 points on three goals and nine assists. He leads the Cornell defensemen in scoring with 28 points. His nine goals this year surpasses his sophomore and junior outputs. Valentine’s Weekend Brings Three Big Red Points: On Feb. 14-15 in New England, five players scored the Big Red’s six goals and 12 players were responsible for at least one point each, as the Big Red tied Brown (2-2) and defeated Harvard (4-3) . In the first game at Brown, Cornell rookie forwards Shane Hynes and Chris Abbott scored the Big Red’s two goals. It was also a “twins” night as Chris’ twin brother, Cam, had an assist and senior twins Mark and Matt McRae also had helpers in the contest. Junior defenseman Charlie Cook also had an assist in the game. Saturday’s game in Cambridge lived up to its hype, as both Cornell and Harvard were flying for all 60 minutes. Junior center Ryan Vesce netted what would stand as the game winner, knocking in a rebound with less than a minute to go in the second period. It was his second goal of the night. He also opened the scoring with a PPG just 31 seconds into the contest. The Popular Place to Be: Two well-known Cornellians were in attendance at Lynah Rink for the Feb. 8 game vs. the Vermont Catamounts. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman ’74 and former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno ’60 helped cheer the Big Red on to victory. Both also took turns conducting the Big Red pep band – Reno for the alma mater and Bettman for the victory song. Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •14• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey www.CornellBigRed.com Jinx No More: Cornell entered the weekend of Feb. 7-8 looking for its first win over Dartmouth in over four years. The Big Green held a 7-0-1 record over the Big Red and no member of the senior class had ever beaten its New Hampshire foe. Cornell pounded away and finally came through with a 7-1 win in front of a capacity crowd at Lynah Rink. Home Sweep of Dartmouth and Vermont: In the wins over Dartmouth and Vermont on Feb. 7-8, 10 different players scored goals and 15 earned at least one point on the weekend. Showing that every line is capable of producing points, each had at least three points on the weekend, with two lines coming up with at least nine. The defensemen also contributed nine points. By class, the seniors had 16 points, the freshmen had 12, the sophomores seven and the juniors six. Freshman left wing Matt Moulson led the scoring parade with six points (four goals, two assists), while junior center Ryan Vesce and senior defenseman Mark McRae had five points each with matching marks of one goal and four assists. Sophomore goalie David LeNeveu earned both wins between the pipes, stopping a total of 36 shots in the two games. Moulson was named the ECAC’s Rookie of the Week, while Vesce, Mark McRae and LeNeveu were all named to the weekly honor roll. Mike Knoepfli didn’t make it on the list, but also had a stellar weekend, netting five points on the weekend, getting five assists — four of them against Vermont. Tying A Record: The Big Red had five power-play goals against Vermont on Feb. 8, with four of them coming in the second period. That power-play performance tied a Cornell record for PP goals in a period. It is the fourth time a team has matched that number, with the most recent coming against Maine in 1980. Home and Home With Colgate: Cornell split its home-andhome series with Colgate on Jan. 30/Feb. 1, falling 2-1 in overtime in Hamilton and then winning 3-1 in Ithaca. Four different players scored the Big Red’s four goals and eight players had at least one point in the series. Senior winger Sam Paolini netted the game winner on Feb. 1, scoring an evenstrength marker 22 seconds before the end of the first period. Freshman right wing Shane Hynes scored the Red’s lone goal in the loss to the Raiders and then had two assists in the win. His two assists marked his second multiple-point game of the year. Big Red Earns Season Sweep of North Country Foes: The Big Red completed a season sweep of the North Country on Jan. 2425, taking Clarkson 3-0 and St. Lawrence 5-2. Cornell had swept two other games from the two teams earlier in the season. The entire bench continued to produce offense for Cornell, as 14 players picked up points against the Golden Knights and Skating Saints. Seven players accounted for the eight goals, with freshman winger Matt Moulson netting two. Senior forward Sam Paolini had his fourth multiple-point game of the year with three points against the Saints with a goal and two assists. Ryan Vesce picked up three points on the weekend with two assists vs. Clarkson and a goal vs. St. Lawrence. His two points against the Skating Saints marked his ninth multiple-point performance of the year. The 3-0 win over Clarkson was Cornell’s fifth shutout of the year. The school record was six, which was set during the 1967-68 season. The Capital District Trip: Six players tallied multiple points the weekend of Jan. 17-18 in the Big Red’s 6-0 win over Union and the 3-2 victory vs. Rensselaer. Junior center Ryan Vesce led the troops with five points on three goals and two assists, while senior right wing Stephen Bâby had two goals and two assists. Senior blue liners Doug Murray and Travis Bell, sophomore defenseman Jeremy Downs and senior forward Sam Paolini all had two points each on the weekend. Freshman Cam Abbott netted the game winner vs. Union, while Vesce netted the winning goal vs. Rensselaer. Sophomore goaltender David LeNeveu made 17 stops on Friday and 13 on Saturday. The North Country Trip: Senior forward Stephen Bâby had three goals (including the game winner vs. Clarkson) and two assists against Clarkson and St. Lawrence the weekend of Jan. 45. He earned ECAC Player of the Week honors following the two games, as the Big Red won both contests by identical 3-2 scores. Junior blue liner Ben Wallace netted the winner vs. SLU. Bâby wasn’t the only player with multiple points on the weekend, as junior center Ryan Vesce had three assists and senior defenseman Doug Murray had a goal and an assist. Two freshmen picked up points in the North Country wins, with center Daniel Pegoraro grabbing a nifty goal and left wing Matt Moulson earning an assist in the Clarkson win. Of the six stars awarded in the two games at Clarkson and St. Lawrence, Cornell picked up four of them. Stephen Bâby was the No. 1 star in both games, while Ben Wallace and Todd Marr were the No. 3 stars on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. In Florida Against Maine and Ohio State: Cornell travelled to Florida at the end of December and faced No. 1 Maine and No. 11 Ohio State at the Everblades College Classic. The Big Red battled the Black Bears in the first game, but fell short 3-2 and then fell to the Buckeyes 1-0 in the tournament’s consolation game. The first game of the weekend lived up to its billing, as the No. 3 Big Red and No. 1 Black Bears fought hard for 60 minutes. Neither team scored in the first period before Cornell got on the board in the second with a Doug Murray power-play blast from the blue line. Neither team scored the rest of the period, though Maine tried its darndest but kept coming up short against Todd Marr, who was seeing his first action between the pipes. The Black Bears turned it up in the third and solved Marr at 3:23. Maine then made it a 2-1 contest at 10:50 with a fluky goal that seemed to go off someone’s skates. The Black Bears then went ahead 3-1 on an empty netter Before the Big Red came charging back and brought it back within one when Cam Abbott put the puck in the net with a tough-angle shot with 27.7 seconds remaining on the clock. There wasn’t quite enough time for the Big Red to tie it up and Maine held on for the win. The next day saw the Big Red fall to Ohio State by a 1-0 margin. The Buckeyes scored early in the first period and Cornell wasn’t able to capitalize the rest of the way. All-Tournament Team: Senior defenseman/captain Doug Murray was named to the Everblades College Classic AllTournament team. The 6-3, 240-lb. defenseman had a powerplay goal and was dominating on defense throughout the tourney. At Western Michigan: The Big Red scored nine goals and allowed just three when it battled Western Michigan at the beginning of December in Kalamazoo, Mich. Six different players had goals in the wins, with junior Ryan Vesce netting three goals and freshman Matt Moulson getting two. Overall, 12 players had at least one point on the weekend, with six getting at least two. In the first WMU game, five different players scored, with Moulson leading the way with two tallies. In the second contest, the Big Red was behind for the first time this year, but the team held together and came through in overtime. Vesce had the team’s first goal of the game and Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •15• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey www.CornellBigRed.com Breakdown of GWG by line and defense pairings Vesce line: 8 McRae line: 6 Pegoraro line: 5 Abbott line: 5 Murray/Downs: 2 McRae/Bell: 2 Cook/Wallace: 2 netted the game winner in overtime. Junior defenseman Ben Wallace scored the important game-tying goal at 12:11 in the third period. David LeNeveu was in goal both nights and had 36 saves in the two games. Moulson, who finished the weekend with four points, was named the ECAC Rookie of the Week for his efforts. BU Weekend Recap: Cornell scored nine goals and allowed just two over the Thanksgiving weekend, as it defeated then-No. 11 Boston University 4-1 and 5-1. Head coach Mike Schafer continued to get scoring from every end of the bench, as eight different players had goals in the wins, with freshman Shayne Hynes netting two. Overall, 14 players had at least one point on the weekend, with seven getting at least two. Freshman Matt Moulson had the game winner in the first contest, while sophomore Jeremy Downs netted the winner in game two. Princeton/Yale Weekend Recap: Overall, 13 different players scored points for Cornell in the games vs. Yale and Princeton, with eight players getting at least two points, and three players getting three or more. Seven players also scored their first goals of the year during the weekend series. ECAC Opener Weekend Leader: Junior forward Ryan Vesce led the way for Cornell in the first weekend of ECAC action with five points on two goals and three assists against Princeton and Yale. He had a hand in all three of the Big Red’s goals against the Tigers, as he scored twice and also added an assist. Early Blanking: The 3-0 victory over Princeton in the first weekend of ECAC play was the program’s earliest season blanking since the 1990-91 season when the Big Red defeated Army 5-0 in the opener. Shutouts Going Down in History: Sophomore goaltender David LeNeveu earned his fourth career shutout and his second straight when he blanked Vermont on Nov. 15. It marked the first time since the 1975-76 season that the Big Red has recorded back-to-back shutouts. He was named the ECAC Goaltender of the Week for his efforts that weekend. He has since picked up six more shutouts, giving him 11 in his career, which places him second alltime at Cornell. His nine shutouts this year broke the single-season record of six set by Ken Dryden in 1967-68 and also set an ECAC season record. Top of the Pack vs. Harvard and Brown: Senior defenseman Mark McRae led the Red against the Crimson and Bears a few weeks ago with three goals and two assists. He had a goal and a helper vs. Harvard and then had two goals and an assist against Brown — one goal was an even-strength marker and the other came on the power play. He also had zero penalties over the weekend. For his efforts, he was named to the ECAC’s weekly honor roll. Leader vs. Yale: Senior winger Shane Palahicky was the star of the Yale game, as he had two goals. He opened the game’s scoring with an evenstrength tally at 16:00 in the first and then closed the game’s scoring with a power-play goal with just five seconds to go in the contest. Knoepfli Capitalizes: Sophomore forward Mike Knoepfli’s two goals in the season opener against Ohio State was the first time he had scored twice in a game for the Big Red. He had just four goals all of last year. Knoepfli was named to the weekly ECAC honor roll for his efforts. First Timer: Freshman Chris Abbott scored the first goal of the game against the Buckeyes on Nov. 1, tallying at 3:51 in the first period. It was also Abbott’s first collegiate goal. Collegiate Firsts: Freshman center Daniel Pegoraro scored his first collegiate goal in the win over Vermont. Against Dartmouth, classmate Matt Moulson picked up his first collegiate goal. Moulson’s first game was against Vermont, and the forward had an assist. Pegoraro also assisted on a goal vs. the Cats. Rookie Jon Gleed had his first collegiate point, an assist against Western Michigan on Dec. 6. Earning Imaginary Points: In the Big Red’s first game against outside Goals allowed per month November: 11 December: 8 January: 10 February: 10 March: 7 2003 NCAA Regional Championship Participants East: 1. Cornell (No. 1 overall) 2. Boston College 3. Ohio State 4. MSU-Mankato Northeast: 1. New Hampshire (No. 4 overall) 2. Boston Univ. 3. Harvard 4. St. Cloud State Midwest: 1. Colorado College (No. 2 overall) 2. Maine 3. Michigan 4. Wayne State West: 1. Minnesota (No. 3 overall) 2. Ferris State 3. North Dakota 4. Mercyhurst Schafer by the Numbers (1995-2003) W Overall: 156 ECAC: 103 ECAC Playoffs: 22 NCAA Postseason: 4 At Home: 81 On the Road: 54 Neutral Sites: 21 updated 4/2/03 L 87 54 7 3 25 42 20 T 25 17 3 0 12 11 2 Pct. .629 .641 .734 .571 .737 .556 .512 Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •16• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey www.CornellBigRed.com competition, the Big Red defeated York University 9-1 in an exhibition contest. Overall, 12 different players had at least one point in the game (including at least one goal from every line), and a total of 26 points were picked up on nine goals and 17 assists. Leading the way was sophomore defenseman Charlie Cook with two goals, while senior left wing Stephen Bâby and sophomore center Mike Knoepfli had three assists. Freshman center Daniel Pegoraro also picked up multiple points in the contest with two assists. Of the nine goals, five of them came from defensemen. Since it was an exhibition game, though, none of the points count. Red-White Recap: The Big Red played its annual Red-White scrimmage just three days after its first practice. The team was divided up and played two periods of hockey followed by a shootout. The Red team led 2-0 after the first two periods, with freshmen Dan Pegoraro and Chris Abbott each scoring goals. Pegoraro’s goal actually came on a penalty shot. Coach Schafer’s “White” squad won the game, though, after scoring six goals in the shootout for a 6-3 final. Sophomore goalie David LeNeveu was in net for Schafer in the shootout and allowed just one goal. Todd Marr and Louis Chabot split time in net for the “Red.” Oh Captain, My Captains!: Senior forward Stephen Bâby and senior defenseman Doug Murray are this year’s team captains, as selected by a vote of their teammates. Preseason All-Conference: Senior captain Doug Murray was picked as a preseason All-ECAC selection this year by both the coaches and conference media. Also listed were goalie Yann Danis from Brown, defenseman Trevor Byrne from Dartmouth, and forwards Chris Higgins (Yale), Dominic Moore (Harvard) and Brett Nowak (Harvard). Preseason Hoopla: Cornell was ranked in the preseason by both the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine and USCHO polls to finish among the top 10 in the country this year. The Hockey News and Sports Illustrated have also checked in, and have the Big Red listed third and seventh, respectively. The Hockey News Top 10 1. Denver 2. Boston University 3. Cornell 4. Boston College 5. Michigan 6. St. Cloud State 7. Harvard 8. New Hampshire 9. Maine 10. Colorado College Sports Illustrated Top 10 1. Minnesota 2. Michigan 3. New Hampshire 4. Denver 5. Boston University 6. Boston College 7. Cornell 8. Maine 9. Michigan State 10. St. Cloud State Head Coach Mike Schafer: When Mike Schafer was hired as Cornell’s 12th head hockey coach in 1995, it was his goal to bring the Big Red back to the top of the Eastern College Athletic Conference. With two ECAC titles, a regular season championship and three NCAA appearances, Schafer has made the Big Red a team to contend with. Schafer has won 154 games during his eight years with the Big Red and has the third-highest winning percentage (.626) among Cornell coaches, with Ned Harkness (.854) and Dick Bertrand (.683) claiming the first two spots. Schafer is the only Big Red mentor to win ECAC championships in his first two years, and, in 1997, the team won a record-setting ninth ECAC tournament championship. A 1986 graduate of Cornell and a defenseman for the Big Red, Schafer’s squads have been consistently ranked among the nation’s best defensive teams. After graduation, Schafer was named a Big Red assistant coach in September 1986. In 1990, he became an assistant at Western Michigan of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and he was promoted to associate coach in 1994. During his playing career at Cornell, the Big Red won a share of the Ivy League crown for three straight seasons. Schafer appeared in 107 games for the Red, scoring 70 points on 10 goals and 60 assists. In 1985-86, Schafer received ECAC honorable mention and All-Ivy second-team honors for the second consecutive season. Schafer and his wife, Diane, have two sons, Luke and John, and a daughter, Michelle. Assistant Coach Jamie Russell: Jamie Russell joined the Cornell staff in 1999 after serving as an assistant at Ferris State for five years. Russell played for Michigan Tech from 1987-89 and was assistant captain for the Huskies throughout his two seasons of eligibility. He earned a reputation as one of the steadiest defensemen in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association with a career total of eight goals and 22 assists in 77 games. Following his senior year, he won the team’s Outstanding Leadership Award. Professionally, Russell has played overseas in Sweden and also with the American Hockey League’s Binghamton Whalers, the top farm team of the National Hockey League’s Hartford Whalers at that time. Russell earned a bachelor of science degree in business from Michigan Tech in 1989 and a master of business administration degree from Lake Superior State University in 1992. From 1984-86, Russell attended Cariboo College in Kamloops, B.C., and was the most improved player for their varsity team in 1985. The following year, he scored 42 points in 44 games. Russell was the director of a USA Hockey Bantam camp for three years at Ferris and was also an instructor of regional USA Hockey Bantam camps for select players and top 15-year-olds in the Midwest. Jamie and his wife, Linda, live in Ithaca with their son, Ben. Assistant Coach Brent Brekke: Brent Brekke joined the Big Red's staff in 1999 after serving as an assistant coach and director of player personnel with the Chicago Freeze of the North American Hockey League. A 1994 graduate of Western Michigan University with a bachelor of science degree in business administration, Brekke finished his collegiate hockey career with 54 points on nine goals and 45 assists in 151 games. As a senior, he served as team captain and was named the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's Defensive Defenseman of the Year. Brent also played on the United States Junior National team that placed fourth at the World Championships in 1991. Brekke was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in 1991 and played in the American Hockey League during the 1994-95 season for Quebec's Cornwall, Ont., team. The following year he played for the Colorado Avalanche's Dayton, Ohio, team. He was named team captain and finished the year with six goals and 18 assists in 58 games. Brent and his wife, Stacey, have a daughter, Bailee, and a Cornell In Last Year’s National Stat Rankings: The Big Red ended the 2001-02 season among the nation’s best in several statistical categories. The team had the No. 2 defense, allowing just 1.80 goals per game, was ranked fourth for its penalty kill (.870) and fourth for its power play (.280), winning percentage fourth (.743). 2001-02 Individual NCAA Rankings: Goaltender David LeNeveu posted the nation’s best goals against average at 1.50 and had the fourth-best save percentage at .936. Defenseman Doug Murray was seventh among all blue liners in scoring with his 32 points. Forward Sam Paolini tied for 12th place with his 10 power-play goals, while Ryan Vesce tied for 22nd place with his eight extra-man markers. Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •17• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey College Hockey’s All-Time Best Single-Season Defensive Statistics www.CornellBigRed.com TEAM GOALS AGAINST PER GAME (minimum 10 games played) 1.00 Harvard, 1916-17 (10GA/10GP) 1.17 Boston University, 1928-29 (14GA/12GP) 1.29 Boston College, 1922-23 (18 GA/14 GP) 1.36 Michigan State, 2000-01 (57 GA/42GP) 1.38 Harvard, 1930-31 (18 GA/13 GP) 1.45 Harvard, 1912-13 (16 GA/11 GP) Harvard, 1914-15 (16 GA/11 GP) 1.47 Michigan, 1930-31, (25 GA/17GP) 1.48 Cornell, 1967-68 (43 GA/29 GP) 1.48 Middlebury, 2001-02 (43 GA/29GP) 1.50 Harvard, 1928-29 (15 GA/10 GP) 1.51 Michigan State, 1998-99 (64 GA/42 GP) 1.55 Niagara, 1999-00 (65 GA/42GP) POST-DEPRESSION LEADERS 1.36 Michigan State, 2000-01 (57 GA/42 GP) 1.48 Cornell, 1967-68 (43 GA/29 GP) 1.48 Middlebury, 2001-02 (43 GA/29 GP) 1.52 Michigan State, 1998-99 (64 GA/42 GP) 1.55 Niagara, 1999-00 (65 GA/42 GP) 1.57 Middlebury, 2000-01 (44 GA/28 GP) 1.59 Cornell, 1966-67 (46 GA/29 GP) 1.69 Norwich, 2001-02 (54 GA/32 GP) 1.71 Colgate, 1962-63 (41 GA/ 24 GP) 1.71 Lebanon Valley, 2001-02 (48 GA/28 GP) 1.73 Michigan State, 1997-98 (76 GA/44 GP) 1.78 Michigan State, 2001-02 (73 GA/41 GP) 1.80 Cornell, 2001-02 (63 GA/35 GP) 1.81 Michigan State, 1999-00 (76 GA/42 GP) 1.84 Denver, 1960-61 (59 GA/32 GP) 1.85 RIT, 2001-02 (50 GA/27 GP) 1.86 Cornell, 1968-69 (54 GA/29 GP) 1.91 Denver, 1967-68 (65 GA/34 GP) 1.93 Cornell, 1969-70 (56 GA/29 GP) Boston Univ, 1970-71 (60 GA/31 SAVE PERCENTAGE (minimum 1/3 of teams’ games) .950 Ryan Miller, Michigan State, 2000-01 .947 Joel Laing, Rensselaer, 1999-00 .945 Ken Dryden, Cornell, 1966-67 .943 Godfrey Wood, Harvard, 1961-62 .943 Wade Dubielewicz, Denver, 2001-02 .942 Lincoln Matlock, Lebanon Valley, 2001-02 .938 Ken Dryden, Cornell, 1967-68 .938 Galen Nagle, Bemidji State, 1983-84 .938 Yann Danis, Brown, 2001-02 .938 Raj Bhangoo, Wentworth, 2000-01 .936 Ken Dryden, Cornell, 1968-69 .936 Greg Gardner, Niagara, 1999-00 .936 Derek Gustafson, St. Lawrence, 1999-00 .936 Ryan Miller, Michigan State, 2001-02 .936 David LeNeveu, Cornell, 2001-02 .935 Tyler Euverman, RIT, 2001-02 .934 Buddy Blom, Denver, 1963-64 .933 Bob Perani, St. Lawrence, 1963-64 .932 Garry Bauman, Michigan Tech, 1963-64 .932 Tony Esposito, Michigan Tech, 1965-66 .932 Darren Puppa, Rensselaer, 1995-96 .932 Brian Stankiewicz, Bowling Green, 1977-78 .932 Ryan Miller, Michigan State, 1999-00 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE (minimum 1/3 of teams’ games) 1.27 Bob Peters, North Dakota, 1957-58 1.32 Ryan Miller, Michigan State, 2000-01 1.33 Jim Crowley, Notre Dame, 1921-22 1.33 Wally Easton, Clarkson, 1930-31 1.37 Lincoln Matlock, Lebanon Valley, 2001-02 1.39 Christian Carlsson, Middlebury, 2001-02 1.43 Fred McCready, Holy Cross, 1968-69 1.43 Christian Carlsson, Middlebury, 2000-01 1.46 Ken Dryden, Cornell, 1966-67 1.50 David LeNeveu, Cornell, 2001-02 1.52 Ken Dryden, Cornell, 1967-68 1.53 Greg Gardner, Niagara, 1999-00 1.53 Ryan Miller, Michigan State, 1999-00 1.55 Joe Blackburn, Michigan State, 1998-99 1.55 Francois Bourbeau, Middlebury, 1994-95 1.57 Chad Alban, Michigan State, 1997-98 1.58 Art Fitzgerald, Trinity, 1986-87 1.59 Kevin Schieve, Norwich, 2001-02 1.64 Bob Essensa, Michigan State, 1984-85 1.70 Buddy Blom, Denver, 1963-64 1.72 Robert O’Connor, Princeton, 1947-48 1.72 George Kirkwood, Denver, 1960-61 1.72 Wade Dubielewicz, Denver, 2001-02 1.74 Tyler Euverman, RIT, 2001-02 1.75 Ed Swift, Yale, 1942-43 1.75 Godfrey Wood, Harvard, 1961-62 1.75 Mike Talbot, Bowdoin, 1970-71 1.77 Ryan Miller, Michigan State, 2001-02 1.78 Gerry Powers, Denver, 1967-68 1.78 Raj Bhangoo, Wentworth, 2000-01 1.79 Ken Dryden, Cornell, 1968-69 1.80 Tim Regan, Boston University, 1970-71 1.80 Matt Underhill, Cornell, 2001-02 1.82 Joel Laing, Rensselaer, 1999-00 1.84 Ty Conklin, New Hampshire, 1998-99 If the 2002-03 Season Ended Today ... •Cornell’s David LeNeveu would have the top goals against average of all time at 1.14 •LeNeveu’s save percentage of . 942 would place him fifth all time •Cornell’s defense, which is only allowing 1.31 goals per game, would be the stingest in the post-depression era and rank fourth all time This list was originally compiled during the 1998-99 season by former Michigan State hockey SID Nate Ewell. It was recently updated by Bill Moore from the Cornell Athletic Communications Office. The list is based on information available through media guides and responses from sports information departments at other universities. It is understood that the records may be incomplete, especially in early years. Any additions or corrections to these records should be directed to Laura Stange at Cornell (ph: 607-255-5627; e-mail: LLS15@cornell.edu). Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •18• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey Cornell’s Record When . . . Cornell Career Marks . . . Playing an ECAC game Playing a non-conference game At Home On the Road At a 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 Opponents Outshot by Opponents Shots are Even One-Goal or Less Games: Two-Goal Games: Three-Goal Games: Four-Goal or More Games: Scoring First: Opponent Scores First Scoring a PPG Allowing a PPG Scoring a SHG Allowing a SHG Scoring five or more goals Allowing five or more goals Scoring four goals Allowing four goals Scoring three goals Allowing three goals Scoring two goals Allowing two goals Scoring one goal Allowing one goal Scoring zero goals Allowing zero goals November December January February March Overtime games Thursday games Friday games Saturday games Sunday games W 19 11 15 11 4 19 3 8 25 1 4 23 7 0 9 5 6 10 25 5 19 11 0 2 12 0 3 0 12 1 3 10 0 10 0 9 7 3 6 7 7 3 0 12 15 3 L 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 3 1 2 1 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 T 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 •19• Career Goals — Current Players Sam Paolini ................................. 37 Ryan Vesce ................................... 35 Mark McRae ................................ 30 Stephen Bâby .............................. 29 Matt McRae ................................. 27 Doug Murray ............................... 24 Shane Palahicky ........................... 15 Matt Moulson .............................. 13 Mike Knoepfli .............................. 12 Shane Hynes ................................ 11 Greg Hornby ............................... 10 Cam Abbott .................................. 7 Daniel Pegoraro ............................. 6 Charlie Cook ................................. 5 Ben Wallace ................................... 5 Chris Abbott .................................. 4 Travis Bell ...................................... 4 Jeremy Downs ................................ 4 Kelly Hughes ................................. 3 Paul Varteressian ............................ 2 Mike Iggulden ............................... 1 Louis Chabot ................................. 0 Jon Gleed ...................................... 0 David LeNeveu .............................. 0 Todd Marr ..................................... 0 Jan Pajerski .................................... 0 Career Assists — Current Players Stephen Bâby .............................. 85 Mark McRae ................................ 68 Ryan Vesce ................................... 66 Doug Murray ............................... 59 Sam Paolini ................................. 51 Matt McRae ................................. 37 Shane Palahicky ........................... 36 Mike Knoepfli .............................. 27 Charlie Cook ............................... 22 Travis Bell .................................... 14 Greg Hornby ............................... 13 Kelly Hughes ............................... 12 Matt Moulson .............................. 10 Daniel Pegoraro ........................... 10 Cam Abbot ................................... 9 Shane Hynes .................................. 9 Jeremy Downs ................................ 6 Chris Abbott .................................. 5 Mike Iggulden ............................... 5 Ben Wallace ................................... 4 Paul Varteressian ............................ 3 Jon Gleed ...................................... 1 David LeNeveu .............................. 1 Louis Chabot ................................. 0 Todd Marr ..................................... 0 Jan Pajerski .................................... 0 www.CornellBigRed.com Career Points — Current Players Stephen Bâby ............................ 114 Ryan Vesce ................................. 101 Mark McRae ................................ 98 Sam Paolini ................................. 88 Doug Murray ............................... 83 Matt McRae ................................. 64 Shane Palahicky ........................... 51 Mike Knoepfli .............................. 39 Charlie Cook ............................... 27 Greg Hornby ............................... 23 Matt Moulson .............................. 23 Shane Hynes ................................ 20 Travis Bell .................................... 18 Cam Abbott ................................ 16 Daniel Pegoraro ........................... 16 Jeremy Downs .............................. 10 Chris Abbott .................................. 9 Ben Wallace ................................... 9 Mike Iggulden ............................... 6 Paul Varteressian ............................ 5 Kelly Hughes ................................. 4 Jon Gleed ...................................... 1 David LeNeveu .............................. 1 Louis Chabot ................................. 0 Todd Marr ..................................... 0 Jan Pajerski .................................... 0 Career Games — Current Players Stephen Bâby ............................ 133 Mark McRae .............................. 130 Doug Murray ............................. 126 Matt McRae ............................... 124 Shane Palahicky ......................... 121 Sam Paolini ............................... 114 Ryan Vesce ................................. 103 Travis Bell .................................... 96 Greg Hornby ............................... 75 Ben Wallace ................................. 71 Jeremy Downs .............................. 70 Mike Knoepfli .............................. 69 Charlie Cook ............................... 65 Mike Iggulden ............................. 45 David LeNeveu ............................ 45 Cam Abbot ................................. 34 Daniel Pegoraro ........................... 34 Matt Moulson .............................. 32 Shane Hynes ................................ 31 Chris Abbott ................................ 26 Kelly Hughes ............................... 22 Paul Varteressian .......................... 18 Jon Gleed .................................... 12 Todd Marr ..................................... 4 Louis Chabot ................................. 1 Jan Pajerski .................................... 0 First of back-to-back games 14 Second of back-to-back games 14 Not part of back-to-back games 2 Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey 2002-03 Cornell 35-Game Highs and Lows ... www.CornellBigRed.com Most Goals Scored in a Game .................................................... Eight, at Vermont, Nov. 15, 2002; vs. Vermont, Feb. 8, 2003 Most Goals Scored in a Period .............................................................................................. Five, at Vermont, Nov. 15, 2002 Most Goals Given Up in a Game ...................................................................................... Five, at Dartmouth, Nov. 16, 2002 Most Goals Given Up in a Period ................................................................................ Three (third), vs. Maine, Dec. 28, 2002 Most Assists in a Game .................................................................. 16, at Vermont, Nov. 15, 2002; vs. Vermont, Feb. 8, 2003 Most Points in a Game ................................................................... 24, at Vermont, Nov. 15, 2002; vs. Vermont, Feb. 8, 2003 Most Power-Play Goals in a Game .......................................................................................... Five, vs. Vermont, Feb. 8, 2003 Most Power-Play Attempts in a Game ...................................... Eight, vs. Brown, Nov. 23, 2002; vs. Rensselaer, Feb. 21, 2003; vs. Brown, March 21, 2003 Most Penalty Minutes in a Game ............................................................................................ 45, vs. Clarkson, Jan. 24, 2003 Most Opponent Power-Play Goals in a Game ............................................................................ Two, Harvard, Nov. 22, 2002 Most Opponent Power-Play Attempts in a Game .............................................................. Seven, at Ohio State, Nov. 1, 2002 Most Opponent Penalty Minutes in a Game ................................................................................ 66, Clarkson, Jan. 24, 2003 Fewest Penalty Minutes in a Game ......................................................................................... Two, at Harvard, Feb. 15, 2003 Most Shots in a Game ................................................................................................................ 46, at Brown, Feb. 14, 2003 Fewest Shots in a Game ........................................................................................................ 13, at Ohio State, Nov. 1, 2002 Most Saves in a Game .......................................................................................... 31, David LeNeveu, at Yale, March 1, 2003 Most Saves in a Period .............................................................................. 15, Todd Marr (first), at St. Lawrence, Jan. 4, 2003 Fewest Saves in a Game ............................................................................. 10, David LeNeveu, at Dartmouth, Nov. 16, 2002 Fewest Saves in a Regulation Period ............................................. Zero (third), David LeNeveu, at Dartmouth, Nov. 16, 2002 Scoring By Class ... Seniors (7) Juniors (5) Sophomores (7) Freshmen (7) TOTAL Games 237 106 152 171 666 G 48 27 15 41 131 A 116 37 35 43 231 Pts 164 64 50 84 362 % of Overall Pts. .453 .177 .138 .232 1.000 % Overall Goals % Overall Assists .366 .502 .206 .160 .115 .152 .313 .186 1.000 1.000 The Last Time it Happened . . . A Cornell player scored a hat trick ........................................................................... 2/7/03, Matt Moulson, in 6-1 win vs. Dartmouth An opp. player scored a hat trick ............................................................................ 1/15/99, Hugo Boisvert, in 5-2 loss to Ohio State Cornell had two two-goal scorers ....................................... 3/29/03, Mike Knoepfli and Shane Hynes in 5-2 win over MSU-Mankato Cornell had three two-goal scorers ................ 11/20/99, in 10-4 win vs. Clarkson (Doug Stienstra, Mike Rutter and Denis Ladouceur) Cornell had zero penalties ................................................................................................................. 2/19/99, in 4-1 win vs. Brown Cornell posted a shutout ............................................................................................. 3/15/03, in 4-0 win vs. Rensselaer (LeNeveu) Cornell posted shutouts in consecutive games ............................................ 2002-03 season, 4-0 win over Rensselaer (3/15/03) and 2-0 win vs. Brown (3-21-03) — David LeNeveu in goal both nights Cornell was shutout .................................................................................................................. 12/29/02 , in 1-0 loss vs. Ohio State Cornell was shut out in consecutive games .............................................. 1963-64 season, 3-0 at St. Lawrence and 7-0 vs. Clarkson A Cornell goalie made 40 or more saves ........................................................... 3/16/01, Matt Underhill (45), in 5-2 win vs. Harvard An opposing goalie made 40 or more saves ................................................................................... 2/14/03, Yann Danis (44), Brown Cornell scored 10 or more goals .................................................................................................. 11/20/99, in 10-4 win vs. Clarkson Cornell allowed 10 or more goals ............................................................................................................ 2/6/98, in 11-0 loss at Yale Cornell had a player with a goal in back-to-back games ................................... 3/22-29/03, Sam Paolini in 3-2 win vs. Harvard and in the 5-2 win vs. MSU-Mankato Cornell had a player with a goal in three straight games ......................... 1/25, 30-2/1/03, Shane Hynes in 5-2 win vs. St. Lawrence, 2-1 (ot) loss at Colgate and 3-1 win vs. Colgate A Cornell defenseman had two goals in a game ........................................................... 11/23/03, Mark McRae in 5-0 win vs. Brown A Cornell player had three points in a game ............................................ 3/29/03, Mike Knoepfli (2-1) in 5-2 win vs. MSU-Mankato A Cornell player had four points in a game ...................... 2/8/03, Mark McRae (1-3) and Mike Knoepfli (0-4) in 8-1 win vs. Vermont A Cornell player had five points in a game ................................................ 11/20/99, Denis Ladouceur (2-3), in 10-4 win vs. Clarkson A Cornell player had three assists in a game ......................................................... 2/8/03, Mark McRae (1-3) in 8-1 win vs. Vermont A Cornell player had four assists in a game ......................................................... 2/8/03, Mike Knoepfli (0-4) in 8-1 win vs. Vermont Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •20• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey G-A-P 12-15-27 3-17-20 6-13-19 7-9-16 6-10-16 7-8-15 5-10-15 9-6-15 6-7-13 8-5-13 5-8-13 6-6-12 2-9-11 2-8-10 4-4-8 3-4-7 1-6-7 3-3-6 1-2-3 0-2-2 0-1-1 G-A-P 5-15-20 6-11-17 4-9-13 3-10-13 7-7-14 1-7-8 4-4-8 1-5-6 3-3-6 1-2-3 0-1-1 1-0-1 G-A-P 5-4-9 1-7-8 3-3-7 2-4-6 0-6-6 0-5-5 3-2-5 3-2-5 2-3-5 2-2-4 1-3-4 2-1-3 0-3-3 2-1-3 1-2-3 2-0-2 0-1-1 1-0-1 Games 13 13 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 G-A-P 6-22-28 14-18-32 8-10-17 8-9-17 5-8-13 4-12-16 7-7-14 2-8-10 5-6-11 0-3-9 3-3-6 2-4-6 1-3-4 0-2-2 1-1-2 0-2-2 www.CornellBigRed.com Even-Strength Points . . . Player Vesce Bâby Palahicky Knoepfli Paolini Abbott, Cam McRae, Mark Moulson Hornby Hynes McRae, Matt Pegoraro Murray Cook Abbott, Chris Wallace Bell Downs Varteressian Iggulden Gleed Player Bâby Vesce McRae, Mark Murray Paolini Knoepfli Moulson Cook Hynes Pegoraro Abbott, Cam Palahicky Cornell Starters . . . Date 11/1 11/8 11/9 11/15 11/16 11/22 11/23 11/30 12/1 12/6 12/7 12/28 12/29 1/4 1/5 1/17 1/18 1/24 1/25 1/30 2/1 2/7 2/8 2/14 2/15 2/21 2/22 2/28 3/1 3/14 3/15 3/21 3/22 3/29 3/30 4/10 Opponent Starters Ohio State LW-Bâby, C-Vesce, RW-Hynes, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu Yale LW-Bâby, C-Vesce, RW-Hynes, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu Princeton LW-Bâby, C-Vesce, RW-Hynes, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu at Vermont LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu at Dartmouth LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu Harvard LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu Brown LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu Boston Univ. LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu Boston Univ. LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu at W.Michigan LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu at W. Michigan LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu Maine LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-Marr Ohio State LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-Marr at St. Lawrence LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-Marr at Clarkson LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-Marr at Union LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu at Rensselaer LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu Clarkson LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu St. Lawrence LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu at Colgate LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu Colgate LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu Dartmouth LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu Vermont LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu at Brown LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu at Harvard LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu Rensselaer LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu Union LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Bell, D-Mk. McRae, G-LeNeveu at Princeton LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu at Yale LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu Rensselaer LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu Rensselaer LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu Brown LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu Harvard LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu MSU-Mankato LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu Boston College LW-Moulson, C-Vesce, RW-Bâby, D-Downs, D-Murray, G-LeNeveu New Hampshire Power-Play Points . . . Game-Winning Points . . . Player Vesce Bâby Paolini Moulson Murray Cook Hornby Knoepfli McRae, Mark McRae, Matt Palahicky Abbott, Cam Abbott, Chris Downs Hynes Wallace Iggulden Pegoraro Longest/Current Streaks . . . Goals Games Abbott, Cam 2 Abbott, Chris 2 Bâby 2 Hynes (three times) 2 McRae, Mark 2 Moulson (twice) 2 Paolini 2 Pegoraro 2 Vesce (three times) 2 Assists Games McRae, Mark 7 Vesce 6 Bâby 4 Murray 4 Knoepfli 3 Palahicky 3 Paolini 3 Abbott, Cam (twice) 2 Abbott, Chris 2 Bell 2 Cook (twice) 2 Downs 2 Hornby 2 McRae, Matt (twice) 2 G-A-P 2-2-4 2-0-2 3-2-5 6-1-7 3-2-5 6-3-9 3-0-3 2-0-2 9-5-14 G-A-P 1-9-10 4-9-13 5-4-9 1-4-5 0-6-6 1-3-4 1-4-5 2-4-6 0-2-2 0-3-3 1-5-6 0-2-2 0-2-2 2-4-6 Moulson (twice) Pegoraro 2 2 Points Games McRae, Mark 8 Bâby 7 Vesce (twice) 6 Murray 5 Paolini 5 Hynes 4 Pegoraro 4 Knoepfli 3 Palahicky 3 Hornby 3 Pegoraro 3 Vesce* 3 Abbott, Cam (four xs) 2 Abbott, Chris (twice) 2 Bell 2 Cook (thrice) 2 Downs 2 Knoepfli 2 McRae, Matt (thrice) 2 Moulson (six times) 2 *=active 5-4-9 0-2-2 G-A-P 3-9-12 1-10-11 10-14-24 1-4-5 3-5-8 2-3-5 3-1-4 0-6-6 1-3-4 2-1-3 1-2-3 1-3-4 4-6-10 2-2-4 0-3-3 2-6-8 0-2-2 1-1-2 1-3-4 11-9-20 Multiple-Point Games . . . Player Bâby Vesce McRae, Mark Paolini Palahicky Knoepfli Moulson Cook Hynes Murray Abbott, Cam McRae, Matt Pegoraro Bell Hornby Varteressian Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •21• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey www.CornellBigRed.com Combined Team Statistics (AS OF 4/2/03) Ryan Vesce Stephen Baby Sam Paolini Mark McRae Mike Knoepfli Doug Murray Matt Moulson Shane Hynes Shane Palahicky Cam Abbott Daniel Pegoraro Charlie Cook Matt McRae Greg Hornby Chris Abbott Ben Wallace Travis Bell Jeremy Downs Paul Varteressian Mike Iggulden Jon Gleed Kelly Hughes TEAM Total............... Opponents........... Results Date 11/1/02 11/8/02 11/9/02 11/15/02 11/16/02 11/22/02 11/23/02 11/30/02 12/01/02 12/6/02 12/7/02 12/28/02 12/29/02 1/04/03 1/05/03 1/17/03 1/18/03 1/24/03 1/25/03 1/30/03 2/01/03 2/07/03 2/08/03 2/14/03 2/15/03 2/21/03 2/22/03 2/28/03 3/01/03 3/14/03 3/15/03 3/21/03 3/22/03 3/29/03 3/30/03 Opponent W/L Score at Ohio State W 3-1 Yale* W 6-2 Princeton* W 3-0 at Vermont* W 8-0 at Dartmouth* L 2-5 Harvard* W 5-2 Brown* W 5-0 Boston Univ. W 4-1 Boston Univ. W 5-1 at W. Michigan W 6-1 at W. Michigan W (ot) 3-2 vs. Maine L 2-3 vs. Ohio State L 0-1 at St. Lawrence* W 3-2 at Clarkson* W 3-2 at Union* W 6-0 at Rensselaer* W 3-2 Clarkson* W 3-0 St. Lawrence* W 5-2 at Colgate* L (ot) 1-2 Colgate* W 3-1 Dartmouth* W 6-1 Vermont* W 8-1 at Brown* T (ot) 2-2 at Harvard* W 4-3 Rensselaer* W 5-0 Union* W 3-1 at Princeton* W 2-1 at Yale* W 3-0 Rensselaer W 3-2 Rensselaer W 4-0 vs. Brown W 2-0 vs. Harvard W (ot) 3-2 vs. MSU-Mankato W 5-2 vs. Boston College W (2ot) 2-1 Cornell 131-1047 .125 3.7 29.9 37-161 .230 37 0 4 0 4 3 0 205 491 5.9 14.0 Atten. 5504 3836 3836 4035 3511 3836 3836 3836 3836 2985 2958 6697 2500 2535 2891 2069 3756 3836 3836 2446 3836 3836 3836 2533 2776 3836 3836 2501 3486 3836 3836 6956 8296 6583 7489 Individual Statistics GP 35 35 34 35 35 34 32 31 35 34 34 30 32 30 26 34 31 35 8 15 12 3 35 35 G 18 8 13 9 8 5 13 11 7 7 6 3 5 6 4 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 131 46 A 26 32 17 19 16 19 10 9 13 9 10 13 9 7 5 4 6 3 2 2 1 0 232 76 Pts. 44 40 30 28 24 24 23 20 20 16 16 16 14 13 9 7 7 6 3 2 1 0 363 122 No-Min 8-16 26-60 12-24 5-10 3-6 10-28 10-20 13-34 12-24 7-14 13-26 4-8 9-26 30-98 5-10 3-6 6-12 12-24 3-6 4-19 5-10 1-2 4-8 205-491 221-518 PP 6 5 7 4 1 3 4 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 37 14 GW 5 1 3 2 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 4 Goaltenders Louis Chabot David LeNeveu Todd Marr EMPTY NET GP Min. 1 2:58 31 1887:19 4 238:15 3:41 GA 0 36 7 3 GAA 0.00 1.14 1.76 Svs. Pct. 1 1.000 589 .942 96 .932 686 916 .937 .875 W-L-T SO 0-0-0 0 28-2-1 9 2-2-0 0 30-4-1 4-30-1 9 1 * denotes conference game Team Statistics Shot Statistics Goals-Shot attempts Shot pct. Goals/Game Shots/Game Power Plays Goals-Power Plays Conversion Percent Goal Breakdown Power Play Short-handed Empty net Penalty Unassisted Overtime Shootout Penalties Number Minutes Penalties/Game Pen minutes/Game Opp. 46-732 .063 1.3 20.9 14-146 .096 14 2 3 0 5 1 0 221 518 6.3 14.8 Neutral (4-2-0) (0-0-0) (4-2-0) Total............... 35 2132:13 Opponents........... 35 2132:13 46 1.29 131 3.69 Goals By Period Cornell Opponents 1 46 14 2 46 14 3 36 17 OT 3 1 Total 131 46 Shots By Period Cornell Opponents 1 343 235 2 363 245 3 320 236 OT 21 16 Total 1047 732 Saves By Period Cornell Opponents 1 221 297 2 231 317 3 219 284 OT 15 18 Total 686 916 Attendance Summary Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg Cornell 57540 15/3836 6/5323 Opp. 43986 14/3142 Record: Overall Home Away All Games (30-4-1) (15-0-0) (11-2-1) Conference (19-2-1) (11-0-0) (8-2-1) Non-Conference (11-2-0) (4-0-0) (3-0-0) Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •22• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey www.CornellBigRed.com Game-By-Game Statistics 2 Bell 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 dnp 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 dnp 0-0-0 dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 15 Pegoraro 0-0-0 0-0-0 dnp 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 24 Moulson dnp dnp dnp 0-1-1 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-1-4 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 4 Pajerski dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 16 Hornby 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 dnp dnp dnp dnp 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 25 Paolini 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-2-3 0-1-1 0-1-1 dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-3 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-1-1 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-2-3 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 2-0-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 Opponent at Ohio State Yale Princeton at Vermont at Dartmouth Harvard Brown Boston Univ. Boston Univ. at W. Mich. at W. Mich. vs. Maine vs. Ohio State at St. Lawrence at Clarkson at Union at Rensselaer Clarkson St. Lawrence at Colgate Colgate Dartmouth Vermont at Brown at Harvard Rensselaer Union at Princeton at Yale Rensselaer Rensselaer Brown Harvard MSU-Mankato Boston College Opponent at Ohio State Yale Princeton at Vermont at Dartmouth Harvard Brown Boston Univ. Boston Univ. at W. Mich. at W. Mich. vs. Maine vs. Ohio State at St. Lawrence at Clarkson at Union at Rensselaer Clarkson St. Lawrence at Colgate Colgate Dartmouth Vermont at Brown at Harvard Rensselaer Union at Princeton at Yale Rensselaer Rensselaer Brown Harvard MSU-Mankato Boston College Opponent at Ohio State Yale Princeton at Vermont at Dartmouth Harvard Brown Boston Univ. Boston Univ. at W. Mich. at W. Mich. vs. Maine vs. Ohio State at St. Lawrence at Clarkson at Union at Rensselaer Clarkson St. Lawrence at Colgate Colgate Dartmouth Vermont at Brown at Harvard Rensselaer Union at Princeton at Yale Rensselaer Rensselaer Brown Harvard MSU-Mankato Boston College Date 11/1 11/8 11/9 11/15 11/16 11/22 11/23 11/30 12/1 12/6 12/7 12/28 12/29 1/4 1/5 1/17 1/18 1/24 1/25 1/30 2/1 2/7 2/8 2/14 2/15 2/21 2/22 2/28 3/1 3/14 3/15 3/21 3/22 3/29 3/30 Date 11/1 11/8 11/9 11/15 11/16 11/22 11/23 11/30 12/1 12/6 12/7 12/28 12/29 1/4 1/5 1/17 1/18 1/24 1/25 1/30 2/1 2/7 2/8 2/14 2/15 2/21 2/22 2/28 3/1 3/14 3/15 3/21 3/22 3/29 3/30 Date 11/1 11/8 11/9 11/15 11/16 11/22 11/23 11/30 12/1 12/6 12/7 12/28 12/29 1/4 1/5 1/17 1/18 1/24 1/25 1/30 2/1 2/7 2/8 2/14 2/15 2/21 2/22 2/28 3/1 3/14 3/15 3/21 3/22 3/29 3/30 Result W, 3-1 W, 6-2 W, 3-0 W, 8-0 L, 2-5 W, 5-2 W, 5-0 W, 4-1 W, 5-1 W, 6-1 W, 3-2 (ot) L, 2-3 L, 0-1 W, 3-2 W, 3-2 W, 6-0 W, 3-2 W, 3-0 W, 5-2 L, 1-2 (ot) W, 3-1 W, 6-1 W, 8-1 T, 2-2 (ot) W, 4-3 W, 5-0 W, 3-1 W, 2-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-2 W, 4-0 W, 2-0 W, 3-2 (ot) W, 5-2 W, 2-1 (2ot) Result W, 3-1 W, 6-2 W, 3-0 W, 8-0 L, 2-5 W, 5-2 W, 5-0 W, 4-1 W, 5-1 W, 6-1 W, 3-2 (ot) L, 2-3 L. 0-1 W, 3-2 W, 3-2 W, 6-0 W, 3-2 W, 3-0 W, 5-2 L, 1-2 (ot) W, 3-1 W, 6-1 W, 8-1 T, 2-2 (ot) W, 4-2 W, 5-0 W, 3-1 W, 2-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-2 W, 4-0 W, 2-0 W, 3-2 (ot) W, 5-2 W, 2-1 (2ot) Result W, 3-1 W, 6-2 W, 3-0 W, 8-0 L, 2-5 W, 5-2 W, 5-0 W, 4-1 W, 5-1 W, 6-1 W, 3-2 (ot) L, 2-3 L, 0-1 W, 3-2 W, 3-2 W, 6-0 W, 3-2 W, 3-0 W, 5-2 L, 1-2 (ot) W, 3-1 W, 6-1 W, 8-1 T, 2-2 (ot) W, 4-3 W, 5-0 W, 3-1 W, 2-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-2 W, 4-0 W, 2-0 W, 3-2 (ot) W, 5-2 W, 2-1 (2ot) 1 Chabot dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 1 sv. dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 14 Abbott, Ca. dnp 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 23 Downs 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 (AS OF 4/2/03) 5 Gleed dnp dnp 0-0-0 dnp dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 dnp 0-0-0 dnp dnp dnp 0-0-0 dnp dnp dnp 0-0-0 dnp 0-0-0 dnp dnp dnp 0-0-0 dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 17 McRae, Matt 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 dnp 1-1-2 0-0-0 dnp dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 27 Knoepfli 2-0-2 0-3-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-4-4 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-3 0-0-0 6 Murray 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-2-2 0-3-3 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 dnp 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 18 Iggulden dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 dnp dnp 0-1-1 dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 dnp dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 dnp 0-0-0 dnp dnp dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 28 Hynes 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 dnp dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 dnp dnp 0-1-1 1-0-1 1-0-1 0-2-2 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-2-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 7 Cook 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-1-1 dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 19 Abbott, Ch. 1-0-1 0-0-0 dnp dnp dnp dnp 0-0-0 dnp dnp 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 dnp dnp 0-0-0 dnp 1-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 29 McRae, Mark 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 1-1-2 2-1-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-1-1 1-3-4 0-1-1 0-1-1 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-2-2 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 8 Vesce 0-1-1 0-2-2 2-1-3 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-2-4 1-0-1 0-1-1 1-1-2 2-0-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-1-1 2-1-3 1-1-2 0-2-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-3-4 0-1-1 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-1-1 1-0-1 20 Palahicky 0-2-2 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-3-3 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-1-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 30 Marr dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 22 svs. 21 svs. 26 svs. 27 svs. dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 9 Varteressian 0-0-0 dnp 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 dnp 1-0-1 dnp dnp dnp 0-0-0 dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 21 Bâby 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-1-1 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-2-2 0-2-2 1-0-1 0-2-2 0-2-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-1-2 2-1-3 0-1-1 2-1-3 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 1-1-2 0-0-0 0-2-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-2-2 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 31 LeNeveu 28 svs. 14 svs. 16 svs. 13 svs. 10 svs. 24 svs. 20 svs. 24 svs. 26 svs. 20 svs. 16 svs. dnp dnp dnp dnp 17 svs. 13 svs. 16 svs. 21 svs. 16 svs. 13 svs. 19 svs. 17 svs. 21 svs. 30 svs. 12 svs. 17 svs. 23 svs. 31 svs. 17 svs 16 svs. 11 svs. 25 svs. 18 svs. 26 svs. 12 Wallace 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 22 Hughes 0-0-0 dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp 0-0-0 0-0-0 dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp dnp Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •23• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey Pts 39 35 26 26 24 22 21 21 17 16 11 6 GP 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 ECAC Record 19-2-1 17-4-1 13-9-0 13-9-0 10-8-4 10-10-2 9-10-3 9-10-3 7-12-3 8-14-0 4-15-3 2-18-2 GF 89 94 77 94 65 62 69 49 65 58 49 46 GA 29 47 71 73 54 68 56 71 80 85 84 99 Overall Record GF 30-4-1 131 22-10-2 133 20-13-1 127 18-14-0 121 16-14-5 96 14-18-4 105 12-20-3 96 17-19-4 96 11-21-5 103 13-20-3 104 12-25-3 94 3-26-2 62 GA 46 78 110 107 83 113 99 127 129 142 134 140 www.CornellBigRed.com Final ECAC Standings . . . (overall records/stats as of 4/2/03) 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12. Cornell Harvard Dartmouth Yale Brown Union Clarkson Colgate St. Lawrence Vermont Rensselaer Princeton Weekly Award Winners Player of the Week None Rookie of the Week None Goaltender of the Week None Honor Roll None Where They Stand Overall (top 10) Points 5. Ryan Vesce -- 18-26—44 9. Stephen Bâby -- 8-32—40 Goals t-7. Ryan Vesce -- 18 Assists 1. Stephen Bâby -- 32 8. Ryan Vesce -- 26 Power-Play Goals t-5. Sam Paolini -- 7 Short-Handed Goals none Game-Winning Goals t-1. Ryan Vesce -- 5 t- 6. Greg Hornby -- 3 t-6. Sam Paolini -- 3 t-6. Mike Knoepfli -- 3 Defenseman Scoring t-3. Mark McRae -- 9-19—28 t-7. Doug Murray -- 5-19—24 Freshman Scoring 6. Matt Moulson -- 13-10—23 t-8. Shane Hynes -- 11-9—20 Goals Against Average 1. David LeNeveu -- 1.14 Save Percentage 1. David LeNeveu -- .942 This Week in the ECAC NCAA Frozen Four At HSBC Arena Buffalo, N.Y. Thursday, April 10 New Hampshire vs. Cornell — 12 p.m. Michigan vs. Minnesota — 6 p.m. Saturday, April 12 NATIONAL TITLE GAME — 7 p.m. Where They Stand in ECAC Play — Final Points t-9. Ryan Vesce -- 11-18—29 Goals none Assists t-3. Stephen Bâby -- 20 6. Ryan Vesce -- 18 Power-Play Goals t-4. Ryan Vesce -- 5 Short-Handed Goals none Game-Winning Goals t-2. Ryan Vesce -- 3 t-10. Cam Abbott -- 2 t-10. Mike Knoepfli -- 2 t-10. Sam Paolini -- 2 t-10. Ben Wallace (top 10) Defenseman Scoring 2. Mark McRae -- 7-14—21 4. Doug Murray -- 4-12—16 t-9. Charlie Cook -- 3-10—13 Freshman Scoring 6. Matt Moulson -- 9-6—15 7. Shane Hynes -- 6-8—14 t-9. Daniel Pegoraro -- 6-6—12 Goals Against Average 1. David LeNeveu -- 1.15 Save Percentage 1. David LeNeveu -- .940 Winning Percentage 1. David LeNeveu -- .875 Last Week’s Results NCAA East Regional Champs Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Saturday, March 29 MSU-Mankato vs. Cornell Ohio State vs. Boston College Sunday, March 30 Regional Championship Final Boston College vs. Cornell 2-5 0-1 1-2 (2ot) NCAA No. East Regional Champs Worcester Centrum Centre Worcester, Mass. Saturday, March 29 Harvard vs. Boston Univ. St. Could St. vs. UNH Sunday, March 30 Regional Championship Final Boston Univ. vs. UNH 4-6 2-5 Where The Team Stands Overall Scoring Offense 3. Cornell -- 3.74 Scoring Defense 1. Cornell -- 1.31 Penalty Minutes 9. Cornell -- 14.0 Power Play 2. Cornell -- .228 Penalty Kill 1. Cornell -- .904 ECAC — Final Scoring Offense 3. Cornell -- 4.05 Scoring Defense 1. Cornell -- 1.32 Penalty Minutes 8. Cornell -- 14.1 Power Play 1. Cornell -- .262 Penalty Kill 1. Cornell -- .880 0-3 Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •24• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Player Honors 2002-03 Game SUmmaries Mark McRae (Sr., Defense) 11/25/02 ECAC Honor Roll No. 3 Star at Western Mich. (12/6/02) 2/10/03 ECAC Honor Roll 2002-03 Ivy League Second Team 2002-03 ECAC Honorable Mention Matt McRae (Sr., Forward) No. 3 Star at Brown (2/14/03) NCAA East Regional All-Tourney Team NCAA East Regional MOP Matt Moulson (Fr., Forward) 12/9/02 ECAC Rookie of the Week 2/10/03 ECAC Rookie of the Week 2/11/03 USCHO National POTW Doug Murray (Sr., Defense) 2002 Ithaca Journal Male Athlete of the Year Everblades College Classic All-Tourney Team 2002-03 Ivy League First Team 2002-03 ECAC First Team 2002-03 ECAC Best Defensive Defensiveman 2003 ECAC All-Tournament Team NCAA East Regional All-Tourney Team Sam Paolini (Sr., Forward) Richie Moran Award Winner 12/2/02 ECAC Player of the Week No. 3 Star at Harvard (2/15/03) 2/17/03 ECAC Honor Roll 2003 Humanitarian Award Finalist Ryan Vesce (Jr., Forward) 11/11/02 ECAC Honor Roll No. 2 Star at Western Mich (12/6/02) No. 1 Star at Western Mich. (12/7/02) 12/9/02 ECAC Honor Roll 1/20/03 ECAC Player of the Week 2/10/03 ECAC Honor Roll 3/17/03 ECAC Honor Roll 2002-03 Ivy League First Team 2002-03 ECAC Second Team Ben Wallace (Jr., Defense) No. 2 Star at Western Mich. (12/7/02) No. 2 Star at St. Lawrence (1/4/03) No. 2 Star at Yale (3/1/03) Mike Schafer Jaime Russell, Brent Brekke (Big Red Coaches) AHCA February Staff of the Month Mike Schafer (Head Coach) 2002-03 ECAC Coach of the Year (an honor he shared with his staff) Exhibition — York at Cornell Lynah Rink—Oct. 27, 2002 YORK 0 1 0 — 1 CORNELL 2 4 3 — 9 First Period—C: Downs (Vesce, Hynes), 19:21; C: Paolini (Bâby, Murray), ppg, 16:09. Penalties: Grennier, York (cross-checking), 16:38; Pegoraro, Cornell (unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:38; Pegoraro, Cornell (10-min. misconduct), 14:38; Pinizzotto, York (tripping), 11:05; Hedberg, York (interference), 7:23; Bâby, Cornell (ob.-interference), 4:53. Second Period—Y: Baker (Pinizzotto, Bat), 18:05; C: Hynes (Mark McRae, Bâby), 13:26; C: Cook (Knoepfli, Moulson), ppg, 11:37; C: Mark McRae (Bâby, Paolini), 2:19; C: Chris Abbott (Pegoraro, Cook), ppg, 1:20. Penalties: Murphy, York (tripping), 11:52; Bâby, Cornell (ob.-interference), 10:56; Katsuras, York (cross-checking), 3:20; Vesce, Cornell (cross checking), 3:20; Smith, York (slashing), 1:59; Cam Abbott, Cornell (charging), 0:56. Third Period—C: Wallace (Palahicky), 10:55; C: Cook (Knoepfli, Downs), ppg, 9:29; C: Cam Abbott (Knoepfli, Pegoraro), ppg, 6:19. Penalties: Eminger, York (clippingmajor), 17:04; Paolini, Cornell (elbowingmajor), 17:04; Eminger, York (game disqualification), 17:04; Paolini, Cornell (10min. misconduct), 17:04; Hedberg, York (roughing), 13:36; Hedberg, York (roughing), 13:36; Hynes, Cornell (roughing), 13:36; Hynes, Cornell (roughing), 13:36; Knoepfli, Cornell (interference), 13:14; Cam Abbott, Cornell (elbowing), 12:06; Bat, York (unsportsmanlike conduct), 11:23; Pinizzotto, York (slashing), 7:07; Reynolds, York (slashing), 0:23; Chris Abbott, Cornell (roughing), 0:23. Goalies Y-Dolson (20:00) 13 x x — 13 Y-Della Vedova (20:00) x 10 x — 10 Y-Bain (20:00) x x 8 — 8 C-LeNeveu (40:00)4 7 x — 11 C-Marr (10:31) x x 3 — 3 C-Chabot (9:29) x x 1 — 1 Atten: 3,836 (sellout) O: Fulton (R), White (AR), Jones (AR). Cam Abbott (Fr., Forward) No. 1 Star at Western Mich. (12/6/02) Stephen Bâby (Sr., Forward) No. 1 Star at St. Lawrence (1/4/03) No. 1 Star at Clarkson (1/5/03) 1/5/03 ECAC Player of the Week 1/20/03 ECAC Honor Roll 2002-03 Ivy League Honorable Mention 2002-03 Second-Team All-ECAC 2002-03 ECAC Best Defensive Forward 2003 ECAC All-Tournament Team Travis Bell (Sr., Defense) 2003 ECAC All-Tournament Team Charlie Cook (Jr., Defense) No. 3 Star at Yale (3/1/03) Shane Hynes (Fr., Forward) 2/3/03 ECAC Honor Roll Mike Knoepfli (So., Forward) No. 2 Star at Ohio State 11/4/02 ECAC Honor Roll NCAA East Regional All-Tourney Team David LeNeveu (So., Goaltender) Jeff Stenstrom Award Winner No. 1 Star at Ohio State (11/1/02) 11/11/02 ECAC Honor Roll 11/25/02 ECAC Goalie of the Week 12/2/02 ECAC Honor Roll Nov. Comissioners Choice Honor Roll 1/20/03 ECAC Honor Roll 1/27/03 ECAC Honor Roll 2/10/03 ECAC Honor Roll No. 1 Star at Harvard (2/15/03) 2/17/03 ECAC Honor Roll 2/24/03 ECAC Goalie of the Week No. 1 Star at Yale (3/1/03) 3/3/03 ECAC Goalie of the Week 3/5/03 IHCCA Player of the Month 3/17/03 ECAC Honor Roll 2002-03 Ivy League Player of the Year 2002-03 Ivy League First Team 2002-03 First-Team All-ECAC 2002-03 ECAC Ken Dryden Award 2002-03 ECAC Co-Player of the Year 2003 ECAC Tournament MVP 2003 Hobey Baker Finalist 2003 Hobey Baker Hat Trick Finalist Todd Marr (Jr., Goaltender) No. 3 Star at Clarkson (1/5/03) 1/5/03 ECAC Honor Holl summaries continued on following pages Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •25• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey Game 3 — Princeton at Cornell Lynah Rink—Nov. 9, 2002 PRINCETON 0 0 0 — 0 CORNELL 0 2 1 — 3 First Period—No scoring. Penalties: Hornby, Cornell (elbowing), 3:33; Prime, Princeton (holding), 11:31; Patton, Princeton (playing w/o a helmet), 12:07; Bâby, Cornell (cross-checking), 12:07. Second Period—C: Cam Abbott (Vesce, Bâby), 8:47; C: Vesce (Cam Abbott), 19:04. Penalties: None. Third Period—C: Vesce (Bell, Matt McRae), 4:12. Penalties: Maglione, Princeton (boarding), 8:05; McCann, Princeton (tripping), 8:59; Hynes, Cornell (obstruction-interference), 15:34; Bâby, Cornell (roughing), 16:29; Slaton, Princeton (roughing), 16:29; Neundorfer, Princeton (unsportsmanlike conduct), 20:00; Neundorfer, Princeton (hitting after the whistle), 20:00; Downs, Cornell (unsportsmanlike conduct), 20:00; Downs, Cornell (hitting after the whistle), 20:00. Goalies P- Clay (60:00) 8 11 7 — 26 C-LeNeveu (60:00) 1 8 7 — 16 Atten: 3,836 (sellout) O: Dell (R), Petrus (AR), Everett (AR). www.CornellBigRed.com Game 1 — Cornell at Ohio State Value City Arena—Nov. 1, 2002 CORNELL 1 1 1 — 3 OHIO STATE 1 0 0 — 1 First Period—C: Chris Abbott (Palahicky, Mark McRae), 3:51; O- Umberger (Knapp, Kessler), ppg, 8:58. Penalties: Steckel, Ohio State (obstruction-holding), 4:03; Mark McRae, Cornell (obstruction-holding), 7:21; Caponigri, Ohio State (obstruction-hooking), 16:54; Bench, Cornell [served by Matt McRae], (too many men), 18:15. Second Period—C: Knoepfli (Vesce, Mark McRae), 17:15. Penalties: Bâby, Cornell (holding), 4:37; Pegoraro, Cornell (boarding), 12:36. Third Period—C: Knoepfli (Palahicky, Wallace), eng, 19:51. Penalties: Hynes, Cornell (hooking), 0:29; Knapp, Ohio State (roughing), 6:52; Paolini, Cornell (roughing), 7:00; Whiting, Ohio State (slashing), 10:23; Murray, Cornell (clipping), 15:13. Goalies C-LeNeveu (60:00) 7 11 10 — 28 O-Betz 3 4 3 — 10 Atten: 5,504 O: Shegos (R), Wisner (AR), King (AR). Game 5 — Cornell at Dartmouth Thompson Arena—Nov. 16, 2002 CORNELL 1 0 1 — 2 DARTMOUTH 1 2 2 — 5 First Period—C:Cook (Moulson, Knoepfli), ppg, 14:00; D: Wheelihan (Costa, Byrne), 18:08. Penalties: Costa, Dartmouth (crosschecking), 2:20; Varteressian, Cornell (elbowing), 5:26; VanAbel, Dartmouth (hooking), 13:47; Varteressian, Cornell (elbowing), 15:59. Second Period—D: Murray (Gillings, Overlock), 1:58; D: Byrne (Przepiorka, Murray), 5:24. Penalties: Summerfelt, Dartmouth (holding), 9:29; Szymanski, Dartmouth (charging), 11:30; Paolini, Cornell (holding the stick), 12:29. Third Period—C: Moulson (Knoepfli, Cook), ppg, 9:33; D: Przepiorka (Murray, Boucher), eng, 18:52; D: Ouellette (Stempniak, Jessiman), eng, 19:51. Penalties: Wheelihan, Dartmouth (holding), 4:17; Byrne, Dartmouth (interference), 8:05. Goalies C-LeNeveu (58:31) 5 5 0 — 10 D-Boucher (60:00) 3 6 15 — 24 Atten: 3,511 O: Dell (R), Sullivan (AR), Patry (AR). Game 2 — Yale at Cornell Lynah Rink—Nov. 8, 2002 YALE 0 0 2 — 2 CORNELL 2 1 3 — 6 First Period—C: Palahicky (Cook, Knoepfli), 16:00; C: Downs (Vesce, Hynes), 19:08. Penalties: Pegoraro, Cornell (ob.-holding), 11:30; Nibbe, Yale (hitting from behind), 13:53. Second Period—C: Paolini (Bâby, Murray), ppg, 3:30. Penalties: Freeman, Yale (holding the stick), 3:04; Hornby, Cornell (charging), 3:52; Bench, Yale (too many men), 10:03. Third Period—C: Hynes (Vesce, Bâby), 4:55; Y: Hellmeyer (Jensen, Steeves), 5:23; C: Hornby (Knoepfli, Murray), 12:03; Y: Jackson (Nam), 18:53; C: Palahicky (Cook, Knoepfli), ppg, 19:55. Goalies Y-Dobrowolski (60:00) 8 7 7 — 22 C-LeNeveu (60:00) 4 2 8 — 14 Atten: 3,836 (sellout) O: Murphy (R), Baker (AR), Petrus (AR). Game 4 — Cornell at Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse—Nov. 15, 2002 CORNELL 5 2 1 — 8 VERMONT 0 0 0 — 0 First Period—C: Downs (Moulson, Palahicky), 2:39; C: Hornby (Cam Abbott, Varteressian), 3:12; C: Mark McRae (Pegoraro, Palahicky), 8:02; C: Bâby (Murray, Mark McRae), ppg, 12:08; C: Pegoraro (Murray, Palahicky), 14:18. Penalties: Palahicky, Cornell (tripping), 4:06; Sifers, Vermont (roughing), 10:32; Palahicky, Cornell (interference), 17:44. Second Period—C: Matt McRae (Hynes, Paolini), 1:12; C: Paolini (Vesce, Bâby), ppg, 19:33. Penalties: Matt McRae, Cornell (roughing), 3:31; Youngclaus, Vermont (roughing), 3:31; Zemple, Vermont (boarding), 12:56; Hajek, Vermont (cross-checking), 18:45. Third Period—C: Cam Abbott (Hornby, Varteressian), 15:11. Penalties: Sifers, Vermont (roughing), 0:23; Cook, Cornell (hooking), 0:46; Hynes, Cornell (hooking), 2:02; Bench, Cornell (too many men), 4:55; Longo, Vermont (tripping), 9:08. Goalies C-LeNeveu (60:00) 4 5 4 — 13 V-Russell (14:18) 8 x x — 8 V-Hanson (45:42) 1 14 11 — 26 Atten: 4,035 O: Dunn (R), Walsh (AR), Borch (AR). Game 6 — Harvard at Cornell Lynah Rink—Nov. 22, 2002 HARVARD 1 1 0 — 2 CORNELL 2 3 0 — 5 First Period—C: Mark McRae (Matt McRae, Paolini), 1:24; H: Moore (Welch), ppg, 3:56; C: Murray (Pegoraro, Knoepfli), 8:48. Penalties: Cavanagh, Harvard (boarding), 1:37; Paolini, Cornell (roughing the goalie), 2:48; Smith, Harvard (holding), 16:59. Second Period—C: Hornby (Iggulden), 12:06; H: Kolarik (Nowak, Welch), ppg, 13:19; C: Palahicky (Cook, Knoepfli), 18:42; C: Cam Abbott (Bâby, Mark McRae), 19:23. Penalties: Kim, Harvard (holding the stick), 1:38; Downs, Cornell (holding), 4:30; Pegoraro, Cornell (tripping), 12:26; Hyner, Cornell (slashing), 19:49. Third Period—no scoring. Penalties: Nowak, Harvard (hitting after the whistle), 3:40; Murray, Cornell (elbowing), 3:40; Welch, Harvard (roughing), 4:59. Goalies H-G.-Morris (60:00) 5 11 8 — 24 C-LeNeveu (60:00) 6 2 11 — 19 Atten: 3,836 (sellout) O: Dupree (R), Legault (AR), Feola (AR). Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •26• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey Game 8 — Boston Univ. at Cornell Lynah Rink—Nov. 30, 2002 BOSTON UNIV. 0 1 0 — 1 CORNELL 3 0 1 — 4 First Period—C: Paolini (Bâby, Murray), ppg, 11:21; C: Moulson (Paolini), Murray), ppg, 16:07; C: Hynes (Paolini), 18:50. Penalties: Bâby, Cornell (cross checking), 0:14; Matt McRae, Cornell (obstruction interference), 2:53; Klema, Boston U. (obstruction interference), 9:59; Maiser, Boston U. (cross checking), 15:07. Second Period—B: McConnell (VanderGulik, Sabo), ppg, 12:48. Penalties: Pegoraro, Cornell (obstruction tripping), 8:22; Matt McRae, Cornell (boarding), 10:56; VanderGulik, Boston U. (tripping), 13:32; VanderGulik, Boston U. (charging), 13:32. Third Period—C: Vesce (Bâby, Murray), 18:23. Penalties: McConnell, Boston U. (clipping), 8:00; Hornby, Cornell (delaying the game), 19:02; Mullen, Boston U. (delaying the game), 19:02. Goalies B-Siwiec (59:39) 1 8 10 — 19 C-LeNeveu (60:00) 9 8 7 — 24 Atten: 3,836 (sellout) O: Hansen (R), Cooke (AR), Feola (AR). www.CornellBigRed.com Game 7 — Brown at Cornell Lynah Rink—Nov. 23, 2002 BROWN 0 0 0 — 0 CORNELL 0 4 1 — 5 First Period—no scoring. Penalties: Meech, Brown (high sticking), 2:32; Hynes, Cornell (cross checking), 4:03; Swon, Brown (hitting from behind), 9:09; Ringstad, Brown (tripping), 12:18; Hornby, Cornell (holding), 15:06; Walter, Brown (holding), 19:58. Second Period—C: Vesce (Murray, Bâby), ppg, 1:31; C: Mark McRae (Vesce), 12:54; C: Mark McRae (Vesce, Bâby), ppg, 14:57; C: Vesce (Palahicky, Murray), 19:57. Penalties: Vesce, Cornell (high sticking), 4:57; Bâby, Cornell (interference), 8:25; Robinson, Brown (hitting after the whistle), 9:00; Knoepfli, Cornell (hitting after the whistle), 9:00; Macri, Brown (high sticking), 14:51. Third Period—C: Varteressian (Cam Abbott, Mark McRae), ppg, 19:10. Penalties: Esdale, Brown (slashing), 1:06; Gleed, Cornell (cross checking), 3:23; Cam Abbott, Cornell (charging), 11:38; Meech, Brown (roughing), 14:25; Cam Abbott, Cornell (roughing), 14:25; Crosty, Brown (high sticking-major), 15:06; Crosty, Brown (10-min. misconduct), 15:06; Matt McRae, Cornell (roughing), 15:06; Matt McRae, Cornell (10min. misconduct), 15:06; Ford, Brown (cross checking), 18:50; Ford, Brown (10-min. misconduct), 18:50; Hynes, Cornell (10-min. misconduct), 18:50; Burke, Brown (roughing), 19:32; Varteressian, Cornell (roughing), 19:32; Esdale, Brown (cross checkingmajor), 20:00; Cam Abbott, Cornell (cross checking), 20:00. Goalies B-Danis (60:00) 7 3 11 — 21 C-LeNeveu (60:00) 4 5 11 — 20 Atten: 3,836 (sellout) O: Melanson (R), Bergquist (AR), Lynch (AR). Game 10 — Cornell at Western Michigan Lawson Arena—Dec. 6, 2002 CORNELL 3 1 2 — 6 W. MICHIGAN 0 1 0 — 1 First Period—C: Moulson (Vesce, Bâby), 0:42; C: Mark McRae (Paolini, Murray), ppg, 5:22; C: Cam Abbott (Hornby), 6:21. Penalties: Dwyer, W. Michigan (cross checking), 5:05; Wallace, Cornell (holding), 6:54; Davies, W. Michigan (tripping), 8:10; Knoepfli, Cornell (tripping), 11:24; Dwyer, W. Michigan (obstruction-interference), 13:58. Second Period—WM: Lattery (unassisted), 10:19; C: Palahicky (Cam Abbott, Chris Abbott), 15:22. Penalties: Walton, W. Michigan (obstruction-tripping), 0:09; Campbell , W. Michigan (high sticking), 5:11; Moulson Cornell (obstruction-interference), 17:25. Third Period—C: Vesce (Bâby, Gleed), 9:32; C: Moulson (Palahicky), 18:15. Penalties: Gleed, Cornell (obstruction-tripping), Walton, W. Michigan (hooking), 3:18; Gleed, Cornell (holding), 5:37; Palahicky, Cornell (checking from behind), 19:52. Goalies C-LeNeveu (60:00) 3 7 10 — 20 WM-Mantua (60:00) 8 1 8 — 17 Atten: 2985 O: Shegos (R), Philo (AR), Gawlik (AR). Game 9 — Boston Univ. at Cornell Lynah Rink—Dec. 1, 2002 BOSTON UNIV. 0 0 1 — 1 CORNELL 3 1 1 — 5 First Period—C: Hynes (Wallace), 7:32; C: Downs (Matt McRae, Paolini), 14:46; C: Bâby (Pegoraro, Vesce), ppg, 17:43. Penalties: Palahicky, Cornell (obstruction interference), 8:14; Johnson, Boston U. (hooking), 11:03; McConnell, Boston U. (McConnell (unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:42; Bâby, Cornell (unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:42; Meyer, Boston U. (hooking), 15:57. Second Period—C: Hornby (Cam Abbott, Matt McRae), 11:33. Penalties: Zancanaro, Boston U. (slashing), 0:51; Hynes, Cornell (tripping), 8:26; Hornby, Cornell (charging), 11:51; Bâby, Cornell (cross checking), 20:00. Third Period—B: Mullen (unassisted), shg, 8:47; C: Knoepfli (Pegoraro, Palahicky), 11:21. Penalties: McConnell, Boston U. (roughing), 1:08; Whitney, Boston U. (roughing), 3:59; Iggulden, Cornell (roughing), 3:59; Sabo, Boston U. (slashing), 6:26; Downs, Cornell (roughing), 6:26; Zancanaro, Boston U. (roughing), 7:41; Bâby, Cornell (cross checking), 11:28; Meyer, Boston U. (clipping), 15:01; Hynes, Cornell (obstruction tripping), 15:33; Maiser, Boston U. (elbowing), 20:00; Whitney, Boston U. (roughing), 20:00; Hornby, Cornell (instigating), 20:00; Hornby, Cornell (roughing), 20:00; Hornby, Cornell (10-min. misconduct), 20:00; Bell, Cornell (roughing), 20:00. Goalies B-Fields (60:00) 11 6 7 — 24 C-LeNeveu (60:00) 8 11 7 — 26 Atten: 3,836 (sellout) O: Hansen (R), Cooke (AR), Feola (AR). Game 11 — Cornell at Western Michigan Lawson Arena—Dec. 7, 2002 CORNELL 0 1 1 1 — 3 W. MICHIGAN 2 0 0 0 — 2 First Period—WM: Walton (unassisted), shg, 4:49; WM: Davies (unassisted), 15:20. Penalties: Lattery, W. Michigan (high sticking), 3:49; Bâby, Cornell (high sticking), 19:25. Second Period—C: Vesce (Bâby, Moulson), 1:49. Penalties: Moulson, Cornell (hitting after the whistle), 6:59; Pasko, W. Michigan (hitting after the whistle), 6:59; Bellissimo, W. Michigan (hitting after the whistle), 14:06; Pegoraro, Cornell (hitting after the whistle), 14:06; Townsend, W. Michigan (hitting after the whistle), 14:06; Palahicky, Cornell (hitting after the whistle), 14:06; Matt McRae, Cornell (interference), 16:50. Third Period—C: Wallace (Palahicky, Murray), 12:11. Penalties: Hornby, Cornell (hitting after the whistle), 2:52; Cook, W. Michigan (hitting after the whistle), 2:52; Hornby, Cornell (hitting after the whistle), 5:05; Lattery, W. Michigan (hitting after the whistle), 5:05; Lattery, W. Michigan (high sticking), 7:35. Overtime—C: Vesce (Moulson, Bâby), 1:30. Penalties: none. Goalies C-LeNeveu (60:00)8 4 2 2 — 16 WM-Mantua (60:00) 3 10 5 0 — 18 Atten: 2,958 O: Piotrowski (R), Molina (AR), Langseth (AR). Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •27• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey Game 14 — Cornell at St. Lawrence Appleton Arena—Jan. 4, 2003 CORNELL 1 1 1 — 3 ST. LAWRWENCE 1 1 0 — 2 First Period—SLU: Peverley (Watson, Clarance), 14:57; C: Murray (Bâby, Vesce), ppg, 19:37. Penalties: Murray, Cornell (obstruction-interference), 0:42; Treveleyan, St. Lawrence (obstruction-interference), 0:55; Bench, Cornell [served by Cam Abbott] (too many men on the ice), 6:00; Hughes, Cornell (hitting from behind), 15:27; Watson, St. Lawrence (tripping), 19:07. Second Period—C: Bâby (Vesce, Mark McRae), ppg, 18:30; SLU: Peverley (Glenn, Watson), 14:02. Penalties: Watson, St. Lawrence (obstruction-interference), 0:33; MacDonald, St. Lawrence (slashing), 3:28; Bâby, Cornell (cross-checking), 3:28; MacDonald, St. Lawrence (hitting after the whistle), 8:01; Moulson, Cornell (hitting after the whistle), 8:02; Murray, Cornell (holding), 18:24. Third Period—C: Wallace (Matt McRae), 10:39. Penalties: Treveleyan, St. Lawrence (tripping), 11:39. Goalies C-Marr (60:00) 15 9 2 — 26 SLU-Ackley (59:16) 15 11 6 — 32 Atten: 2535 O: Dell (R), Sullivan (AR), Stata (AR). www.CornellBigRed.com Game 12 — Maine vs. Cornell Everblades College Classic - Estero, Fla. Teco Arena—Dec. 28, 2002 MAINE 0 0 3 — 3 CORNELL 0 1 1 — 2 First Period—No scoring. Penalties: Deschamps, Maine (obstruction-holding), 9:38; Deschamps, Maine (holding), 19:49. Second Period—C: Murray (Bâby, Vesce), ppg, 5:52. Penalties: Ryan, Maine (charging), 5:16; Murray, Cornell (interference), 7:00; Matt McRae, Cornell (roughing), 9:23; Pegoraro, Cornell (hooking), 12:49. Third Period—M: Lawson (Kariya, Ronan), 3:23; M: Liscak (Barnes, Shaneberger), 10:50; Shaneberger (unassisted), eng, 19:03; Cam Abbott (Iggulden), 19:33. Penalties: None. Goalies C-Marr (59:17) 5 9 8 — 22 M-Doyle (60:00) 9 7 9 — 25 Atten: 6,697 O: Hall (R), Landis (AR), Kronenberg (AR). Game 16 — Cornell at Union Achilles Rink—Jan. 17, 2003 CORNELL 3 3 0 — 6 UNION 0 0 0 — 0 First Period—C: Cam Abbott (Downs, Hornby), 1:59; C: Moulson (Vesce, Bell), 3:36; C: Palahicky (Pegoraro), 11:34. Penalties: Iggulden, Cornell (interference), 19:03. Second Period—C: Vesce (Bâby), 1:06; Vesce (Paolini, Murray), ppg; C: Paolini (Cook, Matt McRae), 18:51. Penalties: Kean, Union (roughing), 6:56; Hornby, Cornell (roughing), 6:56; Hornby, Cornell (hitting after the whistle), 6:56; Seney, Union (tripping), 11:56. Third Period—No scoring. Penalties: Booth, Union (tripping), 6:15; Hornby, Cornell (obstruction-holding), 14:13. Goalies C: LeNeveu (60:00) 6 6 5 — 17 U: Roth (40:00) 12 9 x — 21 U: Mayotte (20:00) x x 8 — 8 Atten: 2,069 O: Dupree (R), Legault (AR), Everett (AR). Game 13 — Ohio State vs. Cornell Everblades College Classic - Estero, Fla. Teco Arena—Dec. 28, 2002 CORNELL 0 0 0 — 0 OHIO STATE 1 0 0 — 1 First Period—O: Umberger (Andress, Bencharski), 15:40. Penalties: Andress, Ohio State (holding), 5:14; Gleed, Cornell (hooking), 10:22; Moulson, Cornell (obstruction-tripping), 18:49; May, Ohio State (slashing), 20:00. Second Period—No scoring. Penalties: Vesce, Cornell (holding), 5:03; Bench (Spector), Ohio State (too many men on the ice), 7:27; Andress, Ohio State (holding), 14:08; Bâby, Cornell (checking from behind), 19:02. Third Period—No scoring. Penalties: Mark McRae, Cornell (holding), 13:11; Caponigri, Ohio State (checking from behind), 18:51; Bâby, Cornell (10-min. misconduct), 18:51; Bâby, Cornell (cross checking – served by Pegoraro), 18:51. Goalies C-Marr (58:58) 8 6 7 — 21 O-Caruso (60:00) 11 7 6 — 24 Atten: NA O: Hall (R), Bracco (AR), Molina (AR). Game 15 — Cornell at Clarkson Cheel Arena—Jan. 5, 2003 CORNELL 0 2 1 — 3 CLARKSON 0 2 0 — 2 First Period—No scoring. Penalties: Campana, Clarkson (interference), 3:12; Bâby, Cornell (elbowing), 11:25. Second Period—Clk: Genovy (McFeeters, O’Flaherty), ppg, 1:20; Cor: Pegoraro (Bâby, Knoepfli), 2:21; Clk: Carosa (Jones, Faulkner), 8:58; Cor: Bâby (Bell, Moulson), 15:23. Penalties: Paolini, Cornell (holding the stick), 1:01; Bench, Clarkson [served by Sullivan] (too many men on the ice), 5:00; Bahen, Clarkson (cross checking), 19:45. Third Period—Cor: Bâby (Vesce, Murray), 11:28; Penalties: Cook, Cornell (cross checking), 6:12; Scuderi, Clarkson (slashing), 9:18. Goalies Cor-Marr (60:00) 14 10 3 — 27 Clk-Walsh (58:41) 6 7 8 — 21 Atten: 2,891 O: Dupree (R), Legault (AR), Aldous (AR). Game 17 — Cornell at Rensselaer Houston Field House—Jan. 18, 2003 CORNELL 0 3 0 — 3 RENSSELAER 1 0 1 — 2 First Period—R: Economakos (Barr), 2:03. Penalties: Cam Abbott, Cornell (tripping), 2:23; Farynuk, Rensselaer (cross-checking), 6:43; Graham, Rensselaer (interference), 8:57; Bâby, Cornell (tripping), 17:14; Pereira, Rensselaer (hitting from behind), 19:58. Second Period—C: Bâby (Downs), 3:02; C: Bâby (Vesce), ppg; 14:44; C: Vesce (Bâby, Murray), ppg, 16:00. Penalties: Farynuk, Rensselaer (interference), 8:54; Wallace, Cornell (holding), 11:40; MacDonald, Rensselaer (obstruction-holding), 14:06; McWilliams, Rensselaer (tripping), 15:40; Pegoraro, Cornell (interference), 17:03. Third Period—R: MacDonald (Farynuk, Barr), ppg, 5:33. Penalties: Bâby, Cornell (hooking), 3:58; Paolini, Cornell (interference), 6:08. Goalies C: LeNeveu (59:58) 4 4 5 — 13 R: Marsters (59:08) 10 7 4 — 21 Atten: 3,756 O: Kotyra (R), Lynch (AR), Baker (AR). Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •28• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey Game 19 — St. Lawrence at Cornell Lynah Rink—Jan. 25, 2003 ST. LAWRENCE 2 0 0 — 2 CORNELL 2 2 1 — 5 First Period—C: Vesce (Bâby, Downs), 2:45; S: Lorentz (Peverley, Petac), ppg, 4:56; C: Moulson (Bâby), 6:32; S: Dupuis (Peverley), 8:04. Penalties: Knoepfli, Cornell (tripping), 3:44; Hynes, Cornell (interference), 8:53; Anderson, St. Lawrence (roughing), 14:51; Murray, Cornell (roughing), 14:51; Glenn, St. Lawrence (tripping), 15:51. Second Period—C: Matt McRae (Palahicky, Paolini), 8:46; C: Hynes (Matt McRae, Paolini), 11:49. Penalties: Parker, St. Lawrence (hooking), 2:23; Maci, St. Lawrence (holding), 6:18; Hakewell, St. Lawrence (charging), 12:39. Third Period—C: Paolini (Mark McRae, Bell), 5:30. Penalties: Chris Abbott (roughing), 13:14; Bench, St. Lawrence [served by Page](too many men on the ice), 18:18. Goalies S: Ackley (50:36) 7 15 8 — 30 S: McKenna (8:22) x x 6 — 6 Cor: LeNeveu (60:00) 8 5 8 — 21 Atten: 3,836 (sellout) O: Kotyra (R), Petrus (AR), Lynch (AR). www.CornellBigRed.com Game 18 — Clarkson at Cornell Lynah Rink—Jan. 24, 2003 CLARKSON 0 0 0 — 0 CORNELL 0 1 2 — 3 First Period—No scoring. Penalties: Palahicky, Cornell (hitting from behind), 3:56; Bâby, Cornell (obstruction-holding), 6:03; Reid, Clarkson (holding), 13:30; Jones, Clarkson (cross-checking), 14:05. Second Period—Cor: Knoepfli (Hynes, Cook), ppg, 6:52. Penalties: Jones, Clarkson (tripping), 5:03; Bench, Clarkson [served by Sullivan] (too many men on the ice), 6:29; Pegoraro, Cornell (roughing), 8:09; Jones, Clarkson (roughing) 8:09; Pegoraro, Cornell (unsportsmanlike conduct), 8:09; Jones, Clarkson (unsportsmanlike conduct), 8:09; Bench, Cornell [served by Hornby] (too many men on the ice), 8:09; Syroczynski, Clarkson (cross-checking), 11:21. Third Period—Cor: Moulson (Wallace, Vesce), 7:53; Cor: Cook (Vesce, Murray), 18:22. Penalties: Scuderi, Clarkson (highsticking), 0:36; Bâby, Cornell (high-sticking), 0:36; Good, Clarkson (roughing), 8:52; Hornby, Cornell (roughing), 8:52; Downs, Cornell (roughing), 14:50; Faulkner, Clarkson (roughing), 14:50; Edwards, Clarkson (unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:50; Hornby, Cornell (unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:50; Edwards, Clarkson (10-min. misconduct), 14:50; Hornby, Cornell (10min. misconduct), 14:50; Jones, Clarkson (roughing), 16:38; Palahicky, Cornell (roughing), 16:38; Faulkner, Clarkson (hooking), 18:50; Genovy, Clarkson (5-min. checking from behind), 20:00; Genovy, Clarkson (10-min. game misconduct); Good, Clarkson (5-min. fighting), 20:00; Good, Clarkson (10-min. game disqualification), 20:00; Iggulden, Cornell (5-min. fighting), 20:00; Iggulden, Cornell (10-min. game disqualification), 20:00. Goalies CLK: Walsh (60:00) 4 16 7 — 27 Cor: LeNeveu (60:00) 5 4 7 — 16 Atten: 3,836 (sellout) O: Fulton (R), White (AR), Baker (AR). Game 20 — Cornell at Colgate Starr Rink—Jan. 30, 2003 CORNELL 1 0 0 0 — 1 COLGATE 1 0 0 1 — 2 First Period—Cor: Hynes (Paolini, Mark McRae), 1:48; Col: Yashin (Doyle), ppg, 6:24. Penalties: Hornby, Cornell (5-min. checking from behind), 3:09; Hornby, Cornell (10min. game misconduct), 3:09; DArco, Colgate (high sticking), 6:44; Brown, Colgate (obstruction-interference), 13:08; Mitchell, Colgate (cross-checking), 15:44; Palahicky, Cornell (holding), 15:44. Second Period—No scoring. Penalties: Bâby, Cornell (roughing), 8:27; Brown, Colgate (checking from behind), 11:31; Main, Colgate (hooking), 16:44. Third Period—No scoring. Penalties: Brown, Colgate (holding), 4:30; Moulson, Cornell (holding), 4:30; Mormina, Colgate (obstruction-interference), 11:00. Overtime—Col: Mitchell (Doyle, Smith), 3:11. Penalties: None. Goalies Cr: LeNeveu (63:11) 3 8 4 1 — 16 Cl: Silverthorn (63:11)10 11 9 1 — 31 Atten: 2,446 O: Dell (R), Sullivan (AR), Petrus (AR). Game 21 — Colgate at Cornell Lynah Rink—Feb. 1, 2003 COLGATE 0 0 1 — 1 CORNELL 2 0 1 — 3 First Period—Cor: Chris Abbott (Cam Abbott, Hornby), 7:58; Cor: Paolini (Hynes, Mark McRae), 19:38. Penalties: Yedon, Colgate (boarding), 3:39; Bria, Colgate (hitting after the whistle), 11:24; Hornby, Cornell (hitting after the whistle), 11:24; Hynes, Cornell (roughing), 16:15. Second Period—No scoring. Penalties: Mormina, Colgate (tripping), 0:33; Paolini, Cornell (cross-checking), 1:32; Palahicky, Cornell (roughing), 2:46; Hornby, Cornell (boarding), 8:16; Masotto, Colgate (roughing), 12:17; Downs, Cornell (roughing), 12:17; Mark McRae, Cornell (hooking), 12:54; Hornby, Cornell (unsportsmanlike conduct), 16:29; Tataryn, Colgate (unsportsmanlike conduct), 16:29. Third Period—Cor: Pegoraro (Knoepfli, Hynes), ppg, 16:08; Col: Mormina (Yedon, Smith), 18:18. Penalties: Doyle, Colgate (holding), 3:25; Vesce, Cornell (obstructioninterference), 11:47; Mormina, Colgate (roughing), 14:28; Nicholson, Colgate (unsportsmanlike conduct), 16:20; Hornby, Cornell (unsportsmanlike conduct), 16:20. Goalies Cl: Silverthorn (60:00) 12 8 6 — 26 Cr: LeNeveu (60:00) 2 5 5 — 12 Atten: 3,826 (sellout) O: Torgerson (R), Crowley (AR), Petrus (AR). Game 22 — Dartmouth at Cornell Lynah Rink—Feb. 7, 2003 DARTMOUTH 0 0 1 — 1 CORNELL 2 2 2 — 6 First Period—C: Vesce (Mark McRae, Paolini), ppg, 1:22; C: Moulson (Vesce, Bâby), 15:56. Penalties: Jessiman, Dartmouth (slashing), 0:07; Wheelihan, Dartmouth (holding), 2:51; Moulson, Cornell (slashing), 10:45; Gillings, Dartmouth (roughing), 18:48; Downs, Cornell (roughing), 18:48. Second Period—C: Murray (Vesce, Moulson), 1:10; C: Moulson (Pegoraro, Knoepfli), 13:30. Penalties: Mark McRae, Cornell (hooking), 3:19; Martin, Dartmouth (obstruction-hooking), 11:21; Moulson, Cornell (obstruction-tripping), 16:33. Third Period—C: Moulson (Vesce), 4:07; D: Snizek (Byrne, Summerfelt), 11:50; C: Chris Abbott (Cam Abbott, Hornby), 12:22. Penalties: Palahicky, Cornell (roughing), 5:19; Hontvet, Dartmouth (unsportsmanlike conduct), 9:05; Murray, Cornell (10-min. misconduct), 11:50; Snizek, Dartmouth (hooking), 13:33; VanAbel, Dartmouth (tripping), 15:51. Goalies D: Boucher (40:00) 16 14 x — 30 D: Gastrock (20:00) x x 9 — 9 C: LeNeveu (60:00) 11 5 3 — 19 Atten: 3,826 (sellout) O: Murphy (R), Hughes (AR), Bax (AR). Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •29• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey Game 25 — Cornell at Harvard Bright Hockey Center—Feb. 15, 2003 CORNELL 3 1 0 — 4 HARVARD 0 2 1 — 3 First Period—C: Vesce (Murray, Paolini), ppg, 0:31; C: Paolini (Mark McRae, Bâby), ppg, 4:58; C: Pegoraro (Paolini), 8:34. Penalties: Welch, Harvard (hooking), 0:20; Hafner, Harvard (boarding), 3:27; Lannon, Harvard (obstruction-interference), 16:12. Second Period—H: Packard (Moore, Turano), 10:55; H: Pettit (Moore, Nowak), ppg, 14:45; C: Vesce (Bâby, Moulson), 19:03. Penalties: Kolarik, Harvard (obstructioninterference), 8:22; Moulson, Cornell (holding the stick), 13:13. Third Period—H: Cavanagh (Pettit, Lederman), 2:19. Penalties: none. Goalies C: LeNeveu (60:00) 5 11 14 — 30 H: Grumet-Morris (59:09) 9 11 7 — 27 Atten: 2,776 O: Hansen (R), Cooke (AR), Melanson (AR). www.CornellBigRed.com Game 23 — Vermont at Cornell Lynah Rink—Feb. 8, 2003 VERMONT 0 0 1 — 1 CORNELL 3 4 1 — 8 First Period—C: Mark McRae (Bâby, Vesce), ppg, 1:37; C: Palahicky (Cook, Knoepfli), 5:24; C: Matt McRae (Hynes, Mark McRae), 12:49. Penalties: Becker, Vermont (crosschecking), 1:24; Leisenring, Vermont (roughing), 9:39; Bâby, Cornell (crosschecking), 18:48. Second Period—C: Bâby (Paolini, Mark McRae), ppg, 3:24; C: Paolini (Mark McRae, Murray), ppg, C: Hynes (Knoepfli, Moulson), ppg, 5:37; C: Moulson (Knoepfli, Cook), ppg, 18:53. Penalties: Miles, Vermont (hitting after the whistle), 3:11; Hajek, Vermont (slashing), 4:19; Wallace, Cornell (obstruction-interference), 12:43; Chris Abbott, Cornell (boarding), 15:20; Miles, Vermont (high-sticking), 17:10. Third Period—C: Palahicky (Pegoraro, Knoepfli), 8:32; C: Plant (Corey, Leisenring), ppg, 16:09. Penalties: Sifers, Vermont (roughing), 2:16; Sifers, Vermont (10-min. misconduct), 2:16; Sifers, Vermont (10-min. game misconduct),, 2:16; Hornby, Cornell (5-min. punching), 2:16; Hornby, Cornell (10-min. game disqualification), 2:16; Gleed, Cornell (holding), 15:26; Driver, Vermont (holding), 18:57. Goalies V: Conschafter (24:45)15 4 x — 19 V: Hanson (35:15) x 11 6 — 17 C: LeNeveu (57:02) 2 8 7 — 17 C: Chabot (2:58) x x 1 — 1 Atten: 3,826 (sellout) O: Dell (R), Sullivan (AR), Petrus (AR). Game 27— Union at Cornell Lynah Rink—Feb. 22, 2003 UNION 1 0 0 — 1 CORNELL 0 1 2 — 3 First Period—U: Beal (Gillies, Byrne), 18:56. Penalties: Hynes, Cornell (boarding), 1:23; Kean, Union (cross-checking), 7:38. Second Period—C: Pegoraro (Bell, Palahicky), 2:46. Penalties: Byrne, Union (slashing), 3:37; Pegoraro, Cornell (goaltender interference), 12:16; Byrne, Union (holding), 12:16. Third Period—C: Knoepfli (Cook, Palahicky), 14:39; C: Paolini, eng, 19:27. Penalties: Dagenais, Union (holding), 4:55; Booth, Union (slashing), 12:13. Goalies C: LeNeveu (59:51) 8 5 4 — 17 U: Roth (58:27) 5 11 11 — 27 Atten: 3,386 (sellout) O: Kotyra (R), White (AR), Panek (AR). Game 24 — Cornell at Brown Meehan Auditorium—Feb. 14, 2003 CORNELL 0 1 1 0 — 2 BROWN 0 1 1 0 — 2 First Period—No scoring. Penalties: Burke, Brown (holding), 8:26; Robertson, Brown (boarding), 11:21. Second Period—B: Robinson (Esdale, Ford), ppg, 12:13; C: Hynes (Cook, Matt McRae), 16:39. Penalties: Downs, Cornell (hooking), 11:16; Vesce, Cornell (obstructioninterference), 19:44. Third Period—C: Chris Abbott (Cam Abbott, Mark McRae), 11:08; B: Haggett (Kirley, Ford), 15:32. Penalties: Pegoraro, Cornell (cross checking), 16:10. Overtime—No scoring. Penalties: None. Goalies C: LeNeveu (65:00) 6 8 6 1 — 21 B: Danis (65:00) 14 12 11 7 — 44 Atten: 2,535 O: Torgerson (R), O’Neil (AR), Crowley (AR). Game 26 — Rensselaer at Cornell Lynah Rink—Feb. 21, 2003 RENSSELAER 0 0 0 — 0 CORNELL 2 2 1 — 5 First Period—C: Mark McRae (Matt McRae), 5:20; C: Hynes (Paolini, Wallace), 19:19. Penalties: Basiuk, Rensselaer (hooking), 0:41; Moulson, Cornell (hitting from behind), 9:11; SHields, Rensselaer (boarding), 9:50. Second Period—C: Moulson (Pegoraro, Hynes), ppg, 13:10; Matt McRae (Hynes), 18:28. Penalties: Bâby, Cornell (highsticking), 7:43; Croxton, Rensselaer (obstruction-hooking), 11:27; Palahicky, Cornell (hitting from behind), 15:15; Basiuk, Rensselaer (holding), 19:52. Third Period—C: Mark McRae (Vesce, Bâby), ppg, 14:21. Penalties: Butterwick, Rensselaer (slashing), 1:56; Cook, Cornell (obstruction-tripping), 5:26; Pereira, Rensselaer (cross-checking), 9:00; Pereira, Rensselaer (cross-checking), 11:08; Croxton, Rensselaer (roughing), 11:08; Hornby, Cornell (roughing), 11:08; Hanafin, Rensselaer (tripping), 13:53. Goalies C: LeNeveu (59:45) 4 4 4 — 12 R: Kurk (40:00) 9 5 x — 14 R: Marsters (20:00) x x 10 — 10 Atten: 3,386 (sellout) O: Murphy (R), Bax (AR), White (AR). Game 28— Cornell at Princeton Hobey Baker Rink—Feb. 28, 2003 CORNELL 1 1 0 — 2 PRINCETON 0 1 0 — 1 First Period—C: Murray (Bâby, Mark McRae), ppg, 19:32. Penalties: Beaney, Princeton (hitting after the whistle), 10:09; Wallace, Cornell (tripping), 15:58; Masear, Princeton (obstruction-hooking), 18:44. Second Period—C: Pegoraro (Hornby, Knoepfli), 2:36; P: Leroux (Young), ppg, 17:27. Penalties: Bell, Cornell (obstructionholding), 7:55; Bâby, Cornell (high-sticking), 15:40; Hynes, Cornell (roughing), 18:56; McCann, Princeton (roughing), 18:56; Bâby, Cornell (interference), 19:49. Third Period—No scoring. Penalties: Beaney, Princeton (hitting from behind), 12:04. Goalies C: LeNeveu (60:00) 9 5 9 — 23 P: Leroux (59:22) 7 4 5 — 16 Atten: 2,501 O: Dupree (R), Legault (AR), Caie (AR). Game 29— Cornell at Yale Ingalls Rink—March 1, 2003 CORNELL 0 1 2 — 3 YALE 0 0 0 — 0 First Period—No scoring. Penalties: Cook, Cornell (obstruction-interference), 11:38. Second Period—C: Wallace (Chris Abbott), 15:42. Penalties: Bauman, Yale (hooking), 2:09; Cam Abbott, Cornell (slashing), 4:42; Mayer, Yale (interference), 8:40; Bâby, Cornell (interference), 13:21. Third Period—C: Cook (Bâby), 15:36.; C: Paolini (unassisted), eng, 19:25. Penalties: Downs, Cornell (holding), Cam Abbott, Cornell (interference), 11:30; Pegoraro, Cornell (hooking), 16:45. Goalies C: LeNeveu (59:43) 11 13 7 — 31 P: Gartner (59:09) 8 11 4 — 23 Atten: 3486 O: Dunn (R), Melanson (AR), Whittemore (AR). Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •30• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes www.CornellBigRed.com 2002-03 Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey Game 32— Brown vs. Cornell Pepsi Arena — Albany, N.Y. ECAC Semifinals BROWN 0 0 0 — 0 CORNELL 0 1 1 — 2 First Period—No scoring. Penalties: Wilson, Brown (interference), 0:34; Esdale, Brown (hooking), 3:17; Hornby, Cornell (unsportsmanlike conduct-diving), 3:17; Hornby, Cornell (tripping), 5:32; Robertson, Brown (holding), 8:11; Paolini, Cornell (obstruction hooking), 9:20; Caouette, Brown (interference), 11:30; Paolini, Cornell (kneeing), 15:00. Second Period—C: Hornby (Cam Abbott, Chris Abbott), 17:54. Penalties: Moulson, Cornell (tripping), 0:17; Paolini, Cornell (tripping), 7:27; Kirley, Brown (interference), 7:53; Esdale, Brown (holding), 9:08; Tishauer, Brown (holding), 11:57; Macri, Brown (boarding), 12:44; Matt McRae, Cornell (tripping), 15:34. Third Period—C: Bell (Pegoraro, Palahicky), 11:03. Penalties: Wilson, Brown (cross checking), 15:00. Goalies B: Danis (59:02) 8 13 6 — 27 C: LeNeveu (60:00) 1 5 5 — 11 Atten: 6956 O: Murphy (R), Sullivan (AR), Feola (AR). www.CornellBigRed.com Game 30— Rensselaer at Cornell Lynah Rink—March 14, 2003 ECAC Quarterfinals — Game 1 RENSSELAER 1 0 1 — 2 CORNELL 1 1 1 — 3 First Period—C: Vesce (Bâby, Paolini), ppg, 3:27; R: Barr (Eberly, MacDonald), 16:09. Penalties: Shileds, Renselaer (boarding), 1:32; Cavosie, Rensselaer (boarding), 2:14; Chris Abbott, Cornell (interference), 5:37; Bell, Cornell (holding), 9:18; Butterwick, Rensselaer (slashing), 12:33; Vesce, Cornell (holding), 17:33. Second Period—C: Moulson (Bâby, Vesce), 9:34. Penalties: Murray, Cornell (slashing), 1:06; Barnes, Rensselaer (boarding), 5:16; Downs, Cornell (tripping), 13:17; McNeely, Renselaer (cross-checking), 18:06. Third Period—C: Hornby (Cook, Chris Abbott), 7:07; R: Farynuk (Graham, Croston), ppg, 10:50. Penalties: Chris Abbott, Cornell (hooking), 10:35; Matt McRae, Cornell (boarding), 15:11; MacDonald, Rensselaer (holding), 15:11. Goalies R: Marsters (59:23) 7 9 7 — 23 C: LeNeveu (59:58) 6 4 7 — 17 Atten: 3836 (sellout) O: Murphy (R), Sullivan (AR), Feola (AR). Game 31— Rensselaer at Cornell Lynah Rink—March 15, 2003 ECAC Quarterfinals — Game 2 RENSSELAER 0 0 0 — 0 CORNELL 1 1 2 — 4 First Period—C: Vesce (Bâby, Murray), 18:39. Penalties: Bâby, Cornell (holding the stick), 0:45; Downs, Cornell (holding), 9:00; McNeely, Rensselaer (clipping), 15:06. Second Period—C: Knoepfli (Pegoraro, Mark McRae), 4:42. Penalties: Paolini, Cornell (elbowing), 7:50; Paolini, Cornell (slashing), 15:13; Barnes, Rensselaer (crosschecking), 17:49. Third Period—C: Cam Abbott (Hornby), 3:59; C: Hynes (Paolini, Mark McRae), 9:35. Penalties: Paolini, Cornell (elbowing), 1:24. Goalies R: Marsters (59:51) 11 8 10 — 29 C: LeNeveu (60:00) 8 3 5 — 16 Atten: 3836 (sellout) O: Murphy (R), Sullivan (AR), Feola (AR). Game 34— MSU-Mankato vs. Cornell Dunkin’ Donuts Center — Providence, R.I. NCAA East Regional ... First Round MSU-MANKATO 1 1 0 — 2 CORNELL 2 1 2 — 5 First Period—C: Knoepfli (Murray), 1:53; C: Hynes (Knoepfli, Moulson), ppg, 9:07; M: Sorensen (Stevenson), 10:12. Penalties: Toll, MSU-Mankato (charging), 7:29; Stevenson, MSU-Mankato (hooking), 15:09; Runkel, MSU-Mankato (holding), 15:48; Hynes, Cornell (high-sticking), 19:46. Second Period—M: Becker (Marler, Runkel), ppg, 3:26; C: Hynes (Moulson, Cook), ppg, 13:56. Penalties: Palahicky, Cornell (hooking), 2:49; Toll, MSU-Mankato (obstruction-tripping), 12:16; Paluczak, MSU-Mankato (boarding), 16:01. Third Period—C: Knoepfli (Cook), 6:42; C: Paolini (Vesce, Bâby), 10:34. Bassett, MSUMankato (10-min. misconduct), 9:51; Stevenson, MSU-Mankato (hitting after the whistle), 10:13; Vesce, Cornell (holding), 11:28; Runkel, MSU-Mankato (highsticking), 14:01; Stevenson, MSU-Mankato (hitting after the whistle), 16:42; Bell, Cornell (hitting after the whistle), 16:42. Goalies M-Volp (60:00) 9 17 5 — 31 C: LeNeveu (60:00) 10 2 6 — 18 Atten: 6583 O: Piotrowski (R), LaDuke (AR), Langseth (AR). Game 33— Harvard vs. Cornell Pepsi Arena — Albany, N.Y. ECAC Championship Final HARVARD 0 0 2 0 — 2 CORNELL 1 0 1 1 — 3 First Period—C: Paolini (Bâby, Vesce), ppg, 1:53. Penalties: Pettit, Harvard (holding the stick), 0:57; Chris Abbott, Cornell (tripping), 9:37; Murray, Cornell (interference), 13:33. Second Period—No scoring. Penalties: Packard, Harvard (kneeing), 0:25; Bâby, Cornell (roughing), 5:49; Hornby, Cornell (elbowing), 9:45. Third Period—H: Moore (Johnson, Kolarik), 8:04; H: Kolarik (Nowak, Packard), 16:14; Mark McRae (Vesce), 19:27. Penalties: None. Overtime—C: Paolini (Mark McRae), 1:23. Goalies H: G-Morris (61:23)7 9 14 0 — 30 C: LeNeveu (60:39)6 11 5 3 — 25 Atten: 8296 O: Hansen (R), Sullivan (AR), Feola (AR). Game 35— Boston College vs. Cornell Dunkin’ Donuts Center — Providence, R.I. NCAA East Regional ... Final BC 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 CORNELL 1 0 0 0 1 — 2 First Period—C: Vesce (unassisted), 10:05. Penalties: Cam Abbott, Cornell (kneeing), 6:10; Murray, Cornell (holding), 7:00; Cass, Boston College (interference), 11:17; Peterson, Boston College (obstruction holding the stick), 16:12; Vesce, Cornell (tripping), 19:58. Second Period—BC: Forrest (Voce, Eaves), 8:00. Penalties: Bell, Cornell (boarding), 1:53; Alberts, Boston College (roughing), 4:38; Spina, Boston College (high sticking), 7:48; Downs, Cornell (holding the stick), 7:48; Adams, Boston College (obstructionhooking), 17:08; Pegoraro, Cornell (obstruction hooking), 18:24. Third Period—No scoring. Penalties: Vesce, Cornell (obstuction holding), 4:17; Walker, Boston College (holding), 8:12. 1st Overtime—No scoring. Penalties: None. 2nd Overtime—C: Matt McRae (unassisted), 1:09. Penalteis: None. Goalies BC: Kaltianen (81:07) 9 8 7 10 0 — 34 C: LeNeveu (81:09) 6 4 8 8 0 — 26 Atten: 7489 O: Adam (R), Looker (AR), Bergren (AR). Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes •31• Cornell Big REd Weekly Game Notes