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2020–21 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season

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2020–21 Cornell Big Red
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceECAC Hockey
Home iceLynah Rink
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Record
Coaches and captains
Head coachMike Schafer
Assistant coachesBen Syer
Sean Flanagan
Mitch Stephens
Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2020–21 Cornell Big Red Men's ice hockey season would have been the 105th season of play for the program and the 60th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Big Red represented Cornell University and played their home games at Lynah Rink in Ithaca, New York.

Season

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As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Despite the issues, Cornell and most of ECAC Hockey were expecting to start playing some time in November. After the teams had assembled and began practicing, however, a sizable number of Yale's players tested positive for coronavirus. On October 16, Yale raised the campus alert status from green to yellow when the 18th member of the men's ice hockey team tested positive.[1] Less than a month later, the Ivy League, Cornell's primary conference, announced that it was cancelling all winter sports for 2020–21. Additionally the schools would not be participating in any Spring sports until the end of February.[2] The announcement was not particularly surprising, considering that, unlike other conferences, the Ivy League does not rely on revenue generated from its athletic programs.

Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Cornell's players would lose a season of play.[3] However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.[4] Because of this, players who would have been members of Cornell for the 2021 season had a pathway to leave the program and immediately play for another university.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Morgan Barron Forward  Canada Signed professional contract (New York Rangers)
Noah Bauld Forward  Canada Graduation
Matt Cairns Forward  Canada Transfer (Minnesota–Duluth)
Cam Donaldson Defenseman  United States Transfer (Massachusetts)
Alex Green Defenseman  United States Signed Professional Contract (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Yanni Kaldis Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Bakersfield Condors)
Jeff Malott Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Manitoba Moose)
Peter Muzyka Defenseman  Canada Returned to Juniors (New Mexico Ice Wolves)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Jack Lagerstrom Defenseman  United States 20 Edina, MN
Jack O'Leary Forward  United States 20 Smithtown, NY
Kyle Penney Forward  Canada 20 Cole Harbour, NS
Tim Rego Defenseman  United States 19 Mansfield, MA

† played junior hockey or equivalent during the 2020–21 season

Roster

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As of October 7, 2020[5]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
3 North Dakota Cody Haiskanen Senior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1997-03-27 Fargo, North Dakota Fargo (USHL)
4 Ontario Joe Leahy Junior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1997-04-29 Waterloo, Ontario Salmon Arm (BCHL)
5 Ontario Sebastian Dirven Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1998-06-22 Bainsville, Ontario Central Illinois (USHL)
7 North Carolina Cam Donaldson Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 169 lb (77 kg) 1998-07-14 Pittsboro, North Carolina Powell River (BCHL)
8 Minnesota Jack Lagerstrom Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-03-30 Edina, Minnesota Tri-City (USHL)
9 New York (state) Jack O'Leary Freshman F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2000-03-28 St. James, New York Cedar Rapids (USHL)
10 Michigan Travis Mitchell Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-11-25 South Lyon, Michigan Omaha (USHL)
11 Ontario Kyle Betts Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1997-09-17 Flesherton, Ontario Powell River (BCHL)
12 Massachusetts Tim Rego Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-10-31 Mansfield, Massachusetts Brooks (AJHL)
13 New Jersey Jack Malone Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-10-13 Madison, New Jersey Youngstown (USHL) VAN, 180th overall 2019
14 Ontario Ben Tupker Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1999-12-23 Collingwood, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL)
15 Russia Max Andreev Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1998-10-22 Moscow, Russia Central Illinois (USHL)
17 Ontario Zach Bramwell Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1999-05-09 Hamilton, Ontario Oakville (OJHL)
18 China Misha Song Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1997-01-31 Beijing, China Madison (USHL) NYI, 172nd overall 2015
19 British Columbia Michael Regush Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1998-09-12 Surrey, British Columbia Youngstown (USHL)
20 Nova Scotia Matt Stienburg Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 2000-10-07 Halifax, Nova Scotia St. Andrew's College (CISAA) COL, 63rd overall 2019
21 Ontario Zach Tupker Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-12-23 Collingwood, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL)
22 Nova Scotia Kyle Penney Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-07-18 Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia Chilliwack (BCHL)
23 Alberta Liam Motley Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1997-05-08 Calgary, Alberta Whitecourt (AJHL)
24 Minnesota Sam Malinski Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-07-27 Lakeville, Minnesota Bismarck (NAHL)
26 Manitoba Tristan Mullin Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996-10-09 Cartwright, Manitoba Powell River (BCHL)
28 Ontario Brenden Locke Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1997-10-09 Iroquois Falls, Ontario Cobourg (OJHL)
29 British Columbia Ben Berard Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1999-02-13 Duncan, British Columbia Powell River (BCHL)
32 Alberta Austin McGrath Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1998-02-10 Lloydminster, Alberta Lloydminster (AJHL)
33 Ontario Nate McDonald Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1999-08-11 North Bay, Ontario Markham (OJHL)
35 Ontario Matthew Galajda Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1997-10-07 Aurora, Ontario Victoria (BCHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS PT% GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#11 Quinnipiac 18 10 4 4 1 1 3 37 .685 54 34 29 17 8 4 100 59
#20 Clarkson 14 6 4 4 1 2 2 25 .595 29 25 22 11 7 4 62 52
St. Lawrence * 14 4 8 2 1 1 1 15 .357 30 37 17 6 8 3 40 45
Colgate 18 5 9 4 1 0 1 16 .352 34 51 22 6 11 5 48 66
Brown 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Cornell 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Dartmouth 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Harvard 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Princeton 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Rensselaer 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Union 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Yale 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - -
Championship: March 20, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

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Season cancelled

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Kyle Betts ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year [6]

Players drafted into the NHL

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Round Pick Player NHL team
3 79 Justin Ertel Dallas Stars
7 208 Hank Kempf New York Rangers

† incoming freshman Source:[7]

References

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  1. ^ Joseph, Elizabeth (October 16, 2020). "18 members of Yale's men's ice hockey team test positive for Covid-19". CNN. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ivy League cancels winter sports season, delays spring play". ESPN. November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020-21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Cornell University. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Cornell's Kyle Betts Named Student-Athlete of the Year". ECAC Hockey. March 22, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2021 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.