2022–23 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season

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2022–23 Cornell Big Red
men's ice hockey season
NCAA Tournament, Regional Final
Conference3rd ECAC Hockey
Home iceLynah Rink
Rankings
USCHO#9
USA Today#9
Record
Overall21–11–2
Conference13–4–1
Home12–3–1
Road7–6–1
Neutral2–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachMike Schafer
Assistant coachesBen Syer
Sean Flanagan
Mitch Stephens
Captain(s)Sam Malinski
Travis Mitchell
Alternate captain(s)Max Andreyev
Matt Stienburg
Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey seasons
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Tim Rego, Ian Shane, Zach Tupker

The 2022–23 Cornell Big Red Men's ice hockey season was the 106th season of play for the program and 61st in ECAC Hockey. The Big Red represented Cornell University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, were coached by Mike Schafer in his 27th season, and played their home games at Lynah Rink.

Season[edit]

Entering the season, was expected to be strong defensive team, as it usually was under Mike Schafer. However, after his health scare in January '22, it remained to be seen if he was still physically able to do the job.[1] While that was being sorted, the team itself was mostly set. Many of the key offensive payers from the previous season were returning. Ian Shane was the incumbent starting goaltender, having won the job in the second half of '22 while co-captains Sam Malinski and Travis Mitchell were leading the defense.

Despite all of the returning brain trust, Cornell was slow off the mark and got swept by Minnesota Duluth to open their season. Their performance was a little better over the following two weeks but the Big Red were still a bit off, only able to earn splits. It wasn't until min-November that the team was able to sort itself out and consistently put forth a solid effort. Over a 2-month span, the Big Red went 8–1–1 to recover their position in the polls, losing only against arch-rival Harvard. During that run, the Big Red returned to their stifling defensive style and severely limiting chances against Shane. Over the course of the season, Cornell averaged under 21 shots against per game, one of the best marks in the nation, and allowed less than 2 goals against per game.

Cornell continued to play strong in the second half, winning its way into the top 10 by taking down then #1 Quinnipiac. The Big Red handed the Bobcats just their second loss on the season and put themselves into a solid position for an at-large bid. A slight slip up at the end of the season pushed the Big Red into the bubble but, as they still had the conference tournament, there was no need to panic. Cornell won its 25th Ivy League title after defeating Yale in its final game of the regular season.[2] They were able to do this despite being swept by, and having a worse record than, Harvard because two of the Crimson's victories came in overtime while the Big Red received full points for all 8 of their wins.

The postseason began with Cornell sitting at home and awaiting their opponent as the Big Red received a bye into the quarterfinals. Because of their spot in the NCAA bubble, the Big Red needed to win the first round matchup. Unfortunately, they ended up drawing Clarkson, who had already defeated them twice during the regular season. Luckily, Cornell was able to overcome recent history and the team played lock-down defense stop the Golden Knights from generating much in the way of offense. Clarkson ended up getting just 36 shots on goal in two games while the Cornell power play lifted them to consecutive wins and a trip to the semifinals. While the wins did little improve Cornell's PairWise ranking, several other teams vying for the postseason had lost in their tournaments and all bug guaranteed the Big Red a spot in the tournament.

The semifinal pitted Cornell against Harvard and the two long-time rivals fought a furious battle of contrasting styles. As stout as Cornell's defense was, Harvard had a high-powered offense and forced the Big Red to defend hard all game. While they were able to hold off the Crimson attack, that meant limiting their own chances. After 60 minutes neither team was able to score and the match headed into overtime. Harvard continued to press, forcing the Big Red to defend the entire time. In four and a half minutes, Harvard got 5 shots on goal to Cornell's 0 with the final being the game-winner. The loss was disappointing but, once all the tournaments were sorted out, Cornell was above the cut line and returned to the NCAA field for the first time in 4 years.

Cornell received a 4-seed, but got the best possible draw by being set opposite to Denver. The Pioneers' offense had faltered in their own postseason run and that continued into the match with the Big Red. Jack O'Leary opened the scoring less than 3 minutes into the game and that was all Cornell needed. While Ben Berard added a second marker several minutes later, Ian Shane stopped all 27 shots to produce just the second shutout victory in program history and the first since Ken Dryden in 1967.[3] The region final saw the Big Red set against another old rival in Boston University and the match was a defensive struggle from the start. combined the two team were able to get just 35 shots on goal but it was the Terriers who managed to score first. Cornell's lack of star power up front prevented them from making a strong comeback and when BU got a 2–0 lead in the third the outcome seemed bleak. With Shane on the bench for an extra attacker, Dalton Bancroft cut the lead in half with 28 seconds left in regulation. Unfortunately, the team was unable to find the tying goal in the waning moments and saw their season come to an end.[4]

Departures[edit]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Kyle Betts Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Utah Grizzlies)
Zach Bramwell Forward  Canada Graduation (retired)
Justin Ertel Forward  Canada Returned to juniors (North Bay Battalion)
Cody Haiskanen Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Idaho Steelheads)
Joe Howe Goaltender  Canada Signed professional contract (Toronto Marlies)
Brenden Locke Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Trois-Rivières Lions)
Nate McDonald Goaltender  Canada Graduate transfer to Guelph
Dan McIntyre Forward  Canada Left program (retired)
Liam Motley Forward  Canada Graduation (retired)
Benjamin Tupker Forward  Canada Transferred to Union

Recruiting[edit]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Dalton Bancroft Forward  Canada 21 Centre Hastings, ON
Nick DeSantis Forward  United States 20 Collegeville, PA
Sean Donaldson Forward  Canada 21 Vancouver, BC
Remington Keopple Goaltender  United States 20 Hudson, WI
Ryan McInchak Goaltender  United States 23 Trenton, MI; transfer from American International
Jack O'Brien Defenseman  Canada 19 White Rock, BC
Gabriel Seger Forward  Sweden 22 Uppsala, SWE; transfer from Union
Winter Wallace Forward  United States 20 Boulder, CO

Roster[edit]

As of September 1, 2022.[5]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Ontario Peter Muzyka Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-05-14 Toronto, Ontario New Mexico (NAHL) —
3 British Columbia Jack O'Brien Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-03-07 White Rock, British Columbia Nanaimo (BCHL) —
4 Illinois Hank Kempf Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-04-15 Wilmette, Illinois Muskegon (USHL) NYR, 208th overall 2021
5 Ontario Sebastian Dirven Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-06-22 Bainsville, Ontario Central Illinois (USHL) —
7 New York (state) Jimmy Rayhill Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-03-17 New Hartford, New York Odessa (NAHL) —
8 Minnesota Jack Lagerstrom Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 2000-03-30 Edina, Minnesota Tri-City (USHL) —
9 New York (state) Jack O'Leary Junior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 2000-03-28 St. James, New York Lincoln (USHL) —
10 Michigan Travis Mitchell (C) Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1999-11-25 South Lyon, Michigan Omaha (USHL) —
11 British Columbia Sean Donaldson Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-28 Vancouver, British Columbia Nanaimo (BCHL) —
12 Massachusetts Tim Rego Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2000-10-31 Mansfield, Massachusetts Brooks (AJHL) —
13 New Jersey Jack Malone Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 2000-10-13 Madison, New Jersey Youngstown (USHL) VAN, 180th overall 2019
15 Russia Max Andreev (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1998-10-22 Moscow, Russia Central Illinois (USHL) —
16 Sweden Gabriel Seger Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-11-15 Uppsala, Sweden Union (ECAC) —
17 Ontario Dalton Bancroft Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-02-26 Madoc, Ontario Trenton (OJHL) —
18 British Columbia Kyler Kovich Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2002-01-31 Coquitlam, British Columbia Tri-City (USHL) —
19 Alaska Sullivan Mack Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 2000-07-05 Anchorage, Alaska Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
20 Nova Scotia Matt Stienburg (A) Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-10-07 Halifax, Nova Scotia St. Andrew's College (CISAA) COL, 63rd overall 2019
21 Ontario Zach Tupker Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-12-23 Collingwood, Ontario Carleton Place (CCHL) —
22 Nova Scotia Kyle Penney Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 2000-07-18 Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia Chilliwack (BCHL) —
23 Colorado Winter Wallace Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2002-01-21 Boulder, Colorado Youngstown (USHL) —
24 Minnesota Sam Malinski (C) Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1998-07-27 Lakeville, Minnesota Bismarck (NAHL) —
26 Czech Republic Ondřej Pšenička Sophomore F 6' 6" (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 2001-01-07 Prague, Czech Republic Waterloo (USHL) —
27 New York (state) Michael Suda Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-07-03 Cheektowaga, New York Fargo (USHL) —
28 Pennsylvania Nick DeSantis Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 2002-05-02 Collegeville, Pennsylvania Madison (USHL) —
29 British Columbia Ben Berard Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1999-02-13 Duncan, British Columbia Powell River (BCHL) —
30 California Ian Shane Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-09-24 Manhattan Beach, California Bismarck (USHL) —
33 Wisconsin Remington Keopple Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-03-21 Somerset, Wisconsin Des Moines (USHL) —
34 Michigan Ryan McInchak Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-02-28 Trenton, Michigan American International (AHA) —

Standings[edit]

2022–23 ECAC Hockey Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Quinnipiac † 22 20 2 0 0 0 0 60 87 30 41 34 4 3 162 64
#10 Harvard 22 18 4 0 5 0 0 49 86 48 34 24 8 2 125 81
#9 Cornell 22 15 6 1 0 1 0 47 78 42 34 21 11 2 112 66
St. Lawrence 22 12 10 0 1 2 0 37 56 58 36 17 19 0 88 102
#18 Colgate * 22 11 8 3 4 1 3 36 71 58 40 19 16 5 113 109
Clarkson 22 9 10 3 0 1 0 31 60 60 37 16 17 4 102 98
Rensselaer 22 9 13 0 2 1 0 26 52 74 35 14 20 1 84 115
Union 22 8 13 1 0 0 1 26 45 68 35 14 19 2 86 117
Princeton 22 8 14 0 2 1 0 26 57 73 32 13 19 0 89 112
Yale 22 6 14 2 0 1 1 22 35 62 32 8 20 4 57 94
Brown 22 5 14 3 0 1 1 20 41 69 30 9 18 3 65 91
Dartmouth 22 4 17 1 0 2 1 16 44 70 30 5 24 1 64 106
Championship: March 18, 2023
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results[edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 15 7:00 PM Ottawa* #19 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Exhibition) ESPN+ Shane W 5–1  948
October 20 7:00 PM Guelph* #20 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Exhibition) ESPN+ Shane W 8–1  739
Regular Season
October 28 8:00 PM at #19 Minnesota Duluth* #20 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota MY9 Shane L 2–3  4,158 0–1–0
October 29 8:00 PM at #19 Minnesota Duluth* #20 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota MY9 Keopple L 2–4  4,395 0–2–0
November 4 7:00 PM at Princeton Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey ESPN+ Shane W 3–1  2,171 1–2–0 (1–0–0)
November 5 7:00 PM at #7 Quinnipiac M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Shane L 0–2  3,439 1–3–0 (1–1–0)
November 11 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Appleton Arena • Canton, New York ESPN+ Shane W 5–1  1,395 2–3–0 (2–1–0)
November 12 7:00 PM at Clarkson Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York ESPN+ Shane L 1–4  2,782 2–4–0 (2–2–0)
November 18 7:00 PM Yale Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane W 5–2  3,717 3–4–0 (3–2–0)
November 19 7:00 PM Brown Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Keopple W 5–1  3,695 4–4–0 (4–2–0)
November 22 7:00 PM Sacred Heart* Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane W 2–1  2,772 5–4–0
November 26 8:00 PM vs. #6 Connecticut* Madison Square Garden • Manhattan, New York (The Frozen Apple) ESPN+ Shane W 6–0  12,247 6–4–0
December 2 7:00 PM #7 Harvard Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Rivalry) ESPN+ Shane L 1–2  4,267 6–5–0 (4–3–0)
December 3 7:00 PM Dartmouth Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane W 1–0  4,267 7–5–0 (5–3–0)
December 29 7:00 PM American International* Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane W 8–4  2,927 8–5–0
December 30 7:00 PM American International* Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane T 3–3 OT 3,024 8–5–1
January 6 7:00 PM at Union #18 Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York ESPN+ Shane W 6–1  2,185 9–5–1 (6–3–0)
January 7 4:00 PM at Rensselaer #18 Houston Field House • Troy, New York ESPN+ Shane W 6–4  2,724 10–5–1 (7–3–0)
January 14 4:00 PM at #7 Boston University #15 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Shane L 3–4  5,346 10–6–1
January 20 7:00 PM #1 Quinnipiac #16 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane W 4–0  3,794 11–6–1 (8–3–0)
January 21 7:00 PM Princeton #16 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane W 3–2  4,267 12–6–1 (9–3–0)
January 27 7:00 PM at Dartmouth #11 Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire ESPN+ Shane W 3–2  2,001 13–6–1 (10–3–0)
January 28 7:00 PM at #10 Harvard #11 Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) ESPN+ Shane L 2–6  3,095 13–7–1 (10–4–0)
February 3 7:00 PM Rensselaer #11 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane W 3–1  3,723 14–7–1 (11–4–0)
February 4 7:00 PM Union #11 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane W 10–1  3,903 15–7–1 (12–4–0)
February 10 7:00 PM Colgate #11 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane W 3–2  4,267 16–7–1 (13–4–0)
February 11 7:00 PM at Colgate #11 Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York ESPN+ Keopple T 4–4 SOL 2,271 16–7–2 (13–4–1)
February 17 7:00 PM Clarkson #11 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane L 3–4  3,102 16–8–2 (13–5–1)
February 18 7:00 PM St. Lawrence #11 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York ESPN+ Shane L 0–1  4,267 16–9–2 (13–6–1)
February 24 7:00 PM at Brown #13 Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Shane W 5–0  1,177 17–9–2 (14–6–1)
February 25 7:00 PM at Yale #13 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Shane W 5–1  2,837 18–9–2 (15–6–1)
ECAC Hockey Tournament
March 10 7:00 PM Clarkson* #12 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Quarterfinal Game 1) ESPN+ Shane W 2–1  3,752 19–9–2
March 11 7:00 PM Clarkson* #12 Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Quarterfinal Game 2) ESPN+ Shane W 3–1  3,935 20–9–2
March 17 7:30 PM vs. #6 Harvard* #10 Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Semifinal, Rivalry) ESPN+ Shane L 0–1 OT 3,533 20–10–2
NCAA Tournament
March 23 5:30 PM vs. #4 Denver* #12 SNHU Arena • Manchester, New Hampshire (East Regional Semifinal) ESPNews Shane W 2–0  3,631 21–10–2
March 25 4:00 PM vs. #5 Boston University* #12 SNHU Arena • Manchester, New Hampshire (East Regional Final) ESPNU Shane L 1–2  7,143 21–11–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[6]

Scoring statistics[edit]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Gabriel Seger C/LW 30 7 23 30 19
Ben Berard LW 34 11 17 28 8
Sam Malinski D 34 8 18 26 29
Max Andreev F 31 6 16 22 24
Dalton Bancroft RW 33 9 12 21 19
Nick DeSantis F 30 9 11 20 12
Travis Mitchell D 34 6 13 19 20
Kyle Penney C 33 7 11 18 4
Jack Malone RW/C 34 8 9 17 6
Jack O'Leary F 29 6 11 17 8
Ondřej Pšenička RW 34 8 7 15 10
Zach Tupker C 34 6 5 11 20
Sullivan Mack F 25 6 4 10 8
Sean Donaldson LW 22 3 7 10 0
Tim Rego D 33 2 7 9 16
Winter Wallace RW 23 3 5 8 18
Matt Stienburg C 18 2 5 7 18
Michael Suda D 33 1 6 7 8
Sebastian Dirven D 34 1 4 5 23
Kyler Kovich LW 16 1 2 3 4
Jack Lagerstrom D 7 1 1 2 4
Hank Kempf D 31 1 1 2 10
Jack O'Brien D 1 0 0 0 0
Ryan McInchak G 2 0 0 0 0
Remington Keopple G 5 0 0 0 0
Ian Shane G 33 0 0 0 2
Total 112 195 307 290

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Goaltending statistics[edit]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Ian Shane 33 1852:53 20 10 1 53 581 5 .916 1.72
Remington Keopple 5 174:28 1 1 1 9 52 0 .852 3.10
Ryan McInchak 3 11:21 0 0 0 1 2 0 .667 5.29
Empty Net - 16:57 - - - 3 - - - -
Total 34 2055:39 21 11 1 66 635 5 .906 1.93

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 (Final)
USCHO.com 19 - 19 19 20 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - 18 15 16 11 11 11 11 13 12 12 10 12 - 9
USA Today 19 19 19 19 19 20 NR NR NR NR NR 20 20 NR 17 14 12 11 11 11 11 13 13 13 11 12 9 9

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 1, 13, or 26.[8]

Awards and honors[edit]

Player Award Ref
Sam Malinski AHCA All-American East Second Team [9]
Sam Malinski ECAC Hockey First Team [10]

Players drafted into the NHL[edit]

2023 NHL Entry Draft[edit]

Round Pick Player NHL team
3 70 Jonathan Castagna † Arizona Coyotes
4 108 Hoyt Stanley † Ottawa Senators
6 188 Ryan Walsh † Boston Bruins

† incoming freshman [11]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Snyder, Aaron (February 25, 2023). "Men's Hockey Defeats Yale, Secures Ivy Title". The Cornell Daily Sun. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "Cornell Men's Hockey Media Guide Pages 59-88 (History and Records)" (PDF). Cornell Big Red. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2023". College Hockey Inc. March 25, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022–23 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Cornell University. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Cornell Big Red. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "Cornell Univ. 2022-2023 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  9. ^ "Two Northeastern players repeat as first-team All-Americans". USCHO.com. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "ECAC Hockey Announces 2022-23 Men's All-League Teams". ECAC Hockey. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  11. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
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