Power Play Expected to be Key to Big Red's Success
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The following article appeared in the November 6 issue of the Cornell Daily Sun.
By Mitchell Drucker
For a traditionally low-scoring Cornell team — a squad that
last year averaged just 2.56 goals per game — a prolific and
efficient power play could be the difference between victory and
defeat. Indeed, 34 percent of the team’s goals last year came
with the man advantage, indicating that the power-play unit was an
integral part of the Red’s success.
This year’s team features many returning players from the
2008-09 power play lineup, including Riley and Brendon Nash, Colin
Greening and Blake Gallagher. Head coach Mike Schafer ’86 saw
those four players develop exceptional chemistry playing together
last year, and expects that experience to translate into even more
success this year.
“On the power play, we have a lot of guys returning,”
Schafer said. “That’s critical, especially early in the
year.”
Complete article can be accessed via the Sun Web site by clicking here.
