Team Notes: Cornell Opens Difficult Stretch with Florida College Classic
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The following article appeared December 18 on the Cornell Web site.
ITHACA, N.Y. -- With the Cornell men’s hockey team ranked
fourth in both major polls, the early part of the second half of
the seasonw will truly test whether the Big Red is up to meeting
those lofty standards. Cornell begins that stretch with a pair of
games at the Florida College Classic on Dec. 29-30, opening with
third-ranked Colorado College before facing either Princeton or
Maine in the championship or consolation games the following day.
Both games can be heard in the Ithaca area on WHCU 870 AM with
Jason Weinstein providing the call of the action, with live
streaming video available via B2 Networks on a pay-per-view
basis.
ABOUT THE BIG RED
Cornell closed out the first half of the season with a 7-2-2
overall mark and a 6-2-1 record in ECAC Hockey action. The Big Red
is unbeaten in its last four games, going 2-0-2 over that span. In
its last time out, the Big Red rallied for a 2-2 overtime tie at
Union on Dec. 5, one night after scoring a 2-1 victory at
Rensselaer. Senior Blake Gallagher leads the Big Red offense with
17 points through the first 11 games (10-7--17), while classmates
Colin Greening (5-11--16) and Brendon Nash (2-8--10) and juniors
Riley Nash (3-8--11) and Joe Devin (4-7--11) are also averaging at
least a point per game for the season. Cornell has had a balanced
offense that has seen 16 different skaters score at least one of
the 40 goals tallied by the Big Red this season, while all but one
of the skaters who has seen the ice this season has recorded at
least one point on the year. In goal, senior Ben Scrivens has
continued to put up consistent numbers, posting a 1.98
goals-against average and a .929 save percentage with one shutout.
The Big Red has excelled on special teams this season, recording 17
power play goals in 53 chances for a national best 32.1 percent and
killing off 52-of-58 opponents’ power plays for an 89.7
percent success rate.
ABOUT COLORADO COLLEGE
Colorado College enters the Florida College Classic with an 11-4-3
overall record and an 8-3-3 mark in the WCHA. Like Cornell, the
Tigers boast a prolific offense and power play, scoring 3.63 goals
per game and converting on 26 percent of the man advantage
opportunities. Bill Sweatt, a draft pick of the Chicago Blackhawks,
leads the Tigers in scoring with nine goals and 11 assists through
18 games. Mike Testwuide is Colorado College’s most prolific
goal scorer, tallying 12 goals and adding a pair of assists for 14
points in 15 games. In all, seven different players have scored in
double figures through the first 18 games of the year for the
Tigers. In goal, Joe Howe has been outstanding, recording a .926
save percentage and a 2.21 goals-against average with a pair of
shutouts. The Tigers have scored 27 power play goals in 104
opportunities (26.0 percent) while killing off penalties at an 85.9
percent rate (79-of-92).
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