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Much of the Red’s success in 2019 can be attributed to the defense’s strong performance. Cornell possessed the third-best scoring defense, conceding 20.7 points per game.
“Jon is an incredible talent that has earned everything that he has gotten in this game through hard work and humility,” said head coach Connor Buczek ’15. “I’m so proud of him and know this is just the first of many accomplishments and accolades that he will receive in his professional career.”
Following the suspension of intercollegiate athletic competition due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic over one year ago, Cornell athletics readies for a full-scale resumption of play this year. There are numerous exciting developments and stories to watch as Cornell’s sports teams return to the fold.
Though the new Hoy Field would lack the convenience of its predecessor, it would boast a 15,160 square-foot support building to house locker rooms, batting cages and a press box.
Since coming up just short as the national runner-up in 2010, the Red has been a mainstay in the postseason, clinching seven additional NCAA Tournament appearances as well three Frozen Four showings.
“It was kind of a no-brainer for me to be able to come home and play for my dad, with Buddy, and all the other great guys on the team,” Boeheim said at a Cornell press conference. “That has been my whole life — more or less up to this point.”
Though the Ivy League granted a one-time waiver for seniors to play as graduate students next season, Galajda ultimately opted to play for a different squad in his last season of collegiate hockey.
The 2020-2021 season of ECAC play, which saw two-thirds of teams unable to participate, ended with its most unlikely champion in recent memory with St. Lawrence hoisting the hardware.
Cornell’s monumental achievement in 1970 has yet to be matched by any other NCAA men’s hockey team.
“This group has the ability to be on the field from the minute they walk on campus and will push the incredibly talented and motivated group we already have to be better as we look to challenge for honors in 2021 and beyond,” said head coach Andy Smith.