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Men’s Hockey Downs St. Lawrence, 3-1, in ECAC Championship, Breaks 14-Year Whitelaw Cup Drought
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The win marks Cornell’s 13th Whitelaw Cup in program history, the most of any ECAC team.
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The win marks Cornell’s 13th Whitelaw Cup in program history, the most of any ECAC team.
After five unanswered goals, Cornell will contend for its first Whitelaw Cup since 2019.
After going down 1-0 early, the Red battled back to tie the game in the second, before conceding the game-winning goal with just four minutes left in regulation, ending Cornell’s season in crushing fashion.
“You can feel the energy and excitement. [We’re] ready for the weekend,” Schafer said.
The Red will now face Colgate — who is undefeated against Cornell in three games this year — on Saturday evening with a chance to advance to the Frozen Four on the line.
“I think we learned a lot from that [Colgate] game and going into Saturday, that’s when the real win matters. That’s when it’s life or death. So I think we’re ready,”
An impressive 39-save effort from Bergmann was not enough, and, for the third time this season, the Raiders had bested the Red.
As the stage is set for the ECAC tournament semifinals, fans can anticipate an intense matchup between Cornell and Colgate, with both teams vying for a chance to secure the championship title.
“I told our guys after the game, to go 17-6-6 with 10 freshmen on our team is just a tremendous accomplishment,” Schafer said.
“We’ve lost our way in [understanding] that we need to be a really, really good defensive team,” Schafer said. “You can look at all the offensive stuff that you want, but we’re not doing the job the other way.”