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Junior Matt Buckles netted two goals in Cornell's 5-2 win over Ryerson. (Brittney Chew / News Photography Editor)
Friday’s matchup will be a big test for the Red. The Crimson were picked to finish ahead of Cornell in the ECAC and come into the game ranked higher in the polls. A win on Friday would help to assuage concerns following the Red’s shaky performance last weekend.
The Red kick off their first season in two years at 7 PM on Friday and Saturday night against Alaska Fairbanks at Lynah Rink.
Heading into the 2021-2022 season, the blue line is one of the biggest questions facing Cornell. While the team has returned nine of 15 forwards, only four of its defensemen have taken the ice for Cornell heading into this season.
“We’re expecting big things from them,” said senior captain Brenden Locke. “Obviously, we lost a lot of key guys, but we have the next-man-up mentality, and I think those guys are going to fill in nicely. They have showed up and bought into culture. There’s been no messing around with them.”
“Tonight I didn’t like some of the things he was doing,” Schafer said. “I kind of jumped on him a bit, maybe too hard, but man does he respond.”
While the victory will not count for Cornell’s record, the contest was an especially meaningful one for the players, coaches and the Lynah Faithful.
Former Cornell captain Morgan Barron made his NHL debut last week and scored his first goal in his 3rd game.
Ivy League policies have led a number of Big Red athletes to transfer. Here is a look at where some of them are heading.
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.
Despite an unceremonious end to their tenure at Cornell, both Jeff Malott ’20 and Yanni Kaldis ’20 moved on to play on professional teams in the American Hockey League