# 2024–25 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season

The 2024–25 Cornell Big Red Men's ice hockey season will be the 108th season of play for the program and 63rd in ECAC Hockey. The Big Red will represent Cornell University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Lynah Rink and be coached by Mike Schafer in his 29th season.

## Season

During the offseason, head coach Mike Schafer announced that this would be his final season behind the bench. At the same time, Casey Jones (Cornell '90) was announced as Schafer's successor and he joined the staff as the associate head coach.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Ryan McInchak | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Gabriel Seger | Forward | Sweden | Graduation (signed with Grand Rapids Griffins) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Justin Katz | Goaltender | Canada | 19 | Mount Royal, QC |
| Charlie Major | Forward | United States | 20 | Skaneateles, NY |
| Parker Murray | Forward | United States | 21 | Manhattan Beach, CA |
| Nicholas Wolfenberg | Defenseman | Canada | 20 | Calgary, AB |

## Roster

As of August 2, 2024.

## Standings

2024–25 ECAC Hockey Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #12 Quinnipiac † | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 79 | 42 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 124 | 75 |
| #18 Clarkson | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 74 | 47 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 109 | 77 |
| Colgate | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 80 | 65 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 113 | 109 |
| Union | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 67 | 61 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 108 | 99 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 70 | 52 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 93 | 74 |
| Cornell | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 69 | 53 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 88 | 71 |
| Harvard | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 56 | 56 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 74 | 88 |
| Brown | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 53 | 63 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 75 | 75 |
| Princeton | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 55 | 73 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 69 | 83 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 57 | 82 | 34 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 99 | 126 |
| Yale | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 52 | 80 | 29 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 66 | 116 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 43 | 81 | 34 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 69 | 115 |
| Championship: March 22, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: March 2, 2025 |||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 26 | 7:00 pm | Toronto* | #8 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | Shane | W 6–2 | 4,267 | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| November 1 | 7:00 pm | #6 North Dakota* | #9 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Shane | W 4–1 | 4,267 | 1–0–0 |
| November 2 | 7:00 pm | #6 North Dakota* | #9 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Shane | W 5–3 | 4,091 | 2–0–0 |
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | Yale | #6 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Shane | T 2–2 $^{SOL}$ | 4,267 | 2–0–1 (0–0–1) |
| November 9 | 7:00 pm | Brown | #6 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Shane | W 3–1 | 4,267 | 3–0–1 (1–0–1) |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | at #17 Dartmouth | #6 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Shane | L 3–4 | 2,801 | 3–1–1 (1–1–1) |
| November 16 | 7:00 pm | at #20 Harvard | #6 | Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Shane | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 2,917 | 3–1–2 (1–1–2) |
| November 22 | 7:00 pm | #18 Quinnipiac | #8 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Shane | L 1–3 | 3,980 | 3–2–2 (1–2–2) |
| November 23 | 7:00 pm | Princeton | #8 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Shane | W 5–0 | 4,267 | 4–2–2 (2–2–2) |
| November 30 | 8:00 pm | vs. #18 Quinnipiac* | #11 | Madison Square Garden • New York, New York (The Frozen Apple) | ESPN+ | Shane | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 16,593 | 4–2–3 |
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | Colgate | #12 | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Shane | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 4,267 | 5–2–3 (3–2–2) |
| December 7 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate | #12 | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York | ESPN+ | Shane | L 3–6 | 2,222 | 5–3–3 (3–3–2) |
| Desert Hockey Classic ||||||||||
| January 3 | 5:00 pm | vs. Massachusetts* | #16 | Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic Semifinal) | | Shane | W 4–2 | 1,832 | 6–3–3 |
| January 4 | 9:00 pm | at #19 Arizona State* | #16 | Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic Championship) | | Shane | L 0–4 | 4,340 | 6–4–3 |
| January 10 | 7:00 pm | at Sacred Heart* | #18 | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Shane | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 2,930 | 6–4–4 |
| January 11 | 5:00 pm | at Sacred Heart* | #18 | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey | Shane | L 2–4 | 3,266 | 6–5–4 |
| January 17 | 7:00 pm | at Princeton | | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+, SNY | Keopple | W 6–2 | 2,432 | 7–5–4 (4–3–2) |
| January 18 | 7:00 pm | at #16 Quinnipiac | | M&T Bank Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Shane | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 3,019 | 7–5–5 (4–3–3) |
| January 24 | 7:00 pm | Harvard | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Shane | W 4–1 | 4,267 | 8–5–5 (5–3–3) |
| January 25 | 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Shane | L 1–6 | 4,267 | 8–6–5 (5–4–3) |
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | at St. Lawrence | | Appleton Arena • Canton, New York | ESPN+ | Shane | L 1–2 | 1,326 | 8–7–5 (5–5–3) |
| February 1 | 7:00 pm | at Clarkson | | Cheel Arena • Potsdam, New York | ESPN+ | Shane | T 3–3 $^{SOW}$ | 2,891 | 8–7–6 (5–5–4) |
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | Rensselaer | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Shane | W 4–2 | 3,981 | 9–7–6 (6–5–4) |
| February 8 | 7:00 pm | Union | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Shane | L 1–4 | 3,893 | 9–8–6 (6–6–4) |
| February 14 | 7:00 pm | at Brown | | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Shane | W 6–1 | 1,375 | 10–8–6 (7–6–4) |
| February 15 | 7:00 pm | at Yale | | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Shane | W 5–3 | 2,697 | 11–8–6 (8–6–4) |
| February 21 | 7:00 pm | #19 Clarkson | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Shane | L 1–3 | 4,267 | 11–9–6 (8–7–4) |
| February 22 | 7:00 pm | St. Lawrence | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York | ESPN+ | Shane | W 6–0 | 4,267 | 12–9–6 (9–7–4) |
| February 28 | 7:00 pm | at Union | | Achilles Rink • Schenectady, New York | ESPN+ | Shane | L 1–4 | 2,112 | 12–10–6 (9–8–4) |
| March 1 | 7:00 pm | at Rensselaer | | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | ESPN+ | Keopple | W 6–0 | 2,232 | 13–10–6 (10–8–4) |
| ECAC Hockey Tournament ||||||||||
| March 8 | 7:30 pm | Yale* | | Lynah Rink • Ithaca, New York (ECAC First Round) | ESPN+ | Shane | W 5–1 | 4,121 | 14–10–6 |
| March 14 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate* | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 1) | ESPN+ | Shane | W 4–1 | 1,100 | 15–10–6 |
| March 15 | 7:00 pm | at Colgate* | | Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New York (ECAC Quarterfinal Game 2) | ESPN+ | Shane | W 3–0 | 1,029 | 16–10–6 |
| March 21 | 4:00 pm | vs. #12 Quinnipiac* | | Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (ECAC Semifinal) | ESPN+ | | | | |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | 9 (2) | 7 (1) | 8 (1) | 8 (1) | 9 (1) | 6 (1) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | – | 16 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | | |
| USA Hockey | 9 (3) | 7 (2) | 7 (1) | 8 (1) | 8 (1) | 6 (1) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | – | 16 | 20 | RV | 20 | RV | RV | NR | RV | 20 | RV | 20 | 19 | | |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12. Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.