Last season, Cornell made it all the way to the Frozen Four before losing in the semifinals to New Hampshire. Although many of the lettermen are returning this year to defend their ECAC title, the Big Red will be missing players who were vital to the success Cornell enjoyed last year. Cornell graduated seven seniors, including Stephen Bâby and Doug Murray. Murray led the defense for Cornell, along with his line-mate, Jeremy Downs.
The freshmen added on offense will be a major physical force to deal with. Each of the new forwards has proven that he can score and will add offense to a fearsome group of goal scorers.
The most significant loss, however, is David LeNeveu. LeNeveu chose to leave Cornell after his sophomore year to pursue a career in the NHL with the Phoenix Coyotes. Freshman David McKee will fight returning goaltenders Louis Chabot and Todd Marr for the starting position. If Cornell wants to be successful this year they will have to find a way to fill the void between the pipes.
