Brian Cornell (ice hockey)

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Brian Cornell
Born March 23, 1946
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Died July 22, 2022
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Wing
Played for Cornell
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1966–1972

Brian L. Cornell was a Canadian ice hockey winger who was a two-time All-American for Cornell University. [1]

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Career

Cornell was not a star player in juniors, averaging less than a point per game for the Niagara Falls Flyers. Despite the low production, he was recruited to Cornell University and began attending in the fall of 1965. Cornell played on a freshman team alongside Ken Dryden that went undefeated. A year later Cornell was a member of the varsity squad and began the season as a depth scorer for the team. In the first ten games he recorded 13 points but, in the first game of the Boston Arena Christmas Tournament, Cornell tore ligaments in his knee and missed the remainder of the season. [2] Cornell was forced to watch as the Big Red nearly ran the table without him and captured the program's first NCAA Championship and the first championship of any kind since 1911.

Cornell was ready for the start of the following season and, with many of the '67 Big Red's top scorers graduating, he was able to assume a more prominent role in the offense. Cornell had a breakout season, leading the team with 29 goals and 61 points in 28 games. He was named Second Team All-conference and All-American and helped Cornell compile an astounding 26–1 record heading into the national tournament. The team, however, was stifled by Mike Curran in the semifinal and lost 1–3. The Big Red finished 3rd in the tournament and Cornell was the only player not in the title match to appear on the All-Tournament First Team. As a senior, Cornell was named team co-Captain with Bruce Pattison and responded by setting a program record for points in a season with 74. [3] He finished third in the nation and was an All-American once more. The Big Red again entered the NCAA Tournament 26–1 but, despite a scare from Michigan Tech, reached the championship match. Cornell scored his final collegiate goal in the second period to tie the score at 2-all, but Denver carried the day in the third and skated away with the championship.

After graduating, Cornell remained at the university in the Graduate School of Business and Public Administration. While he continued his studies he both coached the freshman team in its final year of existence and played for the Syracuse Stars in the team's last season. He was inducted into the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame in 1969. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1962–63 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 30000—————
1963–64 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 21119200—————
1964–65 Niagara Falls Flyers OHA 30110—————
1966–67 Cornell ECAC Hockey 10211130—————
1967–68 Cornell ECAC Hockey 2829326122—————
1968–69 Cornell ECAC Hockey 2922527426—————
1969–70Syracuse StarsIndependent——————————
1971–72Braintree HawksNEnHL——————————
OHA Totals271110210—————
NCAA Totals67539514848—————

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1967–68 [5]
AHCA East All-American 1967–68 [1]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament First Team 1968 [6]
NCAA All-Tournament Team 1968 [7]
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1968–69 [5]
AHCA East All-American 1968–69 [8]
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament First Team 1969 [6]
NCAA All-Tournament Team 1969 [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "1967-1968 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. ↑ "Skaters Win Three, Tie B.U." Cornell Daily Sun. January 5, 1967. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "1969: Great Expectations". Where Angels Fear to Tread. January 5, 1967. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Brian L. Cornell". Cornell Big Red. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  6. 1 2 "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  7. 1 2 "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  8. ↑ "1968-1969 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
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