PRINCETON, N.J. -- Cornell’s
Matthew Galajda swept the Ivy League men’s ice hockey postseason awards following a vote of the League’s six head coaches.
Cornell’s
Mike Schafer was named the Ivy League Coach of the Year and freshman goaltender
Matthew Galajda was selected as the Player and Rookie of the Year.
Galajda leads the nation with a 1.49 goals against average and eight shutouts. He also ranks second in NCAA Division I with a .833 winning percentage and third with a .941 save percentage. The Aurora, Ontario, Canada, product has allowed just 36 goals on the season and boasts an 18-3-2 record.
In his 23rd season at the helm, Schafer led Cornell to an unbeaten 9-0-1 mark in Ivy League play—its first undefeated Ancient Eight campaign since the 1995-96 season. The Big Red captured their 22nd Ivy League title and ninth ECAC Hockey regular-season crown and are the No. 1-seed entering the ECAC Hockey Championship.
Ivy League champion Cornell boasts a League-high four All-Ivy selections. Joining unanimous selection Galajda on the first team is sophomore defenseman
Yanni Kaldis (So., D - Montreal, Quebec, Canada). Junior forward
Anthony Angello (Jr., F – Manlius, N.Y.) and junior defenseman
Alec McCrea (Jr., D – El Cajon, Calif.) claimed Second Team honors.
Harvard trails the Big Red with three All-Ivy honorees—First Team picks junior forward
Ryan Donato (Jr., F – Scituate, Mass.) and sophomore defenseman
Adam Fox (So., D – Jericho, N.Y.) and Second Team selection
Merrick Madsen (Sr., G – Acton, Calif.)
Princeton is represented on the First Team by unanimous pick junior forward
Max Véronneau (Jr., F - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) and junior defenseman
Josh Teves (Jr., D – Calgary, Alberta, Canada), while unanimous pick junior forward
Joe Snively (Jr., F – Herndon, Va.) represents Yale.
Brown and Dartmouth each claim a pair of Second Team All-Ivy selections. Senior forward
Sam Lafferty (Sr., F – Hollidaysburg, Pa.) and junior defenseman
Max Gottlieb (Jr., D – Old Bridge, N.J.) are the League-honored Bears, while sophomore forward
Will Graber (So., F – Broomfield, Colo.) and senior goaltender
Devin Buffalo (Sr., G – Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada) earned recognition for the Big Green.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Matthew Galajda, Cornell (Fr., G – Aurora, Ontario, Canada)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Matthew Galajda, Cornell (Fr., G – Aurora, Ontario, Canada)
COACH OF THE YEAR
Mike Schafer, Cornell
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY^
Ryan Donato, Harvard (Jr., F – Scituate, Mass.)
* Max Véronneau, Princeton (Jr., F – Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
* Joe Snively, Yale (Jr., F – Herndon, Va.)
Yanni Kaldis, Cornell (So., D – Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
Adam Fox, Harvard (So., D – Jericho, N.Y.)
Josh Teves, Princeton (Jr., D – Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
* Matthew Galajda, Cornell (Fr., G – Aurora, Ontario, Canada)
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY^
Sam Lafferty, Brown (Sr., F – Hollidaysburg, Pa.)
Anthony Angello, Cornell (Jr., F – Manlius, N.Y.)
Will Graber, Dartmouth (So., F – Broomfield, Colo.)
Max Gottlieb, Brown (Jr., D – Old Bridge, N.J.)
Alec McCrea, Cornell (Jr., D – El Cajon, Calif.)
Devin Buffalo, Dartmouth (Sr., G – Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada)
Merrick Madsen, Harvard (Sr., G – Acton, Calif.)
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-IVY
Mitch Vanderlaan, Cornell (Jr., F – Hanwell, New Brunswick, Canada)
David Hallisey, Princeton (Sr., F – Wethersfield, Conn.)
Ryan Kuffner, Princeton (Jr., F – Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Ryan Hitchcock, Yale (Sr., F – Manhasset, N.Y.)
* Unanimous Selection
^ First and Second Teams Expanded Due To Ties In Voting