PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Harvard tandem of
Adam Fox and
Casey Dornbach 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 for the second-straight season, Harvard junior defenseman
Adam Fox was selected as the Player of the Year and Harvard freshman forward
Casey Dornbach was dubbed the Rookie of the Year.
Fox tallied a League-high 15 points—via three goals and a League-best 12 assists—in Ivy play. On the season, the Jericho, N.Y., native has accumulated 40 points via eight goals and 32 assists. He leads the nation, averaging 1.10 assists per game, and also paces all defensemen and ranks fourth overall in NCAA Division I, averaging 1.38 points per game.
Dornbach added nine points—via two goals and seven assists—in his first Ivy League campaign. The Edina, Minn., product amassed 28 points on the season via seven goals and 21 assists to rank second nationally among freshmen with .97 points per game.
In his 24th season at the helm, Schafer led Cornell to back-to-back Ivy League titles for the first time since a string of four-straight from 2002-05. Behind a 7-2-1 mark in Ivy League play and a 13-5-4 record in ECAC Hockey, the Big Red captured their 23rd Ivy League title and 10th ECAC Hockey regular-season crown. This is just the second time in program history that Cornell has won back-to-back Cleary Cups (2001-02, 2002-03).
Ivy League champion Cornell boasts a League-high three First Team All-Ivy recipients in sophomore forward
Morgan Barron (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada), junior defenseman
Yanni Kaldis (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) and sophomore goaltender
Austin McGrath (Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada).
Ivy League runner-up Princeton also had three All-Ivy selections in senior forward
Ryan Kuffner (First Team – Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), senior forward
Max Véronneau (Second Team – Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) and senior defenseman
Josh Teves (Second Team – Calgary, Alberta, Canada).
Dartmouth joined the Big Red and Tigers in producing an All-Ivy trio, with junior goaltender
Adrian Clark (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) earning First Team accolades and freshman forward
Drew O’Connor (Chatham, N.J.) and senior defenseman
Connor Yau (Algonquin, Ill.) landing on the Second Team.
Harvard junior defenseman Fox and Yale senior forward
Joe Snively (Herndon, Va.) were the League’s unanimous First Team All-Ivy selections. The Bulldogs’ senior goaltender
Sam Tucker (Wilton, Conn.) also claimed Second Team recognition.
All six Ivy League men’s ice hockey programs were represented, as Brown’s
Tommy Marchin earned Second Team honors.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Adam Fox, Harvard (Jr., D – Jericho, N.Y.)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Casey Dornbach, Harvard (Fr., F – Edina, Minn.)
COACH OF THE YEAR
Mike Schafer, Cornell
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY^
Morgan Barron, Cornell (So., F – Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Ryan Kuffner, Princeton (Sr., F – Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
* Joe Snively, Yale (Sr., F – Herndon, Va.)
Yanni Kaldis, Cornell (Jr., D – Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
* Adam Fox, Harvard (Jr., D – Jericho, N.Y.)
Austin McGrath, Cornell (So., G – Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada)
Adrian Clark, Dartmouth (Jr., G – Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY
Tommy Marchin, Brown (Sr., F – Algonac, Mich.)
Drew O’Connor, Dartmouth (Fr., F – Chatham, N.J.)
Max Véronneau, Princeton (Sr., F – Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Connor Yau, Dartmouth (Sr., D – Algonquin, Ill.)
Josh Teves, Princeton (Sr., D – Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Sam Tucker, Yale (Sr., G – Wilton, Conn.)
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-IVY
Mitch Vanderlaan, Cornell (Sr., F – Hanwell, New Brunswick, Canada)
Cam Donaldson, Cornell (So., F – Pittsboro, N.C.)
Casey Dornbach, Harvard (Fr., F – Edina, Minn.)
Zach Giuttari, Brown (Jr., D – Warwick, R.I.)
Reilly Walsh, Harvard (So., D – Andover, N.H.)
* Unanimous Selection
^ First Team Expanded Due To Tie In Voting