Men's Ice Hockey

Thirteen Ivies Earn ECAC Hockey Postseason Honors

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Thirteen Ivies were announced as recipients of ECAC Hockey postseason awards following the conclusion of the 2019-20 campaign. 
 
Ivy League champion Cornell produced five award winners. Junior forward Morgan Barron collected ECAC Hockey Player of the Year and First Team All-League honors. Junior defenseman Alex Green earned ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman and Third Team All-League accolades. Senior defenseman Yanni Kaldis joined Barron as a First Team All-League pick, while junior goaltender and Ivy League Co-Player of the Year Matthew Galajda earned Third Team All-League recognition alongside Green. Head coach Mike Schafer, fresh off his third-straight Ivy League Coach of the Year nod, added ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year honors to his mantel. 

Ivy League runner-up Harvard tallied a League-high six conference awards. Freshman forward Nick Abruzzese—the Ivy League Rookie of the Year—headlined the list as the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year and a selection for both First Team All-League and the All-Rookie Team. Sophomore defenseman Jack Rathbone was also a First Team All-League pick, while sophomore forward Jack Drury reaped Second Team All-League recognition. The Crimson claimed 4-of-6 spots on the All-Rookie Team, with freshman goaltender Mitchell Gibson, freshman defenseman Henry Thrun and freshman forward John Farinacci joining Abruzzese on the list. 
 
Dartmouth sophomore forward and Ivy League Co-Player of the Year Drew O’Connor landed First Team All-League designation, while Yale sophomore forward Curtis Hall earned Second Team All-League listing.  
 
All six First Team All-Ivy honorees and 2-of-7 Second Team All-Ivy selections were honored by ECAC Hockey. 

ECAC HOCKEY AWARD WINNERS
Mike Schafer, Cornell – Tim Taylor Coach of the Year
Morgan Barron, Cornell (Jr., F – Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) – Player of the Year, First Team
Nick Abruzzese, Harvard (Fr., F – Slate Hill, N.Y.) – Rookie of the Year, First Team, All-Rookie Team
Alex Green, Cornell (Jr., D – Chicago, Ill.) – Best Defensive Defenseman, Third Team
Yanni Kaldis, Cornell (Sr., D – Montreal, Quebec, Canada) – First Team
Jack Rathbone, Harvard (So., D – West Roxbury, Mass.) – First Team
Drew O’Connor, Dartmouth (So., F – Chatham, N.J.) – First Team
Curtis Hall, Yale (So., F – Chagrin Falls, Ohio) – Second Team
Jack Drury, Harvard (So., F – Winnetka, Ill.) – Second Team
Matthew Galajda, Cornell (Jr., G – Aurora, Ontario, Canada) – Third Team
Mitchell Gibson, Harvard (Fr., G – Phoenixville, Pa.) – All-Rookie Team
Henry Thrun, Harvard (Fr., D – Southborough, Mass.) – All-Rookie Team
John Farinacci, Harvard (Fr., F – Red Bank, N.J.) – All-Rookie Team