ITHACA, N.Y. — Twelve former Cornell males’s hockey gamers are listed on NHL coaching camp rosters, as every of the 32 golf equipment introduced their rosters during the last week. All groups’ coaching camps are open in preparation for the preseason slate, which begins this Saturday, Sept. 21.
The Colorado Avalanche have three former Cornell gamers at their coaching camp, essentially the most within the NHL. Former defensemen Jacob MacDonald ’15 and Sam Malinski ’23 and ahead Matt Stienburg ’23 are these donning Avalanche sweaters over the subsequent couple of weeks.
Final 12 months, MacDonald performed 40 video games with the San Jose Sharks and the San Jose Barracuda, the group’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. He scored a complete of 13 factors (seven targets, six assists). MacDonald is returning to Colorado after spending the final two seasons in San Jose. Earlier than that, he performed in Colorado in components of 4 seasons (2019-23) earlier than being traded to San Jose on Jan. 25, 2023.
Malinski goals to safe a spot on the Avalanche roster throughout this 12 months’s coaching camp. Final season, he performed in 23 NHL video games for the Avalanche, recording 10 factors (three targets, seven assists). Along with his 46 appearances within the AHL with the Colorado Eagles, Malinski totaled 37 factors (eight targets, 29 assists) final season.
Stienburg is coming off a 13-point marketing campaign with the Eagles final season, gathering 5 targets and eight assists over 54 appearances.
Ahead Cole Bardreau ’15 and defenseman Travis Mitchell ’23 are sporting New York Islanders jerseys at coaching camp, making the Islanders the one different NHL membership with a number of Cornell alumni.
Bardreau is beginning his sixth season with the New York Islanders group. Final season, Bardreau scored 24 factors (11 targets, 13 assists) in 70 video games with Bridgeport, the Islanders’ AHL affiliate. Bardreau has performed in 11 NHL video games, with 10 coming within the 2019-20 season. His most up-to-date NHL look was on Dec. 2, 2022, in opposition to Nashville.
Mitchell’s inaugural skilled season was with Bridgeport final season, the place he recorded 4 factors (one aim, three assists) in 34 video games.
Among the many different seven former Massive Pink gamers attending coaching camps are Joakim Ryan ’15 (Carolina), Gabriel Seger ’24 (Detroit), Jeff Malott (Los Angeles), Anthony Angello (Nashville), Jack Malone ’23 (New Jersey), Riley Nash (N.Y. Rangers), and Morgan Barron (Winnipeg).
Ryan is in search of a return to the NHL after enjoying for the Malmö Redhawks in his native Sweden for the previous three seasons. Throughout his time with Malmö, he totaled 64 factors (17 targets, 47 assists) in 156 video games. Ryan signed a one-year, two-way contract with Carolina on July 14. His final NHL look was with the Hurricanes through the 2020-21 season, the place he performed 4 video games. After graduating from Cornell in 2015, Ryan performed for the San Jose Sharks from 2017 to 2019, adopted by stints with the Los Angeles Kings in 2019-20 and the Hurricanes in 2020-21.
Seger signed a one-year contract with the Grand Rapids Griffins, the AHL affiliate of the Detroit Pink Wings, on June 11 after a profitable senior season at Cornell. He performed in all of Cornell’s 35 video games, registering a team-high 44 factors (14 targets, 30 assists). His 44 factors had been essentially the most by a Cornell participant since Ryan Vesce (19-26—45), and the 30 assists had been essentially the most since Stephen Bâby (33) throughout Cornell’s 2002-03 season, which noticed the group advance to the Frozen 4.
Seger was acknowledged for his offensive success in 2023-24, incomes All-ECAC Hockey and All-Ivy First Crew honors. He additionally acquired tutorial honors from ECAC Hockey and the Ivy League and a number of awards on the group’s year-end banquet.
Angello will compete for a spot on the Nashville Predators roster for a second consecutive season. Final 12 months with the Milwaukee Admirals, the Predators’ AHL affiliate, Angello had 13 factors (three targets, 10 assists) in 46 video games. His level complete was essentially the most he had in a season since logging 19 factors (seven targets, 12 assists) in 44 video games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2021-22. Angello final performed within the NHL in 2021-22, the final of his five-year tenure with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the place he performed in 31 video games throughout three seasons (2019-22).
Malone is beginning his first full season {of professional} hockey after enjoying one sport with the Utica Comets, the Devils’ AHL affiliate, following his post-graduate season with Boston School. Malone scored 25 factors (12 targets, 13 assists) with BC in 41 video games final season. This season is the primary of Malone’s two-year AHL contract that he inked on April 17.
Nash is aiming to play in his thirteenth NHL season this 12 months. Final season, the previous first-round draft choose scored 27 factors (11 targets, 16 assists) in 41 video games with the Hartford Wolf Pack, the Rangers’ AHL affiliate. He additionally performed one sport with the Rangers final season on Dec. 9 in opposition to Washington.
Barron simply completed his fourth NHL season and second full 12 months with Winnipeg. Throughout his time with the Jets final season, he performed in 80 video games, scoring a career-high 11 targets and including seven assists. He additionally delivered 122 hits and achieved a plus-10 ranking.
The opening night time rosters for all 32 NHL groups are because of the league workplace on Monday, Oct. 7.
(Photograph offered by Cornell Males’s Athletic/Hockey Dept.)
