Brian Cornell

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

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 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————— 1969–70 Syracuse Stars Independent —————————— 1971–72 Braintree Hawks NEnHL —————————— OHA Totals 27 11 10 21 0 — — — — — NCAA Totals 67 53 95 148 48 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1967–68 AHCA East All-American 1967–68 ECAC Hockey All-Tournament First Team 1968 NCAA All-Tournament Team 1968 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1968–69 AHCA East All-American 1968–69 ECAC Hockey All-Tournament First Team 1969 NCAA All-Tournament Team 1969