The Making of Jonathan Castagna, the NHL’s Newest Diamond in the Rough: ‘These Guys Don’t Come Around That Often’
“In 25 years, I might have one Jonathan Castagna."
“In 25 years, I might have one Jonathan Castagna."
“It's tough to put to words how much this really means to me.”
The decision means Stanley will forgo his final season of collegiate eligibility.
“In order to be the best, you’ve got to play against the best. And they were the better team tonight.”
“I haven't forgotten what happened. A lot of guys haven't forgotten what happened two years ago now.”
“We came out of every different direction. Once he was on the market, it was like, ‘Hey, we need this guy.’”
Here’s how the two teams fare. All statistics are courtesy of College Hockey News unless otherwise stated.
The Sun preview the 2026 NCAA Men's Hockey Tournament field.
Cornell will take on Denver in the NCAA regional semifinal at 6 p.m. EST on Friday in Loveland, Colorado.
“At no point do we feel we found our game in that 60 minutes.”
Cornell took a shocking 3-2 loss in the first game of ECAC playoffs in Lake Placid. The Sun breaks down what went right — and what went wrong — in the Red's first neutral-site match of the postseason.
“For us, more or less, it just shows that there's a consistency with building a program. We’re hoping that have a crack at it every year. You want your guys to have a crack at it every year, right? And to say that you're going to win it on a regular basis is tough.”
No. 8 men’s hockey will face off against Princeton at 7 p.m. on Friday in the ECAC semifinals at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York.
“From this way out, baby, it's one-and-done,” Jones said. “So you gotta manage game and play properly.”
After dropping game one on Friday night and bouncing back on Saturday, the Red hung on to beat the Crimson on Sunday, ending Harvard’s season and capping off an impressive 15-3 record at Lynah Rink.
“It was a good version of ourselves tonight,” said head coach Casey Jones ’90. “Pretty complete game for us, good response by our guys in terms of some urgency.”
After a disappointing series opener the night before, No. 9 men’s hockey came to play in game two of the ECAC quarterfinals best-of-three with Harvard.