The Whole Story: Banquet Winners

Since the captains have already been named and posted, here are the
award winners from last night's banquet:

Hat Trick Award - Matt Moulson

Short Handed Goal Awards: Mike Knoepfli - 2; Mike Iggulden - 4; Mitch
Carefoot - 2; Ryan O'Byrne - 1

The Wendell and Francella Earle Award for Outstanding Academic
Achievement - The award recipients are the team members from
each class who have achieved the highest cumulative grade point
average: Soph - Mark McCutcheon; Juniors - Matt Moulson; Sen -
Jeremy Downs

The Greg Ratushny Award - Presented to the freshman player who
best exhibits enthusiasm for both the team and Cornell University;
camaraderie with his teammates and fellow students; and promise
for the future: Topher Scott

The Joe DeLibero-Stan Tsapsis Award - Presented to the player who
most nearly exemplifies the skilled efficiency, unselfish dedication,
and hard-nosed competitive applications that distinquishes him
as representative of Joe DeLivero's and Stan Tsapsis' uniqueness:
Paul Varteressian

The Cornell Hockey Association Award - Presented to the player
whose contribution to the team is not apparent in the box scores.
His efforts are more clearly measured in enthusiasm, dedication,
desire, and unselfish willingness to give the team an extra ounce
of energy: Jeremy Downs

The Sam Woodside Award - Presented to the senior player who has
most improved in overall playing ability and has exhibited team
leadership with his play during his career: Mike Iggulden

The Bill Doran Sportsmanship Award - Presented to the Cornell
player combining all of the best attributes that mean sportsmanship,
both on and off the ice, as well as being an excellent, competitive
player: Charlie Cook

The Crimson Cup Award - (speaks for itself) - Presented to the
player who contibution to the team was outstanding during the
season series against Harvard: Charlie Cook

The Ironman Award - Presented to the team member who, in spite
of being bruised, broken, spliced, or otherwise hurt, most
demonstrated the will and determination to overcome his injuries
and contribute to the team: Mike Knoepfli

The Mark Weiss Memorial Award - Presented to the player who most
exemplified from his rookie year through his senior year the same
kind of determination and passion the outstanding young athlete,
Mark Weiss, had for life and the sport of hockey: Mike Knoepfli

The Nicky Bawlf Award - Presented to honor the most valuable
player, as determined by the vote of his teammates: David McKee

Charlie sent a 3 page e-mail to Jeremy to read with his thanks
& comments. The seniors all got their home jersey given to them
framed as usual. Also Jan Pajerski was there to celebrate with his
former teammates.

Mike started the awards presentation by listing all of the weekly
award winners and tournament award winners and then he held
up a page and said then we have this player that got all of these
(McKee).

He also said he told David after the Hobey Awards presentation
(which he felt David should of won) that the only way he would
win is to get his goals against to 1.0 or less.

[Q]Doug Dickerson Wrote:
He also said he told David after the Hobey Awards presentation
(which he felt David should of won) that the only way he would
win is to get his goals against to 1.0 or less.[/q]

Just trying to motivate him for next year, eh?

Also Jan Pajerski was there to celebrate with his
former teammates.

I'm only a sophomore, so I was wondering...who's Jan Pajerski and why wasn't he on the team either of the last 2 years?

Jan was a member of the class of 2005, who played for the first 3 years on the team, sporadically. He decided that it was in his best interest to concentrate on his studies this year, and thus, did not play any games nor was he listed in the programs. He was presented with his home jersey at last year's banquet, as he had made his decision prior to that evening to concentrate on his studies and not play hockey with his fellow classmates his final year.

Thanks for all the info, Doug.

Pajerski played a grand total of four games in his collegiate career, all of them in his junior season (2004). He probably didn't get very much ice time in those games. A case of someone who was dedicated enough to work hard and practice with the team for three years - and he was recognized for this at last year's banquet - but just not good enough to crack the lineup.

IIRC he was on the ice for that home Colgate game where a little scuffle erupted with seconds left. The team was really playing short already due to injury and the next night at 'Gate we played with an obscenely small number of players - definitely couldn't make four lines. Not really important to his career, but that's what I remember him for.

Should also be noted that he is one of the few atheletes at Cornell to be in Engineering.

[Q]calgARI '07 Wrote: Should also be noted that he is one of the few atheletes at Cornell to be in Engineering.[/q]
Believe it or not, lacrosse has become a nest of engineers and other students majoring in related physical sciences.

Cannizzaro: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Haswell: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Leary: Biological & Environmental Engineering
McMonagle: Physics
Mitchell: Physics
Robbins: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Stevenson: Civil Engineering
Vedder: Science of Earth Systems

Is that not a wonderful sight? Three of the guys above are starters.

[Q]Hillel Hoffmann Wrote:

calgARI '07 Wrote: Should also be noted that he is one of the few atheletes at Cornell to be in Engineering.[/Q]
Believe it or not, lacrosse has become a nest of engineers and other students majoring in related physical sciences.

Cannizzaro: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Haswell: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Leary: Biological & Environmental Engineering
McMonagle: Physics
Mitchell: Physics
Robbins: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Stevenson: Civil Engineering
Vedder: Science of Earth Systems

Is that not a wonderful sight? Three of the guys above are starters.
[/q]

And three are goalies!