Mike Schafer has now coached exactly as many games as Brian McCutcheon, and has compiled a record 41 points better than his predecessor.
G W L T Pts
Schafer 234 127 83 24 278
McCutcheon 234 108 105 21 237
Also, Cornell is 5-3 (3-1 home, 2-2 away) in openers during Schafer's tenure.
96 L 2-6 at Michigan State
97 W 5-4 at Brown
98 W 4-2 Northeastern
99 W 3-2 Niagara
00 L 4-5 at RPI (ot)
01 L 3-5 Sacred Heart
02 W 6-1 UA Huntsville
03 W 3-1 at Ohio State
In the year 2000 debut of this year's seniors seems to me we outshot RPI something like 2-1 but ended up losing. I like this year's "reverse" result much better. Goals win out over shots every time.