#14 Men’s Hockey Claims 13th Whitelaw Cup With Win Over St. Lawrence

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Freshman forward Jonathan Castagna scored two goals to lead the No. 14-ranked Cornell men’s hockey team to its ECAC Hockey-leading 13th Whitelaw Cup with a 3-1 victory over St. Lawrence before 4,912 at Herb Brooks Arena on Saturday evening.

Cornell’s victory was its first time claiming the Whitelaw Cup since 2010, when it shut out Union, 3-0, on March 20 at the then-called Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y.

Junior defenseman Hank Kempf and sophomore forward Dalton Bancroft, who each chipped in two assists, joined Castagna in having multi-point nights. Junior forward Jack O’Leary tacked an empty-net goal to solidify the Big Red, clinching ECAC Hockey’s automatic qualifying bid for the 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Championship, which begins next weekend.

Ian Shane made 31 saves in the victory as the junior goaltender secured his 48th collegiate win. Shane is now tied with Dave Elenbaas (1970-73) and Corrie D’Alessio (1987-91) for the seventh-most wins by a Big Red netminder.

Cameron Buhl recorded the lone goal for St. Lawrence (14-19-6), which had a 26-save performance from Ben…