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CORY FRANKLIN SCHNEIDER; born March 18, 1986 ... catches left ... holds the Boston College record for single-season shutouts (eight, 2005-06) ... also holds the school single-season record for saves (1,088, 2005-06) ... has traveled with the U.S. National Junior Team for the 2005 and 2006 IIHF World Junior Championships; posted a 2-3-1 record, a 2.67 goals against average and a .912 save percentage in the 2006 tournament in Vancouver, B.C. ... spent his freshman year at Marblehead High School, before moving to Phillips Andover Academy for his final three years ... earned the 2003-04 John Carlton Memorial Trophy, given annually by the Boston Bruins to the outstanding student-athlete in Eastern Massachusetts high school hockey ... named the 2004 Dave Peterson Goalie of the Year by USA Hockey after guiding Team USA to two medals - one gold and one silver - in international competition ... has twice participated in the U.S. National Junior Team Evaluation Camp; traveled to Grand Forks, N.D. in August of 2004 and to Lake Placid, N.Y. in August of 2005.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2005-06): Played in and started 39 games, including 26 Hockey East contests; missed four games while playing with Team USA in the 2006 World Junior Championship ... earned AHCA All-America first-team honors ... captured Hockey East's Goaltending Award for the lowest goals against average in league play (1.96); also captured Hockey East All-Conference second-team accolades ... shared the Norman F. Dailey Memorial Award (with Chris Collins) as the team MVP ... earned Most Valuable Player honors at the NCAA Tournament's Northeast Regional in Worcester, Mass.; made 33 saves in a 5-0 win over Miami (Ohio) University (3/24) and 28 saves in a 5-0 win over Boston University (3/25), becoming the first goalie to post consecutive shutouts in NCAA regional play ... gained All-Tournament recognition at the Hockey East Tournament, allowing just seven goals in four games ... captured the Eberly Trophy as the Beanpot's most effective goaltender (highest save percentage; .924) ... was honored as the league's Goaltender of the Month for March ... finished the season with a 24-13-2 record; recorded a 2.11 goals against average and a .929 save percentage (ranking third in the nation) ... had a 16-8-2 record, a 1.96 goals against average and a .932 save percentage in conference play ... registered eight shutouts, a BC single-season record ... posted 242:19 consecutive shutout minutes; did not allow a goal in more than 11 periods, before surrendering a goal at 4:30 of the second period against Boston University (1/27) ... recorded 1,088 saves, also a BC single-season record ... made 30 or more saves in each of 14 games, including five games in post-season competition ... twice registered a career-high 43 saves - in a 4-1 win at Providence (1/7) and a 3-3 home tie against New Hampshire (3/2) ... had a 1.67 goals against average and a .948 save percentage in eight postseason games; did not allow more than two goals in seven-of-eight postseason games ... stopped 37 shots in a 2-1 loss to Wisconsin in the national championship game ... had an eight-game winning streak from Dec. 9 to Jan. 21 ... registered one assist - on Chris Collins' power-play goal in the second period against North Dakota (4/6) in the national semifinal round.
AS A FRESHMAN (2004-05): Played in and started 18 games; missed four games while playing with Team USA in the 2005 World Junior Championship ... started five of the team's six postseason games ... was unavailable for five games in February after suffering a knee injury against Harvard on Feb. 14 ... earned Hockey East All-Rookie Team honors ... earned the program's Bernie Burke Outstanding Freshman Award ... was selected to the All-Tournament Team at the 2005 Hockey East Tournament ... finished the season with a 13-1-4 record; recorded a 1.90 goals against average (ranking sixth in the nation) and a .916 save percentage ... had a 6-0-4 record, a 1.83 goals against average and a .924 save percentage in league play; his 1.83 goals against average ranked second among league leaders (behind teammate Matti Kaltiainen) ... registered one shutout - made 11 saves in a 1-0 win at Yale (1/11)... made 20 or more saves in eight games, including a season-high 39 saves against Maine in the Hockey East Tournament's semifinal round (3/18) ... earned Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 19 after making 23 saves in a 3-2 win at UMass-Lowell in his collegiate debut ... gained Hockey East Rookie of the Week accolades on March 21 after stopping 65 of 67 shots in victories over Maine (39 saves in 89:09) and New Hampshire (26 saves) in the Hockey East Tournament's semifinal and championships games in the FleetCenter ... made 28 saves in a 2-2 tie at Providence (11/19) ... stopped 29 shots in a 4-1 win at Northeastern (11/27) ... made 28 saves in a 1-1 home tie with Providence (12/4) and 28 saves in a 2-1 overtime win against Northeastern (12/10).
BEFORE BC: Was a two-time All-New England selection at Phillips Andover Academy ... posted a 17-5-2 record and a 1.42 goals against average in 2003-04; had a .960 save percentage, while recording four shutouts ... registered a 1.80 goals against average and a .950 save percentage as a junior ... served as team captain in 2003-04 ... played for head coach Dean Boylan ... led the 2003 U.S. Under-18 Select Team to its first-ever championship at the Under-18 Junior World Cup (in Slovakia); made 32 saves in the team's 3-2, title-game victory over Russia ... recorded a 5-1-0 record for the U.S. National Under-18 Team at the (April 2004) IIHF Under-18 World Championship in Minsk, Belarus; had a 1.71 goals against average and a .929 save percentage in the tournament ... also played two years of varsity baseball at Phillips Andover.
PERSONAL: Enrolled as a finance major in the Carroll School of Management ... is the 2005-06 recipient of the Paul Patrick Daley Student-Athlete Scholarship ... earned 2004-05 and 2005-06 Hockey East All-Academic Team recognition ... received the Yale Bowl at Phillips Andover's 2004 commencement ceremony; the award recognizes the senior who has attained the highest proficiency in scholarship and athletics ... was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round (26th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft ... Cory and his older brother Geoff are the sons of Susan and Richard Schneider.
SCHNEIDER'S CAREER STATISTICS
Year CL W-L-T GP/Min. SO GA/Avg. Saves/Pct.
2004-05 Fr. 13-1-4 18/1102:23 1 35/1.90 382/.916
2005-06 So. 24-13-2 39/2361:57 8 83/2.11 1088/.929
CAREER 37-14-6 57/3464:20 9 118/2.04 1470/.926