Ian Shane was the incumbent starting goaltender, having won the job in the second half of '22 while co-captains Sam Malinski and Travis Mitchell were leading the defense.

A slight slip up at the end of the season pushed the Big Red into the bubble but, as they still had the conference tournament, there was no need to panic.

[2] They were able to do this despite being swept by, and having a worse record than, Harvard because two of the Crimson's victories came in overtime while the Big Red received full points for all 8 of their wins.

The postseason began with Cornell sitting at home and awaiting their opponent as the Big Red received a bye into the quarterfinals.

Luckily, Cornell was able to overcome recent history and the team played lock-down defense stop the Golden Knights from generating much in the way of offense.

Clarkson ended up getting just 36 shots on goal in two games while the Cornell power play lifted them to consecutive wins and a trip to the semifinals.

As stout as Cornell's defense was, Harvard had a high-powered offense and forced the Big Red to defend hard all game.

Cornell's lack of star power up front prevented them from making a strong comeback and when BU got a 2–0 lead in the third the outcome seemed bleak.