His Statistics: 2 GP, 3-3—6, 1 PPG, +2

His Impact: The first half of the season was one of fits and starts for Cornell. The Big Red opened the year with losses to RIT and Princeton, then beat Quinnipiac, Yale, and Brown. That three-game win streak, however, gave way to a 1-3-2 stretch.

And while it's too early to tell whether last weekend's sweep of Niagara at Lynah Rink will serve as a launching pad for a big second half for Cornell, it's safe to say Kennedy — he of the 14 points in 65 career games coming into the season — will likely play a big part in the team's success.

Kennedy, whose younger brother, Patrick, is a freshman forward for the Big Red, picked up three goals and three assists in the back-to-back wins over the Purple Eagles. He extended both his goal and point streak to four games (he has 5-3—8 during that span) and has nine points in his last six games dating back to Cornell's Thanksgiving weekend match against Boston University at Madison Square Garden.

His Runners-Up: Richard Bachman (Colorado College), Ryan Cruthers (Robert Morris), Michael Ratchuk (Michigan State), Brennan Sarazin (RIT), Joe Vitale (Northeastern)

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