Four Men’s Hockey Alumni Named to NHL Opening-Night Rosters

ITHACA, N.Y. — Four former Cornell men’s hockey players will begin the 2026-27 season in the NHL after being named to opening-night rosters on Monday. Morgan Barron (Winnipeg Jets), Sam Malinski ’23 (Colorado Avalanche), Jeff Malott ’20 (Anaheim Ducks) and Hoyt Stanley (Ottawa Senators) made their clubs’ lineups, with Stanley potentially making his NHL debut as early as Saturday, Oct. 3, when Ottawa opens its season at Toronto. All four were among 12 former Cornell players who took part in NHL training camps over the past two weeks. Stanley, who left Cornell after his junior year, was a finalist for…