Walter " Skip " Stanowski is a retired Canadian ice hockey player . He helped Cornell win their first National Title in 1967 , receiving the Tournament MOP and captaining the team the following season . Stanowski began his career at Cornell in 1964 on the freshman team before joining the varsity squad for the 1965 – 66 season . Skip was part of the defensive corps that cut the team 's goals against by nearly a full goal per game from the season before ( 2.88 to 2.00 ) and brought the Big Red their best finish with a 22 – 5 record . In the postseason Cornell won their first playoff game and ended up as the ECAC Runner-up . Ordinarily that would have allowed the Big Red to receive the second eastern bid into the NCAA tournament , however , due to an ongoing dispute between the Ivy League and the NCAA over player eligibility Cornell was not allowed to participate and their season was over
Tournament MOP
List of NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Skip Stanowski