Hockey Head Coach Mike Schafer poses for a portrait with incoming Head Coach Casey Jones at Lynah Rink on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. (Ryan Young / Cornell University)

As Mike Schafer ’86 prepares to retire, he and successor Casey Jones ’90 chat about their love of the game, Lynah pride, and more

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