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Cornell’s Mike Schafer shared the Spencer Penrose Award as national coach of the year in 2020 (photo: Eldon Lindsay).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the past several games, Cornell head coach Mike Schafer has not been behind the Big Red bench.<\/p>\n

Associate head coach Ben Syer has been running the bench of Cornell men\u2019s hockey games since Jan. 8.<\/p>\n

Related to his absence from games, Schafer released a statement Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past several weeks, with the help of my doctors, I’ve battled through some medical issues that have kept me off the bench. After recovering from a tough bout with COVID-19, my doctors then discovered that I needed a cardiac stent that was successfully placed.<\/p>\n

“I really appreciate the outpouring of support and the expressions of deep care and concern as I recover. I’m appreciative of the skilled medical personnel that helped diagnose and treat me, as well as the Cornell coaches and student-athletes who have continued to stay focused and improve as I do the same.<\/p>\n

“I’m looking forward to getting back in front of the Lynah faithful in a few weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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