Cory Franklin Schneider (born March 18, 1986) is an American skilled ice hockey goaltender with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
CORY SCHNEIDER PROFILE AND BIOGRAPHY
Schneider was selected in the first round, 26th overall, by the Canucks in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Following his draft, he began a three-year tenure with the Boston College Eagles, winning two Lamoriello Trophies as Hockey East champions and generating two NCAA Final appearances during his college career. Schneider turned skilled with Vancouver's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Manitoba Moose,
in 2007 and was named the league's Goaltender of the Year following his second season. Soon after 3 seasons with the Moose, he became the Canucks' full-time backup in 2010-11. In his 1st full season using the Canucks, he won the William M. Jennings Trophy with Roberto Luongo for establishing the top team objectives against average inside the NHL.
Internationally, Schneider has represented the United States at various junior levels. Early in his career, he won gold and silver medals at the 2003 U-18 Junior World Cup and 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships, respectively. He later competed inside the 2005 and 2006 World Junior Championships, finishing in fourth using the United States every time.Schneider was born to Susan and Richard Schneider in Marblehead, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston.[1] He began playing hockey around the age of six, trying out for the same team as his older brother, Geoff.[2][3] He did not turn out to be a normal goaltender until the age of 11, as the Marblehead Youth Hockey teams he played with at earlier ages rotated the position.[2] Growing up, Schneider looked up to Mike Richter of the New York Rangers for being a successful American goaltender.[2] Paying homage to Richter, he chose to wear the jersey number 35.[2]
Schneider earned his secondary education at Marblehead High School in his hometown and Phillips Academy, a prep school in Andover, Massachusetts, where he graduated.[4][3] Furthermore to hockey, he was also a varsity baseball player for two years during his time at Phillips Academy.[3] Whilst excelling in sports, Schneider also maintained proficiency in academics. Following his senior year, he received the school's Yale Bowl and also the Boston Bruins' John Carlton Memorial Trophy, both for achievement in scholarship and athletics.[3][5] Although enrolled at Boston College, Schneider majored in finance in the institution's Carroll School of Management. He continued to be recognized for academic achievement, becoming named to two Hockey East All-Academic Teams and earning Paul Patrick Daley Student-Athlete Scholarship in 2006.[3]
He is a member of his hometown Friends of Marblehead Hockey Hall of Fame. Inducted on August 18, 2008, he will be the only born-and-raised native to be drafted into the NHL
