Red-White Scrimmage

Not that there is any reason why it should be, but is there any A/V coverage of tomorrow night's game?

Trotsky
Not that there is any reason why it should be, but is there any A/V coverage of tomorrow night's game?

I don't believe there was last year, but don't quote me on that. I don't see anything on the cornellbigred.com site either, but I figure they've gotta get an announcement up soon about the new webcast system as the exhibiton games are right around the corner, and York was viewable last year if I remember correctly.

Speaking of the red/white game though, does anyone remember how the goalie situation worked last year with 3 goalies...did DiLeo get any ice time, or was it just a Scrivenport battle?

Last year all 3 goalies split ice time and even rotated between the teams as they needed.

grizzdan24
Last year all 3 goalies split ice time and even rotated between the teams as they needed.

I think that's been the typical over the years when there have been three healthy goalies at the red/white.

Any comments or thoughts for those of us who couldn't be at Lynah tonight? Score? How did Scrivenport/the freshmen look? Not that the red/white game is necessarily a great barometer for how the team will play when it counts, but just curious.

Team looked very rough around the edges, as is usual for the red white game. There didn't seem to be any distinct lines or defensive pairings, as Schafer mixed them up all game it seemed. Contrary to years past, the teams were fairly balanced and play got physical along the boards at times. Of all the newcomers, I must say Mike Devin impressed me the most with his hockey sense and seemed to be skating with a lot of confidence as well.

They played two "periods" which were broken up into smaller segments of PP, 4 on 4, etc. A shootout followed, with every player getting a shot at goaltenders who rotated teams. Interestingly, it was the freshmen and club players who did most of the scoring here, which Schafer seemed to get a kick out of.

The crowd was embarrassingly quiet, I'd say less than 50 students showed up, most of whom were content to sit on their hands.

How'd Nash look?

Doug '08
Team looked very rough around the edges, as is usual for the red white game. There didn't seem to be any distinct lines or defensive pairings, as Schafer mixed them up all game it seemed. Contrary to years past, the teams were fairly balanced and play got physical along the boards at times. Of all the newcomers, I must say Mike Devin impressed me the most with his hockey sense and seemed to be skating with a lot of confidence as well.

They played two "periods" which were broken up into smaller segments of PP, 4 on 4, etc. A shootout followed, with every player getting a shot at goaltenders who rotated teams. Interestingly, it was the freshmen and club players who did most of the scoring here, which Schafer seemed to get a kick out of.

The crowd was embarrassingly quiet, I'd say less than 50 students showed up, most of whom were content to sit on their hands.

calgARI '07
How'd Nash look?

Pretty good, he was sitting in the press box.

Some of my impressions from tonight's game:

-I agree with Doug, Mike Devin looked very good tonight. He has a good wrist /snap shot from the point and consistently put it on net. That should help the PP this season if he gets some playing time.

-Riley Nash didn't seem to have much intensity. Even his penalty shot at the end seemed lackluster. Think Sasha Pokulok's sophomore season.

-Mike Kennedy looked very good. He also had some good strong wrist shots from the point that again were on net.

-Not sure why Chris Fontas was playing D today, but with only 7 healthy D on the roster, he could have been getting a look as an emergency fill-in from the coaches.

-Last thing, both Red and White struggled to clear the puck from the zone when playing 5-on-5. That seemed to be a problem last year that led to a uncharacteristic turn-over goals. Hopefully that doesn't continue this year.

-I agree with Schafer's comments on the athletics website, the intensity was pretty good for an opening scrimmage.

JDeafv
-Riley Nash didn't seem to have much intensity. Even his penalty shot at the end seemed lackluster. Think Sasha Pokulok's sophomore season.

I was not impressed by Nash either. He didn't seem to have the faintest idea what to do on his PP shift, and 5 on 5 he seemed hesitant to get too involved in the action, especially along the boards. As we all know, he could really benefit from bulking up. He did show flashes of his stick skills on one possession when he was carrying it into the zone, although the play was bitter-sweet as his line mate was clearly offsides (no call by the ref). He missed his penalty shot, making one stick fake and then switching to the backhand where he wasn't able to get much on a flick up at a well-positioned goaltender (DiLeo I believe). What impressed me the most about his game were his hands.

Brendon on the otherhand, as JDeafv mentioned, spent the game in the pressbox and chatting with Ken Dryden.

Doug '08
Brendon on the otherhand, as JDeafv mentioned, spent the game in the pressbox and chatting with Ken Dryden.

Not a bad way to spend an evening.

It sounds they achieved all the Red-White should achieve: no injuries.

Trotsky
It sounds they achieved all the Red-White should achieve: no injuries.

And no brawls like 2 years ago!

On a side note, I thought the most impressive player on the ice tonight was the club player Joe McDonald.

Did any one else think that Barlow was particuarly impressive tonight? He showed some really impressive stick skills, and was just generally more assertive in the offensive zone than I've seen him in years past. I wonder if he's teasing us or if he's due to breakout.

I thought that Greening looked strong as well, which is not that suprising considering the way he finished last season.

JDeafv
-Riley Nash didn't seem to have much intensity. Even his penalty shot at the end seemed lackluster. Think Sasha Pokulok's sophomore season.

Time to panic. This must be why the western schools let us have him.

evilnaturedrobot
Did any one else think that Barlow was particuarly impressive tonight? He showed some really impressive stick skills, and was just generally more assertive in the offensive zone than I've seen him in years past. I wonder if he's teasing us or if he's due to breakout.

I thought that Greening looked strong as well, which is not that suprising considering the way he finished last season.

I also thought Barlow stood out...Mugford too. The surprise for me was Jordan Berk (#16), who played well and with intensity.

I agree, Barlow did show more stick handling skills than he's showed in previous seasons.

Doug '08
Brendon on the otherhand, as JDeafv mentioned, spent the game in the pressbox and chatting with Ken Dryden.

Dryden actually spent the second time block (seems silling to call it a period) signing autographs and shaking hands at the extreme right of section A. Meeting him was a thrill, and he was everybit as nice and well spoken as his reputation would imply.

evilnaturedrobot

Doug '08
Brendon on the otherhand, as JDeafv mentioned, spent the game in the pressbox and chatting with Ken Dryden.

Dryden actually spent the second time block (seems silling to call it a period) signing autographs and shaking hands at the extreme right of section A. Meeting him was a thrill, and he was everybit as nice and well spoken as his reputation would imply.

He took the time to have a genuine conversation with every single person that approached him, endless patience. Being around him was such a humbling experiance for everyone, he is such an incredible human being. What an honor to meet him, and many of the other legends from the Harkness Era as well.

Looks like the Ithaca Journal has a couple of articles about the Red/White game. Well, an article and a half:

[www.theithacajournal.com]

[www.theithacajournal.com]

I, too, was not impressed with Riley Nash. I suspect he's still feeling his way along toward the faster game that is NCAA hockey. We'll see a different Riley Nash in coming weeks.

Jordan Berk looks like a player who will see significant time on the blueline.

Surprised nobody has mentioned the presence of Huggy Bear painted at center-ice.

RichH
Surprised nobody has mentioned the presence of Huggy Bear painted at center-ice.

Yeah, it's a bad logo whether it's on the ice or vibrating on the website.

What I don't get is why have it at all? Do any of our sports teams actually use it on their uniforms?

Can't say I care for the logo. Either a simple "C" or nothing at all would suffice.

That bear was disgusting, agreed. How about that new ECAC logo, eh?

imafrshmn
How about that new ECAC logo, eh?

Not bad, actually. Simple, unobtrusive, yet the bold font makes it readable...it looks good on the ice. I definitely like it more than the "Saturn Ring" logo. I would be remiss in my duties as Crotchety Old Fart if I neglected to say that I miss the hokiness of the old torch logo:

RichH
I miss the hokiness of the old torch logo:

ecaclogo.gif

Bleh. Looks like it was designed at Clarkson.

ugarte

RichH
I miss the hokiness of the old torch logo:

ecaclogo.gif

Bleh. Looks like it was designed at Clarkson.

that logo has just the right ratio of Green and Gold:Red and White

Dpperk29

ugarte

RichH
I miss the hokiness of the old torch logo:

ecaclogo.gif

Bleh. Looks like it was designed at Clarkson.

that logo has just the right ratio of Green and Gold:Red and White

I'd say the same about the new logo.

Dpperk29

ugarte

RichH
I miss the hokiness of the old torch logo:

ecaclogo.gif

Bleh. Looks like it was designed at Clarkson.

that logo has just the right ratio of Green and Gold:Red and White

It has the right ratio of cool and classy to fashionable and bland.

jtwcornell91

Dpperk29

ugarte

RichH
I miss the hokiness of the old torch logo:

ecaclogo.gif

Bleh. Looks like it was designed at Clarkson.

that logo has just the right ratio of Green and Gold:Red and White

It has the right ratio of cool and classy to fashionable and bland.

Traitor.

ugarte

jtwcornell91

Dpperk29

ugarte

RichH
I miss the hokiness of the old torch logo:

ecaclogo.gif

Bleh. Looks like it was designed at Clarkson.

that logo has just the right ratio of Green and Gold:Red and White

It has the right ratio of cool and classy to fashionable and bland.

Traitor.

I've been called far worse. I was expecting some sort of slur about north country hicks or inbreeding...

Soon enough.

ugarte

jtwcornell91

Dpperk29

ugarte

RichH
I miss the hokiness of the old torch logo:

ecaclogo.gif

Bleh. Looks like it was designed at Clarkson.

that logo has just the right ratio of Green and Gold:Red and White

It has the right ratio of cool and classy to fashionable and bland.

Traitor.

Oh, for the love of Pete Tufford. When the logo started getting stuck on the jerseys, each school in the leage had it with the color scheme of their school.

There, happy?



PS: I write this knowing full well that it is typical ugarte I happen to be replying to and that he's not serious. More replying to Clarkson-ites taking ownership of a color scheme they didn't even have a monopoly of back in the day. And it's YELLOW.

RichH

ugarte

jtwcornell91

Dpperk29

ugarte

RichH
I miss the hokiness of the old torch logo:

ecaclogo.gif

Bleh. Looks like it was designed at Clarkson.

that logo has just the right ratio of Green and Gold:Red and White

It has the right ratio of cool and classy to fashionable and bland.

Traitor.

Oh, for the love of Pete Tufford. When the logo started getting stuck on the jerseys, each school in the leage had it with the color scheme of their school.

There, happy?

PS: I write this knowing full well that it is typical ugarte I happen to be replying to and that he's not serious. More replying to Clarkson-ites taking ownership of a color scheme they didn't even have a monopoly of back in the day. And it's YELLOW.

Didn't either Clarkson or UVM not actually use the unchanged logo, even though they conceivably could have?

RichH
PS: I write this knowing full well that it is typical ugarte I happen to be replying to and that he's not serious. More replying to Clarkson-ites taking ownership of a color scheme they didn't even have a monopoly of back in the day. And it's YELLOW.

Subway owns Clarkson.

Josh '99

RichH
PS: I write this knowing full well that it is typical ugarte I happen to be replying to and that he's not serious. More replying to Clarkson-ites taking ownership of a color scheme they didn't even have a monopoly of back in the day. And it's YELLOW.

Subway owns Clarkson.

Clarkson's Clarky.

Dpperk29

ugarte

jtwcornell91

Dpperk29

ugarte

RichH
I miss the hokiness of the old torch logo:

ecaclogo.gif

Bleh. Looks like it was designed at Clarkson.

that logo has just the right ratio of Green and Gold:Red and White

It has the right ratio of cool and classy to fashionable and bland.

Traitor.

I've been called far worse. I was expecting some sort of slur about north country hicks or inbreeding...

I wasn't talkin' to you.

Turncoat.