Quarterfinals at Q

Online ticketing system appears to show that Friday's game is sold out. Anyone with any insight into this?

Edited to add: Stubhub has a few available for each game.

Cornell outnumbers Q with 8 drafted players to 3. There should be little, if any, talent advantage for Q. Let's see if the boys can pull it together.

Call the ticket office, ask about standing room. With Q on break, are there really 3500 faculty and townspeople, plus students livng nearby and not sunning in Panama City, to fill the place? 'course, being ranked #1 may have a bandwagon effect on potential fans.

FWIW, the Quinnipiac thread on USCHO mentioned that the games on both Friday and Saturday were already either sold out or SRO, likely excluding whatever allotment Cornell gets.

I would expect a tough atmosphere at (First Against the Wall Come the Revolution) Arena. They drew 101% for the year, there's a jock culture there that's much more reminiscent of a Hockey East school, and they've been great all year to allow the snowball of "the in thing on campus" to build. Plus if the RS game on NBCS is any indicator, they flood the building with thunder sticks, piped-in derp music, and the other geegaws of the contrived "atmosphere" of a pro game.

The way to handle that is to come out hard early and take the facetimers out of it.

The best way to get tickets is through the Cornell ticket office. I just spoke with them and they haven't received the tickets yet from Q, but expect to have them available to purchase online later in the day.
As for the atmosphere at Q, it's terrible. They blast loud music before the game, during the game and between periods. The thundersticks they give out are annoying. Their fans don't know that much about hockey. I've been to several games there listed as sellouts where there were hundreds of empty seats. The parking situation stinks since there's only one access road to and from the parking area.

semsox
FWIW, the Quinnipiac thread on USCHO mentioned that the games on both Friday and Saturday were already either sold out or SRO, likely excluding whatever allotment Cornell gets.

Plus remember they've known when/where these games will be for two weeks (well for even more given how early they clinched the RS), so they've had plenty of time to sell the tickets.

Trotsky
Plus if the RS game on NBCS is any indicator, they flood the building with thunder sticks, piped-in derp music, and the other geegaws of the contrived "atmosphere" of a pro game.

Spot on. I wonder if they'll dig out the giant inflatable bobcat head that their team skated through on their way onto the ice several years ago. The general M.O. for the managment of the concrete bunker is to provide the residents of Hamden, CT with the best ECHL atmosphere they can.

I'm not sure if the dorms they were building up on that hill are done, but I'm sure the drunk bus that they provide to cart a lot of them to and from the arena (and as I learned after the Yale game, to the bars of New Haven) will be running.

BearLover
Cornell outnumbers Q with 8 drafted players to 3. There should be little, if any, talent advantage for Q. Let's see if the boys can pull it together.

As Harvard has proven time and time and time again, the number of draft picks you sport amounts to approximately bupkis on the ice.

RichH

BearLover
Cornell outnumbers Q with 8 drafted players to 3. There should be little, if any, talent advantage for Q. Let's see if the boys can pull it together.

As Harvard has proven time and time and time again, the number of draft picks you sport amounts to approximately bupkis on the ice.

Exactly, I'm sure there are some organizations that want those picks back.

css228

RichH

BearLover
Cornell outnumbers Q with 8 drafted players to 3. There should be little, if any, talent advantage for Q. Let's see if the boys can pull it together.

As Harvard has proven time and time and time again, the number of draft picks you sport amounts to approximately bupkis on the ice.

Exactly, I'm sure there are some organizations that want those picks back.

If you're talking about our current guys rather than Harvard's sucky alumni, it seems awfully soon to say that any of them are wasted draft picks.

For those planning to attend hockey games at Q who might be unaware, the lacrosse team plays at Yale Saturday afternoon at 1.

Josh '99

css228

RichH

BearLover
Cornell outnumbers Q with 8 drafted players to 3. There should be little, if any, talent advantage for Q. Let's see if the boys can pull it together.

As Harvard has proven time and time and time again, the number of draft picks you sport amounts to approximately bupkis on the ice.

Exactly, I'm sure there are some organizations that want those picks back.

If you're talking about our current guys rather than Harvard's sucky alumni, it seems awfully soon to say that any of them are wasted draft picks.

Talking in general, that there have been many busts in NHL draft picks, though there is one Pennsylvania organization which I'm sure wants its pick back, not that I particularly care because this kind of thing never gets old

Tickets just went live on the CU Athletics website:

[cornellbigredtickets.universitytickets.com]

Josh '99
Tickets just went live on the CU Athletics website:

[cornellbigredtickets.universitytickets.com]

Thanks, I just called them 15 min before your post and was told to not expect anything till Tuesday AM.

Tickets are being sold online through ticket office website. They're only selling tickets for Games 1 and 2 so they don't have to deal with refunds after we sweep the series. If by some chance there is a Game 3, fans will have to buy them at Q at the end of Game 2 on Saturday night.

Purchased. Once again, in for Game 1 only due to work commitments on Saturday. Thanks for the info!

dbilmes
Tickets are being sold online through ticket office website. They're only selling tickets for Games 1 and 2 so they don't have to deal with refunds after we sweep the series. If by some chance there is a Game 3, fans will have to buy them at Q at the end of Game 2 on Saturday night.

If there is a game 3, I hope they're smart enough to again have it at 5 PM. Getting home at 2 AM, to get up at 6, isn't fun.

I don't see that anyone has talked about Iles injury on Fri night and that Hogan was dressed Sat. I assume he was there in case Iles couldn't play? Maybe he was dressed Fri and I just didn't notice. Anyone else notice? Fortunately Iles seemed OK and I never thought about it after that.

They usually dress all three goalies -- home and away.

Gotovets didn't play Saturday again. Anyone know the word? Mowrey looks like he'll be back. When's the last time Cornell beat the #1 team in the country?

BearLover
When's the last time Cornell beat the #1 team in the country?

I'm just excited 1) To beat Trotsky to the punch and 2) I actually found something I was looking for on his site.

[www.tbrw.info]

11/15/96 vs. UVM. That same team also tied #1 Michigan at Yost in January. Since then, CU has only played #1 (however Greg defines it in this chart) once until this season: the 4-3 loss to UHN in the 2002 NCAA QF in Worcester. Also since then, Cornell has 2 wins vs. #2s: 12/06 vs. UNH in Florida and last season's NCAA win vs. Michigan.

RichH

BearLover
When's the last time Cornell beat the #1 team in the country?

I'm just excited 1) To beat Trotsky to the punch and 2) I actually found something I was looking for on his site.

There's an index.

(But yeah, I know, search engine. I know.)

Larry72
They usually dress all three goalies -- home and away.

Maybe I've missed it at all the away games that I've been to, but Sue Detzer and I both thought it was funny to see Hogan at an away game.

Trotsky

RichH

BearLover
When's the last time Cornell beat the #1 team in the country?

I'm just excited 1) To beat Trotsky to the punch and 2) I actually found something I was looking for on his site.

There's an index.

(But yeah, I know, search engine. I know.)

The index was the first place I went. The page I linked to wasn't listed in the index, but then after another frustrating visit to the "Cornell History" section, I found it under the oh-so-obvious "Cool Stuff" heading.

Jim Hyla

dbilmes
Tickets are being sold online through ticket office website. They're only selling tickets for Games 1 and 2 so they don't have to deal with refunds after we sweep the series. If by some chance there is a Game 3, fans will have to buy them at Q at the end of Game 2 on Saturday night.

If there is a game 3, I hope they're smart enough to again have it at 5 PM. Getting home at 2 AM, to get up at 6, isn't fun.

[quinnipiac.prestosports.com]

Q has Sunday's possible Game 3 listed as a 7:30 p.m. start time, presumably because their women's basketball team is expecting to be playing in their conference championship game in the attached basketball arena at 5 p.m. If we go to a game three, I'm keeping the hotel room for Sunday night as need a place to work during the day on Sunday.

RichH

BearLover
When's the last time Cornell beat the #1 team in the country?

I'm just excited 1) To beat Trotsky to the punch and 2) I actually found something I was looking for on his site.

[www.tbrw.info]

11/15/96 vs. UVM. That same team also tied #1 Michigan at Yost in January. Since then, CU has only played #1 (however Greg defines it in this chart) once until this season: the 4-3 loss to UHN in the 2002 NCAA QF in Worcester. Also since then, Cornell has 2 wins vs. #2s: 12/06 vs. UNH in Florida and last season's NCAA win vs. Michigan.

I'll take the info he has on his site over the design of his site any day.

IIRC, the 2002 NCAA QF game was the game UHN earned our nickname for them by having their fans hold up their letter cards in the wrong order.

Jim Hyla

Larry72
They usually dress all three goalies -- home and away.

Maybe I've missed it at all the away games that I've been to, but Sue Detzer and I both thought it was funny to see Hogan at an away game.

It's rare for the third goalie to make trips. Usually Colgate is the only regular season away game they'll take all three to, assuming they have three. Travel restrictions might be different for playoff games.

I just spoke to Sue Detzer. CU sold 50 tickets from Ithaca and CC of Hartford has another 50. Band is going so the attendance may be better than PU. Unfortunately I had to call her because now I can't go, but that means there are tickets at the ticket office if someone needs them.

Tom Pasniewski 98

RichH

BearLover
When's the last time Cornell beat the #1 team in the country?

I'm just excited 1) To beat Trotsky to the punch and 2) I actually found something I was looking for on his site.

[www.tbrw.info]

11/15/96 vs. UVM. That same team also tied #1 Michigan at Yost in January. Since then, CU has only played #1 (however Greg defines it in this chart) once until this season: the 4-3 loss to UHN in the 2002 NCAA QF in Worcester. Also since then, Cornell has 2 wins vs. #2s: 12/06 vs. UNH in Florida and last season's NCAA win vs. Michigan.

I'll take the info he has on his site over the design of his site any day.

IIRC, the 2002 NCAA QF game was the game UHN earned our nickname for them by having their fans hold up their letter cards in the wrong order.

What design?

BTW, how I define it is the USCHO poll. If I am ever successful in finding the pre-USCHO polling from the days of that TV (radio?) station out of Detroit (St. Paul?), I will include that. This would be nice, since it would capture all of those weeks in the 60's when Cornell must have been in the top 2 or 3.

And yes, your memory is correct, that was the immortal UHN game.

Trotsky

Tom Pasniewski 98

RichH

BearLover
When's the last time Cornell beat the #1 team in the country?

I'm just excited 1) To beat Trotsky to the punch and 2) I actually found something I was looking for on his site.

[www.tbrw.info]

11/15/96 vs. UVM. That same team also tied #1 Michigan at Yost in January. Since then, CU has only played #1 (however Greg defines it in this chart) once until this season: the 4-3 loss to UHN in the 2002 NCAA QF in Worcester. Also since then, Cornell has 2 wins vs. #2s: 12/06 vs. UNH in Florida and last season's NCAA win vs. Michigan.

I'll take the info he has on his site over the design of his site any day.

IIRC, the 2002 NCAA QF game was the game UHN earned our nickname for them by having their fans hold up their letter cards in the wrong order.

What design?

BTW, how I define it is the USCHO poll. If I am ever successful in finding the pre-USCHO polling from the days of that TV (radio?) station out of Detroit (St. Paul?), I will include that. This would be nice, since it would capture all of those weeks in the 60's when Cornell must have been in the top 2 or 3.

And yes, your memory is correct, that was the immortal UHN game.

I prefer their other nickname: "The University of No Hardware"

CowbellGuy

Jim Hyla

Larry72
They usually dress all three goalies -- home and away.

Maybe I've missed it at all the away games that I've been to, but Sue Detzer and I both thought it was funny to see Hogan at an away game.

It's rare for the third goalie to make trips. Usually Colgate is the only regular season away game they'll take all three to, assuming they have three. Travel restrictions might be different for playoff games.

I believe everybody makes the trip for playoff games.

Jim Hyla
Unfortunately I had to call her because now I can't go, but that means there are tickets at the ticket office if someone needs them.

Say it ain't so! Who's going to provide the Lynah Faithful with Snickers?

dbilmes

Jim Hyla
Unfortunately I had to call her because now I can't go, but that means there are tickets at the ticket office if someone needs them.

Say it ain't so! Who's going to provide the Lynah Faithful with Snickers?

The Q ushers would probably heave them anyway.

Like young cops, young programs overreact.

I'm going with a former Q hockey player who is no my 1999 son's T1 coach. Good guy. Free food and beer but I've been encouraged not to wear jeans or red and white colors......

RatushnyFan
I'm going with a former Q hockey player who is no my 1999 son's T1 coach. Good guy. Free food and beer but I've been encouraged not to wear jeans or red and white colors......

And you're going to agree?

RatushnyFan
I'm going with a former Q hockey player who is no my 1999 son's T1 coach. Good guy. Free food and beer but I've been encouraged not to wear jeans or red and white colors......

Why no jeans? The other part makes sense.

Josh '99

RatushnyFan
I'm going with a former Q hockey player who is no my 1999 son's T1 coach. Good guy. Free food and beer but I've been encouraged not to wear jeans or red and white colors......

Why no jeans? The other part makes sense.

Not Ivy League enough for the ticks.

I've mentioned that I'm not going, but not that I wonder if anyone would bring Snickers for the band, and to throw if you wish. Also newspapers, don't forget your newspapers.

Newspapers were dutifully handed out. Band got to the game about half way through the first period. Don't know why. No Snickers.

Larry72
Newspapers were dutifully handed out. Band got to the game about half way through the first period. Don't know why. No Snickers.

Thanks, chat was talking about traffic problems.????

Pep band bus had mechanical difficulties, according to band members.

Box Score says attendance 3103. It holds 3286. How in the world could that many ticket holders not show up?

Jim Hyla
Box Score says attendance 3103. It holds 3286. How in the world could that many ticket holders not show up?

It's their break. Maybe they have significant season ticket #s?

Anybody staking out an NYC watch location for Saturday night?

The road playoff record gets a little better.

Jim Hyla
I've mentioned that I'm not going, but not that I wonder if anyone would bring Snickers for the band, and to throw if you wish. Also newspapers, don't forget your newspapers.

Damn, didn't see this until just now. I was going to offer but didn't want to steal your thing. I even have a bag of them at home.

Greenberg '97

Jim Hyla
I've mentioned that I'm not going, but not that I wonder if anyone would bring Snickers for the band, and to throw if you wish. Also newspapers, don't forget your newspapers.

Damn, didn't see this until just now. I was going to offer but didn't want to steal your thing. I even have a bag of them at home.

I'll bet they sell them in New Haven. Right next to the batteries.

Greenberg '97

Jim Hyla
I've mentioned that I'm not going, but not that I wonder if anyone would bring Snickers for the band, and to throw if you wish. Also newspapers, don't forget your newspapers.

Damn, didn't see this until just now. I was going to offer but didn't want to steal your thing. I even have a bag of them at home.

Well, I won't be there tonight either.Go for it.

Morning news:

CHN

USCHO

Ithaca Journal

NewHaven Register

Any others?

Although I am sure this is posted elsewhere (I didn't have the energy to search), Sat game is televised live on NESN. Let's Go Red!

gored
Although I am sure this is posted elsewhere (I didn't have the energy to search), Sat game is televised live on NESN. Let's Go Red!

"Grrrrr,....!!"
Apparently not in Myrtle Beach!!
Shoulda brought the laptop and not the iPad.

Oh, we'll....
Any word on Axell? Concussion??

Yes, LET'S GO RED!!!!!

Johnny 5

gored
Although I am sure this is posted elsewhere (I didn't have the energy to search), Sat game is televised live on NESN. Let's Go Red!

"Grrrrr,....!!"
Apparently not in Myrtle Beach!!

NESN broadcasts different programming regionally? I would have thought it's the same programming everywhere.

Trotsky

Jim Hyla
Box Score says attendance 3103. It holds 3286. How in the world could that many ticket holders not show up?

It's their break. Maybe they have significant season ticket #s?

There were hundreds of empty seats all throughout the rink. The student section was half empty, but that's only a small section. Every time I go to Q and they list a sellout there are hundreds of empty seats.

This is Q's Spring Break. Much to our advantage.

Jordan 04

Johnny 5

gored
Although I am sure this is posted elsewhere (I didn't have the energy to search), Sat game is televised live on NESN. Let's Go Red!

"Grrrrr,....!!"
Apparently not in Myrtle Beach!!

NESN broadcasts different programming regionally? I would have thought it's the same programming everywhere.

I thought so, too.
Nope.

Johnny 5

Jordan 04

Johnny 5

gored
Although I am sure this is posted elsewhere (I didn't have the energy to search), Sat game is televised live on NESN. Let's Go Red!

"Grrrrr,....!!"
Apparently not in Myrtle Beach!!

NESN broadcasts different programming regionally? I would have thought it's the same programming everywhere.

I thought so, too.
Nope.

Surprisingly, NESN is not available on some cable networks in Fairfield County, CT. Very strange. That's MSG, YES, and Yankees territory, I suppose.

Will NESN livestream on the PC?

drs48
Will NESN livestream on the PC?

I think they use Flash, so not on iDevices.
I'll check to see if they stream to PC.
I am doubtful.

Probably too esoteric to expect someone to pop it up on one of the bootleg streaming sites, huh?

Jordan 04
Probably too esoteric to expect someone to pop it up on one of the bootleg streaming sites, huh?

I'm hoping this might be streaming it, but I have no experience with this:

[www.livestream.com]


There are other similar sites that Google found.

Jim Hyla

Greenberg '97

Jim Hyla
I've mentioned that I'm not going, but not that I wonder if anyone would bring Snickers for the band, and to throw if you wish. Also newspapers, don't forget your newspapers.

Damn, didn't see this until just now. I was going to offer but didn't want to steal your thing. I even have a bag of them at home.

Well, I won't be there tonight either.Go for it.

Neither will I. I'm working late today (probably just late enough to get home too late to start the drive), then the 4-year-old has to be up early tomorrow. To play hockey, though, so it's OK.

Trotsky
I'll bet they sell them in New Haven. Right next to the batteries.

Yes, yes, that is true. My point was that I was staring at a bag of snickers in my house, thinking, maybe I should bring these...

OK then, who will bring Snickers?

Bryce Van Brabant has been suspended for tonight's game by the ECAC.

CowbellGuy
Bryce Van Brabant has been suspended for tonight's game by the ECAC.

I assume that's Axell.

CowbellGuy
Bryce Van Brabant has been suspended for tonight's game by the ECAC.

What (and when) was the play? I arrived 5:00 into the first and don't remember seeing anything egregious.

Edit: Reviewing the box score, I guess the elbow at 10:32?

Axell coming back?

Greenberg '97

CowbellGuy
Bryce Van Brabant has been suspended for tonight's game by the ECAC.

What (and when) was the play? I arrived 5:00 into the first and don't remember seeing anything egregious.

Edit: Reviewing the box score, I guess the elbow at 10:32?

I'm pretty sure there was no penalty on the play when Axell got injured.

[www.collegehockeynews.com]

CHN
The ECAC suspended Quinnipiac forward Bryce Van Brabant "in accordance with the League’s supplemental discipline process," as the result of his actions in Friday's game against Cornell.

The League action was taken after review of an incident that occurred in first period in the teams' quarterfinal playoff game. Cornell won Game 1.

Based upon the League’s action, Van Brabant is not eligible to compete in Game 2, set for Saturday.

When did Axell go down, first period? Not that the two must be related, but you can add a supplemental penalty for something the on-ice officials missed.

It was the first period.

billhoward
[www.collegehockeynews.com]

CHN
The ECAC suspended Quinnipiac forward Bryce Van Brabant "in accordance with the League’s supplemental discipline process," as the result of his actions in Friday's game against Cornell.

The League action was taken after review of an incident that occurred in first period in the teams' quarterfinal playoff game. Cornell won Game 1.

Based upon the League’s action, Van Brabant is not eligible to compete in Game 2, set for Saturday.

When did Axell go down, first period? Not that the two must be related, but you can add a supplemental penalty for something the on-ice officials missed.

I heard something somewhere about Axell getting a puck to his head and possibly got a concussion from it, but I am not sure how accurate that would be. I do know that he changed back into his day clothes and was in the stands by the end of the game last night.

Jim Hyla
OK then, who will bring Snickers?

Well... Coach Pecknold's facial expressions (when Q is behind) always make ME chuckle. (Rimshot)

Axel got elbowed in the head by Van Brabant. It should have been a 5 minute major and a game DQ but the ref who was 20 feet away was lookng up the ice and didn't see it even though about 2000 other people at the game same exactly what happened.

TimV

Jim Hyla
OK then, who will bring Snickers?

Well... Coach Pecknold's facial expressions (when Q is behind) always make ME chuckle. (Rimshot)

Do they still make Chuckles candy?. I think the Snickers tradition will live - hopefully as long as Screw BU.

The bad news for Game 2 is that Q had passed out headache-inducing thunder sticks to try to get their fans to make some noise.

Wow, Iles pulled... There's something you don't see everyday.

WillCMJr
Wow, Iles pulled... There's something you don't see everyday.

Still a treat to finally watch Kanji play.

I think I prefer Iles at this point. This is the worst game I have seen in a very long time. It almost doesn't seem real.

question.. on the 2nd Quin goal. is the player really allowed to stand in the crease in college hockey and wait for a puck to hit his skate?

I starting to suspect that Q does not miss Van Brabant.

I'm watching the Twitter feed, so I'm not really getting a feel of the game. What on earth is happening? Is Cornell playing so badly? Is Quinnipiac that good? Some combo. of the two?

Also, did Iles have an off night, or is it more an issue of Q's offense and/or Cornell's lack of defense?

Yeah, what is the record worst loss for us in an ECAC tournament? This has to be in the top three.

The second game-
Reminds me of the Cornell-BU game in 197? In which BU beat us 9-0 at Lynah. (BU was later forced to forfeit the game, which was Cornell's first loss at Lynah in years) like this one, the game just got away from us. Hopefully we can wake up tomorrow with no hangover and get out act together.

embarrassing

ChipJ
Yeah, what is the record worst loss for us in an ECAC tournament? This has to be in the top three.

The record is 0-10 at Quinnipiac.

The record was 0-6 vs Yale, and 3-9 at Michigan.

"Did you see the women get knocked out in overtime?"
"Yeah, that seemed devastating. Let's definitely avoid that."

27 PIMs for McCarron...what's the Cornell record for a single player in a single game?

For those who watched, do you think there will be any suspensions? Any video of the donneybrooks?

tretiak
For those who watched, do you think there will be any suspensions? Any video of the donneybrooks?

Would be surprised if there aren't any. McCarron for starters...

sah67
27 PIMs for McCarron...what's the Cornell record for a single player in a single game?

I'm pretty sure Rob Levasseur got 30 minutes in a game once in the mid '80's.

Q had the rare double major up on the board..........a 10 minute penalty.

That was the worst Cornell game I've ever seen. Period. The one game I get to go to this year, bummer.

If McCarron is out then Russel Goodman should be too. He got two game misconducts on one play and a total of 30 PIM.

If we win by 1 tomorrow we advance to AC after a cumulative -8 goal differential in the series.

That alone is reason to win; it would be hysterical.

Trotsky
If we win by 1 tomorrow we advance to AC after a cumulative -8 goal differential in the series.

That alone is reason to win; it would be hysterical.

If the season continues as it has been going, we will win tomorrow, get thrashed 12-0 by Yale in AC, win the consolation and squeak into the NCAAs where Minnesota will pummel us into the ice. Literally.

If nothing else, they need to get Miller two points tomorrow.

RatushnyFan
Q had the rare double major up on the board..........a 10 minute penalty.

That was the worst Cornell game hockey game sporting event thing I've ever seen. Period. The one game I get to go to this year, bummer.

FYP.

Trotsky
If we win by 1 tomorrow we advance to AC after a cumulative -8 goal differential in the series.

That alone is reason to win; it would be hysterical.

Look at the bright side, we move up into a three way tie with BU and Wisconsin for 18th in the pairwise.

Was Andy reinserted simply to spare Kanji further embarrassment? If so, that seems pretty classy as Coach could have easily continued to make Kanji the sacrificial lamb in preparation for tonight's game.

tretiak
For those who watched, do you think there will be any suspensions? Any video of the donneybrooks?

I hope so, it should probably include both coaches

Jordan 04
Was Andy reinserted simply to spare Kanji further embarrassment? If so, that seems pretty classy as Coach could have easily continued to make Kanji the sacrificial lamb in preparation for tonight's game.

That was my take on it, but who knows.

Everything I've seen from Iles tells me he is a tough competitor. I would not be surprised if he advocated to coach to put him back in. It was his game and he would finish it. That said I think it was smart to spare him part of that second period.