College Hockey's Top 10 Rivalries

An opinion piece on the College Hockey News site about the top ten rivalries in college hockey:

[www.collegehockeynews.com]

Yes, Cornell-Harvard gets mentioned -- at #5, ahead of Clarkson-St. Lawrence, thank you very much. Of course, they credited the Big Red with the wrong number of ECAC titles; as informed hockey connoisseurs know, it's 11 not 10.

And Cornell-BU even gets mentioned under old rivalries.

Nice to get the nod, but the North Country should be ahead of us.

Will
Nice to get the nod, but the North Country should be ahead of us.

You are so banned. (And wrong.)

Noted.....and appreciated.

Cheers!
Drew

Nah, I might dislike Hahvahd and regularly say "Hahvahd sucks" to hockey people, but I still respect the school. My (SLU undergrad) brother wears his "Cluck Farkson" t-shirt anywhere and everywhere, and HATES Clarkson. As in, considers his swimming season a success if the team beats Clarkson (and doesn't accomplish much else).

Must admit...the T-Shirt is good.

I love how the author talks about their "safety school" chant as if it was something creative and unique to Harvard's cheering section.

Actually, I've often observed the opposite: fans of one North Country team will often support the other when they're playing someone else. (E.g., the Clarkson fans with whom we had to share a section in the 2000 ECACs after we beat the Knights in the PiG.) But maybe this works differently for students and townies.

[Q]In one stretch during the 1990s Clarkson managed to rattle off nine straight wins against the Saints. A few sporting Clarkson fans decided to remind all who traveled Route 11 of the fact, posting up signs every few yards — one for each win — and adding to them as the streak grew.[/Q]

I know the guys who did that well.

I think that Will is right because Harvard fans barely acknowledge cornell as a rival but in the NC these days, both teams fans "hate" the other.

I never did see those road signs (cool!) but have to admit the T shirt is pretty cool too.

[Q]I think that Will is right because Harvard fans barely acknowledge cornell as a rival but in the NC these days, both teams fans "hate" the other. [/Q]

No, no, that was a misplaced modifier... you mean "barely any Harvard fans acknowledge Cornell as a rival". As in, ya know, all six of them.

DeltaOne81
<I>I think that Will is right because Harvard fans barely acknowledge cornell as a rival but in the NC these days, both teams fans "hate" the other. </I>

No, no, that was a misplaced modifier... you mean "barely any Harvard fans acknowledge Cornell as a rival". As in, ya know, all six of them.

Np, what he meant was "none of Harvards "fans" acknowledge Cornell as a rival." Because the zix actual fans do.

DeltaOne81
<I>I think that Will is right because Harvard fans barely acknowledge cornell as a rival but in the NC these days, both teams fans "hate" the other. </I>

No, no, that was a misplaced modifier... you mean "barely any Harvard fans acknowledge Cornell as a rival". As in, ya know, all six of them.

Hey, 100% is pretty good. I bet only 99.7% of Cornell fans would name Harvard as the top rival (gotta be a few who just can't let go of BU!), so I guess Harvard wins...

I also think CU/SLU is a better rivalry, but I'd still give up watching 10 CU/SLU games to see one Cornell/Harvard game!

It's quite alright to hate another team more than your rival. In the early 90's, we always knew Harvard was the "rivalry" game. But, by the end of 4 years and a few heartbreaking losses later, my friends and I truly hated SLUt much more than Harvard.

MattShaf
It's quite alright to hate another team more than your rival. In the early 90's, we always knew Harvard was the "rivalry" game. But, by the end of 4 years and a few heartbreaking losses later, my friends and I truly hated SLUt much more than Harvard.

A few years ago, when we just couldn't beat them... I began to hate Dartmouth pretty good.

MattShaf
It's quite alright to hate another team more than your rival. In the early 90's, we always knew Harvard was the "rivalry" game. But, by the end of 4 years and a few heartbreaking losses later, my friends and I truly hated SLUt much more than Harvard.

Good point. It doesn't matter how inconsequential our meetings are, I do and likely always will hate Union. Everything -- the fans, the team, the style, the unis, the rink (well, no, I actually kinda like Achilles). I just hate 'em. They're Ron Fairly to our Tom Seaver. Despise 'em.

Liz '05
NMy (SLU undergrad) brother wears his "Cluck Farkson" t-shirt anywhere and everywhere, and HATES Clarkson.

I'd wear a Huck Farvard shirt. Good idea.

Trotsky

MattShaf
It's quite alright to hate another team more than your rival. In the early 90's, we always knew Harvard was the "rivalry" game. But, by the end of 4 years and a few heartbreaking losses later, my friends and I truly hated SLUt much more than Harvard.

Good point. It doesn't matter how inconsequential our meetings are, I do and likely always will hate Union. Everything -- the fans, the team, the style, the unis, the rink (well, no, I actually kinda like Achilles). I just hate 'em. They're Ron Fairly to our Tom Seaver. Despise 'em.

I just hate their shemale superfan.

Trotsky
They're Ron Fairly to our Tom Seaver. Despise 'em.

Oooh! Good throwback analogy!

French Rage
I just hate their shemale superfan.

The worst. And how it rings the cowbell in your face if you say anything to it.

Interesting choice you made here.

I recall Fairly as a classy guy whereas Seaver could be pretty arrogant and self-absorbed at times.

If you're a Mets fan, I assume, I'd suggest "your" Ron Swoboda versus "their" Steve Carlton.

Well, the analogy I was trying to draw was of an insignificant irritant who had a nasty habit of popping up just... when...

Hmmmmm....

I cherish my button from many years ago that says "My two favorite teams are CORNELL and who ever is playing HARVARD" Does anyone know what year someone sold them for $ 1 ?