Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by Robb
Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: Robb (12.188.73.---)
Date: June 21, 2012 03:27AM
So, over on USCHO, there's a thread to choose the 4 people who would deserve to be on your program's "Mount Rushmore." It can be anyone - player, coach, university president, stick boy, whatever. So far, there have been an underwhelming number of nominators - namely, me.
I chose:
Dryden (duh)
Harkness (duh)
Nieuwendyk (possibly controversial if just considering his college career?)
Nethery - tops in pts/gm for Cornell
with shout outs to Dan Lodboa, Brian Cornell, Mike Schafer, Brock Tredway, and Doug Ferguson. However, I'm only allowed to nominate 4, so unless someone else participates, I will be the Decider - and I've probably screwed it up. Tell me how!
I chose:
Dryden (duh)
Harkness (duh)
Nieuwendyk (possibly controversial if just considering his college career?)
Nethery - tops in pts/gm for Cornell
with shout outs to Dan Lodboa, Brian Cornell, Mike Schafer, Brock Tredway, and Doug Ferguson. However, I'm only allowed to nominate 4, so unless someone else participates, I will be the Decider - and I've probably screwed it up. Tell me how!
Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: Chris '03 (38.104.240.---)
Date: June 21, 2012 09:33AM
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Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: ugarte (207.239.110.---)
Date: June 21, 2012 12:03PM
Pure recency bias but I'll take Murray over Nethery because I have no idea how Nethery was as a two-way player and I want someone from the Schafer era on the mountain.
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Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: Aaron M. Griffin (---.stny.res.rr.com)
Date: June 21, 2012 04:20PM
Harkness is a given. I think Dryden is about as close. Why not Walter Carpenter, Jr.? We would not have Lynah Rink without him. I would like Schafer too.
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Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: ftyuv (---.hfc.comcastbusiness.net)
Date: June 21, 2012 04:38PM
Can we put a big cowbell up there?
Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: Jeff Hopkins '82 (---.airproducts.com)
Date: June 22, 2012 09:07PM
Harkness, Dryden, Ferguson and Nethery (with Nethery being the TR equivalent).
Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: pfibiger (---.res.bhn.net)
Date: June 22, 2012 09:17PM
Just to mix things up a little bit:
Kennedy, Dryden, Eliot, LeNeveu
Kennedy, Dryden, Eliot, LeNeveu
Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: underskill (---.nyc.res.rr.com)
Date: June 22, 2012 09:36PM
pfibiger
Just to mix things up a little bit:
Kennedy, Dryden, Eliot, LeNeveu
Good as he was, I don't think anyone who only played for 2 years would qualify w/o winning a NC (esp. since Leneveu wasn't even full time his first year)
Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: Al DeFlorio (---.hsd1.ma.comcast.net)
Date: June 22, 2012 09:48PM
Agree, Jeff, based on their accomplishments at Cornell.Jeff Hopkins '82
Harkness, Dryden, Ferguson and Nethery (with Nethery being the TR equivalent).
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Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: Beeeej (Moderator)
Date: June 23, 2012 10:21AM
underskill
pfibiger
Just to mix things up a little bit:
Kennedy, Dryden, Eliot, LeNeveu
Good as he was, I don't think anyone who only played for 2 years would qualify w/o winning a NC (esp. since Leneveu wasn't even full time his first year)
Well, it's not like Lincoln served two full terms.
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Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: ftyuv (---.bstnma.east.verizon.net)
Date: June 23, 2012 11:33AM
Beeeej
underskill
pfibiger
Just to mix things up a little bit:
Kennedy, Dryden, Eliot, LeNeveu
Good as he was, I don't think anyone who only played for 2 years would qualify w/o winning a NC (esp. since Leneveu wasn't even full time his first year)
Well, it's not like Lincoln served two full terms.
True, but was LeNeveu Jewish?
Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: billhoward (---.hsd1.nj.comcast.net)
Date: June 23, 2012 11:47AM
Could be many reasons why a platooned Cornell goalie didn't get the Friday night start.
Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: Trotsky (---.hsd1.md.comcast.net)
Date: June 23, 2012 05:52PM
I think when all is said and done Schafer may be on the mountain. Harkness and Dryden are absolute locks. Nieuwy was a wonderful Cornell player but his career is also colored by what he accomplished in the NHL. For sheer Cornell chops I would go with Doug Ferguson and Lance Nethery as the other two.
Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: CowbellGuy (Moderator)
Date: June 23, 2012 09:17PM
Trotsky
I think when all is said and done Schafer may be on the mountain. Harkness and Dryden are absolute locks. Nieuwy was a wonderful Cornell player but his career is also colored by what he accomplished in the NHL. For sheer Cornell chops I would go with Doug Ferguson and Lance Nethery as the other two.
And Nieuwy has continued to give back to Cornell since the day he left, whereas Dryden randomly showed up once or twice. I'd put Joe up there before Dryden, but I guess you'd probably have include both.
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Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: redice (---.sub-75-251-16.myvzw.com)
Date: June 24, 2012 09:21AM
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And Nieuwy has continued to give back to Cornell since the day he left, whereas Dryden randomly showed up once or twice. I'd put Joe up there before Dryden, but I guess you'd probably have include both.
Let's be fair... I've personally spoken to Ken more than once or twice in his visits to Lynah. He's been back more often than that. He just choses to keep a low profile. We can't blame him for that, can we?
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Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: billhoward (---.hsd1.nj.comcast.net)
Date: June 24, 2012 01:26PM
Ken Dryden probably deserves to be on Cornell's Hockey Rushmore?CowbellGuy
And Nieuwy has continued to give back to Cornell since the day he left, whereas Dryden randomly showed up once or twice. I'd put Joe up there before Dryden, but I guess you'd probably have include both.
Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: CowbellGuy (Moderator)
Date: June 24, 2012 02:52PM
Yes, probably. His achievements as a player warrant it. His efforts as an alumnus do not. The first probably outweighs the second. Dryden had an impact at Cornell for 3 years. Joe has had a significant impact at Cornell for about 20 and will likely continue to. So, yeah, for a Cornell Mount Rushmore, I absolutely think Joe deserves to be up there before Dryden.
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Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: KeithK (---.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net)
Date: June 24, 2012 09:11PM
But he did save us from the undead...Beeeej
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pfibiger
Just to mix things up a little bit:
Kennedy, Dryden, Eliot, LeNeveu
Good as he was, I don't think anyone who only played for 2 years would qualify w/o winning a NC (esp. since Leneveu wasn't even full time his first year)
Well, it's not like Lincoln served two full terms.
Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: RatushnyFan (---.nwrknj.fios.verizon.net)
Date: June 25, 2012 09:14AM
When you pee in the wind, you should probably change directions.CowbellGuy
Yes, probably.
Harkness, Schafer, Dryden, Nieuwendyk.
Re: Cornell's Mount Rushmore
Posted by: Ben (158.143.161.---)
Date: June 25, 2012 10:55AM
Nobody from the women's team? My four for that side would be: Hines, Degidio, Derraugh, Johnston. Strong case for Mazz as well (or waiting for the current team to graduate).
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