Cornell vs Vermont Postgame Thread

Dare I say, that was one of the better officiated games I've seen in my 2+ years at Lynah. Crew was relatively invisible. They definitely let a lot of stuff go, but I think they allowed to players to play and the game to flow nicely. Either way, the Cornell brand of hockey was not hurt tonight, which was refreshing to see; several good hard checks from Sawada that went uncalled. Here's to more of the same for the stretch run.

Totally agree on the officiating.

Though alot depends on our Colgate weekend, wouldnt we have wanted Colgate to win, as we're 1-1 against Dartmouth, so it would be for the better that they somehow drop from TUC status?

great game, though a bit more scoring would have been fun, it was a hard fought eavenly matched game that was not a shut out on a fluke goal, as last night was. Topher Scott... great weekend for him. 4 points, 1 g3a. that line is realy clicking. chris abbot, great hustle good to see him playing like a firecracker. i'd like to see a bit more out of bitz. looking good going into next week.

[Q]French Rage Wrote:

Though alot depends on our Colgate weekend, wouldnt we have wanted Colgate to win, as we're 1-1 against Dartmouth, so it would be for the better that they somehow drop from TUC status?[/q]
There's a point at which its splitting hairs and we just want to win the conference. Besides, Dartmouth is talented enough that with 6 of 10 remaining games again Yale/Princeton, RPI/Union, and SLU/Clarkson, the chances of them leaving TUC status permanently isn't too likely. Of course, the other 4 are against Harvard/Brown, but Brown hasn't been too hot either.

Agreed. We shouldn't get too carried away with PWR machinations at this point int he season. There are too many other variables over the next six to nine weeks that will affect the standings (that is - hundreds of hockey games) more than whether Dartmouth wins or loses tonight against the ECAC leader. First order of business is finishing first in conference and Dartmouth helped us with that tonight.

The final at Hamilton really makes our defense look special. Cornell stopped a talented Dartmouth team who can really click when the D isn't up to the challenge. I saw the Dartmouth 9-1 over RIP game and some of the goals there look liked like scripted practice drills.

LGR!

Not a bad weekend at all for Cornell other than it was two more almost-shutout games for Cornell and McKee. Of games where we have a shutout entering the third period the last two years, the majority of time, it seems as if we blow the shutout (or against Vermont, the lead).

We're up to sixth in PWR and that's best of the ECACHL teams.

Thank you Dartmouth for knocking off Colgate and making Colgate's lead in the ECAC over Cornell just one point, 20-19, with Vermont and Harvard further back at 16 and 15, with eight games left over the next four weekends. Of course the home-and-home weekend is crucial because (geez, this never occurred to me before), since we're the ECAC partner with Colgate, down the stretch we play the same schedule as Colgate and we're more likely to have similar than different outcome in the games (except Dartmouth; thank you again, Big Green). That means we're master of our fate and don't have to be concerned about Colgate stumbling so we can back into the regular season championship.

The defense helped McKee's stats: He's down to 1.47 GAA, tops in Division 1, and fourth in save percentage. The Ivies have three of the five top statistical goalies in McKee, Brown's D'Alba, and Harvard's Grumet-Morris.

Power play is back just above 25%. We are second on power player (.252), third on penalty kill (.887), first on team defense (1.53; not sure why this is higher than McKee's 1.47; probably if the stats count a game as a game, not as per 60 minutes), 12th on offense. Does anyone worry that outside of the PP, our offense is not particularly potent? A quick scan of January stats says 9 of our 16 goals came off the power play (32% effectiveness), meaning the even-strength offense is averaging 1.0 goals per game (plus that helpful man-short goal to beat Union in OT).

Some observers said the refs finally kept the whistle out of their mouths at Saturday's game and let Cornell play its style. Is that our POV because we got called for only three penalties to Vermont's six (and we were 2x5 on PP); is someone else going to complain the refs let down their vigilance? Note that Dartmouth again lost someone to a third-period DQ Saturday.

Sad for hockey when any team loses four players to suspension/dismissal, but if it has to happen, it's nice that it's our Friday opponent, Clarkson, and Clarkson now has no senior defensemen.

Interesting note posted elsewhere that this is the first time this year an ECAC opponent has come out of central-upstate New York with any points with Dartmouth's win at Colgate. Colgate has 2 other home losses, but those were NC games to Army (Army!) and in OT to Northeastern. So when you think about a team coming here thinking about the weekend, not just about Cornell, it's even tougher on them. Good!

I'd like to see the eLynah poll ask for Cornell's record in the final eight games. Could 7-1 be too much to ask for? We could dream about 8-0. [edit correction:] final ten games not eight.

[Q]billhoward Wrote:
I'd like to see the eLynah poll ask for Cornell's record in the final eight games. Could 7-1 be too much to ask for? We could dream about 8-0.

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Bill, I think we have ten more games.

[Q]The Rancor Wrote:

...i'd like to see a bit more out of bitz...

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I think Bitz needs a song. Maybe the students can tweak Supertramp's "Give a little Bit[z], give a little Bit[z] of your [blood for us]..."

[Q]first on team defense (1.53; not sure why this is higher than McKee's 1.47; probably if the stats count a game as a game, not as per 60 minutes)[/Q]

McKee's stats probably don't include ENG, while the team's stats do?

Edit: actually, I don't think we've given up enough ENGs to make that much of a difference. Your reasoning sounds better.

[q]first on team defense (1.53; not sure why this is higher than McKee's 1.47; probably if the stats count a game as a game, not as per 60 minutes)[/q]

McKee's stats only include time and goals scored when he's actually in the game. Time when he's pulled for an extra player is not included, nor are goals scored in those situations (empty-net goals). Team stats include all goals and all playing time: McKee's time, the empty-net time, plus the few minutes Davenport played against Army.

[Q]ithacat Wrote:

The Rancor Wrote:

...i'd like to see a bit more out of bitz...

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I think Bitz needs a song. Maybe the students can tweak Supertramp's "Give a little Bit, give a little Bit of your ..."
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Someone posted alternate lyrics to "Ballroom Blitz" last year which were not bad.

Of course, one can always just chant his name.

 

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