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Discussions about the Cornell men's and women's hockey teams
Re: Polls 2019-20 - 21 days ago
Trotsky This is the highest we have been in the initial poll since 4th in 2007. Yeee… That is not an auspicious analogue.by Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: Yet another collegetown bar bites the dust - 22 days ago
David Harding From the Ithaca Voice 37 people busted for fake IDs in Ithaca underage drinking initiative From 14850.com Violations at four out of five bars checked in Ithaca Some of our finest protecting impressionable youths from the scourges of demon rum. Nothing could possibly benefit society more!by Scersk '97 - John Spencer Is Dead
Re: Yet another collegetown bar bites the dust - Nines - 27 days ago
David Harding An undergrad bemoans the loss of character in the Collegetown restaurant scene, CTB in particular. Spot on! I'll buy that kid a beer and tell him about the old days! Oh, wait! He's a junior so probably not legal. Oh, wait! There are few (and soon to be fewer) proper bars left in Collegetown. "Oh, it's too hot today…"by Scersk '97 - John Spencer Is Dead
Re: New Lynah scoreboard - 4 weeks ago
RichH billhoward Closing in on 150 posts. Reminds me of the pitch for Seinfeld and what the show was about. Seinfield pitch (2:33) It’s called a DISCUSSION FORUM, Bill. I’m enjoying the talk here, too bad you aren’t. You really want a thread of nothing, go read through the Harvard thread. Not enough posts from Bill on that thread to qualify.by Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: Cornell Football 2019 - 4 weeks ago
upprdeckthere are not a ton of die hard football fans left but there still a group that goes and tailgates and might want a radio signal, or god forbid want to listen on the road in a car Indeed, the reach of WHCU's signal can be staggering. I've caught it on the other side of the Greens on skiing trips from CT to VT. What constitutes a "die hard" football fan? I was a bandie, so Iby Scersk '97 - Other Sports
Re: New Lynah scoreboard - 6 weeks ago
Trotsky If you are the least bit on the spectrum audio advertising is a human rights violation. Oh, I'd say a great many of us are at least a bit on the spectrum…by Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: New Lynah scoreboard - 6 weeks ago
Jeff Hopkins '82 Scersk '97 We should have screens above the urinals, obviously. And why not add ear-splitting advertisements, preferably with soulless techno: "This bathroom brought to you by Shortline! We gooooooooooo the distance!" Apparently you haven't been to an NHL or AHL arena recently. You can be sure there will be ads above the urinals. Actually, the visual ad creep doesn'tby Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: New Lynah scoreboard - 6 weeks ago
French Rage I don't care for Lynah having bathrooms. Back in the days of Beebe Lake we just went in the woods. Now kids have to have fancy urinals with fancy corporate urinal cakes in them. You're right. Those socialist, free bathrooms? What a waste! Better to monetize them. We should have screens above the urinals, obviously. And why not add ear-splitting advertisements, preferably with sby Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: New Lynah scoreboard - 6 weeks ago
CAS Agree with BearLover - looking forward to watching replays Disagree. Mitigates penalties for phone distraction. "Now FoMO doesn't prevent me from soothing my FoMO!" Whither intense concentration? Sacrificed on the altars of technology and commerce.by Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: New Lynah scoreboard - 7 weeks ago
Trotsky Chris '03 Just feels like a prelude to "last minute of play brought to you by Cayuga medical center" and pushing the same intermission videos we see on the stream. I bet there will be something unnecessary for when the team takes the ice too. Blech. If (who am I kidding, when) they do that I recommend the fans (1) boo loud AF and (2) not buy any concessions. Starve thby Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: An early look at 2019-2020 - 8 weeks ago
Schafer "The Tupker brothers are tireless workers and great two-way players. They kill penalties and have played on the power play. They’re very, very tenacious as a set of forwards.” Please be Abbotts, please be Abbotts, please be Abbotts. (Since neither plays D.) Who could be their Hornby?by Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: New Lynah scoreboard - 2 months ago
upprdeck I was wondering where they were going to go.. interesting location.. people standing and wearing hats is going to make that hard to see for most of the crowd.. But there's a "No Standing" sign!by Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: Opponent News 19-20 - 2 months ago
Jim Hyla Scersk '97 Trotsky Harvard loses a defenseman. They also lost recruits Ryan Del Monte and Cole Shepard who bolted to the CHL. So, two senior D graduations, two junior D departures, and one senior (mostly starting) goalie graduation. They return a sophomore D, a freshman D, and a junior backup (although probably pretty good) goaltender. Going to be an interesting year in Alston, metby Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: Opponent News 19-20 - 2 months ago
Trotsky Harvard loses a defenseman. They also lost recruits Ryan Del Monte and Cole Shepard who bolted to the CHL. So, two senior D graduations, two junior D departures, and one senior (mostly starting) goalie graduation. They return a sophomore D, a freshman D, and a junior backup (although probably pretty good) goaltender. Going to be an interesting year in Alston, methinks.by Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: Opponent News 19-20 - 4 months ago
DafatoneFeola wasn't the worst, but he had a tendency to ref based on game situation. Don't expect a lot of whistles from him if you're winning. A pet peeve. If it's a penalty when you're behind, it should also be a penalty when you're ahead; similarly, if it's a penalty in the first, it should also be a penalty in the third (or overtime). To respond a bit upthread, I'd rather prefer to seeby Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: Opponent News 19-20 - 4 months ago
Jeff Hopkins '82 Jim Hyla Not really an opponent, well sort of, Feola Named Director of Officiating I don't know...he's often seemed like an opponent. I would assume that means he won't be reffing ECAC games anymore? To be honest, that's kind of a loss. Better than most. Still… He'll hopefully bring the rank-and-file back into line and get them to start calling penalties again.by Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: 2019-20 Schedule - 5 months ago
According to ASU's schedule, we won't be visiting them next year. They've got 36 games (34 + the Alaska exemption) scheduled.by Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: RPI Student Union - 5 months ago
billhoward The thing about summer students not being able to live in housing other than campus dorms is Mickey Mouse. The definition of a "captive market."by Scersk '97 - John Spencer Is Dead
Re: NCAA Frozen Four 2019 - 6 months ago
Iceberg Duluth is clearly a team that's built and coached to win at the NCAA level. There's no more coincidence at this point They lose three seniors; they return their goalie and all D. Good scoring up and down the lineup. Who knows how many draftees or others they may lose? They could three-peat if everyone stays.by Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: An early look at 2019-2020 - 6 months ago
Trotsky Scersk '9719x6.This is the most oddly specific estimate I have ever seen. Well, in 20x6, we'll just assign the NCAA cham-peen-ship based on overall radness.by Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: An early look at 2019-2020 - 6 months ago
nshapiro Trotsky And then there's this. Wow! and his 1960-61 team goes 19-2 and does NOT make the NCSS? What's up with that? Their two losses were to Clarkson and RPI, so their record vs. TUC wasn't all that great. I think that was dropped from the criteria in 19x6.by Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: An early look at 2019-2020 - 6 months ago
One begins to hope that the sirens of pro contracts sing unusually well toward Providence this year. Lots of drafted juniors…by Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: An early look at 2019-2020 - 6 months ago
Jeff Hopkins '82As to match-ups for next year, we know there's MSU in Lansing, NMU at Lynah, BU at the Garden (I believe), and then the Vegas tournament. Anybody know who's in that tournament next year besides us? I think both Northern Michigan and BU are going to be in rebuilding mode next year, but those games at Munn are going to be tough. Let's hope the Vegas field is good.by Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: NCAA Day 2 (March 30) - 6 months ago
Jeff Hopkins '82Might I suggest Colorado Springs? Talk about home ice advantage!by Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: An early look at 2019-2020 - 6 months ago
Scersk '97 QU, like us, loses three big-minute senior D. Make that three seniors and one junior: Rafferty jumped. If they lose Shortridge as well, we might have a situation on our hands hee-ah.by Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: 2019 TBRW Awards - 6 months ago
Natyshak: Nuttle, who played 2 (!) games his freshman year; of the three, he's who we'll miss the most MacFarlane: Andreev, for his explosive skating and the beauty of his passing; hopefully, the team catches up at some point to the most talented passer I've seen for a damn long time Gage: Bauld, who was finally rewarded at the end for all that effort; maybe Malott, who'll probably run away witby Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: Opponent News 18-19 - 6 months ago
Jeff Hopkins '82 nshapiro I didn't get the impression that Mike is a lifer. He seems more beaten down every year Somebody mentioned to me yesterday that Schafer looked really beat down yesterday AM. Besides all the difficulties with injuries, Schafer, if I remember correctly, missed a game earlier in the season in order to attend his brother's funeral. You don't get over family losses immedby Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: An early look at 2019-2020 - 6 months ago
Great summary. scoop85In the ECAC’s it looks like QU and Clarkson should be pretty strong, although they both will have some big losses (looks like Nico Sturm is leaving Clarkson for the pros). QU, like us, loses three big-minute senior D.by Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: Cornell - Providence - 6 months ago
scoop85FWIW, Schafer said after the game McGrath has been playing hurt and will have surgery next week. Jesus. I guess all this misfortune finally ends. One hopes the hockey gods might smile on us after this season.by Scersk '97 - Hockey
Re: Cornell - Providence - 6 months ago
upprdeck NE finished ahead of Prov, lets hope that means something and that the title goes thru Hockey east Yeah, Providence blew a home quarterfinal to BC. Besides playing at home, basically, they looked enormously fresher than Mankato or we did. I'll reiterate what I've said before and elsewhere: Teams that blow quarterfinal series shouldn't be in the national tournament. Can't make theby Scersk '97 - Hockey