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Re: Bracketology 2016-17 Style - 7 years ago
There are some on this forum who are downright rude to those who speak out against the ELynah hivemind.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: RPI @ Cornell 2/24/17 - 7 years ago
Dafatone As someone pointed out at some point, our great win% kinda works against us, in that a loss hurts our win% more than a win helps it, due to the math and how fractions work and whatnot. This, if nothing else, is why we want a strong ECAC. 10th in the pairwise with a lower win% (.600 or so) gives us more room to grow and more ability to weather a loss than 10th in the pairwise with a rby BearLover - Hockey
Re: RPI @ Cornell 02/24/17 - 7 years ago
Did the fans forget there was a game tonight?by BearLover - Hockey
Re: Bracketology 2016-17 Style - 7 years ago
Beeeej You interpreted what I said as suggesting that you think the model gives Cornell a 100% chance of beating RPI, then you addressed your arguments to that position instead of my actual one. So I clarified my actual position with smaller words. Then why did you make this point?: BeeeejI don't think you understand how this works, then. If the predictor didn't take into account that there'sby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Bracketology 2016-17 Style - 7 years ago
Beeeej BearLover Beeeej BearLover Beeeej LGR14 BearLover Trotsky Finally, according to this, our probabilities for tourney advance are currently: .85 Tourney .42 QF .19 SF .09 F .04 That Which Shall Be Nameless Is there a way to check what a loss to RPI would do to us in the PWR? Because unless such a loss would knock us down just a few spots, that 85% number feels way too high. Withoutby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Bracketology 2016-17 Style - 7 years ago
Beeeej BearLover Beeeej LGR14 BearLover Trotsky Finally, according to this, our probabilities for tourney advance are currently: .85 Tourney .42 QF .19 SF .09 F .04 That Which Shall Be Nameless Is there a way to check what a loss to RPI would do to us in the PWR? Because unless such a loss would knock us down just a few spots, that 85% number feels way too high. Without taking into accoby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Bracketology 2016-17 Style - 7 years ago
Beeeej LGR14 BearLover Trotsky Finally, according to this, our probabilities for tourney advance are currently: .85 Tourney .42 QF .19 SF .09 F .04 That Which Shall Be Nameless Is there a way to check what a loss to RPI would do to us in the PWR? Because unless such a loss would knock us down just a few spots, that 85% number feels way too high. Without taking into account anything elseby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Bracketology 2016-17 Style - 7 years ago
Trotsky Finally, according to this, our probabilities for tourney advance are currently: .85 Tourney .42 QF .19 SF .09 F .04 That Which Shall Be Nameless Is there a way to check what a loss to RPI would do to us in the PWR? Because unless such a loss would knock us down just a few spots, that 85% number feels way too high.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: 2017 ECAC Permutations - 7 years ago
I'm more concerned with making the NCAA's than getting the 1-seed. If, for instance, U beating Colgate would help our PWR but kill our chances at the 1-seed, I think I'd still rather U win.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: Cornell @ Clarkson 2017-02-18 - 7 years ago
Jim Hyla RichH Hooking I was not able to see this game and the comments on the game do not give a clear picture of why Cornell did not defeat Clarkson when they defeated a ranked opponent the previous night? All the numbers and statistics indicate Clarkson should not have been so even a match. Did any one problem stand out, such as defensive strategy, offensive strategy, short depth, or conditionby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Rankings - 7 years ago
CC-Denver and Miami-Minn-Duluth tonight in matchups of mediocre teams we've played versus the top two teams in the country.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: Cornell @ SLU 2/17/17 - 7 years ago
Beeeej A great second period for the Saints, to be sure - and I don't think that takes anything away from some pretty good play by the Big Red, either. SLU didn't score twice because Cornell fell apart, they just finally woke up. It should be a veeeery interesting third period. I disagree. I think Cornell did not play as though they were up 3-0. This team has to learn to adjust to being up by tby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Cornell @ SLU 2/17/17 - 7 years ago
Beeeej So, that was a good first period... Great mindsby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Cornell @ SLU 2/17/17 - 7 years ago
Trotsky Currently 27 in Canton, headed to 18. Dress warmly, Faithful. Not so good in the North Country lately. Hopefully tonight we start to rectify that. A long stretch of futility with an impressive streak between 2002 and 2005--15 out of 16 possible points over that span.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: Rankings - 7 years ago
Getting lucky is a necessary condition for making the tournament for all but the very best teams. Most teams in the NCAAs have more things break their way than not over the course of a season. It's silly to dismiss luck as a major factor in determining who comes out on top from a small sample of hockey games. Nothing wrong with scoreboard-watching.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: Brown @ Cornell 02/12/17 - W5-3 - 7 years ago
upprdeck still we need to play a compete game. 2 goal periods are great but the D is really sputtering along at times. at 4-1 this should never have become a game tonight and it was a post away from being tied. Yep. Not an impressive showing this weekend. Health of the D-men is the X-factor going forward.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: Brown @ Cornell 02/12/17 - 7 years ago
Angello's ability to control the puck through contact and get off a good shot in close quarters is impressive.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: Yale @ Cornell 02/11/17 - 7 years ago
upprdeck I wonder what kind of crowd shows up tomorrow with the nasty forecast.. hopefully campus doesnt lose power again I've been largely impressed with the crowds lately...it's too bad we've blown so many leads in front of them.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: Yale @ Cornell 02/11/17 - 7 years ago
2nd and 3rd period looked like '07-'13 Cornell vs. '07-'13 Yale.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: Opponents News - 7 years ago
LGR14 BearLover I am no fan of Rand Pecknold, but have to hand it to him: he's the only coach I've seen at any level ballsy enough to make the mathematically superior decision of pulling his goalie with 3 minutes left instead of the usual 1 or 1:30 remaining. Credit Patrick Roy and the 2013-14 Colorado Avalanche You're right! I certainly remember now. Here's a good article on how more teams aby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Rankings - 7 years ago
andyw2100 Great results for Cornell tonight in ECAC play. Princeton over St. Lawrence 3-1. Harvard over Union 6-2. Clarkson over Quinnipiac 4-2. Dartmouth over RPI 2-1, but I don't think that one matters much. I'm not so sure H winning is good for us, but Q and StL losing is definitely good news.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: Opponents News - 7 years ago
I am no fan of Rand Pecknold, but have to hand it to him: he's the only coach I've seen at any level ballsy enough to make the mathematically superior decision of pulling his goalie with 3 minutes left instead of the usual 1 or 1:30 remaining.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: Looking Ahead - 7 years ago
Trotsky BearLover Obviously getting a bye is our biggest concern, but finishing 3rd instead of 4th and thereby dodging Q would also be big. It would also mean avoiding 1 in the SF, and with this logjam the 1 is likely the team that gets very hot late. Of course, the ideal solution is to be that team. Well, currently U looks more likely to finish first than H, and I definitely fear H more tby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Looking Ahead - 7 years ago
Obviously getting a bye is our biggest concern, but finishing 3rd instead of 4th and thereby dodging Q would also be big.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: Looking Ahead - 7 years ago
LGR14 You're welcome, everyone: See also: Very nice. Certainly doesn't feel like we're 86% to get a bye and 70% to make the NCAAs...by BearLover - Hockey
Re: Awards 2016-17 - 7 years ago
scoop85 Trotsky Gillam was great last night, but I'll agree that he waxes and wanes. Maybe Mike can time his biorhythms to the schedule or something. Last night was the more dominant performance by a Cornell team since the 2005 PBUH season (fuck Minnesota). They easily outshone even the 2010 and 2012 editions. There are caveats: Colgate sucks, and they sucked even worse last night becby BearLover - Hockey
Re: Awards 2016-17 - 7 years ago
There hasn't been a single game all year where Cornell looked like the clearly worse team. We've had an easy schedule overall, but we played H and U evenly. I'm more confident in this team's ability to score than I was in the 2014 and 2016 teams' (the near-NCAA misses). The offense is way more balanced than in past years--everyone is contributing and the top three lines are all legit threats.by BearLover - Hockey
Re: Colgate @ Cornell 02/07/17 - 7 years ago
Is there a way to rewind/jump around the stream? Want to go back and watch the goals.by BearLover - Hockey