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Title: Mike Kennedy - ECAC Player of the Week
Post by: sah67 on January 07, 2008, 02:57:16 PM
http://ecachockey.com/men/2007-08/weekly_releases/20080701_M_Wkly_Awards

Athletics notes that "This marks the first time in exactly two years that a Cornell player has been named the ECAC Hockey Player of the Week. The last Cornellian to do so was Cam Abbott, who received the honor on Jan. 3, 2006, following his play in the 2005 Florida College Classic."
Title: Re: Mike Kennedy - ECAC Player of the Week
Post by: lynah80 on January 07, 2008, 09:03:05 PM
I think most people would agree that his line mates are a big part of his recent success.  Topher is a great play maker and Ray's scoring threat certainly complement Mike's skills nicely.
Title: Re: Mike Kennedy - ECAC Player of the Week
Post by: Roy 82 on January 07, 2008, 09:50:45 PM
[quote lynah80]I think most people would agree that his line mates are a big part of his recent success.  Topher is a great play maker and Ray's scoring threat certainly complement Mike's skills nicely.[/quote]

Which is really good news because it suggests that we might now have two potent offensive lines. Lots of teams have one good scoring line. If we can get a second that would be great.
Title: Re: Mike Kennedy - ECAC Player of the Week
Post by: Doug '08 on January 07, 2008, 10:05:39 PM
[quote lynah80]I think most people would agree that his line mates are a big part of his recent success.  Topher is a great play maker and Ray's scoring threat certainly complement Mike's skills nicely.[/quote]

I'd have to disagree on this one...
Title: Re: Mike Kennedy - ECAC Player of the Week
Post by: Trotsky on January 07, 2008, 10:29:23 PM
[quote lynah80]I think most people would agree that his line mates are a big part of his recent success.  Topher is a great play maker and Ray's scoring threat certainly complement Mike's skills nicely.[/quote]Maybe it was just a slow change, but there was a moment on Saturday where Sawada was barreling down the ice with a Kennedy on each wing, but either the play was offside or there was an errant pass.  Anyway, was that a line during the game, at least sometimes?
Title: Re: Mike Kennedy - ECAC Player of the Week
Post by: sah67 on January 07, 2008, 10:43:15 PM
[quote Trotsky][quote lynah80]I think most people would agree that his line mates are a big part of his recent success.  Topher is a great play maker and Ray's scoring threat certainly complement Mike's skills nicely.[/quote]Maybe it was just a slow change, but there was a moment on Saturday where Sawada was barreling down the ice with a Kennedy on each wing, but either the play was offside or there was an errant pass.  Anyway, was that a line during the game, at least sometimes?[/quote]

I don't recall seeing this line at all.  Perhaps you're remembering an earlier game?  Schafer did have Sawada on a line with both Kennedys for several of the games before the holiday break, but I distinctly remember Sawada-Scott-Kennedy together for the duration of both Niagara games, and forming the core of one of the pp units as well.
Title: Re: Mike Kennedy - ECAC Player of the Week
Post by: Al DeFlorio on January 07, 2008, 11:44:47 PM
[quote Trotsky]Maybe it was just a slow change, but there was a moment on Saturday where Sawada was barreling down the ice with a Kennedy on each wing, but either the play was offside or there was an errant pass.  Anyway, was that a line during the game, at least sometimes?[/quote]
Seems to me the Nash-Greening-P. Kennedy line usually followed the Scott-Sawada-M. Kennedy line in the rotation, so it could well have been the result of a partial line change.
Title: Re: Mike Kennedy - ECAC Player of the Week
Post by: Jim Hyla on January 08, 2008, 01:16:40 AM
[quote Doug '08][quote lynah80]I think most people would agree that his line mates are a big part of his recent success.  Topher is a great play maker and Ray's scoring threat certainly complement Mike's skills nicely.[/quote]

I'd have to disagree on this one...[/quote]

So, what part do you disagree with?
Title: Re: Mike Kennedy - INCH National Player of the Week
Post by: redhair34 on January 08, 2008, 10:25:07 AM
http://insidecollegehockey.com/7Archives/potw/0708/potw_0617.htm

I'm pretty sure this is the first time a Cornellian has received this award.
Title: Re: Mike Kennedy - INCH National Player of the Week
Post by: Al DeFlorio on January 08, 2008, 10:31:04 AM
[quote redhair34]http://insidecollegehockey.com/7Archives/potw/0708/potw_0617.htm

I'm pretty sure this is the first time a Cornellian has received this award.[/quote]
And Cornell sneaks into 17th place in the INCH power rankings:

http://insidecollegehockey.com/5Polls/0708/polls_0617.htm
Title: Re: Mike Kennedy - ECAC Player of the Week
Post by: Al DeFlorio on January 11, 2008, 04:32:11 PM
Oops.  Dupe of an earlier.