ECAC went 4-6-1 this weekend. Cromulent.
Quote from: TrotskyECAC went 4-6-1 this weekend. Cromulent.
The Eternally Cromulent Athletic Conference.
Quote from: djk26Quote from: TrotskyECAC went 4-6-1 this weekend. Cromulent.
The Eternally Cromulent Athletic Conference.
Better than the Always Horrible Association.
Union kicked the ever loving Dutch out of RPI tonight in the conference opener.
Quote from: TrotskyUnion kicked the ever loving Dutch out of RPI tonight in the conference opener.
Union had 9 power plays and scored on four of them.
Quote from: TrotskyUnion kicked the ever loving Dutch out of RPI tonight in the conference opener.
Go Garnet Chargers, go!
Just has a great ring to it, eh?
Quote from: dbilmesQuote from: TrotskyUnion kicked the ever loving Dutch out of RPI tonight in the conference opener.
Union had 9 power plays and scored on four of them.
RPI stormed back in the 2nd period scoring twice to tie the game after Union has two pp goals in the first.
That was until RPI's Caron committed a hit to the head 5 minute major. That resulted in a score in the 2nd and another in the 3rd making it 5-3. Onion also had an empty net goal.
Q looks mortal:
2-4 L Northeastern (exhibition)
3-2 W Penn State
1-2 L at Maine
5-6 L at Maine (ot)
8-2 W UNH
2-3 L UNH
Quote from: TrotskyQ looks mortal:
2-4 L Northeastern (exhibition)
3-2 W Penn State
1-2 L at Maine
5-6 L at Maine (ot)
8-2 W UNH
2-3 L UNH
I wouldn't trust the early season results much, Union is 6-1 and they still don't scare me in the slightest. Seems like Q has usually started slow in recent years anyway. ECAC is looking like it's going to be decently stronger in the pairwise compared to last year which helps for the pairwise.
Union had two late goals to sweep RPI (https://www.collegehockeynews.com/reports/standings.php).
The only OOC bright spot tonight (besides us, I mean) was RPI edging Miami (OH) in OT. Clarkson lost to Alaska at home, SLU fell to Stonehill on the road, and Denver (unsurprisingly) crushed Yale. SLU is off tomorrow; otherwise, all of tonight's OOC tilts repeat tomorrow night, so some opportunities for redemption/canceling out. Also Q visits Holy Cross.
I'd love to see us pick up the sweep tomorrow so that we have fewer PWR concerns down the road. Keep winning and it shouldn't matter.
Looks like Dartmouth found their next cooper black as some dude named roan Clarke had 37 saves on 38 shots vs Harvard. Should be fun if Dartmouth is actually good this year.
Quote from: chimpfoodLooks like Dartmouth found their next cooper black as some dude named roan Clarke had 37 saves on 38 shots vs Harvard. Should be fun if Dartmouth is actually good this year.
Yes, but is he 6'11" and 395 lbs?
Quote from: RichHQuote from: chimpfoodLooks like Dartmouth found their next cooper black as some dude named roan Clarke had 37 saves on 38 shots vs Harvard. Should be fun if Dartmouth is actually good this year.
Yes, but is he 6'11" and 395 lbs?
The worst thing about this joke is I recall looking up Cooper Black last year and realizing that at 6-8 he was still lighter than I.
Ian Shane will be on Hockey on Campus on SiriusXM
https://x.com/HockeyonCampus/status/1854692393171231016
Quote from: jts15Ian Shane will be on Hockey on Campus on SiriusXM
https://x.com/HockeyonCampus/status/1854692393171231016
Is there a way to listen online?
sure if you have xm
Bruno get their first win at Cheel, scoring with under 1 second on the clock. Clarkson took icing with under 10 seconds to set it up. Worth a watch for the schadenfreude.
Quote from: RichHBruno get their first win at Cheel, scoring with under 1 second on the clock. Clarkson took icing with under 10 seconds to set it up. Worth a watch for the schadenfreude.
The clip (https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/08f5e2fd-9b74-440e-b5d5-504590659a80&t=7682s).
Quote from: TrotskyQuote from: RichHBruno get their first win at Cheel, scoring with under 1 second on the clock. Clarkson took icing with under 10 seconds to set it up. Worth a watch for the schadenfreude.
The clip (https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/08f5e2fd-9b74-440e-b5d5-504590659a80&t=7682s).
And of course the inevitable, interminable review afterwards when it was obviously a good goal.
Quote from: Scersk '97Quote from: TrotskyQuote from: RichHBruno get their first win at Cheel, scoring with under 1 second on the clock. Clarkson took icing with under 10 seconds to set it up. Worth a watch for the schadenfreude.
The clip (https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/08f5e2fd-9b74-440e-b5d5-504590659a80&t=7682s).
And of course the inevitable, interminable review afterwards when it was obviously a good goal.
Two reviews. One, I guess, was an official's review for interference and then Clarkson challenged for a high stick. The end result was that Brown got a 0.5 second power play and failed to score, adding to their 0% PP.
Quote from: RichHQuote from: Scersk '97And of course the inevitable, interminable review afterwards when it was obviously a good goal.
Two reviews. One, I guess, was an official's review for interference and then Clarkson challenged for a high stick. The end result was that Brown got a 0.5 second power play and failed to score, adding to their 0% PP.
I know that I'm an old fuddy-duddy, but maybe all these reviews aren't a good thing?
Saps the joy out of things. I kind of wish that officials would say, more often, "Nah, we're good."
Quote from: Scersk '97Quote from: RichHQuote from: Scersk '97And of course the inevitable, interminable review afterwards when it was obviously a good goal.
Two reviews. One, I guess, was an official's review for interference and then Clarkson challenged for a high stick. The end result was that Brown got a 0.5 second power play and failed to score, adding to their 0% PP.
I know that I'm an old fuddy-duddy, but maybe all these reviews aren't a good thing?
Saps the joy out of things. I kind of wish that officials would say, more often, "Nah, we're good."
Like an 8-minute stoppage in the national semifinal to see if any angle revealed the precise height of a stick thus sapping one team of any gathering momentum?
Quote from: RichHQuote from: Scersk '97Quote from: RichHQuote from: Scersk '97And of course the inevitable, interminable review afterwards when it was obviously a good goal.
Two reviews. One, I guess, was an official's review for interference and then Clarkson challenged for a high stick. The end result was that Brown got a 0.5 second power play and failed to score, adding to their 0% PP.
I know that I'm an old fuddy-duddy, but maybe all these reviews aren't a good thing?
Saps the joy out of things. I kind of wish that officials would say, more often, "Nah, we're good."
Like an 8-minute stoppage in the national semifinal to see if any angle revealed the precise height of a stick thus sapping one team of any gathering momentum?
That never happened.
Quote from: Scersk '97Quote from: RichHQuote from: Scersk '97And of course the inevitable, interminable review afterwards when it was obviously a good goal.
Two reviews. One, I guess, was an official's review for interference and then Clarkson challenged for a high stick. The end result was that Brown got a 0.5 second power play and failed to score, adding to their 0% PP.
I know that I'm an old fuddy-duddy, but maybe all these reviews aren't a good thing?
Saps the joy out of things. I kind of wish that officials would say, more often, "Nah, we're good."
Agreed.
I would go further and not show replays during the game. You saw it or you didn't. Pay attention. Be in the moment.
And all noises piped into the stadium to punctuate an event should be silenced. They obscure reality and overlay the same boring wrapper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacra_and_Simulation). We don't watch a game anymore. We watch something being overprocessed by a machine that also lives partially in our heads.
Quote from: RichHQuote from: Scersk '97Quote from: TrotskyQuote from: RichHBruno get their first win at Cheel, scoring with under 1 second on the clock. Clarkson took icing with under 10 seconds to set it up. Worth a watch for the schadenfreude.
The clip (https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/08f5e2fd-9b74-440e-b5d5-504590659a80&t=7682s).
And of course the inevitable, interminable review afterwards when it was obviously a good goal.
Two reviews. One, I guess, was an official's review for interference and then Clarkson challenged for a high stick. The end result was that Brown got a 0.5 second power play and failed to score, adding to their 0% PP.
I'm wondering if Clarkson can challenge twice on the sequence scoring the goal.
Once for goaltender interference. Losing their time out.
Then for a high stick taking a penalty when they lost that argument.
Didn't the announcers indicate that Clarkson was down a man for the last half second?
Perpetual emotion.
Quote from: RichHBruno get their first win at Cheel, scoring with under 1 second on the clock. Clarkson took icing with under 10 seconds to set it up. Worth a watch for the schadenfreude.
First win ever at Cheel? That's nuts considering how long and often they've played each other since Cheel opened. Then again, Yale can never seem to win games against Q, so such occurrences are not out of the realm of possibility in the conference I guess
Quote from: IcebergQuote from: RichHBruno get their first win at Cheel, scoring with under 1 second on the clock. Clarkson took icing with under 10 seconds to set it up. Worth a watch for the schadenfreude.
First win ever at Cheel? That's nuts considering how long and often they've played each other since Cheel opened. Then again, Yale can never seem to win games against Q, so such occurrences are not out of the realm of possibility in the conference I guess
Surely not. First win of the season.
I thought when you challenged the entire play can be revieweD?
Quote from: upprdeckI thought when you challenged the entire play can be revieweD?
That would make sense but...
Quote from: IcebergQuote from: RichHBruno get their first win at Cheel, scoring with under 1 second on the clock. Clarkson took icing with under 10 seconds to set it up. Worth a watch for the schadenfreude.
First win ever at Cheel? That's nuts considering how long and often they've played each other since Cheel opened. Then again, Yale can never seem to win games against Q, so such occurrences are not out of the realm of possibility in the conference I guess
Brown won their prior game at Cheel as well, in January.
Quite a number of OOC games this weekend against some higher ranked teams. It would be nice if the conference came out of it in a good spot although I'm not holding my breath after Colgate failed to do anything at Penn State earlier in the week
Quote from: IcebergQuite a number of OOC games this weekend against some higher ranked teams. It would be nice if the conference came out of it in a good spot although I'm not holding my breath after Colgate failed to do anything at Penn State earlier in the week
Doesn't bode well that we put up 16 SOG at home and lost to Quinnipiac, then Colgate held Quinnipiac to 14 SOG in regulation the following night, then Colgate got very badly outshot and lost to PSU by a combined score of 10-3 over two games that PSU entered as 48th in the PWR.
Harvard down 3-0 in Belfast and the 1st period isn't even over. Typical
Quote from: IcebergHarvard down 3-0 in Belfast and the 1st period isn't even over. Typical
Meanwhile, I just checked the stats and Dartmouth has by far the highest team shooting % in the country, at 17.0%. That suggests they've been very lucky so far this season. Watching the Cornell game, I definitely believe this to be true. They didn't look particularly good, and it took multiple horrible lapses by Cornell for Dartmouth to win. Despite early returns we could be headed for another rough year for the ECAC. Not liking our position in the PWR right now. We need to start winning at a very high clip.
Quote from: IcebergHarvard down 3-0 in Belfast and the 1st period isn't even over. Typical
Against all expectations, they have put down their gin fizzes and ceased interfering with their maids long enough to fight back to 3-2.
Oligarchs with grit? How very European.
Teddy decided to pull his starter Koskenvuo after the first and that seems to have made a difference. He might keep going with this backup for a while considering that Koskenvuo hasn't looked good for several weekends now anyway
SLU goes down a man after challenging with no timeouts. It always feels like this league is disgustingly incompetent in non conference games.
Harvard loses 5-2, but Dartmouth leads at BC after the first period.
Per the DKs, we've got a bigger problem now.
Princeton up 2-0 on Ohio State after two periods.
Dartmouth up 2-1 after 2 periods. This is my first time really seeing BC this year and they have some very big, talented forwards and a very effective forecheck. Defensively, their back-end personnel are nothing special and the two goals against are a result of turnovers that led to successful counterattacks although Fowler seems to be the real deal. Dartmouth has actually played well enough to slow down BC (very good coaching) but they're a noticeably slower team, have failed to make some uncontested passes, and have a made few baffling decisions in their own zone that resulted in BC opportunities.
BC destroyed Dartmouth in the 3d. Took a 3-2 lead, then Dartmouth got a late power play and turned the punk over a son as they pulled their goalie to go down 4-2..
but scored am EAG as I was typing to close the gap to 4-3 with 1:19 to go.
Quote from: ugarteBC destroyed Dartmouth in the 3d. Took a 3-2 lead, then Dartmouth got a late power play and turned the punk over a son as they pulled their goalie to go down 4-2..
but scored am EAG as I was typing to close the gap to 4-3 with 1:19 to go.
Damn near tied it up but BC got another ENG to seal it
Yeah, that was a tight game and good on Dartmouth for keeping it close. BC is a very good team but I'm not so sure they're good enough to be #1 overall. That has to be because of the strength of HEA this year
Quote from: IcebergYeah, that was a tight game and good on Dartmouth for keeping it close. BC is a very good team but I'm not so sure they're good enough to be #1 overall. That has to be because of the strength of HEA this year
The third period was the first time Dartmouth talked all year.
Clarkson and Providence headed to OT in Lake Placid. PC literally has a guy on their team named "Mustard". It's too bad PC is never at Lynah because I could only imagine how that would go
Clarkson loses to providence in OT, Yale loses to LIU, UND down to bemidji, ew.
Still a lot of season left, but the way things are looking, the ECAC could very well be a one-bid league for the NCAA's. The talent disparity with other conferences seems to be significant this year although the past few seasons after the pandemic haven't been encouraging in general.
Poor night overall. Good effort by Dartmouth and a very nice win by Princeton.
Union 4 at Niagara 2
Princeton 3 12Ohio State 1
Brown 1 Air Force 1 (ot)
SLU 0 vs 16Lowell 2 (Lake Placid)
Harvard 2 vs Notre Dame 5 (under a blood red sky)
15Dartmouth 3 at 4BC 5
20Clarkson 2 vs 10Providence 3 (ot) (Lake Placid)
Yale 2 at LIU 3
Took me a while to figure out what you were doing with the isotope numbers.
Quote from: TrotskyPoor night overall. Good effort by Dartmouth and a very nice win by Princeton.
Union 4 at Niagara 2
Princeton 3 12Ohio State 1
Brown 1 Air Force 1 (ot)
SLU 0 vs 16Lowell 2 (Lake Placid)
Harvard 2 vs Notre Dame 5 (under a blood red sky)
15Dartmouth 3 at 4BC 5
20Clarkson 2 vs 10Providence 3 (ot) (Lake Placid)
Yale 2 at LIU 3
Assuming that the upper-left numbers are rankings, it isn't bad since three of the losses are to higher ranked teams and one win was over a higher ranked team.
Quote from: IcebergYeah, that was a tight game and good on Dartmouth for keeping it close. BC is a very good team but I'm not so sure they're good enough to be #1 overall. That has to be because of the strength of HEA this year
BC is a perfect 36-for-36 on the penalty kill to start the season.
Quote from: dbilmesQuote from: IcebergYeah, that was a tight game and good on Dartmouth for keeping it close. BC is a very good team but I'm not so sure they're good enough to be #1 overall. That has to be because of the strength of HEA this year
BC is a perfect 36-for-36 on the penalty kill to start the season.
Excellent goalie and great team speed to close gaps
Princeton sweeps Ohio State. That should help Cornell significantly in the pairwise I would think
Quote from: IcebergPrinceton sweeps Ohio State. That should help Cornell significantly in the pairwise I would think
Looks like P scored on three of its four shots in thr third to win 3-1. And scored a shg while it killed a major that also looks like it started 5x3? The same player took a minor and a major and a game misconduct at the same stoppage.
Quote from: Chris '03Quote from: IcebergPrinceton sweeps Ohio State. That should help Cornell significantly in the pairwise I would think
Looks like P scored on three of its four shots in thr third to win 3-1. And scored a shg while it killed a major that also looks like it started 5x3? The same player took a minor and a major and a game misconduct at the same stoppage.
Yes, the Princeton player (in his offensive zone) basically drove the OSU player into the boards for the heck of it. They were tangled together and then the Princeton player took it too far and got a boarding major followed by a consecutive holding minor. Definitely one of the dumbest penalties I've seen this year but the OSU player was at least able to return to the game. The SHG was off a clean breakaway that resulted from OSU fumbling the puck at their offensive blue line.
The Dartmouth game at Gutterson is interesting enough to be a worth a look at 4.
Gotta beat Seahawks-Jets.
Dartmouth is such a poor skating team compared to Cornell but the record speaks for itself. Really a shame that game in Hanover went the other way a few weeks ago.
Quote from: IcebergDartmouth is such a poor skating team compared to Cornell but the record speaks for itself. Really a shame that game in Hanover went the other way a few weeks ago.
Cornell lost that game, Dartmouth didn't win it.
Quote from: BearLoverQuote from: IcebergDartmouth is such a poor skating team compared to Cornell but the record speaks for itself. Really a shame that game in Hanover went the other way a few weeks ago.
Cornell lost that game, Dartmouth didn't win it.
No disagreement there.
Speaking of Dartmouth, they did win 3-1. UVM looks like they would be a mid-tier ECAC team at best. Given their track record the past two decades in HEA, I'm not really sure being in the conference has helped them all that much.
I'd trade them back for Q in a heartbeat.
RPI held Maine close until the third and then Bad Things Happened.
Dartmouth ties UNH and Union gets clobbered by Vermont. Poor OOC play continues
At least UND is about to get a big W
Quote from: chimpfoodAt least UND is about to get a big W
That'll at least pacify the folks on their forum. I think they're even more annoyed with Cornell's play than we are because of UND's pairwise position
Quote from: IcebergQuote from: chimpfoodAt least UND is about to get a big W
That'll at least pacify the folks on their forum. I think they're even more annoyed with Cornell's play than we are because of UND's pairwise position
LMFAO, I didn't know that was possible...
Cornell fans suck but NoDak and Minny fans are in another tax bracket of fan entitlement. They are monsters.
Quote from: IcebergDartmouth ties UNH and Union gets clobbered by Vermont. Poor OOC play continues
Dartmouth hit the crossbar twice in the third period, although UNH had the better of play and failed to score on a breakaway in OT. There wasn't a single penalty called in the game.
Union coughs one up to UVM in the final 3 minutes. Poopie.
RPI ties Merseyhurst - 64th ranked Mercyhurst.
OOC helped a bit last night. North Dakota won again and Northeastern and Wisconsin lost. We are up to 23.
Quote from: martyRPI ties Merseyhurst - 64th ranked Mercyhurst.
RPI did beat Mercyhurst handily tonight, though, 5-2.
Yale beat Union tonight and unfortunately that is relevant and helpful for us as Union is ahead in conference .571 > .458
Quote from: TrotskyYale beat Union tonight and unfortunately that is relevant and helpful for us as Union is ahead in conference .571 > .458
Union beat Yale, 4-3.
There was an unusual play late in the third period with the score tied. With the teams playing 4-on-4, a Yale player broke his stick in the defensive zone, but couldn't get off the ice since the puck was still in the defensive zone. A few seconds later a Union player was skating backwards away from the goal and the stickless Yale player used both arms to push him from behind, knocking him to the ice. He was called for a 2-minute penalty for hitting from behind. That negated what would have been an upcoming power play for Yale. Instead, still skating 4-on-4, Union scored the winning goal 35 seconds later, giving it a road sweep in southern New England (Union beat Brown Friday night).
Quote from: dbilmesQuote from: TrotskyYale beat Union tonight and unfortunately that is relevant and helpful for us as Union is ahead in conference .571 > .458
Union beat Yale, 4-3.
Yeah, sorry, CHN (I think) done me wrong. :-(
There have been 3 full seasons with Derp Points. Here are the 4th place teams' DP in each:
'22 39 Cornell (12-6-4)
'23 37 St. Lawrence (12-10-0)
'24 37 Dartmouth (9-6-7)
Cornell is currently 21 DP (5-5-4) with 8 games to play. That is 24 possible points. Let's assume 16 is the Mendoza line for getting to 4th. To simplify, that's 5 regulation wins and another point, say a shoot out loss to make the record simple. 5-2-1.
We face 5 awful teams: RPI, @ Brn, @Yal, SLU, @ RPI. I think we need to go at least 4-1-0 in those 5 (12 DP),leaving us a slight margin of error with our 3 games against good teams: Uni, Clk, @ Uni against whom we could afford to go 1-1-1.
We have played 5 awful teams already this year: Yal (1), Brn (3), Prn (3), @ Prn (3), @SLU (0). 3-1-1, 10 DP. So... not looking great.
Of course if we get stronger as we go with everyone returning if won't matter, since by the time we hit the post-season we'll run a quick 9 and skate it off.
Quote from: TrotskyThere have been 3 full seasons with Derp Points. Here are the 4th place teams' DP in each:
'22 39 Cornell (12-6-4)
'23 37 St. Lawrence (12-10-0)
'24 37 Dartmouth (9-6-7)
Cornell is currently 21 DP (5-4-4) with 8 games to play. That is 24 possible points. Let's assume 16 is the Mendoza line for getting to 4th. To simplify, that's 5 wins and another point, let's say a shoot out loss to make the record simple. 5-2-1.
We face 5 awful teams: RPI, @ Brn, @Yal, SLU, @ RPI. I think we need to go at least 4-1-0 in those 5 (12 DP),leaving us a slight margin of error with our 3 games against good teams: Uni, Clk, @ Uni against whom we could afford to go 1-1-1.
We have played 5 awful teams already this year: Yal (1), Brn (3), Prn (3), @ Prn (3), @SLU (0). 3-1-1, 10 DP. So... not looking great.
Of course if we get stronger as we go with everyone returning if won't matter, since by the time we hit the post-season we'll run a quick 9 and skate it off.
Don't assume anything. We've firmly established we can lose to anyone. We have exactly zero wins this year against any team currently in the tournament. We play five "awful" teams, two of whom we've already lost to.
We could as easily go 0-8 down the stretch. Veterans of 1987 and 1993 know that well.
As a New Orleans Saints fan I started the season thinking about our easy upcoming schedule and by the halfway point I realized that's what people were thinking when they saw we were their next opponent.
I'm optimistic but we need to move up soon. RPI and union never scare me no matter how high they are in the pairwise on any given year. Any brown vs Yale weekend should be at least 5 points and a split with clarkson/slu at home would be fine but I'm hopeful for a sweep that weekend. But yeah we also should have easily won the sacred heart series, beat slu this weekend, etc so nothing is set until we do it.
The hope is with a healthy squad past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Quote from: chimpfoodI'm optimistic but we need to...
Infectious Earworm of the 70's (https://youtu.be/ofu-CSJ0UN8?t=35)
Yes!
Four weekends remain in the ECAC regular season, 14 games played, 8 to play (except Harvard and Dartmouth have played 15). Cornell stands 7th with 21 points, 6 points behind third/fourth place Dartmouth and Union with 26 points. I can still see Cornell finishing fourth and maybe third.
If the Pairwise Ranking is a predictor ...
[b]PWR rankings after 2/1/25 games
Rank Team PWR Cor-Yet-To-Play[/b]
12 Quinnipiac 52
21 Colgate 43
23 Dartmouth 41
25 Cornell 39
30 Clarkson 33 2/21
36 Princeton 28
40 Union 24 2/8 @2/28
43 Harvard 21
45 Brown 20 @2/14
47 Rensselaer 16 2/7 @3/1
54 Yale 10 @2/15
55 St Lawrence 8 @2/22
... that we will beat teams below us and lose to teams above us, then we will pick up 24 of a possible 24 points. In theory. We are done playing teams above us in PWR. The ECAC team to play just below us in PWR is Clarkson and we've got them at home. Between us and a first-round bye:
6. Harvard, 22 points to Cornell's 21. We should pass Harvard in points. The Cantabrigians are 1 point ahead of Cornell but with one extra game played with Union and Clarkson among their final games. That moves us to 6th place. Plus they're about to have a bad night vs. #1 BC in the Beanpot tonight.
5. Clarkson, 25 points. Killer closing schedule, they play 3 of the top 4 teams, Quinnipiac twice, plus us. Put us in 5th.
T4. Union, 26 points. 2 games each with Colgate and Cornell, plus Quinnipiac on home ice. That gets us to 4th and a first round bye.
T4. Dartmouth, 26 points. Same deal as Harvard, one less game to play than the rest of the league, and their toughest teams left being Union-Clarkson.
Sprinkle fairy dust and we could get to a third-place RS finish. Although it's not clear if the RS title goes to Q (curently first by a point) or Colgate (second), and if we advance to LP, which we would prefer to avoid Friday night in Lake Placid. If, if and if. It would be nice to see the Friday pairings of Quinnipiac-Clarkson and Cornell-Colgate. A North Country team always helps the gate, ditto Finger Lakes teams. Plus you got Q.
I forgot who starts or ends his post thusly but to borrow the words: So prove me wrong.
At this point I am hoping for a repeat of 1980.
An underperforming Cornell team finished 8th and then won the ECACs.
That team also lost two regular season games to Dartmouth, then went on to beat the Big Green in the ECAC final, before losing to them in the NCAA consolation game.
1-3 vs. one of the few good Dartmouth teams in the last 50 years...but winning the one game that really mattered.
Quote from: nshapiroAt this point I am hoping for a repeat of 1980.
An underperforming Cornell team finished 8th and then won the ECACs.
That team also lost two regular season games to Dartmouth, then went on to beat the Big Green in the ECAC final, before losing to them in the NCAA consolation game.
1-3 vs. one of the few good Dartmouth teams in the last 50 years...but winning the one game that really mattered.
Consolation game was a waste of time and disappeared.
Quote from: Al DeFlorio
Consolation game was a waste of time and disappeared.[/quote]
Didn't they need the consolation game win in Atlantic City in 2012 to make the NCAA tournament?
Quote from: VIEWfromKQuote from: Al DeFlorio
Consolation game was a waste of time and disappeared.
Didn't they need the consolation game win in Atlantic City in 2012 to make the NCAA tournament?[/quote]
Yes, against Colgate. That whole AC scene was weird.
Quote from: VIEWfromKQuote from: Al DeFlorio
Consolation game was a waste of time and disappeared.
Didn't they need the consolation game win in Atlantic City in 2012 to make the NCAA tournament?[/quote]
nshapiro was referring to the NCAA final four consolation game, a meaningless affair that has blessedly gone away.
Quote from: nshapiroAt this point I am hoping for a repeat of 1980.
An underperforming Cornell team finished 8th and then won the ECACs.
That team also lost two regular season games to Dartmouth, then went on to beat the Big Green in the ECAC final, before losing to them in the NCAA consolation game.
1-3 vs. one of the few good Dartmouth teams in the last 50 years...but winning the one game that really mattered.
Although not a bad thought, they can't do it exactly the 1980 way. Back then the tournament teams were not reseeded after each round,
So as #8 we played, and beat, #1 BC away. Then #2 Providence @ the Garden. Finally #3 Dartmouth.
It was fun, but probably won't ever happen again.
Quote from: Jim HylaAlthough not a bad thought, they can't do it exactly the 1980 way. Back then the tournament teams were not reseeded after each round,
So as #8 we played, and beat, #1 BC away. Then #2 Providence @ the Garden. Finally #3 Dartmouth.
It was fun, but probably won't ever happen again.
On the contrary, with reseeding it's probably exactly what would happen.
Quote from: TrotskyQuote from: Jim HylaAlthough not a bad thought, they can't do it exactly the 1980 way. Back then the tournament teams were not reseeded after each round,
So as #8 we played, and beat, #1 BC away. Then #2 Providence @ the Garden. Finally #3 Dartmouth.
It was fun, but probably won't ever happen again.
On the contrary, with reseeding it's probably exactly what would happen.
You are exactly right!
Six games left, 18 points possible, Cornell in sixth place needs to pick up 7 points relative to fourth place Clarkson or 8 points relative to third-place Union to get a first-round bye then home seeding for the quarterfinal round. It seemed a less challenging task a week ago with eight games to play.
What's possible? If the pairwise ranking is definitive (if), Cornell at 32 PWR will beat all except Clarkson, though Union looked really tough Saturday night. We may get help from Quinnipiac, which has games left vs. Union, and from a Dartmouth-Union game. But at some point we're playing if, if and if.
32 Cornell PWR
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43 @Brown
54 @Yale
27 Clarkson
55 St. Lawrence
35 @Union
58 @RPI
In another example of parity in the league, I watched the end of the Princeton-SLU game. Princeton was up by two goals with 8 minutes to go, and it looked like the had the game in hand overall. Then SLU put in a really solid effort and won the game in a shootout. Princeton isn't great, but I watched their games against UNH and while they lost those, they put in solid efforts. They are quite capable of playing the spoiler, as is SLU.
For the last first-round ECAC bye, it really comes down to three teams:
Clarkson 30 pts
Dartmouth 29 pts
Cornell 24 pts
Remaining schedule:
Clarkson: Dar, Har, Cor, Col, Q, Pri
Dartmouth: Clk, SLU, RPI, Un, Br, Y
Cornell: Br, Y, Clk, SLU, Un, RPI
Clarkson has the toughest schedule.
Let's suppose wins shake out thusly:
Clarkson beats Dar, Har, Pri
Dartmouth beats SLU, RPI, Br, Y
Cornell beats Br, Y, Clk, SLU, RPI
That puts the points at:
Clarkson 39 pts
Dartmouth 41 pts
Cornell 39 pts
The above assumes us sweeping Clarkson, so we win the tiebreaker and end up fifth.
While we don't have the consistency to sweep our last six, if we win five, including Clarkson, and get lucky with Dartmouth dropping a should-win game, we could back into fourth.
Quite frankly, if Clarkson drops the Princeton game, and Dartmouth drops to SLU, we'd get there without the tiebreaker:
Clarkson 36 pts
Dartmouth 38 pts
Cornell 39 pts
Things that make this plausible:
1. Clarkson beat Dartmouth in December, and it was in Hanover, so the second game is a homer for the Knights.
2. The Clarkson-Princeton game is in Hobey Baker. That's a long bus ride, especially when you have to get there via Connecticut.
3. SLU won in Hanover earlier this season.
And now that I look at Union's remaining schedule (Q, Pri, Har, Dar, Cor, Col), it's not inconceivable that they go into a tailspin. I leave the mathematical implications of such as an exercise for the reader.
I'm not saying any of this is likely, but I am saying I'll keep watching, just in case I'm pleasantly surprised. Pleasant surprises are the best part about being a sports fan.
Na ga da.
We can't put together a solid weekend.
This year will be about trying to have a dream PS run. We will be great again someday, perhaps even soon, but this year is a year to hide in the weeds and sink our fangs into some poor sucker who believes our record. Which... well... they kinda should.
Yeah honestly this year is not much in the grand scheme of things but we are in a very scary spot right now with a coaching change, the chl change, and other rule changes looming. This is the type of situations that programs fall apart in and never get back to prominence. I want the best for this year but if we can stay relevant in the future that's even more important.
Quote from: chimpfoodYeah honestly this year is not much in the grand scheme of things but we are in a very scary spot right now with a coaching change, the chl change, and other rule changes looming. This is the type of situations that programs fall apart in and never get back to prominence. I want the best for this year but if we can stay relevant in the future that's even more important.
Just looking at who Clarkson and Quinnipiac have been recruiting from the CHL, seems they are going to improve from the change more than we are. I don't know if it's these schools' lack of academic standards or what, but we haven't gotten any of the high scoring players aging out of the CHL, whereas Clarkson and Quinnipiac each already have at least four coming next year. Also, next year's goalie situation looks extremely iffy, and the jury is very much still out on Casey. So we'll see what happens, but decent chance of more mediocrity in our future. This year has stunk so badly that's it's really soured me on our trajectory.
Quote from: BearLover[blah blah blah] next year's goalie situation looks extremely iffy, and the jury is very much still out on Casey. So we'll see what happens, but decent chance of more mediocrity in our future [repeat chorus]
Does the Lover family tree trace back to Chicken Little? Geez, man, give the new guy a chance.
Quote from: billhowardQuote from: BearLover[blah blah blah] next year's goalie situation looks extremely iffy, and the jury is very much still out on Casey. So we'll see what happens, but decent chance of more mediocrity in our future [repeat chorus]
Does the Lover family tree trace back to Chicken Little? Geez, man, give the new guy a chance.
Especially since he's not even the head coach yet!
Interesting that on the Recruits thread people are talking about what a good recruiter he is.
Which Adam relates has always been true.
You don't need to tell that to any who remember when he was here before.
Quote from: Jim HylaQuote from: billhowardQuote from: BearLover[blah blah blah] next year's goalie situation looks extremely iffy, and the jury is very much still out on Casey. So we'll see what happens, but decent chance of more mediocrity in our future [repeat chorus]
Does the Lover family tree trace back to Chicken Little? Geez, man, give the new guy a chance.
Especially since he's not even the head coach yet!
Interesting that on the Recruits thread people are talking about what a good recruiter he is.
Which Adam relates has always been true.
You don't need to tell that to any who remember when he was here before.
Wasn't he the Nanaimo Clippers pipeline?
Quote from: billhowardQuote from: BearLover[blah blah blah] next year's goalie situation looks extremely iffy, and the jury is very much still out on Casey. So we'll see what happens, but decent chance of more mediocrity in our future [repeat chorus]
Does the Lover family tree trace back to Chicken Little? Geez, man, give the new guy a chance.
Isn't that kind of what "the jury is still out" means?
We won't have a large enough sample size to evaluate Casey until 2030 earliest. I know it's too much to expect people not to react to the last game as Perpetual Truth, but still...
And not that we'll ever actually have a reasonable opinion. This is like patients in a waiting room arguing about the latest New England Journal of Medicine studies. Yes, because your background as a Java developer makes you an expert on cancer immunology.
After 18 games:
40 Qpc
36 Clk
34 Cgt
34 Uni
30 Cor
30 Drt
25 Hvd
24 Brn
19 RPI
18 SLU
17 Prn
17 Yal
Quote from: TrotskyAfter 18 games:
40 Qpc
36 Clk
34 Cgt
34 Uni
30 Cor
30 Drt
25 Hvd
24 Brn
19 RPI
18 SLU
17 Prn
17 Yal
Shouldn't dart be above us? They win tiebreaker I thought?
Walsh in conference play (https://ecachockey.com/stats.aspx?path=mhockey&year=2024&conf=true):
Goals 10 (4th) Bancroft 8 (7th)
G/GP .56 (5th) Psenicka .50 (7th)
Pts 16 (12th)
P/GP .89 (15th) Psenicka 1.08 (4th)
Shots 49 (8th) Bancroft 55 (4th)
Sh/GP 2.72 (11th) Bancroft 3.06 (6th)
FO 380 (2nd) Castagna 251 (15th)
[b]FO% .597 (2nd) Castagna .606 (1st)[/b]
Quote from: toddloseQuote from: TrotskyAfter 18 games:
40 Qpc
36 Clk
34 Cgt
34 Uni
30 Cor
30 Drt
25 Hvd
24 Brn
19 RPI
18 SLU
17 Prn
17 Yal
Shouldn't dart be above us? They win tiebreaker I thought?
ABC, not tiebreaker.
4 games are left for each team. Cornell is currently tied with Dartmouth at 30 points but Dartmouth wins by the first tie breaker. Cornell needs to move up 2 spots for a 1st round bye.
With 2 wins, Colgate would reach 40 points. Colgate wins the tie breaker with Cornell. So, Cornell will need 3 wins plus at least an overtime win to top them. (Cornell = 41 points)
For Union, 2 wins will give them 40 points. If one of those wins is against Cornell, the best Cornell can do is 39 points so, Union finishes higher. If the wins are against two other teams, and they win a secondary tie breaker (I don't know if they do) Cornell will again need 3 wins plus at least an overtime win (Cornell = 41 points).
For Dartmouth, things are obviously better. Whatever they do, Cornell just has to one up them (Dartmouth wins the tie breaker).
A best case for Cornell:
Union loses to: Har, Dar, Cor, Clg = 34 pts
Colgate loses to: Stl, Clk, RPI = 37 pts
Dartmouth loses to: RPI, Brn, Yal = 33 pts
Then Cornell needs only 1 win + 2 pts in OT to finish with 35 pts, or 4th.
A more likely case:
Union loses to: Dar, Cor = 40 pts
Colgate loses to: Clk, Uni = 40 pts
Dartmouth loses to: Brn = 39 pts
Then Cornell needs 3 wins + 2 pts in OT to finish with 41 pts, or 4th (again not knowing the tie breaker with Union).
It's too early to worry about tiebreakers -- but what the hell.
If Cornell beats Union in regulation, the teams would be even head-to-head, so it would go to league wins. Currently Union is +2 there.
Cornell sweeps
Calrkson gets swept
Union gets swept
Colgate loses to STL
Dart loses to RPI
37
36
36
34
33
with one weekend to go.
Fun fact (http://www.tbrw.info/index.html?/weekly_Updates/cornell_4pt_Weekends.html).
Our only 6-point weekends last year:
@Brn/Yal
Clk/SLU
@RPI/Uni
Quote from: TrotskyFun fact (http://www.tbrw.info/index.html?/weekly_Updates/cornell_4pt_Weekends.html).
Our only 6-point weekends last year:
@Brn/Yal
Clk/SLU
@RPI/Uni
Now I want to do that for all ECAC and HE teams and see how the leagues compare. Would be a bit harder in HE because their scheduling isn't as consistent as the ECAC's.
Quote from: TrotskyFun fact (http://www.tbrw.info/index.html?/weekly_Updates/cornell_4pt_Weekends.html).
Our only 6-point weekends last year:
@Brn/Yal
Clk/SLU
@RPI/Uni
I riffed off the TBRW link above and came up with this summary table. Obviously, it's best to sweep 8 times. But if you can't do that, sweep 3 times. After all, 3s kind of look like 8s.
The black cell represents the 2020 CT that wasn't.
Another thing of note is that if you take that table and narrow it down to the last 30 years instead of 40, you only lose one NCAA bid. So that's 15 bids in 30 year. It's why we've gotten used to expecting a bid. But it also means that we're disappointed 50% of the time. Kind of puts it all in perspective.
Quote from: TrotskyQuote from: toddloseQuote from: TrotskyAfter 18 games:
40 Qpc
36 Clk
34 Cgt
34 Uni
30 Cor
30 Drt
25 Hvd
24 Brn
19 RPI
18 SLU
17 Prn
17 Yal
Shouldn't dart be above us? They win tiebreaker I thought?
ABC, not tiebreaker.
Thanks for the obvious. So misleading. Ur like the Rachel Maddow of the ecac.
Quote from: toddloseQuote from: TrotskyQuote from: toddloseQuote from: TrotskyAfter 18 games:
40 Qpc
36 Clk
34 Cgt
34 Uni
30 Cor
30 Drt
25 Hvd
24 Brn
19 RPI
18 SLU
17 Prn
17 Yal
Shouldn't dart be above us? They win tiebreaker I thought?
ABC, not tiebreaker.
Thanks for the obvious. So misleading. Ur like the Rachel Maddow of the ecac.
Stick your political bullshit you-know-where.
Quote from: Al DeFlorioQuote from: toddloseQuote from: TrotskyQuote from: toddloseQuote from: TrotskyAfter 18 games:
40 Qpc
36 Clk
34 Cgt
34 Uni
30 Cor
30 Drt
25 Hvd
24 Brn
19 RPI
18 SLU
17 Prn
17 Yal
Shouldn't dart be above us? They win tiebreaker I thought?
ABC, not tiebreaker.
Thanks for the obvious. So misleading. Ur like the Rachel Maddow of the ecac.
Stick your political bullshit you-know-where.
.
I can't tell when people are kidding anymore, but as we occasionally voice opposition to fascism it's polite to let the other side proudly self-identify.
This is an AI generated prediction:
Quote from: iceThis is an AI generated prediction:
The shocker is Bruno in 7th!
Quote from: iceThis is an AI generated prediction:
I really want to play this AI agent in poker. For lots of money.
The best part of this data vis is Cornell sweeping twice.
The second best part is that it's evidence AI is not going to take away jobs from people like me before I die.
Out of curiosity, which AI assistant did you use?
The above AI chart was intended to be pro-Cornell humor.
That said, it is possible to twist an AI model into saying what you want to hear. For example, after some dialog, I was able to get chatgpt to say this:
"That's a solid perspective! With Cornell playing at such a high level, they really seem like the team to beat right now. If they keep up their dominant play and stay healthy, they could make a deep run and claim the ECAC championship without much trouble."
Quote from: pjd8Quote from: iceOut of curiosity, which AI assistant did you use?
Better Johnny than Ed McMahon.
https://www.uscho.com/2025/02/19/this-week-in-ecac-hockey-cornell-emphasizing-to-stay-in-the-moment-with-end-to-2024-25-regular-season-fast-approaching/
USCHO: This Week in ECAC Hockey: Cornell emphasizing to 'stay in the moment' with end to 2024-25 regular season, Schafer's tenure fast approaching
Clarkson clinched home ice tonight.
Union's remaining games are Dartmouth, Cornell and Colgate. They will largely determine who gets the remaining two home ice slots.
Dartmouth out shot RPI 20-2 in last night's 3rd period. There was one goal the GWG for RPI. Dartmouth pulled their goalie with over 3 minutes left.
Colgate's GWG over St. Lawrence came with less than a second on the clock in the 3rd.
Let's go to the video. And yes that's former Colgate player and RPI coach Dan "The Fridge" Fridgen doing the color.
46 Qpc
42 Clk
37 Cgt
37 Uni
33 Drt
33 Cor
Our simplest path to a bye:
(1) We get 6.
(2) Dartmouth does not get 6.
(3) Colgate beats Union.
If Union beats Colgate we need RPI to also beat Colgate.
In his post-game interview, Mike noted that Johnny Castagna skated this week and will be back next weekend.
Quote from: George64In his post-game interview, Mike noted that Johnny Castagna skated this week and will be back next weekend.
He followed that up by saying it will be the first time we have a full lineup all year. Does this mean that guys like Devlin and wolfenburg are healthy and just aren't getting played?
Full lineup could also be the kids they knew could come back this year
Dartmouth is on the road this weekend against Yale and Brown. My understanding is that if Dartmouth gets 4+ points, they win the Ivy outright. If they get 3 points, Cornell and Dartmouth tie for the Ivy. If they get 2 or fewer points, Cornell wins the Ivy outright.
Dartmouth should win both games but I wouldn't put it past them to drop one if their defense fails to show up
This is correct. Cornell is at 21 points and done with the Ivy schedule, while Dartmouth is at 18 with the two games remaining, and no other Ivy team is in the running.
Quote from: BearLoverDartmouth is on the road this weekend against Yale and Brown. My understanding is that if Dartmouth gets 4+ points, they win the Ivy outright. If they get 3 points, Cornell and Dartmouth tie for the Ivy. If they get 2 or fewer points, Cornell wins the Ivy outright.
I'd be perfectly happy with two Cornell wins, an RPI over Colgate win or a Colgate over Union win, and Dartmouth getting four or five points and the Ivy title. Obviously I'd be happier with the above and Dartmouth dropping a game, but a first round bye and not winning the Ivy title would be just fine with me.
Quote from: IcebergDartmouth should win both games but I wouldn't put it past them to drop one if their defense fails to show up
Dartmouth is not a very good team. They're 30th in the PWR. Brown is 40th and at home. Seems like Dartmouth is an underdog to get 4+ points this weekend.
No ties in derp points so we know the 2025 RS standings:
1. Qpc
2. Clk
3. Cgt
4. Uni
5. Drt
6. Cor
7. Hvd
8. Brn
9. Prn
10. RPI
11. Yal
12. SLU
First Round:
SLU @ Drt
Yal @ Cor
RPI @ Hvd
Prn @ Brn
Chalk gets us Colgate. Our advance and an SLU upset brings us right back to Schenectady.
We're not the only ECAC team dealing with a lot of costly injuries this season. It sounds like Syer (https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2025/02/26_Princeton-Battling-the-Highs.php) has had it even worse in his first year at Princeton.
I did not note this fun little fact.
No member (https://ecachockey.com/news/2025/3/10/mens-ice-hockey-clarkson-dominates-first-team-all-league-selections.aspx) of the All-ECAC First Team came from #1 Quinnipiac.
Quote from: TrotskyI did not note this fun little fact.
No member (https://ecachockey.com/news/2025/3/10/mens-ice-hockey-clarkson-dominates-first-team-all-league-selections.aspx) of the All-ECAC First Team came from #1 Quinnipiac.
A lot of green and gold though.
Quote from: TrotskyI did not note this fun little fact.
No member (https://ecachockey.com/news/2025/3/10/mens-ice-hockey-clarkson-dominates-first-team-all-league-selections.aspx) of the All-ECAC First Team came from #1 Quinnipiac.
I found the awards (https://www.uscho.com/2025/03/13/clarkson-quartet-dominates-ecac-hockey-first-team-as-conference-announces-three-all-conference-teams-one-all-rookie-squad/) lists yesterday. Bancroft got 2nd team ECAC, and Rego 3rd team ECAC. QU had 2 players on the 2nd team, and that's it.
For the Ivy awards (https://ivyleague.com/news/2025/3/12/mens-ice-hockey-all-ivy-and-major-awards-announced.aspx), Ryan Walsh was one of two unanimous members of the All-Ivy 1st team, and Rego also made the 1st team. Bancroft made All-Ivy 2nd team. Sullivan Mack was named to the Academic All-Ivy Team.
Quote from: RichHQuote from: TrotskyI did not note this fun little fact.
No member (https://ecachockey.com/news/2025/3/10/mens-ice-hockey-clarkson-dominates-first-team-all-league-selections.aspx) of the All-ECAC First Team came from #1 Quinnipiac.
I found the awards (https://www.uscho.com/2025/03/13/clarkson-quartet-dominates-ecac-hockey-first-team-as-conference-announces-three-all-conference-teams-one-all-rookie-squad/) lists yesterday. Bancroft got 2nd team ECAC, and Rego 3rd team ECAC. QU had 2 players on the 2nd team, and that's it.
For the Ivy awards (https://ivyleague.com/news/2025/3/12/mens-ice-hockey-all-ivy-and-major-awards-announced.aspx), Ryan Walsh was one of two unanimous members of the All-Ivy 1st team, and Rego also made the 1st team. Bancroft made All-Ivy 2nd team. Sullivan Mack was named to the Academic All-Ivy Team.
Surprising that Dartmouth had no first-teamers.
Quote from: RichHRyan Walsh was one of two unanimous members of the All-Ivy 1st team
I have started to wonder how this Bruins reset might impact a guy like Walsh? I don't necessarily think he's ready to turn pro just yet but could he be by the end of next season?
Quote from: VIEWfromKQuote from: RichHRyan Walsh was one of two unanimous members of the All-Ivy 1st team
I have started to wonder how this Bruins reset might impact a guy like Walsh? I don't necessarily think he's ready to turn pro just yet but could he be by the end of next season?
I severely doubt he'd jump directly from Ithaca to Boston. Would spend a year or so in Providence first, almost assuredly. And if you're only signing after your junior year, there's no real reason to not finish your degree/collegiate career, especially if you're at an Ivy. That being said, let him play his junior year first and reassess him then. While he's one of the best players on the Big Red, that doesn't necessarily translate to the pro leagues.
Quote from: stereaxQuote from: VIEWfromKQuote from: RichHRyan Walsh was one of two unanimous members of the All-Ivy 1st team
I have started to wonder how this Bruins reset might impact a guy like Walsh? I don't necessarily think he's ready to turn pro just yet but could he be by the end of next season?
I severely doubt he'd jump directly from Ithaca to Boston. Would spend a year or so in Providence first, almost assuredly. And if you're only signing after your junior year, there's no real reason to not finish your degree/collegiate career, especially if you're at an Ivy. That being said, let him play his junior year first and reassess him then. While he's one of the best players on the Big Red, that doesn't necessarily translate to the pro leagues.
I see him as similar to Angello and Barron as potentially leaving after his junior year. Maybe Barron would have stuck around if not for the pandemic. If Cornell had won it all maybe not. By the end of next year Walsh may not have anything else to prove at the college level from a personal standpoint. This offseason for the Bruins will be interesting. Not sure if there's an appetite for a rebuild but if so they might want to get a head start on developing players like Walsh.
Quote from: VIEWfromKQuote from: stereaxQuote from: VIEWfromKQuote from: RichHRyan Walsh was one of two unanimous members of the All-Ivy 1st team
I have started to wonder how this Bruins reset might impact a guy like Walsh? I don't necessarily think he's ready to turn pro just yet but could he be by the end of next season?
I severely doubt he'd jump directly from Ithaca to Boston. Would spend a year or so in Providence first, almost assuredly. And if you're only signing after your junior year, there's no real reason to not finish your degree/collegiate career, especially if you're at an Ivy. That being said, let him play his junior year first and reassess him then. While he's one of the best players on the Big Red, that doesn't necessarily translate to the pro leagues.
I see him as similar to Angello and Barron as potentially leaving after his junior year. Maybe Barron would have stuck around if not for the pandemic. If Cornell had won it all maybe not. By the end of next year Walsh may not have anything else to prove at the college level from a personal standpoint. This offseason for the Bruins will be interesting. Not sure if there's an appetite for a rebuild but if so they might want to get a head start on developing players like Walsh.
That's fair, yeah, but also: Angello was going to a Pens org that had just won back-to-back cups. Barron was headed to the Rags who lucked their way into Lafreniere and seemed to be perennial contenders. Walsh would be heading to a Bruins org already stripping for parts. We'll see how their rebuild goes, though.
Quinnipiac are going to be massive favorites next season. They are returning almost everyone and have at least five CHL studs coming in the fall. Everyone else in the conference (including Cornell) lost way too much to the portal/pros/graduation to compete with Quinnipiac.
Wishing everyone on here, even the haters, a wonderful spring and summer.
Quote from: BearLoverQuinnipiac are going to be massive favorites next season. They are returning almost everyone and have at least five CHL studs coming in the fall. Everyone else in the conference (including Cornell) lost way too much to the portal/pros/graduation to compete with Quinnipiac.
Wishing everyone on here, even the haters, a wonderful spring and summer.
They have to get past the ECAC semis to win the ECAC.
I do think that the impact of CHL players might be getting overestimated at this point. I believe that the CHL is a much younger league which means that the overage guys are just racking up points on 16 year olds. Also the USHL is naturally much more similar to the college game than is the CHL. Don't get me wrong I would love for Casey to bring in a high scoring guy from the Q to fill one of our 12 holes but I think that CHL recruits won't prove to be much of an issue. And if they become one, they'll leave after their first good year in college because they're so old.
Quote from: DafatoneQuoteQuinnipiac are going to be massive favorites next season.
They have to get past the ECAC semis to win the ECAC.
(https://c.tenor.com/UBwavZVvFvkAAAAC/burn-oh.gif)
Quote from: BearLoverQuinnipiac are going to be massive favorites next season. They are returning almost everyone and have at least five CHL studs coming in the fall. Everyone else in the conference (including Cornell) lost way too much to the portal/pros/graduation to compete with Quinnipiac.
Wishing everyone on here, even the haters, a wonderful spring and summer.
Hope to see you in the fall.....
...of '26, you goon!
Quote from: DafatoneQuote from: BearLoverQuinnipiac are going to be massive favorites next season. They are returning almost everyone and have at least five CHL studs coming in the fall. Everyone else in the conference (including Cornell) lost way too much to the portal/pros/graduation to compete with Quinnipiac.
Wishing everyone on here, even the haters, a wonderful spring and summer.
They have to get past the ECAC semis to win the ECAC.
::asshole:: (affectionately <3)