As with the favorite players post, I'm looking to hear about everyone's favorite moments of the thirty years of Coach Schafer. Was it a last second win to beat their most hated rival? Was it a goalie goal or a goalie fight? Was it a thrown clipboard or a co$tly post game comment? Was it at Lynah or was it during a road trip with classmates or family? There are so many that would qualify so it would be great to hear what everyone can recall as their special moments. Thanks for participating.
2003 ECAC championship game for me. It was my first Cornell game in person in many years, and I had my 7-year-old daughter (Cornell class of 2017) with me. To go from a seeming crushing loss to a EAG to tie and then a quick OT snipe to beat our most bitter rival was as good as it got for me.
Last year I opened my acceptance letter after the first period vs Maine in the NCAA tourney and then watched us come back to win. That was pretty sweet. After that probably the last second Alec McCrea goal vs Harvard.
Calling Rand Pecknold a f*cking @sshole in a post game presser
Yes, the 2003 ECAC title game was amazing, but (for me at least) forever a bit tainted by later events. The 1996 ECAC title game in Schafer's first season as HC, after a long title drought, was cathartic and wonderful. The 2OT win against BC in Providence to get to the Frozen Four in 2003, awesome.
But for me there's simply no contest, the top Schafer era moment was March, 2009: Riley Nash taps the puck toward Evan Barlow as he falls to the ice, Barlow goes five-hole on Thiessen, and Cornell goes up 3-2 with 17 seconds left in their regional semifinal against Northeastern. That win put dss28 and me in the same bar the next day to watch the regional final against Bemidji State. We met in person for the first time watching that game, we fell in love, and now we've been married for 12 years and have a beautiful 21 month old son.
And we're planning to be up there for both home weekends in February!! ::banana::
It wasn't a particularly critical moment for the season, but it was still damn cool to witness Mitch Gillam's goal against Niagara in his first career start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQD8PmqQs_I
Quote from: BeeeejYes, the 2003 ECAC title game was amazing, but (for me at least) forever a bit tainted by later events. The 1996 ECAC title game in Schafer's first season as HC, after a long title drought, was cathartic and wonderful. The 2OT win against BC in Providence to get to the Frozen Four in 2003, awesome.
But for me there's simply no contest, the top Schafer era moment was March, 2009: Riley Nash taps the puck toward Evan Barlow as he falls to the ice, Barlow goes five-hole on Thiessen, and Cornell goes up 3-2 with 17 seconds left in their regional semifinal against Northeastern. That win put dss28 and me in the same bar the next day to watch the regional final against Bemidji State. We met in person for the first time watching that game, we fell in love, and now we've been married for 13 years and have a beautiful 21 month old son.
And we're planning to be up there for both home weekends in February!! ::banana::
Relive the magic!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsBkQUEcudw
Someone already took Schafer calling Pecknold an asshole, so I'll go with:
Being in section B in 2006 for Michael Kennedy's breakaway GWG against Harvard with just a over a minute left. But I also especially love Doc Emrick's call of it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dugXWiMGKk0
I would also take our 2017-18 season performance against Q, where we went 4-0 against them and outscored them 14-2, including that oh-so-satisying 9-1 thumpin (https://cornellbigred.com/boxscore.aspx?id=28755&path=mhockey)g in the ECAC quarterfinals.
Quote from: CU2007Calling Rand Pecknold a f*cking @sshole in a post game presser
If I recall, that was after Bardreau suffered a broken neck as a result of Q player boarding him, and Pecknold was in the refs' ears trying get Bardreau called for a dive while he was down on the ice being attended to. Truer words were never spoken, Mike.
Quote from: sah67Quote from: CU2007Calling Rand Pecknold a f*cking @sshole in a post game presser
If I recall, that was after Bardreau suffered a broken neck as a result of Q player boarding him, and Pecknold was in the refs' ears trying get Bardreau called for a dive while he was down on the ice being attended to. Truer words were never spoken, Mike.
I'll post in response to the OP later but wasn't he actually hurt at RPI in a prior game? I think the reason Schafer was mad was because the Q player boarded a guy who was just coming off a well-known major injury.
Quote from: IcebergQuote from: sah67Quote from: CU2007Calling Rand Pecknold a f*cking @sshole in a post game presser
If I recall, that was after Bardreau suffered a broken neck as a result of Q player boarding him, and Pecknold was in the refs' ears trying get Bardreau called for a dive while he was down on the ice being attended to. Truer words were never spoken, Mike.
I'll post in response to the OP later but wasn't he actually hurt at RPI in a prior game? I think the reason Schafer was mad was because the Q player boarded a guy who was just coming off a well-known major injury.
Ah: you're right. The injury had happened in a previous season and I think Schafer was mad both because the injury was "known", and also because Pecknold tried to get Bardreau called for a dive. I also think I can remember other occasions where Pecknold made the "diving" hand gesture at refs after clearly bad hits by Q players.
I met my closet friends camping out for tickets my first year. But my highlight was meeting my dad in Buffalo for the UNH game. He had severe complications from heart surgery in January of that year and things were very touch and go so to be able to meet him in person always reminds me of what Cornell hockey meant to me. however, it was not high sticking and I'll never forgive Mike Ayers.
Quote from: BlueSkyQuote from: BeeeejYes, the 2003 ECAC title game was amazing, but (for me at least) forever a bit tainted by later events. The 1996 ECAC title game in Schafer's first season as HC, after a long title drought, was cathartic and wonderful. The 2OT win against BC in Providence to get to the Frozen Four in 2003, awesome.
But for me there's simply no contest, the top Schafer era moment was March, 2009: Riley Nash taps the puck toward Evan Barlow as he falls to the ice, Barlow goes five-hole on Thiessen, and Cornell goes up 3-2 with 17 seconds left in their regional semifinal against Northeastern. That win put dss28 and me in the same bar the next day to watch the regional final against Bemidji State. We met in person for the first time watching that game, we fell in love, and now we've been married for 13 years and have a beautiful 21 month old son.
And we're planning to be up there for both home weekends in February!! ::banana::
Relive the magic!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsBkQUEcudw
Funny thing is the announcer says something like "can he put the game away—yes!!" But after the faceoff Northeastern got a really good look just before the buzzer, which would have ruined the narrative.
Quote from: BeeeejThat win put dss28 and me in the same bar the next day to watch the regional final against Bemidji State. We met in person for the first time watching that game, we fell in love, and now we've been married for 13 years and have a beautiful 21 month old son.
Sweet, but... the Big Red went and lost that one :-(
Quote from: Give My RegardsQuote from: BeeeejThat win put dss28 and me in the same bar the next day to watch the regional final against Bemidji State. We met in person for the first time watching that game, we fell in love, and now we've been married for 13 years and have a beautiful 21 month old son.
Sweet, but... the Big Red went and lost that one :-(
Is that "never speaking of it again," Bill??
I was going to say the 2003 match against BC in Providence, but if we're not allowing duplicates then I'll go with the 1997 ECAC championship. I'd been out of touch with the team, and that was the first championship I went to since '85 in Boston. It was nice to be with the Faithful again and hear all the old cheers along with a bunch of new ones.
I haven't missed and ECAC Championship that we were in since.
3/16/96 (http://www.tbrw.info/seasons/1996/box19960316.pdf)
Quote from: Trotsky3/16/96 (http://www.tbrw.info/seasons/1996/box19960316.pdf)
I counter:
3/15/96 (http://www.tbrw.info/seasons/1996/box19960315.pdf)
During the Todd White Show with Dan Murphy in goal.
Everything about that game said this:
We're back.And it's been pretty much a non-stop party, with a few interruptions, ever since. Anyone who thinks otherwise is an idiot.
The 23 year wait is over 2003 NCAA Regionals!YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSGh7P3H1Lg)
Quote from: Larry72The 23 year wait is over 2003 NCAA Regionals!YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSGh7P3H1Lg)
Hard to believe we are coming up on another 23 years
The Army game.
It has to be winning the ECAC playoffs Schafer's first year as coach. The whole season was a blast, and seeing the coach and Lynah PA announcer dance the macarena during the victory celebration is something I'll never forget!
I went to Grand Rapids for the NCAA regional in 1997. We beat Ohio State and came up short against NoDak, who ended up winning it all. I thought to myself, we have a coach..,.
Quote from: nmcorm83I went to Grand Rapids for the NCAA regional in 1997. We beat Ohio State and came up short against NoDak, who ended up winning it all. I thought to myself, we have a coach..,.
We beat
Miami of Ohio in the first round, and came up short against a rested NoDak which had a bye in a 12-team field. We'd lost to Miami at home earlier in the season, which made the win that much more satisfying and encouraging coach-wise.
Quote from: BeeeejQuote from: nmcorm83I went to Grand Rapids for the NCAA regional in 1997. We beat Ohio State and came up short against NoDak, who ended up winning it all. I thought to myself, we have a coach..,.
We beat Miami of Ohio in the first round, and came up short against a rested NoDak which had a bye in a 12-team field. We'd lost to Miami at home earlier in the season, which made the win that much more satisfying and encouraging coach-wise.
That was a really fun regional. It was also a rare moment of peace with Minny, who joined us in the Van Andel stands to root against the Fighting Green Snot in a game that only got away in the third period (http://www.tbrw.info/seasons/1997/box19970323.pdf).
I stand corrected - thanks. Living now in Ann Arbor, I have the locally approved view of the schools to our south. Boring, boring, boring...
I was also at the 2005 regional in Minnesota, and that was against Ohio State. My Gopher fan friends expressed dismay about how our uniforms made us look like "Sconnie".
The whole 2020 season. What an amazing team but with heartbreak at the end.
Still remember it fondly though.
For something that hasn't been named,
and because it's a goofy story, the comeback win against Ohio State in the first round of the 2005 NCAAs.
I was doing who-knows-what that weekend and had to DVR both games. I think the early game in 2005 went to OT and my recording cut off with us still down 2-1. I didn't know the result until I started to watch the second round game. I held my breath and clicked play on the recording of the second round game l and my brother and I lost our shit when the Red C showed up on the screen next to the Maroon M. As exciting as an OT goal somehow.
Quote from: nmcorm83I stand corrected - thanks.
You weren't wrong. We did beat Miami in the first game. Minnesota beat Michigan State. Then North Dakota beat us and Michigan beat Minnesota. This was when there were 2 regionals each with 6 teams. The top 2 got byes, and both second game winners advanced.
Quote from: ugarteFor something that hasn't been named,
and because it's a goofy story, the comeback win against Ohio State in the first round of the 2005 NCAAs.
I was doing who-knows-what that weekend and had to DVR both games. I think the early game in 2005 went to OT and my recording cut off with us still down 2-1. I didn't know the result until I started to watch the second round game. I held my breath and clicked play on the recording of the second round game l and my brother and I lost our shit when the Red C showed up on the screen next to the Maroon M. As exciting as an OT goal somehow.
Courtesy of my DVR:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nUMTukYJK8
I've got a lot of moments which I would consider "favorite", and some have already been mentioned, but I'll go with the first one:
The Harvard win -- 11/11/1995 (http://www.tbrw.info/seasons/1996/box19951111.pdf)
Context for those who don't know/remember (and apologies for bringing this up to those who do) -- prior to this game, the Big Red had gone TEN FREAKIN' YEARS without a win over Harvard (except for the 1990 ECAC QF wins, which were very nice but didn't really heal the wound). Coach Schafer's first home weekend ended in style, with Brad Chartrand recording a hat trick and -- is this right? -- the Big Red putting up TWO short-handed goals. Further proving that there was a new sheriff in town, Cornell would go 3-0 against the Crimson that year, including the previously-mentioned ECAC championship game.
Quote from: jtwcornell91Quote from: ugarteFor something that hasn't been named,
and because it's a goofy story, the comeback win against Ohio State in the first round of the 2005 NCAAs.
I was doing who-knows-what that weekend and had to DVR both games. I think the early game in 2005 went to OT and my recording cut off with us still down 2-1. I didn't know the result until I started to watch the second round game. I held my breath and clicked play on the recording of the second round game l and my brother and I lost our shit when the Red C showed up on the screen next to the Maroon M. As exciting as an OT goal somehow.
Courtesy of my DVR:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nUMTukYJK8
One of the most exciting 30 second stretches in Cornell Hockey history.
It's so depressing we haven't gotten farther in the NCAAs in the 20 years since.
Quote from: jtwcornell91Quote from: ugarteFor something that hasn't been named,
and because it's a goofy story, the comeback win against Ohio State in the first round of the 2005 NCAAs.
I was doing who-knows-what that weekend and had to DVR both games. I think the early game in 2005 went to OT and my recording cut off with us still down 2-1. I didn't know the result until I started to watch the second round game. I held my breath and clicked play on the recording of the second round game l and my brother and I lost our shit when the Red C showed up on the screen next to the Maroon M. As exciting as an OT goal somehow.
Courtesy of my DVR:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nUMTukYJK8
Iggulden had a terrific senior season. Great memory.
Quote from: scoop85Quote from: jtwcornell91Quote from: ugarteFor something that hasn't been named,
and because it's a goofy story, the comeback win against Ohio State in the first round of the 2005 NCAAs.
I was doing who-knows-what that weekend and had to DVR both games. I think the early game in 2005 went to OT and my recording cut off with us still down 2-1. I didn't know the result until I started to watch the second round game. I held my breath and clicked play on the recording of the second round game l and my brother and I lost our shit when the Red C showed up on the screen next to the Maroon M. As exciting as an OT goal somehow.
Courtesy of my DVR:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nUMTukYJK8
Iggulden had a terrific senior season. Great memory.
...followed by a decently-sized cup of coffee on an already-eliminated Islanders team, then several seasons in Europe. Still proud to wear his name on my jersey.
Only goalie goal I've ever seen live and in person.
The Colgate fight in early 2000.
The Harvard playoff series that same spring (and the energy in the building on senior night when Arthur announced the quintafinal pairings).
McCrae/Paolini/McCrae in March 2003.
The Ryan Vesce game at Princeton
Quote from: Chris '03The Ryan Vesce game at Princeton
Yeah, that was a fun one.
Quote from: Chris '03The Ryan Vesce game at Princeton
November 8, 2003 (http://www.tbrw.info/seasons/2004/box20031108.pdf).
Quote from: scoop852003 ECAC championship game for me. It was my first Cornell game in person in many years, and I had my 7-year-old daughter (Cornell class of 2017) with me. To go from a seeming crushing loss to a EAG to tie and then a quick OT snipe to beat our most bitter rival was as good as it got for me.
You mean this goal :) https://youtu.be/qMp5Zp-ePLg?si=XHPgTWEu7zMDZ9dd
Quote from: Larry72The 23 year wait is over 2003 NCAA Regionals!YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSGh7P3H1Lg)
Although I wasn't there for that game, that game was so special. Cornell constantly grinding in the corners, working and working against a BC team that could seemingly score at will.
Quote from: MattShafQuote from: scoop852003 ECAC championship game for me. It was my first Cornell game in person in many years, and I had my 7-year-old daughter (Cornell class of 2017) with me. To go from a seeming crushing loss to a EAG to tie and then a quick OT snipe to beat our most bitter rival was as good as it got for me.
You mean this goal :) https://youtu.be/qMp5Zp-ePLg?si=XHPgTWEu7zMDZ9dd
And the tying goal was just as thrilling
For me, the 2003 NCAA Regionals win against BC is the "Holy sh*t!" game. After the win, a bunch of us were standing in the decrepit Dunkin' Center as it sank in that Cornell had finally made it to the Frozen Four. A spontaneous Holy sh*t! cheer broke out - expressing joy, hope, and the realization that we'd have to figure out how to get to Buffalo for the next round.
I was working at a tv station in Connecticut in '03. The game began while I was still at work but we were heading back to Ithaca for our days off. I watched the first period at work while my shift ended and we began our trip home, my in laws in charge of recording the game. It felt like a longer trip than usual thinking about the game the entire drive. I'm not sure if we even unpacked the car after we arrived but we got to watching the rest of the game, as if live. No fast forwarding as to preserve the anxious moments. My in laws sat right there and watched it all over again, not giving away a thing. We might have been the last two people to find out what had happened some seven hours later. That day has meant a lot to me for a long time.
Quote from: VIEWfromKI was working at a tv station in Connecticut in '03. The game began while I was still at work but we were heading back to Ithaca for our days off. I watched the first period at work while my shift ended and we began our trip home, my in laws in charge of recording the game. It felt like a longer trip than usual thinking about the game the entire drive. I'm not sure if we even unpacked the car after we arrived but we got to watching the rest of the game, as if live. No fast forwarding as to preserve the anxious moments. My in laws sat right there and watched it all over again, not giving away a thing. We might have been the last two people to find out what had happened some seven hours later. That day has meant a lot to me for a long time.
What TV station in Connecticut? Curious.
Quote from: BlueSkyQuote from: VIEWfromKI was working at a tv station in Connecticut in '03. The game began while I was still at work but we were heading back to Ithaca for our days off. I watched the first period at work while my shift ended and we began our trip home, my in laws in charge of recording the game. It felt like a longer trip than usual thinking about the game the entire drive. I'm not sure if we even unpacked the car after we arrived but we got to watching the rest of the game, as if live. No fast forwarding as to preserve the anxious moments. My in laws sat right there and watched it all over again, not giving away a thing. We might have been the last two people to find out what had happened some seven hours later. That day has meant a lot to me for a long time.
What TV station in Connecticut? Curious.
The one that was broadcasting the game
Quote from: VIEWfromKI was working at a tv station in Connecticut in '03. The game began while I was still at work but we were heading back to Ithaca for our days off. I watched the first period at work while my shift ended and we began our trip home, my in laws in charge of recording the game. It felt like a longer trip than usual thinking about the game the entire drive. I'm not sure if we even unpacked the car after we arrived but we got to watching the rest of the game, as if live. No fast forwarding as to preserve the anxious moments. My in laws sat right there and watched it all over again, not giving away a thing. We might have been the last two people to find out what had happened some seven hours later. That day has meant a lot to me for a long time.
Having had the fortune of being the Cornell radio broadcaster for that game, I'd have to say it's the best moment I've seen, but oddly not as special, per se, as so many others I've seen... too numerous to mention. I also get clouded by the frustration of the Palahicky goal/no-goal in Buffalo, the comeback, Shane Hynes taking a penalty with 6 minutes left, then Stephen Baby having his tying goal ticketed for the top shelf before Mike Ayers saved it with his helmet. The BC win was like Endy Chavez making his catch but the Mets losing G7 anyway. Then UNH gets blown out by Vanek/Minnesota, and knowing Cornell most certainly would've made it a better game. Anyway...the Colgate playoff series at Lynah in 1996 stands out as extra special. Beyond that, a lot of things are close.
This Barlow goal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=551NBWOzYzY
A few of my favorite moments....
The 2002 Thanksgiving series against BU at Lynah. The Big Red ran them and Ryan Whitney out of the building, never to return. That was the season of my lifetime (including my favorite moment witnessed in person, the ECAC championship game).
Later, the first win over BU at MSG. It was the first time at MSG for our youngster. Almost let that one slip away.
I really enjoyed the retirement ceremony for Joe Nieuwendyk and Ken Dryden. That was pretty special.
Our season tickets are in the same section as the player families. We have gotten to know some of them quite well over the years. It started in the spring of 2008. Cornell didn't get a bye so they played at home in the first round to a mostly empty building because the students were still on break. We had a lot of fun cheering with Topher Scott's folks and the parents of Michael and Patrick Kennedy and the Devins since there weren't many people around. That was the start of a really nice run to Albany that fell a little short. A few weeks later we went to Elmira to see Topher's first game as a pro.
There are fortunately so many wonderful memories during the Schafer years. My most proud moment though had nothing to do with anything that happened on the ice. It was when we brought our 19 day old son to his first game to start the 2009-10 season. I had him in a sling in front of me and Mr Devin thought I had broken my arm. It's now our kiddos sixteenth Big Red season.
Can't wait for this upcoming weekend.
Quote from: iceThis Barlow goal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=551NBWOzYzY
Barlow was on fire down the stretch that season.
My favorite moment of the Schafer era was when we were losing to Harvard at Lynah something like 9-1 or 10-1 and Mike thought the bench was laughing at us so he shot the puck at Bill Cleary.
Of course, that's the era when he was playing, not coaching.
Quote from: VIEWfromKA few of my favorite moments....
The 2002 Thanksgiving series against BU at Lynah. The Big Red ran them and Ryan Whitney out of the building, never to return. That was the season of my lifetime (including my favorite moment witnessed in person, the ECAC championship game).
Later, the first win over BU at MSG. It was the first time at MSG for our youngster. Almost let that one slip away.
I really enjoyed the retirement ceremony for Joe Nieuwendyk and Ken Dryden. That was pretty special.
Our season tickets are in the same section as the player families. We have gotten to know some of them quite well over the years. It started in the spring of 2008. Cornell didn't get a bye so they played at home in the first round to a mostly empty building because the students were still on break. We had a lot of fun cheering with Topher Scott's folks and the parents of Michael and Patrick Kennedy and the Devins since there weren't many people around. That was the start of a really nice run to Albany that fell a little short. A few weeks later we went to Elmira to see Topher's first game as a pro.
There are fortunately so many wonderful memories during the Schafer years. My most proud moment though had nothing to do with anything that happened on the ice. It was when we brought our 19 day old son to his first game to start the 2009-10 season. I had him in a sling in front of me and Mr Devin thought I had broken my arm. It's now our kiddos sixteenth Big Red season.
Can't wait for this upcoming weekend.
Really lovely!!
Quote from: Mr. NissMy favorite moment of the Schafer era was when we were losing to Harvard at Lynah something like 9-1 or 10-1 and Mike thought the bench was laughing at us so he shot the puck at Bill Cleary.
Of course, that's the era when he was playing, not coaching.
Yes indeed. Schaf denies it to this day. It was 11-3.