Some interesting stuff in Jane McNally's story in Sun (https://cornellsun.com/2025/02/13/mens-hockey-closes-out-ivy-league-play-at-yale-brown/). Not much good news.
Cornell only has one road win this year. Even if Cornell sweeps this weekend (unlikely), it will be the team's fewest road wins in 10 years. Since then, Cornell has won at least 6 road games every year.
Also, Castagna injured and may not play, although Major may return to the lineup. It also seems that Devlin and Wallace are not going to be back this season. Cornell will suit up 8 defensemen again.
Schafer talks about how team has lost some confidence. Also, this quote from him:
"It gets to be a [broken] record that you can out-chance teams. You have to win the hockey game. I'd rather be 17-7 and get out-chanced every night."
So Devlin and Wallace got injured before the season even started, were expected back at the end of January, but then never returned at all? What kind of injury is that? It looked like they had an injured foot or ankle based on photos?
Reminds me, I spotted Castagna after the Union game out of hockey gear (in compression undershirt and pants). Was hugging who I can only assume to be his father, or someone close. Looked to be in decent spirits despite the everything going on, which is always good news. No idea what he injured or how, though.
Also noticed three guys going into the Harkness room for a quick video review after the game. I can't tell most players by face especially with beanies and suits on, but I'm assuming they were the goalies. That would feel right, at least.
Most of the guys left out the back this time, a change from last time I stayed late (post-Dartmouth) where they headed out the front. However, that might also have been because I was helping two fathers corral six kids in front of A, trying to figure out how to get them back to the Commons after 10 PM when the cabs dry up in Ithaca. Don't think many guys would want to deal with that after that kind of loss. (Especially 'cause the kids were toting broken Union sticks that the Union guys gave them after the game...)
On the topic of today's game... a "power play of love"... (https://x.com/CornellMHockey/status/1890396456734933479?t=FFQX9vsmfmlmQn-ydbB1Mw&s=19) would be a nice sentiment if our power play worked...
I'm treating myself for Valentine's Day by attending this game at the Meehan Morgue. Again, not much expectation given how the last game against Brown went
Hoping for a big win tonight.
Hoping for Valentine's Day victory!
(https://i.imgur.com/HG3ijyf.png)
That's great but please snip the idiotic hashtag.
Line chart (https://x.com/JaneMcNally_/status/1890540877845557518/photo/1)
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I'm now loving the pronunciation guide. The only names they couldn't turn into something else are "KRAFT" and "HANK."
Having the first syllable of Donaldson as "DAWN" assumes a particular accent. Even names like "Tim" and "Ben" have changed spelling-for speaking them, but now I'm going to think about saying them with long vowels and "Hank" with a short vowel.
Cornell has fallen entirely out of the poll including receiving votes for the first time since 11/14/22.
The prior time they failed to appear in the USCHO Poll was 11/28/16.
Quote from: RichHHaving the first syllable of Donaldson as "DAWN" assumes a particular accent.
Note also WAHLSH. I have never heard any human pronounce it that way, though I wouldn't put it past Donny, sorry, DAWNNY Vaughan.
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Great to have Major and Donaldson back.
Let's Go Red!!!
Quote from: TrotskyQuote from: RichHHaving the first syllable of Donaldson as "DAWN" assumes a particular accent.
Note also WAHLSH. I have never heard any human pronounce it that way, though I wouldn't put it past Donny, sorry, DAWNNY Vaughan.
It's one of those differences that lets linguists identify place: https://loststates.blogspot.com/2011/04/say-don-say-dawn-now-i-know-where-you.html
That crushing hit by Kemp was worth all our sponsorship's
Lots of possession but not really many shots to show for it. Puck movement could be quicker
Brown PBP gamely laboring despite apparent hemorrhoid.
Nice save by Ian.
Nice goal!
Quote from: dag14Nice goal!
Major! Good to have him back, eh?
Good hard work from the Walsh line on that last shift.
Welp. I'd buy that for a dollar.
Shout out by Jason to Brett Bliss, Ryan and to their mom who told me two weeks ago at Brown's game in Troy that there are 13 Cornellians her the family.
Any interest in 4 tickets or 2 or any combination for yale tomorrow night? Thx
FFS Bend Over has now migrated to the traveling crowd. ::deadhorse::
I think this is gonna be a 5. It wasn't on purpose but it was perilous.
Refs missed a pretty clear board in the Cornell zone. Not sure if it warrants 5 minutes though.
Oh well. Good challenge.
Quote from: TrotskyOh well. Good challenge.
It never works for us
Did Walsh score?
Quote from: stereaxDid Walsh score?
Yes, 25 seconds into the second.
The name is "Gollob." That is... not a great name.
Quote from: TrotskyQuote from: stereaxDid Walsh score?
Yes, 25 seconds into the second.
Nice. Got the notif but nobody said it here. Thought it might've been called back.
The surname Gollob is believed to be of German origin. The name is derived from the Middle High German word "Golle," which means "bell."
Jeez that poor Dman. Imagine trying to play with a separated shoulder.
Quote from: TrotskyThe surname Gollob is believed to be of German origin. The name is derived from the Middle High German word "Golle," which means "bell."
Reminds me of the Polish
golab, or... pigeon. Apt?
For a first penalty that guy holds like a veteran.
We are playing great in all aspects of this game so far.
Quote from: TrotskyBrown PBP gamely laboring despite apparent hemorrhoid.
In the 2nd, I happen to have the WHCU feed synced up and haven't yet muted the tv. I'm struck at how similar (in words used) Jason W's call is to this Brown guy. Different stylistically, but using a lot of the same phrases.
I'm not saying I miss the Drunk Uncles that used to do Brown games.
He has enthusiasm.
Power play looks improved!!
Beautiful timing play!
Bancroft and his bro Walsh!!!
Hemorrhoid getting engorged.
Quote from: SnowballBancroft and his bro Walsh!!!
WE'RE UP THREE NOTHING???
4-0 now. Pretty soft goal, too
No, 4-0
Walsh: time for a Hattie!
Holy shit! Giving Touchdown another handshake on my way home then!
Quote from: Iceberg4-0 now. Pretty soft goal, too
THAT. THAT PLAY.
How you run a 2-on-1.
Walsh 12-4 at faceoff. Having a fantastic game!
Quote from: stereaxHoly shit! Giving Touchdown another handshake on my way home then!
He deserves more than that. It's Valentine's day.
Quote from: TrotskyQuote from: stereaxHoly shit! Giving Touchdown another handshake on my way home then!
He deserves more than that. It's Valentine's day.
I think that's considered bestiality, LOL. He got a nice pawshake and a pat on the snout. Hopefully that keeps the vibes up :)
Quote from: TrotskyWalsh 12-4 at faceoff. Having a fantastic game!
And happens to be Jason's pre-recorded interview for the 2nd intermission
Quote from: RichHQuote from: TrotskyWalsh 12-4 at faceoff. Having a fantastic game!
And happens to be Jason's pre-recorded interview for the 2nd intermission
Suspicious ;)
Quote from: Give My RegardsNo, 4-0
It seems like we usually make average goalies look really good. Tonight we are lighting up a really good goalie?
Quote from: cth95Quote from: Give My RegardsNo, 4-0
It seems like we usually make average goalies look really good. Tonight we are lighting up a really good goalie?
We chased Semptimphelter back in November...
Quote from: stereaxQuote from: TrotskyQuote from: stereaxHoly shit! Giving Touchdown another handshake on my way home then!
He deserves more than that. It's Valentine's day.
I think that's considered bestiality, LOL. He got a nice pawshake and a pat on the snout. Hopefully that keeps the vibes up :)
TBH He may be a She. IINM the first Touchdown was.
Did we dress Castagna in Rego's jersey?! Damn, that was pretty.
That poke-the-puck-through-the-defender's-legs move never ever works. Unless you're Joe Nieuwendyk. Or apparently Tim Rego.
Where did we pick up these finishers? Somewhere on the Mass Pike?
Schafer showing some mercy by putting Catalano and Suda out on the PP? Or maybe one of them will score a lacrosse goal now.
Dartmouth, Union, and Colgate all trailing. DON'T TEASE ME!
Ope. 5-1.
Whittet finally wisens up and pulls his starter. Defense not doing him any favors though
Quote from: IcebergWhittet finally wisens up and pulls his starter. Defense not doing him any favors though
On that last goal, they all literally stood around and stared at DeSantis whacking away at the rebounds until it went in.
PSENICKA GOAL
Bah, Colgate scores three unanswered in the third to tie stupid Yale.
Love hearing this announcer breathe into the mic
Quote from: TrotskyBah, Colgate scores three unanswered in the third to tie stupid Yale.
When is the last time Yale has ever done anything for us, tbf?
Quote from: TrotskyBah, Colgate scores three unanswered in the third to tie stupid Yale.
Cornell wasn't catching Colgate anyway. Their only realistic path to a bye at this point is passing Dartmouth and Union.
Announcer has given up.
I especially like when he has conversations with himself.
Nice tribute to Mike.
Quote from: BearLoverQuote from: TrotskyBah, Colgate scores three unanswered in the third to tie stupid Yale.
Cornell wasn't catching Colgate anyway. Their only realistic path to a bye at this point is passing Dartmouth and Union.
Or some pair combination of Dartmouth, Union, and Clarkson. Given the remaining schedules, I think it will be easiest to pass Clarkson.
That was fun. Let's do it again tomorrow night.
That was nice.
Do it again.
Big win. Sets up the six point weekend.
Quote from: pjd8Quote from: BearLoverQuote from: TrotskyBah, Colgate scores three unanswered in the third to tie stupid Yale.
Cornell wasn't catching Colgate anyway. Their only realistic path to a bye at this point is passing Dartmouth and Union.
Or some pair combination of Dartmouth, Union, and Clarkson. Given the remaining schedules, I think it will be easiest to pass Clarkson.
Clarkson beat Dartmouth tonight though. Clarkson is now 6 pts ahead of us, Dartmouth is 2.
Too bad Shane lost his shutout on a goal by a Brown player who hadn't scored all season.
Kudos to the Brown announcer for giving lots of praise to Schafer. Some of the other road announcers have barely acknowledged that this is his last season.
Also, the pep band sounded great tonight. It seems that Brown didn't have one.
Quote from: TrotskyWalsh 12-4 at faceoff. Having a fantastic game!
Recalls a WW II joke: Russian sniper killed 120 Germans with 124 rounds fired. He gets a joint Russia-USA medal. From the back, a Brooklyn-sounding voice calls out, "Hey, what'd ya do with the other 4 bullets?"
Quote from: BearLoverQuote from: pjd8Quote from: BearLoverQuote from: TrotskyBah, Colgate scores three unanswered in the third to tie stupid Yale.
Cornell wasn't catching Colgate anyway. Their only realistic path to a bye at this point is passing Dartmouth and Union.
Or some pair combination of Dartmouth, Union, and Clarkson. Given the remaining schedules, I think it will be easiest to pass Clarkson.
Clarkson beat Dartmouth tonight though. Clarkson is now 6 pts ahead of us, Dartmouth is 2.
Clarkson has to play Har, Cor, Col, Q, Pri.
Dartmouth has to play SLU, RPI, Un, Brown, Y.
I think it's likely that Clarkson will get another 6 points and Dart will get another 15 points. So that puts Clarkson at 39 and Dart at 44 points.
If we beat Clarkson again, we only need to win another three games to get to 39 and win the tie with Clarkson. Even if we run the table, Dart has to drop a game they should win for us to pass them.
I loved that game. Can we do it again tomorrow?
Quote from: pjd8Quote from: BearLoverQuote from: pjd8Quote from: BearLoverQuote from: TrotskyBah, Colgate scores three unanswered in the third to tie stupid Yale.
Cornell wasn't catching Colgate anyway. Their only realistic path to a bye at this point is passing Dartmouth and Union.
Or some pair combination of Dartmouth, Union, and Clarkson. Given the remaining schedules, I think it will be easiest to pass Clarkson.
Clarkson beat Dartmouth tonight though. Clarkson is now 6 pts ahead of us, Dartmouth is 2.
Clarkson has to play Har, Cor, Col, Q, Pri.
Dartmouth has to play SLU, RPI, Un, Brown, Y.
I think it's likely that Clarkson will get another 6 points and Dart will get another 15 points. So that puts Clarkson at 39 and Dart at 44 points.
If we beat Clarkson again, we only need to win another three games to get to 39 and win the tie with Clarkson. Even if we run the table, Dart has to drop a game they should win for us to pass them.
It's very unlikely Dartmouth goes 5-0 the rest of the way. Even if they are favored in each individual game, they're still very likely to lose or tie some of them. But you are right, I wasn't factoring in that we still play Clarkson but not Dartmouth. Since this discussion is moot anyway if we lose to Clarkson, we can assume we have to pass Clarkson by 2 points over four games, which is more doable.
Quote from: BearLoverQuote from: pjd8Quote from: BearLoverQuote from: pjd8Quote from: BearLoverQuote from: TrotskyBah, Colgate scores three unanswered in the third to tie stupid Yale.
Cornell wasn't catching Colgate anyway. Their only realistic path to a bye at this point is passing Dartmouth and Union.
Or some pair combination of Dartmouth, Union, and Clarkson. Given the remaining schedules, I think it will be easiest to pass Clarkson.
Clarkson beat Dartmouth tonight though. Clarkson is now 6 pts ahead of us, Dartmouth is 2.
Clarkson has to play Har, Cor, Col, Q, Pri.
Dartmouth has to play SLU, RPI, Un, Brown, Y.
I think it's likely that Clarkson will get another 6 points and Dart will get another 15 points. So that puts Clarkson at 39 and Dart at 44 points.
If we beat Clarkson again, we only need to win another three games to get to 39 and win the tie with Clarkson. Even if we run the table, Dart has to drop a game they should win for us to pass them.
It's very unlikely Dartmouth goes 5-0 the rest of the way. Even if they are favored in each individual game, they're still very likely to lose or tie some of them. But you are right, I wasn't factoring in that we still play Clarkson but not Dartmouth. Since this discussion is moot anyway if we lose to Clarkson, we can assume we have to pass Clarkson by 2 points over four games, which is more doable.
Yes, absolutely have to beat Clarkson. But at least that destiny is in our own hands.
Jus noticed when watching the highlights but major switched to a bubble instead of the cage?
Quote from: stereaxI loved that game.
Yes it was. But, somebody at WHCU or TuneIn went out of their way to be annoying in the third period with the multitude of commercials being injected over Jason's PBP...
Quote from: rediceQuote from: stereaxI loved that game.
Yes it was. But, somebody at WHCU or TuneIn went out of their way to be annoying in the third period with the multitude of commercials being injected over Jason's PBP...
Wasn't just the 3rd. In the 1st and 2nd there were weird ads for "radio is great to advertise on!"
Quote from: RichHQuote from: rediceQuote from: stereaxI loved that game.
Yes it was. But, somebody at WHCU or TuneIn went out of their way to be annoying in the third period with the multitude of commercials being injected over Jason's PBP...
Wasn't just the 3rd. In the 1st and 2nd there were weird ads for "radio is great to advertise on!"
You are correct. But, there were MANY more ads in the third. I could tolerate that 1st & 2nd. But, the number of they in the 3rd was intolerable!
Quote from: RichHQuote from: ACMLine chart (https://x.com/JaneMcNally_/status/1890540877845557518/photo/1)
I'm now loving the pronunciation guide. The only names they couldn't turn into something else are "KRAFT" and "HANK."
Having the first syllable of Donaldson as "DAWN" assumes a particular accent. Even names like "Tim" and "Ben" have changed spelling-for speaking them, but now I'm going to think about saying them with long vowels and "Hank" with a short vowel.
They should have used the guide for Psenicka, they really butchered his name several times
The PBP guy? The PA guy was no better I'd imagine. The announcement on the last goal was embarassing.
Quote from: IcebergThe PBP guy? The PA guy was no better I'd imagine. The announcement on the last goal was embarassing.
PA guy
Quote from: rediceQuote from: RichHQuote from: rediceQuote from: stereaxI loved that game.
Yes it was. But, somebody at WHCU or TuneIn went out of their way to be annoying in the third period with the multitude of commercials being injected over Jason's PBP...
Wasn't just the 3rd. In the 1st and 2nd there were weird ads for "radio is great to advertise on!"
You are correct. But, there were MANY more ads in the third. I could tolerate that 1st & 2nd. But, the number of they in the 3rd was intolerable!
AI at its best.