1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. (http://www.tbrw.info/index.html?/weekly_Updates/cornell_Color_All_Games.html) We want 7.
That toasty (http://www.tbrw.info/?/weekly_Updates/cornell_Warmth_ECAC.html) feeling.
I just hope Schafer sneaks into the visitors' locker room before the game to slip some Ex-Lax into Rand's water bottle.
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Quinnipiac has insane depth of scoring that we need to watch out for. Their top 3 lines are all super dangerous, and their top 2 D pairs will put up points as well.
Lately they have been rotating their goalies. Hopefully they continue this trend and we get Marinov tomorrow night, but I expect they'll stick with Silverstein after he shut Colgate down.
Stay out of the box, hit them hard (they're pretty small as a team), and score first and we can win this one.
Let's all take a moment to honor Kyler Kovich (http://www.tbrw.info/seasons/2025/box20250321.pdf).
Quote from: Trotsky on January 17, 2026, 12:30:00 PMLet's all take a moment to honor Kyler Kovich (http://www.tbrw.info/seasons/2025/box20250321.pdf).
Little math issue here, Greg?
Quote from: andyw2100 on January 17, 2026, 12:41:52 PMQuote from: Trotsky on January 17, 2026, 12:30:00 PMLet's all take a moment to honor Kyler Kovich (http://www.tbrw.info/seasons/2025/box20250321.pdf).
Little math issue here, Greg?
Hey relax, guy! Everyone knows the first two periods didn't count. :-)
Quote from: Trotsky on January 17, 2026, 12:30:00 PMLet's all take a moment to honor Kyler Kovich (http://www.tbrw.info/seasons/2025/box20250321.pdf).
Kovich should never have to buy a beer in Ithaca again for that one. Rego too.
As per my CHN poking, a (regulation) loss tonight puts us in 10th in the NPI, while a (regulation) win pulls us up to 7th. While it isn't terrible to lose this one as far as NPI goes, a win here would be HUGE. Not only for the NPI but also, fuck Rand.
(Also, if I'm not mistaken, dropping all three of Q, Dart, and Hvd would still have us in 17th in the NPI. Knock on WOOD that doesn't happen, though.)
Quote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 04:21:32 PMQuote from: Trotsky on January 17, 2026, 12:30:00 PMLet's all take a moment to honor Kyler Kovich (http://www.tbrw.info/seasons/2025/box20250321.pdf).
Kovich should never have to buy a beer in Ithaca again for that one. Rego too.
I spent the better part of an hour today rewatching the highlight videos of that postseason run. That sure was something, and given the backdrop of a coaching legend's farewell tour, very special.
I don't have much against MSU personally, but wow the reactions of the team & fans of a confident B10 team getting the rug just completely pulled out from under them? Delicious.
Major to Mack forever.
Quote from: RichH on January 17, 2026, 04:49:04 PMQuote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 04:21:32 PMQuote from: Trotsky on January 17, 2026, 12:30:00 PMLet's all take a moment to honor Kyler Kovich (http://www.tbrw.info/seasons/2025/box20250321.pdf).
Kovich should never have to buy a beer in Ithaca again for that one. Rego too.
I spent the better part of an hour today rewatching the highlight videos of that postseason run. That sure was something, and given the backdrop of a coaching legend's farewell tour, very special.
I don't have much against MSU personally, but wow the reactions of the team & fans of a confident B10 team getting the rug just completely pulled out from under them? Delicious.
Major to Mack forever.
Major, refeed, shot, score! Cornell takes the lead! Sullivan Mack, ugh, biggest goal of his life! Last year against Maine, two goals to lead Cornell to the upset victory, he may have done it again!
Why the fuck are there cops at the Lynah gate entrance
Courns first out. Wallace draws in for Hamilton.
Quote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 06:19:06 PMWhy the fuck are there cops at the Lynah gate entrance
papers please
Quote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 06:19:06 PMWhy the fuck are there cops at the Lynah gate entrance
I'd say ask them what's up but you'd wake up in El Salvador.
Quote from: ugarte on January 17, 2026, 06:28:06 PMQuote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 06:19:06 PMWhy the fuck are there cops at the Lynah gate entrance
papers please
If I need to take my fucking passport to the rink I swear to God
Quote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 06:39:27 PMQuote from: ugarte on January 17, 2026, 06:28:06 PMQuote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 06:19:06 PMWhy the fuck are there cops at the Lynah gate entrance
papers please
If I need to take my fucking passport to the rink I swear to God
A-C-A-B is not a tonal mode.
Quote from: Trotsky on January 17, 2026, 06:46:42 PMQuote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 06:39:27 PMQuote from: ugarte on January 17, 2026, 06:28:06 PMQuote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 06:19:06 PMWhy the fuck are there cops at the Lynah gate entrance
papers please
If I need to take my fucking passport to the rink I swear to God
A-C-A-B is not a tonal mode.
Damn straight.
In other news, I got the Sunday comic section tonight! :D
A step up from yesterday's sports, if only because that section had an article about Jack Hughes's hand injury lmao :')
Quote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 06:19:06 PMWhy the fuck are there cops at the Lynah gate entrance
FWIW there's always a cop or two at the entrance by the little Cornell store "annex" at the top of I.
Quote from: sah67 on January 17, 2026, 06:51:22 PMQuote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 06:19:06 PMWhy the fuck are there cops at the Lynah gate entrance
FWIW there's always a cop or two at the entrance by the little Cornell store "annex" at the top of I.
Nah, by A. That's new to me.
New nickname alert for DiGiulian:
(https://i.imgur.com/vVTkFS4.jpeg)
Holy shit their 20's hairline
Q bench celebrating winning the opening face off like they won the league championship.
Oh my god this game will give me previously undiscovered types of heart disease
Quote from: sah67 on January 17, 2026, 07:04:01 PMQ bench celebrating winning the opening face off like they won the league championship.
Wilhelm scream.
Ryan absolutely clobbered a guy: great hit!
That little twerp on Q with his stick is back.
Check of the decade.
"Hey Marcellus, shave your head!"
Nice little rabbit punch there by Q. Noted.
Who else finds that new graphic really distracting?
Quote from: pjd8 on January 17, 2026, 07:15:24 PMWho else finds that new graphic really distracting?
I do. I assume it's because the game is also (supposedly) on SNY? But I flipped to SNY and the game isn't on...?
Good saves on that flurry by Alexis.
1-0, them.
Quote from: pjd8 on January 17, 2026, 07:15:24 PMWho else finds that new graphic really distracting?
Cournoyer apparently.
Screened shot right off the face off: 1-0 Q.
Quote from: BearLover on January 17, 2026, 07:20:51 PMQuote from: pjd8 on January 17, 2026, 07:15:24 PMWho else finds that new graphic really distracting?
I do. I assume it's because the game is also (supposedly) on SNY? But I flipped to SNY and the game isn't on...?
Ah, that explains the SNY graphics. The cameraman probably isn't aware of the change. It's not bad when he's focused on the end of the rink, as it covers the crowd. But when the camera zooms in on particular players, it tends to cover their heads.
Fisher just prevented Q from making it 2-0.
Cornell to the PP
And Walsh for a cross check?
Walsh continuing his streak of ill-timed penalties.
What a fuckin shift
Caton Ryan is good at hockey. More at 8.
Q goalie keeps mishandling the puck; gotta keep putting pressure on him.
Long and Verreault get in a shoving match. Coinciding minors.
At ice level Ashton looms, like Andre the Giant.
Q player tries to sell a cross check at the buzzer like he was mortally wounded, but the refs aren't having it, thankfully.
Well that wasn't a terrible first. Again, Q goalie is very beatable. Find the back of the net and things will feel a lot better.
Quote from: sah67 on January 17, 2026, 07:40:22 PMQ player tries to sell a cross check at the buzzer like he was mortally wounded, but the refs aren't having it, thankfully.
Is every Q player just a MASSIVE bitch?
The stats they displayed at the beginning of the broadcast emphasize that if it's a high scoring game, it will favor Q and a low scoring game will favor us. Dartmouth ended up playing Q's game when the went against the Bobcats. We are doing a better job of slowing down Q's offensive speed than Dartmouth did. And the D-Q game was a tight one, even with Q outshooting Dartmouth.
Quote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 07:41:18 PMQuote from: sah67 on January 17, 2026, 07:40:22 PMQ player tries to sell a cross check at the buzzer like he was mortally wounded, but the refs aren't having it, thankfully.
Is every Q player just a MASSIVE bitch?
The Pecknold culture. If you're not diving, you're not trying.
Quote from: sah67 on January 17, 2026, 07:10:36 PMRyan absolutely clobbered a guy: great hit!
The crowd LOVED that
Quote from: sah67 on January 17, 2026, 07:42:54 PMQuote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 07:41:18 PMQuote from: sah67 on January 17, 2026, 07:40:22 PMQ player tries to sell a cross check at the buzzer like he was mortally wounded, but the refs aren't having it, thankfully.
Is every Q player just a MASSIVE bitch?
The Pecknold culture. If you're not diving, you're not trying.
That bad? Lmao.
Also, I assume he sponsors the twerp with the stick?
Quote from: sah67 on January 17, 2026, 07:04:01 PMQ bench celebrating winning the opening face off like they won the league championship.
They celebrated it harder than their goal lmaoooo
"Does Marcellus look like a bitch?!"
(http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/does-he-look-like-a-bitch.gif)
Been a long time since we have had this many forwards so good at backchecking.
Big hit by Krafter!
I love the new Jake Kraft wrecking ball era.
Quote from: sah67 on January 17, 2026, 08:03:12 PMI love the new Jake Kraft wrecking ball era.
He sure ate his Wheaties!
DeSantis-Catalano-Pirtle, the hardest working line in show business.
Quote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 08:05:01 PMQuote from: sah67 on January 17, 2026, 08:03:12 PMI love the new Jake Kraft wrecking ball era.
He sure ate his Wheaties!
Kid is angling for that "Lynah Rink fan favorite" moniker.
Captains and refs having a talk.
And the debut of the (His)cock cage. 2 mins. Interference. Q guy throws his stick to the moon.
"We can't do that." (clap clap, clap clap clap)
Q feels a little contact on his stick, flings it 20 feet into the air, and gets the call.
Kraft having a hell of a game so far.
In the offseason, Kraft was bitten by a radioactive octopus.
Unlucky Long. Exhausted, but held on the ice for 45 extra seconds and gets 3 primo chances. I swear if he is fresh he converts all 3.
Quote from: Trotsky on January 17, 2026, 08:13:48 PMIn the offseason, Kraft was bitten by a radioactive octopus.
I think we can credit it mostly to him deciding to go by Jacob instead of Jake this season .
Keep setting those up. It'll come.
So many mad scrambles in front of the Q goalie. One of these has to get banged in.
Quote from: sah67 on January 17, 2026, 08:16:26 PMQuote from: Trotsky on January 17, 2026, 08:13:48 PMIn the offseason, Kraft was bitten by a radioactive octopus.
I think we can credit it mostly to him deciding to go by Jacob instead of Jake this season .
"You dress well, you play well." -- The Commitments
Cournoyer tapping his crossbar to thank it after that one.
This is such a good game, besides the ref bullshittery.
For a legitimately good team Q makes a metric shit ton of mistakes.
Quote from: Trotsky on January 17, 2026, 08:20:10 PMFor a legitimately good team Q makes a metric shit ton of mistakes.
I need someone to just finish tonight.
Insert that's what she said joke here.
Quote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 08:25:12 PMQuote from: Trotsky on January 17, 2026, 08:20:10 PMFor a legitimately good team Q makes a metric shit ton of mistakes.
I need someone to just finish tonight.
Hiscock
was really close there.
Quote from: sah67 on January 17, 2026, 08:26:29 PMQuote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 08:25:12 PMQuote from: Trotsky on January 17, 2026, 08:20:10 PMFor a legitimately good team Q makes a metric shit ton of mistakes.
I need someone to just finish tonight.
Hiscock was really close there.
That's what she said? 8)
We need a greasy goal.
Quote from: Snowball on January 17, 2026, 08:28:57 PMWe need a greasy goal.
We need A goal. I don't care how it comes. Hell, Cournoyer can skate it the length of the ice and pot it. Just get A goal.
Quote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 08:27:43 PMQuote from: Jeff Hopkins '82 on January 17, 2026, 08:27:24 PMQuote from: sah67 on January 17, 2026, 08:26:29 PMQuote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 08:25:12 PMQuote from: Trotsky on January 17, 2026, 08:20:10 PMFor a legitimately good team Q makes a metric shit ton of mistakes.
I need someone to just finish tonight.
Hiscock was really close there.
That's what she said? 8)
I hate you all 😭
Whaaat? You told me to say it.
Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82 on January 17, 2026, 08:33:31 PMQuote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 08:27:43 PMQuote from: Jeff Hopkins '82 on January 17, 2026, 08:27:24 PMQuote from: sah67 on January 17, 2026, 08:26:29 PMQuote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 08:25:12 PMQuote from: Trotsky on January 17, 2026, 08:20:10 PMFor a legitimately good team Q makes a metric shit ton of mistakes.
I need someone to just finish tonight.
Hiscock was really close there.
That's what she said? 8)
I hate you all 😭
Whaaat? You told me to say it.
Haha. I can't win eh?
Kraft is now mocking the Q twerp.
Looks like DeSantis might be on the Walsh-Major line now?
Marinov seems to never know where the puck has gone.
2-0, them.
3-0. Heavy traffic goal. Holy fuck I hate Q.
Well, we'll kick their asses in Placid.
Still lots of time. Find that extra gear.
Quote from: Trotsky on January 17, 2026, 08:50:25 PMStill lots of time. Find that extra gear.
Still time, but this is giving "that one game a year where the opposing goalie posts a shutty despite being mid at best".
Also, I don't incite violence but that little twerp 8 should get a crosscheck to the neck.
Pecknold is a heck of a coach, one has to admit. Probably among the last of the breed of successful tyrannical dickwad coaches in college hockey.🏒
Man I am so glad there is no deserve to win o meter for the NCAA.
Quote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 08:53:18 PMQuote from: Trotsky on January 17, 2026, 08:50:25 PMStill lots of time. Find that extra gear.
Still time, but this is giving "that one game a year where the opposing goalie posts a shutty despite being mid at best".
Also, I don't incite violence but that little twerp 8 should get a crosscheck to the neck.
Oh hey, he got clipped and labored off to the bench.
Quote from: imafrshmn on January 17, 2026, 08:55:33 PMPecknold is a heck of a coach, one has to admit. Probably among the last of the breed of successful tyrannical dickwad coaches in college hockey.🏒
I think it's still the norm out west.
And Fegaras now in the box for a "trip"?
Fork found in kitchen.
Slash. Not trip.
1. Kill this.
2. Get a goal. Get in their heads.
3. See what happens.
Aaaand 4-0. Great.
Quote from: Trotsky on January 17, 2026, 08:58:35 PM1. Kill this.
2. Get a goal. Get in their heads.
3. See what happens.
Yeah so step 1 is failed.
Aaaand now half of Section B is leaving. The fucking Lynah Unfaithful.
farts
And ANOTHER penalty on Cornell. For what???
Dear god the refs are choking on Pecknold's dick.
Wallace. Crosscheck? Elbowing apparently.
Wallace to the box for...something.
This is gonna be a helluva comeback.
Watch us put up a 10 spot on Harvard Friday.
Ryan, DiGiulian, Major???
Q has been blocking a crazy amount of shots tonight. We're not getting anything through.
Quote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 09:07:56 PMRyan, DiGiulian, Major???
Long, Castagna, Walsh.
Casey's throwing spaghetti at the wall right now.
NOT A SHUTOUT. DEVLIIIIN
Welp we broke the shutout.
Credit to those who share in the agony of defeat. Particularly against the Deerticks. Rarely does a consolation goal offer this much consolation.
Score fast on pp. Get possession and pull Alexis.
Finally a Cornell PP, because their 14 decided Castagna was a sled or perhaps a toboggan.
Ah well. We want Hahvahd.
Casey shooting daggers at the refs while shaking hands with Rand. I don't think that's what lost us the game though.
It do be like that. Onto the next.
Not a surprising outcome. As discussed earlier, both the eye test and the metrics suggest Quinnipiac is a considerably better team. The breathing room is gone now, gonna need to win at a high clip for an at-large bid.
I don't think they are considerably better. They are faster. We are bigger. They are older. The skills are about even. I think our goaltending is better, their scoring is better, and team defense is about equal.
On the merits these are both Lake Placid teams. And there, as we know, anything can happen (http://www.tbrw.info/seasons/2025/box20250321.pdf).
A tying goal in the 2nd could've really changed the tenor of the game. And yet another good offensive team visits Lynah on Friday in Dartmouth
Quote from: BearLover on January 17, 2026, 09:24:57 PMNot a surprising outcome. As discussed earlier, both the eye test and the metrics suggest Quinnipiac is a considerably better team. The breathing room is gone now, gonna need to win at a high clip for an at-large bid.
Not a surprising comment
Quote from: imafrshmn on January 17, 2026, 09:51:00 PMQuote from: BearLover on January 17, 2026, 09:24:57 PMNot a surprising outcome. As discussed earlier, both the eye test and the metrics suggest Quinnipiac is a considerably better team. The breathing room is gone now, gonna need to win at a high clip for an at-large bid.
Not a surprising comment
Agreed
Quote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 09:14:50 PMFinally a Cornell PP, because their 14 decided Castagna was a sled or perhaps a toboggan.
"The disappearance of the toboggan slide over Beebe Lake, practical though it may be, will sadden many who used to feel chills run down their spines just from looking at the thing." -Cornell Daily Sun, 1949
https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/frozen-beebe/
Quote from: imafrshmn on January 17, 2026, 09:56:12 PMQuote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 09:14:50 PMFinally a Cornell PP, because their 14 decided Castagna was a sled or perhaps a toboggan.
"The disappearance of the toboggan slide over Beebe Lake, practical though it may be, will sadden many who used to feel chills run down their spines just from looking at the thing." -Cornell Daily Sun, 1949
https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/frozen-beebe/
Thank you for posting this. All the feels.
Quote from: Trotsky on January 17, 2026, 10:03:35 PMQuote from: imafrshmn on January 17, 2026, 09:56:12 PMQuote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 09:14:50 PMFinally a Cornell PP, because their 14 decided Castagna was a sled or perhaps a toboggan.
"The disappearance of the toboggan slide over Beebe Lake, practical though it may be, will sadden many who used to feel chills run down their spines just from looking at the thing." -Cornell Daily Sun, 1949
https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/frozen-beebe/
Thank you for posting this. All the feels.
Wonderful article
Quote from: imafrshmn on January 17, 2026, 09:13:13 PMCredit to those who share in the agony of defeat. Particularly against the Deerticks. Rarely does a consolation goal offer this much consolation.
Devlin has a lot of relatives here in the Statler including his lovely grandfather whom I chatted with this morning. A little more consolation that they got to see him get the goal.
Damn, I miss a game and they lost 😡
I was able to listen in but coming home and seeing some of these comments had me cracking up.
Octopus 🐙 I'm dying
Krafty gives his all for sure
How about Devlin!! He saved the shutout!
Definitely looking forward to next weekend and hoping for a better result
Quote from: fastforward on January 17, 2026, 10:44:22 PMDamn, I miss a game and they lost 😡
I was able to listen in but coming home and seeing some of these comments had me cracking up.
Octopus 🐙 I'm dying
Krafty gives his all for sure
How about Devlin!! He saved the shutout!
Definitely looking forward to next weekend and hoping for a better result
clearly you can never miss a game again
I just watched some of the replay and we struggled with connecting on the passes and maintaining the offensive zone
They were smothering us and it worked
Quote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 11:38:55 PMQuote from: fastforward on January 17, 2026, 10:44:22 PMDamn, I miss a game and they lost 😡
I was able to listen in but coming home and seeing some of these comments had me cracking up.
Octopus 🐙 I'm dying
Krafty gives his all for sure
How about Devlin!! He saved the shutout!
Definitely looking forward to next weekend and hoping for a better result
clearly you can never miss a game again
Sadly work means money
Money means food and rent
Such is life
Quote from: fastforward on January 17, 2026, 11:59:07 PMQuote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 11:38:55 PMQuote from: fastforward on January 17, 2026, 10:44:22 PMDamn, I miss a game and they lost 😡
I was able to listen in but coming home and seeing some of these comments had me cracking up.
Octopus 🐙 I'm dying
Krafty gives his all for sure
How about Devlin!! He saved the shutout!
Definitely looking forward to next weekend and hoping for a better result
clearly you can never miss a game again
Sadly work means money
Money means food and rent
Such is life
food and rent can wait, the team needs YOU 😂
Pretty bad showing today. Quinnipiac is good but they made us look bad. Indecisive again in our own zone cost us a few times. Also didn't love Devlin getting too excited after scoring to make it 4-1 with 2 minutes to go, feel like that would've gotten him reamed out by Schafer. Cournoyer needs to work on rebound control. Next weekend should be fun, win on Friday to lessen the pressure for Saturday.
Quote from: Snowball on January 17, 2026, 10:31:08 PMQuote from: Trotsky on January 17, 2026, 10:03:35 PMQuote from: imafrshmn on January 17, 2026, 09:56:12 PMQuote from: stereax on January 17, 2026, 09:14:50 PMFinally a Cornell PP, because their 14 decided Castagna was a sled or perhaps a toboggan.
"The disappearance of the toboggan slide over Beebe Lake, practical though it may be, will sadden many who used to feel chills run down their spines just from looking at the thing." -Cornell Daily Sun, 1949
https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/frozen-beebe/
Thank you for posting this. All the feels.
Wonderful article
Every comment left on that is a treasure. Sincerely, an ardent toboggan fan
Quote from: chimpfood on January 18, 2026, 12:13:43 AMPretty bad showing today. Quinnipiac is good but they made us look bad. Indecisive again in our own zone cost us a few times. Also didn't love Devlin getting too excited after scoring to make it 4-1 with 2 minutes to go, feel like that would've gotten him reamed out by Schafer. Cournoyer needs to work on rebound control. Next weekend should be fun, win on Friday to lessen the pressure for Saturday.
It seemed to me Devlin was celebrating Cornell avoiding a shutout.
Quote from: yougoon on January 18, 2026, 08:02:24 AMQuote from: chimpfood on January 18, 2026, 12:13:43 AMPretty bad showing today. Quinnipiac is good but they made us look bad. Indecisive again in our own zone cost us a few times. Also didn't love Devlin getting too excited after scoring to make it 4-1 with 2 minutes to go, feel like that would've gotten him reamed out by Schafer. Cournoyer needs to work on rebound control. Next weekend should be fun, win on Friday to lessen the pressure for Saturday.
It seemed to me Devlin was celebrating Cornell avoiding a shutout.
Honestly a celebration for not getting shutout with 2 mins left in the third is like... the least of our worries lmao
Quote from: Snowball on January 17, 2026, 10:33:46 PMQuote from: imafrshmn on January 17, 2026, 09:13:13 PMCredit to those who share in the agony of defeat. Particularly against the Deerticks. Rarely does a consolation goal offer this much consolation.
Devlin has a lot of relatives here in the Statler including his lovely grandfather whom I chatted with this morning. A little more consolation that they got to see him get the goal.
On Friday I watched the grandfather tell as many people as he could that he was their grandpa and how proud he was to be that. He was also wearing an Iowa logo because that's where the older brother went to school so he was representing all of them. There are some interviews and some articles about the family that my wife came across that are very interesting
Quote from: chimpfood on January 18, 2026, 12:13:43 AMAlso didn't love Devlin getting too excited after scoring to make it 4-1 with 2 minutes to go, feel like that would've gotten him reamed out by Schafer.
I think it was a pretty emotional weekend for him. He had a lot of family in town that I'm not sure I've seen there before. They were sitting right in front of us and after he went through the line he gave a little shrug up to them. He doesn't see the score sheet very often but I bet if that was any other weekend he would have reacted accordingly
It was pretty clear early on that that game was going to be played at a pace that Cornell isn't used to and didn't look very comfortable playing at.
Credit to everyone though because they made some adjustments after the first and pretty much controlled the entire second period.
Where the second might have been one of their best periods of the season despite having nothing to show for it, the first twelve minutes of that third were probably their worst twelve minutes of the season.
I'm not going to pretend that I know what goes into game planning for a matchup against a team like that but to me Cornell was not interested in trying to play below the goal line at all. Once in the second period DeSantis went there and looked to try and go to work but most of that game Cornell just looked to get the puck high at all cost and I saw a lot of passes get picked off or go into the neutral zone. I believe that Quinnipiac's style of play has something to do with it but historically Cornell's success against teams like that had come at making THEM uncomfortable and trying to force them to play our style of game.
It's hard to pick out things that stood out in this one but I felt like Ryan showed a side of his game that I didn't necessarily know he had. Friday night he went after the Princeton guy after he swiped at someone and Ryan didn't let up until he was pulled off the guy. Last night he delivered four nice hits. That play he made where he knocked down the clearing pass right in front of the net is more what I thought he was coming into the weekend. It's a nice well rounded skill set to continue to refine. I am very impressed.
Long and Hiscock had some of the finer scoring opportunities. These two burgeoning power forwards are a nice compliment to our skill guys.
It's a really good lesson for a young team to have learned. It will be fun to look back on this one later on if moving forward they have figured out how to play a sixty minute game against a team of this caliber.
Haven't watched much this year as college hockey is just sad to watch now.
Why does anyone want to watch ECHL veterans on Quinnipiac in front of a half empty Lynah?
VIEWfromK always with good analysis. Outside of the third period collapse, Cornell played a good, but not good enough game... I thought it was going to be a 1-0 finish for a while. They just couldn't get enough quality shots off, or through. Quinny is a very good team, but they aren't unbeatable, and I hope, if there's a rematch we get some satisfaction. Moving on to revenge game against Dartmouth...
Water off a duck's back. Take the lessons and move forward - no need to dwell too much. Learn from the game tape, but don't get in your heads. Good to get this "lesson" out of the way now.
It was a great game overall - I wish it were like, a Michigan/MSU game or someone else where I wouldn't care about the outcome. Third period the wheels fell off, but again, learning moments. Q matches up well against this team - just gotta find a way around that.
Also, Caton Ryan is good at hockey.
Quote from: VIEWfromK on January 18, 2026, 09:23:16 AMIt's hard to pick out things that stood out in this one but I felt like Ryan showed a side of his game that I didn't necessarily know he had. Friday night he went after the Princeton guy after he swiped at someone and Ryan didn't let up until he was pulled off the guy. Last night he delivered four nice hits. That play he made where he knocked down the clearing pass right in front of the net is more what I thought he was coming into the weekend. It's a nice well rounded skill set to continue to refine. I am very impressed.
I thought he and Kraft really stood out all weekend.
Quote from: VIEWfromK on January 18, 2026, 09:23:16 AMWhere the second might have been one of their best periods of the season despite having nothing to show for it, the first twelve minutes of that third were probably their worst twelve minutes of the season.
It's a really good lesson for a young team to have learned. It will be fun to look back on this one later on if moving forward they have figured out how to play a sixty minute game against a team of this caliber.
Agree, agree.
And better to get this lesson now and take it forward.
Quote from: Snowball on January 18, 2026, 04:09:16 PMQuote from: VIEWfromK on January 18, 2026, 09:23:16 AMIt's hard to pick out things that stood out in this one but I felt like Ryan showed a side of his game that I didn't necessarily know he had. Friday night he went after the Princeton guy after he swiped at someone and Ryan didn't let up until he was pulled off the guy. Last night he delivered four nice hits. That play he made where he knocked down the clearing pass right in front of the net is more what I thought he was coming into the weekend. It's a nice well rounded skill set to continue to refine. I am very impressed.
I thought he and Kraft really stood out all weekend.
Kraft has been playing like someone set fire to his ass recently.
Quote from: stereax on January 18, 2026, 04:19:35 PMQuote from: Snowball on January 18, 2026, 04:09:16 PMQuote from: VIEWfromK on January 18, 2026, 09:23:16 AMIt's hard to pick out things that stood out in this one but I felt like Ryan showed a side of his game that I didn't necessarily know he had. Friday night he went after the Princeton guy after he swiped at someone and Ryan didn't let up until he was pulled off the guy. Last night he delivered four nice hits. That play he made where he knocked down the clearing pass right in front of the net is more what I thought he was coming into the weekend. It's a nice well rounded skill set to continue to refine. I am very impressed.
I thought he and Kraft really stood out all weekend.
Kraft has been playing like someone set fire to his ass recently.
He's always been fast and energetic but even more so recently
Shows growth and confidence
Nice to hear Jason and Tony's praise of him on the broadcast
I thought Kraft, Catalano and Devlin all had good weekends.
Quote from: Trotsky on January 20, 2026, 06:11:54 PMI thought Kraft, Catalano and Devlin all had good weekends.
Major is impressive too
His stick handling is incredible
Here's a fun fact for the doomers before I go to sleep.
Cornell is 12-5; they have 12 wins in 17 games. (Interestingly, Fegaras also has 12 penalties in 17 games.) We have not gone to overtime yet this season. Our points percentage is at .706 (well, .70588, but rounding).
If Cornell was an NHL team, we'd be second in the NHL with that percentage, only behind the monster Avalanche.
If Cornell was an NHL team, we would narrowly lose the President's Trophy to Winnipeg last year with that P%, and win it outright against the Rangers the year before that.
I think this team may be good.
Quote from: stereax on January 21, 2026, 01:29:11 AMHere's a fun fact for the doomers before I go to sleep.
Cornell is 12-5; they have 12 wins in 17 games. (Interestingly, Fegaras also has 12 penalties in 17 games.) We have not gone to overtime yet this season. Our points percentage is at .706 (well, .70588, but rounding).
If Cornell was an NHL team, we'd be second in the NHL with that percentage, only behind the monster Avalanche.
If Cornell was an NHL team, we would narrowly lose the President's Trophy to Winnipeg last year with that P%, and win it outright against the Rangers the year before that.
I think this team may be good.
Although, with more games, NHL teams have more opportunity to regress to the mean. And there should be more talent parity at the pro level than in college.
That said, Cornell is having an excellent season so far, especially being so freshman heavy. And the cool thing about that is that freshmen are the most likely to improve their play between November and March.
Quote from: pjd8 on January 21, 2026, 02:41:09 AMQuote from: stereax on January 21, 2026, 01:29:11 AMHere's a fun fact for the doomers before I go to sleep.
Cornell is 12-5; they have 12 wins in 17 games. (Interestingly, Fegaras also has 12 penalties in 17 games.) We have not gone to overtime yet this season. Our points percentage is at .706 (well, .70588, but rounding).
If Cornell was an NHL team, we'd be second in the NHL with that percentage, only behind the monster Avalanche.
If Cornell was an NHL team, we would narrowly lose the President's Trophy to Winnipeg last year with that P%, and win it outright against the Rangers the year before that.
I think this team may be good.
Although, with more games, NHL teams have more opportunity to regress to the mean. And there should be more talent parity at the pro level than in college.
That said, Cornell is having an excellent season so far, especially being so freshman heavy. And the cool thing about that is that freshmen are the most likely to improve their play between November and March.
For sure, there are asterisks at the college level that don't exist at the NHL level. Fewer games, more talent gap. All I'm saying, really, is I am so fucking tired of the New Jersey Devils being the way they are (utterly incompetent and downright
boring besides) and watching Hockey That Doesn't Make Me Want To Gouge My Eyes Out is nice too sometimes. And for reference, I watched the 23-24 Sharks for
fun. I am, for whatever reason, a fan of miserable, miserable hockey.
Anyways, the five losses:
1-2 v UMass
1-2 v Dartmouth
1-2 v BU (RHH)
1-4 v Clarkson (3rd period collapse with 3 GA)
1-4 v Q (3rd period collapse with 3 GA)
So like... score more than one goal, avoid the occasional 3rd period collapse, and we are fine.
We can win 2-1. We can win 6-4. I kinda prefer the high scoring games. More fun. But, like - fundamentally, this team is pretty good at hockey. Which is mildly surprising, because we thought coming into the season it'd be more of a rebuild year with a huge freshman class and losing a lot of important pieces, but the freshmen have had an excellent season so far and the non-freshmen have been playing incredibly as well.
I dunno. I just get sick of reading "reeeee this team is garbage" after every loss. Team's good. We lose sometimes. It do be like that. It's sports. I follow sports teams (the Indianapolis Colts) that are deeply pathetic (the Indianapolis Colts) and downright miserable (this post is about the Indianapolis Colts). I follow teams (the New Jersey Devils) that don't know how to play hockey (the New Jersey Devils) or tend the goal (Jacob Markstrom) and can't even be competent enough not to piss off key players into being almost certainly traded after the season (Dougie Hamilton) while protecting other players for no goddamn reason (Ondrej Palat).
Anyways, like. We have it good. We've been historically great. We are pretty damn good right now. It's fuckin' copacetic out here.
And a sweep of this weekend would make it cloud nine.
Quote from: stereax on January 21, 2026, 01:29:11 AMHere's a fun fact for the doomers before I go to sleep.
Cornell is 12-5; they have 12 wins in 17 games. (Interestingly, Fegaras also has 12 penalties in 17 games.) We have not gone to overtime yet this season. Our points percentage is at .706 (well, .70588, but rounding).
If Cornell was an NHL team, we'd be second in the NHL with that percentage, only behind the monster Avalanche.
If Cornell was an NHL team, we would narrowly lose the President's Trophy to Winnipeg last year with that P%, and win it outright against the Rangers the year before that.
I think this team may be good.
I appreciate this post, great analysis
Quote from: stereax on January 21, 2026, 08:54:36 AMQuote from: pjd8 on January 21, 2026, 02:41:09 AMQuote from: stereax on January 21, 2026, 01:29:11 AMHere's a fun fact for the doomers before I go to sleep.
Cornell is 12-5; they have 12 wins in 17 games. (Interestingly, Fegaras also has 12 penalties in 17 games.) We have not gone to overtime yet this season. Our points percentage is at .706 (well, .70588, but rounding).
If Cornell was an NHL team, we'd be second in the NHL with that percentage, only behind the monster Avalanche.
If Cornell was an NHL team, we would narrowly lose the President's Trophy to Winnipeg last year with that P%, and win it outright against the Rangers the year before that.
I think this team may be good.
Although, with more games, NHL teams have more opportunity to regress to the mean. And there should be more talent parity at the pro level than in college.
That said, Cornell is having an excellent season so far, especially being so freshman heavy. And the cool thing about that is that freshmen are the most likely to improve their play between November and March.
For sure, there are asterisks at the college level that don't exist at the NHL level. Fewer games, more talent gap. All I'm saying, really, is I am so fucking tired of the New Jersey Devils being the way they are (utterly incompetent and downright boring besides) and watching Hockey That Doesn't Make Me Want To Gouge My Eyes Out is nice too sometimes. And for reference, I watched the 23-24 Sharks for fun. I am, for whatever reason, a fan of miserable, miserable hockey.
Anyways, the five losses:
1-2 v UMass
1-2 v Dartmouth
1-2 v BU (RHH)
1-4 v Clarkson (3rd period collapse with 3 GA)
1-4 v Q (3rd period collapse with 3 GA)
So like... score more than one goal, avoid the occasional 3rd period collapse, and we are fine.
We can win 2-1. We can win 6-4. I kinda prefer the high scoring games. More fun. But, like - fundamentally, this team is pretty good at hockey. Which is mildly surprising, because we thought coming into the season it'd be more of a rebuild year with a huge freshman class and losing a lot of important pieces, but the freshmen have had an excellent season so far and the non-freshmen have been playing incredibly as well.
I dunno. I just get sick of reading "reeeee this team is garbage" after every loss. Team's good. We lose sometimes. It do be like that. It's sports. I follow sports teams (the Indianapolis Colts) that are deeply pathetic (the Indianapolis Colts) and downright miserable (this post is about the Indianapolis Colts). I follow teams (the New Jersey Devils) that don't know how to play hockey (the New Jersey Devils) or tend the goal (Jacob Markstrom) and can't even be competent enough not to piss off key players into being almost certainly traded after the season (Dougie Hamilton) while protecting other players for no goddamn reason (Ondrej Palat).
Anyways, like. We have it good. We've been historically great. We are pretty damn good right now. It's fuckin' copacetic out here.
And a sweep of this weekend would make it cloud nine.
I appreciate this post even more
Quote from: stereax on January 21, 2026, 08:54:36 AMI just get sick of reading "reeeee this team is garbage" after every loss.
Every sports forum has a few guys who are on perpetual Suicide Watch. It's not the team. It's them. They are using the team to distract themselves from the failure they have made of their lives, and when the team loses it's too on the nose.
If you have a strong stomach, come to a Mets gamethread on Amazin Avenue (https://www.amazinavenue.com/) sometime.
Totally agree with where Cornell is at. If you look at the losses, only Clarkson is disappointing. Every other one is against a comparable team. All the first three needed was one more bounce that went our way. As for the last one, Q has the offensive talent and speed to wear down teams. They've also been pushed to OT by Brown and Holy Cross. They have their weak moments, and I think as Cornell matures over the season, they'll be better prepared to exploit those moments.
It's pretty cool to be sitting at 11 in NPI and have real optimism for the second half of the season being even better.
Quote from: pjd8 on January 21, 2026, 04:53:01 PMIt's pretty cool to be sitting at 11 in NPI and have real optimism for the second half of the season being even better.
It has also been a nice steady rise in the polls through the year (http://www.tbrw.info/?/weekly_Updates/cornell_Poll_History.html).
20 11/10
19 11/17
17 11/24
14 01/15
13 01/12
12 01/19
It gets harder as we go deeper (phrasing?) but we also have greater protection in body of work from 1 or 2 freak outcomes.
12th feels about right.
Quote from: The Rancor on January 21, 2026, 06:38:02 PM12th feels about right.
With the ECAC looking stronger this season I would hope the top 2 conference teams will be safely in the NC$$ if they make Lake Placid despite black swan events.
Dear Stereax,
We had a big weekend at home against two of the top teams in the ECAC in Princeton and Quinnipiac. It was a bit of a mixed bag for our group, as we played a very complete game on Friday night in a 2–1 win over Princeton, followed by our first home loss of the season on Saturday against Quinnipiac, falling 4–1. Both games provided valuable lessons as we continue to grow as a team.
Friday night was a classic ECAC hockey game — physical, intense, and played at a high pace. I was pleased with our preparation and felt we got better as the game went on. Princeton scored early in the first period off an offensive-zone faceoff loss on our part, something that showed up a few times over the weekend and will certainly be an area of emphasis moving forward. Ironically, we currently rank second in the country in faceoff win percentage, likely why this area has not been tested as often, but it's something teams will look to exploit.
We came out flying in the second period and tied the game at the 11:46 mark on a power-play goal by Chase Pirtle. Chase has moved into the lineup regularly and has been a real asset with his skill and poise, particularly on the power play, so it was great to see him get rewarded. Princeton was fortunate to escape the period tied, as we dominated play and outshot them 17–5. We eventually found the game-winner with just under four minutes remaining on a great individual effort by Hoyt Stanley, his first goal of the season, and we closed the game out the right way.
Saturday brought a different challenge. Quinnipiac is the deepest and most complete team we've faced to date. Against a team like that, puck management and composure are critical, and unfortunately, we struggled in those areas. We mismanaged pucks, made unforced errors, and Quinnipiac made us pay. Despite that, we were only down 1–0 heading into the third period and had some quality chances earlier in the game. Ultimately, we earned the result we got, but it has already served as an important teaching tool for our young team. We're just past the midway point of the season, there is plenty of runway left, and it's worth noting we still rank second in the country in goals-against average — though you wouldn't have guessed it from that night alone.
This weekend we welcome Dartmouth and Harvard to Lynah for our Alumni Weekend. Both teams are right there with us near the top of the league, and these games will be critical. We dropped a tight 2–1 game at Dartmouth earlier this season after beating Harvard 3–1 the night before — it feels like a long time ago, but these points matter just as much now. We are also excited to recognize our 1986 and 1996 championship teams during the intermissions on Saturday night. Lynah should be rocking, and we're looking forward to a great weekend.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support of our program. We hope to see many of you back in the building.
Let's Go Red!
Weekly email, for those that don't get it. Glad to see Casey had mostly the same takeaways as most of us did. Take the lessons from the Q game and move forward. And glad to see Pirtle get his flowers! He's played really well recently.
Also, we're only halfway through the season? And there are only five home games left (barring playoffs) :(
Quote from: stereax on January 22, 2026, 08:40:31 AMDear Stereax,
...
Let's Go Red!
Weekly email, for those that don't get it. Glad to see Casey had mostly the same takeaways as most of us did. Take the lessons from the Q game and move forward. And glad to see Pirtle get his flowers! He's played really well recently.
Also, we're only halfway through the season? And there are only five home games left (barring playoffs) :(
When I read an email like that from Coach Jones, it makes me so glad that Schafer made a Cornellian his successor. The Cornell Hockey DNA was in place before Lynah Rink even existed. Its origins are practically mythological. Once upon a time, it was just scrappy young men playing shinny on a pond for the joy, thrill, and entertainment of their classmates. We have to cherish every darn thing that is special in this world.
Thanks for sharing! I continue to be impressed with how well-written his weekly emails are. He goes into key specifics rather than giving the more generic summary that many coaches give. He's honest about where the team fell short while celebrating the good efforts and keeping the focus positive throughout. It shows a deftness of communication that I'm sure carries over to his interactions with the players as well. We've managed to pass a brightly burning torch to someone who can keep it shining.
We are indeed fortunate.
Quote from: imafrshmn on January 22, 2026, 05:11:51 PMIts origins are practically mythological. Once upon a time, it was just scrappy young men playing shinny on a pond for the joy, thrill, and entertainment of their classmates.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsJH6gXWvGg
Well... kinda. In the Beginning they were Upper Class Twits of the Year. Silver spoon adrenaline junkies and cameos from a Fitzgerald story who couldn't bring themselves to face Pater's 11-to-2 Wall Street gig as the kicks of the war wound down, finding final solace in a Sidecar, a pox-ridden 14-year old Picardie barmaid, and a deliberate stall above some Flanders field. Dulce et decorum est.
But the Letterkenny boys elbowed their dainty asses out of the sport, and the rest is history.
(Also, Grantland Rice was a POS.)
Quote from: pjd8 on January 23, 2026, 12:20:23 AMThanks for sharing! I continue to be impressed with how well-written his weekly emails are. He goes into key specifics rather than giving the more generic summary that many coaches give. He's honest about where the team fell short while celebrating the good efforts and keeping the focus positive throughout. It shows a deftness of communication that I'm sure carries over to his interactions with the players as well. We've managed to pass a brightly burning torch to someone who can keep it shining.
We are indeed fortunate.
I definitely agree with all of this.
I did think a minor omission this week was not giving the actual score of the Quinnipiac game. I'm sure there are some people who are keeping up with the team largely through these email updates. (Not anyone here, of course, but...) I imagine at least some of those people were left wondering.
Quote from: andyw2100 on January 23, 2026, 08:24:34 AMQuote from: pjd8 on January 23, 2026, 12:20:23 AMThanks for sharing! I continue to be impressed with how well-written his weekly emails are. He goes into key specifics rather than giving the more generic summary that many coaches give. He's honest about where the team fell short while celebrating the good efforts and keeping the focus positive throughout. It shows a deftness of communication that I'm sure carries over to his interactions with the players as well. We've managed to pass a brightly burning torch to someone who can keep it shining.
We are indeed fortunate.
I definitely agree with all of this.
I did think a minor omission this week was not giving the actual score of the Quinnipiac game. I'm sure there are some people who are keeping up with the team largely through these email updates. (Not anyone here, of course, but...) I imagine at least some of those people were left wondering.
Quote from: Coach Jonesfollowed by our first home loss of the season on Saturday against Quinnipiac, falling 4–1
Quote from: andyw2100 on January 23, 2026, 08:24:34 AMQuote from: pjd8 on January 23, 2026, 12:20:23 AMThanks for sharing! I continue to be impressed with how well-written his weekly emails are. He goes into key specifics rather than giving the more generic summary that many coaches give. He's honest about where the team fell short while celebrating the good efforts and keeping the focus positive throughout. It shows a deftness of communication that I'm sure carries over to his interactions with the players as well. We've managed to pass a brightly burning torch to someone who can keep it shining.
We are indeed fortunate.
I definitely agree with all of this.
I did think a minor omission this week was not giving the actual score of the Quinnipiac game. I'm sure there are some people who are keeping up with the team largely through these email updates. (Not anyone here, of course, but...) I imagine at least some of those people were left wondering.
I can't imagine anyone receiving his emails would not know the score of the game
Please start the Dartmouth thread this time, stereax. Break my losing streak. You know the template.
Quote from: Trotsky on January 23, 2026, 12:08:15 PMPlease start the Dartmouth thread this time, stereax. Break my losing streak. You know the template.
Hold on, do I?
Quote from: imafrshmn on January 22, 2026, 05:11:51 PMThe Cornell Hockey DNA was in place before Lynah Rink even existed. Its origins are practically mythological. Once upon a time, it was just scrappy young men playing shinny on a pond for the joy, thrill, and entertainment of their classmates. We have to cherish every darn thing that is special in this world.
If by DNA you mean it existed, then I'd agree. The occasional winning season before Lynah. Then 10 years with nothing until Lynah came into being. One winning season out of the first 6 at Lynah.
Then Harkness! That's really when Cornell Hockey DNA started to form. I know I'm biased, but prove it to me otherwise.
From that point on we didn't tolerate losing. Too many bad seasons, goodby coach. Consistency, hello Schafer.
Let's hope that Casey can keep it going. He's got a great start.
I'm not going to bother replying to specific posts but I don't recall anybody on this forum saying we were bad. I certainly didn't say that myself. My goal every year is to make the NCAAs and then let the chips fall where they may. This team is currently (barely) on track for the NCAAs but to my eye (and according to the underlying stats adamw cited) we're a bit worse than that. It's okay to be honest about how we look, and that doesn't mean we're "bad."
"barely" = 11th in NPI rn apparently
If we're even at 13th or 14th by the end of the year and even only make it to Placid (which should be a given tbh, looking at the ECAC), we should almost definitely get in to the NCAAs. Usually 16 falls out bc of the Atlantic autobid. HEA is a tossup this year. NCHC should go to a top 16 team, Big Ten too, CCHA looks like it should end up between St Thomas and Augustana too. And ECAC is contested by 5? teams right now.
A win vs Dartmouth today takes us up to 9th in the NPI, btw. A loss doesn't seem to change our standing.
Quote from: stereax on January 23, 2026, 09:53:18 AMQuote from: andyw2100 on January 23, 2026, 08:24:34 AMQuote from: pjd8 on January 23, 2026, 12:20:23 AMThanks for sharing! I continue to be impressed with how well-written his weekly emails are. He goes into key specifics rather than giving the more generic summary that many coaches give. He's honest about where the team fell short while celebrating the good efforts and keeping the focus positive throughout. It shows a deftness of communication that I'm sure carries over to his interactions with the players as well. We've managed to pass a brightly burning torch to someone who can keep it shining.
We are indeed fortunate.
I definitely agree with all of this.
I did think a minor omission this week was not giving the actual score of the Quinnipiac game. I'm sure there are some people who are keeping up with the team largely through these email updates. (Not anyone here, of course, but...) I imagine at least some of those people were left wondering.
Quote from: Coach Jonesfollowed by our first home loss of the season on Saturday against Quinnipiac, falling 4–1
I guess I glossed over that part. No minor omission by Casey.
Quote from: stereax on January 23, 2026, 01:57:52 PM"barely" = 11th in NPI rn apparently
Yes, 11th is barely in the NCAAs. The at-large cut is usually top 12, 13 or 14.
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Quote from: Trotsky on January 23, 2026, 04:02:20 PM(https://i.imgflip.com/297r40.jpg)
That just might be over their head 8) 8)