1 16:41 RPI Eizenman (unassisted)
1 18:18 RPI Croxton (Colling, McWilliams)
The lineups as posted by Jericho on USCHO.
CORNELL
Moulson-Bitz-Carefoot
Cam Abbott-Pegoraro-McCutcheon
Mugford-Chriss Abbott-Sawada
Scott-Kennedy-Barlow
Glover-Gleed
Salmela-Kindret
Davenport-Seminoff
McKee*-Chabot
RPI
Yurkewecz-Klerer-Morrisette
Uryadov-Eaves-Hussey
Colling-Eizenman-Croxton
Ornelas-AngersGoulet-Lord
Swanson-MCWilliams
Romfo-Luthi
Kipp-Farynuk
Lange*-Neubert-Alford
Looks like both O'Byrne and Pokulok are out.
wait, so we're missing O'Byrne, Pokulok, _and_ Krantz? ugh.
What happened to Krantz?
Wonder how much ice time Davenport will get.
[quote mjc]What happened to Krantz?[/quote]
Schafer said on the pregame show that he injured himself in the 1st period against Harvard.
Coach says Pegs and Bitz will drop back and play some D as they did at St. Lawrence. He also mentioned that he changed up some of the systems and that we won't be able to forecheck as he'd like.
[quote redhair34][quote mjc]What happened to Krantz?[/quote]
Schafer said on the pregame show that he injured himself in the 1st period against Harvard.[/quote]
Must have been after he rang one off the post. What a difference a goal there would have meant.
[quote redhair34]Coach says Pegs and Bitz will drop back and play some D as they did at St. Lawrence. He also mentioned that he changed up some of the systems and that we won't be able to forecheck as he'd like.[/quote]
Would be nice if Some-Access subscribers could have heard the interview.
[quote Al DeFlorio][quote redhair34]Coach says Pegs and Bitz will drop back and play some D as they did at St. Lawrence. He also mentioned that he changed up some of the systems and that we won't be able to forecheck as he'd like.[/quote]
Would be nice of Some-Access subscribers could have heard the interview.[/quote]
I was thinking that too as I listen to the voice telling me that "the stream you have requested is currently unavailable....." :-(
[quote Al DeFlorio]Would be nice of Some-Access subscribers could have heard the interview.[/quote]
Yeah, but at least you have someone to give you an executive summary.
[quote redhair34][quote Al DeFlorio]Would be nice of Some-Access subscribers could have heard the interview.[/quote]
Yeah, but at least you have someone to give you an executive summary.[/quote]
And at no charge, to boot. ::laugh::
Audio is up.
We used to not pay and we heard the coach. Now we pay and don't hear the coach. Smells like vintage Cornell All-Access, and their "enhanced service."
[quote Trotsky]We used to not pay and we heard the coach. Now we pay and don't hear the coach. Smells like vintage Cornell All-Access, and their "enhanced service."[/quote]
Also of interest is the "surprise" factor in terms of what is going to be broadcast. There's a "Watch" link after Saturday's lacrosse game with Binghamton, but when you click on it the game is not included in the list of upcoming games. And there's no mention of a webcast in the game preview at CornellBigRed.com. So you wind up sitting in front of the computer at 1pm tomorrow hoping and clicking. What lousy customer service! If I didn't love Cornell hockey I'd never give the insensitive, uncommunicative sons-of-bitches a lousy nickel.
Jason Moy (USCHO Bracketology and ECAC guy) says that if Cornell wins the ECAC championship we could be seeded anywhere from 4-8 for the NCAA tournament.
The 70's SNL skit said it all.
"We don't care.
We don't have to.
We're the phone company."
Anybody in IRC chat? If so, what server?
should be fun considering we are missing 19'1" and 605 lbs of defense...
he had been using irc://irc.undernet.org/lynah for the last few weeks
Cornell Starters-
Moulson-Bitz-Carefoot
Salmela-Seminoff
McKee
No GameTracker for this one?
For some reason the media player has no volume knob tonight.
[quote redhair34]Jason Moy (USCHO Bracketology and ECAC guy) says that if Cornell wins the ECAC championship we could be seeded anywhere from 4-8 for the NCAA tournament.[/quote]
[quote Dpperk29]should be fun considering we are missing 19'1" and 605 lbs of defense...[/quote]
Well, that tops my fun fact relating to our possible seed in NC$$ which was to note that the average temperature in Grand Forks, ND on March 24th is 30 degrees F. ;-)
Thanks for the server.
Free audio here: http://wrpi.rpi.edu/realaudio/index.html
RED!
Oh man, Dell's the ref.
Slow down RPI announcer!
And pronounce it SAL-mela, please.
PP for RPI
Oh god, Seminoff goes off (penalty). We're down two 2 real D's... ::help::
Killed
We're back to full strength.
Do both of these RPI announcers have very slight speech impediments, or do I need to get my hearing checked? I'm being serious.
Jayson Moy used to do color on the RPI cast and he was great. No idea who does it now, though.
(Edit: or was it Mike Machnik? I forget. I'm old.)
Haha "there are two Abbotts on the ice".
Drt 1 Clk 0
go TECH!
Q-pac 1 Yale 0
12:28 to go in 1st, Cornell sounds tentative, and I don't blame them.
Good push there...
[quote Trotsky]Jayson Moy used to do color on the RPI cast and he was great. No idea who does it now, though.
(Edit: or was it Mike Machnik? I forget. I'm old.)[/quote] Jayson does play-by-play sometimes. He'll be doing the Cornell-Union TV game tomorrow. RPI has used about six announcers this season. Kurt Stutt is doing play-by-play today, and Ed Der-something (can't spell it; call him Jericho) is doing color. Mike used to do Mmerrimack broadcasts.
Decent stretch by Cornell now, with some chances in the RPI zone.
Thunderstix (TM) Suck (TM)
9:01 left, Lange with a neat save on Topher.
This would be a nice weekend for the freshman to step it up offensively, as the will certainly see more ice time. I don't think any of them have a point since the slu-clarkson home weekend.
[quote Trotsky]Thunderstix (TM) Suck (TM)[/quote]
Correction: Thunderstix (TM) Sux (TM)
7:58, Bitz and Moulson nearly combine.
What the hell was the announcer saying about scoreless?
[quote redhair34]This would be a nice weekend for the freshman to step it up offensively, as the will certainly see more ice time. I don't think any of them have a point since the slu-clarkson home weekend.[/quote]
We were skating five frosh at once earlier tonight.
It sounds like RPI is wining the physical battle.
words of wisdom from the broadcaster
"it's tough to be scoreless when you're tied at 1"
Salmela seems to be getting into the action aggressively, a lot.
5:55 left in the first period. still no score.
Ahh...good chance there for Abbott.
RPI scores
God damn. We blew another 2 on 1.
And RPI scores. Shit.
crap.
(Never mind. Looks like I'm just behind.)
shoot. RPI takes a 1-0 lead. Sounds like on that shift we had 4 pylons out there. Oh dear.
You mean with changing the thread title? Sorry
If he's way ahead, then don't keep refreshing the game thread if you're listening simultaneously ::screwy::
Obviously there are folks listening in Ithaca.
DAMMIT! 2-0!
Q-piac 2 - Yale 0 and shit!
this is ugly
I hate that horn! 2-0 at 18:18. :-(
Yikes. Might be a loooong weekend.
"If you see Fenwick on the road, kill him."
(for the 1991 comparison)
RPI Penalty
Cornell PP. Huge chance to get one back here...
Power Play with 1 min left in the 1st. Paging Mr. Matt Moulson. Would you please put the puck behind the RPI goalie?
We knew there were going to be goals, we're playing without defense. The key is Cornell has to score n+1.
Not a good period
End of the first. I hope Coach draws up something good for the last minute of the PP.
like a goal?
personally I hope he benches moulson for the rest of it... the kid has been so ineffective
I hope he rearanges the dressing room after allowing their guy to beat 4 of our players and McKee.
Anyone know the score of Colgate-Union?
[quote Dpperk29]like a goal?
personally I hope he benches moulson for the rest of it... the kid has been so ineffective[/quote]
That would be ineffective.
SLU 1 Sucks 0 end of 1st
colgate-union scoreless
SLU 1- Sux 0
Has Moulson been that bad this game? He hasn't done much in scoring recently, as he seems to get "easy" PP goals. But I have to say he's been very impressive moving the puck up along the boards. That's not what we're looking for Moulson to excel in, I know, but he's been doing something.
[quote redhair34]SLU 1 Sucks 0 end of 1st[/quote]
"Goodbye 12. Goodbye 13. Hello fooooooooourth...." B-]
[quote Dafatone]Has Moulson been that bad this game? He hasn't done much in scoring recently, as he seems to get "easy" PP goals. But I have to say he's been very impressive moving the puck up along the boards. That's not what we're looking for Moulson to excel in, I know, but he's been doing something.[/quote]
He hasn't been bad at all. Peole are fixated on him because he's not scoring, but that's because he has three opponents in his sweater every night.
Get pissed at the other guys. They're not scoring either, and they're open.
they aren't named moulson... they aren't suppose to be able to take over a game and secure a win... moulson is
Q-pac gets another...up 3-0 on Yale
Penalty over. We had pressure, but nothing on the scoreboard to show for it.
and Mckee isnt supposed to let goals in... the whole team needs to step it up
put the abbots together and the all freshman line, both have shown to be effective
Solid "LGR!" chant in the background.
Trotsky,
Re the first post. It's spelled MCWilliams, not McWilliams. Don't ask me why. :-)
Great game for the Freshman to log experience, anyway.
Kindret with a decent chance, there.
[quote Trotsky]Solid "LGR!" chant in the background.[/quote]
By who though?
[quote French Rage][quote Trotsky]Solid "LGR!" chant in the background.[/quote]
By who though?[/quote]
does it matter? LGR is LGR
Hvd 1 SLU 1
Sounds like some big saves by McKee to keep it 2-0.
Col 1 UC 0
At a serious risk of denigration, this is the same team as last year except for Downs and Cook. perhaps they were more important than we knew.
~12:00 left in the second. Face-off in the cornell zone
[quote colo83]At a serious risk of denigration, this is the same team as last year except for Downs and Cook. perhaps they were more important than we knew.[/quote]
Don't forget Hynes.
or Knoepfli, Iggulden, and Varteresian
Col 2 UC 0
This is getting bad.
Well, they're getting lots of "hack at it in the crease" chances. Haven't quit.
SLU 2 Hvd 1
[quote Trotsky][quote colo83]At a serious risk of denigration, this is the same team as last year except for Downs and Cook. perhaps they were more important than we knew.[/quote]
Don't forget Hynes.[/quote]
Or Iggy, Vart and Knopfli...They're especially important when we're without 3 of our starting defensemen.
3-0. Yay.
No Goal! Still 2-0!
Clk 2 Drt 2. No defense, there, either.
Whew.
Why was it waved?
Tyler Aims (sp)/rpi goal waived off!!!
Phew. Looks like we are indeed in for a long weekend.
Cornell bdcst. still doesn't know why it was waved off
where's the offense? i thought we only had d-men out
[quote Jordan 04]3-0. Yay.[/quote]
I have to admit, this made me laugh. ::laugh:: I don't know why, it was just the way you said it.
You know things are going bad when the only good news is a waived-off goal while down 2-0.
[quote Rita]Tyler Aims (sp)/rpi goal waived off!!!
Phew. Looks like we are indeed in for a long weekend.[/quote] Tyler Eaves, cousin of the BC Eaveses.
[quote ursaminor][quote Rita]Tyler Aims (sp)/rpi goal waived off!!!
Phew. Looks like we are indeed in for a long weekend.[/quote] Tyler Eaves, cousin of the BC Eaveses.[/quote]
Freddy Meyer is a hack.
I totally agree that Iggulden graduat made a diff/
7:57 left to go in the second period. Still no word on why the goal was waived off.
Goal was the result of a hand pass
Hvd 2 SLU 2. Go Crimson (pauses to barf).
Cornell to go on PP.
Waved off because of a hand pass. Not quite sure how the hand pass factored into the play, but it did.
RPI announcers get some credit for admitting that the hand pass wave-off was legitimate.
pp upcoming. Come on guys... LGR!!!!
[quote Omie]where's the offense? i thought we only had d-men out[/quote]
Holy crap.
(---.tvlres.jcu.edu.au)
Queensland, Australia. Could this be a new record for the farthest away listener? (Pardon me if someone's already mentioned this.)
We need this.
we need a miracle
hahaha Im abroad... its 11:15am here saturday
Several shots on goal during this PP, by both Moulson and Bitz. RPI clears with 30 seconds to go in PP.
Great puck control on the PP, but very little on net.
[quote ursaminor][quote Rita]Tyler Aims (sp)/rpi goal waived off!!!
Phew. Looks like we are indeed in for a long weekend.[/quote] Tyler Eaves, cousin of the BC Eaveses.[/quote]
Sorry. Our announcer guy did say he was part of the famous hockey family. However, my audio quality varies at work and it didn't sound like Eaves to me.
Qpc 4 Yal 0. Break up the Deer Ticks.
4:11 left in the 2nd
End of 2.
it sucks if we end up getting only one point from the capital district for the regular season
[quote Omie]it sucks if we end up getting only one point from the capital district for the regular season[/quote]
Let's not give up quite yet. We could still get 5.
Plenty of time.
Does any one have the credit to get to Grand Forks. Could be an adventure however.
Even from here in central Iowa, it's about a nine hour drive. Minneapolis was much closer last year!
Don't want or afford a single prop eh; not that I can1
[quote colo83]Does any one have the credit to get to Grand Forks. Could be an adventure however.[/quote]
does us airways fly there? I still have free flight vouchers to use from getting bumped to/from ithaca
I did a little searching on Expedia.com and it looks like Northwest is the only airline that flies into Grand Forks. It is also a Friday-Saturday regional, so depending on the flight schedule, you may need to take Thursday as a travel day too. If they have to be sent west I'm pulling for Green Bay and a 6 hr drive from IN.
Damn NC$$. You would hope they would have the common sense to put the regional that is most difficult to get to as a Sat-Sun regional. It might help the "cents" part of things too.
According to the Cornell radio broadcaster, we have won 32 of 47 faceoffs tonight. Scott 4 of 5, Pegs 9 of 11 (or 13...not sure), etc.
RPI penalty.
Freshman with energy!!! the kids draw a pp.
[quote colo83]Does any one have the credit to get to Grand Forks. Could be an adventure however.[/quote]
If we don't start winning games, we'll be spending that weekend in Ithaca.
United flies to Fargo. That's an option if you have US Air miles.
The other option I've been considering is flying into Winnipeg.
12:43 left. Good chances for the first line, but they can't find the back of the net.
Dartmouth up 3-2 over Clarkson.
Colgate up 2-0 over Union.
Both games in the third period, obviously.
clarkson needs to make a comeback...
we need to make a comeback
McKee a save on a 2-1.
then a few min later some pressure by abbott and McC.
~ 10 min left. face off RPI end.
~8:00 Minutes to go...
So why wasn't that a goal?
Bitz puts one in...goal light on for about three seconds, but ref never indicated goal. No goal, of course.
Sounds like Bitz took a shot, goalie made save, Bitz got a rebound that he knocked home, but the play had been whistled dead before that.
6:08 left in the third
So the ref blew the call? Not sure how else there could be a rebound unless Lange didn't have it...
Odd that there wasn't much of an objection from Cornell, unless I'm missing something.
Penalty against Cornell, with 4:35 left in third. Hooking on Seminoff.
perfect time for a shorty
Well, crap.
That's a spot you can't take a penalty in, and have to really let McKee do his best. Down two, we can't afford the time lost by a penalty.
send McC
We have so many strong flurries, but our inability to finish is painful to listen to.
Now a penalty on Seminoff ... well, at least Lacrosse gets underway tomorrow ;-)
[quote Dafatone]So the ref blew the call? Not sure how else there could be a rebound unless Lange didn't have it...
Odd that there wasn't much of an objection from Cornell, unless I'm missing something.[/quote]
I'm just inferring from the original radio call. There was talk of a shot by Bitz, and then him gathering up his own rebound and putting it in. There wasn't a whole lot of detail. Sorry.
Cam with a short-handed attempt, not successful.
We're back to full strength.
2:52 left.
high sticking against RPI...
McKee to the bench, and a penalty on RPI. Now or never.
McKee to stay on bench. 6 on 4, empty net.
I'd pull McKee here.
Cornell timeout.
Gary Glitter.
We don't have anything to lose by this. Good call.
LGR!!
[quote Dafatone]I'd pull McKee here.[/quote]
Considering how our offense has looked...definitely
McKee in net, for now.
McKee off now. Carefoot on.
McKee still in net? even though we have control of the puck. Now he's pulled out.
RPI hits our post. 32 seconds remaining in pp.
We get called for too many men? Bah.
That's a lame call to make for anything short of us simply trying to sneak a seventh man on.
Too many men on the ice against Cornell. We had seven skaters out there. Nice.
and we probably still couldn't score :`(
And this one ends, 2-0.
So, we do anything wrong? This sounded like Lange was just a wall.
[quote Dafatone]So, we do anything wrong? This sounded like Lange was just a wall.[/quote]
Somehow I'm beginning to get skeptical that every single goalie we face is virtually a wall against us. Out offense is just pathetic on some nights.
Lets Go Red!!!!
[quote Jocie]Lets Go Red!!!![/quote] to Schenectady? ;-)
[quote DeltaOne81][quote Dafatone]So, we do anything wrong? This sounded like Lange was just a wall.[/quote]
Somehow I'm beginning to get skeptical that every single goalie we face is virtually a wall against us. Out offense is just pathetic on some nights.[/quote]
I don't think I've ever heard an announcer say the word "wide" as much as Jason did tonight (as in we shot it wide).
[quote DeltaOne81][quote Dafatone]So, we do anything wrong? This sounded like Lange was just a wall.[/quote]
Somehow I'm beginning to get skeptical that every single goalie we face is virtually a wall against us. Out offense is just pathetic on some nights.[/quote]
Right. RPI'd given up 2.7 goals per game and we manage one in two games.
[quote Dafatone]So, we do anything wrong? This sounded like Lange was just a wall.[/quote]
I was wondering about this too. Hot goalie or lack of offense? We had chances, but we do not seem to have a "sniper", a true "GO_TO" guy. McC was filling that role earlier this season.
So the combination of having a relatively inexperienced D-core compared to recent years, and an offense that isn't potent, means are coming up short in a lot of games, like this one and the at Princeton game. I think at this point, I'm leaning towards a "not very explosive" offense.
edit: Maybe "pathetic" like Al suggested would be a better description rather than "not explosive".
come on cornell lets win this
Oh-no! We suckagain! ::worry::
Think positive guys. If we lose tomorrow, then we might not get a first-round bye in the ECAC playoff. So we might get to see more of Cornell awesome hockey next weekend! Here in Lynah!! :-} Yay
Ok fine. Seriously, I am counting on our team to do some damage tomorrow against Union. We should expect to see significant improvement in every aspect of the team. I don't know why, but that's just my gut feeling.
[quote Oat]
Think positive guys. If we lose tomorrow, then we might not get a first-round bye in the ECAC playoff. [/quote]
I was actually thinking about this. I think I saw some posts earlier saying we were guaranteed a buy. However, both Sucks and SLU(t) are 2 points behind us. Since they don't play each other tomorrow, a win for both of them and a loss for us would have all three of us at 27pts a piece. How is it decided then who doesn't get the buy? Does it go by GF in the ECAC RS?
We have the first round bye clinched.
Umm... don't we?
Anyone know if we win a tiebreaker against harvard?
[quote Pace][quote Oat]
Think positive guys. If we lose tomorrow, then we might not get a first-round bye in the ECAC playoff. [/quote]
I was actually thinking about this. I think I saw some posts earlier saying we were guaranteed a buy. However, both Sucks and SLU(t) are 2 points behind us. Since they don't play each other tomorrow, a win for both of them and a loss for us would have all three of us at 27pts a piece. How is it decided then who doesn't get the buy? Does it go by GF in the ECAC RS?[/quote]
First tie breaker is head to head in the group.
We're 1-0-1 against SLU and 1-1 against Harvard. Making us 2-1-1.
Harvard is 1-1 versus us and 2-0 versus SLU. Making them 3-1.
SLU is 0-1-1 versus us and 0-2 versus Harvard. Making them 0-3-1.
Harvard would get 3rd, we'd get 4th, SLU 5th. We'd get the last bye..
Btw, its "bye", not "buy".
[quote DeltaOne81][quote Pace][quote Oat]
Think positive guys. If we lose tomorrow, then we might not get a first-round bye in the ECAC playoff. [/quote]
I was actually thinking about this. I think I saw some posts earlier saying we were guaranteed a buy. However, both Sucks and SLU(t) are 2 points behind us. Since they don't play each other tomorrow, a win for both of them and a loss for us would have all three of us at 27pts a piece. How is it decided then who doesn't get the buy? Does it go by GF in the ECAC RS?[/quote]
First tie breaker is head to head in the group.
We're 1-0-1 against SLU and 1-1 against Harvard. Making us 2-1-1.
Harvard is 1-1 versus us and 2-0 versus SLU. Making them 3-1.
SLU is 0-1-1 versus us and 0-2 versus Harvard. Making them 0-3-1.
Harvard would get 3rd, we'd get 4th, SLU 5th. We'd get the last bye..
Btw, its "bye", not "buy".[/quote]
Thanks for clearing that up, Delta.
Not being a native English speaker, what is the origin of it being "bye" and not "buy"?
[quote Pace][/quote]
Thanks for clearing that up, Delta.
Not being a native English speaker, what is the origin of it being "bye" and not "buy"?[/quote]
Using a little bit of guess work and a little bit of Merriam Webster.com - it says that "bye" in the sports meaning is an alternation of "by".
Now here's my guessing part: that would make sense as far as you get to "go by" (skip/pass) the first round (or two, etc). Calling it a "by" probably didn't seem intelligent enough, so it changed to "bye". And its always easier to add an 'e' on the end in English than to stick a 'u in the middle :)
[quote DeltaOne81]
First tie breaker is head to head in the group.
We're 1-0-1 against SLU and 1-1 against Harvard. Making us 2-1-1.
Harvard is 1-1 versus us and 2-0 versus SLU. Making them 3-1.
SLU is 0-1-1 versus us and 0-2 versus Harvard. Making them 0-3-1.
Harvard would get 3rd, we'd get 4th, SLU 5th. We'd get the last bye.[/quote]
Your seedings are correct, but the procedure in a three-way tie is a bit different. As noted above, Harvard gets the third seed based on head-to-head record among the three teams. The process then starts over from the beginning to break the (now) fourth-place tie between Cornell and St. Lawrence. Cornell wins this one based on head-to-head. The starting-over step doesn't make a difference here, but it's not hard to come up with a scenario in which it would change the order of the seedings.
[quote Dafatone]Anyone know if we win a tiebreaker against harvard?[/quote]
If the tie is with just Harvard (for third place), Cornell wins on the second tiebreaker, record against top 4 -- which would mean record against Dartmouth and Colgate, the top two teams in this case. Cornell would be 3-1, Harvard 2-2. If St. Lawrence makes it a three-way tie, then Cornell gets seeded behind Harvard. (see above)
[quote fenwick]
Your seedings are correct, but the procedure in a three-way tie is a bit different. As noted above, Harvard gets the third seed based on head-to-head record among the three teams. The process then starts over from the beginning to break the (now) fourth-place tie between Cornell and St. Lawrence. Cornell wins this one based on head-to-head. The starting-over step doesn't make a difference here, but it's not hard to come up with a scenario in which it would change the order of the seedings.[/quote]
I thought you only started over if there was still a tie while knocking one off.
I.e. if Harvard won but Cornell and SLU tied in the H2H category, Harvard would get third, and instead of going on to record against top 4, you would start over with Cornell/SLU H2H.
But if the 3 way tiebreaker separates a 1/2/3 on its own then no reason to start over.
But I could be wrong :)
Post moved to the postgame thread.
[quote DeltaOne81]I thought you only started over if there was still a tie while knocking one off.
I.e. if Harvard won but Cornell and SLU tied in the H2H category, Harvard would get third, and instead of going on to record against top 4, you would start over with Cornell/SLU H2H.
But if the 3 way tiebreaker separates a 1/2/3 on its own then no reason to start over.
But I could be wrong :)[/quote]
Nope, they always start over with the remaining teams. The idea is not to give a team a higher seeding in a three-way tie than they would have gotten if the tie were between only two teams. Of course, it doesn't work in this case -- Cornell would beat Harvard in a two-way tie but gets seeded behind the Crimson in a three-way.
[quote Al DeFlorio][quote DeltaOne81][quote Dafatone]So, we do anything wrong? This sounded like Lange was just a wall.[/quote]
Somehow I'm beginning to get skeptical that every single goalie we face is virtually a wall against us. Out offense is just pathetic on some nights.[/quote]
Right. RPI'd given up 2.7 goals per game and we manage one in two games.[/quote]
a) Lange was good
b) It seemed as if we had two kinds of shots, those just wide (as mentioned on radio) and those right dead center on goal, where Lange was positioned.
McKee had one awesome save 8 minutes into the third. The puck was airborne, headed straight up after a blocked shot, Mckee turned around thinking it was behind, lost sight, it came down about 20 feet in front of the net in traffic, there must have been a pattern he saw even if not the shot coming, and McKee reflexively stuck out his left skate and pad and that's where the shot hit. Maybe lucky, maybe good. Come playoff time, he's going to be an asset.
[quote fenwick]Nope, they always start over with the remaining teams. The idea is not to give a team a higher seeding in a three-way tie than they would have gotten if the tie were between only two teams.[/quote]
That may be the idea, but if the three-way tie is caused by A>B, B>C, C>A, and A wins the first pass tiebreaker, then they have indeed been placed higher than C than they would have if it had only been a two-way tie.
It is totally arbitrary that if you get a first pass rank ordering of, say, A, C, B, you wouldn't just stick with it. Having multiple passes is as silly as, say, using the first pass to determine the *worst* finisher, and then going up the chain with the next passes. In fact, that would make more sense, since you'd get a supposedly "better" ordering at the top, which one would think would matter more.
Three weeks ago tonight, after beating Colgate in Hamilton, did anyone here think that less than three weeks later we'd be discussing tiebreakers for fourth place?
[quote andyw2100]Two weeks ago tonight, after beating Colgate in Hamilton, did anyone here think that less than two weeks later we'd be discussing tiebreakers for fourth place?[/quote]
Gosh no...watching McCutcheon score the GWG at Starr was definitely the highlight of the season so far. If our team can get back to the level we were playing that weekend, we'll be in great shape.
[quote andyw2100]Three weeks ago tonight, after beating Colgate in Hamilton, did anyone here think that less than three weeks later we'd be discussing tiebreakers for fourth place?[/quote]
Did anyone think 75% of the on-the-ice-time of the defensemen would be in sick bay?
If anybody has a tradition of winning the ECACs from a non-pole position, it's Cornell.