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Quote from: The Rancor on February 21, 2026, 01:58:05 PM

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Quote from: RichH on February 20, 2026, 04:05:18 PMSomebody explain to me why I care so much less about the Men's tournament with the NHL players involved. I'm just so "meh" about it.

I still wish the Olympics was played with amateur players- just my humble opinion

I feel what you mean, but what is an amateur player anymore? CHL and AHL players in the NCAA, NCAA Players get hundreds of thousands of dollars to play- just the training to get to that level is a full time professional commitment, in almost every sport, except maybe curling.

edit: I learned that playing on the Finnish national team qualifies as National Service, in place of military service requirements.

I think the idea of a pure amateur competition is almost all nostalgia at this point for better or worse.

Some miscellaneous observations from the rink last night.

Maybe I'm just getting older and crankier but Q keeps finding new ways to echl it up. It's a tiresome tone. I don't recall the PA guy being as bad in the past. Deliberately announcing the lineups in an exaggerated way and then similarly mumbling the Cornell goal announcements was just childish.

They made a point to recognize two Q alums with ties to hockey at the Olympics. Would have been nice to acknowledge the Cornellian medalists as well.

Credit where it's due, from 7:15-8:30 the Q students were present and engaged. Every "let's go red" was drowned out with "fuck cornell". But... At least they were there.

Once it filled in, that was probably the most filled I've ever seen that building.

I've seen Cornell get blown out in that building and it was a delight to watch it empty out halfway through the third and see the Cornell players very excited at the buzzer.

Someone please tell the band that "warm up the bus" doesn't make sense when Cornell is on the road. And also to just play Davy and not wait for permission all the damn time. The band sounded good when they played. The Q band sure was present. 

I thought both teams did well to limit opposing zone time and possession. No crimebagging. It felt like Q iced the puck about fifteen times in the second half of the game just trying to get a break out going. I don't recall ever seeing them do that before. 

Unlike many other games down there Cornell was winning puck battles and being very effective and disciplined with their sticks.

The first Major goal is the sort of thing it feels like Cornell has tried a thousand times and it almost never works.

On the Q goal, I think O'Brien had the puck carrier and it looked like he got caught between staying up and going down and it cost him.

Very impressed by the way Cornell played a full sixty against a good team. Teams are clearly closer than the score. Cornell looked to be having a practice in the game at over matched Yale. Last night they played at a high level all night and earned it.

Quote from: imafrshmn on February 20, 2026, 04:09:38 PM

Quote from: RichH on February 20, 2026, 04:05:18 PMSomebody explain to me why I care so much less about the Men's tournament with the NHL players involved. I'm just so "meh" about it.

Because it doesn't compare to the Stanley Cup as a showcase for the sport and the athletes act like they're doing us a favor by putting on the Olympic jerseys. If it's not a pinnacle it's an exhibition.

I was skeptical going into the four nations last year. But that left me no doubt about the pride these guys take in a best on best international tournament.

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Quote from: stereax on February 20, 2026, 07:07:13 PMWhat is going on with the ghosts?

Feed says they're chickens. And that this is something they did last week against Princeton.

I assumed it was we're an ag school hardy har.

I talked to one of them. He said proudly "do you see all those guys over there? All cocks!"

Quote from: imafrshmn on February 19, 2026, 02:05:06 PMKristin O'Neill with an incredible short handed goal to put Canada up 1-0 at 0:54 in the second period. Kristin O'Neill from Renata Fast, 2nd Period.

Phenomenal move.

Tony Reno out at Yale due to health reasons.

https://yalebulldogs.com/news/2026/2/17/tony-reno-steps-down-as-head-coach-of-yale-football.aspx?fbclid=IwdGRleAQBbfxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeuOqow2c_KB3oB0dgl9SPz9ODmqVMIgPyOmZ9gP4FiabBeNG7nV239IpIgOE_aem_IqfAPEXkXgyEZJNcJhwFpQ

Quote from: imafrshmn on February 16, 2026, 05:33:58 PMCanada women eke over the finish line to beat Switzerland 2-1 in the semis, making 2 Poulin goals in the second period stand up.

Meanwhile USA cruise into the gold medal game with a 5-0 pasting of Sweden, looking every bit as hungry, confident, and dangerous as you would expect.

So it is, once again, a Canada-USA olympic final. Team Canada will be trying to conjure up all the old magic, but may find it very difficult to impose their will on this game with their aging core who cannot keep up with USA's track meet. Their head coach seems to be lacking ways to find them a psychological edge--things looked very nervy and disjointed in the third against the Swiss.

I've seen some online discontent about TOI on team Canada and how the players who play for Toronto in the PWHL are being overused.

It's felt like this was very much USA's gold to lose coming out of the rivalry series and nothing in the past week has suggested otherwise. MPP's injury didn't help matters.

Quote from: fastforward on February 16, 2026, 08:56:21 PMDoes anyone know if walk up tickets are normally available for this game?
I'll be in Boston for a family event and was thinking of possibly catching this one if I can break away.

I was startled to see very few tickets available as of yesterday. There is plenty of SRO space so I would guess they are pretty willing to take anyone's money.

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Quote from: fastforward on February 07, 2026, 10:58:22 AMI'll be looking for Jason and Tony to maintain the level of humor and levity that last nights announcer brought 

Every time we play in Hamilton, we discover the whimsical style of John McGraw as if it was for the first time. He's always been like that, and for my money one of the best at combining hockey knowledge with dry wit.

And an elf lurker. Hi, John.

Quote from: RichH on February 03, 2026, 10:14:40 PMPeople people, I know it's fun to celebrate the 100th page of this thread (at least on mobile) but this is A WENDYS the HARVARD SUCKS thread.

Please return to the low-brow nature as god intended.

Yes. We must all rest up for Harvard's annual matinee on the second Monday in February.

Just saw that Laura Fortino '13 will be on the Italian women's hockey team.

Quote from: LGR14 on January 31, 2026, 11:34:53 PM

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Quote from: chimpfood on January 31, 2026, 11:15:07 PMAnother Ithaca kid we probably regret not getting is Cooper Dennis. He has 53 points in 47 OHL games and is going to Michigan next season. But he is 5'6

Do we land the Ithacan kids, ever?

Andy Iles.

Not the answer.

Also worth nothing that through 9 Ivy games, Cornell is now at 23 pts with @P remaining. Only Dartmouth can catch Cornell. They have 13 points but four games left (@H, @Y, @B, P) 
So the Ivy title magic number is two points to share, three to win.

Clarkson beats Q in a SO.
Dartmouth now on 33 pts through 15 games
Cornell and Q on 32 through 14.

Quote from: stereax on January 31, 2026, 07:26:07 PM

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Quote from: stereax on January 31, 2026, 07:24:32 PMAh, Walsh... to the box for... something.

Crimebagging

General unspecified crimebaggery, yes.

I thought he wiped out the Brown goalie.