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I'm on Vancouver Island for a few days, and the CBC radio station out of Victoria had a 10-minute story today about the impact of the NCAA rule changes allowing CHL players to now play in the NCAA. Nothing particularly new in the story, but some good examples of the impacts to the local CHL (WHL) team, the Victoria Royals.

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-48-on-the-island/clip/16166042-how-ncaa-changes-mens-hockey-eligibility-impacting-hockey

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Quote from: TrotskyI discovered long range AM by growing up a Mariners fan on Long Island in the mid-late 70s.  

Wow, they were NOT good at all back then. And I'll bet you didn't have much company rooting for the Ms on Long Island.

it's ok he was able to enjoy baseball by rooting for the mets as well *touches earpiece*

TBH the Mariners have been the perfect pairing with the Mets.

This is why I will never, ever, ever be down on Cornell hockey.  "Fire?  I was born of this."

Yeah, my wife and sons love to watch me suffer endlessly with the yearly disappointment by the Mariners.

Quote from: TrotskyI discovered long range AM by growing up a Mariners fan on Long Island in the mid-late 70s.  

Wow, they were NOT good at all back then. And I'll bet you didn't have much company rooting for the Ms on Long Island.

Quote from: RichHThe end of WHCU broadcasts saddens me greatly, but I can't say it wasn't expected. Having two home broadcast teams was pretty out-of-the-ordinary. I really enjoyed listening to Jason over the years and it was the only reason I ever used a radio app. I wish there's a way to retain him and Grady somehow.

My other wish is for there being a way to just have an audio-only stream in the app for Car use like MLB has.

My third wish is for infinite wishes.

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Came across another T-shirt design. Dodges the NC$$ by not referring to them. Yet another Bear, and the Terrapin (it's just a turtle here) looks too happy.
https://competitive-edge.co/products/2025-champs-tee?variant=46328073355521&country=US¤cy=USD&com_cvv=8fb3d522dc163aeadb66e08cd7450cbbdddc64c6cf2e8891f6d48747c6d56d2c

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Quote from: sah67he ran the powerplay

"We must imagine Sisyphus happy."

Considering ours was beyond awful, any help is a bonus

The power play did struggle - except this one time! CU-MSU

I liked that one

I'm keeping this youtube link handy, for whenever I'm in need of an emotional pickup.

This is a different sort of angry Bear on the shirts...

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Quote from: upprdeckOther than the hat there is nothing in that list that I would ever buy and actually wear in public

Those are very busy pieces of clothing.

At the pre-game tailgate, I saw some guys with red hats that said something about Cornell National Lax Champs '76(?), and on the side it had the Cornell score above the Maryland (?) score. I would LOVE to have a hat like that for this championship.

Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82I bought one of the t-shirts from the Campus Store.  As well as "National Champions", etc., it says "Cornell" in roughly 1-1/2" letters, "Big Red" in 3/4" letters, along with the huge block "C".

It arrived last week.  I'm wearing it as we speak/write.

However, I just went on the webpage and it's no longer offered.

Keep checking, or call the campus store directly. They pull the web page when the stock gets low , but they might still have some (they did in my case). I was told they had more coming in, in anticipation of Reunion Weekend,  and that they were selling like hotcakes!

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Quote from: mike1960I've been listening to podcasts about championship weekend, and almost universally, commentators have been happy for the Cornell win. Part of the reason is the length of time between championships. Another is the culture and tradition of the program. Also, players they've interviewed have given thoughtful and respectful answers to questions. It's been very satisfying to hear how the program has put such a positive step forward.

What are your favorite podcasts/episodes? Winning the whole shebang is like a drug hit I can't get enough of.

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I think this answers the question of "Are we gonna pick up anyone from the CHL for next season?"
https://x.com/janemcnally_/status/1929275769546543159?s=42

And a goalie, no less.

The other thing we noted was that Coach Buczek made really good use of his timeout calls a couple of times, when we had barely gotten the ball into the offensive side of the field but our player was at risk of losing the ball.

For those who weren't there, I've put some photos from the tailgate party and the post-game celebration on a photo-sharing website:
https://chris-h-stuff.smugmug.com/School/2025-Cornell-Lacrosse-Championship/n-DSs6xK

At the tailgate, evidently there is a recent (?) tradition of passing out shots of Fireball (I'm guessing it's that since it's Red) and then a booster/alumni (could be both?) makes a toast to the team and the crowd.  It was really cool.

This email about tailgating came from the Cornell Club of Boston:
"Cornell Tailgate Information:

DATE: Monday, May 26, 2025

TIME: Gates Open: 9:00 AM, Toast at Approx: Noon, Game at 1:00 PM

LOCATION: Gillette Stadium, 1 Patriot Pl, Foxborough, MA

 

•        Big Red fans are encouraged to gather pre-game in Parking Lot 3B (see map below). This lot has been exclusively reserved for our Big Red Tailgate!
•        Please bring your own food & beverages,  and look for the Cornell Lacrosse tents. The incredible team parents and alumni host a world-class gathering each game.
•        To access the B Lot you should use entrance P2 when arriving from Route 95 and entrance P6 when arriving from Route 495.
•        Parking is free for Cornell fans in this lot.
•        No registration required to join the Cornell tailgate."

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Quote from: toddloseIs it wrong I'm pulling for Syracuse?

Nothing wrong with it, but I can't do it. I just want whoever wins to be gassed.

Some guy sat down next to me early in the SU-MD game and asked me who I was rooting for. My reply? "A long overtime game".