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Well, since no one else posted it: Greening clears waivers. Seemed inevitable due to his contract, but at least he'll get ice time in Bingo.

I had the same confusion. It turns out for this game the video stream link is listed under the "Audio Only" section and the audio only stream is listed under the video heading on the schedule. Hope this helps.

Quote from: WillCMJrThere was a random moment in the second period that here was a mostly standing ovation. There was no penalty, no goal, play was stopped, etc. Anyone know what happened?

I could be mistaken but I think this was right after Cornell killed the second penalty of the 5v3. There was a stoppage right as the penalty expired and people looked at the scoreboard and realized that both penalties were killed as Cornell made a change before the faceoff. That happened early in the third period but it was the only standing ovation where play was stopped that I recall.

Figured I would give a heads up, as I received this email from Bill Reynolds today:

QuoteTo Whom It May Concern:
 
The jerseys are now available from last year. The cost is $100.00.
White #'s available 3,4,5,8,9,10,12, 15, 18, 19,20, 23,24,28,29
You get them from me in person at the Teagle Hall issue room or we can send it to you by mail.  Cash or Checks made out to Cornell University.
Include your phone number. Let me know as soon as possible if you are still interested and what number you would be interested in.
 
Thanks,
Bill
607-255-1318

I edited it since the Ferlin, Bardreau, Iles, and McCarron jerseys are taken as of this afternoon.
On an interesting side note I've never seen brought up on here, I asked about the old players' nameplates (instead of getting one custom made). The issue room staff thinks they just store them around somewhere and would look for them. I am hoping to pick up the red Miller nameplate to go with the jersey I got last year. I'll update this thread if that comes through since others might be interested.

Bummer of a result last night. Agreed with the really dumb penalties from Lowry and Mowrey. From my angle, it looked like Lowry straight up whacked the Yale guy in the groin--should've learned from Gostisbehere in the World Juniors. You probably shouldn't do that right in front of the refs after your opponents just scored.

Nevertheless, here's Ferlin converting early:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VosRDmn2M9o

Media speculation is that Scrivens will open the season for Toronto tonight against Montreal.

Mihalek's goal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhuMq_068qM
Esposito's goal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d6Hs4I4zHw
Lowry's goal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3fpnDeBx-0

Mowrey's goal from Ferlin's feed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI7Gzr-LGLQ

After being lazy for the past few weeks/games, I actually uploaded the goals against Colgate:

Bardreau (PPG):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WyPSjaYafg

D'Agostino:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ACtEcmXp5I

España (because the España videos get more views than the goals by a wide margin):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwQGwIGaXBY

Quote from: RatushnyFanWhat about Craig Esposito, did he play this past weekend?  Huge kid, seems like a great story.  Since he's played varsity golf for a couple of years I think, does he only have 2 years of varsity hockey eligibility? Was he on the practice squad the last couple of years? I'm curious if anyone thinks he'll get playing time or if he's a depth addition to the roster and being rewarded for hard work.  I hope it works out for him.

According to the box score, he was +1 on Friday against USA. He is not on the roster for Saturday against Brock. I didn't notice him on the ice, but they also don't have first initials on the jerseys (though I should've noticed the difference in number and size between the two Espositos).

Given the talent in the freshmen Stoick and Willcox, I'd venture a guess that C. Esposito won't see much ice time.

The power play looked awful.
They started looking tired mid-second period and there was some serious sloppiness by the third.
The first Brock goal was frustrating because it looked to be under Iles, frozen, yet they let play continue until it was poked into the net. In all fairness, it was all way down the ice so I can't really say. I was just frustrated because not 2 minutes earlier, the officials had blown the whistle while a puck was rebounding in the air, off the Brock goalie's chest.

We lost a lot of faceoffs and it really hurt us.

I believe the call on the no goal was that the goalie was interfered with on the play. Hard to hear the announcement over the booing. I have video of it and I'll post it tomorrow.


The positives:
McCarron was taking lots of shots and generating a lot of chances. He looks to be making more big plays, instead of just going for the big checks.
Bardreau was in the lineup tonight and seems to have stepped it up from last year. He was aggressive in pursuing the puck and bringing it into the zone.
By the third period, the forecheck became much more aggressive (2 men deep) and was really neutralizing Brock's breakout.
Hilbrich looked pretty good again, doing whatever needed to be done on the ice, including breaking up some dangerous plays near our net.

Here are the first period Cornell goals:

Hilbrich (1/2)--not entirely sure what happened here. Hilbrich goes down while trying to pass and his stick falls near the net. Whether the puck hit the stick or the glove and bounced in, or Miska just wasn't ready and it slid past isn't clear from this angle. The game writeup says it knocked off the D-man who slid into Miska and in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg8Xtlgae94

Miller--he gets right in front of the net to receive the pass beautiful pass from D'Agostino and immediately puts it in the back of the net.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMMynWPc-t0

Hilbrich (2/2)--J. McCarron's shot yielded a rebound to Dias who passed it behind the goalie. Hilbrich whacks the airborne puck into the back of the net for his second of the night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqdT5rwkCuI

Whoops, what I meant to say is they worked hard to force opponents to turn over the puck.

Mike McCarron seemed even more physically imposing than Hilbrich. He seems even grittier than his brother and was very effective in forcing us to turn over the puck. I got a little anxious any time he got near our puck carriers because he was so good at breaking up the plays. I also streamed the American Prospects game some weeks ago and his play there was even more impressive than last night, as he set up a goal from his rebound and generated a lot of good chances. My impression was that when paired with guys who mesh well with his skills, he could really rack up some points. He was chirping quite a bit (much like his brother), which instigated the "little brother" chant from the Faithful. Hard to tell whether he was really riled up or just some tongue-in-cheek smack talk. I'd guess the latter since he seems really excited to play at Cornell.

Regarding the power play, it did not look good. Much like it was the same time last year, lots of passing around looking for a good shot, then eventually getting a pass intercepted and cleared, without getting off a shot. I don't like being the guy yelling "SHOOT IT!" but that's exactly how it felt. On average, they got just barely over 1 shot per PP. It should get better over time, like last year. The second US goalie (Demko) took over halfway through the second and made some good stops on PP chances and gave up no PP goals. The Cornell PK looked okay but gave up 1/3.

Regarding the SHG, it was six seconds after the faceoff starting the second period. The guy just deked past the defender and shot it to the side of Iles. Andy got caught with his pants down, unprepared for the start of the period, it seemed. The first US goal was on the PP and there was a guy screening Iles and it looked like a point blank poke-in. Other than the SHG, Iles looked good and was very aggressive (not sure if it was just because it was an exhibition). However, his aggressiveness was not like the random crease flopping that spurred the "Iles is not the answer" thread early last year.

Some other notes:
Axell, Bardreau, Mowrey (and I think Mihalek) were all scratches. Bardreau and Mowrey looked good in the Red-White game so not entirely sure why they didn't play.
Ferlin and Miller did not disappoint. Whoever pairs with them in the season should be interesting and pocket a lot of points. On the PP breakout, Ferlin was parked at the blue line waiting for the pass. Miller is Miller and if he gets near the net, he's going to score.
Esposito, just like the Red-White game, always seems to always know where to be to intercept the puck. Unfortunately for him, he always seemed to be in the zone alone without too many quality looks. Should be excellent on the forecheck and generate lots of chances. Totally unselfish playing from him.
Dias seems to have improved quite a bit from last year, which was nice to see.
MacDonald saw quite a bit of ice time and his passing was really helpful for setting up the attack.
Cole also saw the ice and looked decent, got off a few shots. I'll be curious to see how much ice he sees in the regular season.
Gotovets, Birch, Ryan, and D'Agostino were all reliable and I'd expect them to put up impressive stats again, just like last year.

Willcox and Stoick are big and worked hard to turn over the puck. Willcox seemed to get more ice time. Their playing style seems more like Birch than D'Agostino or Ryan.

Knisley is small and quick and was not selfish with the puck. His positioning and passing were good and helped set up a goal and several other chances.

Tiitinen, as in the Red-White game, has some speed. He showed some flashy moves in the Red-White game but didn't catch my eye as much last night.

Hilbrich, carrying over my impressions from the Red-White game, has really shown what he's got, so far. He is 6'6" and 208, but more than just a body smashing machine. Yes, he was laying out devastating hits, but he's also highly skilled. His passing is spot-on and as the scoreboard reflected, he knows how to score (though, to be fair, his first goal seemed a bit fluky). He should prove to be a serious offensive threat to opponents. Can't say enough good things about his performance thus far.