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Quote from: adamw on November 16, 2025, 02:38:48 PM

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Quote from: The Rancor on November 13, 2025, 11:41:26 PMWHO CARES

It's illegal to post about Cornell hockey on a Cornell hockey forum now

I always love the "hey, I'm just asking" defense.

It's illegal to bring up a shift in recruiting philosophy by a new Cornell head coach on a Cornell hockey forum now

I hadn't realized how heavily Union uses the transfer portal. Their top 3 scorers and goalie are transfers. Notable, though, none of them were effective at their original schools (Clarkson, Maine, CC, UMich), and only started producing/seeing the ice once they came to Union.

Quote from: upprdeck on November 16, 2025, 09:22:15 AMthere are issues beyond just the equipment happening here.

...such as?

Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82 on November 15, 2025, 11:43:51 PMTo be fair, it's 50º outside right now and pouring.  So that's going to warm things up inside the rink.  And it was pretty warm inside.  But somebody is going to have to do a serious job of reconditioning the ice in the next week.  Because there are a bunch of things that need work.

Same forecast next weekend pretty much. No women's game though.

Quote from: chimpfood on November 15, 2025, 10:37:07 PMECAC 4-0 non con today. Up to .475 on the season. Even though Omaha, BU and Alaska don't look like the teams we probably hoped they would be when we scheduled them, we have a fighting chance for an at large bid thanks to the conference turning it on a bit.

Well, we haven't played those teams yet so if they suck and we beat them, then whatever. UMass is a more concerning to me, we already split with them and they were swept by BC this weekend. I hope they're actually good.

Clarkson starting to struggle now that Casey's recruits are gone? Hmm...

Quote from: chimpfood on November 15, 2025, 10:21:12 PMAll wins count the same. I'd rather not have Yale and brown outshoot us but oh well. Long needs to get that monkey off his back

I hadn't realized Yale ended up ahead on shots. That's absurd. CHN also has them as slightly ahead on expected goals (2.7 to 2.4). We looked fine until the third, which was frankly embarrassing (for multiple reasons). Getting outshot against Brown and Yale back to back, surely that hasn't happened in many, many years.

We should beat Union based on talent, but based on how we looked this weekend that game is going to be difficult. 

Things looked good before the delay but afterwards Cornell was a total mess. Cournoyer bailed out so many turnovers. The defensemen looked shaky.

The crowd was much better tonight, fuller and louder. Until the ice delay. It was nice that 80+% stuck around but I hope this doesn't deter the casuals from coming back. These early games are an opportunity to set the tone for the crowd and this was not a good look. Maybe it was a nice bonding experience for Section B?

Hopefully the rink can take the proper precautions and this doesn't happen again. I don't know how many more women's/men's double headers there are this season but maybe they can move the women's games earlier or keep the rink colder?

Cournoyer has been phenomenal, and PP and PK are clearly improved from last year's, but I'm kind of skeptical of this team otherwise. We aren't gelling offensively 5x5 and we have trouble maintaining possession through the neutral zone. Lots of confusion/trouble behind our own net resulting in failed breakouts. Weird mix of promising freshmen and experienced juniors. The freshmen are promising but the team as a whole has a long way to go. I don't mind the overall trend but not sure we're making noise this year.

Both RPI and Union are coming off good weekends. We really need to build the crowd energy up, so those on/near campus please drag your friends to the games.

Quote from: pjd8 on November 15, 2025, 03:47:34 PMI'm looking at Dartmouth's remaining schedule, and I'm not seeing a lot of teams they "should" lose to. Certainly, they'll drop a few, but I think the only real challenges they have left are us, Q, and maybe (probably not) their two remaining Hockey East games. And I don't see them dropping all five of those. They'll probably win as many of those as they drop games to lesser opponents that they should beat. And they will be stoked to return to Lynah this year.

CHN's Power Ratings has Cornell at 1 for SOS. Colgate is 6. Yale is 3 (from four games, including D and Q). But losing to D didn't help SLU (58) as they have too many other games against lesser opponents diluting the effect.

Having played two UMass games has helped us. Q and BU will help too. But that's about it.

We will share in some of Dartmouth's riches, and we'll need it. Once we beat them in Lynah, I will feel much better about them continuing to have a great season.

Because if we beat them in Lynah, we can beat them in Lake Placid.

Overindexing on tiny sample sizes IMO. I doubt Dartmouth is an especially good team. Top 4 in the ECAC sure, but there's nothing impressive about their talent or who they've played so far. If the offsides no-call goes our way we probably tie them, and their other games are against very weak opposition. They have a worse team talent-wise on paper than they've had the past two seasons when they were what, like high-20s in the PWR at best?   

People (rightly) complaining about piped-in music: I implore you, reach out to the athletic department rather than venting about it on ELynah. My bet is that they will listen.

Perhaps reach out to those in the athletics administration, facility management, operations, Lynah Rink categories, as you see fit:
https://cornellbigred.com/staff-directory

The crowd sounded dead silent on the broadcast. No chants at all basically. Couldn't tell if it was just the broadcast.

Quote from: underskill on November 14, 2025, 09:24:14 PMSomeonen

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Quote from: BearLover on November 14, 2025, 09:17:59 PMThis is the worst 5 minutes I have ever seen Cornell play LOL

Oh man, I wish that was true for me.

Someone hasn't watched the UNH first period.

Accounting for opponent quality!

This is the worst 5 minutes I have ever seen Cornell play LOL

Quote from: Trotsky on November 14, 2025, 08:12:05 PMHuh.  An actual scorer.  Who was the last Cornell player to lead the ECAC in goal scoring?  I'm going to guess Niewy.  But it may have even been Tredway.  Actual, since Tredway overlapped with Dave Taylor, it might have been Ferguson.

Seger had the most PPG in the ECAC two years ago. It never happens in absolute points because Cornell plays fewer games.

Quote from: marty on November 14, 2025, 06:12:23 PM

Quote from: BearLover on November 14, 2025, 06:01:43 PMThe small roster is baffling. It's not like we had any surprising departures in the offseason.

Perhaps Doug needs some advice.  I wish I knew someone I could recommend. 

He could talk to Casey down the hall (roster size of 31).

The small roster is baffling. It's not like we had any surprising departures in the offseason.