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Thank you for the commentary.  It's certainly encouraging that so many students showed up.  There must be some vibrations carrying over from the good old days on the hill.  I wonder whether any of the undergrads were children (or even grandchildren) of alumni who had camped in the line and passed on stories. 

Cornell Sun is recruiting students for the hockey beat.  I remember a discussion in the spring when they had a similar piece, but can't find it here any more. 

I don't see any follow-up posts on Okereke.  He wound up playing for Vanderbilt and continued to develop.  The Sun reports that he has signed a two-way NBA contract with the Lakers.

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Quote from: ACM on August 10, 2026, 04:21:12 PMhttps://cornellbigred.com/news/2026/8/10/mens-ice-hockey-austin-keiser-hiring-release.aspx

Kaiser replaces Josh Robinson who left for Omaha:  https://omavs.com/news/2026/7/15/omaha-hockey-welcomes-josh-robinson-director-of-player-personnel-and-video.aspx

...see you in January.

Looks like he spent only one year at Cornell.

The Omaha announcement is dated July 15.  I wonder how much warning Cornell had.  It seems like a quick turnaround to bring Keiser in so promptly. 

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Quote from: ACM on July 20, 2026, 12:20:52 PMFrozen Apple release. Note time change

"Puck drop set for noon" so they hate me personally, okay 👍

Being facetious. Mostly.

Puck drop at 12, doors open at 11. Means I have to be in NYC by like, 9 am, and leave my stuff somewhere... so that means I have to come in on the 27th and leave the 28th... but that IS the Calgary game... so maybe try to get cheap seats for that (LMAO it's MSG let's be real here) and leave the 29th? But that's two nights in a hotel, which is a lot of money I don't exactly need to be spending, especially because hotels run $150 minimum... and then the bus TO NYC is cheap ($25) but the one back is like $65, so we're at $400 already, and then tickets, and then feeding and watering and such... gaaah.

Guh. I'll have to think about this way more in depth.

25-30 years ago, Shortline/CoachUSA used to offer an Ithaca-NYC bus that left around 4:30am and got into Port Authority sometime around 9-10am.  It was a great way to do a full day in the city without an overnight stay anywhere.  Sadly, I don't think they run this schedule anymore.

Totally irrelevant to today's situation, but in the 1950's my father would board a sleeper car in Ithaca in the evening.  Around midnight the Black Diamond from Buffalo would stop, add the car to the train, and continue on to New York where he would awake in the morning.  IIRC, the return trip brought him home in the late afternoon, so he must have spent the night in NYC. 

Imagine a train in Ithaca... 😭😭😭

Passenger train service ended in 1959.  It was a big deal in its day. 

Quote from: Will on July 20, 2026, 02:43:34 PM

Quote from: stereax on July 20, 2026, 01:58:56 PM

Quote from: ACM on July 20, 2026, 12:20:52 PMFrozen Apple release. Note time change

"Puck drop set for noon" so they hate me personally, okay 👍

Being facetious. Mostly.

Puck drop at 12, doors open at 11. Means I have to be in NYC by like, 9 am, and leave my stuff somewhere... so that means I have to come in on the 27th and leave the 28th... but that IS the Calgary game... so maybe try to get cheap seats for that (LMAO it's MSG let's be real here) and leave the 29th? But that's two nights in a hotel, which is a lot of money I don't exactly need to be spending, especially because hotels run $150 minimum... and then the bus TO NYC is cheap ($25) but the one back is like $65, so we're at $400 already, and then tickets, and then feeding and watering and such... gaaah.

Guh. I'll have to think about this way more in depth.

25-30 years ago, Shortline/CoachUSA used to offer an Ithaca-NYC bus that left around 4:30am and got into Port Authority sometime around 9-10am.  It was a great way to do a full day in the city without an overnight stay anywhere.  Sadly, I don't think they run this schedule anymore.

Totally irrelevant to today's situation, but in the 1950's my father would board a sleeper car in Ithaca in the evening.  Around midnight the Black Diamond from Buffalo would stop, add the car to the train, and continue on to New York where he would awake in the morning.  IIRC, the return trip brought him home in the late afternoon, so he must have spent the night in NYC. 

Quote from: stereax on June 17, 2026, 12:01:50 PMPWHL and Cornell-W article by the new beat reporters at the Sun.

I think that this article and the subsequent article on then outcome of the draft bode well for hockey coverage over the next couple of years. 

Quote from: nycred on April 26, 2026, 03:32:38 PMThought I'd start this topic off a bit early with an update on current commitments

Luke Kennevan, 6'4" Shooting Guard: Transfer from D2 Lock Haven, where he averaged 10.1/4.3/2.5 on 49.8/39.7/73.2% shooting. Seems super random honestly, but then again Cornell is faced with a lot of recruiting limitations. Super curious about what the coaching staff saw and how he'll pan out. 

Carson Davis, 6'8" Power Forward: Brings some much needed size to a team that really lacked a true big last year. All time leading scorer at Meigs HS (OH). Also had offers from Air Force, Jackson State, and six D2 schools.

Quinn Gibson, 6'6" Small Forward: Joins Cornell after a postgrad year at Winchendon. Offered his senior year by D2 West Chester

Mikehi Williams, 6'6" Small Forward: Also had offers from Lehigh, Campbell, Rice, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, South Carolina State, Georgia Southern, and two D2 schools.

Trey Williams, 6'3" Point Guard. Also had offers from Dartmouth and Navy.

Sage Mateo, 6'2" Point Guard. Also had offers from Brown and Columbia.

And here's the Cornell announcement.  https://cornellbigred.com/news/2026/6/4/mens-basketball-introduces-seven-newcomes-for-2026-27.aspx  Sames names as nycred posted plus one more, another transfer.  There are now 19 listed on the roster for 2026-27.  https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster.  4 seniors, 4 juniors, 6 soph, 5 frosh. 

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Quote from: Ken711 on May 30, 2026, 01:15:39 PMAdded a few more.  Big recruiting weekend in two weeks.

Ken - can you re-post the link to your lists?

Ken's list of '31 recruits is in this thread.  His list of '30 recruits is in the thread https://elf.elynah.com/index.php?topic=268819.0 

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Quote from: stereax on May 12, 2026, 02:53:03 PMI wonder if Jane has a burner here...

wouldn't surprise me but i think it's more likely that she follows walsh.

Oh no, for sure. I just find it intriguing that this is probably like, the third or fourth time I've posted something here and then Jane picked up on it within an hour or so. But probably half coincidence, half she probably keeps an eye on this place 😂

Or she keeps an eye on the same places you keep your eyes on. 

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Quote from: ugarte on May 02, 2026, 10:21:59 PMWhat is ATH? (See Atkins and Doughty)

Per Google it means that they played multiple positions and the recruiting team decides which position they will play.

ATH is short for ATHLETE, meaning so athletic they can play multiple positions. 

Chicago watch parties:
Pop Up Event: Men's Hockey Watch Parties

Locations:
• North Suburbs: Great Coast Commons
•        414 Green Bay Road, Kenilworth, IL 60043
• River North: Theory
•         9 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60654

Date: Friday, March 27, 2026
Time: 5:00 pm

Big Red takes on Denver in the first round of the Men's Hockey NCAA tournament this Friday the 27th.  We will be congregating in both the city and northern suburbs. Please stay tuned for potential future watch parties.  The second round is this Sunday March 29th. There is no cost to attend.  However, attendees will be responsible for paying for their own food and drink.

Quote from: Al DeFlorio on March 24, 2026, 05:33:02 PMA real kick in the teeth: March 16, 1973, The Gahden, Wisconsin 6, Cornell 5, OT

https://www.nytimes.com/1973/03/17/archives/cornell-loses-65-in-hockey-tourney.html

Don't feed me this uninformed bullshit about Pelletier.

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal-cornell-hockey-loses/194113353/

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Quote from: stereax on March 19, 2026, 01:06:01 PMOn the bus to Binghamton 🥳

You're going in the wrong direction... 

Haha, unfortunately no direct bus to Albany from Ithaca. This is at least better than going all the way to NYC and connecting there!

For those of you who enjoy my little travelogues, on the bus to Albany! And significantly less stressed - that was the most critical part of the trip and if God forbid the connection was missed, I'd have to book quickly and connect in NYC, getting to Albany around midnight 😭

I, for one, do enjoy your travelogues. 

Quote from: Trotsky on March 12, 2026, 10:23:39 PMSo I am watching the SF at 8 am?

OK, I'm down for that.

8:00 AM PDT