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Thanks for the thorough report. 

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Quote from: stereax on February 28, 2026, 11:59:41 PM

Quote from: The Rancor on February 26, 2026, 02:37:15 PMIHS plays their sectional final at 2:15pm at The Rink in Lansing on Sunday March 1 against lone section IV foe the BC Bulls.

Where exactly is this? (And any info on tickets?)

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Sheldon+Court,+420+College+Ave,+Ithaca,+NY+14850/The+Rink,+1767+E+Shore+Dr,+Ithaca,+NY+14850/@42.479573,-76.5807652,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89d081913964e267:0x5e0419b092fe2f8b!2m2!1d-76.4855014!2d42.4422042!1m5!1m1!1s0x89d0832792238e8f:0xcfe1c6bcba83bc43!2m2!1d-76.5032444!2d42.5182376!3e0?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDIyNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Looks like like Route 36 is the only bus that goes past there, and that's just once or twice per day on weekdays.  Route 37, which does run limited service on Sunday, gets you within a 20 minute walk of The Rink.  Not a pleasant walk, I might add, on the shoulder of state highways. 

Quote from: stereax on February 28, 2026, 11:40:48 PM

Quote from: sah67 on February 28, 2026, 11:25:54 PMI don't think I've ever seen a penalty called for "taunting" before. Where do they make the distinction between that and "unsportsmanlike conduct"?

Isn't Takacs their goalie?

Yes.  https://colgateathletics.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/andrew-takacs/16280

Quote from: stereax on February 25, 2026, 05:11:03 PMWeekly Casey's out again, for those who get 'em. Great insights as usual.

I was especially impressed to read that they didn't get to their hotel rooms Friday night until 2:30 am. 

Quote from: jtwcornell91 on February 25, 2026, 09:49:29 AMWith all the snow this winter, we've been doing a bit of snowshoeing around the Rochester area.  Does anyone know about snowshoeing in Ithaca, both suitable trails and rental places?  (One of our local libraries actually loans them out, but we just had to return the ones we were using, so we're out a couple of pairs.)  The Cornell Outdoor Education website says they rent snowshoes, but they're only open 9-1 on weekends.

The forecast seems to call for rain on Saturday, so this may not pan out anyway.

Fifty years ago I spent a pleasant afternoon showshoing trails in the upper section of Buttermilk Falls State Park.  The trail to the foot of Taughannock Falls also remains open in the winter.  On the edge of campus the Cornell Botanical Garden has suitable trails.  From there, cross Fall Creek on the low suspension bridge and follow the Cayuga Trail upstream. 
I can't help with rental suggestions.  I would have expected the Ithaca REI to have rentals, the their web site says the nearest equipment rental location is Rochester. 

Quote from: djk26 on February 21, 2026, 07:29:38 PM

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Quote from: Cornell95 on February 21, 2026, 04:13:53 PMshort turnaround for Hobart on Tuesday (forcast is for low-20s in Ithaca)

When is the Meinig Fieldhouse supposed to open?

It won't be used for games, just practices, I thought. Can anyone confirm this?

An announcement from 2023 (https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/10/new-indoor-sports-facility-honor-peter-c-meinig-61) said

QuoteThe indoor field will accommodate NCAA men's and women's lacrosse competitions

On the occasion of the ground-breaking in 2024 (https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/10/university-breaks-ground-transformative-meinig-fieldhouse) the word was that

QuoteThe indoor fieldhouse will also enhance the ability of varsity athletics to recruit top student-athletes, train in all seasons in safe and consistent environments, retain high-level coaches, and even compete at home in otherwise unplayable outdoor conditions.

Quote from: stereax on February 21, 2026, 02:41:54 PMWould you like to read Q reporting on the loss?

Reasonably well-written, except the line about Wyttenbach:

QuoteHim and his linemates, junior Mason Marcellus and freshman Markus Vidicek were on ice for four of the Cornell goals.

And pretty tame Pecknold quotes. 

Quote from: Beeeej on February 17, 2026, 02:12:58 PM

Quote from: Beeeej on October 30, 2024, 04:14:02 PM

Quote from: upprdeckFor most games how many people do we think come it from out of town vs just being locals?


I think its mostly because its still warm outside and people dont know hockey has started around here.

its not like the school promotes it in any way.

We aren't able to travel meaningfully yet due to my knee replacement surgery last month, but be assured two asses will be in our two seats nonetheless. Just not ours.

Since I've already gotten a couple of inquiries - and I appreciate the well-wishes - I'll just address by quoting this old post. My total knee replacement of Sept. 2024 unfortunately fell into the roughly 10% of cases that require a knee replacement "revision" surgery, the recovery and rehab for which is predicted to be just as long and arduous as for the initial replacement surgery. I hope to be ready to travel by the time of the Frozen Four (which we intend to attend this year regardless of Cornell's participation), but let's just say I won't be attending the Fan Zone Sock Hop.

Best wishes.  I know it's hard work recovering.

Quote from: Weder on February 15, 2026, 02:55:41 PM

Quote from: stereax on February 15, 2026, 02:42:58 PMANYONE ASKED FOR DOUBLEHEADERS?

Women's QF games are going to be the 27th, 28th, 29th if needed, at 3 PM.

These are before the SLU and CLK men's games, so better pray neither of the first two go to OT.

Always a good excuse to post the GWG from the 3OT NCAA win over BU in 2012 (though that game apparently was a 2 p.m. start) that pushed back that start of a men's ECAC playoff game.

I wish there was still a fuller highlights video out there -- just a ridiculous game and amount of talent on the ice.

Agreed!  I'd love to be able to relive that one.  We were in town for my father's birthday celebration and took the opportunity to attend the afternoon game. When the third period ended with the score tied 7-7 after several lead changes I texted the family saying that it should be over fairly quickly and we wouldn't be late for the dinner.  I said the same thing after the first overtime and the second.  We did make it to dinner on time, but just barely.  I'm standing in my red jacket in the front row behind the celebration in the CornellBigRed photo.  https://cornellbigred.com/news/2012/3/10/WICE_0310121319.aspx

Here's the Facebook page.  https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoCornellClub  There was a watch party scheduled for January 23, but the weather got in the way. 

Quote from: Snowball on February 08, 2026, 09:48:19 AM

Quote from: upprdeck on February 08, 2026, 09:44:25 AMThat goal interference call is pretty bizarre given the calls I have seen happen all year on those types of play.

The D is riding the Cornell kid from 3-4 ft out of the crease all the way thru to the goalie and has his stick around him to control him.  Not sure what else he could have done other than fall down once they started gliding.  Once they got into the crease which he can do then what he could have done other than what he did. He tried to not hit the goalie but the D gave him no out and is clearly pushing him

Seems so clear from the video.

Casey said:
I mean, the [Colgate] kid's got his stick right up underneath [Pirtle's] gut and pushed him right into [the goaltender]," Jones said. "So I'm going to get clarification from the league, but I don't know. I don't know where he was supposed to go. I don't know."

What does he mean about clarification from the league?

I interpret that as Casey expressing extreme dissatisfaction with the call, but not sufficiently directly to get himself suspended. 

Quote from: Weder on February 05, 2026, 09:09:38 AM

Quote from: billhoward on February 05, 2026, 07:54:35 AMCass Park built 1972 provided overflow off-hours ice time for students for years when Lynah fans / intramural duffers were in thrall with a Cornell team that had gone unbeaten, we all thought with just a little more ice time we were the next Dan Lodboa '70 (three straight goals in the third period of the NCAA title game to lift Cornell to that unbeaten season). Lynah Rink cost $30 an hour to rent, $235 in today's money, Cass was cheaper, I recall. Plus available. Certainly after midnight. Gad, it was cold. I got my girlfriend to come twice. I think her sorority sisters dared her to do it. But twice?

The non-enclosed part of the original Cass Rink is because there were federal outdoor recreation funds available but in the case of rinks the outdoor part meant it had to be exposed to the elements. Roof, yes, walls all the way to the ground, no. The rest of Cass Park is gorgeous, lots of soccer fields, the lake and inlet, and walking trails. One of the reasons why Ithaca is a great place to live. Except right now 8am, Olympics opening day (for hockey), Ithaca is 3 degrees F vs. about 25 in metro NY.

Cass Park has been fully enclosed for a few years now.

Yes.  The OSLAD (Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development) funding says you have to leave the facility/venue as-proposed for 20 years.  That includes leaving up the plaque acknowledging the funding source for that long. 

Quote from: Al DeFlorio on February 03, 2026, 02:04:56 PM

Quote from: fastforward on February 03, 2026, 01:30:39 PMIt would be cool to have a Frosh bs Upperclassmen game!

A long time ago...we did!

Yes.  Back in the day when freshmen couldn't play on the varsity team there was a pre-season game between the frosh and varsity.  In November 1963, Harkness's first year, the frosh won 6-2.  I remember thinking "This is a turning point".    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal-cornell-hockey-1963/190508874/
The next year, with Dryden in the net for the frosh, they lost a hard-fought game. 
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal-red-cub-puck-potentia/180574188/
I hope these links are not behind a firewall, at least for first viewing. 

Quote from: Trotsky on February 02, 2026, 06:01:42 PMhttp://www.tbrw.info/index.html?/weekly_Updates/cornell_Color_All_Games.html

http://www.tbrw.info/?/weekly_Updates/cornell_Warmth_ECAC.html

Please remind us what the charts connote, or where we should look for your explanation.  I know I've read about them in past years, but can't find the explanation quickly. 

Harvard trying to curb grade inflation.  gift NYT article  A's are down from 60% to 53%.  They're thinking about including the median course grade along with the grade itself on transcripts, allowing A+'s to distinguish the best students, and emphasizing that grades should be based on results rather than effort.