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Quote from: stereax on August 12, 2026, 08:25:25 AM

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Quote from: BearLover on August 11, 2026, 01:14:12 PMThe lower ranking assistant coaches bounce around constantly. It's not specific to this season nor to Cornell.

Yep, this exactly. And it's not like we lost an coach or staff member who's been with the team for years.

Also possible that they were looking into Kaiser already before Robinson accepted the offer.

I disagree.  The "lesser" coaches are the foundation of the program.  They develop the players and the better their quality, the better the team.  And obviously the better programs will attract better talent at all levels.

Cornell was expecting Robinson to stay because they posted this bio update in early summer, before he left.  It refers to him starting his second year.   https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/coaches/josh-robinson/11947

And if you think the goaltending coach is not important consider this:
Dartmouth  -- Associate Head Coach Jason Tapp
Princeton -- Assistant Coach Shane Talarico (former Cornell Directory of Operations)
Michigan -- Assistant Coach Kevin Reiter

Dartmouth has been attracting great goalies. 

I sense that Cornell undervalues goalie coaches.  That may be why we lost Cournoyer to Wisconsin.

We lost Cournoyer to Wisconsin primarily because of $. Pretty sure Adam said about as much.

Goalies are not inherently coachable in the way skaters are. By the time you hit college level, most of the base instincts are already locked in; you're mostly just fine-tuning details in the game at that point. Nobody's learning RVH at Lynah. And, I mean, we haven't had any issue with finding good goalies out of piles of dirt before. A coach who runs the powerplay is one thing. Goalie coaching is glorified voodoo.

And also, nobody joins a college hockey program specifically for an assistant coach/goalie coach/whatever. Those guys move around a fair bit. Occasionally you have guys who move with a head coach move (see: Ryan, Caton), but I can't think of anyone who moved with an assistant.

This is wrong.  Even NHL goalies adjust technique, positioning, enhance their skills, mindset, etc., often as a direct result of their goaltending coach.  I don't see why that wouldn't be a consideration for a junior goaltender considering where to develop for 3-4 years. 

Quote from: Swampy on May 27, 2026, 03:56:30 PM

Quote from: CU77 on May 25, 2026, 12:30:52 PMAt least 90% of recruiting has to do with factors that the coach has no direct control over: academics, campus culture, weather, facilities, likelihood of a championship,  etc. There's not some magic knob that a coach can turn to improve recruiting.

Perhaps. But while Princeton and ND may have some advantages, I don't see enough difference in the five things you explicitly mention (academics, campus culture, weather, facilities, likelihood of a championship) to account for Princeton repeatedly recruiting the #1 class (several years in a row with 5x5*) while we recruit #20.

This is particularly vexing because until recently we have regularly recruited generational players like Kurst, Teat, Adler, etc.

Adler was a 3-star recruit when he committed.

I think Points Rank is intended to be more objective. 

Quote from: sah67 on May 20, 2026, 01:36:20 PMLooks like Sam is back in for Game 1 tonight, and with Makar out, he may get some time on the PP and PK:
https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/playoffs/cale-makar-out-for-avalanche-game-1-injury-update-may-20-2026

He will likely quarterback PP1.

Quote from: MattShaf on May 09, 2026, 08:44:08 PMTough loss for Cornell. offense which disappeared for the 2nd half, plagued by an inability to win 1:1 matchups or shoot effectively from range.
Hats off to Tully - was dialed in and kept the game from getting out of hand in the second half. 

Although this team wasn't built for a deep tournament run, Coach Buczek extracted a solid season from the squad. Rope unit was great and (until the IVY league tourney) the defense held teams to less the 10 goals per game.
Cascadden was great this year.
Offense struggled at times and were held under 10 goals 5x (1-4 record in those games).

Disappointingly, our record at Schoelkopf Stadium was only 5-4. On the road the red were 5-1 and 1-0 on neutral site (Duke game). Not sure how to explain this.

See how we can reload for next year. Losing 5 starters (Staub, Dooley, Luzzi, Box and Cascadden).  BRinging back the entire starting offense.

Cascadden will be back.

Quote from: abmarks on March 27, 2026, 08:55:36 AM

Quote from: BearLover on March 25, 2026, 09:44:23 PM

Quote from: Trotsky on March 25, 2026, 09:17:39 PMPfft.  You've attacked and fought with and snarled at and pouted about half the members of the cafe.

"When you see an asshole on your way to work, you've seen an asshole.
When you see assholes all day long, you're the asshole."

Yes, but I think it's pretty clear who the asshole is this time, and it's not me. There's a reason why I've never snapped at Jim Hyla.

Clownlover..notice yet that, as so often is the case, not a single person here is coming to your defense or agreeing with your take?

Do the math. 

That doesn't mean he's wrong, it just means that others either (1) aren't speaking up or (2) don't agree with him.

They won't approve my registration, but someone should invite the Cornell wrestling forum posters here, as that site is closing imminently. 

Perhaps this site could create a wrestling-specific space, instead of "Other Sports"?

Quote from: ithacat on March 20, 2026, 04:27:28 PM

Quote from: ruloffsenjoyer on March 20, 2026, 01:32:45 PMGod. Horrific tournament.

Is it surprising? This seems to have been one of the worst seasons in my recent memory.

Three #2 seeds losing in the quarters is surprising. 

It lives!

Quote from: BearLover on March 12, 2026, 11:19:10 AM

Quote from: Noah '27 on March 12, 2026, 09:47:22 AMHey everyone, I don't usually post on here, but I am a lifelong fan of Cornell Hockey and have been a part of the Big Red Pep Band. Please consider supporting the band so that we can go on away trips and bring the Lynah faithful energy anywhere the team goes. The link to my page is attached below

https://givingday.cornell.edu/p2p/630133/noah-kaplan-2600ecdf-9213-4a23-abd6-bec55717a9c5

I will donate to the band but you have to promise one thing in return: please return to the procedure the band used throughout the 2000s and early 2010s where it would open the third period by playing Gonna Fly Now prior to the Hey Song such that the Hey Song does not begin until the players are all out on the ice, and the song continues into the start of play, with the students filling in a capella when play resumes and the band has to stop playing, and then the band picking the song back up upon the next break in play. I think there are videos of this on YouTube. This was my and many others' favorite Lynah song/chant for many years and I'm not sure why the band stopped doing this.

YES x1000

Quote from: BearLover on February 28, 2026, 11:26:03 PMhttps://x.com/JaneMcNally_/status/2027939509103444306/mediaViewer?mode=profile&currentTweet=2027939509103444306&currentTweetUser=JaneMcNally_

Wtf

This is shocking.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that Cornell has had a shutout in every season dating back to at least 1996.  That streak appears to be in jeopardy.  A lot of one-goal games so far, and solid goaltending overall, but only a few chances left (hopefully more like 9 or 10).  Of course, a 2-1 win is the same as a 1-0 win in my book. 

Quote from: stereax on January 31, 2026, 11:32:25 PM

Quote from: chimpfood on January 31, 2026, 11:15:07 PMAnother Ithaca kid we probably regret not getting is Cooper Dennis. He has 53 points in 47 OHL games and is going to Michigan next season. But he is 5'6

Do we land the Ithacan kids, ever?

Andy Iles.

I know it exists but can find no evidence of it beyond the Cowbell page on eLynah, and certainly no way to buy or download it.  Does anyone have a copy?  Is it available somewhere?

Quote from: BearLover on November 15, 2025, 01:00:47 PMPeople (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

Do this, and then skip donating for a cycle.  Tell them why. 

Hopefully the pep band is advocating for itself too.