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Quote from: stereax on May 27, 2026, 11:11:13 PM

Quote from: Scersk '97 on May 27, 2026, 10:36:37 PMI'm just excited that we're likely to have our first 100-point career scorer in, well... seems like forever.

Even with Castagna's departure, we're building quite a stable of offensive talent. We have four other guys who, if they stay for four, might reach the 100-point mark, and one of them's a defenseman! If that happened, he would very much be the first in "forever." (Chris Norton's senior season was my family's first full season at the rink.)

Might we dream of a 20-goal season?

Speaking of stats that haven't been broken in a while, just pulled up Walshy's page to check how far away from 100 he is and they've added bios for this season. Did you know that Walsh posted career-high five assists against RPI (Nov. 22), becoming first Cornell player with five assists in a game since Casey Jones '90 on Jan. 6, 1989, against Brown?

Walsh is at 86 btw. Unless he gets hurt or similar, he'll almost certainly eclipse 100 in his Cornell career.

I wish there was somewhere I could find a sorted list of most points in a Cornell career... I see Moulson had 130-something in 4 years, and had the last 20-goal season on file...

Also:

2025-26 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Served as one of 12 skaters to appear in all 34 games ... totaled 30 points (11-19—30), ranking third on team and his 11 goals were second-most on team ... became first Cornell freshman with a 30-point season since Riley Nash (12-20—32) in 2007-08 and only the third player to do so since 1988-89, also joining Kyle Knopp (11-22—33) in 1995-96 ... registered nine multi-point games, highlighted by season-high four-point game against Alaska (Jan. 9 — 2-2—4) ... eight other multi-point efforts saw him have two points each ... had six power-play points (3-3—6) ... posted plus-20 rating, second-best figure on team ... won ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week three times (Jan. 12; March 2; March 16).

You know what I'm gonna say.

There probably are missing people, but try https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_players.php?analyze=&x=66&y=16&tmi%5B%5D=5347 and click on Pts column to sort.

Free Neutral Zone post https://neutralzone.com/2026/05/25/ncaa-commitments-may-18-may-24/

QuoteBradley Gardiner (F, R, 6'1", 191, Barrie Colts, 03/06/2005, Cornell)

A member of the OHL's Barrie Colts, Gardiner played an integral role this year, putting up 31 goals and 65 points and helping his team make a run to the OHL final. He will play for Cornell next season.

Gardiner's quick reads help him make an impact.

"Gardiner excels as a two-way forward, showcasing his skills through his work ethic and physicality. He consistently engages opponents in puck battles, utilizing an active stick to gain possession. In the defensive zone, Gardiner reads plays well, anticipating passes and disrupting them effectively. He is also capable of scoring goals, demonstrating speed and agility on breakaways."

Quote from: stereax on May 26, 2026, 02:02:09 PM

Quote from: ursusminor on May 26, 2026, 01:59:24 PM

Quote from: stereax on May 26, 2026, 09:31:26 AMInteresting article about college hockey budgets.

It would, of course, be more interesting if they had data on private schools including all 12 ECAC schools, but they didn't have to respond and thus didn't. OTOH, the article stated "We are currently missing FY25 MFRS data from Alabama State, ETSU, Ferris State, Troy, UNC-Asheville, and Tennessee State." Only Ferris has a team, and Tennessee State has been saying that they are working on it for over a year. The rest?

ACHA teams, I think.

They certainly could be, but there are a lot of other state schools with ACHA teams, or should I say clubs?

Quote from: stereax on May 26, 2026, 09:31:26 AMInteresting article about college hockey budgets.

It would, of course, be more interesting if they had data on private schools including all 12 ECAC schools, but they didn't have to respond and thus didn't. OTOH, the article stated "We are currently missing FY25 MFRS data from Alabama State, ETSU, Ferris State, Troy, UNC-Asheville, and Tennessee State." Only Ferris has a team, and Tennessee State has been saying that they are working on it for over a year. The rest?

Wasn't there a 26-27 schedule thread?

Sacred Heart in Ithaca 10/30 & 10/31. https://sacredheartpioneers.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/schedule

Quote from: BearLover on May 20, 2026, 12:32:17 PM

Quote from: pfibiger on May 20, 2026, 12:28:45 PMEven without the house settlement, there's still the question of number of scholarships available. It might be the case of "we're not renewing your scholarship, you should go look to play elsewhere because RPI is $70k/year"

Oh, true. Presumably RPI still offers 18 scholarships, as that's the rule for teams who didn't opt in, I believe.

In any case, the Ivies not being involved with roster caps, scholarships, or paying players seems like it is leading to greater continuity from year to year.

I think that we still have to wait a couple of years before we should draw a conclusion, and by then the rules will have changed again.

Brad Gardiner finally posted an Instagram about his commit to Cornell.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYfywQcz7hJ/

Quote from: arugula on May 17, 2026, 12:59:49 PMThey stole their name and logo from Army.

I thought that they stole their name from Clarkson.

Close to a month since I hinted about Gardiner who was also being recruited by RPI, but lost him to Cornell. Almost certainly the reason it took so long to make the annoucement was that his team was still playing until two days ago. I don't see why announcing where a player will be the next season, especially an overager, is a distraction during the playoffs, but he isn't the only one who waited until after his team was eliminated.

Gardiner assisted on both Barrie goals in their final game. See the embedded video in the boxscore. https://chl.ca/ohl/gamecentre/28988/

Quote from: pfibiger on May 14, 2026, 09:03:09 AM

Quote from: ursusminor on May 14, 2026, 05:34:59 AMHedge fund manager Xavier Majic (RPI '94 and Harvard Business School '06) is apparently becoming a co-owner of the Owen Sound Attack (OHL). https://x.com/GregCowanST/status/2052769927073873988 and https://www.linkedin.com/in/xavier-majic-7849803/

It will be interesting to see whether we see individual CHL teams become feeders to particular NCAA programs like prep schools and junior A programs have. Having an owner steering kids can't hurt RPI.

That certainly is (was) the case with Tier-II players. FWIW, RPI has an "in" with Newfoundland (QMJHL) since the GM & Coach, Gordie Dwyer, is the father of RPI recruit Ryan Dwyer.

Hedge fund manager Xavier Majic (RPI '94 and Harvard Business School '06) is apparently becoming a co-owner of the Owen Sound Attack (OHL). https://x.com/GregCowanST/status/2052769927073873988 and https://www.linkedin.com/in/xavier-majic-7849803/

A free Neutral Zone article about the changing face of the NHL draft as to sources of players. https://neutralzone.com/2026/05/09/the-26-nhl-draft-a-changing-landscape-in-north-american-prospects/ As a major source of the change is that the NCAA allows CHL players, this could have been posted on several threads here.

Quote from: stereax on April 23, 2026, 05:40:12 PM

Quote from: jtwcornell91 on April 23, 2026, 02:27:10 PM

Quote from: Trotsky on April 22, 2026, 01:29:44 PM

Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82 on April 21, 2026, 03:50:26 PMIt says that only 8 schools are available.  The seven Big 10 schools and who else?

I had a nice talk with them on email.  They are based in the midwest.

Michigan State, Army, Wisconsin, Penn State, Illinois, Ohio State, Minnesota, and Michigan.


Here is what I sent them:

QuoteA suggestion for expanding your reach.  There are several other schools with large hockey fan alumni groups and/or the level of disposable income required for the product.  Roughly in order of sales opportunity:

North Dakota
Boston University
Boston College
Cornell
Notre Dame
Maine
New Hampshire
Harvard
Yale
Arizona State
Quinnipiac
Princeton
Dartmouth

Getting the product in front of those fans by advertising on sites with comprehensive visibility to those customer bases is essential too: USCHO, CHN, the individual conferences, Ivy-adjacent up-market sites, etc.

You might want to talk to the ADs/SIDs of the schools themselves — many have co-located their rink inside of/near a entertainment center that includes hockey-related arcade games.  You'd fit in well and those entities won't blink at the price.

Good luck with your products! I hope to see them crop up everywhere from Lake Placid to Tempe.

If I'm running a bar in Lake Placid, I want the teams to be Clarkson and St. Lawrence.

I think Union would get a sale at LP... iykyk

RPI too, if they ever get there again.

Quote from: Trotsky on April 23, 2026, 06:05:10 AMWhen looking at the PIM we should probably subtract the fighting and associated GM/DQ minutes.

Some leagues, I think including the entire CHL, don't count misconducts (of any type) and DQ's in penalty minute totals. Major penalties are included. I checked Walters' game-by-game stats https://chl.ca/lhjmq/en/players/21289/, and he had two major penalties. Associated misconducts, etc., were indeed not included.

Quote from: marty on April 22, 2026, 12:45:09 PM

Quote from: stereax on April 20, 2026, 03:27:30 PMYeah, sorry ursus, I have no idea who she is - but this does remind me I should take a peek into her once I'm not drowning in finals work and other obligations.

Not to mention doing a search of your own name once in a while. I plan to do that some year soon.

If you google my given and family name, the late computer game pioneer Ralph Baer comes up. However, his name at birth was Rudolf (Rolf), not Ralph. Our DNA does distantly match, quite meaningless since I probably distantly match any Jew with ancestors from western Germany and most from Europe. Our Baer families, however, are not the same as our Y-DNA do not match.