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November 23, 2003, 04:49:02 PM
I rarely post on an internet forum but I wanted to come on here and say "Thanks"! My name is Steve and I am David LeNeveu's Dad.
The internet can be an awesome tool! Ever since David left home to play for Nanaimo in the BCJHL, his Mom and I have avidly followed his progress through forums such as this. Of course we are now skulking about the AHL forums and doing the same there. My Internet Favourites Hockey Forum list gets longer each year. lol As you can see I still enjoy lurking here and on other college forums as well. (Heck I still follow the BCJHL hockey forums).
Forums, web cams, on-line news articles, web sites and internet radio broadcasts are used by parents to keep us up-to-date with our kids while they play away from home. These resources allow us to feel a part of David's hockey experiences where ever he plays.
We were only able to go to Lynah a couple of times while David was there and they were truly a great experiences. The students; the band; the chants; the "reading" of the newspapers during opponent introductions; incredible! Well worth the trip.
Meeting Mike Schafer for the first time, Jamie Russell (congratulations once again Jamie) and of course Brent Brekke who made the trip to Toronto to be with us when David was drafted. I haven't met the new assistant, Scott Garrow, but Cornell's coaching staff is second to none with just Mike and Brent and I am sure that Scott will be very good as well. Mike, Jamie, and Brent were great and I can't thank them enough for all they did for us and David and the support they gave David in his decision to leave university. David does plan on completing his degree at Cornell in the future.
Being able to come on this forum and read both the positive and negative comments made about the team and David has been great. (To get a some what accurate picture of how David and the team were playing, we would disregard all of the high and low praises and go with the moderate posts. lol)
The Cornell fans are some of the most passionate fans we have ever met (or read) and we love all of you for that. I am talking about the fans who have been there for their team through all the years whether the team was winning or losing. Some of you have been following Cornell hockey for years! That's incredible! That's a fan!
Like I said, coming on here and reading your posts and even dropping in on the IRC chat from time to time, helped my wife and I keep abreast of the team while David played there. For this, I wish to thank all of you. Your posts: the good, the bad and the ugly were all appreciated.
Age, thanks for the web cam the first year and for all of the hockey pics you posted. They were just awesome!
We were privelidged to meet many of the parents of the team and I know that they, like us, will be following this team for years to come. Mr. Marr sent us some fantastic action shots of David; Mr. and Mrs. Paolini and Mr. and Mrs. Downs treated David as one of their own and we thank them for helping him make the transition to university life.
I could go on and on, but this post is probably too long already. I just wanted everyone to know what an incredible experience David had at Cornell and how much he enjoyed his time with you all. His decision to leave early was very, very difficult and was not made lightly.
Finally, as a fan, I would like to add my comments about this year's team:
This year's group of recruits sound like they will have a very positive impact this year and even more so over the next three years.
David McKee has to be absolutely commended for stepping up as a freshman, playing arguably the most difficult position in sports, and doing a phenomenal job keeping the puck out of the net. Last year much was made of "Lenny's" stats due to the incredible defensive play of his team and yet this year McKee's great start without the same defensive effort is being made light of? I think McKee's stats speak volumes for themselves. The adjustment that David McKee has had to make from getting himself ready to play another season of Junior "A" to all of a sudden finding himself the starter as a freshman for a Division One University team has been huge and it appears to me that he has made a very successful adjustment. Congratulations to you David. You are just going to keep getting better and better at Cornell's goaltending U.
I hope Todd's injury is soon healed and that he is given an opportunity to play as well. Todd played well last year when given the chance and I much enjoyed watching him in last year's practice sessions when I was out there. Cornell's goalie postion is well looked after for at least the time being. (Four years at least unless McKee gets too good! lol)
Our sophmores, juniors and seniors led by Ryan Vesce and with guys like Hynes, Cook and a very underrated Downs will do very well this year. Cornell's team is still very good, will get even better coached by Mike Schafer, and you just know that they will continue to recruit great players!
Go Big Red
Yours in hockey
Steve LeNeveu
Post Edited (11-23-03 21:22)
The internet can be an awesome tool! Ever since David left home to play for Nanaimo in the BCJHL, his Mom and I have avidly followed his progress through forums such as this. Of course we are now skulking about the AHL forums and doing the same there. My Internet Favourites Hockey Forum list gets longer each year. lol As you can see I still enjoy lurking here and on other college forums as well. (Heck I still follow the BCJHL hockey forums).
Forums, web cams, on-line news articles, web sites and internet radio broadcasts are used by parents to keep us up-to-date with our kids while they play away from home. These resources allow us to feel a part of David's hockey experiences where ever he plays.
We were only able to go to Lynah a couple of times while David was there and they were truly a great experiences. The students; the band; the chants; the "reading" of the newspapers during opponent introductions; incredible! Well worth the trip.
Meeting Mike Schafer for the first time, Jamie Russell (congratulations once again Jamie) and of course Brent Brekke who made the trip to Toronto to be with us when David was drafted. I haven't met the new assistant, Scott Garrow, but Cornell's coaching staff is second to none with just Mike and Brent and I am sure that Scott will be very good as well. Mike, Jamie, and Brent were great and I can't thank them enough for all they did for us and David and the support they gave David in his decision to leave university. David does plan on completing his degree at Cornell in the future.
Being able to come on this forum and read both the positive and negative comments made about the team and David has been great. (To get a some what accurate picture of how David and the team were playing, we would disregard all of the high and low praises and go with the moderate posts. lol)
The Cornell fans are some of the most passionate fans we have ever met (or read) and we love all of you for that. I am talking about the fans who have been there for their team through all the years whether the team was winning or losing. Some of you have been following Cornell hockey for years! That's incredible! That's a fan!
Like I said, coming on here and reading your posts and even dropping in on the IRC chat from time to time, helped my wife and I keep abreast of the team while David played there. For this, I wish to thank all of you. Your posts: the good, the bad and the ugly were all appreciated.
Age, thanks for the web cam the first year and for all of the hockey pics you posted. They were just awesome!
We were privelidged to meet many of the parents of the team and I know that they, like us, will be following this team for years to come. Mr. Marr sent us some fantastic action shots of David; Mr. and Mrs. Paolini and Mr. and Mrs. Downs treated David as one of their own and we thank them for helping him make the transition to university life.
I could go on and on, but this post is probably too long already. I just wanted everyone to know what an incredible experience David had at Cornell and how much he enjoyed his time with you all. His decision to leave early was very, very difficult and was not made lightly.
Finally, as a fan, I would like to add my comments about this year's team:
This year's group of recruits sound like they will have a very positive impact this year and even more so over the next three years.
David McKee has to be absolutely commended for stepping up as a freshman, playing arguably the most difficult position in sports, and doing a phenomenal job keeping the puck out of the net. Last year much was made of "Lenny's" stats due to the incredible defensive play of his team and yet this year McKee's great start without the same defensive effort is being made light of? I think McKee's stats speak volumes for themselves. The adjustment that David McKee has had to make from getting himself ready to play another season of Junior "A" to all of a sudden finding himself the starter as a freshman for a Division One University team has been huge and it appears to me that he has made a very successful adjustment. Congratulations to you David. You are just going to keep getting better and better at Cornell's goaltending U.
I hope Todd's injury is soon healed and that he is given an opportunity to play as well. Todd played well last year when given the chance and I much enjoyed watching him in last year's practice sessions when I was out there. Cornell's goalie postion is well looked after for at least the time being. (Four years at least unless McKee gets too good! lol)
Our sophmores, juniors and seniors led by Ryan Vesce and with guys like Hynes, Cook and a very underrated Downs will do very well this year. Cornell's team is still very good, will get even better coached by Mike Schafer, and you just know that they will continue to recruit great players!
Go Big Red
Yours in hockey
Steve LeNeveu
Post Edited (11-23-03 21:22)
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