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Quote from: adamw on August 17, 2026, 06:06:50 PM

Quote from: BearLover on August 17, 2026, 03:17:26 PM

Quote from: BearLover on August 17, 2026, 11:33:56 AMThese rankings are meant to predict the future by taking into account incoming/outgoing players. It's perfectly reasonable to expect a team that missed the NCAAs to be really good next season, for example. The rankings aren't ridiculous on their face.

Rather, the issue with these rankings is that I see no reason to believe "College Hockey NXT" is a reputable source. Who, or what, is College Hockey NXT? There's no name (or list of names) on their website. You'd think a site predicting commitments and team outcomes, and ranking recruiting classes, would be run by a former coach or scout or someone involved in college hockey in some way, but there's literally no indication (that I can find) that this website isn't run by a random kid. The emojis are a dead giveaway that this source is not to be taken seriously.

Sorry, I meant "College Puck NXT"

Anyone can start a twitter feed and proclaim themselves experts and put out a ranking. Bear Lover could even try it if he wants. So we agree for a change.

Just look at me - amirite??

Ha! Hey, when you started CHN, you already had a 'name' in the college hockey world and a record to speak of. You had earned respect already. As far as we know, "collegepucknxt" has none of that. Maybe someday that will be the case with them, but not today.

Quote from: stereax on August 16, 2026, 02:34:06 PM

Quote from: The Rancor on August 15, 2026, 08:45:17 AM

Quote from: Trotsky on August 15, 2026, 02:07:13 AMcollegepucknxt also has a pre-season top 15:

1. Den
2. Mich
3. NDak
4. Mich St
5. UMD
6. Qpc
7. WMU
8. BU
9. Wis
10. UMass
11. Drt
12. UConn
13. Prv
14. Minn
15. BC

Eh. This is just a list of annual contenders and Dartmouth. UConn had a similar record and finished behind us in polling. That is to say, they A. Don't know Jack B. None of this Matters.

Yeah this is basically the same list as every year just with dartmouth lmaooo

1. Denver (but it's an even year)
2. Chokers with a loaded roster
3. Team that is the only thing decent about studying in North Dakota
4. Chokers with a loaded roster, green variant
5. Actually really scary this year
6. Quinnipiac is unfortunately still good
7. WMU is still here they won two years ago
8. Obligatory Boston school stonks
9. Runners up last year
10. HEA stonks
11. Guys did you know Dartmouth is good now?!?
12. More HEA stonks
13. Even more HEA stonks
14. The Gophers are gonna be good eventually right
15. Obligatory Boston school stonks, darker red variant

The fact that we're not on here when teams like BU and BC, who missed the dance, are is really funny.

Work in silence.

We know how this works. Pre-season polls are always based on reputation, because of course there are no results yet. Some of these teams will make the tournament and some of them won't. In fairness, in a lot of years, Cornell also benefits from a reputation push, albeit not this year, but that's fine. Yes, none of this matters, but we need something to talk about in August, so here we are.

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.

Quote from: Trotsky on June 25, 2026, 06:30:56 AMYou know who else was kinda cute?

Rassey excited all the ladies at Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam.

Sucks apparently has their new head coach: Rob Rassey.

Quote from: Larry72 on June 15, 2026, 08:25:38 PMUh - FYI:

Jane McNally
@JaneMcNally_

Among the champions for the Carolina Hurricanes is Chris Abbott, Vice President of Pro Player Personnel and a Cornell hockey alum ('06). Joined the Canes' front office during the 2024-25 season, now part of a Stanley Cup winning staff!
3:46 AM · Jun 15, 2026

So...day with the Cup in Ithaca, right? Right? (And preferably when I'm not out of town.)

Quote from: billhoward on June 12, 2026, 11:51:17 AMIn favor of there being a 2026 Frozen Apple (ie even-year) MSG game: There is nothing else scheduled at MSG for Thanksgiving Saturday (if you see the Rockettes, unclick all the MSG properties until you only have the MSG main arena). Google says the Cornell-Quinnipiac 3-3 tie drew 16,593, the largest attendence for 2024-25 college hockey.

That season's national championship game beat that by a few hundred (https://www.collegehockeynews.com/box/final/20250412/wmu/bu_/) but it's still an impressive number.

Quote from: stereax on June 10, 2026, 10:26:33 AMFor what it's worth, I'm pretty sure turning off new account making is intended as a stopgap.

This makes sense to me. I don't think there are a great number of new Cornell hockey fans wishing to discuss hockey stuff over the summer months. The risk of turning away new fans right now is pretty low, compared to the obvious benefit of stemming the tide of new foreign spambot accounts posting in the forum.

That said, I remain hopeful that we'll have a better solution in place before the start of the new season in the fall.

Quote from: stereax on May 06, 2026, 11:49:03 AMAlso, someone reply to Scholl and tell him Rousseau will be great. I would but I don't want my name on that site 😅

Already done. (Though I brainfarted on "Rousseau" when typing up the response.)

Quote from: stereax on April 25, 2026, 05:59:14 PM

Who the hell cares this much about us in late April???

Quote from: chimpfood on April 22, 2026, 12:42:51 AMAnyone have any info on the schedule for next year? Will it just be the return trips from all the series this year? And any guesses for MSG? Will we use the extra Ivy game this year?

On a related topic: do we know if Casey is expected to be as much of an adherent to nonconference game reciprocity as Schafer tried to be (at least with the major conferences; AHA need not apply)?  If so, could we possibly expect to see some Cornell games in Alaska in the near future?

Quote from: BearLover on April 21, 2026, 10:00:56 AM3. I'm still confused why everyone feels so betrayed by Cournoyer dipping but didn't bat an eye when Robertson did the same. It's the same story in my book - one of our best players ditches personal and team success for the Big 10. Robertson had one of the best years for a freshman defenseman in Cornell history, and while he had a down sophomore year, the team won back to back ECAC Championships! His leaving was much more inexplicable than Cournoyer leaving, given Cournoyer's background (CHL overager, draft pick, seemingly unserious student, etc.). People are now saying far meaner things about Cournoyer than I ever said about Robertson. Unsurprisingly, the Al Deflorios and martys of the world don't care.

It's the unique set of circumstances surrounding Cournoyer's departure.  Robertson was a great defenseman, but one defenseman is more easily replaced than the starting goaltender, particularly when the two other returning goalies are very clearly perennial backups.  Cournoyer had a good (but not *great*) freshman year, showing a lot of promise but clearly still with some room for improvement.  The way it came out shocked everyone, which is not surprising for fans, but the idea that the coaching staff was also blindsided leaves a bad taste in everyone's mouths.  And the quotes about leaving Cornell for an allegedly better opportunity elsewhere within the college ranks can only be taken as an insult to Cornell, a program well known for producing great goaltending.  I think if Cournoyer had simply left early for the pros, the fans might not be quite as upset over everything (but still a little upset).

Quote from: The Rancor on April 21, 2026, 09:17:26 AM

Quote from: stereax on April 21, 2026, 03:40:54 AM

Quote from: Weder on April 20, 2026, 08:23:58 PMJeff Hamilton named coach at Yale
https://yalebulldogs.com/news/2026/4/20/mens-ice-hockey-jeff-hamilton-01-named-malcolm-g-chace-head-coach-of-mens-hockey.aspx

The guy with like, zero experience?

Zero coaching, it appears, but loads of hockey experience. He's a Yale alum. Idk seems good enough to fall upwards.

After the scathing assessment of the University's Athletic Director and general atmosphere, I'm not sure who would want to take that job. Kieth Allain really tossed a flaming turd as he walked out the door.

Maybe if you think you got a decent chance of success within a few years and you think you'll outlast that AD.

Quote from: BearLover on April 20, 2026, 11:49:48 AM

Quote from: stereax on April 20, 2026, 11:44:19 AM

Quote from: BearLover on April 20, 2026, 11:41:47 AM

Quote from: stereax on April 20, 2026, 11:27:26 AMJane's article was updated:

According to head coach Casey Jones '90, the move initially "blindsided" him and his staff, who had not anticipated losing their starting goaltender. Upon speaking with Cournoyer in the wake of his entering the portal, it was evident that the program and the goaltender had different understandings of what the future held.

"Coming to Cornell, we surely want people that understand the connections and the value of the education," Jones said. "We've just moved on. We wish him well, and we'll pivot."

Jones pivoted by acquiring Mathis Rousseau, a rising sophomore goaltender who spent his freshman year at the University of Maine. The Montreal, Quebec, native posted a .896 save percentage across 17 games in 2025-2026, backing up Maine's starter, Albin Boija. Rousseau challenged Boija for the starting position down the stretch and will certainly bolster the goaltending position for the Red next season.

"There's no shortage of people that want to play here," Jones said. "No shortage of people that want this opportunity right now with the roster we have."

[...]

"We've got a lot of good players here. Our roster is loaded next year," Jones said. "We feel good about that, and we'll have the right guys in the room that want to be here, and then just move on from there. We just move on. That's the landscape."

Jane mentions in her Twitter post that it seems Cournoyer wants to sign with MTL ASAP.

Welp, more cryptic quotes.

Let me translate from Coach to English:

"Cournoyer really fucked us over by telling us he wanted to transfer... he doesn't care about being at Cornell or the Cornell education, he only seems to care about hockey... so he can screw off as far as we're concerned, we have no shortage of people who'd want to play here, especially because we're deep at F/D and a good team, and actually care about being here."

That part I got. But his reasoning for transferring is what I want to know, and that is still a mystery. Did he transfer because he though Wisconsin would give him a better opportunity to sign pro? Because he was struggling in school/didn't want to go to class anymore? "He only cares about hockey" seems clear, but why transfer? I can think of several reasons, but we don't have much clarity as to the ones that led to the decision, other than maybe a vague allusion to the "education" bit.

I get the feeling that we've gotten as much official, on-the-record information about this whole ordeal as we're going to get.  Anything else going forward will be limited to speculation, hearsay, and rumors, or otherwise the typical diplomatic/canned responses.

Quote from: stereax on April 20, 2026, 10:20:26 AM

Quote from: BearLover on April 20, 2026, 10:19:37 AM

Quote from: stereax on April 20, 2026, 09:54:10 AMThe 2026-27 roster is currently showing!

Notable: Walsh is still there.

Incoming!

Forward 6'0" 185 lbs Left
Charlie Arend
Freshman Wilmette, Ill. Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)

Forward 6'0" 185 lbs Right
Coco Armstrong
Freshman West Vancouver, British Columbia Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

Forward 6'1" 170 lbs Left
Callum Hughes
Freshman Basking Ridge, N.J. Erie Otters (OHL)

Defenseman 5'10" 170 lbs Left
Ryland Randle
Freshman Winnipeg, Manitoba Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

Goaltender 5'11" 175 lbs Left
Mathis Rousseau
Sophomore Boisbriand, Québec University of Maine (HEA)

Defenseman 6'4" 229 lbs Right
Cole Tuminaro
Freshman South Beloit, Ill. Chicago Steel (USHL)

Forward 6'3" 209 lbs Left
Louie Wehmann
Freshman Wayzata, Minn. Penticton Vees (WHL)

Forward 6'3" 200 lbs Left
Ivan Zadvernyuk
Junior Moscow, Russia Brown University (ECAC)

Huh, now the link doesn't work - it reverts to the 2025-26 roster.

Huh. Well, it was DEFINITELY working a minute ago...

Looks like someone published the draft version of the new page prematurely.