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Quote from: Old Red on April 09, 2026, 06:08:28 AM

Quote from: stereax on April 09, 2026, 12:29:07 AMMcNally for CHN about the goalies in the Frozen Four.

Also, Cornell mention <3

When did Jane go pro?  I love CHN, so I am glad she wasn't picked up by USCHO. 

Do folks think she will return for her degree when her pen runs dry?  I am not sre you need that in this AI era. 

How do we think this will affect the competitiveness of Cornell's school of journalism, especially against instate rivals like Syracse?

Hey, I'm just glad she stayed all four years.  No early pro signing for Jane, she's a true Cornellian.

Quote from: stereax on April 08, 2026, 12:15:11 PM

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Quote from: stereax on April 07, 2026, 09:55:33 PMTIL Casty was a theater kid. (Prospect pipelines, Calgary. Jon is #10 on the list.)

I wish I could say I was surprised.

Embellishment!

Starring role much?

Always hogging the limelight, that guy. (Would've been nice to have him hog the limelight for one more season, alas.)

Quote from: chimpfood on April 08, 2026, 09:26:01 AMIm so lost... tried looking this up a little while ago and couldn't find anything I could understand. So it's 4 years starting when you enter college? Then why would Castagna/Hoyts rights expire if they didn't leave this year?

Off the top of my head:

• They may have gotten better deals (money, playing time, etc.) at this season's end rather than waiting a year.
• They may feel their hockey development has reached its zenith in terms of what Cornell can provide, and it's time to take that next step.
• Maybe they've grown tired of the rigors of school. (Seems unlikely as both have made all-academic teams in the past, but you never know.)
• Winning championships would be nice, but maybe they see that as far less likely next season, even if they returned.

Edited to add: I guess I didn't really answer the question of would their rights expire. Their rights weren't expiring yet, but they still may have felt compelled to depart Cornell for any or all of my above listed reasons.

Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82 on April 07, 2026, 03:33:56 PM

Quote from: stereax on April 07, 2026, 03:26:14 PMCashman got the Penrose for Coach of the Year.

We need a puking emoji again.

At least it wasn't Pecker.

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Quote from: stereax on March 30, 2026, 03:59:16 PMBeeeej, you gotta stop making me cry with "night-night for the season".

Fuck, I'm gonna think about that during the salute next year and cry more.

But yeah, agreed - getting trounced like that is way easier psychically than the overtime losses. And you can't expect constant miracles. Just gotta keep going. One step at a time.

...man, what the hell am I gonna do with seven whole months without Cornell hockey? Cup playoffs, draft, free agency... Banana Ball until September???

There's still a few months of Lacrosse left.

Yeah, but that'll last me until June/July. What do I do over the summer??? (Besides fail at finding an internship.)

World Cup?

Soccer? [Gags]

Your disdain for baseball is disappointing, but you've redeemed yourself with a rightful aversion to soccer.

Quote from: stereax on March 26, 2026, 01:08:39 AMBeing in company with Nieuwendyk and Nash is pretty good.

Good at hockey, some might say!

Now, where have I heard that before about Caton Ryan?

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Quote from: stereax on March 24, 2026, 09:58:52 PMFwiw the Sportsnet announcers on tonight's Flames game during intermission seem reasonably certain they're signing Casty along with Wiebe once their NCAA seasons are over.

Buzz.

The Flames can plan whatever they like but ultimately it's Castagna's decision. Stating the obvious, but he could easily return if he wanted because I want him to.

Fixed your post

I'm really just saying it's not a foregone conclusion just because the team hopes he'll sign. In all likelihood he hasn't made up his mind on whether he'll stay. But yes, I do want him to.

I'd like you to be right, but the information out there makes it seem likely that he'll be signing upon conclusion of our season (hopefully after winning in Vegas!).

I think Castagna said at one point that "[he] will be completing his season and the semester before considering whether to turn pro". Which to me reads like he'd sign earliest in May after finals. In which case, if this is accurate, I'm not completely sure why Calgary is keeping a contract spot open right now and seeming to expect him just after Cornell's season is over.

I'd feel better if the "semester" part was from a direct quote from Castagna, but as it is, that part is only mentioned by the article writer.  For all we know, when that guy says Castagna is "completing...the semester", that could easily be the writer interpreting something like Castagna planning to still be playing for Cornell in April (in other words, a hope for a Cornell FF appearance), not knowing that Cornell classes don't end until May.  For what it's worth, classes at the U. of Calgary end in mid-April, not long after the FF.  I guess my point is: don't be surprised if a Castagna signing is announced shortly after Cornell's last game, whenever that is.

Quote from: upprdeck on March 17, 2026, 09:30:26 AMLots of late nights ended with SS/hals  and State diner food back in the day.  Went to the Greek house more than the Souvlaki house.    The chariot and the nines for pizza and wasnt there one more sit down pizza place back in the 90s in college town?

I think you're thinking of Mama T(eresa)'s, on Dryden Road.

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Quote from: stereax on March 13, 2026, 08:15:26 PMWell, a Crimson goes to the box now.

I believe the singular is "Cantab".

this one went directly over my head 😭

I believe it's something like: "Cantab" is short for "Cantabrigian", which is a term derived from the original Latin name for "Cambridge".  This originally referred to the Cambridge in the UK but has been expanded to include Cambridge, Massachusetts.  And Harvard is (largely) located in Cambridge, MA.  So "Cantab" is a singular nickname for "someone who sucks."

Quote from: Beeeej on March 13, 2026, 11:31:13 AMHave we mentioned lately that Hahvahd sucks?

Yes. But it bears repeating. Frequently.

Quote from: upprdeck on March 02, 2026, 11:21:28 AMhaving 1700+ SRO packed in would seem to pretty close to a fire code issue.   Are those concourses huge?

I think so? For reference, I'm pretty sure Thompson's concourses were wider than pre-renovation Lynah's railing area, just going on my memory of both.

Quote from: BearLover on March 01, 2026, 12:13:34 PMCan someone explain how the listed attendance for last night's game at Dartmouth is 5,195 in an arena that seats 3,500? If you watch the highlights, it looks as full as any Cornell game this season.

In the event that this question was more about the 'how' than the 'why', my recollection of Thompson Arena (last visit some 15+ years ago!) is that it has a concourse and railing that laps the entire rink.  Fitting ~1700 SRO people seems plausible (if perhaps unwise for fire code reasons) if it's an otherwise slow night in Hanover.

Quote from: scoop85 on February 09, 2026, 08:44:16 AMAs a quick aside, does anyone have a Rosetta Stone login handy? If I want to keep up on this site, as I think I need to learn Russian.

Nyet, comrade.

Quote from: stereax on February 04, 2026, 12:15:54 PMI think we should throw things on the ice every game if it ensures a sellout, LOL

We already do so with the newspapers. So clearly we need to throw more stuff!

Quote from: JasonN95 on February 03, 2026, 11:46:54 AMI'm sure I'm forgetting something but it sure feels that for the last 30 years Harvard, one of the stronger teams intra-conference-wise, has done nothing to elevate the conference's profile. For much of the late 90s/early 00s it was pretty much just Cornell tamping down "EZAC" jabs and Cornell has continued to represent well. More recently Q has also brought a lot of victories for the league and Yale and Union had their glorious runs to NCAA championships. Harvard, zilch.

In fairness, as much as it pains me to admit it, Harvard has a Frozen Four appearance more recent than us (2017). It's not a national championship this millennium like Q, Union, and Yale get to brag about, but it's not nothing either.