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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

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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

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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.

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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.

Quote from: stereax on April 18, 2026, 08:50:32 PMQMJHL goalie (shocker).

Scoring a goalie goal.

Looks like he might have played for team Canada at some point.

I like where this is going.

Quote from: BearLover on April 16, 2026, 09:47:12 AM

Quote from: Will on April 16, 2026, 09:44:26 AM

Quote from: BearLover on April 15, 2026, 09:41:39 PMAt this point our best bet is probably ex-Quinnipiac goalie Dylan Silverstein.

I doubt anyone here actually knows the answer to this, but is Silverstein academically qualified for Cornell?  Attending Q makes me question this, even with some of the breaks given to athletes here sometimes.

Most schools in this country that play D-1 hockey are the same academic caliber as Quinnipiac.

Cornell is not most schools.

Quote from: BearLover on April 15, 2026, 09:41:39 PMAt this point our best bet is probably ex-Quinnipiac goalie Dylan Silverstein.

I doubt anyone here actually knows the answer to this, but is Silverstein academically qualified for Cornell?  Attending Q makes me question this, even with some of the breaks given to athletes here sometimes.

Quote from: stereax on April 15, 2026, 11:19:34 AMTwo other goalies in the transfer portal that might be worth taking a look at:

Teagan Kendrick, Sacred Heart (Fr) - 20 GP, .920 sv%, +7.44 GSAx
Petter Wickström Stumer, Canisius (So) - 12 GP, .921 sv%, +7.19 GSAx

Stumer appears to be transferring to Maine.

Quote from: Dafatone on April 14, 2026, 05:12:36 PM

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Quote from: BearLover on April 14, 2026, 04:42:21 PM

Quote from: CornellLonghorn on April 14, 2026, 04:34:03 PMIt's all fun and games until he goes to QPAC because they can pay him. Absolute malpractice at this point by the athletic department that we don't have some sort of NIL/Rev Share program with our players. Absolutely pathetic that we cannot keep a kid who we were the only team to give him a chance and the second he is offered a penny he is on his way out. Meanwhile you see Dartmouth keep all of there kids and hit the portal with the Dman. WAKE UP AND GET WITH THE CHANGING TIMES!

Pretty sure Quinnipiac could barely pay him anything even if they wanted to. Pecknold was just complaining they barely have any money. Dartmouth also cannot pay their players for the same reasons Cornell can't.

You're right about one thing though - Some rich donors are going to have to figure something out soon or we aren't going to be competitive nationally anymore. Not because other schools are buying off our players, but because our players are leaving for various reasons, mostly our shitty conference/academic rigors/lack of scholarships, and we are going to somehow have to incentivize them to stay.

Quinnipiac no money? LOL. I'm so tired of the coaches that cry poverty. I made a post on twitter that "the only ones that say money doesn't matter in hockey are those that have it - and if it doesn't matter, why is every team desperately trying to get it?" - and it got liked by numerous coaches of smaller schools. So what does that tell you?

Cornell will do everything imaginable to keep up that is allowed by Ivy rules. To say there is malpractice there is silly. If Cornell was allowed to opt-in, they would, and they'd have millions lined up tomorrow. There's not much they can do. But they will do the intern/NIL thing as much as possible.

I don't know if Cornell will get another goalie. But I know the staff will be trying their damndest. And probably already is.

It sure would be nice if the Ivy League would drop its various dumb rules in light of the shifting landscape.

This assumes the Ivy League has any interest in getting or remaining competitive in sports people might actually care about.  I'm not entirely convinced this is the case.

Quote from: stereax on April 14, 2026, 04:19:57 PM

Quote from: sezenack on April 14, 2026, 04:16:18 PM

Quote from: adamw on April 14, 2026, 04:09:52 PMAnd Muthersbaugh to Arizona State

Cornell next?

Cournoyer going into the portal

What

A joke, I imagine.  Not a particularly funny one, mind you.

Wallace is the only Cornellian currently in the transfer portal, as far as I know.

EDIT: Well, guess I was wrong about that. D'oh.

Quote from: stereax on April 14, 2026, 04:19:57 PM

Quote from: sezenack on April 14, 2026, 04:16:18 PM

Quote from: adamw on April 14, 2026, 04:09:52 PMAnd Muthersbaugh to Arizona State

Cornell next?

Cournoyer going into the portal

What

A joke, I imagine.  Not a particularly funny one, mind you.

Wallace is the only Cornellian currently in the transfer portal, as far as I know.

Quote from: Beeeej on April 13, 2026, 04:19:19 PM

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Quote from: Beeeej on April 13, 2026, 03:31:04 PMBeeeej Travelogue

(snipped for everyone's benefit)

Sounds like the three of you had a reasonably great time (all things considered) in Vegas. Very happy to read about it! I can't imagine that sort of trip with my daughter back when she was of a similar age. Closest we came was Disney when she was 3, and we also had grandparents to help out and no injuries to work through.

Let's be clear, btw, there were meltdowns, some screaming, and minor falls and bonks along the way. You can't put a toddler through that sort of experience without consequences. But we think it was worth it, and Isaac came through relatively unscathed. Our other motto where Isaac is concerned is that we're happy to take some credit for his disposition, but also "We got stupid lucky."

May you continue to be "stupid lucky" in raising Isaac to be an awesome human being and Cornell hockey fan.