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Zooey ... I wished I could say the same:-/

It took us 50 minutes to play our game today.  I sure hope you are right - I am just real disappointed like everyone else here.  I actually thought we would come out and take the game to Minny today and that absolutely did not happen.  Credit the guys for playing as disciplined as they did on defense for most of the game.  
 

O'Byrne may have made a few bad plays, but we are simply not good enough.  He did not cost us the game.  I'm more disappointed with the reality that we don't belong with the big boys than I am with the loss.  The guys played hard and I thank them for a wonderful ride again.  Reality s*cks.

UNH 3  HAR 2

Knoepfli penalty.  Key part of the game.  LGR

Damn it , down 1-0

Thanks to all of you guys!  CU Hockey is so great not just because the coaches and team are working their butts off, but also because of this great community - it's why I fell in love with the college game.  The atmosphere in Lynah is second-to-none, the knowledge of you guys on this forum is top notch, the passion you all have for the game (and other games too) is unparalleled and it all adds up to a fantastic ride every winter (and hopefully spring).  

For those of you that like economics, it seems to me that hockey fan-dom is an increasing returns industry!  The more folks that get psyched for it, the greater the benefits to me and everyone else.

Good luck to the boys tonight!

That doesn't mean that these schools were not expecting to win all that time - you can bet that Minny certainly did.

I think you get the point anyway.

ECAC teams played very well this year.  Perhaps we can all hope that the overall quality of our own league improves, then it really won't matter what else is going on.

Is this likely?  I don't know, someone that has followed the ECAC since the HE split should tell us whether they think the overall quality of the league has rebounded.  I am hopeful, based on the continued excellence of the Harvard program and the recent strength of the Colgate and Dartmouth programs, coupled with the historical quality and tradition of RPI, StL and Clarkson that it could be a top notch league again.  I just can't see how come these schools aren't excellent year in and year out.  Are they losing recruits to us?  Are more kids playing juniors?  Are they losing kids to the CCHA and WCHA, and if so, what is the major reason why?  Facilities, fan base, academics ... probably a bit of everything.

I understand Jim's point from up above (about this being a great time for CU hockey) and I agree whole heartedly, but I am sure I am not alone when I say that we all really want this to continue.  It has been an awesome ride and it is absolutely thrilling watching our teams mature and play well.  We don't expect NCAA titles every year, like a Denver or Minny, but why can't we hope to have a shot at it every year - Maine does, BC does, UNH does, OSU does, - you know, if things break our way it can happen for us just like it can happen for any one of them ... you catch my drift.  

LGR!  Can't wait for the weekend.  And even if we cannot pull it out, it will be fun watching anyway (my wife probably will disagree with this statement as she sees how nervous I get watching the games).

-Mike

Thanks ... I'll try and settle down and hope these show up.

Disappointing OOC schedule for all of the reasons cited above.  I would hope that we are TRYING to schedule better OOC games - perhaps renew the BU series and try and get a WCHA opponent.  I imagine that this is the best we can do given our limitation on games played.  I think playing a better OOC schedule is even more important than ever given that we are replacing UVM with Quinny and the poor quality of the bottom third (or half) of our league.  

So, does anyone know if we are actually trying to do better than this?

Hey folks,

I live down in KY and my DirecTV folks have no idea that "alternate" channels even exist.  I'm still on the phone trying to make sure that Altitude Alternate will be on Ch 657 or 658, but they simply do not know.  Has anyone had confirmation that a feed will show up on one of these channels?  I am currently being told that I can only get the alternative feed on a local channel, which means I can't get it in KY.

Thanks,
Mike

Stinks that the game is so late on Sunday (if we are fortunate enough to make it).  I need to find a way back to Kentucky (sad, I know) in time for class on Monday morning and simply can't do it.  Breaks my heart to not be able to get to the games.

--> this was my calender entry today

"In 1898, while attending a Cornell University v. University of Pennsylvania football game, Herberton Williams, a Campbell Soup Company executive, was so taken by Cornell’s bright new red-and-white uniforms that he convinced the company to adopt the colors as its own."

It's working now!