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One of the most amazing things about Frechette's overtime gamewinner is that her first collegiate goal was just a month earlier. She now has seven. Her timing is pretty good.

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A friend tried out his 10th century embroidered turnshoes and whitetail deer bone ice skates during public skate at Lynah, and you can watch the video!

https://youtu.be/lqxlzanHsWQ

I see Jim's not going, though at this point I probably won't have a chance to buy Snickers. Sorry, Band!

Who IS going? Any good pre-game plans that Age and I could join? As a member of the Traveling Faithful who regularly went to John Harvard's before and/or after the game for many years, I'm not a fan of the CCOB taking over the whole venue and charging $25 for admission.

http://on.fb.me/1TxqCCe

Not what you were looking for, but...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/matt_hintsa/495522690/

I'll look through my Flickr photos later. I don't think I was tagging individual players much at that point, but I do have a lot of hockey photos!

https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=79715083%40N00&sort=date-taken-desc&text=Lynah%20hockey&view_all=1&min_taken_date=1159675200&max_taken_date=1175486399

Quote from: ACMAny relation to Daniel Pegoraro?

April Fool! Err, thanks.

There's quite a lineup of Cornell hockey alums, current players, coaches, and community members playing this Saturday night at Lynah to raise money for the Franziska Racker Centers! Topher and Emma Scott really seem to be the big organizers behind the event, but they've put together a heck of a game.

Joe Nieuwendyk and Mike Richter are the marquis names, but a lot of us will recognize Cornell alumni Matt Hedge, Mike Kennedy, Tyler Roeszler, Jon Gleed, Sean Whitney, Dan Pegoraro, Jeremy Downs, Jan Pajerski, Chris Fontas, Taylor Davenport, Jordan Kary, and Dave McKee. Some of the community members who'll be playing include Tom Fox, Julie Crowley, and CJ DelVecchio, regular fixtures at Cass Park and The Rink.

Lots more details: Past and present Cornell stars and local hockey celebs team up for Racker Centers charity game

I think the novelty and nostalgia factors of Lake Placid are very real but very finite, and I disagree that players born in the '90s wouldn't feel that attraction. These are hockey players we're talking about, and these are two legendary hockey venues in one spot.

But I do feel the novelty is limited, perhaps as much as the novelty of playing at Madison Square Garden. Playing there once was amazing! Every two or three years lets everyone try it. Schedule a game there every year, and I think the fans will rapidly lose interest and stop coming, and then playing there will start to feel like a game against Colgate in Newark.

I loved Boston, and we really made that town ours for the weekend. I loved Lake Placid despite the inconvenient drive and limited lodging, and we got the hang of its quirks. I loved Albany for the convenient drive and great lodging and eatery options, and we really built some habits there. I... went to Atlantic City.

We're on our way back to Lake Placid, and I think we'll have fun there. WE are the attraction. We get to enjoy some good hockey and time with each other. Seems like a good start.

Can't wait to see you all there! I do know the Pep Band is heading up, as well, leaving at 8:30 tomorrow morning.

Does the 1932 arena still offer ice skating? I've been trying to find out if the Lions Club still has their annual pancake breakfast around this time, but the most relevant search result I've found is me talking about it on LiveJournal a few years ago. :-P Dropped them an e-mail. We shall see.

Cornell says a compressor failure at Lynah Rink has made them push back the start time for tonight to 7:30pm. They say they expect the repairs to be done by early afternoon, and I say it's too bad it's suddenly thirty degrees warmer in Ithaca! Bad timing.

http://today.14850.com/stories/01101-hockey-delay

Quote from: Jim HylaYou're sure it's open? It shows on Google maps, but when I ask for directions to Canton, they still push me thru 342 and they won't let me change it to the new interstate. Mapquest still goes thru W'town, but will let me change it to I-781. They say it's slower however.::panic::

Positive, Jim! I just drove it yesterday. I'm sure it doesn't save a huge amount of time, but it does bypass some silliness.

Quote from: SLU65The best shortcut is to avoid the Village of Canton entirely  entirely by taking Eddy-Pyrites
Road (just south of Canton). This will take you east to the bridge over the Grasse River (dont cross)
 where you veer  left (Miner Street) which takes you  directly to Appleton and parking lot. This  Will save you
at least 10-15 minutes on the return leg  southward as you will avoid ALL traffic.

I've heard about this route but I must've gotten it wrong on my first couple of tries. Not as relevant this weekend, since the Saturday night game is at Cheel, rather than Appleton, and I'm already in town.

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Quote from: Chris '03That's interesting, because the men's basketball team at Akron had a similar idea rejected by the NCAA.

Yup. It's been quite a topic of discussion up here. Turns out Akron ran afoul of a rule that applies only to basketball. The hoops rulebook has specific restrictions on what can be on the jersey that the hockey rulebook simply doesn't have. SLU has NCAA approval for the plan.

Also, if anyone's driving up I-81, don't get off at Exit 45 (Route 3) and go through Watertown. Don't get off at Exit 48 for Route 342 to Route 11. Go just a little farther north on 81 and then take the shiny new I-781 connector from Exit 48A! You don't get to skip all of the little towns and traffic lights on Route 11, but you do chop off a good bit of it.

Quote from: Chris '03Are they giving you a twitter jersey for your efforts?

I thought about asking for some Saints garb, but much as I like free swag, I can't imagine a situation in which I'd actually wear it. I guess maybe I'd wear SLU gear during the Saints vs Clarkson women's game.

Quote from: billhowardSocial media for athletes. What ever could go wrong with that combo?

Yeah, that's pretty much the point. ;-)