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Quote from: Trotsky on March 28, 2026, 07:01:55 AM

Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82 on March 28, 2026, 06:38:14 AMI thought about Syer for the Oates, but felt it really should go to a player.

Had there been anybody who truly stood out for me.  And somebody may make a great case.

It went to Brent Brekke two years ago, so precedent has been set.

Quite frankly, I think Ben Syer is going to be out biggest obstacle in the ECAC for years to come, and by extension at the national tournament as well, since we'll have to overcome Princeton to get there.

I was willing to say the loss in Hobey Baker Rink was an aberration of them playing in front of their fans for senior night, but then they did it again at Placid. And Syer knows our program from the inside. This could become quite the rivalry if he can maintain the trajectory he's established with the team. And I think he can.

Quote from: Beeeej on March 23, 2026, 02:38:44 PMDon't forget to submit your picks in the CHN bracket contest!

I've got Cornell over Dartmouth in the final in Vegas. It'll never happen, but if it does I get to win a contest and see 90% of college hockey fans livid.

If you're going to win, win big!

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Quote from: jRayhill777 on March 20, 2026, 11:58:30 PMHello All! I just joined the forum. I was at the game tonight..it was tough to watch

Wait! Are you Stereax's "Rayhill Jersey Guy?"

Post With Photo

Yes it is me

Welcome!

Minnesota State wins the CCHA Tourney and moves to 14 in NPI. UConn beats BC to go to the HE final and is 13th in NPI, so they have a chance at a bid even if they lose, according to today's commentators.

But they can also miss out on a bid given that Princeton, Ohio State, and Merrimack all still have the opportunity to play spoiler tomorrow.

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Quote from: Trotsky on March 16, 2026, 11:09:52 AMDepends on motive.  If they are innocently imitating, yes.  If they are driven by profit, every fan could protest vociferously and the ROI would still demand they do it.  MBAs cannot help themselves.

This is didactic to the point of incoherence! Organic and sincere fan outrage is an indicator of where the profit lies! This is why you speak up! It's not like there is some payola involved that gets Cornell a fee to play certain songs during the break; if anything there's an expense to playing canned music. I am plenty anticapitalist but what's the point of doomsaying action?

I would not be at all surprised to learn that some Cornell donor profits in some way from the licence fee for playing the canned music during games. Such is the world.

Semi-tangent that I've always wondered -- is the pep band covered under some sort of university- or athletic-department-wide licensing agreement?

Pep bands and marching bands generally pay a licensing fee per song directly to the song's publisher in return for the right to rearrange it, and that includes performance rights. So there's no need for separate payment to, or inclusion in someone else's agreement with, an aggregator like ASCAP or BMI.

And for what it's worth, to my knowledge, neither the organization of composers that owns ASCAP nor the PE firm that owns BMI has a Cornell alum in a high-level position.

Would love to donate to the Pep Band to hear a cover of the Grateful Dead's 'Casey Jones' every game.

Contact the pep band manager Brian "Dawgs" Gu '27 at bg466@cornell.edu. The pep band web site is: http://pepband.bigredbands.org/

Princeton is out-Cornelling Cornell on faceoffs.

Matching minors. That didn't take long.

Merrimack wins! They are the first 8 seed ever to make the HE final.

And Merrimack got an ENG with 1:39. UMass may see there season end in less than two minutes.

ESPN+ did me the courtesy of bouncing me to the Merrimack-UMass game after the Dartmouth win. 2:05 to go and Merrimack is up 1-0

Quote from: stereax on March 20, 2026, 12:41:36 PM

Quote from: fastforward on March 20, 2026, 12:19:00 PMI hope everyone going to LP has a blast and have safe travels.
I'll be home cheering the team on (maybe at one of the local establishments showing the game as noted in another post)
GO BIG RED

Have just been collected by Trotsky and Anne grabbing a bite and then off we go!

You can't get better travel partners. You'll have a great time.

Quote from: marty on March 15, 2026, 06:50:35 PM

Quote from: ugarte on March 15, 2026, 06:43:02 PM*looking in the rear view mirror* I'm glad we played Harvard.

We might have converted some undergrad students with these three games.

This was, by far, the loudest I've heard the Faithful on a tv broadcast. I think a lot of cheering just doesn't come through, but this was the first game I've seen that made me feel like the crowd was up to the old standards.

Maybe having a third game was worth it.

Quote from: Trotsky on March 15, 2026, 05:00:07 PM

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Quote from: Trotsky on March 15, 2026, 04:57:04 PMAnyone else getting a lot of slow down / speed up latency on the broadcast?

Yes here

Probably more viewers than usual.

I'd be stunned if we're taxing ESPN with traffic. Given that Cornell home games have more issues than the games I watch from all other rinks, I have to assume it's a problem stemming from the Lynah setup.

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Quote from: Trotsky on March 14, 2026, 07:19:33 PMI would like to know why our guys keep face planting.

Walsh looked like he lost an edge. It's been everywhere. The ice doesn't look shitty anymore.

Bunch of guys are losing edges. Not ice tho bc otherwise H would have the same issue.

Is our skate sharpener an enemy operative?

Saw the same issue in one of the earlier Hockey East games. The commentators attributed it to playoff jitters.

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Quote from: imafrshmn on March 14, 2026, 06:40:35 PMThe 2026 Pecknold Cup has been claimed! Congratulations to the Clarkson Golden Knights!

DELICIOUS.

Everyone in Lake Placid & Saranac Lake are thrilled.

Oh?

Postdam is the closest ECAC school to Placid, and Clarkson travels well. The Knights making the semis is good for business.