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Quote from: stereax on August 21, 2026, 01:32:27 AM

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Quote from: BearLover on August 20, 2026, 11:54:28 PM

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Quote from: BearLover on August 20, 2026, 04:52:36 PMRPI student season tickets cost $50, or $3.30 per game. How many more students would attend Cornell hockey games if they were that cheap?

RPI, famously a really good team right now,

Yes but, this is mostly an exercise to see how many more students we could get to come just from reducing prices

i absolutely think student tickets should be heavily subsidized. bl is very right about this one. offer the available seats for non season ticket holders by lottery. something to make sure the house is always packed. even the casuals will get loud if the game is close.

For sure, but iirc most of the student side tix already sell out. I think more of the problem is that there's a cadre of student STH that only come to a few games.

Students get most sporting events free the week of, besides hockey. My student side season tix are I think $220 on the year, give or take, and then another $30 for the women's add on. So $15 a game for men's hockey and probably closer to $9 a game for hockey overall.

What you probably actually want that can be implemented in practice is flex pricing for less important opponents (Holy Cross could be a $5 game) or day-of discounts. Ideally, some way to be like "if you're not scanned in by 7:15 we can give your seat to the next person", but that's a massive stretch.

I haven't been to a game at Lynah in nearly two decades, but I would worry that cheaper tickets would just do what  Stereax is saying and make it easier to buy tickets and not show up.

Quote from: Trotsky on August 05, 2026, 07:42:27 AM

Quote from: stereax on August 04, 2026, 08:34:10 PMMark Divver:

Providence College freshman goalie Ben Hrebik, who played for OHL Barrie the last two years, recently became academically ineligible because he failed a class

Friars looking to add a goalie before start of season and already have a few targets

Hrebik had been on campus at PC for month of July going to summer school

My wife was going to fail Joey Harrington when he was taking her class at UOregon.  That's when she got a visit.  Her doctoral candidacy was mentioned.

He got a D.

Kudos to PC.  There may not be another school in all D-1 that would do that.

The partner of a friend who played junior hockey (the partner not the friend) claimed that he was recruited by Harvard but couldn't clear the academics bar.

The funny thing is that he and I would get into political arguments, but "shut up you couldn't play at Harvard for academic reasons" would seem mean-spirited even if he probably wouldn't understand the insult anyway.

Oddly, despite that, I don't think he was lying about his hockey cred. He did know a handful of ECAC guys.

Quote from: Trotsky on July 21, 2026, 02:20:34 PM

Quote from: Dafatone on July 21, 2026, 11:27:22 AMThe Mets are out there, fighting the good fight against a salary cap by proving that it's not just money.

Stand with the MLBPA. Support the Mets.

Words can hurt too you monster!

I'm a Mets fan. Cornell hockey can't kill me because I'm already dead.

Quote from: adamw on July 20, 2026, 09:11:57 PM

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Quote from: sezenack on July 20, 2026, 02:37:36 PMWrote an article about the blueprint for small schools succeeding that I thought you all might be interested in too, even though I look at it through somewhat of an RPI lens.

https://www.rpifieldhouse.com/p/the-formula-to-national-success-as

I think it could've been summarized better in one sentence: "Get a large donation from a billionaire alum."

Which I believe is much more doable than any other solution, and will lead to everything else mentioned.

The money part is a second article upcoming. I don't agree though. Plenty of coaches and programs squander good talent and enough resources because they don't recruit the right mix of players, don't develop their players properly, or are poor at executing their systems. I don't think Penn State will ever win a national championship with Gadowsky's run and gun system for example. BU was decidedly mediocre last year because they were too young and soft. Harvard has been squandering their talent for years now (which is why they pushed Donato out). You need the resources, yes, but if you don't have a good system, you're not going to make good on the talent you bring in.

Honestly, it's a tired age-old discussion that always has the same answer. Does Manchester City win because it has the most money or the best system/coaching? Yes. Do the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers win because of the money or the system? Yes.  St. John's made the Sweet 16 again for the first time in 27 years after a billionaire pumped $5 million into the program to pay players.

When people say "money is not the reason you need a good system" - it's a false dichotomy. Everyone knows you need both.  Holy Cross isn't winning a national championship any time soon, no matter what they do.  The greatest coach with the greatest system on god's green earth isn't competing nationally without money.  When the money gap used to be smaller, it was more possible, though having "resources" were still important. Now that the money gap is a giant chasm, it's even more difficult to bridge the gap by being smarter.

Schools like RPI, Clarkson, etc... -- hate to say -- will never be able to compete nationally again without a massive infusion of cash.  Those alums are out there, just need to convince them to spend.

The Mets are out there, fighting the good fight against a salary cap by proving that it's not just money.

Stand with the MLBPA. Support the Mets.

Quote from: stereax on June 27, 2026, 11:55:19 AM

Quote from: BearLover on June 26, 2026, 10:52:10 PMWho changed their number besides DiGiulian?

Hiscock took DiGiulian's number.

Also, 60. I want to vomit. Like Castagna, Rousseau better be worth it 😭

At least he's a goalie. I can ignore goalie weirdness more easily than skater weirdness.

Quote from: stereax on June 22, 2026, 02:27:52 PM

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Quote from: stereax on June 22, 2026, 11:36:35 AMBU is awesome, UMaine will be great too. Omaha ofc we pay them back, RIT is a tradition it feels like.

We've only played RIT four times ever. Last was 2010.

Wait for real??? I swear it feels like we play them every year.

Am I getting them mixed up with RPI? I am, aren't I.

One of Rochester and Rensellaer is very offended by this. Probably Rochester, home of my favorite accent.

Quote from: stereax on June 19, 2026, 01:57:48 AMI assume at this point we've all heard about the Austin Franco story?

Very TL;DR:
The University reported Austin Franco '28 to the Office of Civil Rights for a bias incident in which he responded to a job offer with "Not interested in working for a jew. Thanks."

Apparently people are raising money for this schlub, too.

Imagine me getting jumpscared at 1:50 AM seeing one of my professors commenting on the case 😅

I'm looking forward to a moment when "say slur*, collect funds" isn't a viable career.

*yes, I know "Jew" isn't a slur, but it works the same way coming from that sort of person.

Personally, I'd really like to learn how to speed up google indexing, so I appreciate the spam.

Quote from: ursusminor on June 04, 2026, 01:47:13 PMOmaha is apparently on 1/2 and 1/3, not 1/1 and 1/2. https://x.com/OmahaHKY/status/2062534848535777767

I found this posted on USCHO. https://fanforum.uscho.com/threads/2026-27-schedules-thread.37285/post-2985007

I'll say this multiple times before next January, but if you go to Omaha, go to the zoo. It's fantastic.

Quote from: fastforward on June 01, 2026, 01:28:56 PMHas everyone defected to Russia?   

Nyet.

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Quote from: 617BigRed on May 21, 2026, 10:03:54 AMWas there rumours of us going up to Alaska?

I haven't heard anything, but we owe them a visit. Whether that's this year or not, TBD. I don't see a great spot in the schedule for it - I'd have suggested the Jan 1/2 weekend, but that's likely Omaha.

I'm eagerly awaiting the Omaha announcement. I'll say this another dozen times, but for everyone who ever visits Omaha, go to the zoo.

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Quote from: arugula on May 17, 2026, 12:59:49 PMOf course you do. We all have a right to be wrong.  My feeling is first you root for your hometown team.

Hence the Devils. I root for the Fucking Devils. Let me have something in my life.

QuoteMy perspective is VGK fans are remarkably spoiled and entitled. They haven't suffered at all so I'm not in the least sympathetic.  The league gave them sweetheart to enable them to build a team fast.  How do you think they ended up with Fleury?

They ended up with Fleury because Matt Murray was seen as the future in net for the Pens. A lot of what made Vegas good was GMs of other teams who panicked and shipped off useful pieces to Vegas to ensure they got to choose who to keep. Like how Florida gave Reilly Smith away so Vegas would select Marchessault. They also got lucky as hell that William Karlsson took the Vegas move as an insult and went nuts ever since. (Plus, after the shooting in Vegas that killed 58 or so people, the team seemed to have a little bit of hockey magic on its side.)

QuoteThey routinely flout the injury rules to enable them to bypass the salary cap.

Like Kucherov in 2021, who missed the entire regular season before popping up shiny as a dime Game 1? Like Matthew Tkachuk, whose opportune LTIRing allowed Florida to grab Seth Jones and Brad Marchand for the repeat? Like Patty Kane in 2015?

Every team does the LTIR bullshit. Or did, because they closed the loophole. The Knights aren't unique. Also, Mark Stone is actually made of wet paper.

QuoteThey fire coaches faster than prime George Steinbrenner.

Seen the Oilers recently? The average NHL coach only lasts like 2 years with a team. Couple notable exceptions, like Bednar and Cooper, but that's far from unique. (In fact, they probably should have fired Cassidy sooner when it was apparent he lost the room.)

QuoteJust this week they were docked a draft pick for their constant breaking of media access rules.

Which will most likely be rescinded after some ass kissing and was done most likely as a warning to other teams. (Plus, there's at least some credibility to the rumor that they were trying to get out of Anaheim quickly so as to avoid a noise violation with their plane that would have kept them grounded all night.)

Also, I agree with Trotsky in that 99% of sports writing and media today is utter fucking garbage.

QuoteMark Stone plays for them. Mitch Marner plays for them.

Fucking Carter Hart, one of the defendants in the 2018 WJC rape case who admitted to having sexual contact with the victim, also plays for them! But yeah, you're right, let's instead talk about two really good players who are shining now that they're in Vegas. Deadass, what did Stone ever do to any of you?

QuoteThey have too many colors in Their uniforms.  They stole their name and logo from Army.

...That's valid.

QuoteI enjoy underdogs.  Hence I lose a lot.  Hard pass on VGK. They are the Cowboys or Duke.  I'm sure you're convinced.

They're not the Cowboys because they win lmao.

Wow defensive much? 
I would note that the Devils have three Stanley cups in recent memories. They ain't suffering. U fortunately for you you likely missed them. Otoh you're young and that team is still very promising.

I'll focus on the draft rules first. They got Fleury because h like last expansion teams were only able to protect & skaters and one goalie. In the past you'd be picking from theis stringers not slightly aging hall of famers so please. 

Next, Carter Hart. Full stop.

As to LTIR, just because other teams have done it doesn't make it right and VGK seemed to be the main offender. 

I failed to mention my frustration that Howden, who couldn't put a puck in the ocean at MSG is somehow now Mr. Clutch.  Not VGK fault but annoys me.  Fundamentally, I'm frustrated because I have watched my team(s), the denizens of MSG, for a combined 106 seasons and have one title.  Corrodes the soul.




Acknowledge VGK has gotten some breaks.

I'll note that the Devils only have three cups in recent memory if you aren't young.

Quote from: upprdeck on May 06, 2026, 02:00:15 PMi saw video. never really saw a foot get rolled over.

reverse this.

You are person going to your car and a group of random people start following and yelling and recording you hitting your car and block you from leaving easily.. You slowly trying to get away for safety?

I do wonder why no campus police were with him to get him out of there.

No one was yelling, and it doesn't look like anyone was hitting the car.

Regardless, the appropriate move was for Kotlikoff to call campus police. If the president can't get campus police to show up after a controversial event within seconds, there are other problems.

Quote from: George64 on May 04, 2026, 08:07:48 PM

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Quote from: George64 on May 04, 2026, 09:44:22 AM

Quote from: George64 on May 02, 2026, 07:58:50 PMVideo of altercation at Day Hall parking lot.  Draw you own conclusion.

The video has been since been enhanced to focus on the students and Kotlikoff's car.  For those of you who still have to go to work, the incident got about 30 seconds on Good Morning America.  No context, no mention of Kotlikoff responding to students as he walked from Goldwin Smith to the Day Hall parking lot. 

I don't get their free speech issue here.  The CPU had representatives of both sides in the debate.  Norman Finkelstein last Friday, Benny Morris a week earlier. That's what universities are about.  Hear different viewpoints, weigh the arguments, decide for yourself. I commend CPU for initiating the debate.  I commend Cornell for limiting protests that interfere with the functioning of the University or harass individuals.  I think these particular students were just being jerks.

It's still not okay to hit jerks with your car. And this wasn't exactly unforeseeable. Kotlikoff should have had a better plan in place for his car being surrounded by students than hit them with his car.

The NY Times article has been revised and now provides a more complete account of the events.

The Sun article contains the most detail, including video of the students speaking with Dr. Kotlikoff before he got in his car.

It's also worth noting that while no one was injured (rolling over a foot certainly runs the risk of injury), driving away after striking a pedestrian with your vehicle is a hit and run. I do not expect any charges.

Quote from: George64 on May 04, 2026, 09:44:22 AM

Quote from: George64 on May 02, 2026, 07:58:50 PMVideo of altercation at Day Hall parking lot.  Draw you own conclusion.

The video has been since been enhanced to focus on the students and Kotlikoff's car.  For those of you who still have to go to work, the incident got about 30 seconds on Good Morning America.  No context, no mention of Kotlikoff responding to students as he walked from Goldwin Smith to the Day Hall parking lot. 

I don't get their free speech issue here.  The CPU had representatives of both sides in the debate.  Norman Finkelstein last Friday, Benny Morris a week earlier. That's what universities are about.  Hear different viewpoints, weigh the arguments, decide for yourself. I commend CPU for initiating the debate.  I commend Cornell for limiting protests that interfere with the functioning of the University or harass individuals.  I think these particular students were just being jerks.

It's still not okay to hit jerks with your car. And this wasn't exactly unforeseeable. Kotlikoff should have had a better plan in place for his car being surrounded by students than hit them with his car.