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Quote from: BearLover on February 13, 2026, 07:00:14 AMOn this week's CHN podcast, when talking about Ethan Wyttenbach, Quinnipiac freshman leading the country in scoring (and it's not even close), Adam Wodon mentioned that "all of his family played at Cornell." I don't know what this means exactly (parents? cousins?) and I can't find anything at all on the internet about this kid's family, but if true you have to wonder if the Cornell coaches totally missed him or if he was a horrible student. He's from Roslyn, Long Island, btw, a town that produces more Cornell kids per capita than maybe anywhere else on earth.

Looks like Ethan's dad and two brothers all went to Cornell. I saw an article that talked about one of the brothers scoring for the JV squad:

https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=prre19921102-01.1.19&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----------

It's a bummer to look back at stud legacies like Wyttenbach and Mark Jankowski and wish they'd come to Cornell, but for an upper middle class family that tuition/aid gap between Cornell and Q is no joke. Lot of reasons he might have made a different choice.

I'm flying to Syracuse tomorrow and coming to the games this weekend -- bringing my 10th grader. Scheduled to fly back to FL Sunday around 11. Not feeling great about getting out of Syracuse on Sunday, though I guess there aren't a lot of airports better equipped to deal iwth it.

Quote from: BearLover on January 08, 2026, 08:32:22 PM

Quote from: Trotsky on January 08, 2026, 07:31:34 PMHe's good with people.

This is exactly the type of post that is going to de-escalate the bickering on this forum. I ask that if you post something of no substance just to egg on another poster that you at least make it funny or original! But this post is so stupid that I just don't see the point   

I made a dumb joke from Office Space. Trotsky kind of quoted the same character. Feels like pretty standard message board banter.

As for league performance -- the USHL is in a league of its own in juniors and maybe as good as the worst major junior league. This is a pretty interesting analysis of league performance:

https://hockey-graphs.com/2020/03/02/which-league-is-best/

Quote from: BearLover on January 08, 2026, 02:20:06 PMCornell currently has 17 committed players, which is a good amount. We don't typically decommit guys, so there isn't much room for more recruits. Of those 17, only Michael Dec, Cole Emerton, and Nolan Long stand out to me. There are a few young recruits who haven't started junior hockey yet, but most of our guys are in juniors and not producing much if at all.

Some of these kids may well blossom into good players, but on average this is definitely less production than I'm used to seeing.

What are you used to seeing? This year is totally unprecedented. Our list of recruits is FULL of kids who are playing their first year of major junior hockey, not juniors. That's a totally different level of hockey and a different transition. What's considered good for a first year player in the Q? It's certainly not the same PPG as a second year in the BCHL. These kids aren't first round NHL talent who are expected to come in and light up major juniors.

I spot checked half a dozen kids playing major junior committed to Quinnipiac and it seems like the spread of production is pretty similar (without anyone producing like Dec).

Don't worry, though, I bought you a present:

Email the campus store — if a handful of people ask I imagine they'd explore licensing. I shot them a message.

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Quote from: arugulaA 21 year old freshman. Oy.  Hate that.

i recommend getting over it

I am over it. Doesn't mean I have to like.  I'm not saying all freshman should be 18 but 21 seems a bit much. Serious question, under current rules, is there a limit?  Could a college recruit a 24 year old?

Bertrand was older.

I suspect the rules have changed since 1967.

Pretty sure I recall that Doug Krantz was 21 as a freshman.

This is awesome, Jim.

I think there are a couple interesting questions that'll need to be answered:

1) Does CU want the physical media?
2) Who can digitize everything (I'm happy to chip in, either converting video, scanning with a phone, or sending some $ to pay a service)?
3) Where is the media stored/hosted? At CU or elsewhere online?
4) Where is the index/archive of all this awesome stuff hosted (if CU buries everything inside library systems, it'd be really nice to have a hockey focused public index site)

Depending on how much the CU Library is going to take on, I'm happy to help with any of 2-4.

Vielleux named All-USHL second team:

https://x.com/SchlossmanGF/status/1917355003204735186

Heisenberg says MN Mankato freshman D Luke Ashton is transferring to Cornell. #2 d scorer, drafted 6th round last year.

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Quote from: The RancorAlex Pelletier - son of JM Pelletier?

Alex born Grandy, CT Jun 01, 2005.  JHean-Marc was playing for Springfield, MA. Driving distance 24 miles.

Let's say 67% chance of yes.

Pretty sure it's no. In 2011 looks like he only had a daughter and she not yet college aged

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2011/12/nhl-player-returns-cornell-finish-degree

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Quote from: BearLoverAnd so I don't really care to celebrate our run and Schafer's career immediately following one of the most brutal losses I have ever seen.
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Dude, are you nuts??
BU killed Ohio State 8-3
We lost in OT
Brutal loss?
No way was this a brutal loss
I think you should get a hobby - knitting or crochet might be good therapy

Bearlover, I raised sea levels .000001" to make you this. I hope you find no enjoyment in its beauty and may your glass always stay half empty.

This team played so well in the last half dozen games. Went toe to toe with teams ranked higher in the tournament. Obviously you don't want the run to end but they did Schafer proud.

Quote from: underskillJason's call for the McCrae goal was the best

Wasn't Adam doing radio for that run?

Looked like it bounced off his chest/hip.

Quote from: dag14I live in Denver but happened to be in the Chicago area this weekend.  Avs games get blacked out at home -- it was great to see two alums playing in the same game!

And the temptation to head over to Toledo on Saturday is great -- the drive is less than 4 hours!  The question:  Do I take the 3 grandchildren I am babysitting, or do I leave them on their own?  After all, the oldest is 10 and good at babysitting her brothers on occasion....

Take all three! Time to indoctrinate!

I'm looking at flights to DTW, they're all $1000-1500