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Quote from: stereax on November 15, 2025, 02:45:46 PM

Quote from: Trotsky on November 15, 2025, 12:35:05 PM

Quote from: Snowball on November 15, 2025, 10:45:11 AM651 pounds of certified Boy-Meat

This is my motto these days.

How do you get Boy-Meat certified?

You must successfully:
   •   Pin a Yale player against the boards
   •   Maintain constant pressure until said player resembles a flat raclette cheese
   •   Skate away casually, as if you did nothing wrong

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Quote from: Snowball on November 15, 2025, 10:45:11 AMRyan
Freshman with the most skill? I'm not saying it...

Don't sell him short.  Most skill on the team.  He had an outlet pass from below the dot yesterday that he arched over a couple of defenders right to his target.  He's a must watch when he's on the ice for all of the little tricks up his sleeve

Oh goodness, I agree, my post was unclear: to me he is looking like the MOST skilled. And out of a highly skilled bunch.

Early in the season and already so much to love:

Cournoyer, Cournoyer, Cournoyer
Thank heavens Casey speaks French — those stretch passes are basically love letters en français. His first Cornell assist is coming; the hockey gods just need a minute.

Wallace–Devlin–Catalano
651 pounds of certified Boy-Meat. The moment they hit the ice, Yale should file a safety report.

Ryan
Gets the puck to the net like it owes him money. So good to see him get rewarded. Freshman with the most skill? I'm not saying it...

DiGuilian
A natural-born scorer. Goalie rebounds in front of him are basically malpractice.

Pirtle
One assist in three games, but he skates and passes like a man who has a prophecy to fulfill.

Aston and Fischer: Yes.

Veilleux
Ridiculously skilled. Leading the team in blocks, gets the puck to the net, occasionally throwing in a baby-freshman "oops"... but he's going to be big. Again: merci, Casey, for mastering the Frog tongue

Castagna
Looks incredible. Even if he were skating backward wearing someone else's jersey, you'd still know it's him.

Fegaras
Now that he's healthy? New man. Like someone put him through a hockey-enhancement car wash.

Stanley
Indestructible. If the rink collapsed, he'd skate out of the rubble and finish his shift.

O'Brien
Just solid. Like if "reliable defender" were a human being.

Major
We all know the dynamo he is. Let's get him back on the ice and causing problems for goalies.

Walsh
Captain O'Captain. Step forth and simply... be Walsh.

More players to mention? Anyone?

Let's Go Red!!!

Quote from: BearLover on November 07, 2025, 01:16:56 PM

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Quote from: Chris '03 on November 07, 2025, 12:14:55 PMhttps://statements.cornell.edu/2025/documents/cornell-settlement-agreement.pdf


Blech.

Seems like the best case scenario given the state of things.

Appeasement is rarely the best case scenario.

The alternative is financial ruin. I'll take modest appeasement over my university being destroyed.

Kudos to Kotlikoff for being pragmatic and getting this done.

Can't Wait:

Quote from: stereax on November 01, 2025, 09:25:46 PM

Quote from: CU2007 on November 01, 2025, 08:51:24 PMCongrats to Casey on his first win as Cornell Head Coach. Here's hoping it's the first of many.

So MUCH to love about the way Cornell played in those games, old players and new. And to see moving feet and crisp passing on the power play!!!

I was struck by the poise of 19 year-old Veilleux. Check this Islander's article and video on him:

https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/veilleux-caps-ushl-career-with-clark-cup

Wow that's sad. A great man.  If you haven't read The Game, do so.

No words!!!!

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Quote from: stereaxAnyway. I'm happy Robertson is going somewhere where he'll likely have better opportunities to show off his abilities and make it to the big leagues, and I wish him the best. Just not at Lynah

I'm old enough to remember when this was the normal, standard response to such news. Or something along the lines of "well, that's too bad. Something like this is a personal decision and I'm sure he has his reasons."  This year, we're turning everything into a Warren Commission investigation.

My take? Well, that's too bad. Something like this is a personal decision and I'm sure he has his reasons.

+2

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Quote from: BearLoverFegaras is pretty good. Breaks it out well, plays on the second PP. Will have a much bigger role next season.

I think his thumb injury lingered through the whole season.

He's a terrific skater and had nearly 1/2 a point a game in the 30 games he did play. Also no stats but it feels like a lot of his assists were primary: he got the puck to the net for a tip-in or it went off a body. Looking forward to seeing what he can do next year.

Let's move on from this.

How about this headline in the NYT:

Canada Reschedules Political Debate That Conflicted With a Hockey Game

There's a country with the right priorities!

Yes a beauty by Sam:

https://www.nhl.com/video/col-lak-malinski-scores-goal-against-darcy-kuemper-6371414511112

Quote from: stereaxHoward won the Hobey.

I like this Cornell reference in the Flo Hockey article, though the phrasing is bad:

With the "Ice Man" driving the offense, Michigan State won the Big Ten regular-season title. Howard then scored the game-winning goal in the Big Ten Championship game in overtime. Michigan State, however, was stunned in the first round of the NCAA tournament with a late goal against Cornell.



https://www.flohockey.tv/articles/14071418-michigan-states-isaac-howard-wins-the-hobey-baker-memorial-award-in-2025

Quote from: arugulaSurprised no team has taken a flyer on Ondrej.

Someone's going to pick him up, there has been a lot of interest in him.

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Quote from: upprdeckBancroft was in a pickle due to his age.

He gets a small bonus most likely like 50K and a salary of like 75K or so.

But he also had he come back might have gotten a different deal completely.  Could have been better or worse.

He's getting a signing bonus of $97,500 and a minors salary of $85,000. Plus, if he makes the NHL, his base salary there is $852,500. And a nice performance bonus of $25,000 for 5 NHL GP. So even if he "only" plays 5 games at the NHL level, he's making over $200,000 on the year. Puckpedia, source. (Will be putting it on CapSized as soon as we get an NHL ID for him.)

That's money that's hard to refuse.

Signing bonus + minors salary = $182,5000, so $136,753 after taxes. Sigh.
He's a Cornell student, so he's probably acquainted with the misery of taxes.

Good luck in the NHL Dalton!