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Quote from: adamw on March 02, 2026, 06:01:50 PM

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Quote from: upprdeck on March 02, 2026, 11:21:28 AMhaving 1700+ SRO packed in would seem to pretty close to a fire code issue.   Are those concourses huge?

I live in Vermont and take my kids to see Cornell at Dartmouth every year (especially with no UVM in the mix).  The concourse at Thompson is huge and does wrap around the entire rink. I have never seen the seats much more than 1/2 to 2/3 full over the many years I have been going.  There are always a few people on the concourse whom I assume just prefer to watch from there.  Does Princeton draw more than Cornell?

I mentioned the tradition in my previous post and I can't find a page with good info, but there's a longstanding practice that whenever Princeton visits Dartmouth, the fans throw tennis balls onto the ice whenever the home team scores. It goes back to when people at Princeton tried to make fun of Dartmouth by throwing tennis balls whenever the visitors had a game at Baker Rink. In retaliation, people at Dartmouth reciprocated the insult and it stuck. It's the only game there that's a guaranteed sellout and certainly draws more than whenever Cornell visits

Edit: Found it. The tradition started much more recently than I had thought

https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-men/article/2017-01-12/some-best-college-hockey-traditions

This is where I'm going to have to chime in again for the newbies (I do this annually, at least somewhere)...

This is by far the most INANE "tradition" in hockey. Not the action, but the reasons. Absolutely asinine. I was there to watch it all unfold.

The Baker Rink crowd did NOT -- I repeat, NOT -- target Dartmouth for this. Total fallacy, and the dumb-ass Dartmouth students of the time somehow got it in their heads that they did.

I was Princeton's broadcaster at the time. The Princeton "crowd," as it were - had a thing where it would throw oranges -- not tennis balls -- on the ice when playing ANY team.

Toot Cahoon, the coach at the time, absolutely hated this. It didn't take him long to make sure this thing was stopped.

For whatever reason -- the Dartmouth "fans" got wind of this, and thought somehow that it was directed at them.

The rest is (moronic) history.

Didn't Union fans also throw oranges at RPI, way back when?

Quote from: stereax on March 01, 2026, 04:34:39 PM

Quote from: andyw2100 on March 01, 2026, 03:08:08 PMI meant to post this last night...

Anyone else notice that Clarkson's two backup goalies watched the game, dressed, from near a door at the scoreboard end of the rink instead of from the bench? (Photo attached.) As inexplicable as that was, keeping their helmets on was even more so! And there was only a chair for one of them, so while one used it, the other stood the entire game!

I completely missed that! Wonder why that was. Reminds me of a couple of NHL rinks...

Back when we used to play in the Syracuse (Hockey) Invitational Tournament, the OnCenter benches were too short to accommodate the whole team (maybe the AHL didn't let you dress as many players as in college), so the backup goalies sat in the stands.

Quote from: Trotsky on February 28, 2026, 10:54:05 PMFriday, March 6

9 RPI @ 8 Clarkson

Oh how I wish the first round were still best-of-three.  That would be an epic series.

Quote from: adamw on March 01, 2026, 01:57:44 AM

Quote from: Trotsky on February 28, 2026, 11:42:34 PM

Quote from: chimpfood on February 28, 2026, 11:20:21 PMDartmouth is 2 seed no? First tie breaker is head to head points

Yes.

1 Qpc
2 Drt
3 Cor
4 Prn

Adam, you know I love you, but not sorting by seed is no bueno.

I don't know - I never have been sure that you do...

I spend thousands of hours a year on the site - but trying to code all the league's tiebreakers into the sort would take years off my life. Maybe Claude can do it now.  We do have a page with all the brackets and seeds though.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/reports/conf/ECAC/4/bracket

I managed to code the old tie-breakers (in perl!) but I have not had the time or inclination to do anything with it since they changed the point system for 3x3 and shootouts.

Quote from: chimpfood on February 28, 2026, 11:43:11 PMPart of it is because this was people's second or third sporting event today, part of it is because this years seniors didn't make a big impact, and part of it is because the kids these days suck. The sky isn't falling. We should be in for an at large bid. You can choose if you want to be but I'm very satisfied.

Were there also Winter Formals or something?  The band were in dress clothes.

Quote from: RichH on February 28, 2026, 08:41:56 PM

Quote from: stereax on February 28, 2026, 08:39:04 PMAlma mater on the video board. Finally, a use for it.

Dear Clarkson Band,

Thank you for making the long trip, now feel free to take this intermission off.

The piped in music is even more ridiculous when there are two bands there.

Quote from: andyw2100 on February 27, 2026, 05:14:00 PM

Quote from: Trotsky on February 27, 2026, 04:15:02 PM

Quote from: HpyGlmore2-05 on February 16, 2005, 08:58:31 PMEvery year during the last regular season home game, the "full" almamater is passed out and sung.  Does anyone know a link online, or where I can get the "full" version of the almamater?

Does the Cornell Anaphoric (?) Society still do this?

Pretty sure a printed version hasn't been distributed in at least fifteen years.

As it turns out, the lyrics were displayed on the giant video scoreboard, which was practical, even if it took away some of the challenge.

Quote from: ugarte on February 27, 2026, 01:10:46 PMmy only criticism is that closing multiple verses of the song BUT NOT THE FINAL VERSE with "hail, all hail cornell" is insanity

We discussed this earlier in the thread (like 20 years ago).  I stand by what I say then.

For Saturday night:

QuoteFar above Cayuga's waters
With its waves of blue
Stands our noble Alma Mater
Glorious to view
Lift the chorus, speed it onward
Loud her praises tell
Hail to thee our Alma Mater
Hail, all hail, Cornell!

Far above the busy humming
Of the bustling town
Reared against the arch of heaven
Looks she proudly down
Lift the chorus, speed it onward
Loud her praises tell
Hail to thee our Alma Mater
Hail, all hail, Cornell!

Sentry-like o'er lake and valley
Towers her regal form
Watch and ward forever keeping
Braving time and storm
So through clouds of doubt and darkness
Gleams her beacon light
Fault and error clear revealing
Blazing forth the right

To the glory of her founder
Rise her stately walls
May her sons pay equal tribute
Whene'er duty calls
When the moments swiftly fleeting
Ages roll between
Many yet unborn shall hail her
Alma Mater, Queen!

In the music of the waters
As they glide along
In the murmur of the breezees
With their whispered song
In the tuneful chorus blending
With each pealing bell
One refrain seems oft repeated
Hail, all hail, Cornell

Here, by flood and foaming torrent
Gorge and rocky dell
Pledge we faith and homage ever
To our loved Cornell.
May time ne'er efface the memory
Of her natal day
And her name and fame be honored
Far and wide alway!

Note: I changed "away" to "alway", which is how I remember it, but I may be wrong.

Quote from: David Harding on February 25, 2026, 07:23:10 PM

Quote from: jtwcornell91 on February 25, 2026, 09:49:29 AMWith all the snow this winter, we've been doing a bit of snowshoeing around the Rochester area.  Does anyone know about snowshoeing in Ithaca, both suitable trails and rental places?  (One of our local libraries actually loans them out, but we just had to return the ones we were using, so we're out a couple of pairs.)  The Cornell Outdoor Education website says they rent snowshoes, but they're only open 9-1 on weekends.

The forecast seems to call for rain on Saturday, so this may not pan out anyway.

Fifty years ago I spent a pleasant afternoon showshoing trails in the upper section of Buttermilk Falls State Park.  The trail to the foot of Taughannock Falls also remains open in the winter.  On the edge of campus the Cornell Botanical Garden has suitable trails.  From there, cross Fall Creek on the low suspension bridge and follow the Cayuga Trail upstream. 
I can't help with rental suggestions.  I would have expected the Ithaca REI to have rentals, the their web site says the nearest equipment rental location is Rochester. 

I phoned the Ithaca REI yesterday, and they don't.  Actually the one in Rochester stopped doing the rentals a few years ago.  We rented from there in December 2022, and were about to try do it again two years later, but fortunately I called to check ahead of time, and so we ended up renting them in Old Forge for a lot more money.  They recommended Cayuga Ski & Cyclery, but they only seem to do skis, judging from their website.

Quote from: Rockey on February 24, 2026, 05:40:57 PMFrom Cornellians In Memoriam February 2026

'79 BS CALS—Elizabeth Nolan of Naples, FL, August 1, 2025; president, the Nolan Group; president, Astrop Advisory Corp.; vice president, Sovereign Advisers Inc.; active in professional and alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma. Surviving spouse: Lance A. Nethery '79.

Did not know Lance personally but certainly enjoyed watching him play.

After a brief playing career, he ended up being a very successful coach in Germany around the late '90s, but I guess they moved back stateside when he retired.

With all the snow this winter, we've been doing a bit of snowshoeing around the Rochester area.  Does anyone know about snowshoeing in Ithaca, both suitable trails and rental places?  (One of our local libraries actually loans them out, but we just had to return the ones we were using, so we're out a couple of pairs.)  The Cornell Outdoor Education website says they rent snowshoes, but they're only open 9-1 on weekends.

The forecast seems to call for rain on Saturday, so this may not pan out anyway.

Netravalkar unfortunately had a bad game against India the other day, breaking the T20 World Cup record for most runs conceded with 65 from his 4 overs.  Everyone else bowled pretty well, though, and the US held India to 161 runs (82 of them from captain and eventual Man of the Match Suryakumar Yadav).  But the US could only make 132 runs from their 20 overs, falling short of the target of 162 and losing by 29 runs.  (Netravalkar did not bat.)

Tomorrow (Tuesday Feb 10) the US will try to duplicate their 2024 upset against Pakistan, 8:30am EST.

Having grown up as a huge football fan, I'm amazed how little I care about the NFL these days.  If the Bills or Rams ever make the Super Bowl again, I'll figure out how to watch it; otherwise, meh.  (It doesn't help that I can't just turn on broadcast TV and watch any more.)

Quote from: jtwcornell91 on February 06, 2026, 10:55:10 AMA couple of stories I haven't had time to read/listen to about Saurabh Netravalkar (MS'16):

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RjDy2XJ35M

Listening to the podcast now. He starts talking about applying to Cornell just past the 26 minute mark and about his time in Ithaca at about 30 minutes.