ELynah Forum

It's recently come out that Columbia had been fudging certain metrics in order to game the US News & World Report college rankings. Can't say I'm surprised that an Ivy would do this... my only question is who cares? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/16/columbia-whistleblower-us-news-rankings-michael-thaddeus

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/nyregion/never-solved-a-college-dorm-fire-has-become-one-mans-obsession.html

TL;DR:

For decades there's been a whole lot of silence about what happened with official investigations on the tragic fire that most considered a probable arson. Police investigators had given up on pursuing the case for lack of conclusive evidence and a lack of a confession. Cornell had effectively swept it under the rug, perhaps to not draw attention to their failed fast-track PhD. program or their faults in the fire hazards of the dorm or their weak response in helping the victims and survivors. A Cornell alum (Class of 1970) living in Arizona got obsessed with the unsolved case and did some amateur investigating, eventually assembling a narrative that blames a certain member of the Res Club for criminal arson and, with plenty of conjecture, blames Cornell officials for covering up the crime. His stirring the pot is the subject of and reason for this NY Times article, which lends more credence to the allegations against the individual in question (who remained unnamed in the article because he was never deemed a suspect by police). The story is certainly a troubling sequence of events in Cornell history which has never gotten the resolution the Cornell community deserves.

Simple question.

Another solid performance from Scrivens to steal a game for the Oilers from a buzzing Islanders squad.

Hi Elfers.  I proposed in another thread that we put together a concrete list of things we would like to see fixed or improved with Redcast as well as suggestions or comments as to how to achieve it.  Redcast gets talked about in plenty of game threads where people rant about it tangentially, so I think it would be productive to make it a thread of its own.  Perhaps this could lead to some dialogue with Athletics or a petition from the ELF community.

Congratulations to Rebecca for reaching the pinnacle of women's hockey!

http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20091221/SPORTS01/912210341/CU+s+Johnston+named+to+Canadian+Olympic+women+s+hockey+team

Choose the answer that holds the greatest probability.

RPI is an improved team from last year, no doubt.  They have lots of speedy guys and some playmakers.  Obviously, I'm happy with the win, but I'm not so impressed with the way they got it.  We have the personnel to play a more physical, puck possession-oriented style like the successful Cornell teams in the earlier part of the decade, but have a hard time making it happen against speedy teams.  19 Shots on goal against RPI?  17 Against BU?  It's not going to cut it in the long run if we can't generate more offense off the forecheck.  Any predictions for the Union game?

Ok, I'll start the game thread.

Keir Ross is in the lineup tonight.  Brendon Nash is out (punishment).

Scoring
P_Time__Team_____Dudes involved
1 15:13 Cor PP Gallagher (Greening, Whitney)
2 04:50 RPI Helfrich (Polacek, Burgdoerfer)
2 11:59 Cor Greening (J. Devin)

Dan Sweeney is running the Ithaca Journal live blog tonight.

CU Lines Report
Patrick Kennedy-Riley Nash-Locke Jillson
Colin Greening-Blake Gallagher-Joe Devin
Jordan Kary-Greg Miller-Erik Axell
Joe Scali-Sean Collins-John Esposito

Brendon Nash-Keir Ross
Braden Birch-Justin Krueger
Nick D'Agostino-Mike Devin

Ben Scrivens

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Scoring
2 11:07 Clg PP Brisebois (McNamara, Larkin)
2 17:45 Cor Kary (D'Agostino, Axell)
2 18:58 Cor PP R. Nash (B. Nash, Krueger)
3 01:40 Clg PP Brisebois
3 14:49 Cor PP Gallagher (Krueger, B. Nash)
3 19:56 Cor EN Greening (Gallagher)

As has been noted by others, tonight's match versus the Fighting Deerticks Bobcats of Quinnipiac is our second real challenge of the season (Yale being the first).  As we know, Quinnipiac has some dangerous and dynamic forwards, much like Yale.  Seniors Brandon Wong, Eric Lampe, and Mike "Goldilocks" Atkinson have been solid competition for Cornell for a few years now--we all remember what happened in '07.  Sophomore Dan Clarke looks to be their starter in net tonight, and looks very solid statistically, despite being on a 2-goalie rotation with Eric Hartzell, who minded net at Colgate last night.  Last year's series had a rare nil-nil tie in Hamden, and a 2-1 overtime win in Ithaca for the Red thanks to Evan Barlow.  Hopefully, coming off a PP goal last night, Riley Nash will spur the K-N-J line to be more productive.  I believe the Red will have to play a physical game and avoid odd-man rushes to get past Q this evening.  And I'll be damned if we have more problems with the video feed.

Dan Sweeney is running the Ithaca Journal live blog tonight.  

CU Lines Report
Kennedy - R. Nash - Jillson
Greening - Gallagher - J. Devin
Miller - Roeszler - Nicholls
Scali - Collins - Esposito

B. Nash - Whitney
Birch - Krueger
D'Agostino - M. Devin

Scrivens

Zebras
Refs: Mike Baker, Tim Kotyra
Linesmen: Andy Petrus, Steve Shufelt

Shots on goal
_____1__2__3__T
Qui__9__5__5_19
Cor__4_12__9_25

Scoring
1 06:41 Qui PP Davies (Wong, Lampe)
1 19:59 Qui Atkinson
2 11:15 Qui Rollheiser (Lampe, Harvey)
3 15:01 Cor Collins (Scali)
3 16:48 Cor Esposito (D'Agostino, R. Nash)

A pair of teams that matched up very competitively last season meet in another important conference game.  

Patrick Kennedy and Sean Whitney are back in the lineup after missing the Brown game.  Roeszler and Nicholls are out.  Schafer is sticking with the 4th line that came together for the Brown game out of necessity but showed chemistry.

The Cornell lines, from the Ithaca Journal live blog

Kennedy - R. Nash - Jillson
Greening - Gallagher - J. Devin
Kary - Miller - Axell
Scali - Collins - Esposito

B. Nash - Whitney
Birch - Krueger
D'Agostino - M. Devin

Scrivens

Joe Nieuwendyk is at Lynah tonight scouting talent for the Dallas Stars.

Shots on goal
_____1__2__3__T
Prn_14__9__7_30
Cor_12_11_10_33

Scoring
1 01:14 Cor Gallagher (Greening, J. Devin)
1 19:21 Cor Gallagher (J. Devin)
2 01:22 Cor D'Agostino (Gallagher, J. Devin)
2 05:44 Cor Scali
3 03:57 Prn MacIntyre (Lohry)
3 07:05 Prn MacIntyre (Bartlett, Lohry)
3 14:36 Cor PP R. Nash (Whitney, B. Nash)

For a game with a 6-0 outcome, the reality is that it was much more closely contested than that score alone would indicate.  Ben Scrivens had several great saves during the 2nd period, which if he had not made, the game could have had a different outcome.  The fact that Scrivens was sharp tonight is welcome news--we all know how important goaltending will be for having postseason success this year, and Scrivens had looked rather pedestrian during his first few outings.  On a negative note, our powerplay is wasting time sending non-deceptive, non-strategic passes around the perimeter, instead of creating scoring chances, reminiscent of 08-09.

An early season installment of the team's biggest rivalry game.

Locke Jillson, who was leveled last night by a vicious blow to the head, is out tonight.  Dan Nicholls is in for him.

Keir Ross is in the lineup for Nick D'Agostino.


Dan Sweeney from The Ithaca Journal has a live blog again for the game tonight.

CU Lines, from Live Stats:
Greening - Gallagher - J. Devin
Miller - R. Nash - Kennedy
Esposito - Roeszler - Nicholls
Scali - Collins - Axell

B. Nash - Whitney
Ross - Krueger
Birch - M. Devin

Scrivens
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Interesting that Nicholls and Scali are on different lines, per the Live Stats report.

Hahvahd's Coach Donato said in the pregame interview "this is probably the best Cornell team I've seen in fouah-five yeeahz".

Heading the zebras tonight are John Murphy and Robert St. Lawrence.


Shots on goal
_____1__2__3__T
Cor__8_12_10_30
Har__6__8_11_25

Scoring
1 14:30 Har Leblanc (M. Biega, Huxley)
2 04:04 Cor Kennedy (M. Devin, J. Devin)
2 05:18 Har Morrison (Grimshaw)
2 09:44 Har Fallstrom (Rogers, Huxley)
2 17:54 Cor PP M. Devin (Roeszler, Miller)
3 02:27 Cor J. Devin (Gallagher)
3 05:59 Cor J. Devin (Greening, M. Devin)
3 09:11 Cor PP Gallagher (Whitney, R. Nash)
3 13:29 Cor Miller (M. Devin)

Cornell's conference and Ivy League opener against Dartmouth should up the intensity another notch.

The Ithaca Journal has a live blog again for the game tonight.

In a lineup change, Braden Birch will be in tonight for Keir Ross.  Forwards lines stay the same from last game.

CU Lines, from Live Stats:
Greening - Gallagher - J. Devin
Miller - R. Nash - Kennedy
Esposito - Roeszler - Jillson
Scali - Collins - Axell

B. Nash - Whitney
D'Agostino - Krueger
Birch - M. Devin

Scrivens

ECAC stalwarts Tim Kotyra and Dan Murphy are our referees tonight.

Shots on goal
_____1__2__3__T
Cor_12_14__8_34
Dar__7__5_10_22

Scoring
1 02:13 Cor PP Gallagher (Greening, B. Nash)
2 08:25 Cor PP Greening (R. Nash, Birch)
3 03:36 Cor PP Gallagher (B. Nash, Whitney)
3 04:16 Cor Esposito (Roeszler, D'Agostino)
3 05:21 Dar PP Boldt (Owsiak, Estoclet)
3 14:53 Cor PP B. Nash (R. Nash, Greening)

Cornell's regular season opener against CHA foe Niagara should provide a good measure of where our team stands at this point, as the perennially respectable Purple Eagles already have 4 games under their belts, all against quality opponents.  

It will be interesting to see how the veteran firepower is spread throughout the lines tonight, and also who gets the start in goal (I'm expecting Scrivens will, does anyone have this info yet?).

The Ithaca Journal has a live blog going for the game.

CU lines report:

Miller - R. Nash - Kennedy
Greening - Gallagher - J. Devin
Esposito - Roeszler - Jillson
Scali - Collins - Axell

B. Nash - Whitney
D'Agostino - Krueger
Ross - M. Devin

Scrivens

LGR!

IJ/LB reporting Arthur Mintz will be missing in the scoring booth for the first time since 2/8/1991.  Cornell senior and Newman Arena PA man Chris Lloyd takes the mic.


Shots on Goal
  Cor  Nia
1  8    6
2  15   13
3  17   6
OT 1    5
T  41   30

Scoring
1 06:00 Nia Beattie (Zanette, Vandenberg)
1 13:07 Cor PP Greening (R. Nash, Whitney)
2 01:53 Cor PP Kennedy (Gallagher, R. Nash)
2 16:58 Nia PP (5x3) Mironov (Moran, Gotto)
OT 3:18 Cor J. Devin (Greening, D'Agostino)

Not a whole lot of new information in these articles.  The one on the offense is by far the most extensive.

Preseason All-ECAC Players
Roster
Key Games on Schedule
"Hockey exhibitions expose Cornell's shortcomings"
Goaltending / Defense Preview
Offense Preview

Cornell 14 - 7 Brown, midway through the 3rd quarter.

The defense is having a terrific day this far, accounting for both of Cornell's scores.  The IBN video broadcast is horrific, however.  Almost every big play has happened outside of the camera frame.  Where did they find such lousy cameramen?

Cornell trying to sweep Niagara for the second year in a row.

Let's go Red!!!

Redcast is up and running at 6:58.

Lines for Cornell

Scrivens
Garman

Greening-Nash-Barlow
Roeszler-M.Kennedy-P.Kennedy
Collins-Gallagher-Devin
Scali-Mugford-Nicholls

Krueger-Devin
Davenport-Whitney
Ross-Seminoff

Goals
1st Cor 19:34 M. Kennedy (P. Kennedy, Roeszler)
2nd Cor PP 6:51 P.Kennedy (J.Devin, M.Kennedy)
2nd Nia 11:25 Mironov (Annesley)

Hey guys,

I'm in the process of putting a sign or two together for the game, but I don't have any very funny or insulting ideas in mind.  I want to hear some suggestions out there.  

Dean

Let's go red.