Cornell vs. Yale 02/13/2015

[Trotsky]

and here comes the Fire Schafer trolling part of the season from people who've never played hockey.

It's a little easier to take, though, when the team goes on a 1-6-3 run directly following an 11-2-2 start and a victory over the national #1 and defending champion.

Dartmouth and Harvard beat us with ease at Lynah.  Let's see what we learned.  If the team (and coaches) can break down the first matchup and materially improve performance in the next game, I'll feel pretty good going into best-of-three playoffs.  If not, well, Mets pitchers and catchers reported today.

[dbilmes]

Yep.  Schafer singling out specific players in the SCHOOL NEWSPAPER is wildly inappropriate.

I'm not defending Schafer's actions, but while I don't know the details of where the Sun reporter got the quote, my guess is that Schafer made the remarks at his post-game press conference Saturday which not only included the Sun, but also The Ithaca Journal, local radio stations, etc. I would be surprised if Schafer made these remarks in a 1-on-1 interview with the Sun reporter. Granted, I'm sure Schafer was aware there was a Sun reporter present when he was being interviewed after Saturday's game.

[BearLover]

Yep.  Schafer singling out specific players in the SCHOOL NEWSPAPER is wildly inappropriate.

I'm not defending Schafer's actions, but while I don't know the details of where the Sun reporter got the quote, my guess is that Schafer made the remarks at his post-game press conference Saturday which not only included the Sun, but also The Ithaca Journal, local radio stations, etc. I would be surprised if Schafer made these remarks in a 1-on-1 interview with the Sun reporter. Granted, I'm sure Schafer was aware there was a Sun reporter present when he was being interviewed after Saturday's game.

Very fair point.

[RichH]

Yep.  Schafer singling out specific players in the SCHOOL NEWSPAPER is wildly inappropriate.

I'm not defending Schafer's actions, but while I don't know the details of where the Sun reporter got the quote, my guess is that Schafer made the remarks at his post-game press conference Saturday which not only included the Sun, but also The Ithaca Journal, local radio stations, etc. I would be surprised if Schafer made these remarks in a 1-on-1 interview with the Sun reporter. Granted, I'm sure Schafer was aware there was a Sun reporter present when he was being interviewed after Saturday's game.

I wonder if there's a place we could find that. I found his comments about the major penalty interesting.

This coach has called out players before, and it happens with many other coaches. I'm sure these adults can handle a coach criticizing a bad play in a post-game press conference. If that's what it takes to deliver a message, fine. I'm willing to bet that whatever was said in the locker room or punishment doled out at practice was more harsh.

[RichH]

and here comes the Fire Schafer trolling part of the season from people who've never played hockey.

It's a little easier to take, though, when the team goes on a 1-6-3 run directly following an 11-2-2 start and a victory over the national #1 and defending champion.

Another ECAC team started 8-3-2 before falling into a 3-8-0 run, and SLU has pulled out of it: http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2016/02/18_marching_saints.php

A third ECAC team is hitting a rough patch as well. Harvard has a losing record vs. teams above .500. That's something I didn't know. http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2016/2/17/harvard-mens-hockey-cornell-column/

Most teams will go through rough stretches in a season. Last year, CU didn't pull out of it. I'm interested to see if this team has it in them to get it together for the playoffs this season. Maybe they should go play paintball again and reassert what great pals they all are, because that team from the first half was more fun to watch.

Also, a quote from that article in The Crimson:

Every time these two teams square off in Cambridge, Big Red Nation travels in numbers, as there's no way an eastward drive of 300-plus miles can prevent Ithacans from missing out on an edition of one of college hockey's greatest rivalries.

Friday should be no different. In fact, at least a third of the Bright Center is bound to be a sea of red prior to puck drop. Nonetheless, the hosts might actually feel like hosts this time around. Thanks to rising fan support, attendance at the Bright has risen by over 16 percent this year; and with something actually at stake on Friday, there's a legitimate chance this game could be sold out by the time this paper hits the stands.

Hahaha, "a third." Do the Lampoon writers also write for The Crimson? And it's not "Big Red Nation," It's "The LynahEast Faithful," thankyouverymuch.

[Beeeej]

Friday should be no different. In fact, at least a third of the Bright Center is bound to be a sea of red prior to puck drop. Nonetheless, the hosts might actually feel like hosts this time around. Thanks to rising fan support, attendance at the Bright has risen by over 16 percent this year; and with something actually at stake on Friday, there's a legitimate chance this game could be sold out by the time this paper hits the stands.

Hahaha, "a third." Do the Lampoon writers also write for The Crimson? And it's not "Big Red Nation," It's "The LynahEast Faithful," thankyouverymuch.

And also, an increase of over 16 percent above their average attendance of 23 people is still only 27 people.

[BearLover]

and here comes the Fire Schafer trolling part of the season from people who've never played hockey.

Not sure what playing hockey has to do with one's ability to read statistics, which point to Cornell as a mediocre team for quite a few seasons now.  Moreover, I don't care how good a coach Schafer is--I still don't advocate firing him, even now--that doesn't absolve him of calling out individual players time and time again when his teams stink.

[andyw2100]

Very unprofessional of Schafer (and awful for team morale) to call out a single player like that.

Yeah, very unprofessional...except when it happens on a regular basis in "professional" hockey:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/michel-therrien-rips-p-k--subban-turnover-in-loss-to-avalanche-043445933.html

Surprised no one has mentioned this yet. In the video above, the goal was scored on Scrivens.

[upprdeck]

watching the high stick call in slow mo. how often do you see the guy get called for high stick when his stick is actually lower and hits below the waist and the other player hits him in the chest? the ref with the good view calls nothing and the one behind the play with multiple bodies in the way calls a major and yet the play continues on. cornell gets a shot and then the whistle blows?

as coach says there really wasnt eveny stick contact but clearly the Yale guys hits the cornell player in the chest and falls down from the contact..

interference I guess but not a 5 min major.

[andyw2100]

watching the high stick call in slow mo. how often do you see the guy get called for high stick when his stick is actually lower and hits below the waist and the other player hits him in the chest? the ref with the good view calls nothing and the one behind the play with multiple bodies in the way calls a major and yet the play continues on. cornell gets a shot and then the whistle blows?

as coach says there really wasnt eveny stick contact but clearly the Yale guys hits the cornell player in the chest and falls down from the contact..

interference I guess but not a 5 min major.

Where did you find this? I searched a bit for it and came up empty. (I didn't try ILDN.)

Thanks!

[upprdeck]

i was watching on ildn today to see if it differed on what i saw live and i didnt.  you can also see that cornell had the puck for 5-7 secs and everyone assumes its a yale penalty.

[andyw2100]

i was watching on ildn today to see if it differed on what i saw live and i didnt.  you can also see that cornell had the puck for 5-7 secs and everyone assumes its a yale penalty.

Where did you find it on ILDN? I checked there after posting, and again just now, and can't seem to find it.

It's not part of the highlights, which I already knew, and ILDN does not yet seem to have that game archived in the "On Demand" section. Clearly I am looking in the wrong places, so a pointer would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[upprdeck]

it was in the on demand it just was not easy to find it with the horrible search tool they built..  

is it just me or does that web site really stink?  

even the drop down for sports is dumb, why not have the sports that are in session go to the top of the list.

and is it so slow to be almost useless most of the time?

you have to choose schedule, then choose yale as the Opp, then change the date to last week.  the search tool does not find the game.