Stats

[Trotsky]

Well, holy shit.  As of 10:45 pm ET, Matt Stienburg leads the nation in points per game (1.700).
The last time a Cornell men's hockey player led the nation in scoring per game this late in the season was probably Lance Nethery in 1978.

For that diving play to get around an SLU defender then sweep the puck into the empty net, he deserves to lead scoring at least for a week.

It's a testament to how much the game has changed that 1.70 pts/game would not even crack Cornell's top 50 single season records.

[George64]

It's a testament to how much the game has changed that 1.70 pts/game would not even crack Cornell's top 50 single season records.

Thanks for sharing those stats.  I was fortunate to have seen every one of them play, except John Gillies, 41st on the list.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

It's a testament to how much the game has changed that 1.70 pts/game would not even crack Cornell's top 50 single season records.

Thanks for sharing those stats.  I was fortunate to have seen every one of them play, except John Gillies, 41st on the list.

What's really impressive is that there are defensemen on that list!  Truly different times.

[Al DeFlorio]

It's a testament to how much the game has changed that 1.70 pts/game would not even crack Cornell's top 50 single season records.

Thanks for sharing those stats.  I was fortunate to have seen every one of them play, except John Gillies, 41st on the list.

What's really impressive is that there are defensemen on that list!  Truly different times.

Harry Orr came to Cornell as a forward and played there as a sophomore but was at some point moved to defense.  Lodboa, also.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

It's a testament to how much the game has changed that 1.70 pts/game would not even crack Cornell's top 50 single season records.

Thanks for sharing those stats.  I was fortunate to have seen every one of them play, except John Gillies, 41st on the list.

What's really impressive is that there are defensemen on that list!  Truly different times.

Harry Orr came to Cornell as a forward and played there as a sophomore but was at some point moved to defense.  Lodboa, also.

The one that really surprised me was Gemmell.  I never thought of him as a scorer, but I suppose with all those goals being scored back then, he couldn't avoid it.

[billhoward]

In the Harkness/Bertrand years pre-1980, Cornell played a couple Canadian schools and some of those scores were like 9-2. And generally there were 15-20 D1 schools that played well and the rest were pushovers. Now, American International has won an NCAA tournament game in 2019 (low seed, beat top seed St. Cloud State) and RIT made the final four. Union sucked for a long time. Yes, a different era.