Cornell vs UMass at Lake Placid -- 12/29 4 pm

[Trotsky]

Very nice. Thank you!

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1909 T W W
1910 L L W
1911 W W W (team went 10-0-0)
1912 L L W
1998 T L W


[Dafatone]

When's the last time we played three games in a row against the same team outside of a playoff scenario?

My guess is never.

But it will make for a fun project to output my db and run it through a simple counter.

You can free up your time for other pursuits. This is from the game story:

Three-Plus Consecutive Games Against Same Opponent
Cornell Program History
Penn (Dec. 31, 1908, Jan. 1, 1909, and Jan. 2, 1909) — Elysium Arena in Cleveland, Ohio
Yale (Jan. 1, 1910, Jan. 3, 1910, and Jan. 4, 1910) — Elysium Arena in Cleveland, Ohio
Yale (Dec. 30, 1910, Dec. 31, 1910, and Jan. 2, 1911) — Chicago Ice Palace in Chicago, Ill.
Yale (Jan. 1, 1912, Jan. 2, 1912, Jan. 3, 1912) — Arena Ice Rink in Syracuse, N.Y.
Princeton (Dec. 26, 1912, Dec. 27, 1912, Dec. 28, 1912 — Arena Ice Rink in Syracuse, N.Y.; and Jan. 11, 1913 — St. Nicholas Rink in New York City)
Colgate (Jan. 10, 1998 — Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.; Jan. 17, 1998 — Lynah Rink in Ithaca, N.Y.; Jan. 19, 1998 — Starr Rink in Hamilton, N.Y.)
Arizona State (Dec. 30, 2023 — Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y.; Jan. 12, 2024, Jan. 13, 2024 — Mullett Arena, Tempe, Ariz.)

So first time against a non-conference opponent (assuming that games over a century ago against other Ivies were "conference" games because what else would they be)

[Trotsky]

When's the last time we played three games in a row against the same team outside of a playoff scenario?

My guess is never.

But it will make for a fun project to output my db and run it through a simple counter.

You can free up your time for other pursuits. This is from the game story:

Three-Plus Consecutive Games Against Same Opponent
Cornell Program History
Penn (Dec. 31, 1908, Jan. 1, 1909, and Jan. 2, 1909) — Elysium Arena in Cleveland, Ohio
Yale (Jan. 1, 1910, Jan. 3, 1910, and Jan. 4, 1910) — Elysium Arena in Cleveland, Ohio
Yale (Dec. 30, 1910, Dec. 31, 1910, and Jan. 2, 1911) — Chicago Ice Palace in Chicago, Ill.
Yale (Jan. 1, 1912, Jan. 2, 1912, Jan. 3, 1912) — Arena Ice Rink in Syracuse, N.Y.
Princeton (Dec. 26, 1912, Dec. 27, 1912, Dec. 28, 1912 — Arena Ice Rink in Syracuse, N.Y.; and Jan. 11, 1913 — St. Nicholas Rink in New York City)
Colgate (Jan. 10, 1998 — Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.; Jan. 17, 1998 — Lynah Rink in Ithaca, N.Y.; Jan. 19, 1998 — Starr Rink in Hamilton, N.Y.)
Arizona State (Dec. 30, 2023 — Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y.; Jan. 12, 2024, Jan. 13, 2024 — Mullett Arena, Tempe, Ariz.)

So first time against a non-conference opponent (assuming that games over a century ago against other Ivies were "conference" games because what else would they be)

No conference back then.  Those were invitational exhibitions at gorgeous barns in weird places.

[George64]

Three-Plus Consecutive Games Against Same Opponent
Cornell Program History
Penn (Dec. 31, 1908, Jan. 1, 1909, and Jan. 2, 1909) — Elysium Arena in Cleveland, Ohio
Yale (Jan. 1, 1910, Jan. 3, 1910, and Jan. 4, 1910) — Elysium Arena in Cleveland, Ohio

The Elysium Arena is long gone, but this reminded me that when I lived in Shaker Heights, the Elysium Skating Club regularly skated at the city's Thorton Park rink.  The skaters were memorable because they skated as couples, they were old, or so I thought then (probably only in their 60s and 70s), and most everyone, both men and women, wore hockey skates.  Interestingly, they were probably old enough to have skated at the Elysium Arena.

[Trotsky]

I'm not actually sure when Cornell becomes "Ivy" in spirit.  By the letter, it's not until 1954 that anyone is officially Ivy. But in spirit, we were the poor bastard public stepchild compared to the other snoots.

[ugarte]

Colgate (Jan. 10, 1998 — Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.; Jan. 17, 1998 — Lynah Rink in Ithaca, N.Y.; Jan. 19, 1998 — Starr Rink in Hamilton, N.Y.)

Man, now I remember this after seeing it on the list. I went to the game at the Coliseum. It was ... not hard to get good seats. I also remember that they must have recently replaced a pane of glass with unenthusiastic arena workers because there was a lot of glass on the ground behind one of the nets. They did not really try to stop kids from walking around the area and getting up against the glass. The 20th century was a different time.

[Swampy]

I'm not actually sure when Cornell becomes "Ivy" in spirit.  By the letter, it's not until 1954 that anyone is officially Ivy. But in spirit, we were the poor bastard public stepchild compared to the other snoots.

Well, to be fair Yale was the Connecticut state "land-grant" college until 1893, Brown was Rhode Island's state "land-grant" until 1894. Dartmouth wanted to keep up the facade of educating "Indians," so it only "partnered" with the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts until 1891, when NHCAMA moved to Durham and became UNH.

An anti-intellectual populist movement -- sound familiar? -- led by the Grange was behind this movement stripping Ivies of their land-grant status. The Yale case, in particular, involved a very acrimonious lawsuit. I recall reading a doctoral dissertation (from tOSU, IIRC) which describes the movement in more detail. The Grange even developed a curriculum for first-year students at the new UConn antecedent. The dissertation says the curriculum lasted exactly one year.

Of course Dartmouth's involvement was bitterly ironic because the "land grant" was really a "land grab" of lands ripped off from Indians. But Cornell benefitted the most.

[adamw]

No conference back then.  Those were invitational exhibitions at gorgeous barns in weird places.

There was sorta a conference then

[HeafDog]

Once again, nice pipes HeafDog - clear as day on the broadcast

Perfect rejoinder to a quiet rink.

Thank you both very kindly for your support and encouragement. :-D

[chimpfood]

Once again, nice pipes HeafDog - clear as day on the broadcast

Perfect rejoinder to a quiet rink.

Thank you both very kindly for your support and encouragement. :-D

Are you the song guy?! May I ask what led you to start the chant?

[HeafDog]

Are you the song guy?! May I ask what led you to start the chant?

chimpfood, let's take this to a different thread: http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?1,243952