Lynah remodel - keeping up with the Joneses

[ithacat]

[Q]upperdeck Wrote:

 current plans show a 3-4 bay loading dock between biotech and lynah. to fit that into that corner it needs to replace that existing outdoor stairway from the parking lot to the athletic fields.. there wont be much room left in the parking lot.. [/q]

Thanks. Sweat and diesel, what a nice combination that could make.

[DeltaOne81]

[Q]David Harding Wrote:

 Until spectators fill the west end, the goalie has a less cluttered view of the incoming puck.
View of the clock.[/q]
That's what's always been said, but there have been many years (including this one) in which Cornell seems to score most of their goals in the 2nd period, when the opposing goalie supposedly has it better. Methinks it's bunk.

[puff]

And last night didn't the radio announcers go on about what a great 2nd period save percentage Mckee had this year. Something like 96% or so? When its supposed to be when its hardest for him.

[billhoward]

Is it hockey players ... baseball players ... golfers who are most superstitious? Probably darn near a tie.

In teen hockey, a lot of parents wish players wouldn't have the superstition about not sending equipment to the cleaners until the championship is won. That bottle of Febreeze gets a secret workout when the kids aren't looking.

[jtwcornell91]

[Q]David Harding Wrote:

 Until spectators fill the west end, the goalie has a less cluttered view of the incoming puck.
View of the clock.[/q]

Also the Zamboni door bounce, although that seems to have been reduced in the last renovation.

[abmarks]

[Q]jtwcornell91 Wrote:

 [Q2]David Harding Wrote:

 Until spectators fill the west end, the goalie has a less cluttered view of the incoming puck.
View of the clock.[/Q]
Also the Zamboni door bounce, although that seems to have been reduced in the last renovation.[/q]

Per Shafer circa the late '80's.....clock and zamboni door bounce....

Personally, I'd be surprised if they fixed that door ever on purpose.

[Jim Hyla]

[Q]abmarks Wrote: Per Shafer circa the late '80's.....clock and zamboni door bounce....

Personally, I'd be surprised if they fixed that door ever on purpose.[/q]I think they did fix it with the last renovation.

[CUlater 89]

[Q]andyw2100 Wrote:

 [Q2]abmarks Wrote:
 (I think we even changed ends of the ice for a year or two at thetime?)

Anyone who was around at the time feel free to correct any possible fuzzy memory problems in my post....
[/Q]
OK, I'll (try to) correct this part.

Through at least the '85-'86 season Cornell shot towards the east end of the rink in the first and third periods, making Section D the premier student section. I believe it was McCutcheon who changed that, for, I believe, two reasons. If my memory serves, the stated reason was that he wanted the players to be able to be facing the scoreboard twice as much. The other reason was because of the potential for bad bounces off the boards at the west end of the rink, where all the doors are.

To the best of my knowledge, once the change was made, that was it. We've been shooting towards the West end of the rink in periods 1 and 3 ever since.
                                 Andy W.
[/q]

Andy is right. In addition, I think that was the way it was set up when McCutcheon played (also the reason for the change of uniforms when he took over).

As for the Section C question, it was an Athletics decision, not a Hockey program decision, to address the "inappropriate" rowdiness of the crowd and to cater to the boosters.  And back then, we stood until the first Cornell goal was scored.