St. Lawrence at Cornell postgame thread (1/20/06)

redhair34 · January 21, 2006, 02:33:43 PM

I don't think anyone mentioned this yet, but I thought Gleed played exceptionally well last night. His play was overshadowed by Pokoluk, but he was very solid especially in his own end. In the 3rd period he blocked a few key shots on the PK and set the tone defensively down the stretch.

calgARI '07 · January 21, 2006, 02:48:04 PM

[quote redhair34]I don't think anyone mentioned this yet, but I thought Gleed played exceptionally well last night. His play was overshadowed by Pokoluk, but he was very solid especially in his own end. In the 3rd period he blocked a few key shots on the PK and set the tone defensively down the stretch.[/quote]

I agree. He was very good last week too (except for the goal he scored on McKee) so much so I thought the last three games have been his best three of the season. I was very disappointed with his play prior to his injury and thought it was one of the key reasons to their 4-3 start.

ugarte · January 21, 2006, 04:02:27 PM

All of this was so pleasant to read.

I guess we need to see the results of our games against Colgate to know if we want the DeVergilio suspension to hurt SLU, right? Or do we even care, since we play two games against both teams? (For conference-representation-at-NCAA purposes I guess we need to wait until the end of the season to decide whether we want the suspension to hurt SLU.)

cth95 · January 21, 2006, 05:07:45 PM

Managed to watch the archive file last night without seeing the score first. Boy was it worth staying up. That second period was amazing and Sasha definitely kept the power play moving, not to mention got some great chances himself. I have never noticed him much in the few other games I have seen him play, but I couldn't miss him last night.
Other than towards the end of the 3rd period when the team was basically protecting the lead, I thought the play overall and the power play in particular were amazing. SLU couldn't even clear the puck on many of our power plays, let alone break up the flow of the passing. We kept the puck moving, and hustled to keep it inside the blue line whenever SLU did get a stick on it. The PK is looking like it did over the last few years as well. I didn't see SLU setting up nearly as well as we were able to do against them.
McKee wasn't heavily challenged, but he did make some big saves when it really counted. The one that stood out to me was in the 2nd period with the score still 2-1 (maybe 3-1). Pegoraro hesitated too long behind the net, allowing the SLU forechecker to steal the puck and immediately get the puck in front of the net. McKee stopped the sudden, point-blank shot, preventing a potential major change in momentum. I think we made it 3-1 right after that play, so the timing was huge as far as the feeling of the game.
The Kennedy backhand on the break-away was a real beauty. The timing on that was also fantastic, since we had just had a goal waved off. The team did a great job keeping the pressure on, when events like this could have easily killed some of our momentum. Let's hope the play last night is indicative of where this team is going. LGR!!!

KeithK · January 21, 2006, 05:11:32 PM

[q]But no team goes unbeaten in college hockey, with that one incredible exception.[/q]Well, two exceptions. But that other team cheated... :-D :-P :-D

Drew · January 21, 2006, 06:53:00 PM

[quote KeithK][q]But no team goes unbeaten in college hockey, with that one incredible exception.[/q]Well, two exceptions. But that other team cheated... :-D :-P :-D[/quote]

I see we are starting early toknight ;-)

David Harding · January 21, 2006, 11:42:27 PM

[quote jtwcornell91][quote Rich S]Closing your hand on the puck is different than a hand pass. The first calls for a penalty whereas the second is a violation that calls for a face-off if the offending team touches the puck next.[/quote]

Actually, there are three different things:

batting or deflecting the puck with your (open) hand, which is a hand pass if a teammate touches it next. Catching the puck and immediately dropping it usually falls into this category as well
catching the puck and not letting go quickly enough. This is an infraction that leads to a whistle and a faceoff
catching the puck and carrying or throwing it. This is a minor penaly for delay of game. (Just ask Tim Kotyra and that Denver guy.)

Anyone have the initiative to look the rule up on line?[/quote]NCAA 2006 Ice Hockey Rules and Interpretations[q]Handling the Puck
SECTION 19. a. The puck may be stopped, carried or kick-passed by the skate or by any other part of the body, but not carried or held. A player may use the hand to stop the puck on or off the ice. The puck may be batted by the open hand but the player who batted it must be the first to recover it for that team.
FACE-OFF - At the point of the infraction.
Play shall not be stopped for any hand pass by players in their respective defensive zone, provided the pass is initiated and completed in the defensive zone.
If the puck is caught and dropped immediately, play shall continue. If the puck is carried or held, play shall be stopped. If the puck is thrown, a minor penalty shall be assessed.[/q]