Colgate semi-final Game thread

[schoaff]

[quote CU at Stanford]5+ minutes left in the game.

I really worry about our low goal production, vs. a red-hot Sucks team that scored 10 goals today.    ::help::[/quote]

I was able to watch about 2/3rds of that game. Dartmouth played no team defense and anything that touched a Harvard stick found a hole. If you watch the highlights of all the goals it seems like most of them are a Harvard player going one on one against a Dartmouth guy or getting a break away, throwing something in the general direction of the net, and having the Dartmouth goalie shepherd it into his net.

Not saying we'll beat Harvard, but it will be a very diffent game than Harvard/DC.

[jy3]

solid game from both teams, colgate just couldnt get much going. great game for mckee. seems like the pp has found the ability to use the forward in the slot play. it worked for bitz
very entertaining hockey game. now to see if we can go tomorrow

[ugarte]

An odd third period for Cornell but good enough to survive. They didn't generate much but smothered Colgate's chances in the offensive zone. Colgate's PP was essentially useless - they spent most of the time chasing the puck behind Dekanich's net. Mugford's almost shorty was some awsome, strong work and Pegs' shorty was great. First, a clean tip to clear the zone then he got on his horse to chase the puck down the boards followed by a perfect flick into the center of the net. Beauty.

Cornell was the better team in all three periods even if the third period wasn't exactly the game they want to play. They still kept Colgate from really threatening much. No rebounds, few clean looks. The only scoring chances were less dangerous than they first appeared. Player of the game still goes to Dekanich, though. What a great game.

In the end, enough to win and enough skill shown to make me feel very good about tomorrow. And McKee kept the shutout, so Bill Howard will be happy. (Probably.)

See y'all in Albany tomorrow. I have to head over to the roll call thread.

[ugarte]

[quote schoaff][quote CU at Stanford]5+ minutes left in the game.

I really worry about our low goal production, vs. a red-hot Sucks team that scored 10 goals today.    ::help::[/quote]

I was able to watch about 2/3rds of that game. Dartmouth played no team defense and anything that touched a Harvard stick found a hole. If you watch the highlights of all the goals it seems like most of them are a Harvard player going one on one against a Dartmouth guy or getting a break away, throwing something in the general direction of the net, and having the Dartmouth goalie shepherd it into his net.

Not saying we'll beat Harvard, but it will be a very diffent game than Harvard/DC.[/quote]Not to mention that we were absolutely robbed (by Dex and the post) of at least three other goals that were set up beautifully. This game wasn't as close as the final score.

[Rita]

The latest CSTV fiasco has sealed it. Even if we get sent to Freaking North Dakota, I'm going! Our local sports bar couldn't get any hockey feeds; they tried CSTV, fox sports net, and  NHL games on their satellite dish. Also, because of March Madness wouldn't give us our usual table, They have wireless and we tried watching the 2nd period on Cornell Some-Access on a computer, but it was a mac, small screen and choppy (but the commercials were just fine) and we couldn't hear the audio and game tracker was 3 periods behind. So we came up to the lab for the 3rd period. No video, PC or Mac, but at least audio. Now I know what it is like to be huddled around a radio in the 1940's. :-(

But Cornell won. that is all that matters. And I get to go through this aggrevation again tomorrow. So next week, when I'm trapped on a plane I'm writing a nice long letter to CSTV and Cornell athletics. This is UNACCEPTABLE, and CSTV can't blame this one on Cornell.

7-6 SCSU over Minnesota. 72 sec left, time out.

[Travis 02]

My recent email to the C$TV folks:

I am a college hockey fan and subscriber to your Cornell All-Access plan as I also am a 2002 Cornell University alum.

I enjoyed the first two periods of play of tonight's ECAC semifinal game vs. Colgate via your video feed.  However, the third period was not available to me at any time, despite numerous attempts to reconnect and view the video feed.

Myself and large number of Cornell hockey fans are paying a fee to use this service. We have not received the service expected, and this is unacceptable.  I expect that tomorrow night's championship game will be available for me to watch with no problems.  At the very least, this is a disturbing trend in your video service that has happened before.  Those among my CSTV subscribing group who cheer Cornell hockey are prepared to boycott your "services" (disservices) next season.  Please reassure your paying customers that you are taking steps to ensure this kind of interruption does not occur again in the future.  Thank you.

[jy3]

minne ties it up ::twitch::

[Al DeFlorio]

Shouldn't we want Minnesota to win?  Wouldn't they have a better chance of beating UND tomorrow?

[Tub(a)]

[quote Al DeFlorio]Shouldn't we want Minnesota to win?  Wouldn't they have a better chance of beating UND tomorrow?[/quote]

I posed that same question in the Other Scores thread.

I agree with you, but it is hard not to cheer against Minnesota

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote Tub(a)]I agree with you, but it is hard not to cheer against Minnesota [/quote]
Can't argue with that. ::nut::

[abmarks]

CSTV could care less.  they only broadcast sports like hockey on web-feeds because they have you.  They are in with schools for football and basketball, and one IVY school having a few hundred fans drop off hardly qualifies as even a nuisance.

I'd love better service, but I have no expectation of it.

Good luck getting any attention during hoops tourney time........

[schoaff]

I think we should stick with the Red Jerseys tomorrow. No reason to take chances with any that are unproven in Albany ;-)

[schoaff]

[quote Molgestron][quote CU at Stanford]5+ minutes left in the game.

I really worry about our low goal production, vs. a red-hot Sucks team that scored 10 goals today.    ::help::[/quote]

During the intermission, Wodon made it sound like the high score was a case of Devine and Dartmouth just not showing up tonight, not necessarily Harvard becoming amazing.

But yeah, 10 goals is scary no matter what excuses you can create.[/quote]


From USCHO...

Meanwhile, Cornell sets its sights on its second straight ECACHL tournament championship. When asked about Harvard's having scored 18 goals in its last two games, Schafer smiled and joked, "I'm hoping they've used them all up."

Cornell netminder McKee replied with a far steelier glare and tone.

"They're playing us tomorrow."