Post Game!

[calgARI '07]

Turning point in the season?  I hope so.

The Mugford-Kennedy-Carefoot line was unbelievable all night.  Mugford is back.  Milo was buzzing all night and finally cashed in.  That kill at the end may be what ultimately turns this thing around.  Big time character win.

[calgARI '07]

And somehow they are along in fourth place!  Let the flood gates open.

[ebilmes]

Mugford and Barlow were all over the ice. Seemed to me to be the best players tonight, even if they don't get credit in the boxscore.

Bitz had a couple good rushes/good shifts, but overall did very little. Topher was also quiet.

This was the loudest Lynah has been since Harvard; it was good to see people actually caring about the hockey team.

The kill on the major at the end seemed to be the best our PK has been all year. Hopefully it'll be a springboard to success down the stretch.

Schafer was walking pretty gingerly, but he seems more recovered from his surgery.

LGR!!!!

[oceanst41]

The referees gave them an excuse at the end with the 5 min major and Cornell didn't take it.

They were both strong off the rush and on the boards tonight. That shift(s) in the second when 'Gate couldn't make a line change, before the quick whistle bailed them out, was unbelievable. Cornell looked like they were just rolling, and I've got to hand it to Colgate for not taking the easy way out and just hauling our players down during that sequence.

One of the nicest things to see was how physical they were, really taking the play to 'Gate. There were a lot of clean, hard checks that ended up turning into some great chances off the forecheck.

[Trotsky]

[quote calgARI '07]Turning point in the season?[/quote]

God, I hope so.  Great effort from everyone, all night.  Dekanich and Burton should be All-East All-American -- those two single- (double-?) handedly prevented Cornell from sweeping.

This was very exciting, upbeat, fun Cornell hockey.  I'm coming up next weekend and I hope it continues.  Are they back?  We'll see.  These past two games, they sure looked like it.

[evilnaturedrobot]

after harvard, the best game all year.  this one might have been a season savor.


on a non-game note:  I love the latonized new cowbell coming out of section A, I hope it becomes regular.

[calgARI '07]

[quote evilnaturedrobot]after harvard, the best game all year.  this one might have been a season savor.


on a non-game note:  I love the latonized new cowbell coming out of section A, I hope it becomes regular.[/quote]

I too loved it.  Very funky.

[calgARI '07]

Barlow got hurt in the second period and didn't play in the third.  Thought he was playing his best game at Cornell until he got hurt.  Ironically, Milo got most of his ice time in the third.

[Trotsky]

[quote oceanst41]The referees gave them an excuse at the end with the 5 min major and Cornell didn't take it.

They were both strong off the rush and on the boards tonight. That shift(s) in the second when 'Gate couldn't make a line change, before the quick whistle bailed them out, was unbelievable. Cornell looked like they were just rolling, and I've got to hand it to Colgate for not taking the easy way out and just hauling our players down during that sequence.

One of the nicest things to see was how physical they were, really taking the play to 'Gate. There were a lot of clean, hard checks that ended up turning into some great chances off the forecheck.[/quote]

All points, absolutely agreed, and well-stated.  Really, this post is a freestanding summary of the entire game -- too bad we can't give rep.  One thing I would add is that while he wasn't tested with any sort of regularity, Scrivens made a couple saves during the game that, had he not, would have been undestandable, and would have lost the points.  Also, Burton's goal was from a crazy angle, and I can't fault Ben a bit on it.  On the replay, you could actually see Scrivens thinking, "you have GOT to be kidding."

[pfibiger]

[quote Trotsky]
One thing I would add is that while he wasn't tested with any sort of regularity, Scrivens made a couple saves during the game that, had he not, would have been undestandable, and would have lost the points.[/quote]

Doesn't this sum up Cornell goaltending over the previous 5 years?

[Townie]

[quote oceanst41]
One of the nicest things to see was how physical they were, really taking the play to 'Gate. There were a lot of clean, hard checks that ended up turning into some great chances off the forecheck.[/quote]

In my view, this was the key difference compared with most our play this season. Starting about midway through the second period, we were checking like we meant it and kept Colgate from generating offense.  We MUST continue to play tight physical hockey, keeping pressure on our opponent.

[Trotsky]

[quote Townie]In my view, this was the key difference compared with most our play this season. Starting about midway through the second period, we were checking like we meant it and kept Colgate from generating offense.  We MUST continue to play tight physical hockey, keeping pressure on our opponent.[/quote]
I think it may have been a gift from 'Gate.  The Raiders completed a few great open ice checks in the middle period, and at a certain point Cornell appeared to say, "Oh, is that the way you want to play it?"  From then on, the guys were playing the body better than they have for 2-3 years.  It was a fine sight to behold.  Hopefully Mike will review the tape and say, "now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!"

[Al DeFlorio]

Burton took 45% of the faceoffs for Colgate.

[MSE09]

I was a couple rows behind them...they also had a washboard, tamborine, and rhythm sticks!

[redhair34]

[quote calgARI '07]Turning point in the season?  I hope so.

The Mugford-Kennedy-Carefoot line was unbelievable all night.  Mugford is back.  Milo was buzzing all night and finally cashed in.  That kill at the end may be what ultimately turns this thing around.  Big time character win.[/quote]

Does anyone have faceoff stats?  Mugford was money on the draws.