Cornell 6 at RPI 1 post game

calgARI '07 · February 11, 2007, 12:46:21 AM

[quote reilly83]Jason Weinstein's 3 stars of the game:

3. Romano
2. Bitz
1. Greening[/quote]

Greening was the best player all weekend. Gallagher and Krantz were my other stars. Thought Salmela was an excellent addition to the lineup and a huge upgrade on the powerplay.

Omie · February 11, 2007, 02:02:21 AM

That's very difficult to tell from this weekend. I just got back from the games and the Cornell that came out on fire tonight was definitely completely different than the one on Friday. Davenport might have had 28 saves but it certainly didn't seem like he was being tested, very few if any were quality scoring chances. On the other hand, Scrivens was mostly playing without a defense in front him and an offense that allowed way too many breakaways (ie Union's 2 goals on the 3rd were a result of those). Personally I feel more comfortable in net with Scrivens. He kept us in the Union game when our team showed none of the offense it had tonight and the defense was terrible except for the PK. When was the last time we were outshot 34-25? He had a 91.2 save percentage, he played well. Tonight Davenport basically passed the puck to an RPI guy right beside our net. It was just heart-stopping.

jtwcornell91 · February 11, 2007, 04:08:54 AM

[quote Jim Hyla]

Code Select

With thanks to Trotsky
Standings, everybody with 4 games to go: 

27 SLU  RPI, Union, @Quin, @Prin
25 Clk  Union, RPI, @Prin, @Quin
22 Qpc  @CU, @gate, SLU, Clk
20 Cor  Quin, Prin, @Dmth, @Hvd
19 Drt  @Brwn, @Yale, CU, gate
17 Col  Prin, Quin, @Hvd, @Dmth
17 Hvd  @Yale, @Brwn, gate, CU
16 Prn  @gate, @CU, Clk, SLU
14 RPI  @SLU, @Clk, Brwn, Yale
13 Brn  Dmth, Hvd, @RPI, @Union
13 UC   @Clk, @SLU, Yale, Brwn
13 Yal  Hvd, Dmth, @Union, @RPI

[/quote]

We are now 7 points out of first place and 7 points out of last place.

SLU has clinched a bye.
Clarkson has clinched home ice.
(Quinnipiac has not, since they come in third in a three-way tie with RPI and Colgate.)

Chris 02 · February 11, 2007, 09:16:49 AM

[quote TShen][quote oceanst41]Does anyone else feel like Davenport had a quiet 28 saves. I was sure Cornell outshot RPI.[/quote]

According to USCHO, the SOG was 29-23 RPI. RPI outshot Cornell in the 3rd 16-4. It surely didn't look that way in the webcast.[/quote]

I felt like the last 5-10 minutes of the game was spent mostly in the Cornell defensive end. Most of the shots were coming from the outside and with few chances in front. Cornell made the most of their chances in scrums in the offensive zone I felt.

ugarte · February 11, 2007, 10:01:06 AM

[quote redheadfanatic]That's too bad; I thought Brown was gonna pull out on top.[/quote]Brown always says that they are going to pull out. Bastards.

Killer · February 11, 2007, 10:20:56 AM

FWIW, Cornell's 6-goal effort last night was the top scoring performance in D1 hockey, and for the weekend, second only to North Dakota's 8 on Friday night.

dbilmes · February 11, 2007, 11:00:51 AM

Here's a quote from RPI coach in today's Albany paper:

"We got beat by a bigger, stronger, faster team that came out with more mental fortitude and intensity," said RPI coach Seth Appert, whose team had tied Cornell at Ithaca in December. "That's the way they controlled this league for most of the last decade."

Too bad we can't play like that more often!

RichH · February 11, 2007, 12:26:17 PM

[quote dbilmes]Here's a quote from RPI coach in today's Albany paper:

"We got beat by a bigger, stronger, faster team that came out with more mental fortitude and intensity," [/quote]

Maybe RPI Athletics should have ordered more thunderstix, and their fans worn more white.

marty · February 11, 2007, 12:29:39 PM

[quote RichH][quote dbilmes]Here's a quote from RPI coach in today's Albany paper:

"We got beat by a bigger, stronger, faster team that came out with more mental fortitude and intensity," [/quote]

Maybe RPI Athletics should have ordered more thunderstix, and their fans worn more white.[/quote]

Does anyone have an idea as to why thundersticks are allowed in the rink? Noisemakers are not allowed and yet RIP has passed these damn sticks twice now in the past few years.::cuss::

They totally covered the Cornell cheers from my seat and really PO'd me once again.

Jim Hyla · February 11, 2007, 12:57:29 PM

[quote marty]Does anyone have an idea as to why thundersticks are allowed in the rink? Noisemakers are not allowed and yet RIP has passed these damn sticks twice now in the past few years.::cuss::

They totally covered the Cornell cheers from my seat and really PO'd me once again.[/quote]

For the same reason that Clarkson's, and others, band plays while the game is playing. No one seems to care enough to enforce it. When I mentioned it to their band last year, I was not so politely told to butt off. Someone needs to talk to the ECAC heads and get them set straight. (and we can't play a cowbell in an NCAA game)

TimV · February 11, 2007, 02:09:55 PM

RPI used 'em not to generate their own cheers but to mainly suppress ours, especially in the second half of the game. They make nonspecific noise, not readilly identifying suppoert for a paerticular team, as a chant does - very lazy. On top of that they obstruct view of the game, and once their fans in our section realized there were Cornell fans nearby, they made sure to use them with full arm extension to be as obnoxious as possible. Next time I'm bringing a pin. ::flipd::

Great anecdote: 35ish year old RPI guy in front of us says "If I knew you were Cornell fans I would have been even more of an asshole than I was." My friends wife responds "Oh don't worry, you're doing fine."::banana::

BigRedBrouhaha · February 11, 2007, 03:26:40 PM

From what I've heard through rumors and the like, I thought that RPI gives out one thunderstick (which is not considered a noisemaker) then sells individual thundersticks inside. This way they get around the restriction.

Has anyone else heard this, Or mi talking out of my ass here??

Will · February 11, 2007, 04:04:04 PM

[quote BigRedBrouhaha]From what I've heard through rumors and the like, I thought that RPI gives out one thunderstick (which is not considered a noisemaker) then sells individual thundersticks inside. This way they get around the restriction.

Has anyone else heard this, Or mi talking out of my ass here??[/quote]

I seem to recall the giving-away-one-Thunderstick thing, but not the selling-one-Thunderstick thing. Still, your explanation makes more sense than just having half the crowd being in possession of a viable pair of Thundersticks.

billhoward · February 11, 2007, 04:17:52 PM

[quote BigRedBrouhaha]From what I've heard through rumors and the like, I thought that RPI gives out one thunderstick (which is not considered a noisemaker) then sells individual thundersticks inside. This way they get around the restriction. Has anyone else heard this, Or mi talking out of my ass here??[/quote]

At last year's game, they gave me a pair. What you heard might be urban legend. Can that term apply to Troy?

redhair34 · February 11, 2007, 04:30:49 PM

[quote calgARI '07]
Greening was the best player all weekend. Gallagher and Krantz were my other stars. Thought Salmela was an excellent addition to the lineup and a huge upgrade on the powerplay.[/quote]

Honorable Mentions to Krueger and McCutcheon. Salmela looks to be the answer to one of the points on the PP. I hope the coaches can find the right man for the other point.