Cornell at Harvard postgame

billhoward · February 25, 2007, 08:29:56 AM

I think we are are steeled for any outcome from failing to get out of Ithaca to making the NCAAs via the ECAC championship, since I think our hopes of an at large bid are somewhat modest.

Quinnipiac is beatable as we showed a couple weeks back. St. Lawrence, which would be our natural opponent Friday of ECAC semis if all higher seeds win going into Albany, is beatable. Should luck hold up, we then get to try our luck against Clarkson or Dartmouth for the title game. Clarkson we've shown we can beat. Dartmouth we've shown we can, well, ... anything can happen in one game. I'd be happy with either a NYS college representing the ECAC in the NCAAs or an Ivy institution. Of course, the one school that can do both is us. Plus, this freshman class is going places the next three years (let's hope not the NHL) and while it's over-rated, I think the experience of playing in the NCAAs as freshmen will serve the team well in following years when our chances to make a mark are markedly better.

I can just see us making the NCAAs and playing on an Olympic sheet against the No. 1 team on power play percentage. Hey, it would be great to go.

Beeeej · February 25, 2007, 09:01:05 AM

http://www.uscho.com/recaps/20062007/m/02/24/cor-hu.php

This guy may very well be the worst sportswriter in history.

Jim Hyla · February 25, 2007, 09:30:37 AM

[quote Beeeej]http://www.uscho.com/recaps/20062007/m/02/24/cor-hu.php

This guy may very well be the worst sportswriter in history.[/quote]

Aside from his lousy English, what was the controversy about the delay of game penalty?

Quote from: Brian Sullivan, USCHOTeammate Jimmy Fraser was whistled for a controversial delay-of-game with 1:56 remaining in Morin's penalty,

The Harvard player took the puck and threw it out of the zone, controversy?

sah67 · February 25, 2007, 10:26:46 AM

Does anyone know the Cornell fan who went over to the 'Sucks student section and let loose with some "HAAAAAHHHVAHHHD...SUCKS" cheers...and then got physically shoved off his feet by some of Harvard's finest and even-tempered young minds, before some other Harvard fans broke it up?

I'm curious to hear what actually happened, because it was difficult to see much of the commotion from where I was.

JohnnieAg'99 · February 25, 2007, 04:02:00 PM

More on-topic, can anyone who was there shed light on what Bitz might or might not have been thinking with his boarding major & DQ? We seem to get one DQ per season against them, and all deserved.

jtwcornell91 · February 25, 2007, 04:12:43 PM

[quote JohnnieAg'99]More on-topic, can anyone who was there shed light on what Bitz might or might not have been thinking with his boarding major & DQ? We seem to get one DQ per season against them, and all deserved.[/quote]

Not a DQ, a game misconduct. Big difference, since a DQ would mean Bitz would be suspended for the first game of the playoff series.

oceanst41 · February 25, 2007, 06:05:47 PM

At the time the Bitz-Sawada-Greening line was trying to throw their weight around. Bitz had just checked one player before going in on the second hit. I could see it coming, and was already shaking my head before he made contact. In my opinion, a pretty clear major. It is stupid because at that time Cornell was starting to generate some action around the Harvard net, and they were never really the same afterwards.

That being said, it was not nearly as stupid as our old friend Chad Morin head butting Krueger.

sah67 · February 25, 2007, 06:28:18 PM

[quote oceanst41]
That being said, it was not nearly as stupid as our old friend Chad Morin head butting Krueger.[/quote]

I got to speak to Chad briefly after the game as my girlfriend is friendly with his family over in Auburn, and she and his sister were waiting to see him. He said that Krueger was essentially playing dirty, holding him and pretty much refusing to get out of his face...so he did the only thing he could think of. I don't know why head-butting was the only thing he could think of, nor am I defending him...just interesting to hear him explain it.

Had no idea there was a specific head-butting penalty before this game...what might the ref signal be...::rock::?

oceanst41 · February 25, 2007, 07:00:52 PM

[quote sah67]He said that Krueger was essentially playing dirty, holding him and pretty much refusing to get out of his face...so he did the only thing he could think of.[/quote]

I had an idea of why he did it. I was down that end of the rink and was able to read Krueger's lips. Let's just say he would've been thrown out of Lynah with that kind of language. ;-)

I think a face wash would've sufficed though.

RichH · February 25, 2007, 07:39:02 PM

[quote oceanst41][quote sah67]He said that Krueger was essentially playing dirty, holding him and pretty much refusing to get out of his face...so he did the only thing he could think of.[/quote]

I had an idea of why he did it. I was down that end of the rink and was able to read Krueger's lips. Let's just say he would've been thrown out of Lynah with that kind of language. ;-)[/quote]

Did he insult Morin's sister?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane

ebilmes · February 25, 2007, 08:22:16 PM

Noticed this on the back of the Harvard senior night poster:

Harvard
Volunteer Assistant: Bruce Irving (Cornell '85)

Disappointing weekend. This team has no right to sit next weekend out. That was a long trip from Ithaca.

Jim Hyla · February 25, 2007, 09:40:36 PM

[quote ebilmes]Disappointing weekend. This team has no right to sit next weekend out. That was a long trip from Ithaca.[/quote]

So, just who does have that right? Somebody has to do it, might as well be us.

As I said before, with the team losses we had, a finish in the top 4 and chance to go to Albany and win another cup, is the best we could hope for. Yes, this season has been frustrating for us, think how the players and coaches feel. As far as the coaches go, they are still transitioning from grind it out, to a passing offense. We have a ways to go, but whatever we do from here we are building for the future.

Better to have a rebuilding year like we are, than to have a "performance year" like Harvard and Colgate were suppossed to have. That said, either of those two could end up with the trophy.

Al DeFlorio · February 25, 2007, 09:51:14 PM

[quote Jim Hyla]Better to have a rebuilding year like we are, than to have a "performance year" like Harvard and Colgate were suppossed to have. That said, either of those two could end up with the trophy.[/quote]
Six straight ECAC final fours for Harvard--and five straight appearances in the finals--with three titles. Wouldn't bet against them. Goaltending may be their Achilles' heel this year, however.

JohnnieAg'99 · February 25, 2007, 10:01:04 PM

[quote oceanst41]
That being said, it was not nearly as stupid as our old friend Chad Morin head butting Krueger.[/quote]Agreed that Morin was much stupider, but Bitz's hit was much more dangerous - I don't like to see anyone, least of all us, do that.

So, Ocean, give us a hint!

ebilmes · February 25, 2007, 10:16:27 PM

[quote Jim Hyla][quote ebilmes]Disappointing weekend. This team has no right to sit next weekend out. That was a long trip from Ithaca.[/quote]

So, just who does have that right? Somebody has to do it, might as well be us.[/quote]

Well, yes. I'm not unhappy with finishing fourth--the team, and my vocal chords, could use a weekend off, I just don't think we deserved to end up 4th after ending the season with a no-point weekend. We were lucky.