ECAC Consy: Colgate 2 Cornell 4 (final)

[calgARI '07]

May be DiLeo's swan song playing hockey at Cornell.  With Garman coming in and no one graduating, I'm guessing either DiLeo or Davenport will not be on the team next year.

[DeltaOne81]

[quote calgARI '07]May be DiLeo's swan song playing hockey at Cornell.  With Garman coming in and no one graduating, I'm guessing either DiLeo or Davenport will not be on the team next year.[/quote]

Is there an Ivy/ECAC/NCAA limit to the number of people you can have on the team? I know there is for how many are dressed of course, but is there any reason they couldn't have 4 goalies officially on the team in practices even if they don't travel, etc.

[calgARI '07]

[quote DeltaOne81]

Is there an Ivy/ECAC/NCAA limit to the number of people you can have on the team? I know there is for how many are dressed of course, but is there any reason they couldn't have 4 goalies officially on the team in practices even if they don't travel, etc.[/quote]

I don't know of any limit but it is extremely rare for any team at any level to carry four goaltenders.

[beejj]

[quote calgARI '07][quote DeltaOne81]

Is there an Ivy/ECAC/NCAA limit to the number of people you can have on the team? I know there is for how many are dressed of course, but is there any reason they couldn't have 4 goalies officially on the team in practices even if they don't travel, etc.[/quote]

I don't know of any limit but it is extremely rare for any team at any level to carry four goaltenders.[/quote]
Well that clears that up.  Thanks.::bugeye::

[DeltaOne81]

[quote calgARI '07]
I don't know of any limit but it is extremely rare for any team at any level to carry four goaltenders.[/quote]

I've no doubt it is, but I wonder i that's because its extremely rare for an team to have recruited 4 goalies in 4 years. I'd wonder in those few cases where they have, whether its rare or not or them to keep them on the roster.

Other levels may be different because we know they have a total roster limit.

[calgARI '07]

[quote DeltaOne81]

I've no doubt it is, but I wonder i that's because its extremely rare for an team to have recruited 4 goalies in 4 years. I'd wonder in those few cases where they have, whether its rare or not or them to keep them on the roster.

[/quote]

Well Davenport is a pretty special case.  Obviously he was recruited the first time but I wonder how much he was pursued to come back.  Schafer was definitely not a huge fan of the guy at one point for leaving the team mid-season (and rightfully so).  DiLeo is clearly fourth in terms of ability but it wouldn't shock me if Davenport was the odd man out.  Schafer has cut players before, most recently McLeod who he of course later asked back.

[beejj]

[quote calgARI '07][quote DeltaOne81]

I've no doubt it is, but I wonder i that's because its extremely rare for an team to have recruited 4 goalies in 4 years. I'd wonder in those few cases where they have, whether its rare or not or them to keep them on the roster.

[/quote]

Well Davenport is a pretty special case.  Obviously he was recruited the first time but I wonder how much he was pursued to come back.  Schafer was definitely not a huge fan of the guy at one point for leaving the team mid-season (and rightfully so).  DiLeo is clearly fourth in terms of ability but it wouldn't shock me if Davenport was the odd man out.  Schafer has cut players before, most recently McLeod who he of course later asked back.[/quote]
He was asked back because we lost players late to the pros and he lost weight and finally got himself in decent shape.  I tend to doubt he would have been asked back if there was anyone else to fill the roster spot at that point in the offseason.

[Jacob '06]

I'm pretty sure SLU carried four goaltenders this year. I don't think it is unheard of.

[calgARI '07]

[quote Jacob '06]I'm pretty sure SLU carried four goaltenders this year. I don't think it is unheard of.[/quote]

Not unheard of, just extremely rare.

[ithacat]

[quote calgARI '07][quote Jacob '06]I'm pretty sure SLU carried four goaltenders this year. I don't think it is unheard of.[/quote]

Not unheard of, just extremely rare.[/quote]

Maybe it's a growing trend: Harvard and Yale appear to be joining the 4G club next season.

[calgARI '07]

Has Cornell ever carried four goaltenders before?

[billhoward]

Maybe a team carries four goalies if two (three?) will be seniors or you fear a non-senior might jump after next year and you're unsure of the pipeline?

[mhand06]

we had Davenport, Dileo, Scrivens,

[RichH]

Say what you will about the usefulness of consolation games, but in years like this, I feel very consoled.  It was good for me to wash out the bad feelings and have a chance to say "goodbye" to this year's version of the Cornell team, as well as get another look at Colgate's good senior class.

And hey, we can now claim to be one of 3 teams in the nation to finish their season with a win.  Maine (didn't make playoffs), NMU (CCHA Consy), and the winner of the Big One are the others.

Edit: added Maine.

[ebilmes]

I think at one point our PP unit was Roeszler - Nicholls - Mugford - Berk - Krueger or something similar.

Great to see DiLeo play.

It was disappointing to see Cornell in the early game, but I agree with RichH that it's definitely nicer to end the season with a win than to go home after the loss to Harvard.