Cornell in Pairwise and KRACH

[lynah80]

BU lost to PC last night 4-2, so Cornell moved to #1 in the KRACH and Pairwise rankings.   Kieran Millan was not in net; no reason was given.  Grant Rollheiser (Fr, 2.66 GAA, 0.877 save%) gave up 4 goals on 25 shots.

[KeithK]

Shows how volatile PWR can be (especially after only half a season).  BU drops from #1 all the way to #5 with one loss.

[DeltaOne81]

So, being #1 in the land right now means the new bracketology will have us in Colorado Springs, right?

[Robb]

[quote DeltaOne81]So, being #1 in the land right now means the new bracketology will have us in Colorado Springs, right?[/quote]
Unless there's a regional being hosted in Vladivostok, in which case we'll be sent there.

[BCrespi]

[quote DeltaOne81]So, being #1 in the land right now means the new bracketology will have us in Colorado Springs, right?[/quote]

Yes, since I've heard Cornell would love to get in a ski trip around the games.

[djk26]

This discussion reminds me of something I posted on the USCHO "April Fool's day" thread in 2006:

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2007 NCAA Tournament: Cornell to be sent to 1978, play USSR

Marty Scarano, the chairman of the NCAA Ice Hockey Tournament's selection committee, announced today that Cornell University will be sent through time to Moscow in 1978 to face the USSR in the 2007 tournament.

"We felt that after sending them to play Minnesota in St. Paul in 2005 and Wisconsin in Green Bay in 2006, we needed to come up with another way to screw the Big Red," Scarano said. "This seemed perfect."

When asked by reporters if this pairing was dictated by the RPI and PWR, Scarano replied, "I have no idea what those terms mean. We usually just pull 'em out of a hat and vaguely justify it all later."

Cornell coach Mike Schafer seemed determined to meet this new challenge. "We may be the Big Red, but the USSR hockey team circa 1978 is the bigger red. Still, we think we can get it done. They can't say that ECAC teams don't play a tough schedule after this matchup. Maybe now we can get Dave McKee to come back...he always wanted to travel through time."

Mike Eruzione could not be reached for comment.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Considering the time travel, many of our players would still have all four years of elegibility left!::banana::

[Trotsky]

[quote Jeff Hopkins '82]Considering the time travel, many of our players would still have all four years of elegibility left!::banana::[/quote]True, but they won't have been born yet, either.  That's going to be tough on faceoffs.

[Swampy]

[quote Trotsky][quote Jeff Hopkins '82]Considering the time travel, many of our players would still have all four years of elegibility left!::banana::[/quote]True, but they won't have been born yet, either.  That's going to be tough on faceoffs.[/quote]

When asked about this, Scarano said, "Precisely. We thought of that before we decided to send them to 1978." ::laugh::

[lynah80]

Two guys from BU got roughed up by Merrimack last night.  Chris Higgins (F, 10, 11, 21, +0) suffered a concussion and Matt Gilroy (D, 3, 11, 14 +8) a separated shoulder.  According to BU's coach Jack Parker, the refs let the game get out of hand.  Let's hope they are both back to normal soon so Cornell can beat BU at their A game if they face them in the NCAA tournament.

http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2009/01/17_gilroy.php

[lynah80]

Matt Gilroy must be a fast healer.  He was back on the ice tonight against BC and managed to score a goal.  Separated shoulder?  

BU 5 BC 2

[lynah80]

Notre Dame 3, Lake Superior 3

Notre Dame has yet to defeat a top-10 team.  SOS Rk = 34

[Avash]

[quote lynah80]Matt Gilroy must be a fast healer.  He was back on the ice tonight against BC and managed to score a goal.  Separated shoulder?  

BU 5 BC 2[/quote]

As a medical student (which doesn't mean I necessarily know anything), I feel I should mention that there are at least six official types of separated shoulders -- the least severe of which is usually treated with just ice and Advil.

Still, returning to play in less than 24 hours is pretty impressive.

[lynah80]

Thank you, I didn't know there were 6 grades of shoulder separation.  So Advil is now the drug of choice.  No more "take two aspirin and call me in the morning"?

[kaelistus]

6 grades... Grr.. I was diagnosed with type 1 and they gave me an advil and told me to go home. Stupid doctors. How did they miss the bone sticking out in my shoulder?

1 week later I went back to the hospital and they correctly diagnosed type 3. Took about 6 months to heal (Although the bone sticks out forever)