Cornell 2 Quinnipiac 1 (Postgame Thread)

Trotsky · February 06, 2009, 10:08:46 PM

Well. That didn't suck.

The last time Cornell scored in overtime was also against Quinnipiac.

lynah80 · February 06, 2009, 10:17:24 PM

The slash by Leitch must have been blatant for it to be called in OT by the asst ref. It's not shown on the Redcast video.

After the game, Quinnipiac (i.e. Pecknold) was given a 2 minute USC, plus a game misconduct. I wonder if that will have any impact for the game against Colgate.

The second PP unit needs to get the Kennedy brothers back asap.

Jim Hyla · February 06, 2009, 11:14:07 PM

[quote lynah80]The slash by Leitch must have been blatant for it to be called in OT by the asst ref. It's not shown on the Redcast video.[/quote]It was stupid. He slashed us at the end of a play, right against the boards and timekeeper area (ACM). It was blocked from view of much of the ice by the players, but it was blatant and shall I say it again, stupid. I was talking to dentist Dr. Stephen Hand during the game and he said that Coach said at the luncheon that Q has a good PK because they get so much experience. They are now ahead of RIP in PIM.

QuoteAfter the game, Quinnipiac (i.e. Pecknold) was given a 2 minute USC, plus a game misconduct. I wonder if that will have any impact for the game against Colgate.

Misconduct, not disqualification, so no.

andyw2100 · February 06, 2009, 11:24:09 PM

I agree the slash was both stupid and blatant. And easily, (particularly in an OT game,) could have been a no-call.

ithacat · February 06, 2009, 11:39:57 PM

I thought I heard it announced as a game DQ.

CowbellGuy · February 07, 2009, 12:00:02 AM

It was a DQ, but according to the aforementioned ACM, it doesn't have any direct effect on whether he'll be behind the bench tomorrow. It's up to the league to take any potential disciplinary actions.

Jim Hyla · February 07, 2009, 12:14:12 AM

All the box score sites list it as TEAM Game Misconduct. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

lynah80 · February 07, 2009, 01:01:07 AM

Pecknold = Q coach

imafrshmn · February 07, 2009, 01:06:27 AM

Everything's sweeter when you win. Going into OT, I resigned myself to accepting the tie. Even though Nicholls and Joe Devin played well tonight, the Kennedy Bros were sorely missed in terms of offensive chemistry. The crowd, which was pretty bored and quiet through most of the game, finally woke up a bit and pumped the volume up in the last few minutes of the 3rd and OT. This game should help boost team morale after the last few clunkers.

After games like this, it's always great to sing the Schafer Beer Victory Song, then go home and have a couple of beers--preferably "more than one". The crowd doesn't join in with the band on this number like they used to in the "old" days, like '05-'06.

lynah80 · February 07, 2009, 01:20:53 AM

NCAA PIM/GP leaders 2/6/09

21.72 Ferris State #1
21.04 Minnesota
20.96 Rensselaer #3
20.59 Minn. St.
20.44 Quinnipiac #5
20.21 Miami
19.93 Wisconsin
19.92 Alaska-Anchorage
19.28 Mercyhurst
19.21 Michigan

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13.45 Cornell

ebilmes · February 07, 2009, 02:58:41 AM

With the kind of season we've been having, this is a game we should definitely win. A relatively mediocre team at home in the second half of the season. In that respect, this isn't anything exciting.

But, when you come from behind to win in OT, after struggling the last two weekends, this is a significant win.

The team came out a little flat, but the first Q goal was a little bit of a fluke. Big screen on Scrivens and from my seat I had a perfect view of the corner of the net that was open. The Q kid had a perfect shot into that corner. Hard to blame Ben.

The turning point in the game happened a couple minutes later, when Q had a breakaway that Scrivens stopped. The crowd got back into the game and it was still only a 1-0 deficit.

This was the best I've seen Punches play, and Gallagher had another strong game. Barlow really turned it on towards the end of the game and it was great to see him rewarded. Collins will develop into a Greening-type player within a couple years.

Riley Nash needs to pass more.

Scrivens settled down pretty nicely. Maybe the early goal took some pressure off him because he doesn't have to preserve a shutout? Just speculating. As people pointed out in the game thread, he made a great side-to-side save when the game was 1-1 that really fired up the crowd.

Any word on why Scali was out?

Breakout play was much stronger tonight than last weekend. It might have been because Q wasn't putting in much of an effort on the forecheck, giving our guys more room than they had against SLU(t).

I know this isn't a team of pure scorers, but we have to work on getting pucks through to the net. While in previous years I'd be thinking "shoot...shoot" in my head during the pp, this year it's more like "wait...wait." We're forcing a lot of poor shots that go straight into the opposing player up high. Accuracy is still a problem. Our guys on the point had some downright comical shots that missed the net by a good 10 feet.

We had some gifts from the officials tonight. Ten powerplays, including a couple nice ones towards the end of the 3rd and the deciding pp in OT. Considering the amount of time we spent on the man advantage, this was a must-win game. PPs looked good in the 1st and went downhill after, with one of the 3rd period PPs resulting in zero shots. We're not always going to get those big opportunities.

I'm praying for no letdown against P tomorrow. Maybe some more students will show up to the game.

amerks127 · February 07, 2009, 05:35:19 AM

[quote Trotsky]Well. That didn't suck.

The last time Cornell scored in overtime was also against Quinnipiac.[/quote]

Quote from: TBRW02/01/08 Colin Greening Brown 1:03

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Greening score his OT goal against Colgate, not Brown, when he split the D, was hauled down, but still scored?

lhayes · February 07, 2009, 07:32:20 AM

In his interview with Jason before the game, Shafer said Scali was injured, along with both Kennedys.

I clearly heard ACM announce just after the game winner that the penalty on Q's coach was a misconduct (not a DQ).

I agree with others, Punches played his heart out last night.

Chris '03 · February 07, 2009, 10:07:39 AM

[quote ebilmes]

Riley Nash needs to pass more.
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Looks to me like he's almost always looking to pass. He's just being very selective and possibly giving the other team's defense too much credit. He may be better off just shooting more than holding holding holding waiting for the perfect passing lane to materialize.

redice · February 07, 2009, 10:21:28 AM

[quote lhayes]I clearly heard ACM announce just after the game winner that the penalty on Q's coach was a misconduct (not a DQ).
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That's the way I heard it, as well. I question the purpose of such a penalty. The only benefit that I can see is that, if it's part of a pattern by this coach, it's documented for purposes of doling out punishment.