Harvard at Cornell postgame

[margolism]

After 3 games, Cornell ranked #1 in the country in OFFENSE.  (6th in defense.)  Also #1 on the power play.  

A different team than last year.

[Trotsky]

An eleven-goal weekend

Last year's opening weekend: 1 goal.

And three points. So eleven goals and four points is better, yes?

On balance. ;-)

The +7 goal margin is the best in the last 44 ECAC RS weekends with different opponents, stretching back to February 2005.  The 11 goal weekend hasn't been exceeded in the last 60 weekends.

[TimV]

It took us SIX regular season games to score our first eleven goals last year.  I like this better.::banana::

[French Rage]

An eleven-goal weekend

Last year's opening weekend: 1 goal.

And three points. So eleven goals and four points is better, yes?

On balance. ;-)

The +7 goal margin is the best in the last 44 ECAC RS weekends with different opponents, stretching back to February 2005.

Wow we've had some rough North Country trips in recent years.

[Trotsky]

With Miami sweeping Michigan, Cornell should move up to at least #4.  Maybe we'll get the mystery first place vote that's been floating about.

[Jim Hyla]

An eleven-goal weekend

Last year's opening weekend: 1 goal.

And three points. So eleven goals and four points is better, yes?

On balance. ;-)

The +7 goal margin is the best in the last 44 ECAC RS weekends with different opponents, stretching back to February 2005.  The 11 goal weekend hasn't been exceeded in the last 60 weekends.

I love your stats. Thanks.

[MB]

We played well in the third period.  I like that we ended the game 6-3, but I'm not too hot on us having to rally back from 1-3.

That said, some exciting hockey.  This is probably one of the best teams we've fielded in years and the freshman are playing fairly well.  Our power play is looking pretty good, the PK not too bad, and Scrivens seems to have anchored himself near the net (and hasn't taken anyone down... yet).  It's still early in the season, but it looks like our guys are starting to click and things are happening.  I hope we can keep this up throughout the season.

[marty]

With Miami sweeping Michigan, Cornell should move up to at least #4.  Maybe we'll get the mystery first place vote that's been floating about.

Yale sure won't get that vote.  I saw them on Friday and then watched the "tape" of the Saturday game.  They look like they need to shake off the early season Ivy cobwebs.

[TimV]

Yale sure won't get that vote.  I saw them on Friday and then watched the "tape" of the Saturday game.  They look like they need to shake off the early season Ivy cobwebs.

Really do hope they don't get well against us.

[Swampy]

... Our power play is looking pretty good, the PK not too bad, ...

After 3 games, Cornell ranked #1 in the country in OFFENSE. (6th in defense.) Also #1 on the power play.

#1 is "pretty good," I'd say. ::cheer::

Margolism, where did you get your stats? Can we find out how we rank in the PK?

[andyw2100]

Yale sure won't get that vote.  I saw them on Friday and then watched the "tape" of the Saturday game.  They look like they need to shake off the early season Ivy cobwebs.

Really do hope they don't get well against us.

Speaking of Yale, and in the eLynah tradition of thread-drift, the Yale game will be available for $6.95 through All-Access.
https://secure.stretchinternet.com/vid_login.php?user=yale&id=61926&st=1258156800&back=

[pfibiger]

#1 is "pretty good," I'd say. ::cheer::

Margolism, where did you get your stats? Can we find out how we rank in the PK?

http://collegehockeystats.net/0910/national/d1m

#10 on the PK. Which results in #1 in combined special teams.

[Jim Hyla]

Yale sure won't get that vote.  I saw them on Friday and then watched the "tape" of the Saturday game.  They look like they need to shake off the early season Ivy cobwebs.

Really do hope they don't get well against us.

Speaking of Yale, and in the eLynah tradition of thread-drift, the Yale game will be available for $6.95 through All-Access.
https://secure.stretchinternet.com/vid_login.php?user=yale&id=61926&st=1258156800&back=

Thanks, you can never be too ready.

[Jim Hyla]

I know this has been discussed in past years, but I really think it's time to quit the fish. In my view it doesn't add much and I think if it wasn't for Nash's penalty to start the third period, we'd have gotten a delay of game for the fish thrown. I really feel the refs didn't want to put us two men down at that time. That's interesting isn't it, Nash preventing a crowd penalty. He can do all sorts on good things. :-DThe refs  had already made the announcement and there were fish at the beginning of the second as well. Certainly we've gotten penalties in that situation before. They went to talk to Schafer at the beginning of the third, likely discussing it.

As an aside, the goal highlights are up on the ECAC site.

[Josh '99]

Long time since a Cornell team has shown the ability to come back from a deficit in a game that mattered and win - convincingly. A power play that's dangerous. Wish this team was on the ice against Bemidji State last spring.

I guess you consider the Princeton game in the ECAC semis a long time ago?  We were down two almost a period later than tonight.  Weren't we down a goal in the first round NCAA game too?

Shhhh, don't you know Bill likes making broad, sweeping, unsupported pronouncements?