Clarkson Pregame

[ugarte]

No handshake post-game, either. I suppose that wa due to all the Clarkson penalties, although I found it to be surprising - maybe it was just the crowd but it didn't feel like an egregiously scrappy game.

On one of the audio feeds I think it was mentioned that the teams decided to skip the post-game handshakes due to the virus that is affecting the Cornell team.

Huh. After body-checking sweaty players for 2 hours, one would think that gloves-on fist bumps would be fine.  *shrug*

It is traditional, after a scrappy third period, for the captains to make out. I understand their reticence.

[Trotsky]

It is traditional, after a scrappy third period, for the captains to make out. I understand their reticence.

You've found a way to boost attendance at the women's games.

[CKinsland]

It is traditional, after a scrappy third period, for the captains to make out. I understand their reticence.

You've found a way to boost attendance at the women's games.

...and make sure people bolt the arena after men's games.

CK

[Lauren '06]

It is traditional, after a scrappy third period, for the captains to make out. I understand their reticence.

You've found a way to boost attendance at the women's games.

...and make sure people bolt the arena after men's games.

CK

Oh, not everyone...

[KeithK]

It is traditional, after a scrappy third period, for the captains to make out. I understand their reticence.

You've found a way to boost attendance at the women's games.

...and make sure people bolt the arena after men's games.

CK

Oh, not everyone...

Maybe not, but I still think the stampede would make for a hazardous situation.

[Lauren '06]

It is traditional, after a scrappy third period, for the captains to make out. I understand their reticence.

You've found a way to boost attendance at the women's games.

...and make sure people bolt the arena after men's games.

CK

Oh, not everyone...

Maybe not, but I still think the stampede would make for a hazardous situation.

Would it really be so terrifying that people would be in such a mad hurry to leave?  Can't you just look somewhere else as you calmly make your way to the exit?

[CKinsland]

It is traditional, after a scrappy third period, for the captains to make out. I understand their reticence.

You've found a way to boost attendance at the women's games.

...and make sure people bolt the arena after men's games.

CK

Oh, not everyone...

Maybe not, but I still think the stampede would make for a hazardous situation.

Would it really be so terrifying that people would be in such a mad hurry to leave?  Can't you just look somewhere else as you calmly make your way to the exit?

I like to think most people wouldn't really care.  I was poking fun at the pervasive attitude that watching two women kiss is hot and watching two men kiss is gross.  Honestly, if it happened, most people would stand slack-jawed in amazement and confusion.

CK

[BCrespi]

that's a problem for all teams, unless the goal is a back-breaker. remember the bu game when cornell answered the first bu goal about a minute after? the team that is scored on tends to come back motivated on the next shift, whereas the scoring team tends to lack that edge for a shift or two. it's the coach's job to keep his players' heads in the game after a goal.

I'm sure there's a great deal of confirmation bias involved in that too.  I highly doubt teams are more likely to give up a goal immediately after they score than in any other minute in the game.  It's just that you notice it when it happens and correlate it to following the goal that was just scored.

[Jim Hyla]

that's a problem for all teams, unless the goal is a back-breaker. remember the bu game when cornell answered the first bu goal about a minute after? the team that is scored on tends to come back motivated on the next shift, whereas the scoring team tends to lack that edge for a shift or two. it's the coach's job to keep his players' heads in the game after a goal.

I'm sure there's a great deal of confirmation bias involved in that too.  I highly doubt teams are more likely to give up a goal immediately after they score than in any other minute in the game.  It's just that you notice it when it happens and correlate it to following the goal that was just scored.

At least that's something that could be proven or not, as opposed to clutch.:-P

[Jim Hyla]

The non-handshake was the flu according to Schafer's quote in Watertown Daily Times

"I'm real proud of our team tonight," said Big Red coach Mike Schafer. "We had 17 guys with the flu on Wednesday. I didn't know if we were going to be able to play today, if we'd have enough guys. That's why we didn't shake hands at the end of the game. It's running rampant through our team right now. I hope the fans here understand, we didn't want to pass it on to the Clarkson kids with the amount of flu we have."

[TimV]

that's a problem for all teams, unless the goal is a back-breaker. remember the bu game when cornell answered the first bu goal about a minute after? the team that is scored on tends to come back motivated on the next shift, whereas the scoring team tends to lack that edge for a shift or two. it's the coach's job to keep his players' heads in the game after a goal.

I'm sure there's a great deal of confirmation bias involved in that too.  I highly doubt teams are more likely to give up a goal immediately after they score than in any other minute in the game.  It's just that you notice it when it happens and correlate it to following the goal that was just scored.

At least that's something that could be proven or not, as opposed to clutch.:-P

Quickly Jim! Write a grant proposal!  See games free while you collect data.  You need a lot of games to crank up the power of the study.::woot::