Women's Season Stuff

[Jim Hyla]

Overguard shares ECAC Best-Defensive-Forward.
Fortino and Johnston are Finalists for ECAC Player-of-the-Year.

[Jim Hyla]

Semifinal Thursday against Quinnipiac, and if they win, Finals on Sat. 3 PM, televised on NHL Network.

[Josh '99]

Semifinal Thursday against Quinnipiac, and if they win, Finals on Sat. 3 PM, televised on NHL Network.

Past results are no guarantee of future performance, of course, but the women won 5-1 at Quinnipiac in October and 4-0 at Lynah in November.  (I wonder why the scheduling worked out such that both Princeton/Quinnipiac weekends were way at the beginning of the season like that, the 1st and 4th weekends of the league calendar.)  Quinnipiac, however, are riding a hot goalie in GOTY finalist Victoria Vigilanti (that's a great superhero alter ego name), who stopped 38 of 39 shots in Quinnipiac's road sweep at Princeton last weekend, and a hot goalie can take a team a long way in the playoffs.

[Jim Hyla]

ECAC announces All-League and Rookie Teams. We've got 8 represented, 4 first teamers.

[Jim Hyla]

Semifinal Thursday against Quinnipiac, and if they win, Finals on Sat. 3 PM, televised on NHL Network.

Past results are no guarantee of future performance, of course, but the women won 5-1 at Quinnipiac in October and 4-0 at Lynah in November.  (I wonder why the scheduling worked out such that both Princeton/Quinnipiac weekends were way at the beginning of the season like that, the 1st and 4th weekends of the league calendar.)  Quinnipiac, however, are riding a hot goalie in GOTY finalist Victoria Vigilanti (that's a great superhero alter ego name), who stopped 38 of 39 shots in Quinnipiac's road sweep at Princeton last weekend, and a hot goalie can take a team a long way in the playoffs.

For sure past doesn't predict the future, especially when, as you mentioned, the games are so long ago. I think we may have gotten the toughest draw. Obviously no one has the record that we do, but Quinnipiac has really been coming on. They are playing much better at the end of the season. They have some losses late, but by single goal games, to some tough competition. They have really been recruiting well the last few years, and it's been noted with two successive Rookie-of-the-Years.

Now, I don't think they are yet better than Harvard, but I'm afraid the team, having beaten them relatively easily, will play like they did in the early periods of the first RPI game. If they were to play Harvard or Dartmouth, they might be more focused. Here's hoping they start like the second RPI game, not the first.

I don't think I can make Thursday, but, if they win, probably Sat.  I hope there is a lot of crowd support, they deserve it.

[Jim Hyla]

So, I guess to prove my point about Q, the ECAC announces Babstock as Player-of-the-Year. She already got ROTY.

[Weder]

Amanda Mazzotta in goal for CU. Jason Weinstein doing play-by-play on RedCast.

[Jim Hyla]

We win 4-3 & we play Dartmouth Sat.

[Jim Hyla]

Johnston and Fortino named finalists for Patty Kazmaier Award. A tough game last night, from what I saw on Redcast. It was nice to hear some familiar voices doing play-by-play and color. A good crowd of over 1500 reported. Saturdays game at 3 is on NHL Network, but I hope to be there, and to see many of you. When was the last time you were able to see an ECAC Final on home ice :-), and still be home in time to cath the ECAC Preliminary Rounds on the web?:-D

These two games are probably the best Cornell could have hoped for going into the NCAAs. Quinnipiac could be the second best ECAC team right now, and Dartmouth beat us in Hanover. We shouldn't be thinking ahead.

[MattS]

I don't think the game was quite as close as the score indicated. There was long stretches where CU dominated the game to the point where it looked like a CU PP even though it was even strength play. Also there were two times where the puck was sitting in the open crease. Once a Quinnipiac defenseman was able to sweep it away before Cornell could get to it. And the second time no Cornell player could get a good shot off. Add in a shot off the post where hit the crossbar too, and it could have easily been a 7-3 game.

It was great to see a good crowd there.

[Trotsky]

It was great to see a good crowd there.

Definitely a virtuous cycle: more people --> better atmosphere --> more fun --> more repeat business.  It's great the men are idle Saturday -- maybe they'll do even better.

[mattj711]

Anyone know how Campbell is doing?  Looked like she injured her shoulder while on the PK in the second, and didn't return to the game.  Hopefully, she'll be on the ice again soon.

[polar]

It was great to see a good crowd there.

Definitely a virtuous cycle: more people --> better atmosphere --> more fun --> more repeat business.  It's great the men are idle Saturday -- maybe they'll do even better.

free tickets also make boosting attendance easier

Speaking of which, apparently Saturday's game is free for all students and anyone with men's hockey season tickets.

[Trotsky]

Belated reminder that the championship game is on Redcast at 3, if anyone would like to join on Chat.

[Jim Hyla]

Belated reminder that the championship game is on Redcast at 3, if anyone would like to join on Chat.

and NHLNetwork now.