Alumni in the pros: November 2011

[snert1288]

one of ben's best saves on the night
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?&id=134231

[octopusguy]

One of the amazing saves that Scrivens made was number 3 on Sportscenter's Top 10 on the late night/early morning edition from 11/10-11!

[nyc94]

one of ben's best saves on the night
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?&id=134231

That video is titled "Scriven on a Prayer".

[gonyr]

TSN.ca article on Scrivens

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=380233

[George64]

Cornell Red Alert: Scrivens v Greening in Toronto Sun

[Rita]

Cornell Red Alert: Scrivens v Greening in Toronto Sun Saturday/tonight 11/12

From the ESPN.com, a preview of tonight's game. Apparently, according to Coach Ron Wilson, the naysayers on ELF didn't do a good enough prepping Ben for the NHL primetime ;-).

"Wilson said Scrivens is playing well, although he expects there to be a learning curve as he adjusts to the NHL.

"He's a talented athlete," Wilson said. "What he's got to go through is the experience of playing in this kind of market, dealing with the sudden fame and attention. That's hard to deal with if you're (used to) Cornell, where not a heck of a lot is going on. ... This is entirely different.

"There's no school you go to how to handle a crush of media and attention. You can't go anywhere and get that."

Random thought, if this game goes to a shoot-out, I wonder if Colin Greening will be able to make a case for being one of the first 3 shooters. You figure with all the practices they had at Cornell, he should know how to beat Ben.

[peterg]

Cornell Red Alert: Scrivens v Greening in Toronto Sun Saturday/tonight 11/12

From the ESPN.com, a preview of tonight's game. Apparently, according to Coach Ron Wilson, the naysayers on ELF didn't do a good enough prepping Ben for the NHL primetime ;-).

"Wilson said Scrivens is playing well, although he expects there to be a learning curve as he adjusts to the NHL.

"He's a talented athlete," Wilson said. "What he's got to go through is the experience of playing in this kind of market, dealing with the sudden fame and attention. That's hard to deal with if you're (used to) Cornell, where not a heck of a lot is going on. ... This is entirely different.

"There's no school you go to how to handle a crush of media and attention. You can't go anywhere and get that."

Random thought, if this game goes to a shoot-out, I wonder if Colin Greening will be able to make a case for being one of the first 3 shooters. You figure with all the practices they had at Cornell, he should know how to beat Ben.

Could it be that Ron is still bitter about Cornell and his brother Randy's nightmare at Lynah circa 1979?  ::whistle::

[George64]

Cornell Red Alert: Scrivens v Greening in Toronto Sun Saturday/tonight 11/12

From the ESPN.com, a preview of tonight's game. Apparently, according to Coach Ron Wilson, the naysayers on ELF didn't do a good enough prepping Ben for the NHL primetime ;-).

"Wilson said Scrivens is playing well, although he expects there to be a learning curve as he adjusts to the NHL.

"He's a talented athlete," Wilson said. "What he's got to go through is the experience of playing in this kind of market, dealing with the sudden fame and attention. That's hard to deal with if you're (used to) Cornell, where not a heck of a lot is going on. ... This is entirely different.

"There's no school you go to how to handle a crush of media and attention. You can't go anywhere and get that."

Random thought, if this game goes to a shoot-out, I wonder if Colin Greening will be able to make a case for being one of the first 3 shooters. You figure with all the practices they had at Cornell, he should know how to beat Ben.

I was referring to the article in the Toronto Sun, not the game day, but I acknowledge the ambiguity!

[trainbow]

Cornell Red Alert: Scrivens v Greening in Toronto

Ottawa 5 Toronto 2

Scrivens stopped 19 of 22; two Ottawa goals were empty net and one was a 5 on 3 powerplay.
Greening was on the ice for one of the late goals, but did not factor in the scoring otherwise.

[ebilmes]

Good picture of Greening and Scrivens.

http://www.torontosun.com/2011/11/12/little-power-not-much-of-a-kill

[Trotsky]

Good picture of Greening and Scrivens.

http://www.torontosun.com/2011/11/12/little-power-not-much-of-a-kill

Looks like a Vaudeville routine.  That Leafs sweater is gorgeous.

[Rita]

Another article  on NHL.com about Joe and his Hall of Fame Induction and how his goal scoring knack was due in part to his lax skills.

[MotherPucker]

In other former goalie news, Garman having a rough intro to the ECHL.

http://echl.com/echl-transactions-nov-1-p173849

A 93 minute pro career.  Getting Waived by an Extremely Crappy Hockey League team is a really bad sign for your future.  

Bet he's wishing he would have stayed on the hill for that extra year.

[KeithK]

In other former goalie news, Garman having a rough intro to the ECHL.

http://echl.com/echl-transactions-nov-1-p173849

A 93 minute pro career.  Getting Waived by an Extremely Crappy Hockey League team is a really bad sign for your future.  

Bet he's wishing he would have stayed on the hill for that extra year.

OTOH, he has a college degree and he isn't giving Cornell $40k (or whatever) this year so he probably comes out ahead.

[Trotsky]

In other former goalie news, Garman having a rough intro to the ECHL.

http://echl.com/echl-transactions-nov-1-p173849

A 93 minute pro career.  Getting Waived by an Extremely Crappy Hockey League team is a really bad sign for your future.  

Bet he's wishing he would have stayed on the hill for that extra year.

OTOH, he has a college degree and he isn't giving Cornell $40k (or whatever) this year so he probably comes out ahead.

He probably got a signing bonus too.  I've always thought guys who leave early either are (or th9ink they are) ready for their next challenge and as such might not be the best mix with kids still developing their skills.  My only real data point was Nieuwendyk's junior year in 1987, where he skated circles (o0ften, literally) around the rest of the team, usually with no way of harmonizing him with them.  When they go, it's probably always time to go.