Cornell 4 Yale 2

[Trotsky]

Union (1st place) and Harvard (4th) were idle tonight.

All teams now have 18 GP.

26 Uni
25 Cor vs Yal (Won)
23 Col vs Brn (Won)
20 Hvd
19 Clk vs Qpc (Lost)
18 Qpc at Clk (Won)
17 SLU vs Prn (Won)
15 Drt vs RPI (Lost)
15 Yal at Cor (Lost)
13 Prn at SLU (Lost)
13 RPI at Drt (Won)
12 Brn at Col (Lost)

[Trotsky]

Espo and Birch are back.

But D'Ags is out.

[mhand06]

who scored?

[Trotsky]

who scored?

Collins, Collins, Jillson, McCarron.  Halfway through the game, 4-zip.

[Trotsky]

That 4-point weekend was the first at home against Yale-Brown since the new traveling partnerships began in 2006.  The only other pairing against which Cornell has not had a 4-point weekend during that time is the North Country road trip.

[Robb]

Interesting - didn't realize that '03 and '05 had the exact same 4-point weekends.

[Greg M]

Why was D'Agostino out?

Also, not thrilled with how Schafer has used Esposito the last two games. I don't get it. If he isn't well enough to play decent minutes (and I definitely noticed him limping a bit at times) then why dress him? He's the team's most offensively creative player. Putting him on the fourth line isn't going to do much... why not play him on the power play?

I can nitpick some more, but I'm not going to. It was a fun game. The Collins line played great. We won.

Ivy Champs!

[Trotsky]

Why was D'Agostino out?

Per the pre-game interview, D'Ags was out with an unspecified injury.  It didn't sound serious.

The Collins line was insane.  I haven't seen a line dominate like that since... well, since Yale's first line last year.

[Al DeFlorio]

The Collins line was insane.  I haven't seen a line dominate like that since... well, since Yale's first line last year.

On the ice for three goals against Yale in New Haven, too:  Lowry from Collins and McCarron; Lowry from McCarron and D'Agostino; and Gotovets from Collins and Whitney.

[RichH]

That 4-point weekend was the first at home against Yale-Brown since the new traveling partnerships began in 2006.  The only other pairing against which Cornell has not had a 4-point weekend during that time is the North Country road trip.

A reminder that we went between '86 and '02 without a 4-point weekend up there.

[billhoward]

Too many late-game fights this weekend. Maybe a scouting report says Cornell can be goaded?

[marty]

During the pre game Schafer said that Esposito's injury was not one that would not worsenfrom play but that it will take the off season for full recovery.

[Trotsky]

During the pre game Schafer said that Esposito's injury was not one that would not worsenfrom play but that it will take the off season for full recovery.

Players play hurt, but they should not play injured.  This is one of those sucky situations where Espo is going to have a lot of pain but it doesn't mean he's exacerbating the injury.  Happens all the time in sports -- it's one of their unsung heroics.

[Trotsky]

That 4-point weekend was the first at home against Yale-Brown since the new traveling partnerships began in 2006.  The only other pairing against which Cornell has not had a 4-point weekend during that time is the North Country road trip.

A reminder that we went between '86 and '02 without a 4-point weekend up there.

It's not a fun place.

[Trotsky]

In other good news, the win clinches at least a top 8 finish by Cornell, so we will have more Lynah hockey.

Current conference members' RS by "thirds" since the 1985 reconfig.