Cornell 3 Michigan 2 post game

[Nathan Chicowdy 92]

It took nine years, but this felt like the karmic counterpoint to the goal reversed against UNH in Buffalo. Michigan came out flying last night just like we did against UNH.  The time taken to review the goal plus the reversal took the wind out of Michigan, just like it did to our '03 team.  And neither game was the same after that.  To be sure, the result of each game was based on the 60+ minutes of play, but that reversal always stuck with me - as I'll bet yesterday's will with a few folks in Ann Arbor.  May the curse of Buffalo be forever gone; and may this young team take it all the way - if not this year, then very soon!

[Trotsky]

Did anyone notice the HUGE turnover Gotovets made a minute or two before we won?  That could easily have cost us the game.  My goodness, that pass would have been picked off by a squirt.

The announcers called him out on it.  There was also a lazy diagonal pass from behind the goal that was almost picked off in the slot, late in the third IIRC, which made me literally yell with shock.  Anyone remember that one?

That was when everybody typed WTF?! on Chat simultaneously.  My daughter, who would be unfazed by a nuclear strike, knocked at the door to see if I had hurt myself.

Both teams had many, many chances to capitalize.

[ugarte]

Reading this thread, I have to disagree with a lot of what I've read here.

1) Michigan passed much better than we did. As far as I can tell, we completed three passes all game. Fortunately, two resulted in goals.

2) Michigan had LOTS of opportunities to score on the extended powerplays, including the 5x3 opportunities. Iles made a lot of good to great saves and the team, frankly, got a little lucky. I can think of four separate times a Wolverine got the puck on the extended goal line to Iles' right and was able to walk the puck right to the doorstep.

3) Our even-strength defense was a little insane. When Michigan was putting on pressure in our zone, we were still electing to make dainty passes and skate the puck out of the zone and kept giving the puck back to Michigan. At least one of their goals was scored off of a bad pass like this.

But stringing those three comments together may make you think we played a *bad* game and I don't think that's true. The team *did* play a lot of very good positional defense and cashed in its opportunities. I think we played a very good game against a better team and were able to survive despite their advantages. And I couldn't be more pleased (pending tonight's results).

[css228]

I didn't know the ILR building was now playing goalie...

It is a brick wall...

At least Iles played like one so its kind of accurate. Though I'd say Ives is more like a prison.

[RatushnyFan]

After a choppy start, I thought our breakout passing was pretty good.......have to disagree completely that Michigan passed better.  We were the slower team but we passed better.

[RichH]

Terrific piece in the Michigan Daily:

The midnight gesture of Shawn Hunwick

[Trotsky]

Terrific piece in the Michigan Daily:

The midnight gesture of Shawn Hunwick

Great piece.

[RatushnyFan]

Really nice gesture.  He's a great story as a walk-on.  He's had a great attitude for 5 years and it's nice that they documented this moment.

[marty]

Terrific piece in the Michigan Daily:

The midnight gesture of Shawn Hunwick

Plus 1 for the post and plus two for article and plus 3 for Hunwick.

[Willy '06]

Anybody find a good writeup/preview on Ferris State?

[Redscore]

Shawn Hunwick will be successful in anything he chooses to do.  Pure, pure class.

[JasonN95]

Anybody find a good writeup/preview on Ferris State?

The UMich fan blog was kind enough to prepare one for us. :-)

[Willy '06]

Anybody find a good writeup/preview on Ferris State?

The UMich fan blog was kind enough to prepare one for us. :-)

Here it is: http://mgoblog.com/content/puck-preview-ferris-state-0

[Swampy]

Some good links here:

An article about Schafer calling timeout

Pregame interviews
Schafer's postgame comments
Cornell players' interviews

[jtn27]

Does anyone know if there are highlights from the game online anywhere? I'd like to see Craig's game winner again. I thought they were supposed to be on ESPN3 but I couldn't find it.