Season Review

[Jim Hyla]

Wanted to carry on this discussion on a non-losing thread. I'm going to bed, but will just say "Thank you seniors." You took us further than I thought we'd get. Good night for now.

[Scersk '97]

Cross-posting myself:

All in all, I'm pretty happy with this season, considering where I felt we were at the beginning. Collins really poured it on over the last couple of months, and it was nice to see him end his career on an up note. Iles has finally impressed me, so I'm bullish on two more years of him. And our freshmen and sophomores (esp. Mowrey and Gotovets for the latter) really started to stand out as the season went on.

I look forward to watching Ryan, Ferlin, McCarron, and Lowry continue to develop next year, and I expect standout seasons from Esposito, Miller, and D'Agostino. (Boy am I glad that John McCarron is our a**hole. Ferlin may be electric, but McCarron makes me smile in that other, special way.) My dark horse candidate for a breakout season--the likely recipient of the Mike Iggulden Difference Maker Award--is Mihalek, who impressed me in a Carefoot/Iggulden way this season.

Without Ferlin's injury or without Esposito's long absence, the season might have turned out differently. As it is, the team gained a lot of experience, which is exactly what a young team needs.

I'll be in Pittsburgh next year, and I won't be shocked to be watching us there.

[ajh258]

Great way to end my senior year season. I was kind of upset initially after the loss, but now have realized there is nothing to be disappointed about or ashamed of.

Hope to see all of you at future games as an alumnus. Thank you for these unforgettable years.

[Ben]

Great way to end my senior year season. I was kind of upset initially after the loss, but now have realized there is nothing to be disappointed about or ashamed of.

Hope to see all of you at future games as an alumnus. Thanks you for these unforgettable years.

And thank you, Rob, Mark, and all of the other Cornellians who were there last night -- I heard you, 3900 miles and an ocean away. Always proud, always Faithful.

[ajh258]

Great way to end my senior year season. I was kind of upset initially after the loss, but now have realized there is nothing to be disappointed about or ashamed of.

Hope to see all of you at future games as an alumnus. Thanks you for these unforgettable years.

And thank you, Rob, Mark, and all of the other Cornellians who were there last night -- I heard you, 3900 miles and an ocean away. Always proud, always Faithful.

Wouldn't miss it for the world.

[jkahn]

Great way to end my senior year season. I was kind of upset initially after the loss, but now have realized there is nothing to be disappointed about or ashamed of.

Hope to see all of you at future games as an alumnus. Thank you for these unforgettable years.

Andrew - I hope you're still doing this 42 years after graduation like me - it'll keep you feeling young.
Good speaking with you last night,  As for the disappointment, I feel bad for the team and their parents who were there - it's always tough at the end and ultimately there's only one winner.  I'm damn proud of the effort they gave this weekend.

[ajh258]

Great way to end my senior year season. I was kind of upset initially after the loss, but now have realized there is nothing to be disappointed about or ashamed of.

Hope to see all of you at future games as an alumnus. Thank you for these unforgettable years.

Andrew - I hope you're still doing this 42 years after graduation like me - it'll keep you feeling young.
Good speaking with you last night,  As for the disappointment, I feel bad for the team and their parents who were there - it's always tough at the end and ultimately there's only one winner.  I'm damn proud of the effort they gave this weekend.

I will keep doing this 420 years after graduation. It was great seeing you too at Green Bay and I hope to see you and others at Pittsburg next April.

[captens1]

For this now-Coloradan, it was a pleasure to see our Big Red live in the Springs this year, a Saturday game where they totally outclassed the (then highly ranked) local boys.  Come back soon (preferably to visit DU).  And seeing them beat Michigan was wonderful.

Thanks, seniors, for four years of quality Cornell hockey, and for the underclassmen, we look forward to 2012-2013.  Let's go Red!

Tom H, BS '85, Ph.D. '97

PS:  Our new car (Prius C, 50+ mpg's), in "Carnelian Red" I like to think.

[marty]

Wanted to carry on this discussion on a non-losing thread. I'm going to bed, but will just say "Thank you seniors." You took us further than I thought we'd get. Good night for now.

I echo this and want to add that this was a fun season.  Thank you to the whole team for the effort this weekend.

The loss last night though frustrating was not a horrible way to go out and the team will be as much fun next year.  They are the Big Red ... that keeps me from hibernating through the winter.  One hope for a big change next year is that I will attend the ECAC Tournament, which I pledge to do as long as it leaves the Miss America convention center.  Goodbye to Texas Hold-Em, one armed bandits and the ghost of Bert Parks.

[ugarte]

Great way to end my senior year season. I was kind of upset initially after the loss, but now have realized there is nothing to be disappointed about or ashamed of.

Hope to see all of you at future games as an alumnus. Thank you for these unforgettable years.

Andrew - I hope you're still doing this 42 years after graduation like me - it'll keep you feeling young.
Good speaking with you last night,  As for the disappointment, I feel bad for the team and their parents who were there - it's always tough at the end and ultimately there's only one winner.  I'm damn proud of the effort they gave this weekend.

I will keep doing this 420 years after graduation. It was great seeing you too at Green Bay and I hope to see you and others at Pittsburg next April.

Stick with the 420 and you'll forget to watch the games. (I'm kidding! IT'S TOTALLY HARMLESS!)

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

If you'd asked me last weekend I'd be coming from a bad place after the loss to Sucks.  But I'm glad we had another weekend of hockey to put things right.  Our boys redeemed themselves this weekend and did us and themselves proud.

I'm looking forward to seeing this team healthy and more experienced next year.  They're going to be dangerous.   And thanks to the seniors for their leadership this year.

Now on to lax season.  LGR!

[Trotsky]

The Michigan game ranks right up among the greatest CU hockey sagas.

Senior players: good luck to you all in your careers and family lives, and thank you so much for all the dedication and fortitude you showed throughout your years on the hill.  

Senior fans: thank you and your class for holding the torch and passing it along.  See you next year in the Alumni Senility Waiting Room.  

[David Harding]

The team came a long way this season and ended when they ran into a team that seems to be even more solid defensively in their own zone.  

One thing that annoys me slightly is announcers and writers running on about how disappointing it was for this team or that to have their seasons end with a loss.  Come on!  There really aren't many choices.  To first approximation every team's season ends with a loss.  It's called a tournament.  Only one team is going to end with win.  (I'm ignoring the winner of the league tournament consolation game (if any) who doesn't get invited to the NCAA tournament and the doormats who end the regular season with a win but don't get into their league tournament.)  

I see one solution that would allow almost every athlete's season end with a win.  Instead of a tournament to determine the "best" team, have a tournament to determine the worst team.  Everyone is in.  When you win, you are out and your season ends on a high note.  When you lose, you progress.  Eventually, only one team in the entire country ends the season with a loss.  And, to improve the situation, there would be no overtime in the final game so it would be allowed to end in a tie and no team would end with a loss.  

There is at least a little bit of negative feedback in the system, too.  The college bowl system has positive feedback, in that the teams that are invited to bowl games get an extra month of practice, making them better for the next year.  With my tournament, the worse you are, the more weeks of practice you get.  It doesn't help the seniors, but the rest of the team has even more chance to come together.  

P.S.  I can't find a smiley that succinctly expresses how far from serious I am.

[css228]

The Michigan game ranks right up among the greatest CU hockey sagas.

Senior players: good luck to you all in your careers and family lives, and thank you so much for all the dedication and fortitude you showed throughout your years on the hill.  

Senior fans: thank you and your class for holding the torch and passing it along.  See you next year in the Alumni Senility Waiting Room.  

Agreed. It'd be great if someone could cut up and preserve the highlight footage of that game. If people are willing to cut up the videos, I'll be glad to aggregate them into one easy YouTube page to find all the great Cornell Hockey moments/all Cornell Hockey moments people are willing to put on YouTube

[Aaron M. Griffin]

The Michigan game ranks right up among the greatest CU hockey sagas.

Senior players: good luck to you all in your careers and family lives, and thank you so much for all the dedication and fortitude you showed throughout your years on the hill.  

Senior fans: thank you and your class for holding the torch and passing it along.  See you next year in the Alumni Senility Waiting Room.  

Agreed. It'd be great if someone could cut up and preserve the highlight footage of that game. If people are willing to cut up the videos, I'll be glad to aggregate them into one easy YouTube page to find all the great Cornell Hockey moments/all Cornell Hockey moments people are willing to put on YouTube

I will be sure that I take such aggregation, set it to a catchy soundtrack, and arrange it in an inspiring motivational video for next season.