Rankings

[Trotsky]

We have now completed the middle part of the schedule that was last year's Death March.  In 2016 in games 9-15 we went 0-5-2.  This year over the same span we went 4-2-1.  A gain of 7 points in 7 games over the prior year's performance is very rare.

Also, we are now officially "warmer" in ECAC play than at any time since the end of 2012.

[andyw2100]

We have now completed the middle part of the schedule that was last year's Death March.  In 2016 in games 9-15 we went 0-5-2.  This year over the same span we went 4-2-1.  A gain of 7 points in 7 games over the prior year's performance is very rare.

Also, we are now officially "warmer" in ECAC play than at any time since the end of 2012.

It is great that the team was able to bounce back from the Harvard / Dartmouth weekend. But I can't help looking at the 4-2-1 record, and thinking how easily it could have been 7-0. (And yes, I watched last weekend's games, and know that it also could easily have been 2-4-1.)

[JasonN95]

Merrimack with a rare win at BC has bumped Cornell up to 12 in the Pairwise.

[andyw2100]

Great results for Cornell tonight in ECAC play.

Princeton over St. Lawrence 3-1.
Harvard over Union 6-2.
Clarkson over Quinnipiac 4-2.
Dartmouth over RPI 2-1, but I don't think that one matters much.

[BearLover]

Great results for Cornell tonight in ECAC play.

Princeton over St. Lawrence 3-1.
Harvard over Union 6-2.
Clarkson over Quinnipiac 4-2.
Dartmouth over RPI 2-1, but I don't think that one matters much.

I'm not so sure H winning is good for us, but Q and StL losing is definitely good news.

[andyw2100]

I'm not so sure H winning is good for us, but Q and StL losing is definitely good news.

We were talking about this in another thread. A tie may have been better.

[Iceberg]

Merrimack with a rare win at BC has bumped Cornell up to 12 in the Pairwise.

Rare is right. Apparently that's their first win in Chestnut Hill in approximately 20 years.

[andyw2100]

Now up to 11.

[JasonN95]

And now Cornell has moved to 11th passing Union with its loss to Harvard.

[Swampy]

Merrimack with a rare win at BC has bumped Cornell up to 12 in the Pairwise.

Rare is right. Apparently that's their first win in Chestnut Hill in approximately 20 years.

And Lowell beat BU, and tOSU beat the Goofers. Not a bad night!

[ugarte]

And now Cornell has moved to 11th passing Union with its loss to Harvard.

... aaaaaaaaaand back into a tie for 13th.

[upprdeck]

huge games the next 2 weeks with Union and St Law.  I dont think we can get swept either of the next 2 weeks and stay above the cut line. Oh if hockey was only a 20 min game..

[wakester2468]

With five games remaining. each game seems to increase with importance. Hanging around the 13th spot (pairwise) is precarious to say the least.
It would be nice to enter the post season firmly secured to an NCAA birth but that's not likely. The old saying, one game at a time is the only approach to
take beginning with Brown this afternoon. On paper, this should clearly be a  CU win but if there is one thing I am certain of, there is no such thing.

[Beeeej]

huge games the next 2 weeks with Union and St Law.  I dont think we can get swept either of the next 2 weeks and stay above the cut line. Oh if hockey was only a 20 min game..

As is so often the response to this sort of statement, if we get swept either of the next two weeks we probably don't really deserve an at-large berth anyway.

In any event, the Pairwise continues shifting all the way through the conference tournaments, too. I haven't remotely lost hope.

[upprdeck]

what does it say about the PWR that st cloud may be under .500 and still get into the tourney?

they are already under .500 in their league

they played a tough schedule though.