This Weekend, Mind Your Qs & Ps

[upprdeck]

This is the first time in years Quin had no clear advantage in play..  they won because they put home a few shots, but cornell had the majority of the better chances.

Cornell was in some pretty good spots to score and lost the puck or shot it wide or made a sloppy pass.  that stuff can get cleaned up.  It was nice to not be chasing Quin all night and seeing multiple breakaways.

[Jim Hyla]

This is the first time in years Quin had no clear advantage in play..  they won because they put home a few shots, but cornell had the majority of the better chances.

Cornell was in some pretty good spots to score and lost the puck or shot it wide or made a sloppy pass.  that stuff can get cleaned up.  It was nice to not be chasing Quin all night and seeing multiple breakaways.

I have to disagree. I thought that Q was the better team. Their forecheck was not as difficult as usual, but was still a pain for us. Their overall team speed was above us. Their defense almost makes us dump the puck in, but with their speed they would often get to the puck before us. Their passing was also better.

However I thought we were much closer to them than we have been in recent years. They have played a lot more games than we have and we seem to be losing players to injury as fast as we get any back, so they should have looked better, and I thought they did. Hopefully as we mature as a team and get healthier, we'll improve.

Overall I was reasonably happy with the team, we had a good chance to win the game.

As an aside, the other game thread mentioned problems with WHCU. When I left the game, there was no post game program. Did WHCU even broadcast the game?

[Scersk '97]

As last night's game was winding down, I found myself thinking about how I was pretty pleased with how we looked even though we were losing. That fluky third goal broke open what was otherwise a winnable game. It was really too bad. Gilliam looked on; we took few stupid penalties; and we certainly skated with Quinnipiac 5 x 5, coming up with some great offensive pressure. Once Kubiak gets back, we should get even better; if Bliss returns, I'll start to get very excited. (Wedman looked good for a first game back, by the way.)

Now I'm just thinking about how pissed I'll be if we blow it against Princeton. Classic letdown game. Yikes.

[redice]

As an aside, the other game thread mentioned problems with WHCU. When I left the game, there was no post game program. Did WHCU even broadcast the game?

No, not on AM or FM....  The broadcast was busily doing their thing throughout the game, but nothing was coming out onto the air....

My question:  Was Jason being heard on the ESPN3 broadcast?

[jtwcornell91]

As an aside, the other game thread mentioned problems with WHCU. When I left the game, there was no post game program. Did WHCU even broadcast the game?

No, not on AM or FM....  The broadcast was busily doing their thing throughout the game, but nothing was coming out onto the air....

My question:  Was Jason being heard on the ESPN3 broadcast?

Yes, it was Jason and the regular color guy, but I noticed that he referred to the broadcast as "on ESPN3 and the Ivy League Digital Network" and didn't mention WHCU.  They did also mention looking at the video replay once or twice, so it seems they were just doing a video pbp/color and not radio.

[sah67]

(Wedman looked good for a first game back, by the way.)

Wedman played both games against Yale/Brown last weekend.

[redice]

As an aside, the other game thread mentioned problems with WHCU. When I left the game, there was no post game program. Did WHCU even broadcast the game?

No, not on AM or FM....  The broadcast was busily doing their thing throughout the game, but nothing was coming out onto the air....

My question:  Was Jason being heard on the ESPN3 broadcast?

Yes, it was Jason and the regular color guy, but I noticed that he referred to the broadcast as "on ESPN3 and the Ivy League Digital Network" and didn't mention WHCU.  They did also mention looking at the video replay once or twice, so it seems they were just doing a video pbp/color and not radio.

Follow-up question:   I wonder if this is a contractual situation where, because Jason's play-by-play is being broadcast by ESPN3, it can't be simulcast over the air onto WHCU?

[marty]

As an aside, the other game thread mentioned problems with WHCU. When I left the game, there was no post game program. Did WHCU even broadcast the game?

No, not on AM or FM....  The broadcast was busily doing their thing throughout the game, but nothing was coming out onto the air....

My question:  Was Jason being heard on the ESPN3 broadcast?

Yes, it was Jason and the regular color guy, but I noticed that he referred to the broadcast as "on ESPN3 and the Ivy League Digital Network" and didn't mention WHCU.  They did also mention looking at the video replay once or twice, so it seems they were just doing a video pbp/color and not radio.

Follow-up question:   I wonder if this is a contractual situation where, because Jason's play-by-play is being broadcast by ESPN3, it can't be simulcast over the air onto WHCU?

We may get the answer tonight at 6:30.

[andyw2100]

Yes, it was Jason and the regular color guy, but I noticed that he referred to the broadcast as "on ESPN3 and the Ivy League Digital Network" and didn't mention WHCU.  They did also mention looking at the video replay once or twice, so it seems they were just doing a video pbp/color and not radio.

Follow-up question:   I wonder if this is a contractual situation where, because Jason's play-by-play is being broadcast by ESPN3, it can't be simulcast over the air onto WHCU?

We may get the answer tonight at 6:30.

Checking the Cornell Hockey Schedule page, the game tonight is scheduled to be broadcast on WHCU, and the game last night was a rare game not scheduled to be broadcast.

http://www.cornellbigred.com/schedule.aspx?path=mhockey

[Scersk '97]

(Wedman looked good for a first game back, by the way.)

Wedman played both games against Yale/Brown last weekend.

A defenseman like Wedman is at his best when he passes without notice...

[upprdeck]

Nice comeback tonight.. great pressure that led to goals and not near misses like Friday night..

[scoop85]

Some observations from Section E:

Vanderlaan continues to show that he may be the best forward on the team. Even aside from the fluky third goal and opportunistic 4th goal, he was all over the ice.

I really like the growth in Starrett's game.  He and Angello seem to play similar games, and I think Starrett will put up a decent amount of points before the season's over.

Bauld and Malott show some nice skill, although both seem to get hit with a penalty or two per game. Kaldis shows some excellent offensive game from the blueline.

Gillam was solid.  He made a spectacular save early in the 1st period, and had no real chance on the 1st goal.  He was screened on the 2nd goal and never seemed to see the puck. While Princeton didn't have a lot of sustained pressure, their power play was the best aspect of their game, and Gillam had to make a number of good saves.

The injured players and healthy scratches were sitting a bit behind us in Section D.  A few guys with splints and other signs of injury.  With Kubiak, Buckles and Bliss among those out, I think we're doing pretty well without some of our best players.

I know there's some griping on the other thread, and maybe it's just because I haven't been to Lynah in about 5 years, but I thought the atmosphere was better than the last time I was there. Of course its not the same as it was in the 80's, but then again I don't think it ever will be.

[Trotsky]

Hi all.  This is the weekend of the annual Hajj; swing by section C row 11-ish and say hi to Anne & me.

Just saw you on the TeeVee (assuming you're wearing the Chartrand jersey).

I assumed the Greek god physique was the giveaway.

[Trotsky]

I know there's some griping on the other thread, and maybe it's just because I haven't been to Lynah in about 5 years, but I thought the atmosphere was better than the last time I was there. Of course its not the same as it was in the 80's, but then again I don't think it ever will be.

During the third period of the Princeton game the crowd was as good as I have ever heard them.  They did The Thing that Lynah crowds at their best do: constant noise even when cheers aren't being led or particular action isn't occurring.  Just energy being poured out of the crowd and into the team to help them.

Vanderlaan is ridiculous.  The goals were not even his better efforts on the weekend.  He can create plays from nothing and he's really starting to get into the opponent's head.  Q's only issues were when they were worried about him.

Now we see the real Starrett.  He must have never really been healthy last year -- he is an entirely different player now and the draft pick makes sense.

I don't understand how Yates is doing it but please keep doing it.

Kaldis had his first meh game on Friday but that may have been Q messing him up.  Still he may already be the best defenseman on the team.

No idea what this team will look like when the injured players return (in time for the bulk of the good opponents).

[BearLover]

Vanderlaan has certainly been the best player on the ice for the Red almost every game this season.