Florida College Classic

[Jim Hyla]

We're now 13 in PWR

[Trotsky]

We're now 13 in PWR

Need to win tomorrow too.  Remember, remember the 29th of December...

[LaJollaRed]

Just got home from the game.

Very enjoyable. Larger crowd than I remember there being three years ago.

Around an hour before the game was at the nearby outlet mall and saw a bunch of young guys in matching Cornell polos and shorts, clearly on the team. My first thought was "damn I'm old." and the second was "I wonder if they're stranded and need a ride to the rink."

They seemed fine. During warmups, I chatted with Ryan Bliss for a bit, and he said the team was enjoying the weather, anyway. He seemed disappointed that he wasn't playing.

All and all, a good performance. The first goal on Gillam was a rifle shot off the post and in. Not sure he had a chance. I didn't get a good look at the second NMU goal.

The Cornell goals were pretty solid, too. None of the battering, scrummy "garbage goals" we used to get a lot of. Mostly wrist shots from 10-15 feet out. The first one was a beautiful deflection, it seemed, and the Cornell fan section knew it was in about a full second before anyone on the ice reacted.

Dan Wedman left the ice clutching his wrist in the second period, and watched the third with his arm in a sling. Hopefully that was just precautionary. It didn't look like they wrapped it too seriously or anything, just that they wanted to immobilize it briefly. Hopefully he's okay.

A fun experience, and great to see a lot of the players' families in attendance. I *think* I was sitting near Schafer's dad. Is that possible?

[ACM]

I *think* I was sitting near Schafer's dad. Is that possible?

Unlikely, since Schafer's father died almost 30 years ago.

[Beeeej]

I *think* I was sitting near Schafer's dad. Is that possible?

Unlikely, since Schafer's father died almost 30 years ago.

His brother looks like an older version of him, though, so that may have been him.

[Iceberg]

There are still under 5 minutes left but it seems like CC will be tomorrow's opponent and Merrimack will have to wait until next month.

[Trotsky]

CC wins 3-zip, so we will play them.

[ugarte]

We're now 13 in PWR

Merrimack's loss drops us to t14 with SLU.

[scoop85]

[quote Dan Wedman left the ice clutching his wrist in the second period, and watched the third with his arm in a sling. Hopefully that was just precautionary. It didn't look like they wrapped it too seriously or anything, just that they wanted to immobilize it briefly. Hopefully he's okay. [/quote]

Wedman is out, Anderson in tonight

[billhoward]

I *think* I was sitting near Schafer's dad. Is that possible?

Unlikely, since Schafer's father died almost 30 years ago.

Puts the meaning in "droll"

[Jim Hyla]

We're now 13 in PWR

Merrimack's loss drops us to t14 with SLU.

Q's win puts us at 12.

[RichH]

Merrimack's loss drops us to t14 with SLU.

But we begin today's game up to 12, mostly on the effect of QU's win vs. BC today. We leap Notre Dame and BC, SLU, and QU are tied at 14. The gap to #11 Minnesota is probably too great to make up vs. a weak opponent like CC, and the difference between #12 and #13 is less than one-thousandth of an RPI point.

The message remains: Just win, baby.

[billhoward]

Very enjoyable. Larger crowd than I remember there being three years ago.

Box score (second game) had the first night's attendance at 3,812. Rink info lists ice hockey capacity at 7,181. http://germainarena.com/about-the-arena/features-stats/#.WGWldvkrJxM

[RichH]

Stewart in net vs. CC. I like it. If the gap between the two isn't that large, let's get them both some game experience.

[Jim Hyla]

How about you guys joining chat.