Alumni in the Pros-January

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Went to the Phantoms game against Providence Saturday night hoping to see 3 Cornell alums on the ice.  Little did I know that Ferlin was injured and Willcox had been assigned to Reading for one game.  Meh.

On top of that the Phantoms lost 9-1 - the Phantoms' lone goal was scored with about a minute left.  Not only did they play their safety sieve (Mark Dekanich from Colgate), but I kept looking for an "emergency sieve."  Just plain ugly.

FWIW, Bardreau was the only one on the Phantoms still hustling late in the 3rd.  It didn't help.

[Phil Abramowitz]

Went to the NHL All-Star Skills competition today, which was preceded by an Old-Timers/Celebrity game.  Joe Nieuwendyk played in it (since he was named one of the 100 best NHL'ers the night before), and had an assist on a goal (I think it was by Nicholas Lidstrom).  It was fantastic to see Joe skate again, although it was a big strange seeing him in a uniform modeled after the LA Kings white away jersey.

[Jim Hyla]

Went to the NHL All-Star Skills competition today, which was preceded by an Old-Timers/Celebrity game.  Joe Nieuwendyk played in it (since he was named one of the 100 best NHL'ers the night before), and had an assist on a goal (I think it was by Nicholas Lidstrom).  It was fantastic to see Joe skate again, although it was a big strange seeing him in a uniform modeled after the LA Kings white away jersey.

See my post in the Sc Johnson $150 million gift thread for Ken Dryden's thoughts.