2019-11-30: Cornell 2 BU 0

[billhoward]

Attendance was 15,142 with a very strong Cornell contingent. Better than 2017 (14,606). BU's poor start to the season likely affected their crowd size.

15,142/18,202 capacity (hockey) = 83%

The biggest arenas Cornell will or could play in this season:
20,000 T-Mobile Arena, Jan. 3-4
19,515 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit (NCAA frozen four)

[BearLover]

On Tuesday I watched BC's goalie, Knight, who's getting lots of hype (maybe because he was selected 13th in the 2019 draft). And on Saturday, I watched Galajda. Knight gave up two goals; Galajda, none. I thought both are excellent but didn't see worlds of difference between the two of them. Then again, I'm not a NHL scout.

FWIW, according to this site, BC has a dozen NHL draft picks, including 3 first-rounders. BU also has a dozen, but only one first-rounder. Harvard has nine picks, with one second-rounder being the highest. And we have six, with two third-rounders (Green and Stienburg) being the highest.

Thankfully, hockey is a team sport.

Knight is likely regarded as a better prospect because he is 6'3. Galajda, at 6'0, would fall in the bottom-8th percentile of NHL goalies.

[Beeeej]

If TBRW is to be believed, last night was the first time we've ever shut out BU. That hardly seems possible, but wow.

[jkahn]

If TBRW is to be believed, last night was the first time we've ever shut out BU. That hardly seems possible, but wow.

--unless one counts the Dec. 1972 1-0 forfeit win, reversing a 9-0 loss.  BU forfeited 11 games for using an ineligible player.  Hardly seems fair to count a forfeit though, and certainly this team deserves credit for the first real shutout.

[jtwcornell91]

BU announcers are excellent, though reminiscent of chess commentary.

RIP Shelby Lyman (died August 11 of this year).

[Iceberg]

While not as good as some of the BU teams in past years, that team on the ice didn't look too bad. I'm a bit surprised their record is what it is. That may be the greater parity in the HEA this season with so many teams on the bubble and only one team in that conference well separated in the pairwise (BC)

[ugarte]

While not as good as some of the BU teams in past years, that team on the ice didn't look too bad. I'm a bit surprised their record is what it is.

are they young? they seem young. I'd be worried about them in a year or two if they stay together.

[scoop85]

While not as good as some of the BU teams in past years, that team on the ice didn't look too bad. I'm a bit surprised their record is what it is.

are they young? they seem young. I'd be worried about them in a year or two if they stay together.

"If they stay together" has been the issue with BU, BC, Minnesota and a few other elite programs the past few years.  Getting the blue chippers hasn't been all that it's been cracked up to be, since it leads to lots of roster turnover and a lack of cohesion.

[Trotsky]

If TBRW is to be believed, last night was the first time we've ever shut out BU. That hardly seems possible, but wow.

Faster way to the same list.  I'd not have guessed it either!

[French Rage]

If TBRW is to be believed, last night was the first time we've ever shut out BU. That hardly seems possible, but wow.

Faster way to the same list.  I'd not have guessed it either!

Though some would argue our first game against them in 2002 should have been a shutout: http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?1,10799, http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?1,10868

[Swampy]

If TBRW is to be believed, last night was the first time we've ever shut out BU. That hardly seems possible, but wow.

Faster way to the same list.  I'd not have guessed it either!

Though some would argue our first game against them in 2002 should have been a shutout: http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?1,10799, http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?1,10868

OK, Boomer! Glad to see at least some of us still have sharp memories.

[ugarte]

If TBRW is to be believed, last night was the first time we've ever shut out BU. That hardly seems possible, but wow.

Faster way to the same list.  I'd not have guessed it either!

Though some would argue our first game against them in 2002 should have been a shutout: http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?1,10799, http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?1,10868

boy that guy sounds too sincere to survive online

[JasonN95]

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Though some would argue our first game against them in 2002 should have been a shutout: http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?1,10799, http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?1,10868

That was fun stroll down memory lane. I was fortunate enough to make it back to Lynah for those two games. I don't think I had a more enjoyable weekend of games at Lynah, coming out of those games elated thinking that Cornell could again be a top tier Div I team. There was a great quote from Jack Parker after the games where he said (I'm paraphrasing) that watching his team play Cornell was like watching boys play against men.

[French Rage]

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Though some would argue our first game against them in 2002 should have been a shutout: http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?1,10799, http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?1,10868

That was fun stroll down memory lane. I was fortunate enough to make it back to Lynah for those two games. I don't think I had a more enjoyable weekend of games at Lynah, coming out of those games elated thinking that Cornell could again be a top tier Div I team. There was a great quote from Jack Parker after the games where he said (I'm paraphrasing) that watching his team play Cornell was like watching boys play against men.

I missed the first but made it back for the second.  My favorite was the small guy who tried to check Murray and looked like a deer getting hit by a train.

[Beeeej]

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Though some would argue our first game against them in 2002 should have been a shutout: http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?1,10799, http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?1,10868

That was fun stroll down memory lane. I was fortunate enough to make it back to Lynah for those two games. I don't think I had a more enjoyable weekend of games at Lynah, coming out of those games elated thinking that Cornell could again be a top tier Div I team. There was a great quote from Jack Parker after the games where he said (I'm paraphrasing) that watching his team play Cornell was like watching boys play against men.

That's pretty close to verbatim. I still remember it fondly, especially after we'd split the pair at BU a year earlier.