2019-11-30: Cornell 2 BU 0

[Trotsky]

Realy solid third so far.  Great defensive system along with occasional offensive forays.  The whole team seems to be on the same page.  3 mins to go.

[Swampy]

LOL at the USCHO scoreboard being completely backwards.

Good thing it's not CHN. Adam would be way embarrassed.

[Swampy]

LOL at the USCHO scoreboard being completely backwards.

Good thing it's not CHN. Adam would be way embarrassed.

Funny. The USCHO scoreboard has everything else right: who scored the goals, assists, shutout, etc. I thought they just had a computer to add up the score. But I guess not.

[Trotsky]

Final 2-zip.  15th career shutout for Galajda.  9-0-0 for the first time since the Perfect Season, exactly 50 years ago.  On to Lynah East.

Check out where we were the last time we went to 9-0-0.  The other two times were in 1966-67 (against Harvard at Lynah) and 1910-11 (against Columbia at St. Nicholas Rink  on the northeast corner of 66th Street and 9th Avenue in New York City).

[marty]

Here are the goals.

[cuhockey93]

How was the attendance? I went to the '15 & '17 Red Hot games and it seemed like there was a 5k drop in attendance which seemed odd since we had some rough years leading up to 2015 and have only improved since then.

[scoop85]

How was the attendance? I went to the '15 & '17 Red Hot games and it seemed like there was a 5k drop in attendance which seemed odd since we had some rough years leading up to 2015 and have only improved since then.

I'd say it was a bit better than in '17, with probably an uptick in CU fans and maybe a bit fewer BU fans.

[ugarte]

Good kill.  We're taking control of the game if we keep playing like this.

Absolutely turned the game around. It was like everyone loosened up. Our first powerplay was really nice too.

...Steinberg...

Get it in the Speling Guide.

I don't think the play was dead. I think the guy was looking up either because he was frustrated with his shot result or because he was actually watching the puck in the air. I wonder if Kaldis came in so hard because he was expecting the guy to keep moving, rather than pull up and gaze upwards.

It was while the puck was in play, falling back from the rafters. I have no idea what Kaldis was thinking - he could have tried to box him out for position on the falling puck but he just flat drilled the guy in the back. Yes, lucky it wasn't a major. DQ maybe a bit much.

Attendance was disappointing but the crowd that was there was loud. The overall play was very good but both teams had the same problem - trying to be too fancy or thread the puck through tight spaces and both teams mostly had the remedy - good positioning and fast stick work. We were MUCH better along the boards and it was the difference in the game. Even when we weren't generating shots, we were maintaining possession and (especially in the third) draining the clock. It was really great to watch.

Hell of a game.

[JohnF81]

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.

[heykb]

I am sorry I wasn't able to get to the game this year. But now that I live in Spain, the trip was just a bit more inconvenient than when we lived in Philly. This year would have been particularly nice to see, since the Red are good and playing well. In past years, the RHH games have seen CU spit the bit.

I'll wear my Cornell Hockey hat on game days here in Sitges and give all the local English speakers from Czechia, Germany, and Scandinavia something to ask me about. The Brits don't care about hockey.

LGR!

[ugarte]

A great setup of Locke to take a 2-0 lead!

That was Berard.  Perfect poised pass from a freshman.  This entering class is so good.

Locke ripped it as the announcer was wrapping up the announcement of the first goal. It was perfect.

[upprdeck]

cornell played well in spots.. first time all yr a team has been coming with speed and gotten by the D consistently.   The soft passing leads to some pretty plays but also some TOs that almost cost us. 2-3 spots where we just dominated, early we let BC roam with the puck a bit but not really generate too many close shots. A goalie playing well always makes the D look better

but it thought after the sluggish start we played better than we played all of last week.  Regardless of BUs record they still have some solid offensive talent to not let roam free and we did that most of the night.  A few times we let 1 guy though weave most of the way thru 3-4 guys which is always scary.

Barron not playing in beast mode which he was for a few games and still dominating is good to see..  Lots of guys on this team can make people pay.

[Trotsky]

I thought Barron looked physically strong.  He wasn't given much room but was still able to keep the puck and even develop plays.  He was just in a phone booth most of the night with some good BU defenders.

This felt like a 1R NCAA game.  Not much consolation for the 2018 1R loss, but if they can play like this in March maybe they will play in April.

[scoop85]

Having attending every one of these BU games at MSG, I thought for all their high draft picks, this year's BU team was the least dynamic.  But also our defense played with more poise and for the most part we were smart with the puck, so that played a part as well.  And Galajda was terrific; maybe only one or two "wow" saves, but his positioning was sublime, making tough saves look easy.

We were tentative the 1st period, but really took over the game early in the 2nd. And even though we didn't score in the 3rd, I though that was our strongest period.

Nice to take care of business. Should be a good one in Cambridge next Friday.

[Swampy]

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.