2019-12-06: Cornell 3 Harvard 1

[KenP]

How is 1971:3 to 1971:5 an 8 game winning streak?

[scoop85]

CBR says #2 Men's Hockey Uses Quick Start To Down #12 Harvard, Move to 10-0

While the Sun reports that No. 2 Men's Hockey Earns 10th Straight Win With 3-1 Victory Over Harvard

USCHO highlights in their Friday Wrap-up: No. 1 Minnesota State, No. 2 Cornell keep rolling with Friday victories

GoCrimson laments that In Battle of ECAC Hockey's Top Teams, No. 9/12 Men's Ice Hockey Falls, 3-1 to No. 2/2 Cornell

Finally The Harvard Crimson tearfully posts that No. 2 Cornell Handles No. 12/9 Men's Hockey

Some nice reading. Both the Sun and Crimson articles were solid.

[upprdeck]

The PP is generating some really good shots, have to think the start of the season was a little too productive, but right now going ofer when its actually creating solid chances on a team that scores pretty well is getting some under value.  We are due to reverse that trend pretty soon.
 
the PK is still a bit ragged at times.

really controlled the boards all game, harvard has some skill and speed and the more we see that type of play the better in the long run as you will see it plenty if you get deep into the tourney.

[JasonN95]

The announcers for the ESPN+ feed were impressed with Cornell's fans mentioning a few times how well they travelled and made their presence at Bright felt. For anyone who was there: About what percentage of the crowd would you say was Cornell fans?

[Jim Hyla]

A wide estimate 40-60%. There were a lot of empty seats on Harvard side, even at center ice. Those were likely sold, so 40% of sold and 60% of attendees.

[drs48]

.....thought I heard a reference to "65-70%" Red fans.

[Jim Hyla]

Here's CHN's take on the game.

I didn't find anything from the Globe.

[andyw2100]

Last night, in the game chat, I said "Harvard just had like 9 guys on the ice."

As it turns out, they had exactly nine guys on the ice, and seven were playing, while two were going to the bench.

In the photo below, players 8 and 9 are heading to the bench, but players 1-7 are actively engaged in playing hockey. (Players 1,2, and 3 are replacing players 8 and 9.)

[Trotsky]

How is 1971:3 to 1971:5 an 8 game winning streak?

1971:3 to 1971:10.  Thx.

[Trotsky]

This is the 13th 10+ game winning streak in Cornell history.

[Trotsky]

Here's CHN's take on the game.

Good, concise piece which captured the salient points (especially that we are 2-0 having won both road games in the "Big Three" round robin).  Bravo.

[Trotsky]

.....thought I heard a reference to "65-70%" Red fans.

The Harvard video announcers (who were fine AFAIC) said whereas most years it's 60/40 Cornell fans, this year it was 70/30.

Thompson will be interesting.  A team on a roll can start to generate a lot of buzz.  Typically only a sliver of the fans who go to Bright go up to Hanover.  Maybe this year we'll see more.  I hope so.  It's actually a really fun trip, and Dartmouth is pretty.

[scoop85]

.....thought I heard a reference to "65-70%" Red fans.

The Harvard video announcers (who were fine AFAIC) said whereas most years it's 60/40 Cornell fans, this year it was 70/30.

My one gripe with the announcers is too often during the run of play they were engaged in chit-chat rather than calling the action. I found that distracting.

[Trotsky]

I'm cool with that on video.  It would be unforgivable on audio only.

Age and I noted the weirdness of the assumption that a school's traveling fanbase would be a function of how many of the athletes were from the road location.  It's a different mindset from a school where students don't give a shit unless they have a direct personal connection with the players.  Very Boston.

[scoop85]

I'm cool with that on video.  It would be unforgivable on audio only.

Age and I noted the weirdness of the assumption that a school's traveling fanbase would be a function of how many of the athletes were from the road location.  It's a different mindset from a school where students don't give a sh-t about hockey unless they have a person connection with the kids.  Very Boston.

Yeah, that was odd