A New Lynah

[Rob Komorowski \'03]

Maybe I'm not such of a moron...although I shouldn't kid myself

This issue of the corners probably wouldn't be explained unless we actually wentand measured ourselves. Much like the green monster that says it's at least 300ft away from home plate while most players and managers wil agree its no further than 290ft.

Ahh home ice

[Lenny]

Adding seats to the scoreboard side?
Does anyone know how this would work.  This was my original idea.  But, it seems there is a huge concrete wall.  How could we make more seats with the building collapsing?
Any architects/engineers?

[Mike Steinfeld]

[Q] Adding seats to the scoreboard side?
Does anyone know how this would work. This was my original idea. But, it seems there is a huge concrete wall. How could we make more seats with the building collapsing?
Any architects/engineers?
[/Q]

Been said before and will be said again, you cannot majorly change any part of Lynah without having to redo it so that it's up to code, which has already been more or less agreed upon that being up to code is a Bad Thing. Not to be a killjoy, but barring Lynah beginning to crumble around our ears, there aren't going to be any major renovations in the forseeable future.

[Jeff Hopkins \'82]

Let me ask a different question.

If you put seats where the scoreboard is, where do you put the scoreboard?  There's no way the roof can hold a big four-sided video screen, can it?

JH

[CUlater]

The current plan being discussed includes a scoreboard in the middle, above the ice.  I'm not sure how much of a structural problem that would be.

Also, regarding bringing Lynah up to code, does anybody here know for sure what would trigger the code requirement?  Obviously, some work has been done in the past without triggering it.  Additionally, Cornell could apply for a variance.

[gtsully]

The single easiest way to recruit players is to take them to Tribute to Seniors night.  My friends and I were talking about this after The Tribute in 2000, and it just seemed like a no-brainer.  Of course, that was by far the best game I ever saw at Lynah - we beat Princeton on a late goal by Ladocuer, who went top shelf while sliding on his ass after being hauled down on a breakaway.  This was after we had THREE goals called back and Moynihan had been stopped on a penalty shot.

The tribute was insane, too, as six idiots in the front of section A (oh wait, that was me and five friends  ::nut:: ) had painted each of the seniors names and numbers on their backs and "CORNELL" on their chests (with a "C" for Steinstra and an "A" for Moynihan), and were starting chants of each senior's name as they circled the ice.

Then AFTER the tribute, when all the players and their families were still on the ice, Arthur announced the playoff pairings for the ECAC first round, telling us the 1 vs. 10, 2 vs. 9, 3 vs. 8, and 5 vs. 6 matchups before telling us that "next week at Lynah rink, the #4 seeded Cornell Big Red will host the #7 seed... (pause) Harvard."

That's when the roof damn near came off the place.  Me being a senior myself, I was ridiculously excited that I had two more wins over Harvard to look forward to as an undergrad.  But back to my point (I did have one, I think  ::screwy:: ) - even though this game was particularly special, even your ordinary Tribute to Seniors game has to be the best recruiting tool available.  From the fan appreciation to the family involvement, I don't see how a recruit could see that and NOT seriously consider Cornell.

[CowbellGuy]

Sully '00 wrote:
we beat Princeton on a late goal by Ladocuer, who went top shelf while sliding on his ass after being hauled down on a breakaway.

http://www.hockey.cornell.edu/movies/199900/princeton/p3c4b.mov

Sully '00 wrote:
  This was after we had THREE goals called back and Moynihan had been stopped on a penalty shot.

http://www.hockey.cornell.edu/movies/199900/princeton/nogoal1b.mov
http://www.hockey.cornell.edu/movies/199900/princeton/nogoal2b.mov
http://www.hockey.cornell.edu/movies/199900/princeton/nogoal3b.mov
http://www.hockey.cornell.edu/movies/199900/princeton/pshotb.mov

:-D

[Jim Hyla]

Age, you are wonderful!

[Chris 02]

I'm digging up an old topic here, but I noticed this article by the associated press on bigger hockey arenas.  I kinda doubt that there would ever be a 15,000 seat arena built in Ithaca, but it's certainly an interesting thought.  

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/hockey/2003-10-09-omaha-opener_x.htm

[Keith K \'93]

Chris, consider yourself smacked for even entertaining such a thought.  A 15,000 seat arena for Cornell?  Even if we could fill it, it would be horrible.  Horrible, I tell you.  Long live Lynah Rink!

Keith needs to relax...

[Greg Berge]

Consider me second in line to smack Chris (cue scene from Airplane!)



Post Edited (10-16-03 21:16)

[Anne 85]

Can anyone remind me why the second and third goals were disallowed?  I'm sure I was at the game, but the old memory banks don't always work they way they should.  They sure looked good to me.

[Anne 85]

Can anyone remind me why the second and third goals were disallowed in that Princeton game?  I'm sure I was at the game, but the old memory banks don't always work the way they should.  They sure looked good to me.



Post Edited (10-17-03 01:11)

[Dale]

Felix said:

They could easily renovate lynah just a little bit by eliminating the parking lot and making the seats go all the way around. That would also probably give them more space for the locker room stuff which I know Schafer used to complain about.

IMHO that's the best solution. More seats without a lot more seats, same atmosphere, same closeness (forget about dumbass suites!). They could jack up the roof a little bit perhaps, but I would definitely not be in favor of the cathedral ceiling/suspended scoreboard look so many other arenas have adopted. Clarkson's new one may be comfy, but I much preferred the banging on the rafters to that miserable steam whistle they have now.

[Greg Berge]

Clarkson isn't all that comfortable.  A few of the soulless neomonstrosities are cushy (Conte), but a seat's a seat.

Screw comfort -- I want noise and history.