Schafer's health

[ugarte]

COVID revealed an underlying heart problem so he'll be out for a few more weeks. Got a stent put in and looks like he'll be OK.

[Trotsky]

Was it one of those things where COVID saved his life?

[ugarte]

Was it one of those things where COVID saved his life?

hard to say of course but it probably got something detected sooner than it otherwise would have been.

got me thinking about adam frey, a cornell wrestler ~15 years ago who was a 5-star recruit and considered a moderate disappointment because he appeared to have trouble managing his weight. he got in a very bad car accident and at the hospital learned that the probable cause of his troubles was a massive undetected malignant tumor in his stomach (can't exercise that off). the discovery probably extended his life, but, sadly not by very much.

[scoop85]

Was it one of those things where COVID saved his life?

hard to say of course but it probably got something detected sooner than it otherwise would have been.

got me thinking about adam frey, a cornell wrestler ~15 years ago who was a 5-star recruit and considered a moderate disappointment because he appeared to have trouble managing his weight. he got in a very bad car accident and at the hospital learned that the probable cause of his troubles was a massive undetected malignant tumor in his stomach (can't exercise that off). the discovery probably extended his life, but, sadly not by very much.

I remember Frey kept a blog during the time he was undergoing treatment, and it was heart wrenching to read his posts. Such a tragedy.

[blackwidow]

Maybe the vaccines caused the heart condition

[Swampy]

Maybe the vaccines caused the heart condition

Maybe it was visiting North Dakota.

[dbilmes]

Maybe the vaccines caused the heart condition

Maybe it was visiting North Dakota.

Maybe it was watching the team blow a 4-goal third-period lead in Clarkson.

[Trotsky]

Maybe the vaccines caused the heart condition

Maybe it was visiting North Dakota.

Maybe it was watching the team blow a 4-goal third-period lead in Clarkson.

Great.  We're all fucked, including the players.

"The Cardiac Kids."

[Iceberg]

Maybe the vaccines caused the heart condition

Maybe it was visiting North Dakota.

Maybe it was watching the team blow a 4-goal third-period lead in Clarkson.

IMO the UND sweep made up for that. The worse sin was looking bad against the bad Ivy teams not named "Yale".

[Give My Regards]

Jay-zus, I don't like hearing that a guy a year older than me needs a "cardiac" anything.  Take care, Coach, and get well soon.

[redice]

Jay-zus, I don't like hearing that a guy a year older than me needs a "cardiac" anything.  Take care, Coach, and get well soon.

I hear no mention of a heart attack.   So, Mike is lucky that they found & "fixed" a blockage without him suffering heart damage.   All the best, Mike .

[billhoward]

Maybe the vaccines caused the heart condition

Somebody, somewhere on the dark side of the web is going to repost the above with a comment, "Now even Ivy League wiseasses admit Covid causes fatal heart attacks. I saw this on the Cornell sports medicine internet. Remember, Fauci, the Italian spelling for Faust, went to medical school in Ithaca, New York."

[rickylipsey]

Seems quite possible that the team's recent swoon is directly related to Coach Schaefer's health issues and long absence. The players are young adults, teens and young 20-somethings, and they are a super tight-knit crew, as Cornell hockey teams always are. So it would be no surprise if they have been shaken deeply by Coach's health issues. No way is that an excuse for their very sub-par play against some of college hockey's lowest-ranked teams, but it is quite possibly the cause and something everybody should consider when analyzing the team and it's performance.

[nshapiro]

Nobody will care about the current slump if we finish the year with 8 straight wins.

[French Rage]

Nobody will care about the current slump if we finish the year with 8 straight wins.

So you want us to finish out of the top four of the ECAC, sweep to the ECAC title, and the make it to and lose in the Frozen Four?!

(j/k)