UConn @ Cornell (MSG), 11/26/2022

[redice]

I am pretty sure that Dick Bertrand was ineligible for the post-season games because he had turned 26, the age at which one was considered too old to play, rather than an arbitrary distinction between RS and playoffs. I remember hosting freshmen players for Canadian Thanksgiving in the 80's and serving them beer because they were all 21.  At least the Canadian freshmen were.

It's hazy, this is a half-century ago, a lot of stuff I remember never really happened but it was still a good story. My recall is Bertrand played during the regular season but at least for senior year, he was not eligible for the NCAA tournament. He was I believe 29 at the time. Maybe the NCAA had a lose-a-year thing for years over 26.

There was a sense at the time, especially at BC, that hockey played in the US should be for USA Americans only. Jump ahead two generations and I see stats showing the percentage of Canadians in Division 1 hockey is down to 30%.

Still is a shame that Bertrand went from player/team captain directly to head coach and never had the chance to apprentice for a couple years as an assistant HC at Cornell or elsewhere. Else his Cornell tenure might have been longer.

His biggest problem was having to replace a legend such as Ned.  And, trust me, he was very sensitive to that!

[dag14]

I clearly mis-remembered/misspoke.  He was 26 as a freshman.  We were contemporaries at Cornell but all the hockey players seemed old when you were a 17 year old freshman!

[upprdeck]

IIRC, back in the day Junior A was not a permissible path the pure amateurism of American college hockey. Like fifty years ago, which means back when Collegetown had two dozen bars and the restrooms in the Palms had been cleaned. Or swept out.

RIP The Palms, Rulloff's.

The Chariot.  The Nines.

Chapter House, yo.

there's a whole thread for this

All of these. Especially the Nines Deep Dish.

which still cant believe no one took the recipe and used it around town someplace.. So hard to find a good deep dish now

[Roy 82]

IIRC, back in the day Junior A was not a permissible path the pure amateurism of American college hockey. Like fifty years ago, which means back when Collegetown had two dozen bars and the restrooms in the Palms had been cleaned. Or swept out.

RIP The Palms, Rulloff's.

The Chariot.  The Nines.

Chapter House, yo.

there's a whole thread for this

All of these. Especially the Nines Deep Dish.

which still cant believe no one took the recipe and used it around town someplace.. So hard to find a good deep dish now

It's a cheese casserole.

[Al DeFlorio]

IIRC, back in the day Junior A was not a permissible path the pure amateurism of American college hockey. Like fifty years ago, which means back when Collegetown had two dozen bars and the restrooms in the Palms had been cleaned. Or swept out.

RIP The Palms, Rulloff's.

The Chariot.  The Nines.

Chapter House, yo.

there's a whole thread for this

All of these. Especially the Nines Deep Dish.

which still cant believe no one took the recipe and used it around town someplace.. So hard to find a good deep dish now

It's a cheese casserole.

+1, written after having a real pie today at Frank Pepe.

[Trotsky]

IIRC, back in the day Junior A was not a permissible path the pure amateurism of American college hockey. Like fifty years ago, which means back when Collegetown had two dozen bars and the restrooms in the Palms had been cleaned. Or swept out.

RIP The Palms, Rulloff's.

The Chariot.  The Nines.

Chapter House, yo.

there's a whole thread for this

Yes.  You're in  it.

[arugula]

IIRC, back in the day Junior A was not a permissible path the pure amateurism of American college hockey. Like fifty years ago, which means back when Collegetown had two dozen bars and the restrooms in the Palms had been cleaned. Or swept out.

RIP The Palms, Rulloff's.

The Chariot.  The Nines.

Chapter House, yo.

there's a whole thread for this

All of these. Especially the Nines Deep Dish.

which still cant believe no one took the recipe and used it around town someplace.. So hard to find a good deep dish now

It's a cheese casserole.

+1, written after having a real pie today at Frank Pepe.

I'm more of a Sally's guy, but that stuff ain't pizza.

[Dunc]

IIRC, back in the day Junior A was not a permissible path the pure amateurism of American college hockey. Like fifty years ago, which means back when Collegetown had two dozen bars and the restrooms in the Palms had been cleaned. Or swept out.

RIP The Palms, Rulloff's.

The Chariot.  The Nines.

Chapter House, yo.

there's a whole thread for this

All of these. Especially the Nines Deep Dish.

which still cant believe no one took the recipe and used it around town someplace.. So hard to find a good deep dish now

It's a cheese casserole.

+1, written after having a real pie today at Frank Pepe.

I'm more of a Sally's guy, but that stuff ain't pizza.

Frank Pepe's is a close second to Modern Apizza for me - Sally's is my third favorite but still elite

Nothing beats a New Haven pie

[Scersk '97]

IIRC, back in the day Junior A was not a permissible path the pure amateurism of American college hockey. Like fifty years ago, which means back when Collegetown had two dozen bars and the restrooms in the Palms had been cleaned. Or swept out.

RIP The Palms, Rulloff's.

The Chariot.  The Nines.

Chapter House, yo.

there's a whole thread for this

All of these. Especially the Nines Deep Dish.

which still cant believe no one took the recipe and used it around town someplace.. So hard to find a good deep dish now

It's a cheese casserole.

+1, written after having a real pie today at Frank Pepe.

I'm more of a Sally's guy, but that stuff ain't pizza.

Frank Pepe's is a close second to Modern Apizza for me - Sally's is my third favorite but still elite

Nothing beats a New Haven pie

The strange chauvinism that surrounds pizza is not something that I've ever understood. There are different "pizzas," or whatever you want to call something made with sauce and cheese on top of dough, for different applications, and there are many styles that are great in their own right.

Chicago has about three different kinds of pizza, and it's too bad that the "pizza casserole" that is "Chicago deep dish" has been associated with that fine city. That being said, if you're in the mood for something heavy and laden with meat, Chicago deep dish can be fine. Just expect to eat at the most two pieces. Chicago also has another style of deep dish, which is more like an old Pizza Hut deep dish but with a cracker meal or something crust. It's good. There are thin pizzas too, if that's your liking.

Detroit-style pizza is a thing, and, although it's super oily and greasy, is really great. Every once in a while, when I am pining for old Ann Arbor town, I miss it. Closest thing from my childhood was Pudgie (or Brozetti's, if you're in Johnson City). The taste of a Pudgie's sheet was a particular thing, and kind of great in its own right.

New Haven "apizza" is great, of course. But it's a serious chew, and not always what I'm in the mood for. Indeed, we mostly head out to the local Greek place here—the Yorkside—for pizza and salad. It's Greek pizza, which is the same at most Greek places. I like it lots and the Yorkside is the best approximation to the sadly departed Greek House that I have ever found. Great college feel, even if it's Yale-y.

New York has pizza, I guess. I see those big slices as floppy flatbreads or akin to sauce on a tortilla, but to each his own. Certainly works great  when you need to walk and eat. Woe to anyone trying to do that with just about any of the rest of these styles.

[Weder]

IIRC, back in the day Junior A was not a permissible path the pure amateurism of American college hockey. Like fifty years ago, which means back when Collegetown had two dozen bars and the restrooms in the Palms had been cleaned. Or swept out.

RIP The Palms, Rulloff's.

The Chariot.  The Nines.

Chapter House, yo.

there's a whole thread for this

All of these. Especially the Nines Deep Dish.

which still cant believe no one took the recipe and used it around town someplace.. So hard to find a good deep dish now

It's a cheese casserole.

+1, written after having a real pie today at Frank Pepe.

I'm more of a Sally's guy, but that stuff ain't pizza.

Frank Pepe's is a close second to Modern Apizza for me - Sally's is my third favorite but still elite

Nothing beats a New Haven pie

The strange chauvinism that surrounds pizza is not something that I've ever understood. There are different "pizzas," or whatever you want to call something made with sauce and cheese on top of dough, for different applications, and there are many styles that are great in their own right.

Chicago has about three different kinds of pizza, and it's too bad that the "pizza casserole" that is "Chicago deep dish" has been associated with that fine city. That being said, if you're in the mood for something heavy and laden with meat, Chicago deep dish can be fine. Just expect to eat at the most two pieces. Chicago also has another style of deep dish, which is more like an old Pizza Hut deep dish but with a cracker meal or something crust. It's good. There are thin pizzas too, if that's your liking.

Detroit-style pizza is a thing, and, although it's super oily and greasy, is really great. Every once in a while, when I am pining for old Ann Arbor town, I miss it. Closest thing from my childhood was Pudgie (or Brozetti's, if you're in Johnson City). The taste of a Pudgie's sheet was a particular thing, and kind of great in its own right.

New Haven "apizza" is great, of course. But it's a serious chew, and not always what I'm in the mood for. Indeed, we mostly head out to the local Greek place here—the Yorkside—for pizza and salad. It's Greek pizza, which is the same at most Greek places. I like it lots and the Yorkside is the best approximation to the sadly departed Greek House that I have ever found. Great college feel, even if it's Yale-y.

New York has pizza, I guess. I see those big slices as floppy flatbreads or akin to sauce on a tortilla, but to each his own. Certainly works great  when you need to walk and eat. Woe to anyone trying to do that with just about any of the rest of these styles.

https://uncoveringpa.com/altoona-style-pizza

[Scersk '97]

The strange chauvinism that surrounds pizza is not something that I've ever understood. There are different "pizzas," or whatever you want to call something made with sauce and cheese on top of dough, for different applications, and there are many styles that are great in their own right.

https://uncoveringpa.com/altoona-style-pizza

Yikes! ::bolt::

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

The strange chauvinism that surrounds pizza is not something that I've ever understood. There are different "pizzas," or whatever you want to call something made with sauce and cheese on top of dough, for different applications, and there are many styles that are great in their own right.

https://uncoveringpa.com/altoona-style-pizza

Yikes! ::bolt::

Indeed. That stuff is an abomination...and I like Old Forge white pizza.

The only thing good about Altoona pizza are the Middleswarth potato chips shown in the picture of the store.

[arugula]

IIRC, back in the day Junior A was not a permissible path the pure amateurism of American college hockey. Like fifty years ago, which means back when Collegetown had two dozen bars and the restrooms in the Palms had been cleaned. Or swept out.

RIP The Palms, Rulloff's.

The Chariot.  The Nines.

Chapter House, yo.

there's a whole thread for this

All of these. Especially the Nines Deep Dish.

which still cant believe no one took the recipe and used it around town someplace.. So hard to find a good deep dish now

It's a cheese casserole.

+1, written after having a real pie today at Frank Pepe.

I'm more of a Sally's guy, but that stuff ain't pizza.

Frank Pepe's is a close second to Modern Apizza for me - Sally's is my third favorite but still elite

Nothing beats a New Haven pie

Indeed.  All great.

[Trotsky]

The strange chauvinism that surrounds pizza is not something that I've ever understood.

You understand it fine.

People are thirsty, and parochialism serves their thirst. Screaming your city / region / school / food / gender / religion / economic system / race / country is the best is a cringe version of screaming you're the best.  It's Dump's "many are saying."  

And then, people who want something from you pander to it.

'Ello, Cleveland!  

There is one exception to this.  Harvard really does suck.

[RichH]

IIRC, back in the day Junior A was not a permissible path the pure amateurism of American college hockey. Like fifty years ago, which means back when Collegetown had two dozen bars and the restrooms in the Palms had been cleaned. Or swept out.

RIP The Palms, Rulloff's.

The Chariot.  The Nines.

Chapter House, yo.

there's a whole thread for this

All of these. Especially the Nines Deep Dish.

which still cant believe no one took the recipe and used it around town someplace.. So hard to find a good deep dish now

It's a cheese casserole.

+1, written after having a real pie today at Frank Pepe.

I'm more of a Sally's guy, but that stuff ain't pizza.

Frank Pepe's is a close second to Modern Apizza for me - Sally's is my third favorite but still elite

Nothing beats a New Haven pie

This thread doesn't count as drift since it is the Connecticut game thread.

BTW: 1st meeting & 1st win = chalk up another team we now have a winning all-time record against.