2023 NCAA QF: Cornell vs BU

[adamw]

i think moving from college hockey towns like minneapolis or denver to, say, "tampa" probably a contributing factor

Tampa sold out in 2012 and 2016. Buffalo attendance was bad. So it has nothing to do with venue, and more to do with how things have changed over time - as Rich pointed out with lacrosse as well. Attendance to everything below major pro sports is down consistently over the last 10 years.

[ugarte]

i think moving from college hockey towns like minneapolis or denver to, say, "tampa" probably a contributing factor

Tampa sold out in 2012 and 2016. Buffalo attendance was bad. So it has nothing to do with venue, and more to do with how things have changed over time - as Rich pointed out with lacrosse as well. Attendance to everything below major pro sports is down consistently over the last 10 years.

buffalo attendance was bad because people with tickets sold them on craigslist after the semifinal (sample size: 1)

[ugarte]

13 minutes in. BU carrying play but not getting much to the net. The Red just had a great possession with a few decent chances. Still scoreless.

Pronouncing SNHU "shnoo" has powerful U-H-N energy.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

13 minutes in. BU carrying play but not getting much to the net. The Red just had a great possession with a few decent chances. Still scoreless.

Pronouncing SNHU "shnoo" has powerful U-H-N energy.

I've always pronounced it shnoo.

[ugarte]

13 minutes in. BU carrying play but not getting much to the net. The Red just had a great possession with a few decent chances. Still scoreless.

Pronouncing SNHU "shnoo" has powerful U-H-N energy.

I've always pronounced it shnoo.

i get it,mr. favre.

i stg if we gave up another goal with under 10 seconds in the period there...

[Beeeej]

I'd really like us to be connecting on and completing our passes like we were Thursday. This could be 3-0 or 4-0 with the giveaways we've made.

[scoop85]

I'd really like us to be connecting on and completing our passes like we were Thursday. This could be 3-0 or 4-0 with the giveaways we've made.

Similar to Harvard (well, not yesterday's Harvard) BU has great closing speed when our guys get the puck. We need to be a little quicker with our decision making, because what works against Union or Yale won't work agaisnt these guys. I think Andreev has been our best forward today, one bad pass excepted.

[Beeeej]

I'd really like us to be connecting on and completing our passes like we were Thursday. This could be 3-0 or 4-0 with the giveaways we've made.

Similar to Harvard (well, not yesterday's Harvard) BU has great closing speed when our guys get the puck. We need to be a little quicker with our decision making, because what works against Union or Yale won't work agaisnt these guys. I think Andreev has been our best forward today, one bad pass excepted.

Except that Max keeps trying to get it all done himself. Unselfish play works for this team.

[abmarks]

we need this power play....LGR!


bonus:  my inner bevis and butthead had a good chuckle when the announcers notice the delayed penalty on BU and say and now COrnell will get Shane off"

[Iceberg]

Without having watched BU throughout the year, I'm going to take a wild guess and say that this is that team's best defensive game of the season

[scoop85]

Without having watched BU throughout the year, I'm going to take a wild guess and say that this is that team's best defensive game of the season

Good coaching job by them. Doing what Harvard did to us last week.

[Iceberg]

Without having watched BU throughout the year, I'm going to take a wild guess and say that this is that team's best defensive game of the season

Good coaching job by them. Doing what Harvard did to us last week.

Definitely. These one-and-done formats favor skilled teams that can actually play defense. Speed and skill can't be coached but defense definitely can be. Cornell is playing an overall good game but this is clearly a different BU team than the one in January

[RichH]

Had a couple swipes at tying it.

Damn, this adrenaline

[75er]

Proud of the effort and intensity. As contrasted with other ECAC squads in this tournament

[Scersk '97]

BU played great D. Can't argue. If we had popped one early...