Cornell vs UMass at Lake Placid -- 12/29 4 pm

[BearLover]

The PBP guy is the same person who does Clarkson games

Interesting. The commentators both seemed slightly partial to UMass (though overall both were solid by college announcer standards).

[BearLover]

Still getting very little production out of DeSantis and Psenicka. Robertson has 12 assists in his first 12 career games. I assume he is talking to NHL teams interested in drafting him after this season.

[ugarte]

Chechnia

Czechia!

[HeafDog]

Chechnia

Is that a Bridget Jones reference?!?

[Big Dingus]

So what should we complain about tonight, fellas?

[ugarte]

So what should we complain about tonight, fellas?

if i had to pick one thing it was that we were sometimes really sloppy getting out of the zone against the forecheck.

the EAG was a lucky bounce to a guy in front of an open net so no complaints about that.

[BearLover]

I was surprised by how physical UMass was. Also, and I'm mentioning this only because it bothers some people on this forum, they have 13 draft picks. I would have though a Hockey East team with 13 draft picks would beat us with skill and speed rather than big hitting. In fact, UMass delivered around ten crushing hits and one of them led directly to a goal. The other goal was off a rebound. If UMass had a lot of skill, Cornell did a good job containing it. Outside of one series where Scott Morrow skated around some Cornell players to create a good chance, UMass created chances and possession mostly via hitting and winning battles.

[Trotsky]

I was surprised by how physical UMass was. Also, and I'm mentioning this only because it bothers some people on this forum, they have 13 draft picks. I would have though a Hockey East team with 13 draft picks would beat us with skill and speed rather than big hitting. In fact, UMass delivered around ten crushing hits and one of them led directly to a goal. The other goal was off a rebound. If UMass had a lot of skill, Cornell did a good job containing it. Outside of one series where Scott Morrow skated around some Cornell players to create a good chance, UMass created chances and possession mostly via hitting and winning battles.

It felt like looking in a mirror, to me.  I like how they play because it's how we play now -- well-balanced between offense and defense.

[Dafatone]

I was surprised by how physical UMass was. Also, and I'm mentioning this only because it bothers some people on this forum, they have 13 draft picks. I would have though a Hockey East team with 13 draft picks would beat us with skill and speed rather than big hitting. In fact, UMass delivered around ten crushing hits and one of them led directly to a goal. The other goal was off a rebound. If UMass had a lot of skill, Cornell did a good job containing it. Outside of one series where Scott Morrow skated around some Cornell players to create a good chance, UMass created chances and possession mostly via hitting and winning battles.

One of the announcers kept talking about how Hockey East is the more physical conference while ECAC is more skill/finesse.

I was wondering what he was talking about, but to be fair, it's not like I ever watch Hockey East except when we play them.

[BearLover]

I was surprised by how physical UMass was. Also, and I'm mentioning this only because it bothers some people on this forum, they have 13 draft picks. I would have though a Hockey East team with 13 draft picks would beat us with skill and speed rather than big hitting. In fact, UMass delivered around ten crushing hits and one of them led directly to a goal. The other goal was off a rebound. If UMass had a lot of skill, Cornell did a good job containing it. Outside of one series where Scott Morrow skated around some Cornell players to create a good chance, UMass created chances and possession mostly via hitting and winning battles.

One of the announcers kept talking about how Hockey East is the more physical conference while ECAC is more skill/finesse.

I was wondering what he was talking about, but to be fair, it's not like I ever watch Hockey East except when we play them.

Yeah lol, that's one of the reasons I thought they were the UMass announcers. I thought the perception of Hockey East vs ECAC was the exact opposite.

[marty]

Chechnia

Czechoslovakia

[Iceberg]

First of three consecutive games against ASU tomorrow.

[Dafatone]

When's the last time we played three games in a row against the same team outside of a playoff scenario?

[Trotsky]

When's the last time we played three games in a row against the same team outside of a playoff scenario?

My guess is never.

But it will make for a fun project to output my db and run it through a simple counter.

[scoop85]

When's the last time we played three games in a row against the same team outside of a playoff scenario?

My guess is never.

But it will make for a fun project to output my db and run it through a simple counter.

You can free up your time for other pursuits. This is from the game story:

Three-Plus Consecutive Games Against Same Opponent
Cornell Program History
Penn (Dec. 31, 1908, Jan. 1, 1909, and Jan. 2, 1909) — Elysium Arena in Cleveland, Ohio
Yale (Jan. 1, 1910, Jan. 3, 1910, and Jan. 4, 1910) — Elysium Arena in Cleveland, Ohio
Yale (Dec. 30, 1910, Dec. 31, 1910, and Jan. 2, 1911) — Chicago Ice Palace in Chicago, Ill.
Yale (Jan. 1, 1912, Jan. 2, 1912, Jan. 3, 1912) — Arena Ice Rink in Syracuse, N.Y.
Princeton (Dec. 26, 1912, Dec. 27, 1912, Dec. 28, 1912 — Arena Ice Rink in Syracuse, N.Y.; and Jan. 11, 1913 — St. Nicholas Rink in New York City)
Colgate (Jan. 10, 1998 — Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.; Jan. 17, 1998 — Lynah Rink in Ithaca, N.Y.; Jan. 19, 1998 — Starr Rink in Hamilton, N.Y.)
Arizona State (Dec. 30, 2023 — Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y.; Jan. 12, 2024, Jan. 13, 2024 — Mullett Arena, Tempe, Ariz.)