11/1 vs North Dakota

[arugula]

Number 2 in the pairwise.....

[Beeeej]

Few things I enjoy more than having dinner with dss28 and our toddler Isaac, then reading him a book before bed, so I can't say as I'm too terribly disappointed to have missed the first period as a result, even with all of the non-ENG scoring having happened within. That said, what a great way to start the season! NoDak won't be as easy tomorrow; they will surely test the refs' limits in trying to shut us down now that they've had a taste of what's possible. Gonna enjoy this W for the next twenty hours and then it's back to business.

[upprdeck]

The refs did a poor job of keeping the game under control.  Ignored penalties early and that led to too many scrums later.

[ugarte]

Few things I enjoy more than having dinner with dss28 and our toddler Isaac, then reading him a book before bed, so I can't say as I'm too terribly disappointed to have missed the first period as a result, even with all of the non-ENG scoring having happened within. That said, what a great way to start the season! NoDak won't be as easy tomorrow; they will surely test the refs' limits in trying to shut us down now that they've had a taste of what's possible. Gonna enjoy this W for the next twenty hours and then it's back to business.

and since it was on espn+ you can watch the first period anyway. you know how citizen kane ends too.

as for tomorrow i think nodak is going to try more intimidating goon shit for all that it was effective today.

[David Harding]

The Sun makes the point that NoDak was missing their leading scorer.  https://cornellsun.com/2024/11/01/no-9-mens-hockey-hands-no-6-north-dakota-4-1-defeat-in-season-debut/
There were others out, too.  https://fightinghawks.com/news/2024/11/1/mens-hockey-no-9-8-cornell-rides-strong-start-to-4-1-win-over-no-6-7-north-dakota.aspx

[chimpfood]

The Sun makes the point that NoDak was missing their leading scorer.  https://cornellsun.com/2024/11/01/no-9-mens-hockey-hands-no-6-north-dakota-4-1-defeat-in-season-debut/
There were others out, too.  https://fightinghawks.com/news/2024/11/1/mens-hockey-no-9-8-cornell-rides-strong-start-to-4-1-win-over-no-6-7-north-dakota.aspx

Meh, we have a buncha guys out too. Doubt Berg would've had a hat trick to get them the win tonight.

[RichH]

The Sun makes the point that NoDak was missing their leading scorer.  https://cornellsun.com/2024/11/01/no-9-mens-hockey-hands-no-6-north-dakota-4-1-defeat-in-season-debut/
There were others out, too.  https://fightinghawks.com/news/2024/11/1/mens-hockey-no-9-8-cornell-rides-strong-start-to-4-1-win-over-no-6-7-north-dakota.aspx

PWR doesn't give even a quarter of a shit.

[RichH]

Number 2 in the pairwise.....

Absolutely I just laughed out loud at this brewpub

[RichH]

Time to accept that Cornell hockey is dead.

No one watches anymore, all on social media.

Even with Halloweekend and other activities, the surprising number of empty seats and tiny pep band is tough to see for a high caliber game and when ND traveled well.

Marching band is on the road, you doofuses.

Aware of the football schedule, but lamenting we couldn't put on a full house show at Lynah or a visiting team with a strong fan base.

Yeah, I hear you. Look, apparently it's summer-ish temps still, and the campus is still buzzing with other social stuff for the moderate fans. This weekend always gets moderate crowds. Honestly, I was pleased by the look. Only G looked 2/3 full on TV. I was more disappointed by the silence in the last 5 minutes. MAKE NOISE!

As for the band, Marching Band pays the bills and is a commitment for much of the talent. Don't think there haven't been generations of bandies willing to do a Friday at Lynah - overnight travel to football - back to Ithaca for Saturday at Lynah weekend. For no real recognition. It's a small number, but there are people that dedicated and interested.

[BearLover]

Section A/Section E attendance has been pretty awful for years at this point. I wish some portion of the band could attend all hockey games. It's a lot more exciting with them in attendance.

[Big Dingus]

Agreed.

Crowd has never been the same since the 70s. Can hear a pin drop at Lynah these days.

[Swampy]

Agreed.

Crowd has never been the same since the 70s. Can hear a pin drop at Lynah these days.

Yeah, but maybe now we can get rid of that fucking COR 1 - BU 2 score from two years ago.

[upprdeck]

Berg hasn't played in 5 games. They beat BU 7-2 without him

[Iceberg]

UND lost a few guys during the game last night and already had some guys out. They're hobbled by injuries

[arugula]

As did I as I typed that.