Cornell vs Colgate 12/6

[chimpfood]

Last time I started a game thread we swept so let's bring that back. Colgate is hovering around #40 in the pairwise but they have some good results like a tie against Dartmouth and wins against Quinnipiac and Harvard. They are atop the ECAC right now so a sweep would be very ideal. Their out of conference record has certainly not helped the rest of the ECAC as they have been swept in 3 of their 5 OOC series and their 2 of their 3 OOC wins came against RIT who is shockingly terrible this year (62 in the pairwise). I'm excited to be at both games this weekend and I think we can get it done, LGR.

[Trotsky]

Isn't a sweep always ideal? ::cheer::

We just gotta play em one game at a time...

I would be ecstatic to get a win Friday and then try our chances in the Frozen Tundra of Hamilton.

[BearLover]

While a sweep is always ideal, Cornell started so badly that we are reaching the point where a sweep is not only ideal, but necessary. Colgate is 40th in the PWR. Anything short of a sweep would be a bad outcome and take us even further away from an NCAA bid. While we are currently 15th in the ranking, there is a big gap in RPI between 14th and 15th. We will tumble far with a loss this weekend.

Did people forget we were supposed to compete for a national title this year?

[Iceberg]

Colgate's goaltending is not good and they lost some of their skilled players from last season. I'd be disappointed with anything less than a sweep

[chimpfood]

You have to remember that this is cogate's huge rivalry weekend even though it isn't for us. It is the one time of year that they play away in front of a big crowd and the one time that their fans actually come out to their barn. It's gonna be really hard to get a sweep this weekend because this is pretty much their season.

[scoop85]

You have to remember that this is cogate's huge rivalry weekend even though it isn't for us. It is the one time of year that they play away in front of a big crowd and the one time that their fans actually come out to their barn. It's gonna be really hard to get a sweep this weekend because this is pretty much their season.

However, if they have finals it would surely reduce the student attendance.

[dbilmes]

You have to remember that this is cogate's huge rivalry weekend even though it isn't for us. It is the one time of year that they play away in front of a big crowd and the one time that their fans actually come out to their barn. It's gonna be really hard to get a sweep this weekend because this is pretty much their season.

However, if they have finals it would surely reduce the student attendance.

No such luck. The last day of classes at Colgate is December 13, so finals won't start until the following week.

[billhoward]

[Cornell-Colgate] is the one time of year that they play away in front of a big crowd and the one time that their fans actually come out to their barn.

The new Class of 1965 rink is not a barn if that implies old, rustic, drafty, low-ceilinged. It's gorgeous. 2,222 seats is a good size for Colgate and the huge concours up top might get them to 3,000 for a really big game calling for standing room. Note that the predecessor Starr Arena, only slightly smaller capacity than Class of 65, opened only two years after Lynah and was replaced in 2016.

[RichH]

Note that the predecessor Starr Arena, only slightly smaller capacity than Class of 65, opened only two years after Lynah and was replaced in 2016.

The wrecking ball was long overdue for that hole.  Starr was so poorly designed for anything other than midnight ice-time for the undergrads. Terrible sightlines everywhere, and a press box above the end zone. You had to walk around support girders in the stands, yet Colgate students could still throw pizza slices around them.  I had a better time watching games at the Northford Ice Pavilion than Starr.

Edit: Apparently it's still standing, so ignore the first three words. It's being used for a basketball practice facility now.

[upprdeck]

Hope we come out and play and don't have to chase again at Home.  We are about the biggest favs on the board tonight so at least some thing we will win.

[chimpfood]

Anyone know if there is any free parking close to the Colgate rink for tomorrow?

[VIEWfromK]

Anyone know if there is any free parking close to the Colgate rink for tomorrow?

For the three previous times we have gone there is an apartment complex across the street from the new arena where we have successfully parked.  There are usually spots along the hedge

[chimpfood]

Anyone know if there is any free parking close to the Colgate rink for tomorrow?

For the three previous times we have gone there is an apartment complex across the street from the new arena where we have successfully parked.  There are usually spots along the hedge

Great, thank you

[stereax]

Back at it

[stereax]

I don't think I saw Katz in warmups. Penney expected absence. Where's third goalie?