What is Faithful?

[ice the puck]

Lynah Faithful also includes sitting in the rink from 2pm until the 7 pm start with the doors locked just to get  a seat to watch the St.Lawrence game (1961).  Or reaching out over the dasher boards, (no glass back then ) to "tug" an opponent.  or watching John Hughes 1970 game winner "replay" in Lake Placid because the first one was whistled  off-side, but nobody heard it.  and so on

[Felix Rodriguez]

Faithful is:

... Cheering on your team even after they lost to their arch-rivals for the league title.
... Never, EVER booing a player, even if he just had the most idiotic play of his life.

[Keith K \'93]

When did the glass go up?  It's hard to imagine the game without glass or the bedlam that might occur if the fans and "access" to the opposing players (and vice versa).

[David Harding \'72]

Or having a player land in your lap when he was knocked over the boards.

I also remember from that era helping to hold in place the chain link fence that above the boards at the ends (about as high as the current glass on the sides) after a vigourous check in the corner dislodged it.
Were there season tickets in the Paul Patten days?  I just remember showing up with my buddy whose father had two athletics coupon books.  When did they start selling season tickets?

[Al DeFlorio]

David Harding '72 wrote:

Or having a player land in your lap when he was knocked over the boards.

I also remember from that era helping to hold in place the chain link fence that above the boards at the ends (about as high as the current glass on the sides) after a vigourous check in the corner dislodged it.
Were there season tickets in the Paul Patten days?  I just remember showing up with my buddy whose father had two athletics coupon books.  When did they start selling season tickets?

Through 65-66 you just showed up (albeit, after the arrival of Ned, 90 minutes before game time) with your CUAA coupon book and walked in.

[Dale]

Thank you all for your interesting responses to my original question. Now, if I may, I would like to add a little twist to the question. What are or should be the rewards fro being one of the "Faithful?" No need to duplicate an earlier answer as I realize that some of the answers you all gave before could apply to the twist as well. Just curious if the twist changes your responses in any way. TIA.

[Robb \'94]

The ultimate reward for being Faithful is the endorphine rush that you get when McRae scores an overtime goal to beat BC and go to the Frozen Four.  The more you've invested emotionally up to that point, the greater the payoff!  B-]

[Jeff Hopkins \'82]

The main reward is the enjoyment of seeing the team win and themories that last a lifetime (barring Alzheimer's of course ::nut::  ).

A secondary reward is being able to talk trash with your co-workers who went to RPI, Huntsville, Clarkson, etc.

JH

[Will]

Dale, are you trying to see if we think there should be an actual material reward for being one of the Faithful?  Such as, perhaps, being able to automatically renew your hold on the seats of the previous year or perhaps being able to move up in seat ranking i.e., towards B if not in B already?  (Or maybe having the privilege of not getting dicked over by the Harvard ticket office? :-D )

[ugarte]

The main reward is having something that is both constantly changing and still a permanent link to my younger days.  I think that is the root of most sports fandom and Cornellians are really no different than the rest of the world.  Even if the rest of the world foolishly chooses to live and die with more pedestrian sports, instead of college hockey - THE SINGLE GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT OF THE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.

Oh, and it allows me to be obsessive in a socially acceptable way.



Post Edited (10-13-03 19:16)

[Keith K \'93]

Jeff, if you feel the need to talk trash with co-workers who went to Alabama-Huntsville then you seriously need help :-D

[Will]

Keith K '93 wrote:

Jeff, if you feel the need to talk trash with co-workers who went to Alabama-Huntsville then you seriously need help :-D

Oh, like most people who went to 'bama have actually heard of their hockey team...or heard of hockey for that matter...:-P

Actually, I don't know how popular the hockey program is down in Huntsville.  I guess being the south's only D-I hockey program must count for something, though.

[Section A]

I don't think hockey is too popular down there; only 1636 showed up for their home finale last season, in a rink with a capacity of 7000.

[vicb]

A true Lynah Faithful would support the Big Red by going to USCHO Community Forum and joining in my annual ECAC Pick the Standings Contest :-D .

[vicb]

Sorry, here is the link.

http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29416