Favorite players of the Schafer era

[VIEWfromK]

Maybe it's the new year and the natural time of reflection that it brings.  Maybe it's the realization that there are only six more guaranteed home games of Coach Schafer's career.  But since my interest in the team spans just slightly before he took over, I've been thinking back about all of the players that have come through Lynah during his thirty seasons.  Players that have become NHLers.  Players that have scored big goals.  Players that have made their mark as grinders.  Players that I have gotten to know and players that have gone out of their way to show kindness to my youngster.  So who are your favorite players from over Schafer's years?  It can be for a singular moment or for a body of work.  I'm not looking for a top ten list and I'm not looking for who you think the best players were.  Just simply who were your favorites and what did they do to earn that distinction?  Thanks for participating.

I'm going to start a separate one about favorite moments.

[redice]

For me, it was Doug Murray.   Those crushing hits by him often changed the game in a big way.

[marty]

Ben Scrivens here.  I think I'm biased because of the non-assuming demeanor of his parents.  I met them in Albany because they were sitting near me and I noticed them cheering for Cornell during or right after the National Anthem.  I asked his dad if he was related to anyone on the team or some such and when he responded that he was the goalie's father rather than boasting that he was BEN SCRIVEN'S DAD, I felt an instant bond. His Dad got a kick out of my posting the Takedown video, too.  But it was great to see Ben's longevity in the NHL. The dedication to play goalie at that level for 9 or 10 years is awesome.

Takedown

[Trotsky]

Topher Scott, Sam Malinski, Matt Galajda, Cam Donaldson, Mitch Carefoot.

[chimpfood]

I'll take Andy Iles

[arugula]

Mitch Vanderlaan and Greg Miller.

[stereax]

Ben Scrivens here.  I think I'm biased because of the non-assuming demeanor of his parents.  I met them in Albany because they were sitting near me and I noticed them cheering for Cornell during or right after the National Anthem.  I asked his dad if he was related to anyone on the team or some such and when he responded that he was the goalie's father rather than boasting that he was BEN SCRIVEN'S DAD, I felt an instant bond. His Dad got a kick out of my posting the Takedown video, too.  But it was great to see Ben's longevity in the NHL. The dedication to play goalie at that level for 9 or 10 years is awesome.

Takedown

Holy shit that's fucking amazing

[Quick edit to say, since I only started watching Cornell hockey this year I think I'm automatically disqualified from actually participating in this one, but holy shit that's hysterical.]

[Will]

[Quick edit to say, since I only started watching Cornell hockey this year I think I'm automatically disqualified from actually participating in this one, but holy shit that's hysterical.]

Why would you be disqualified?  Plenty of us fell in love with Cornell hockey soon after we witnessed our first game (or during that game, even).  Your memory of Cornell hockey may be shorter than most of ours but it is by no means less valid.

[Cop at Lynah]

Stephen Baby

[George64]

Colin Greening '10.  I was at Lynah for his hat trick in 2008.  A smart, hard-nosed player.

[Chris '03]

I'll take Andy Iles

He's not the answer.

[Dafatone]

Neither was my favorite (Matt Moulson) but I appreciated Jared Seminoff's evolution from a surefire penalty machine to a legitimate shutdown defender. And of course, the Ryan O'Byrne, which is when you lose your stick, pin the nearest guy to the boards, and punch him in the kidneys until you get called for a penalty.

[upprdeck]

Mike Sancimino. just because it sounded the best when he scored and Authur made the announcement.

[dbilmes]

He wasn't necessarily my favorite, but I have fond memories of the energy Greg Hornby brought to the ice and the Cornell fan who used to come to his games wearing his jersey and devil ears. If my fading memory serves me correctly, Hornby had a game-winning goal one year down at the Estero tournament, which was a surprise since he was known more for his physical play than for his goal-scoring. But upon checking the stats, I was surprised to see he scored 14 goals over the final three years of his Cornell career.

[Beeeej]

Mike Sancimino. just because it sounded the best when he scored and Authur made the announcement.

In fact I'm reasonably certain that Mike is the original reason the Faithful repeat the scorers' names after Arthur says them in the first place; it was just such a fun name to yell. I sure don't remember doing it pre-Sancimino...