Turn the page: the 2025 second half

[BearLover]

Cornell has trailed at some point in 15 of 17 games this season. Not just been tied—trailed! We rarely play with the lead. Cornell hockey has historically had a reputation of protecting a small lead in the third period with suffocating defense. This year, though, I don't believe we've gone into the third period with a 1-goal lead a single time? And we've gone into the third with a 2-goal lead exactly once (first game vs NoDak)? Really crazy stuff.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Cornell has trailed at some point in 15 of 17 games this season. Not just been tied—trailed! We rarely play with the lead. Cornell hockey has historically had a reputation of protecting a small lead in the third period with suffocating defense. This year, though, I don't believe we've gone into the third period with a 1-goal lead a single time? And we've gone into the third with a 2-goal lead exactly once (first game vs NoDak)? Really crazy stuff.

Actually we had a 3 goal lead going into the third at Princeton Friday night.

[BearLover]

Cornell has trailed at some point in 15 of 17 games this season. Not just been tied—trailed! We rarely play with the lead. Cornell hockey has historically had a reputation of protecting a small lead in the third period with suffocating defense. This year, though, I don't believe we've gone into the third period with a 1-goal lead a single time? And we've gone into the third with a 2-goal lead exactly once (first game vs NoDak)? Really crazy stuff.

Actually we had a 3 goal lead going into the third at Princeton Friday night.

I know. I could have been clearer. I was talking
 specifically about going into the third period with 1- and 2-goal leads in reference to the previous sentence about "small leads."

[The Rancor]

Cornell has trailed at some point in 15 of 17 games this season. Not just been tied—trailed! We rarely play with the lead. Cornell hockey has historically had a reputation of protecting a small lead in the third period with suffocating defense. This year, though, I don't believe we've gone into the third period with a 1-goal lead a single time? And we've gone into the third with a 2-goal lead exactly once (first game vs NoDak)? Really crazy stuff.

Actually we had a 3 goal lead going into the third at Princeton Friday night.

I know. I could have been clearer. I was talking
 specifically about going into the third period with 1- and 2-goal leads in reference to the previous sentence about "small leads."

Did you watch the game?

[BearLover]

Cornell has trailed at some point in 15 of 17 games this season. Not just been tied—trailed! We rarely play with the lead. Cornell hockey has historically had a reputation of protecting a small lead in the third period with suffocating defense. This year, though, I don't believe we've gone into the third period with a 1-goal lead a single time? And we've gone into the third with a 2-goal lead exactly once (first game vs NoDak)? Really crazy stuff.

Actually we had a 3 goal lead going into the third at Princeton Friday night.

I know. I could have been clearer. I was talking
 specifically about going into the third period with 1- and 2-goal leads in reference to the previous sentence about "small leads."

Did you watch the game?

Yes

[CU2007]

Cornell has trailed at some point in 15 of 17 games this season. Not just been tied—trailed! We rarely play with the lead.

Cornell has been tied in every game we've ever played!

[ice]

With regard to turning the page, I hope Cornell plays big this coming weekend and comes home with 6 points.  Also, it would be nice if the fish thing came to an end.  It looks stupid and it slows down the game.

[VIEWfromK]

With regard to turning the page, I hope Cornell plays big this coming weekend and comes home with 6 points.  Also, it would be nice if the fish thing came to an end.  It looks stupid and it slows down the game.

I would prefer they turn that tradition into a Teddy Bear Toss instead.

[BearLover]

Also, it would be nice if the fish thing came to an end.  It looks stupid and it slows down the game.

I completely agree with you. But that's not gonna happen.

[chimpfood]

The amount of oldhead takes that go unopposed on this forum is outlandish.

[Trotsky]

5 point weekend for the first time this season.  Just keep it going and build conference points.  The ECAC is what matters now.  For my first 20+ years as a Cornell fan it was all that mattered at all.  We couldn't even conceive of an NCAA title.

Let's get back to tending our own garden.  Just one title in the last 13 seasons.  That aint right.

[Swampy]

5 point weekend for the first time this season.  Just keep it going and build conference points.  The ECAC is what matters now.  For my first 20+ years as a Cornell fan it was all that mattered at all.  We couldn't even conceive of an NCAA title.

I don't understand this. If your first 20 years ended this year, you would have started in 2005, by which time we'd won two NCAA titles. In fact, any time after 1970 would have such preconceptions. And the Frozen Four trips (1973, 1980, 2003) certainly should have helped conceptually, as would 1968 & 1969, when we made the FF but did not win the championship. It therefore follows that the inability to conceive an NCAA title must have ended in 1967 (or Fall 1966, when the Faithful could first witness the eventual Frozen Four team, backstopped by the Big Kid. This implies your first 20+ years must have begun in 1946 or earlier. And if you were 18 at the time (or 17, having skipped a year in New York City's SP program), you would have been born around 1929. This would make you 96 or older. Perhaps you are. But then I would suspect it's the state of your memory today, rather than that of your conceptions during your first 20+ years, that's most relevant.

[RichH]

5 point weekend for the first time this season.  Just keep it going and build conference points.  The ECAC is what matters now.  For my first 20+ years as a Cornell fan it was all that mattered at all.  We couldn't even conceive of an NCAA title.

I don't understand this. If your first 20 years ended this year, you would have started in 2005, by which time we'd won two NCAA titles. In fact, any time after 1970 would have such preconceptions. And the Frozen Four trips (1973, 1980, 2003) certainly should have helped conceptually, as would 1968 & 1969, when we made the FF but did not win the championship. It therefore follows that the inability to conceive an NCAA title must have ended in 1967 (or Fall 1966, when the Faithful could first witness the eventual Frozen Four team, backstopped by the Big Kid. This implies your first 20+ years must have begun in 1946 or earlier. And if you were 18 at the time (or 17, having skipped a year in New York City's SP program), you would have been born around 1929. This would make you 96 or older. Perhaps you are. But then I would suspect it's the state of your memory today, rather than that of your conceptions during your first 20+ years, that's most relevant.

Huh?

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[RichH]

The amount of oldhead takes that go unopposed on this forum is outlandish.

You say this on an actual internet bulletin-board style messaging website.

[Trotsky]

This should be a lot better than a gen pop site.  The decline into idiocy is relatively recent.