Cornell vs. Princeton 1/17

[dbilmes]

RAYHILL ICE TIME BITCHES!!!

Really the best thing about this game, and good for him!

The CHN app last night had Bancroft's first goal credited to Rayhill. Since I hadn't yet started watching the game, I was pretty surprised to see 1) That Rayhill was playing; 2) That he had scored a goal; 3) That the goal was unassisted, meaning he must have made a great play.
In any case, I'm glad he actually did get on the ice in the final minutes.

[billhoward]

Being heard over the murmurs and whispers of the Princeton fanbase, is not a high bar to hurdle. But thank you.

[Trotsky]

That said I also wish the D had prevented this goal but i can't even skate backwards worth a fart - though i sometimes fart when trying.

There's your problem.  The farting pushes you FORWARD.::bolt::

That's a myth.  It doesn't "push" you.

[TimV]

That said I also wish the D had prevented this goal but i can't even skate backwards worth a fart - though i sometimes fart when trying.

There's your problem.  The farting pushes you FORWARD.::bolt::

That's a myth.  It doesn't "push" you.

Marty is a special case though.

[RichH]

that facemak call was weird.  Never seen it.  Im not even sure you can grab a mask with the gloves on.  Sure you can push the mask around,. But thats the same scrum you see every game when it gets chippy.

WHat I dont get is why its a 5 min major if they want to call it.

but in reviewing the rule its kinda catch penalty

"A.R.: At a stoppage of play, a Team A player moves an open hand back and forth
(e.g., facewashing) on the face mask of a Team B player. RULING: A major
penalty must be assessed to the Team A player for face mask. A game misconduct
may be assessed at the discretion of the referee. A player shall not grasp, push
with an open hand or move an open hand back and forth (e.g., facewashing) on
the face mask of an opponent."

Its clear it happens often and never called the way the rule is written

The rule seems overly harsh.

Especially since Kovich was POPPED hard in the facemask seconds earlier by a gloved fist.

[sah67]

In any case, I'm glad he actually did get on the ice in the final minutes.

I believe he got at least one shift in each period.

[abmarks]

as bad as its been going we are still pretty good in betting odds to win the title. still the top pick in the ECAC

I'm sorry, but this is insane. I don't know much about betting odds but is it possible nobody has bet on this and so the odds haven't been updated? We are far out from even getting a bye. Quinnipiac should be the clear favorite.

I was gonna take my daily shot at Clownlover, and after some analysis...I guess I still will, except it's a jab and not body blow, body blow, knockout.

There's a big spread in league games played so far so we can't ignore games in hand.  I took current ECAC standings and projected what they'd be if the teams not yet having played the 12 games Q has played out their games in hand. I assumed they had the same point winning percentage as today in doing so. (Data from Chn as of now Saturday afternoon.).  PPT1 and PRK1 are projected point totals and team rank  if 12 games were played

Code Select Expand


Team        GP PTS GIH1 PPT1 PRK1 Pt%
Clarkson 9 21 3 28.0 1 0.778
Quinnipiac 12 27 0 27.0 2 0.75

Dartmouth 10 19 2 22.8 3 0.633
Colgate   9 17 3 22.7 4 0.63

Harvard 11 18 1 19.6 5 0.545
Union.   11 18 1 19.6 5 0.545
Cornell 9 14 3 18.7 7 0.519

Rensselaer 11 12 1 13.1 8 0.364
Princeton 11 11 1 12.0 9 0.333
Yale        11 11 1 12.0 9 0.333
Brown        11 10 1 10.9 11 0.303
St. Lawrence 9 8 3 10.7 12 0.296


I'll agree with Clownlover that we shouldn't be on anyone's radar as far as having good odds to win. That's nuts.   And if there are actually decent odds out there, he's probably right about the lack of action, and id plunk down a bet super quick if I found them.

But we're not that far out from a bye after GIH are factored: only 4 points back and only 1 point back of Union and Harvard above us.  It'll be a tight race between Dart, Colgate, union, Harvard and us to get the remaining 2 byes.



Btw, don't know where upprdeck is betting, but FanDuel shows these odds...last updated in April....



**ECAC 2024-25 Conference Tournament Winner Odds**

| Team       | Odds  |
|------------|-------|
| Cornell    | +170  |
| Quinnipiac | +180  |
| Dartmouth  | +700  |
| Clarkson   | +900  |
| Harvard    | +1200 |
| Colgate    | +1500 |

*APR 12, 11:00AM ET*

[chimpfood]

In any case, I'm glad he actually did get on the ice in the final minutes.

I believe he got at least one shift in each period.

I kind of expected him to look like a make a wish kid out there but he looked pretty decent. Looked better than he did in the Toronto exhibition game.

[arugula]

In any case, I'm glad he actually did get on the ice in the final minutes.

I believe he got at least one shift in each period.

Yes. Definitely in the first.  Unlike basketball they can't set him for a relatively easy goal.  But good for him.

[ugarte]

In any case, I'm glad he actually did get on the ice in the final minutes.

I believe he got at least one shift in each period.

Yes. Definitely in the first.  Unlike basketball they can't set him for a relatively easy goal.  But good for him.

i was kind of hoping princeton would pull the goalie during the facemask major to give rayhill a shot from downtown.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

My 2 cents:  

We started off well, but Koepple should have stopped the first goal, not to mention the D never should have let him skate in so cleanly. It looked straight in from my angle (I was parallel to the top of the circles),

I don't understand "the goalie should have stopped" type of statement.  I guess if I was a great goalie or even a mediocre goalie I might have that opinion but I'm more of "the goalie would like that one back" mentality mainly because I'm a mediocre skater who is in awe of EVERY D1 player.

In my mind, it means the same thing.

[VIEWfromK]

I don't necessarily prefer when something happens after every whistle but I felt like they needed to start being more engaged and that's the easiest way to appear as such.  I thought there was more of an effort to generate offense from the point.  Maybe it only looks that way because they were rewarded with a couple of goals that originated from out top.  I just hope they can continue to have successful traffic.  As a second half of my life pessimist, I thought there was no way that Castagna was not going to pass on that two on one.  What a snipe.

[HeafDog]

Call me crazy but I think this weekend will be the start of the turnaround

chimpfood: you are crazy

chimpfood: you weren't crazy

[chimpfood]

Call me crazy but I think this weekend will be the start of the turnaround

chimpfood: you are crazy

chimpfood: you weren't crazy

Just two months early perhaps

[RichH]

Call me crazy but I think this weekend will be the start of the turnaround

chimpfood: you are crazy

chimpfood: you weren't crazy

HeafDog: low key HOFer eLynah poster. Thanks for always finding your way back here virtually and to the rinks when you can. I miss crossing paths in person.