ECAC Quarterfinals at Colgate

[Trotsky]

If the commentary doesn't assume everyone's actively watching the video all the time, it becomes much more useful.

Sure, but that's what audio is for.

I loved it, personally.  I was charmed by his warm-hearted idiocy.  And he seriously knew his shit -- he made many Cornell hockey deep cuts that were clearly extemp, not notes.

I chuckled when with stoppage at 3:16 left in the game he noted "that's tomorrow" in absolutely seemless fashion.  The guy had it all.

Yes, that was just one nice touch.

It was like having Bob Newhart do the game.

[Trotsky]

That was so dumb of Colgate to shove Psenicka right in front of the referee.

I might have taught my seven-year-old the "Bite me, Harder" cheer when he started jawing about that.

There was 100% an 'F' at the beginning of the first word of this. Harder - great player, great guy - but still the funniest expletive-included chant I ever heard.

Come on, she's seven.  I have to censor myself a little!

Jesus Christ she was a newborn like 15 minutes ago.

Early admission to TUM yet?

[imafrshmn]

Let us honor "the guy" by calling him by name: John McGraw. He's been calling Colgate hockey games since 2007 (as a radio PBP 2007-2019).

https://bsky.app/profile/johnmcgrawpbp.bsky.social

[marty]

If the commentary doesn't assume everyone's actively watching the video all the time, it becomes much more useful.

Sure, but that's what audio is for.

I loved it, personally.  I was charmed by his warm-hearted idiocy.  And he seriously knew his shit -- he made many Cornell hockey deep cuts that were clearly extemp, not notes.

I chuckled when with stoppage at 3:16 left in the game he noted "that's tomorrow" in absolutely seemless fashion.  The guy had it all.

Yes, that was just one nice touch.

It was like having Bob Newhart do the game.

Beats Bob Norton.

[Trotsky]

Let us honor "the guy" by calling him by name: John McGraw. He's been calling Colgate hockey games since 2007 (as a radio PBP 2007-2019).

https://bsky.app/profile/johnmcgrawpbp.bsky.social

IIRC Grady mentioned he was a fellow IC grad.

[Trotsky]

If the commentary doesn't assume everyone's actively watching the video all the time, it becomes much more useful.

Sure, but that's what audio is for.

I loved it, personally.  I was charmed by his warm-hearted idiocy.  And he seriously knew his shit -- he made many Cornell hockey deep cuts that were clearly extemp, not notes.

I chuckled when with stoppage at 3:16 left in the game he noted "that's tomorrow" in absolutely seemless fashion.  The guy had it all.

Yes, that was just one nice touch.

It was like having Bob Newhart do the game.

Beats Bob Norton.

"You'd do it for Randolph Scott."

[ugarte]

"Trotsky's site" haha. No, this is a wild story actually. college hockey, man.

ftr this is trotsky's site

I know, I'm just wondering if he actually runs the thing...

He does

[RichH]

Let us honor "the guy" by calling him by name: John McGraw. He's been calling Colgate hockey games since 2007 (as a radio PBP 2007-2019).

https://bsky.app/profile/johnmcgrawpbp.bsky.social

IIRC Grady mentioned he was a fellow IC grad.

No, I did, and Adam did. In this very thread. I also presented all the information that imafrshmn just did. Ignore me at your peril!!!

The internet steals short term memory and reading comprehension.

[scoop85]

If the commentary doesn't assume everyone's actively watching the video all the time, it becomes much more useful.

Sure, but that's what audio is for.

I loved it, personally.  I was charmed by his warm-hearted idiocy.  And he seriously knew his shit -- he made many Cornell hockey deep cuts that were clearly extemp, not notes.

I love his knowledge and enthusiasm, but his delivery is a bit too much for me.

[imafrshmn]

If the commentary doesn't assume everyone's actively watching the video all the time, it becomes much more useful.

Sure, but that's what audio is for.

I loved it, personally.  I was charmed by his warm-hearted idiocy.  And he seriously knew his shit -- he made many Cornell hockey deep cuts that were clearly extemp, not notes.

I love his knowledge and enthusiasm, but his delivery is a bit too much for me.

To each their own! We're fortunate to have an announcer in Grady who is well rounded in his hockey knowledge and easy on the ear. McGraw is the consummate hockey dork who has a more
nasal delivery but is neither a homer nor a walking/talking cliché.

[marty]

If the commentary doesn't assume everyone's actively watching the video all the time, it becomes much more useful.

Sure, but that's what audio is for.

I loved it, personally.  I was charmed by his warm-hearted idiocy.  And he seriously knew his shit -- he made many Cornell hockey deep cuts that were clearly extemp, not notes.

I love his knowledge and enthusiasm, but his delivery is a bit too much for me.

To each their own! We're fortunate to have an announcer in Grady who is well rounded in his hockey knowledge and easy on the ear. McGraw is the consummate hockey dork who has a more
nasal delivery but is neither a homer nor a walking/talking cliché.

Delivery like a bb gun at the county fair.

[scoop85]

If the commentary doesn't assume everyone's actively watching the video all the time, it becomes much more useful.

Sure, but that's what audio is for.

I loved it, personally.  I was charmed by his warm-hearted idiocy.  And he seriously knew his shit -- he made many Cornell hockey deep cuts that were clearly extemp, not notes.

I love his knowledge and enthusiasm, but his delivery is a bit too much for me.

To each their own! We're fortunate to have an announcer in Grady who is well rounded in his hockey knowledge and easy on the ear. McGraw is the consummate hockey dork who has a more
nasal delivery but is neither a homer nor a walking/talking cliché.

Delivery like a bb gun at the county fair.

Yeah, that about sums it up for me. He is wonderfully impartial, almost to a fault.

[pjd8]

The nod to the Syracuse Hockey Invitational Tournament is such a wonderful insider joke. Awful, awful tournament. But how else would I have seen Gallagher scraping up puke?

I declare him "one of us," by which I mean ECAC lovers of "remember that obscure player or moment" conversations.

What the fuck? Please explain...

Once upon a time, there was an awful hockey tournament held at the War Memorial in Syracuse called the Syracuse Invitational Tournament. Close, but awful. ECAC insiders called it the Syracuse Hockey Invitational Tournament. The kind of place where their PA system fails, so the Cornell fans have to lead others in singing the national anthems a cappella.

We were up watching us play Providence one year, and in, I think, the beginning of the first overtime, the Providence goalie just pulled up his helmet and yakked all over the place. A hated ECAC ref of the day, Gallagher, had to scrape it up so the game could go on. We got a picture; someone has it somewhere. I think the goalie stayed in!

Noted offensive talent David Adler won it on an fluky deflected floater in the second overtime. I kind of felt bad for the Providence kid, because he had left it all on the ice.

https://amurgsval.org/joe/hockey/SITrd1.html

Curious as to what that site was generally for, I went to the amurgsval.org home page. It states that the site has been optimized for Netscape. Ah, memories....

[The Rancor]

The nod to the Syracuse Hockey Invitational Tournament is such a wonderful insider joke. Awful, awful tournament. But how else would I have seen Gallagher scraping up puke?

I declare him "one of us," by which I mean ECAC lovers of "remember that obscure player or moment" conversations.

What the fuck? Please explain...

Once upon a time, there was an awful hockey tournament held at the War Memorial in Syracuse called the Syracuse Invitational Tournament. Close, but awful. ECAC insiders called it the Syracuse Hockey Invitational Tournament. The kind of place where their PA system fails, so the Cornell fans have to lead others in singing the national anthems a cappella.

We were up watching us play Providence one year, and in, I think, the beginning of the first overtime, the Providence goalie just pulled up his helmet and yakked all over the place. A hated ECAC ref of the day, Gallagher, had to scrape it up so the game could go on. We got a picture; someone has it somewhere. I think the goalie stayed in!

Noted offensive talent David Adler won it on an fluky deflected floater in the second overtime. I kind of felt bad for the Providence kid, because he had left it all on the ice.

I remember going to to S(h)IT with my dad and seeing Cornell play Lake State, I think it was around the time they were contenders.

[Trotsky]

I remember going to to S(h)IT with my dad and seeing Cornell play Lake State, I think it was around the time they were contenders.

Yes: http://www.tbrw.info/seasons/1991/box19901228.pdf

Lake State won their titles in 1988, 1992, and 1994.