Ben Robertson transfer

[Big Dingus]

Discuss

[opqr2019]

Not ideal.  But given the coaching transition and large graduating class, some turnover is not surprising, even if it would not have been entirely expected based on recent trends.  Will be interesting to see where he lands.  I suspect he'll have multiple suitors and his choice may provide some insight into his motivations.

[The Rancor]

Not ideal.  But given the coaching transition and large graduating class, some turnover is not surprising, even if it would not have been entirely expected based on recent trends.  Will be interesting to see where he lands.  I suspect he'll have multiple suitors and his choice may provide some insight into his motivations.

Yeah, not ideal, not so wildly unexpected to see, and not the end of the world, or the Program.

[upprdeck]

I suspect recruiting will be different anyway.  Time will tell.

[Big Dingus]

More proof in the decline of the Ivy League degree.

[Trotsky]

Could be any number of things.  Bad news of course, but we'll survive.

[Iceberg]

I can't imagine he'll transfer to another ECAC school. I'd have to think he gets picked up by a team in another conference--likely HEA, Big10, or maybe even NCHC.

[jts15]

https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2025/04/breaking-sophomore-defenseman-ben-robertson-enters-transfer-portal

[BearLover]

It is amazing how the events of the past ten days have completely sullied our miracle run in the ECAC playoffs and vs MSU. Maybe not to others, but to me they have. I went from being over the moon after the MSU game to being completely dejected just a few days later. OT heartbreaker to BU, eighth straight regional final loss. Best player leaves for the pros. Most important member of the team for the next two years ditches the program. And there could be more where that came from. It is crazy how one can go from the happiest they've EVER felt as a Cornell hockey fan, to the absolute worst* they've felt.

*excluding 2020 playoffs getting canceled


Shoutout to the real ones like scoop85, Jim Hyla, ugarte, Dafatone, Tom Lento who are reasonable people and carry themselves like adults even when they disagree with me.

And also shoutout to my haters, you make posting on this website so much more fun. I would never be such a prolific contributor to this forum were it not for your massive freakout towards my posts, posts which are totally innocuous and at which none would bat an eye on any other sports forum or social media. Case in point: last week I was called a terrible person for saying Schafer didn't use the transfer portal!

Following this team for the last few days has been very upsetting, so it is time for good old BearLover to disconnect for a bit. What does that mean? Could be a month, could be a week, could be a day, could be forever. I'm putting osorojo in charge while I'm gone. If you'd like to reach out, my DMs are always open, though I do not check them. And with that...


...BearLover out.

[imafrshmn]

Good riddance, bearhater

[BearLover]

Good riddance, bearhater

Agreed. Good riddance to my haters, known as BearHaters. And with that...

...BearLover out.

[Dafatone]

It is amazing how the events of the past ten days have completely sullied our miracle run in the ECAC playoffs and vs MSU. Maybe not to others, but to me they have. I went from being over the moon after the MSU game to being completely dejected just a few days later. OT heartbreaker to BU, eighth straight regional final loss. Best player leaves for the pros. Most important member of the team for the next two years ditches the program. And there could be more where that came from. It is crazy how one can go from the happiest they've EVER felt as a Cornell hockey fan, to the absolute worst* they've felt.

*excluding 2020 playoffs getting canceled


Shoutout to the real ones like scoop85, Jim Hyla, ugarte, Dafatone, Tom Lento who are reasonable people and carry themselves like adults even when they disagree with me.

And also shoutout to my haters, you make posting on this website so much more fun. I would never be such a prolific contributor to this forum were it not for your massive freakout towards my posts, posts which are totally innocuous and at which none would bat an eye on any other sports forum or social media. Case in point: last week I was called a terrible person for saying Schafer didn't use the transfer portal!

Following this team for the last few days has been very upsetting, so it is time for good old BearLover to disconnect for a bit. What does that mean? Could be a month, could be a week, could be a day, could be forever. I'm putting osorojo in charge while I'm gone. If you'd like to reach out, my DMs are always open, though I do not check them. And with that...


...BearLover out.

I'll say this. If the last three years, which have had three NCAA bids, three big first round upsets over top teams, two ECAC championships, this past season's flip from "we suck" to "we're great" after everything looked hopeless, and a bunch of wins against ranked OOC teams aren't enough to bring you more happiness than pain, then you're never going to be happy unless we win a national title, and boy, that just does not sound like a pleasant way to go through life.

Given the size of our outgoing class, next year was always going to be something akin to a rebuilding year. A couple unexpected defections hurt, but we're still in better shape going forward than 10 ECAC teams and most of college hockey. Let's see what happens.

[The Rancor]

I'll say this. If the last three years, which have had three NCAA bids, three big first round upsets over top teams, two ECAC championships, this past season's flip from "we suck" to "we're great" after everything looked hopeless, and a bunch of wins against ranked OOC teams aren't enough to bring you more happiness than pain, then you're never going to be happy unless we win a national title, and boy, that just does not sound like a pleasant way to go through life.

Given the size of our outgoing class, next year was always going to be something akin to a rebuilding year. A couple unexpected defections hurt, but we're still in better shape going forward than 10 ECAC teams and most of college hockey. Let's see what happens.

Rebuild or reload, we have 17 returning players, 11 of which are Seniors or Juniors. All of whom have been to the NCAAs 3 years in a row. I'm excited to see who steps up and to meet the new freshman class. LGR.

edit: In the end, this team really rallied and showed up- just to end approximately where they were predicted to at the beginning of the season. One of the last 8 teams still in the mix for the championship. I couldn't be more happy for them, outside of the big one, of course. It was up and down, but in the end, we did alright. They showed grit. It's good hockey.  


Poll 9/23/24

[VIEWfromK]

Hopefully a fully healthy Wallace and Devlin will be like adding two new guys.

[Beeeej]

It is amazing how the events of the past ten days have completely sullied our miracle run in the ECAC playoffs and vs MSU. Maybe not to others, but to me they have. I went from being over the moon after the MSU game to being completely dejected just a few days later. OT heartbreaker to BU, eighth straight regional final loss. Best player leaves for the pros. Most important member of the team for the next two years ditches the program. And there could be more where that came from. It is crazy how one can go from the happiest they've EVER felt as a Cornell hockey fan, to the absolute worst* they've felt.

*excluding 2020 playoffs getting canceled


Shoutout to the real ones like scoop85, Jim Hyla, ugarte, Dafatone, Tom Lento who are reasonable people and carry themselves like adults even when they disagree with me.

And also shoutout to my haters, you make posting on this website so much more fun. I would never be such a prolific contributor to this forum were it not for your massive freakout towards my posts, posts which are totally innocuous and at which none would bat an eye on any other sports forum or social media. Case in point: last week I was called a terrible person for saying Schafer didn't use the transfer portal!

Following this team for the last few days has been very upsetting, so it is time for good old BearLover to disconnect for a bit. What does that mean? Could be a month, could be a week, could be a day, could be forever. I'm putting osorojo in charge while I'm gone. If you'd like to reach out, my DMs are always open, though I do not check them. And with that...


...BearLover out.

I imagine I'm probably included when you envision your "haters" - in truth, I just think (i) your Chicken Little tendencies are overdeveloped and you need to calm down, and (ii) you should try to think a little harder about how you're saying what you want to say before you hit the "Post message" button. It will probably be good for you to take a little time off, but I will be the first to admit that I still find your posts entertaining even as I'm rolling my eyes at them. Be well and Go Red.