Opponent and other news and results 2025-2026

[BearLover]

It's all fun and games until he goes to QPAC because they can pay him. Absolute malpractice at this point by the athletic department that we don't have some sort of NIL/Rev Share program with our players. Absolutely pathetic that we cannot keep a kid who we were the only team to give him a chance and the second he is offered a penny he is on his way out. Meanwhile you see Dartmouth keep all of there kids and hit the portal with the Dman. WAKE UP AND GET WITH THE CHANGING TIMES!

Pretty sure Quinnipiac could barely pay him anything even if they wanted to. Pecknold was just complaining they barely have any money. Dartmouth also cannot pay their players for the same reasons Cornell can't.

You're right about one thing though - Some rich donors are going to have to figure something out soon or we aren't going to be competitive nationally anymore. Not because other schools are buying off our players, but because our players are leaving for various reasons, mostly our shitty conference/academic rigors/lack of scholarships, and we are going to somehow have to incentivize them to stay.

Quinnipiac no money? LOL. I'm so tired of the coaches that cry poverty. I made a post on twitter that "the only ones that say money doesn't matter in hockey are those that have it - and if it doesn't matter, why is every team desperately trying to get it?" - and it got liked by numerous coaches of smaller schools. So what does that tell you?

Cornell will do everything imaginable to keep up that is allowed by Ivy rules. To say there is malpractice there is silly. If Cornell was allowed to opt-in, they would, and they'd have millions lined up tomorrow. There's not much they can do. But they will do the intern/NIL thing as much as possible.

I don't know if Cornell will get another goalie. But I know the staff will be trying their damndest. And probably already is.

It sure would be nice if the Ivy League would drop its various dumb rules in light of the shifting landscape.

FWIW, you could try emailing the Ivy League's executive director with your concerns:

https://ivyleague.com/staff.aspx?staff=1

[ugarte]

It sure would be nice if the Ivy League would drop its various dumb rules in light of the shifting landscape.

This assumes the Ivy League has any interest in getting or remaining competitive in sports people might actually care about.  I'm not entirely convinced this is the case.

i don't think they do. i think they mostly want to keep up with each other in football, be a decent mid-major in basketball and let their general adjacency to rich kids guide their success in non-revenue sports. hockey is a weird tweener that is becoming more expensive to compete in but without the obvious sources of outside financing like lucrative TV deals or stadium capacity.

It sucks but putting the transfers on Casey seems incredibly premature.

[fastforward]

This annoys me to no end 😡
I understand he has to do what is best for him but what the heck ever happened to commitment

[stereax]

This annoys me to no end 😡
I understand he has to do what is best for him but what the heck ever happened to commitment

welcome to the NIL era baby

[ugarte]

This annoys me to no end 😡
I understand he has to do what is best for him but what the heck ever happened to commitment

annoys me too but if you want a commitment get a judge a priest or a military recruiter to make it binding. otherwise the world is at-will.

[Dafatone]

This annoys me to no end 😡
I understand he has to do what is best for him but what the heck ever happened to commitment

I'll just say that you never know the circumstances. Maybe he's miserable in Ithaca or has some other reason to want to leave.

Or maybe he's pursuing a big bag of cash. I can't really fault him for that, either.

[RichH]

It appears Adam knows already who is incoming

Unless it's an elite goalie you can write off next season

we make average goalies look elite pretty often. just need someone to be League Average and get hot at the right time.

You mean "It's the system."

If it is Wisconsin, I'm a little non-plussed about the seedling idea that "Goaltender U." East becomes essentially a feeder for "Goaltender U." West.

For many years I had a buried worry that with more attention on this level, Jock State U's "haves" would completely overwhelm the small arts & engineering "have nots." I didn't ever see a portal system like this being the impetus.

[fastforward]

This annoys me to no end 😡
I understand he has to do what is best for him but what the heck ever happened to commitment

welcome to the NIL era baby

Never agreed with it to begin with

[stereax]

You mean "It's the system."

Look at Denver's system!
They made a 5'10" guy win the natty!

Obligatory disclaimer, Johnny Hicks is really fucking good. But there's also a really good system at play there, too.

[fastforward]

This annoys me to no end 😡
I understand he has to do what is best for him but what the heck ever happened to commitment

I'll just say that you never know the circumstances. Maybe he's miserable in Ithaca or has some other reason to want to leave.

Or maybe he's pursuing a big bag of cash. I can't really fault him for that, either.

I get it but wondering how a prospective employer looks at these types of situations beyond hockey

[chimpfood]

In hindsight, we shouldn't be surprised that the guy that bailed on his MJAHL team as soon as he got a chance in the Q, and bailed on his Q team as soon as he got a chance in college left for a better opportunity. I'm somewhat hopeful that this first wave of CHL guys will use the portal like crazy but it will wind down a little in the future

[BearLover]

This annoys me to no end 😡
I understand he has to do what is best for him but what the heck ever happened to commitment

I'll just say that you never know the circumstances. Maybe he's miserable in Ithaca or has some other reason to want to leave.

Or maybe he's pursuing a big bag of cash. I can't really fault him for that, either.

I get it but wondering how a prospective employer looks at these types of situations beyond hockey

This dude isn't finding any white collar employment, I'll tell you that much.

[RichH]

You mean "It's the system."

Look at Denver's system!
They made a 5'10" guy win the natty!

Obligatory disclaimer, Johnny Hicks is really fucking good. But there's also a really good system at play there, too.

It's also an odd time since we're moving from the Schafer System to a Casey Style. I don't know if CU goalies will have the same level of elite defensive support once the recruiting completely transitions to a Jones-only squad.

[stereax]

This annoys me to no end 😡
I understand he has to do what is best for him but what the heck ever happened to commitment

I'll just say that you never know the circumstances. Maybe he's miserable in Ithaca or has some other reason to want to leave.

Or maybe he's pursuing a big bag of cash. I can't really fault him for that, either.

I get it but wondering how a prospective employer looks at these types of situations beyond hockey

"I played college hockey"
"Oh ok"

[stereax]

In hindsight, we shouldn't be surprised that the guy that bailed on his MJAHL team as soon as he got a chance in the Q, and bailed on his Q team as soon as he got a chance in college left for a better opportunity. I'm somewhat hopeful that this first wave of CHL guys will use the portal like crazy but it will wind down a little in the future

Eh, I mean, the MJAHL is clearly a step below the Q. I wouldn't read into that too much. And going from the Q to NCAA is another step up in difficulty, plus iirc he'd be an overager if he went back to the Q. So also, not bailing in the traditional sense.