Opponent and other news and results 2025-2026

[dbilmes]

Column paying tribute to Yale's Allain in CT Hearst Newspapers. According to what Allain said in column, it was his choice to retire, but he'd been preparing to do so after this season. But over the summer had his doubts, and was reflecting on how he didn't like how angry he had been at times last season when things weren't going well at practice. The article said the AD met with him on Aug. 7 and asked him to return for one more season. His retirement was announced the next day.
No mention of new sound system playing a role in his decision.

[BearLover]

I'm on Vancouver Island for a few days, and the CBC radio station out of Victoria had a 10-minute story today about the impact of the NCAA rule changes allowing CHL players to now play in the NCAA. Nothing particularly new in the story, but some good examples of the impacts to the local CHL (WHL) team, the Victoria Royals.

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-48-on-the-island/clip/16166042-how-ncaa-changes-mens-hockey-eligibility-impacting-hockey

We're seeing this all play out even within our own recruiting pipeline: recruiting kids directly from the CHL, younger kids going to the CHL prior to college, fewer kids going Junior A.

At this point, 8 of 12 Cornell recruits playing junior hockey are in the CHL. Of 15 total recruits, the breakdown is as follows:
USHL (4): Sandruck, Tuminaro, Pelletier, Major
QMJHL (4): Marmulak, Kirkwood, Dontigny, Wotton
OHL (2): Dec, Emerton
WHL (2): Ament, Wehmann
Still finishing high school (3?): Peckham(?), DiPlacido, Broderick(?) [unclear if Peckham and Broderick are returning to high school or going to juniors. Possible they are trying to make USHL teams out of camp. DiPlacido will play his senior year at St. Andrews]

Shockingly, zero recruits are in the BCHL. In past years it has felt like around half of our recruits were in the BCHL.

As far as I can tell, Peckham and Broderick are headed back to high school and will not play junior hockey this season. Meanwhile, despite dressing
 almost all of last season for them, Sandruck apparently did not make the Lincoln Stars roster this year. He was on the preseason roster, but is not on the current roster. Best of luck to him wherever he ends up. Heisenberg seems to expect him to play in the NAHL.

[stereax]

Cornell ranked 17 in the preseason poll. Woot.

[Trotsky]

Cornell rank in USCHO poll:
Change (Ch) between final poll of prior season (Fi) and pre-season poll of current season (Pr):

Code Select Expand


[b]Yr Fi Pr Ch[/b]
99 -- --
00 -- --
01 -- 10
02 15 16  1
03  8  8  0
04  1  9  8
05 20 13 -7
06  4  4  0
07  8  4 -4
08 -- 18
09 21 17 -4
10  9  7 -2
11  6 11  5
12 20 20  0
13 10  6 -4
14 -- 18
15 15 14 -1
16 -- --
17 19 25  6
18 13 15  2
19  8  7 -1
20  8  5 -3
23 24 19 -5
24  9 11  2
25  9  9  0
26 12 17  5


[stereax]

The NCHC is rebranding to the National. If you wanted something to laugh about.

[Trotsky]

The NCHC is rebranding to the National. If you wanted something to laugh about.

Do it, Quinnipiac.  Dooooooo iiiiiiiiiit............

[Trotsky]

Serious write-in potential here.

[stereax]

Serious write-in potential here.

Form's been closed since July, lol.

[RichH]

Serious write-in potential here.

Form's been closed since July, lol.

Too bad, still nominating "Trophy McTrophace" here.

[Give My Regards]

I'm old enough to remember Frank Deford's daily sports paper, which only lasted about 18 months.

On the other hand, I'm far too un-hip to know anything about these guys.