Opponent and other news and results 2025-2026

[adamw]

Just going to point out that Part I of my 3-part series about "The Landcape" of college hockey was posted today. For all the Bear Lovers out there who are interested.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2026/03/24_CHN-Special-Report-Part-.php

I'd also recommend reading our version of the Yale story. For one, it confirms Fox's and wasn't just Fox being Fox. For two, it has a nugget or two they didn't have. And yes I want more clicks.

One note - this piece says Ivy recruits must be committed by April, but Cournoyer committed June 1.

BL I got the clarification ... and initial reporting was correct. Players must have their application in by any Ivy school's "Decision Day" - typically end of March. Varies slightly by school. I don't know about Cournoyer's specifics - but I suspect he had his application in just in case.

[Beeeej]

Just going to point out that Part I of my 3-part series about "The Landcape" of college hockey was posted today. For all the Bear Lovers out there who are interested.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2026/03/24_CHN-Special-Report-Part-.php

I'd also recommend reading our version of the Yale story. For one, it confirms Fox's and wasn't just Fox being Fox. For two, it has a nugget or two they didn't have. And yes I want more clicks.

I suspect that by "inertia" you meant "momentum," but whatevs. Jane used "less" when she meant "fewer." I can still tell your writing apart from hers. 

As you know - full-time job offer has editor has stood for 20 years. We pay double any other college hockey site.

s/has/as

I've always been open to the job. Get back to me when you can outbid Paul, Weiss.

[BearLover]

Just going to point out that Part I of my 3-part series about "The Landcape" of college hockey was posted today. For all the Bear Lovers out there who are interested.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2026/03/24_CHN-Special-Report-Part-.php

I'd also recommend reading our version of the Yale story. For one, it confirms Fox's and wasn't just Fox being Fox. For two, it has a nugget or two they didn't have. And yes I want more clicks.

One note - this piece says Ivy recruits must be committed by April, but Cournoyer committed June 1.

BL I got the clarification ... and initial reporting was correct. Players must have their application in by any Ivy school's "Decision Day" - typically end of March. Varies slightly by school. I don't know about Cournoyer's specifics - but I suspect he had his application in just in case.

Interesting. I wonder if exceptions can be made. In any case, we shouldn't expect many other late-breaking commitments like Cournoyer's going forwards.

[ursusminor]

Just going to point out that Part I of my 3-part series about "The Landcape" of college hockey was posted today. For all the Bear Lovers out there who are interested.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2026/03/24_CHN-Special-Report-Part-.php

I'd also recommend reading our version of the Yale story. For one, it confirms Fox's and wasn't just Fox being Fox. For two, it has a nugget or two they didn't have. And yes I want more clicks.

One note - this piece says Ivy recruits must be committed by April, but Cournoyer committed June 1.

BL I got the clarification ... and initial reporting was correct. Players must have their application in by any Ivy school's "Decision Day" - typically end of March. Varies slightly by school. I don't know about Cournoyer's specifics - but I suspect he had his application in just in case.

Interesting. I wonder if exceptions can be made. In any case, we shouldn't expect many other late-breaking commitments like Cournoyer's going forwards.

Shouldn't that be "going goalies"?

[dbilmes]

Quinnipiac isn't expecting many of its fans to make it out to South Dakota. They're holding watch parties if any Pecknold fans on this forum want to attend:
Game Watch Party Locations | Thursday, March 26 at 5 p.m. EST

Hamden, CT | Eli's on Whitney
Wallingford, CT | Back 9 Social
Long Island, NY | The Main Event
New York City. NY | Jack Dempsey's
Boston, MA | Stats Bar & Grille

[abmarks]

I don't know - would we rather be playing Denver in Denver first before having to beat the western Michigan to get to the frozen four, or playing in Albany but needing to go through Michigan to get there?

Who realistically expects us to make it to the FF?

Not I.

And so I turn to my secondary goals, namely not getting embarrassed in the opening round and Ben Robertson not winning a national championship.

I don't hate on Robertson. He doesn't owe Cornell anything. It's his life to live and it looks like he made a good choice. I have seen Michigan play and they could probably beat some NHL teams on a good day. Would be surprised if anyone beats them.

I "hate on" players who quit on my team. It's less a personal thing and more a sports fandom thing. I think that's a pretty common view. It's fine to feel the opposite way too, even if that's not the norm for most sports fans. Most of all, I think one of our best players transferring out is a terrible precedent for Cornell's long term success. My goal is to make the frozen four and maybe one day win a national championship, and if that's the goal then it is imperative that we retain  our best players. Anyway, if his goal was to make it to the NHL, this year didn't help him. No need to rehash this argument though. I very much hope he loses, badly. It would be so depressing if our best defenseman transfers to the Big 10 and immediately wins a national title.

Then why are you "rehashing" it...over and over? I hope someday you'll grow up.  Some kid makes a choice based on what he thinks is best for him and that "depresses" you.  You must be kidding.  Time to get a life.  Find an interest in addition to eLynah.

I suggest you find an interest in addition to replying to my posts on eLynah. What depresses me is not how his decision affects him but rather how it impacts Cornell, as I've already explained. Sets a brutal precedent if a kid leaves for greener pastures and immediately wins it all. As a Cornell fan, that would be very depressing!

How does it establish any sort of precedent?  You think a player is going to think to himself one day that "Robertson did it, so now it's cool for me to do it?"

Certainly. There are absolutely teams that have a culture of sticking around versus transferring out.

Forum members can consider leaving too. Others can gain an additional reason to root for Ben by sticking around.

Me leaving would de facto end your stay here as well given 100% of your posts are responding to mine

Marty was here for decades before you showed up.  His stay ends only when the reaper comes or Mars decides to stop selling snickers

[Tom Lento]

Just going to point out that Part I of my 3-part series about "The Landcape" of college hockey was posted today. For all the Bear Lovers out there who are interested.

https://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2026/03/24_CHN-Special-Report-Part-.php

I'd also recommend reading our version of the Yale story. For one, it confirms Fox's and wasn't just Fox being Fox. For two, it has a nugget or two they didn't have. And yes I want more clicks.

I'm enjoying the article but as always the ad overlays on mobile are extreme.

Is there a way for me to give CHN money so I never see an ad again? I know I can install some third party ad blocker but I don't want to do that - they're only bothersome to me on CHN and I'd rather you all get some compensation.

If this seems like something you can just fix so it's less intrusive, I can send you a screenshot next time I hit one that covers 1/3 of the screen and can't be dismissed without flipping to landscape or whatever.

Edit - found the CHN ad-free subscription, so I'm buying that! Adam, if the overlay ads aren't supposed to misbehave this way I'd be happy to stay logged out for a bit to get more info for you.

[BearLover]

Dartmouth embarrassed themselves in the NCAA tournament but almost none of their good players are seniors (and none of their best players are), so they'll be one of the top ECAC teams against next year unless they experience early departures.

[Iceberg]

Dartmouth embarrassed themselves in the NCAA tournament but almost none of their good players are seniors (and none of their best players are), so they'll be one of the top ECAC teams against next year unless they experience early departures.

No way CJ Foley stays. I'd expect him to sign soon

[Trotsky]

Quinnipiac isn't expecting many of its fans to make it out to South Dakota. They're holding watch parties if any Pecknold fans on this forum want to attend:
Game Watch Party Locations | Thursday, March 26 at 5 p.m. EST

Hamden, CT | Eli's on Whitney
Wallingford, CT | Back 9 Social
Long Island, NY | The Main Event
New York City. NY | Jack Dempsey's
Boston, MA | Stats Bar & Grille

There are Amazon warehouses in all those towns?

[Trotsky]

Dartmouth embarrassed themselves in the NCAA tournament but almost none of their good players are seniors (and none of their best players are), so they'll be one of the top ECAC teams against next year unless they experience early departures.

No way CJ Foley stays. I'd expect him to sign soon

 

[BearLover]

Dartmouth embarrassed themselves in the NCAA tournament but almost none of their good players are seniors (and none of their best players are), so they'll be one of the top ECAC teams against next year unless they experience early departures.

No way CJ Foley stays. I'd expect him to sign soon

I wouldn't say "no way." He surely turned down NHL offers last year too. Attended private school growing up, maybe doesn't need the money, relatively local kid, might love his teammates/school. Lots of reasons he might stay.

[coz]

I think Foley and Cleaves are both gone.

Foley doesn't really have much to prove at the college level. He helped turn Dartmouth around, he put up big numbers, and he came back and got his championship. He's also 22 which is the last age folks can still talk themselves into bigger upside.

Cleaves is a 22 year old sophomore who is one of the top guys in a pretty weak college free agent group. He's a big center who's a decent skater and has some offense, and he can use that to get to the ideal situation. Maybe not a guarantee like Graf got last year but a better shot than someone like Bancroft got.

[Old Red]

A real kick in the teeth: March 16, 1973, The Gahden, Wisconsin 6, Cornell 5, OT

https://www.nytimes.com/1973/03/17/archives/cornell-loses-65-in-hockey-tourney.html

Don't feed me this uninformed bullshit about Pelletier.

The most deflating and discouraging game I've ever attended. I don't think I could possibly imagine how horrible it was without having been there. 

You think that's bad? Imagine being in the room when Pelletier decommitted.

What the article doesn't say is that Cornell had a two on zip break in overtime and the shooter (cannot remember his name) hit that backboards.  He never played for Bertrand again..

[stereax]

Mercyhurst to discontinue its D1 hockey program.