Alumni in the pros 25-26

[Chris '03]

PWHL regular season ends this weekend.

Jill Saulnier and Boston have qualified.

Jenner (fourth in the league with 25 pts) and Guilday will play Saturday needing one point for Ottawa to get last spot.

I believe all other Cornell alumae are on teams that won't qualify.

Jenner had the gwg in ot last night: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXeS2EgjvLw/?igsh=MWFsMGZ0anFxN3p5Zw==

Guilday assisted on the tying goal: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXdKZF7jdf4/?img_index=1&igsh=MWt6aHpiMmN4dHE0Nw==

Top seed (MTL or BOS) gets to choose its first round opponent between the third and fourth qualifying teams (2 time defending champion Minnesota and Toronto or Ottawa).

[scoop85]

Some Cornell on Cornell violence (or crimebaggery if you prefer) last night as Malott checked Malinski hard into the boards, leaving Sam with a cut above his eye that required stitches.

[Trotsky]

"Quit movin' you're makin' me miss!"

[stereax]

The Malinski-led Avs ( ) are about 2 minutes away from sweeping the Kings. Up 5-1. Malinski had an assist tonight.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

The Malinski-led Avs ( ) are about 2 minutes away from sweeping the Kings. Up 5-1. Malinski had an assist tonight.

On a very nice break-out pass.

[Weder]

CBS did a piece about the PWHL earlier this month that just scratches the surface, but Micah Zandee-Hart was interviewed.
https://youtu.be/tXWbYSKo1pw?si=ChTIy1_q4SNMyx3v

[Chris '03]

Montreal is top seed in PWHL playoffs.  They chose to play 3 seed Minnesota in the semis.  The other best of five semi is (4) Ottawa and (2) Boston.

OTT/BOS features three Cornellians (and both Team USA goalies) and kicks off Thursday night and Saturday night in Lowell. Both games on NESN and YouTube in the states.

[stereax]

Montreal is top seed in PWHL playoffs.  They chose to play 3 seed Minnesota in the semis.  The other best of five semi is (4) Ottawa and (2) Boston.

OTT/BOS features three Cornellians (and both Team USA goalies) and kicks off Thursday night and Saturday night in Lowell. Both games on NESN and YouTube in the states.

Montreal choosing to play Minnesota over Ottawa? Is there something I'm missing about why they'd want to play MIN and not OTT? I thought OTT just snuck in...

[Weder]

Montreal is top seed in PWHL playoffs.  They chose to play 3 seed Minnesota in the semis.  The other best of five semi is (4) Ottawa and (2) Boston.

OTT/BOS features three Cornellians (and both Team USA goalies) and kicks off Thursday night and Saturday night in Lowell. Both games on NESN and YouTube in the states.

Montreal choosing to play Minnesota over Ottawa? Is there something I'm missing about why they'd want to play MIN and not OTT? I thought OTT just snuck in...

Stat I just read: Every PWHL playoff series (there have been six) has been won by the team without home-ice advantage.

[Chris '03]

Montreal is top seed in PWHL playoffs.  They chose to play 3 seed Minnesota in the semis.  The other best of five semi is (4) Ottawa and (2) Boston.

OTT/BOS features three Cornellians (and both Team USA goalies) and kicks off Thursday night and Saturday night in Lowell. Both games on NESN and YouTube in the states.

Montreal choosing to play Minnesota over Ottawa? Is there something I'm missing about why they'd want to play MIN and not OTT? I thought OTT just snuck in...

Montreal had a slightly better season record against Minnesota than Ottawa. And (possibly more importantly) last year, Montreal picked Ottawa and lost. The "you chose us" chants in Ottawa as they closed out the series were fun.

Ottawa is also playing very well down the stretch. They just snuck in, in part because of a bizarre number of OT wins. They went 8-1 in ot/so and something like 9-12 on regulation.

[Al DeFlorio]

Way back, when the NHL had six teams, the playoffs opened with two series:  #1 vs. #3 and #2 vs. #4.  As the season drew to a close, the #3 and #4 teams could jockey for fourth place and the more desirable first-round opponent, while making sure they didn't slip down to 5th place and miss the playoffs.  Very strange way of doing things.

[scoop85]

Way back, when the NHL had six teams, the playoffs opened with two series:  #1 vs. #3 and #2 vs. #4.  As the season drew to a close, the #3 and #4 teams could jockey for fourth place and the more desirable first-round opponent, while making sure they didn't slip down to 5th place and miss the playoffs.  Very strange way of doing things.

Yeah, that setup made about as much sense as the NHL's current ridiculous playoff format

[Trotsky]

Nothing contraction won't cure.

[JohnF81]

Or a new league commissioner

[stereax]

Or a new league commissioner

Hey, Gary's a Cornell alum!