Cornell 4 Brown 1, 11/14/25

[Trotsky]

Here we start a slate of league games where we need to PacMan up the derp points, 3 at a time.

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11/14 Brown
11/15 Yale
11/21 Union
11/22 RPI
Do not fuck around.  Win by 11 or win by 1, but run the table in regulation.

[BearLover]

Cornell needs to win at least 3 of its next 4 to have a realistic shot at an at-large bid. I doubt Dartmouth is actually very good so that will not remain a "good loss."

Hoping for some good crowds, don't know if they sold more season ticket packages after earlier reports of underwhelming sales...

[Dafatone]

Cornell needs to win at least 3 of its next 4 to have a realistic shot at an at-large bid. I doubt Dartmouth is actually very good so that will not remain a "good loss."

Hoping for some good crowds, don't know if they sold more season ticket packages after earlier reports of underwhelming sales...

And we have officially hit "it's too early for that" season.

[upprdeck]

I got confirmation the Dryden pregame event will be just after the national anthems at 7.

[Weder]

I got confirmation the Dryden pregame event will be just after the national anthems at 7.

I wonder if this means that they'll stream it or that they'll just delay the start of the ESPN+ broadcast.

[Tom Lento]

Cornell needs to win at least 3 of its next 4 to have a realistic shot at an at-large bid. I doubt Dartmouth is actually very good so that will not remain a "good loss."

Hoping for some good crowds, don't know if they sold more season ticket packages after earlier reports of underwhelming sales...

And we have officially hit "it's too early for that" season.

But it's never too early for silly historical stats!

Fun fact, within the last 10 years Cornell has advanced to the NCAAs as an at large with a 4-4-0 start (2022-23), a 5-5-0 start (2018-19), and a 4-3-1 start (2016-17). They've also failed to advance with an 9-2-2 start (2015-16, and they were up to 11-2-2 before the wheels came off the bus that year) and a 9-1-0 start (2021-22).

In general I think getting through the first third of the season at .500 or above is kind of fine for Cornell in terms of the ratings math. More wins makes the at large chase easier, of course, but ultimately playing .500 hockey for a third of the season isn't a death knell, just as playing lights out for a third of the season isn't enough to secure a bid.

[BearLover]

Cornell needs to win at least 3 of its next 4 to have a realistic shot at an at-large bid. I doubt Dartmouth is actually very good so that will not remain a "good loss."

Hoping for some good crowds, don't know if they sold more season ticket packages after earlier reports of underwhelming sales...

And we have officially hit "it's too early for that" season.

But it's never too early for silly historical stats!

Fun fact, within the last 10 years Cornell has advanced to the NCAAs as an at large with a 4-4-0 start (2022-23), a 5-5-0 start (2018-19), and a 4-3-1 start (2016-17). They've also failed to advance with an 9-2-2 start (2015-16, and they were up to 11-2-2 before the wheels came off the bus that year) and a 9-1-0 start (2021-22).

In general I think getting through the first third of the season at .500 or above is kind of fine for Cornell in terms of the ratings math. More wins makes the at large chase easier, of course, but ultimately playing .500 hockey for a third of the season isn't a death knell, just as playing lights out for a third of the season isn't enough to secure a bid.

Notably the 9-1 start in 2021-22 included three 3x3 OT wins which were then weighted as 55% of a normal win. So it was really a 6-1-3 start.

[Give My Regards]

Fun fact, within the last 10 years Cornell has advanced to the NCAAs as an at large with a 4-4-0 start (2022-23), a 5-5-0 start (2018-19), and a 4-3-1 start (2016-17). They've also failed to advance with an 9-2-2 start (2015-16, and they were up to 11-2-2 before the wheels came off the bus that year) and a 9-1-0 start (2021-22).

Not to mention the season that they started 10-0, got to 14-1-4, and still didn't advance to the NCAAs.  (2019-20)

[Beeeej]

Fun fact, within the last 10 years Cornell has advanced to the NCAAs as an at large with a 4-4-0 start (2022-23), a 5-5-0 start (2018-19), and a 4-3-1 start (2016-17). They've also failed to advance with an 9-2-2 start (2015-16, and they were up to 11-2-2 before the wheels came off the bus that year) and a 9-1-0 start (2021-22).

Not to mention the season that they started 10-0, got to 14-1-4, and still didn't advance to the NCAAs.  (2019-20)

[Trotsky]

Fun fact, within the last 10 years Cornell has advanced to the NCAAs as an at large with a 4-4-0 start (2022-23), a 5-5-0 start (2018-19), and a 4-3-1 start (2016-17). They've also failed to advance with an 9-2-2 start (2015-16, and they were up to 11-2-2 before the wheels came off the bus that year) and a 9-1-0 start (2021-22).

Not to mention the season that they started 10-0, got to 14-1-4, and still didn't advance to the NCAAs.  (2019-20)

Niagara Falls?  Slowly I turned...

[Trotsky]

Notably the 9-1 start in 2021-22 included three 3x3 OT wins which were then weighted as 55% of a normal win. So it was really a 6-1-3 start.

This is an entirely fair criticism. 

[stereax]

Fun fact, within the last 10 years Cornell has advanced to the NCAAs as an at large with a 4-4-0 start (2022-23), a 5-5-0 start (2018-19), and a 4-3-1 start (2016-17). They've also failed to advance with an 9-2-2 start (2015-16, and they were up to 11-2-2 before the wheels came off the bus that year) and a 9-1-0 start (2021-22).

Not to mention the season that they started 10-0, got to 14-1-4, and still didn't advance to the NCAAs.  (2019-20)

Banned.

Anywho, Coach Jones's view:

Dear Stereax,

We opened ECAC play last weekend with a big win at Harvard on Friday night. It was an exciting college hockey game, and the building was packed with Cornell fans — it truly felt like a Lynah atmosphere on the road.

Friday's game was an important step for our penalty killing unit as we made significant progress from opening weekend. Harvard went 0-for-4 on the power play, and more importantly, Jon Castagna scored a shorthanded goal in the third period to secure the 3–1 victory. Gio DiGiulian continued his strong start, scoring his third goal in as many games to begin his career, and Alexis Cournoyer, another freshman, earned his first ECAC win with an impressive 30-save performance.

Saturday night at Dartmouth was a hard-fought battle where we came up short in a 2–1 loss. As many of you former players know, coming back after a rivalry game victory isn't easy, and we didn't quite have our A game. That said, our group competed hard and showed resilience, keeping ourselves in position to tie it late in the third, but we couldn't find the equalizer.  Having lost 7 of our top 10 scorers from last year's roster, scoring is our biggest challenge right now, but we are generating the scoring chances so hopefully we get a few guys confident, and we can start to roll.  That is 4 hard fought road games to start the season, and it will only make us better in the long run.

We now come home for our first regular-season games at Lynah. We've talked with our new players about how we get everyone's best effort in our building — it's every team's favorite place to play in the ECAC. If you want to be a good hockey team, you must win at home, and this upcoming four-game homestand will tell me a lot about who we are. I've been encouraged by our process and the development we've shown to this point. Our opponents, Brown and Yale, are both coming off strong weekends against Quinnipiac and Princeton, taking four and five points, respectively. We'll need to be ready for the challenge.

We also have a few very important dates to keep in mind coming up. Red Hockey Hockey at Madison Square Garden vs Boston University is Saturday - November 29th at 8:00pm. Alumni Weekend will take place January 23rd + 24th, 2026. We look forward to celebrating the Championship Teams of 1986 + 1996 as we take on Dartmouth and Harvard. Information for alumni to register for the reunion will be sent out shortly.

As always, we appreciate your continued support and passion for Cornell Hockey. It means a great deal to our players to see so many of you in the stands — both at home and on the road.

Hope to see you at Lynah Friday.

Let's Go Red!

Casey Jones '90

Jay R. Bloom '77 Head Coach Cornell Hockey

[Trotsky]

It's so weird that Casey's game notes are written in exactly the same voice as Mike's...

[Tom Lento]

Cornell needs to win at least 3 of its next 4 to have a realistic shot at an at-large bid. I doubt Dartmouth is actually very good so that will not remain a "good loss."

Hoping for some good crowds, don't know if they sold more season ticket packages after earlier reports of underwhelming sales...

And we have officially hit "it's too early for that" season.

But it's never too early for silly historical stats!

Fun fact, within the last 10 years Cornell has advanced to the NCAAs as an at large with a 4-4-0 start (2022-23), a 5-5-0 start (2018-19), and a 4-3-1 start (2016-17). They've also failed to advance with an 9-2-2 start (2015-16, and they were up to 11-2-2 before the wheels came off the bus that year) and a 9-1-0 start (2021-22).

In general I think getting through the first third of the season at .500 or above is kind of fine for Cornell in terms of the ratings math. More wins makes the at large chase easier, of course, but ultimately playing .500 hockey for a third of the season isn't a death knell, just as playing lights out for a third of the season isn't enough to secure a bid.

Notably the 9-1 start in 2021-22 included three 3x3 OT wins which were then weighted as 55% of a normal win. So it was really a 6-1-3 start.

Thanks, I wondered about that - I figured there was some weirdness because a true 9-1 start would need a monumental collapse and that wasn't so apparent in the season record.

The other big miss season, however - they lost something like 8 in row between January and February. Yikes.

[VIEWfromK]

It's so weird that Casey's game notes are written in exactly the same voice as Mike's...

With his bad knee Ed I don't think he should be trying to mimic anyone's writing voice