Cornell 7 Alaska-Fairbanks 1, 1/9/26

[Trotsky]

2-0 in 2026; don't change the luck.

[chimpfood]

Main player to watch out for is goalie Lassi Lehti, he is an absolute baller, putting up a .916 save percentage with a pretty bad team around him, and it's not a fluke, he had even better numbers the last two years. Luckily for us, Alaska turned to their 5'11 freshman backup on Saturday, and he held Providence to just one goal, so hopefully they ride the hot hand and we see him Friday.

They have a bad powerplay, mediocre PK, and no remarkable scorers. I think we can expect the usual Alaska goonery which could be problematic with some of our guys seeming to lose their cool easily.

They are a pretty bad team but have picked up wins over quinnipiac, Michigan tech, and providence this year, so they can have a good game from time to time.

[BearLover]

Main player to watch out for is goalie Lassi Lehti, he is an absolute baller, putting up a .916 save percentage with a pretty bad team around him, and it's not a fluke, he had even better numbers the last two years.

Seems he played behind goalies with worse  numbers the past two years, so he has a small sample size of games, but yeah that's pretty good. And good for him not transferring to a better program that's within 1,000 miles of other schools and isn't minus 30 degrees the whole winter.

[scoop85]

Main player to watch out for is goalie Lassi Lehti, he is an absolute baller, putting up a .916 save percentage with a pretty bad team around him, and it's not a fluke, he had even better numbers the last two years. Luckily for us, Alaska turned to their 5'11 freshman backup on Saturday, and he held Providence to just one goal, so hopefully they ride the hot hand and we see him Friday.

They have a bad powerplay, mediocre PK, and no remarkable scorers. I think we can expect the usual Alaska goonery which could be problematic with some of our guys seeming to lose their cool easily.

They are a pretty bad team but have picked up wins over quinnipiac, Michigan tech, and providence this year, so they can have a good game from time to time.

Looking at their results this weekend should be about as challenging as UNO. Alaska's win and tie with Q and last weekend's win over Providence certainly caught my attention.

[The Rancor]

Underestimate them to our peril. As long as we play up to our top level, and not do the thing where we play down to an opponent, there should be a good result, and some good hockey.
Will there be a band next weekend?

[stereax]

Underestimate them to our peril. As long as we play up to our top level, and not do the thing where we play down to an opponent, there should be a good result, and some good hockey.
Will there be a band next weekend?

I'd doubt it - still "offseason" tickets.

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It should be interesting to see how the ice holds up this weekend. The women play both days at 3 PM.

[stereax]

It should be interesting to see how the ice holds up this weekend. The women play both days at 3 PM.

I need to check if my women's season tickets cover those games... well, not like I was doing anything that weekend LOL.

The ice looked way better this weekend as compared to December, but we'll see how it looks after a four game slate over 2 days.

[BlueSky]

Hate to pile on the ice concerns, but rainy and milder weather incoming to Ithaca. 40s, not 50s like back in November, but worth noting with 4 games on the sheet.

[stereax]

Hate to pile on the ice concerns, but rainy and milder weather incoming to Ithaca. 40s, not 50s like back in November, but worth noting with 4 games on the sheet.

You're speaking my language... not freezing my ass off getting home from games, or being "stuck" at Lynah for half an hour waiting for a bus because it's not freezing in there...

But yeah, if true, ice quality becomes even more of a concern.

If any of you have seen those AI videos of the Panthers-Rangers Winter Classic, where they're skating in blade-high water... 

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If any of you have seen those AI videos of the Panthers-Rangers Winter Classic, where they're skating in blade-high water... 

They were hysterical

[The Rancor]

Promo for tickets in sections D or E - buy a ticket and get one for $3. Not bad!

[pjd8]

Hate to pile on the ice concerns, but rainy and milder weather incoming to Ithaca. 40s, not 50s like back in November, but worth noting with 4 games on the sheet.

If the rink can't handle four games with weather in the 40s, then we need a new facility, or at the very least, better scheduling.

I've spent a week playing in Cheel in July, and the ice was perfectly fine. Hopefully, ice conditions in November were mostly due to a failed experiment.

[stereax]

80's night. You can vote for a song they play. One option is a rickroll. It's going to win, obviously.

[Give My Regards]

80's night. You can vote for a song they play.

I want to hear the Cornell Alma Mater.  Played live by the band.  That's it.