Cornell vs Denver, NC$$ First Round, 3/27/26

[stereax]

These folks really care about their kids, and are walking that parental "fine line" of encouraging them while letting them make their own decisions about school choices (both where to start and where to continue)

Can you offer some color on what this means? Particularly the part about "where to continue."

Likely enough the Castagnas were around, pretty sure they go to all the games. I'd suspect "where to continue" as in, whether to turn pro or play a senior year. But also, didn't have the conversations lol.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

This is an AHL arena - are NHL games that bad?

My experience is a few years old, but no, other than Vegas (where everything is loud and obnoxious), NHL rinks aren't like AHL rinks.

NHL rinks are about corporate support.  There's lots of money in luxury boxes and even in corporate seats in the lower bowl.  Ticket prices don't really lend themselves to family outings.

AHL rinks are more family focused.  They're all about keeping the little kids entertained.  It's all obnoxious announcers, horrible music, and "make some noise" on the big screen.  That and stupid games and throwing crap souvenirs like beer coozies or t-shirts with sponsors names into the crowd between periods.  The actual hockey is secondary.

[Chris H82]

These folks really care about their kids, and are walking that parental "fine line" of encouraging them while letting them make their own decisions about school choices (both where to start and where to continue)

Can you offer some color on what this means? Particularly the part about "where to continue."

At this point in time, no. As a parent of 2 young men myself, I have to honor these people's privacy.

I will say though, that the "where to continue" was a tiny part of a much bigger conversation.

[BearLover]

These folks really care about their kids, and are walking that parental "fine line" of encouraging them while letting them make their own decisions about school choices (both where to start and where to continue)

Can you offer some color on what this means? Particularly the part about "where to continue."

At this point in time, no. As a parent of 2 young men myself, I have to honor these people's privacy.

I will say though, that the "where to continue" was a tiny part of a much bigger conversation.

Oh I'm not asking you to reveal any names, just more like the nature of it...as in, why might these kids be looking to leave? Transfer to another school? Go pro?

[Chris H82]

These folks really care about their kids, and are walking that parental "fine line" of encouraging them while letting them make their own decisions about school choices (both where to start and where to continue)

Can you offer some color on what this means? Particularly the part about "where to continue."

(insert the sound here of radio silence)

At this point in time, no. As a parent of 2 young men myself, I have to honor these people's privacy.

I will say though, that the "where to continue" was a tiny part of a much bigger conversation.

Oh I'm not asking you to reveal any names, just more like the nature of it...as in, why might these kids be looking to leave? Transfer to another school? Go pro?

[Snowball]

Casey Jones on his team's play down the stretch:

"I thought we might have peaked maybe a month too early. I'm not sure if we hit a wall a little bit with our youth. I'm not sure. ... But we were trying to find our A-game down the stretch. We were really trying."

Unlike some other coaches in our league, Casey is never going to throw our guys under the bus.

Agree. I am disgusted at the way Rand talks about his guys when they lose.

[Trotsky]

My precedence order of the remaining teams:

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 1. Quinnipiac
 2. Wisconsin
 3. Denver
 4. North Dakota
 5. Western Michigan
 6. Minnesota-Duluth
 7. Michigan State
 8. Michigan
 9. Global Thermonuclear War
10. Pedo State

[Trotsky]

UMD goes final.  The Elite 8:

1 ECAC
3 B1G
3 NCHC
1 CCHA

[stereax]

My precedence order of the remaining teams:

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 1. Quinnipiac
 2. Wisconsin
 3. Denver
 4. North Dakota
 5. Western Michigan
 6. Minnesota-Duluth
 7. Michigan State
 8. Michigan
 9. Global Thermonuclear War
10. Pedo State

You want rand to win?

[stereax]

My order:

1. Denver (at least we lose to the team that wins it all)
2. UMD (again, I want good things for Kyler Kovich)
3. Mich State (have a friend who really likes the Mich State hockey team, plus I get to make more Sullivan Mack jokes which is always a win to me)
4. Mich (something something, Ben Robertson)
5. WMich (they seem like nice folks)
6. Wisconsin (have never thought about them, ever)
7. UND (racist fucks)
8. Quinnipiac (no shade to the lovely guys next to me but the Q program could fold and I'd probably hold a party)

[stereax]

So the Jane CHN article has me in tears.

[stereax]

So the Jane CHN article has me in tears.

And if you thought that was bad:

When he sat down for the postgame press conferences, a forlorn Walsh had not yet taken off his jersey or pads — just his skates. He and his alternate captain, junior forward Jonathan Castagna, were the last two players on the ice.