F**K!!!!

[nyc94]

This is a fitting end since most Harvard undergrads I knew did no work during the school year and got honors at graduation.

[Pete Godenschwager]

[Q]This is a fitting end since most Harvard undergrads I knew did no work during the school year and got honors at graduation[/Q]

 ::laugh::

[Tom Pasniewski 98]

Harvard appears headed on its way to becoming the first school to win the ECAC men's and women's championship in the same year.  Harvard women up 4-0 over St. Lawrence after two in the championship game.

Twice (Providence in '85 and '96), the school won both men (Hockey East) and women's (ECAC) conference championships but that was back before the women split off too.

[Will]

Grr...let's go SLU(tty) women! :-P

[Tom Pasniewski 98]

Women's ECAC Championship Final:  Harvard 6, St. Lawrence 1

Unofficial Shots on Goal: Harvard 52, St. Lawrence 12

Both Harvard and St. Lawrence should advance to the Women's Frozen Four next weekend.

[RichS]

Not only do you sound bitter...get over it!...but also foolish since the so-called "no talent ass clowns" got to Albany by defeating the highly favored, and perhaps more talented (?) cornell team in Ithaca.   Hmmm....

Can you explain?

From my perspective, Clarkson peaked at the right time after a season of getting to know each other, playing a lot of freshmen, AND getting to know an entirely new coaching staff.  I give them all a lot of credit.  Good things are ahead!

[Will]

I've got a better one for you, Rich...you sound like a sore winner (and yet, still a loser) based purely on the fact that we barely saw you here on the eLF all season, until the postseason.  Some of it is explained by the obvious, when Clarkson ended up drawing Cornell in the quarterfinals, and yet you stuck around spouting your pro-Clarkson tripe a week after those games were over.  You can't do this on your own message board or at USCHO?  Can you explain?

[jtwcornell91]

It's not like RichS came on here and started gloating.  He's responding to people calling his team names by pointing out the absurdity of the name-calling rather than by indulging in similar attacks on our team.

Besides which, "ass clown" is one of the stupidest words I've ever heard, and anyone who uses it deserves to be called out.

[RichS]

Sure Will, no problem.  I'm not obligated to respond to your "obvious" conclusion but for the record, here's the explanation.  "Sore winner", huh?  Your conclusion is unfortunately in error.  How does my sharing my opinions here make me a "loser"?

I was barely on the Clarkson forum and USCHO all season, as well as here, primarily because I put in a lot of time coaching high school hockey, both varsity and JV, here in NJ from the pre-season until late Feb, in addition to becoming involved in three other professional endeavors.  There's only so many hours in a day, and it's a LOT less when one makes a committment to high school coaching.

Had so many conflicts with the HS schedule that I couldn't make my annual trip to Potsdam, nor get to Princeton when Tech played here, nor make my nearly annual trip to Lynah.  I doubt I'd have been around here any more frequently had Clarkson had a strong regular season.  This is the least I've been able to follow college hockey in probably the past 20 years.  VicB and any number of people at Clarkson know this!

Fortunately, I was able to do so now because the end of our HS season coincided with the end of the ECAC regular season.  Had I been able to get there, I'd have been at Lynah last weekend.   Naturally I was happy I was able to make this weekend's trips to  Albany.  I must say the environment there would have been a lot more fun for a lot of us  had cornell been there along with Clarkson.

What makes my perspective on Clarkson's season and playoffs "tripe"?  That's a curious  characterization IMHO given the "stuff" I've read here recently directed towards Nickerson, Traylen, and the Clarkson team in general.  Some of that sounds like it's the result of bitterness and disappointment, and that's understandable, but a lot is, to use your word, "tripe".

By the way, I have posted on both the Clarkson forum and USCHO in the past ten days or so, time permitting.

I suggest next time before speculating as to someone's presence or lack thereof, that you have some of the relevant facts.  As much one loves college hockey, sometimes other things that are more important take up a lot more of one's time.

[DeltaOne81]

The reason we decided to route for Harvard last night in Albany had everything to do with the team and little to do with the fans. The Clarkson players sunk to the lowest of the low in my book after game 3. Taunting the Faithful, acting like general jacka$$es, not to mention Nickerson spitting in our direction in game 1.

I couldn't bear to see those goon hacks walk off the rink with that title. Nickerson, Traylen, the rest of them... learn how to be good winners. When Harvard won, they skated over to their fans and raised their arms... they did not to over to the large Clarkson section and mock them. I may not like Harvard, of course, but I respect their athletes and integrity. As much as I want them to lose in general, I will always respect a quality program over a bunch of immature assholes.

[Will]

Thanks for the explanation.  Enjoy the offseason.

[CowbellGuy]

For those who were rooting for Clarkson, maybe this will make it a little easier to take. (Maybe they should hang this in the locker room next year.)

[RedAR]

class act ::rolleyes::

[Bahnstorm]

A couple copies of that sent to key members of the Cornell hockey team, coach included, a day or two before next years Clarkson game would get the boys going for sure.

[jtwcornell91]

I finally watched my tape of the end of the ECAC championship game.  God I hate Harvard.