Whos hot and whos not...

[billhoward]

[Q]Greg Berge Wrote:Lake Superior State had a team that was criticized as plodding that won three national titles in seven years, during the period in which Schafer was a rival CCHA coach.  It is certainly posible to win by building out from net, and I think it's the more likely path for an Ivy, given the constraints on admitting the very few blue chip offensive players who go the college route.[/q]

I would certainly be okay with a plodding style that won three NCAA titles.

You have a good point about making an accommodation to Ivy policies - like, say, you have to be a decent student - being something Schafer can use as a tool. If he can't get the low GPA, high GPG (goals per game) players admitted, go for the overall team.

[DC83]

FYI, I STARTED DOING IT YEARS AGO TO ANNOY A GEEK FRIEND OF MINE (HE IN FORMED ME IT WAS YELLING), NOW I DO IT JUST TO ANNOY GEEKS LIKE YOU GUYS AND IT WORKS EVERY TIME

[billhoward]

[Q]DC83 Wrote:

 FYI, I STARTED DOING IT YEARS AGO TO ANNOY A GEEK FRIEND OF MINE (HE IN FORMED ME IT WAS YELLING), NOW I DO IT JUST TO ANNOY GEEKS LIKE YOU GUYS AND IT WORKS EVERY TIME [/q]

Writing all-caps to annoy somebody is like farting in public to annoy somebody. You affect innocent bystanders.

[ninian '72]

[Q]jtwcornell91 Wrote:

 [Q2]billhoward Wrote:

John Hughes' kid turned out to be a pretty good skater, but not much of a hockey player.[/Q]
I didn't realize she'd played hockey.[/q]

Actually, didn't one older brother attend Cornell and try to make the team and another play hockey at IC?

[Give My Regards]

[Q]ninian '72 Wrote:

Actually, didn't one older brother attend Cornell and try to make the team and another play hockey at IC?

[/q]

Yes to Cornell; I believe his name was David and he appeared in a game or two as a freshman before leaving the team.  I vaguely remember another brother at IC but can't remember whether he played on their (club) hockey team or not.

[jtwcornell91]

[Q]ninian '72 Wrote:

 [Q2]jtwcornell91 Wrote:

 [Q2]billhoward Wrote:

John Hughes' kid turned out to be a pretty good skater, but not much of a hockey player.[/Q]
I didn't realize she'd played hockey.[/Q]
Actually, didn't one older brother attend Cornell and try to make the team and another play hockey at IC?

[/q]

At least one of us was trying to make a joke about the sister...

[C.J.B.T]

[Q]CUlater 89 Wrote:

 Whether we can get an at-large bid will also be subject to how other teams perform.  For example, if we finish second in the league and lose in the ECAC semis, and the first place team, with a superior out of conference schedule/record also doesn't win the ECAC playoffs, that'll be one less at-large spot for which we might be eligible.  The same rule applies to upsets in other conference tournaments.  

As for the '04-'05 season, one of the biggest concerns is the loss of Vesce's faceoff skills.  We suffered greatly while he was hurt, and without McRae to back him up, we had no one who could win faceoffs consistently.  That's the situation we'll have coming into this season, although there is some hope that Topher Scott will be able to assume faceoff responsibilities.  Still, he's only one guy.

As for the freshman, where is the hype coming from (other than some of the members of this board)?  Have there been any rankings of freshmen classes around the country?  For myself, I hear Davenport is very good, but if the best skater is Sawada, I'm a little concerned, since he seems more like a banger than a scorer (although he had 52 points in 54 games last season, the year before he was 7-17-24 in 36 games, with 155 penalty minutes; and even Hornby had 51 points in 58 games (with 154 penalty minutes) the year before he came to Cornell).  The fact that he was drafted high I think is more of a reflection of his size and potential to play the NHL game.

For the team to be successful on a national level, goalscoring must come from Moulson, Hynes, Bitz, and someone else, on a fairly consistent basis.  It could be one of the Abbotts, although I hear Schafer thinks of them as third-liners; it could be Knoepfli; or it could be one of the other sophomores.[/q]

[C.J.B.T]

My view on how we will replace Vesce is by giving more prominent roles to Hynes, Bitz,  Carefoot and Iggulden, along with continued scoring from Moulson.  Although, Bitz may be hurting with a bad back, we can't forget that Carefoot logged quite a bit of ice time as a freshman, playing whatever position he was asked and more of a defensive role.  I think he can be more of an offensive threat giving the opportunity.  I would try him at centre between either a Moulson, Hynes or Knoepfli.  Either way Vesce will be missed.