Harvard-Brown weekend

[Give My Regards]

How'z'about giving us something to work with, in UHN fashion... "WE USCK" for example :-)

[NOTtheCreeper]

He's on the facebook too!  (I'm not a stalker.)

[A-19]

our group has 7 tickets in section O for harvard (and 5 the next night for brown).
i have row 2 or row 3 (i forget). assuming harvard receives all of its section O allotment, and assuming it sells back most of it, we can figure how much is CU. whoever called the earliest for tickets (for the gen. public) through harvard-- what row are you in? i reserved my tickets very early, so it sounds like the row in front of me may actually be harvard fans/parents.

i look forward to the ability to stand and yell with everyone. unlike many games, hypen is going to have to deal with a two-front attack this friday (and i don't think he has an exit strategy).

am currently perfecting my harvard/boston "insider" knowledge to make good use of cheers


ALSO IN A PLEA TO ALL PARTIES: GET THERE EARLY DAMNIT. make warmups if you really want to see players rattled.

-mike '04

[Molly]

Does anyone know where the townies sit in section O, and how amenable they are to standers?  I've never sat through a game before, and really would prefer not to!

As for the number of tickets available from the Harvard athletic office, there were 35-45 left the Thursday before all the leftover tickets were sold for the general public, if that helps anyone.  I have no idea how many tickets the office started out with.

[Killer]

I called at 9:02 and got Row 3, Seats 2 & 3.

[calgARI '07]

It should be pointed out that each player gets 2 additional tickets to the Harvard game (coming out of Section O), further limiting the amount of tickets available in Section O.

[Bio '04]

It's official no fish on the ice.  ::shocked::
http://cornellbigred.collegesports.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/110404aaa.html

A lot of people have been wondering how throwing toys on the ice is different than throwing fish.  It sounds like you should give the toys to the ushers, rather than throw it on the ice.  So you're still bringing something to the game, it just ends up in a different place.  Also no one mentioned (at least this time around) that if you throw a toy on the ice and people still throw fish, wouldn't that ruin the toys?

Oh and just a random anecdote for the upcoming weekend, but I was at a John Harvards in DC and when I was leaving a guy asked how the food was.  I told him, "The food was good, but I'm not so sure about the school."  Ok, I didn't really say the 2nd half of the sentence out loud, but I was sure thinking it! :-}

[calgARI '07]

also an intelligence-insulting ad in the SUN today saying to bring stuffed animals and not fish.  the whole thing is ridiculous and unnecessary.

[beanmaestro]

I repeat that, lacking an actual reference to the ECAC putting Cornell on notice, I suspect that the administration is simply quoting the normal rule in an intimidating way.  That, and since there's going to be fish thrown anyway, we might as well throw a lot of them

[RichH]

[Q]Molly Wrote:

 Does anyone know where the townies sit in section O, and how amenable they are to standers?  I've never sat through a game before, and really would prefer not to![/q]
Townies in O are generally near the top of the section.  And any non-standing section probably (on the whole) won't appreciate you standing.  There's a reason there has been a boundary set over in G.   There are people in those sections (who paid more money than students do) who simply aren't able to stand during the game.  I understand your passion about the standing issue, but really, you have to respect those around you, some of whom have been faithfully going to Cornell games longer than some of you have been alive.  Don't get irate and uppity when you're told to please sit down.  Believe it or not, the game can be enjoyed while sitting.  Scream your freakin head off for Cornell, jump up for goals, and stand for the Alma Mater, of course.  But be respectful of other fans who want to see as much as you do.

[Molly]

Thanks for the info Rich.  =)  I wanted to make sure I knew where the townies sat so that I wouldn't be obstructing their vision.

LGR!

[profudge]

I second your comments Rich ( I've been in section N for  9 years and love it ) many folks around me physically couldn't stand for a whole period much less the game.   Please be supportive and aware of fellow Lynah faithfull of older generations.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

They've been trying for 20+ years to stop this tradition.  In '81, the ECAC threatened to move the game to RPI.  Obviously it didn't work.

Keep it up.

LGR!

[ninian '72]

More from the Harvard Crimson:

Evaluation of Cornell squad:


"ANALYSIS: Goaltending figured to be a prominent question for Cornell last season, but then-freshman David McKee definitively answered that question and will again be the foundation of the Big Red’s typically solid defense. He’ll need to be particularly sharp, since the new emphasis on eliminating clutch-and-grab tactics will affect Cornell more directly than any other program in the conference. Whether the historically large, slow skaters employed by Mike Schafer can adapt will determine the Big Red’s finish this season."

On Friday's game:

"And then there’s Lynah Rink, the Big Red’s home ice, where the fans toss around fish and insults with reckless abandon.

Harvard coach Ted Donato ’91 affectionately remembers Lynah as “the most hostile environment in college hockey.”

“Looking back,” Donato said smiling, “it’s one of the best venues in college hockey. A part of me wishes I still got to play.”

A part of the Crimson probably wishes he still got to play too. Maybe the erstwhile Boston Bruin could help the team crack Cornell goaltender David McKee, who allowed three Harvard goals in 120 minutes last year.

“If a goalie can see every…shot that’s taken,” Welch said, “he’s going to make a save at this level. So especially a good goalie like McKee and a great defense that packs in around the net, we’re going to have to get bodies in front. And not only [get] pucks through, but guys are going to have to get through and are going to have to be right at the doorstep.”

Against the traditionally stingy Big Red defense, the Crimson must be aggressive early. In Lynah, Cornell leads don’t disappear so easily.

“It can be a home ice advantage,” Donato said of the rink’s atmosphere, “especially if you chase from behind.”

Harvard has learned this firsthand the last three years.

But with whistles more frequent these days, there’s reason to believe that tonight’s faceoff will lead to a somewhat different game.

Notorious for larger, slower defensive skaters who wholeheartedly employ the clutch-and-grab methods of the NHL, Cornell will now find its players under the microscopeâ€"and, more often than not, in the sin bin."

[Brian]

[Q]ninian '72 Wrote:

 More from the Harvard Crimson:

Evaluation of Cornell squad:


"ANALYSIS: Goaltending figured to be a prominent question for Cornell last season, but then-freshman David McKee definitively answered that question and will again be the foundation of the Big Red’s typically solid defense. He’ll need to be particularly sharp, since the new emphasis on eliminating clutch-and-grab tactics will affect Cornell more directly than any other program in the conference. Whether the historically large, slow skaters employed by Mike Schafer can adapt will determine the Big Red’s finish this season."


[/q]

Wow, that locker room posting material!