Cornell 4 vs. Maine 3 F, Consolation Game

jy3 · December 29, 2004, 07:56:57 PM

overall a good two weekdays for the team ( could have been worse) in terms of how they played. LGR!

calgARI '07 · December 29, 2004, 09:24:32 PM

Jon Gleed blocked well over 10 shots tonight. Played unbelievable.

KeithK · December 29, 2004, 10:38:23 PM

Many thanks to all for posting continuous updates. I missed the game but it's nice to be able to read a blow by blow account when I got home.

Way to go Red!

profudge · December 29, 2004, 11:06:42 PM

Greg, GLI has been 3 Michigan Teams and one invited guest as long as I can remember - went to most of those from 1955- 1977 as a kid and young adult. originally hosted by Michigan Tech... I believe. Always great hockey.

atb9 · December 29, 2004, 11:11:30 PM

Ah, and the whole time I was thinking, "what the heck is GLI." Sorry, I'm slow. Great Lakes Invitational.

Steve M · December 29, 2004, 11:30:54 PM

Unhappy with the loss, but very happy with the win today. Good to hear the team score 4 goals against a quality opponent. Since we were 3 for 4 on the PP today, I think last night's result can partly be attributed to the long layoff, and part to facing a top ten team. For those who saw both games, was the Red a lot crisper with the passing and better on the breakout today?

calgARI '07 · December 29, 2004, 11:45:11 PM

[Q]Steve Marciniec Wrote:

Unhappy with the loss, but very happy with the win today. Good to hear the team score 4 goals against a quality opponent. Since we were 3 for 4 on the PP today, I think last night's result can partly be attributed to the long layoff, and part to facing a top ten team. For those who saw both games, was the Red a lot crisper with the passing and better on the breakout today?[/q]

No. I actually thought they played a little better yesterday. Cornell outplayed BC for the most part but had to face a really talented team on two 2-man advantages and that was the difference.
In general, it's tough to judge how well they played because there was so little 5-on-5, but I was pretty happy with both games.

Steve M · December 29, 2004, 11:52:39 PM

Wasn't our power play a lot better today? It must have been unless BC has a significantly better penalty kill than Maine, who is generally a very good defensive team.

calgARI '07 · December 30, 2004, 12:09:44 AM

[Q]Steve Marciniec Wrote:

Wasn't our power play a lot better today? It must have been unless BC has a significantly better penalty kill than Maine, who is generally a very good defensive team.[/q]

Powerplay was the best today that it has been all season. The inclusion of Cook on the point really seemed to get them going, which is sort of surprising considering Cook has played poorly the last few games. But they moved the puck extremely well and effectively used the one-time option to Cook (led to two of the goals).
This powerplay yesterday and Cornell would have won.
Hopefully the coaching staff leaves the first unit alone now that they have had success and doesn't change it if they have a bad game like they did early in the season.

Greg Berge · December 30, 2004, 12:31:09 AM

BC beats St. Cloud in 2ot to win the Harkness Trophy. Short of a Cornell tourny win (obviously), I think we got the best possible permutation of results from the four games -- a head-to-head win against a mutual potential PWR bubble team, and a max-out of the opponents' SOS.

schoaff · December 30, 2004, 03:47:11 PM

Just got back from the game this morning. Got held up by a BC fan at the Ft. Myers airport self service fuel pump who couldn't figure out how to put gas in his airplane. ::rolleyes::

Living in Florida I haven't seen many games, but Cornell seemed to be much more agressive forechecking and attacking the puck on the powerplay than I've seen them in recent years. No real surprise they're starting to get some short handed goals out of it.

By the end of the Maine game the Maine power play unit looked so tired that I saw one of their guys leaning on the board catching his breath while he waited for the rest of his team to bring out the puck.

About 1/2 way through the first Topher came out of the game and headed for the locker room. A few minutes later someone ran over with a skate blade and he was back on the ice soon after, so probably just an equipment malfunction. He didn't look injured. Seeing him play for the first time it's obvious he'll be a Lynah fan favorite. Gave 100% on every shift and then some.

Carefoot, however, blocked a shot with his foot and immediately skated to the bench where he spent a few minutes pacing back and forth behind the bench in obvious pain. Hopefully just a bruise.

Schaffer & Howard exchanged words before the second period. It looked cordial with Howard saying something and Schaffer giving him a thumbs up. However, Cornell did score two quick goals after that so I guess Coach psyched him out ;-)

McCutcheon had some good shifts and a quality scoring opportunity that Howard made a good save on. Made one really nice defensive play.

Cook looked really happy after his power play goal. He posed after the shot instead of running down to first.

My wife thought it was cute that one of the Cornell players got a good luck kiss on the cheek from someone she thought was his mother before the 3rd period. She asked if it was a Cornell tradition or something ;-)

She also noted that of the 4 schools Cornell fans dressed the best and BC fans drank way too much. ::laugh::

atb9 · December 30, 2004, 03:59:13 PM

I believe Howard is from New York so Schafer probably recruited him...

ben03 · December 30, 2004, 04:21:33 PM

[Q]atb9 Wrote:

I believe Howard is from New York so Schafer probably recruited him...[/q]
T'is true he's fromÂ Ogdensburg, NY

calgARI '07 · December 30, 2004, 04:22:39 PM

Howard is from Ogdensberg up in the North Country, very close to Canton.
Carefoot returned to play after he got hurt blocking the shot.

billhoward · December 30, 2004, 04:33:05 PM

[Q]schoaff Wrote: Just got back from the game this morning. Got held up by a BC fan at the Ft. Myers airport self service fuel pump who couldn't figure out how to put gas in his airplane. [/Q]
Makes you wonder how they produce future generations of BC students.

[q]My wife thought it was cute that one of the Cornell players got a good luck kiss on the cheek from someone she thought was his mother before the 3rd period. She asked if it was a Cornell tradition or something [/q]
Cornell men are of course affectionate and make good spouses and sons. Mom probably whispered in his ear, "Good luck, dear. And [phew] you really should do something about that uniform after the game."

[q]She also noted that of the 4 schools Cornell fans dressed the best and BC fans drank way too much.[/q]
a) A nice thought; please thank her on our collective behalf. b) Intuitively obvious and also perhaps the reason for the refueling problem at RSW.