Cornell 3 St. Lawrence 2 (OT) postgame thread (not scores updates)

billhoward · February 25, 2005, 10:47:41 PM

Anybody who was at the game: How full? How many Cornell fans? About the only noise we heard on the radio was the word RED during the anthem, the siren (is St. Lawrence proud of that traditon?), and the Big Red Band.

Matt · February 26, 2005, 01:13:31 AM

I'm from Clarkson, and I'm trying to find out if McKee isn't playing tomorrow to rest him up for the playoffs, seeing as though you already sealed up first place. I really hope he doesn't. That man is an animal and got my vote for the Hobey Baker. Does anybody know about this?

Steve M · February 26, 2005, 01:13:37 AM

It's a night to celebrate. The Ivy League Championship and the Cleary Cup have both been won. Congratulations Red! Even if Cornell didn't play as well as they could, you have to love comebacks like this. Marsh thinks SLU played well, so if we can beat a decent team (SLU has some very good wins under their belt this year) coming from behind on the road when we're not at our best, I think it's great. Schafer said in an interview that the team is banged up and can really use the bye week, so I think we will see the best they have to offer in the ECACs and NCAAs.

calgARI '07 · February 26, 2005, 01:20:58 AM

[Q]Matt Wrote:

I'm from Clarkson, and I'm trying to find out if McKee isn't playing tomorrow to rest him up for the playoffs, seeing as though you already sealed up first place. I really hope he doesn't. That man is an animal and got my vote for the Hobey Baker. Does anybody know about this?[/q]

Would be absolutely shocking if McKee didn't play.

DeltaOne81 · February 26, 2005, 01:23:44 AM

[Q]Matt Wrote:

I'm from Clarkson, and I'm trying to find out if McKee isn't playing tomorrow to rest him up for the playoffs, seeing as though you already sealed up first place. I really hope he doesn't. That man is an animal and got my vote for the Hobey Baker. Does anybody know about this?[/q]
Very very unlikely... sorry :-)

Steve M · February 26, 2005, 01:23:58 AM

I'm sure Schafer is gunning for a #1 seed in the NCAAs. If McKee is healthy, he'll almost certainly play. He will have next weekend to rest.

Matt · February 26, 2005, 01:26:20 AM

Oh well. I guess we just have to hope for the best, then. Thanks.

RichH · February 26, 2005, 02:00:48 AM

Man. This game reminded me of the game at Appleton in 1996. Last weekend of the regular season, needing a W to earn home-ice for the playoffs, Cornell was down 4-2 in the 3rd against the Saints. They got to within 4-3 late in the 3rd and inside the last 5 minutes, CU got goals from Matt Cooney and Captain Brad Chartrand to win. The leaders scored, and that's what the 2005 captain did tonight. Way to go, Mike Knoepfii!

grb3 · February 26, 2005, 02:01:22 AM

is the ecac title won in the regular season? or do you need to win the ecac tourny to be crowned ecac champs?

great win tonight..

TCHL8842 · February 26, 2005, 02:18:12 AM

grb3 if you are talking about the automatic bid then it is the the ECAC champ by the tourney, but we did clinch the ECAC regular season title this game, since coming in this weekend the magic number was 1 point. The cleary cup goes to the ECAC tourney champ, so to win any hardware we need to wiin the ECAC tourney, which I think is full in our reach since I am hoping our team turns it on like the last ten minutes of this game. We dominated the 3rd period against SLU but I felt in the first and second period the team played down to SLU and expected to win on talent alone. I think this team has to be team before talent to win any game. None the less, it was a good win tonight, and I expect tomorrows game to be not as close (4-1 Cornell).

JordanCS · February 26, 2005, 02:36:23 AM

No, the Cleary Cup goes to the RS champion, but it doesn't mean anything. The ECAC champion is the Tourny champ, and that's it.

nyc94 · February 26, 2005, 02:42:46 AM

[Q]JordanCS Wrote:
No, the Cleary Cup goes to the RS champion, but it doesn't mean anything. The ECAC champion is the Tourny champ, and that's it.[/q]

And the tournament champion gets the Whitelaw Trophy.

Will · February 26, 2005, 02:57:41 AM

[Q]billhoward Wrote:

Anybody who was at the game: How full? How many Cornell fans? About the only noise we heard on the radio was the word RED during the anthem, the siren (is St. Lawrence proud of that traditon?), and the Big Red Band. [/q]

We had a decent, vocal contingent at the game, I believe. The visitor section was chock full of our guys. My friends and I ended up getting tickets right behind the end where McKenna played the first and third periods. I didn't do a good job of trying to throw him off his game, though, since everything I could come up with was sorta dirty, and there were many children around. Perhaps I'll save them for tomorrow night's game. :-D

The Rancor · February 26, 2005, 03:03:20 AM

not a good idea for cornell... they tend to play better down the longgest stretch, but fall off after breaks, eg: almost every year at the everblades. it would be good to get a little pt for chabot, but is totaly unlikely unless mckee is dead. he might sit out for the third if we are ahead by 4 goals or more.

Trotsky · February 26, 2005, 07:36:06 AM

[Q]Will Wrote:
everything I could come up with was sorta dirty, and there were many children around.[/q]

The children of the North Country are precocious. ;-)