Cornell-Harvard postgame

[Avash]

In case anyone hasn't seen it, here's a video of the final seconds of the championship game, the trophy presentations, and highlights of all the goals:

http://cornellbigred.collegesports.com/sports/m-hockey/recaps/031905aaa.html

The link ("Video Highlights") is at the top, just before the article starts. It's a link to CSTV's video, so I'm sure you can find it on cstv.com as well. Anyway, enjoy.

[JasonN95]

And here is the direct link to the video:
http://www.collegesports.com/media_server/play.smil?school=cs&media_type=video&bumper=first&specialtemplate=rev&content=http://mfile.akamai.com/9192/wmv/cstv.download.akamai.com//9192/cstv_videos/Hockey/0305/ecachlchampionship-031921.asx

[KeithK]

[q]I've heard from a friend I met in California (who used to go to Minnesota) that their roster used to be 100% American, and the crowd loved to shout "USA! USA!" at times. Sucks to be the two outsiders who killed that cheer[/q]This tradition changed when their current coach (Lucia) came in.  It was a really big deal among some of their fans - there were regular arguments about the recruiting policy.  They still are primarily Minnesotan - why wouldn't they be?  But it's not a rule anymore.

I count two Canadians, 2 from North Dakota and 1 from Colorado on their roster.

[Al DeFlorio]

[Q]KeithK Wrote:

 [Q2]I've heard from a friend I met in California (who used to go to Minnesota) that their roster used to be 100% American, and the crowd loved to shout "USA! USA!" at times. Sucks to be the two outsiders who killed that cheer[/Q]
This tradition changed when their current coach (Lucia) came in.  It was a really big deal among some of their fans - there were regular arguments about the recruiting policy.  They still are primarily Minnesotan - why wouldn't they be?  But it's not a rule anymore.

I count two Canadians, 2 from North Dakota and 1 from Colorado on their roster.[/q]
Even a hotshot import like Vanek was controversial.

[Avash]

In 2001-2002, the only non Minnesotan on their team was Grant Potulny (Grand Forks, ND). He of course scored the championsip winning goal in overtime in the 2002 title game against Maine.

This weekend is the second time since that championship game that Minnesota and Maine will play, and the first in the postseason.

[Avash]

Just watched the championship game again.

It appears that Cornell's first goal (Varteressian's) came as a result of a weird bounce off the boards at the other end. Take a look if you taped it; Carefoot was in the right place at the right time to collect the puck and shovel it off the boards to Pegoraro, but the Harvard turnover just prior to that happened because the Harvard player was expecting the puck to hit the boards and come out at a different angle than it actually did.

[Pete Godenschwager]

[Q]the Harvard player was expecting the puck to hit the boards and come out at a different angle than it actually did.[/Q]

That seemed to happen a lot this weekend.  The Pepsi Arena should really be embarrassed about how bad the boards were.

[KeithK]

Not to mention the ice.  All things considered it seems to be a lousy facility.  No, I am NOT trying to start the Albany-Lake Placid debate again.  I'm just mentioning that the playing conditions aren't very good.  Nothing that a renovation wouldn't fix.

[Trotsky]

As someone who would gladly have the tourny go back to Placid THIS INSTANT, I don't think Albany is that crappy a facility.  The boards sucked, and the arena and league could do a helluva lot more to promote the tourny being in town (one billboard and a cheesy, four tent "Fan Fest" evocative of a junior high school field day aren't makin' the nut), but... meh... it isn't wretched.

[KeithK]

let me clarify.  I didn't intend to say that the entire facility was lousy, even though I did use those words.  The playing surface appears to be lousy.  

[dadeo]

the ECAC HL has Cornell ECAC champions t-shirts and sweatshirts on their site?
Is Cornell Planning on making some of the same?

dave '02

[Bio '04]

Man, I'm slow at getting caught up with the message board.

I'm glad our hours of working on those signs weren't completely wasted.  hehe

(And I must agree that the "Welch: 100% Fruit" was a good overrule of what I originally suggested.  Thanks atb9 and DK .)  There was also a "Fah-Q Hahvahd" sign should anyone want to use that in the future (should the guys I/we were with don't)!