Lynah Expansion Moves Forward

[redhair34]

http://www.cornelldailysun.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/11/29/438bd2948a034

[Andy'07]

All the article really tells you is the ridiculous amount of red tape when attempting to build anything.

[redhair34]

It also says the date for starting the expansion will be Spring of '06.  That is different from what Schafer said/implied("the current freshman and sophmores will benefit from the expanded Lynah") earlier this year.

[evilnaturedrobot]

So where is the team going to play next year?  The article states that the project should wrap up around winter 2006.  That meens construction will be going on durring the fall semester.  Will the rink be usable durring that time?  Or will the team need to find another place to host games?

And you have to consider the very real possiblity that the expansion isn't finished on time and that construction runs into spring 07.  

[nr53]

it could be that the changes to the ice will be done first with the locker rooms being built later. I don't know how much the construction will affect the current facilities so this seems like the most logical solution to me (meaning of course that it'll happen the other way around).

[Jacob '06]

The only real construction that affects the ice is the changing of the benches, so I assume they can handle doing that before the season starts. Everything else is going on in the stands, under them, or behind them.

[billhoward]

[Q]Andy'07 Wrote:  All the article really tells you is the ridiculous amount of red tape when attempting to build anything.[/q]It also appears to say the town of Ithaca felt Cornell wasn't as forthcoming or deferential (or both) as it wants Cornell to be.

Can't recall: Was spring 2006-fall 2006 the original timetable, or was it 2005 that got pushed back a year? Or was there talk of pushing it to the spring-summer-fall of 2007?

Cornell certainly should be able to accomplish the necessary changes to the main rink, such as moving the Cornell/visitor benches, before the first game, and if the locker room work isn't done on time, well, there's still (?) the existing locker rooms.

Minor question is whether this knocks out summer sports programs at Lynah.

[Jeffrey]

Where are the new benches going, and where is the pently box going.

[redhair34]

[Q]Jeffrey Wrote:

 Where are the new benches going, and where is the pently box going. [/q]

In short, the visitor bench and the penalty box will switch places.

[Doug '08]

That is the way it should be... the opposing bench in front of our student fans!

[KeithK]

They're going to the cheap layout where the penalty boxes are adjacent to the home team's bench (now on the south side) while the visitor's bench is across the ice.  Gives a home ice advantage because the home team can get a change immediately after a penalty expires while a visiting player has to skate acorss the ice.

[Jacob '06]

[Q]Doug '08 Wrote:

 That is the way it should be... the opposing bench in front of our student fans![/q]

I'm pretty sure they are actually putting the cornell bench in front of our student fans. This would probably make the most sense because the new lockerrooms are going below the student sections, so Cornell's tunnel could lead right to the bench.

[redhair34]

[Q]Jacob '06 Wrote:

 [Q2]Doug '08 Wrote:

 That is the way it should be... the opposing bench in front of our student fans![/Q]
I'm pretty sure they are actually putting the cornell bench in front of our student fans. This would probably make the most sense because the new lockerrooms are going below the student sections, so Cornell's tunnel could lead right to the bench.[/q]

Oh ok...I thought I heard that they were going to put the visitor bench on the student side.  That is definitely the more safety conscious option.

[redhair34]

[Q]KeithK Wrote:

 They're going to the cheap layout[/q]

Well put.  If they're trying to increase the home ice advantage I'd rather them go about it another way.  However, it will be nice for the townies to get to see our bench/line changes.  

[Rosey]

[Q]KeithK Wrote:

 They're going to the cheap layout[/q]
I find it hard to get worked up over this.  Home team already has lots of advantages (e.g., matching lines, preferred end of the ice for two periods, etc.), so why not this?  Unless you get the NCAA to prohibit this setup, other teams will take what advantages they can get.

You cannot unilaterally declare peace.

Cheers,
Kyle