US Olympians

[RichS]

Might be worth checking out.

Olympic hockey player and former Clarkson hockey standout Erik Cole
will be featured on ESPN or ESPN2 (check your local listings) this
afternoon, Friday, January 20, on the program "Jim Rome is Burning."
A crew from the show followed Cole around at a practice in Los
Angeles last month and has created a "correspondent" piece about him.
The show should air from 4:30-5 p.m. (EST).

I'm not a fan of Jim Rome but hopefully the piece is well done.

[RichS]

http://www.nhl.com/olympics/2006/conroy012306.html

Story about another US Olympian that some may be of interest to some.

For those that feel that way, just wondering if you think that Conroy is another of the "goons" Clarkson recruits?    :-}

[Robb]

[quote RichS]http://www.nhl.com/olympics/2006/conroy012306.html

Story about another US Olympian that some may be of interest to some.

For those that feel that way, just wondering if you think that Conroy is another of the "goons" Clarkson recruits?    :-}[/quote]
Get it right, Rich.  Clarkson recruits goons.  Clarkson didn't USED TO recruit goons.

[RichS]

No, Robb.

You're the one that needs to get it right.  Clarkson does NOT recruit goons.

On that topic however, I believe it was O'Bryne who rammed Nick Dodge's head into the boards late in the game last week, a play that went unpenalized if I recall correctly.  Please correct me if I have that wrong.

Who recruited that goon O' Bryne?

See how easy it is to mislabel someone?

[ebilmes]

Looks like we need another addition to the spelling guide.

[KeithK]

[q]Who recruited that goon O' Bryne?[/q]I think it was Brom.  Or maybe Ylae?

[Rich S]

but he wound up at Cornell?  :-)

[2tkCornell]

Hey Rich,

If you knew enough about hitting, you would see that it was a clean hit.  Too bad your Clarkson buddy couldn't hold onto his stick and had to resort to stealing O'Byrne's.

O'Byrne is a first-rate defender who will play in the NHL one day.  That can't be said about half of the players Clarkson has on their roster.

[jtwcornell91]

[quote 2tkCornell]O'Byrne is a first-rate defender who will play in the NHL one day.  That can't be said about half of the players Clarkson has on their roster.[/quote]

Can it be said about half the players on our roster?  ::uhoh::

[2tkCornell]

Correction: Most of the players on Clarkson's roster won't get the CHANCE to play in the NHL.

I would say that at least half the players will get the CHANCE to play in the AHL or NHL on Cornell's roster.

To name a few:  Moulson, Bitz, O'Byrne, Pokulok, McKee, Carefoot, Sawada, maybe 'Cutch.

[Trotsky]

The AHL is a far, far cry from the NHL.  O'B could make the AHL, certainly.

Don't be so sure that the talent gap between Cornell and the other contenders is that substantial.  Schafer recruits "system" components and fits them together.  That doesn't mean the Big Red as parts are more talented.  It does mean they function better as a whole.

[Rich S]

I know plenty about hitting, thank you.  

If it was a blow to the head or he ran the player's head into the boards or glass, a penalty was called for.  Did you know that?

As for the stick, if the hit caused the stick to fly out of his grasp and over the glass, I think that's a tough break but too bad.  He needed to go to the bench for a new one.

But stop complaining about "your buddy's" :-} stick being stolen.  As earlier said, gamesmenship perhaps.  If the ref missed it, it adds to the list of calls he apparently missed that night.

But missing that one is a less egregious error than missing a blow to the head or any number of others in the game.

O' Bryne will play in the NHL?  More power to him, I say!

That's more than folks on this board said a few years back when Willie Mitchell of Clarkson was being called a "goon."  He's had a pretty decent career so far but most measures.

It's unlikely that half of almost ANY UDS college team will reach the NHL as I'm sure you know.  But I'll take Clarkson's record of players making it there in the last decade.

Back on topic, are there any cornell alumni playing on any of the 2006 Olympic teams?

[Rich S]

You'd be well-served to heed what Trotsky just posted.

Don't mention the AHL and the NHL in the same sentence.  The difference is huge and many talented players raech the AHL but never make the NHL for a variety of reasons.

I'm very familiar with this, thanks.  And before you run off playing talent scout and demeaning Clarkson's players, you should take a look at the ones who have been drafted already.

By no means is it a ticket to the big show but it is an indication that the scouts see potential.

[daredevilcu]

Clarkson currently has 9 NHL draftees on the team (Weller, Guthrie, Genovy, Grenzy, Zalewski, Clitsome, Sullivan, Paquet, Mason), plus Nick Dodge, who has had a hell of a sophomore season so far, and is undrafted.  Will they all get a chance to play in the NHL?  Maybe, maybe not, but obviously the NHL scouts think they might be able to make the jump.  Who are we to say that some of the other undrafted players won't pick up their game and make the jump?  Who are you to say that those players won't hit a decline in their game before graduation or suffer some injury (god forbid, never wish that on anyone) and never get that chance?

Now, I have no idea how many current draftees Cornell has, I'm sure it's quite a few, and you have a lot of skilled players, but half the team in any case is kind of absurd.

[Drew]

Not to get into a pissing contest, but your coach called Clarkson one of the better offensive teams he has played this year, looks like he must think there is some talent.
    We have nine NHL draft choices, six of which are freshman and sophmores. We are not there yet but we are coming.
    With our list of current players in the NHL and past players in the NHL saying our guys won't get a whiff in the NHL, is well.. just talking pure garbage.

Cheers!
Drew