College Hockey's Top 10 Rivalries

Give My Regards · February 08, 2006, 08:37:44 PM

An opinion piece on the College Hockey News site about the top ten rivalries in college hockey:

http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2006/02/08_college.php

Yes, Cornell-Harvard gets mentioned -- at #5, ahead of Clarkson-St. Lawrence, thank you very much. Of course, they credited the Big Red with the wrong number of ECAC titles; as informed hockey connoisseurs know, it's 11 not 10.

And Cornell-BU even gets mentioned under old rivalries.

Will · February 08, 2006, 08:46:45 PM

Nice to get the nod, but the North Country should be ahead of us.

ugarte · February 08, 2006, 09:15:12 PM

[quote Will]Nice to get the nod, but the North Country should be ahead of us.[/quote]You are so banned. (And wrong.)

Drew · February 08, 2006, 09:17:48 PM

Noted.....and appreciated.

Cheers!
Drew

Liz '05 · February 08, 2006, 09:19:09 PM

Nah, I might dislike Hahvahd and regularly say "Hahvahd sucks" to hockey people, but I still respect the school. My (SLU undergrad) brother wears his "Cluck Farkson" t-shirt anywhere and everywhere, and HATES Clarkson. As in, considers his swimming season a success if the team beats Clarkson (and doesn't accomplish much else).

Drew · February 08, 2006, 09:25:01 PM

Must admit...the T-Shirt is good.

mjh89 · February 08, 2006, 09:49:12 PM

I love how the author talks about their "safety school" chant as if it was something creative and unique to Harvard's cheering section.

jtwcornell91 · February 08, 2006, 10:13:59 PM

Actually, I've often observed the opposite: fans of one North Country team will often support the other when they're playing someone else. (E.g., the Clarkson fans with whom we had to share a section in the 2000 ECACs after we beat the Knights in the PiG.) But maybe this works differently for students and townies.

RichH · February 08, 2006, 11:56:44 PM

[Q]In one stretch during the 1990s Clarkson managed to rattle off nine straight wins against the Saints. A few sporting Clarkson fans decided to remind all who traveled Route 11 of the fact, posting up signs every few yards — one for each win — and adding to them as the streak grew.[/Q]

::laugh:: I know the guys who did that well.

Rich S · February 08, 2006, 11:59:51 PM

I think that Will is right because Harvard fans barely acknowledge cornell as a rival but in the NC these days, both teams fans "hate" the other.

I never did see those road signs (cool!) but have to admit the T shirt is pretty cool too. ;-)

DeltaOne81 · February 09, 2006, 08:28:55 AM

[Q]I think that Will is right because Harvard fans barely acknowledge cornell as a rival but in the NC these days, both teams fans "hate" the other. [/Q]

No, no, that was a misplaced modifier... you mean "barely any Harvard fans acknowledge Cornell as a rival". As in, ya know, all six of them.

ugarte · February 09, 2006, 08:52:49 AM

[quote DeltaOne81]I think that Will is right because Harvard fans barely acknowledge cornell as a rival but in the NC these days, both teams fans "hate" the other.

No, no, that was a misplaced modifier... you mean "barely any Harvard fans acknowledge Cornell as a rival". As in, ya know, all six of them.

[/quote]Np, what he meant was "none of Harvards "fans" acknowledge Cornell as a rival." Because the zix actual fans do.

Robb · February 09, 2006, 08:53:53 AM

[quote DeltaOne81]I think that Will is right because Harvard fans barely acknowledge cornell as a rival but in the NC these days, both teams fans "hate" the other.

No, no, that was a misplaced modifier... you mean "barely any Harvard fans acknowledge Cornell as a rival". As in, ya know, all six of them.

[/quote]
Hey, 100% is pretty good. I bet only 99.7% of Cornell fans would name Harvard as the top rival (gotta be a few who just can't let go of BU!), so I guess Harvard wins...

I also think CU/SLU is a better rivalry, but I'd still give up watching 10 CU/SLU games to see one Cornell/Harvard game!

MattShaf · February 09, 2006, 11:04:10 AM

It's quite alright to hate another team more than your rival. In the early 90's, we always knew Harvard was the "rivalry" game. But, by the end of 4 years and a few heartbreaking losses later, my friends and I truly hated SLUt much more than Harvard.

DeltaOne81 · February 09, 2006, 12:23:06 PM

[quote MattShaf]It's quite alright to hate another team more than your rival. In the early 90's, we always knew Harvard was the "rivalry" game. But, by the end of 4 years and a few heartbreaking losses later, my friends and I truly hated SLUt much more than Harvard.[/quote]

A few years ago, when we just couldn't beat them... I began to hate Dartmouth pretty good.