CORNELL HOCKEY ALUMNI LAUNCH CLOTHING LINE

Ryan Vesce · May 03, 2006, 10:34:16 PM

CORNELL HOCKEY ALUMNI LAUNCH CLOTHING LINE

Hockey Luminaries Ryan Vesce and Ben Wallace Announce Their New Lifestyle Brand:
Salmon Cove

COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY – May 4, 2006 – Former Cornell University hockey players Ryan Vesce and Ben Wallace today announced the launch of their new clothing line, Salmon Cove. The unveiling comes after more than a year of planning and designing, all of which started with an idea the two came up with while still playing at Cornell.

"We wanted to start a brand that represented who we are," said Vesce. "Both Ben and I feel that this brand is the embodiment of what it means to be successful while living an enjoyable life. By wearing the Salmon, it communicates that you actively pursue your dreams and have the confidence to swim against the current."

Currently the brand's pinnacle item is "The Premier Shirt", an updated version of the classic polo shirt, available in a variety of colors for both men and women. The company does have plans to expand the brand to a full product line which will include: hats, pants, dress shirts, belts, sandals, and much more.

"Both Ryan and I received an immense amount of support from this community as hockey players at Cornell," said Wallace. "We hope to receive that continued support in our new endeavor, Salmon Cove."

The shirts will be available via the brands website www.salmoncove.com within the next month, and will retail for $65. The brand is currently available in stores in Long Island, with plans to expand to throughout the whole country in the near future.

For more information on the brand, or for wholesale information please visit www.salmoncove.com.

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nr53 · May 04, 2006, 02:55:47 AM

Ahhh the popped collars... they hurt my eyes.

Just personal preference. :-P

Rosey · May 04, 2006, 08:50:13 AM

I can't wait until they discover HTML, so I can see what they're trying to sell me. ::rolleyes::

Kyle

ftyuv · May 04, 2006, 11:01:24 AM

[quote krose]I can't wait until they discover HTML, so I can see what they're trying to sell me. ::rolleyes:: [/quote]

On the one hand, you have a point. On the other, if you're so outdated or off-the-beaten-path that you don't have Flash installed, you're probably not in their target audience.

atb9 · May 04, 2006, 11:01:58 AM

I'm thinking Windows users are more of their target audience... ;-)

atb9 · May 04, 2006, 11:08:02 AM

[quote ftyuv][quote krose]I can't wait until they discover HTML, so I can see what they're trying to sell me. ::rolleyes:: [/quote]

On the one hand, you have a point. On the other, if you're so outdated or off-the-beaten-path that you don't have Flash installed, you're probably not in their target audience.[/quote]

Ha, yeah, what he said. I was initially going to go with a comment about how Kyle doesn't put gel in his hair... ;-) :-P

JasonN95 · May 04, 2006, 11:31:47 AM

What I find distressing is that they have two options for their premiere shirt that use Syracuse's color scheme and not one that uses Cornell's. Ack! :-)

Rosey · May 04, 2006, 11:40:33 AM

[quote ftyuv]On the one hand, you have a point. On the other, if you're so outdated or off-the-beaten-path that you don't have Flash installed, you're probably not in their target audience.[/quote]
Two things:

(1) I have flash installed. But I am using Firefox on Linux, so their site evidently requires either Windows or IE.

(2) They are limiting their potential market by requiring flash, something that is blocked not only by technological idiocy (websites that can't launch flash in a OS-independent manner) but by lots of personal firewalls. I'm not saying they should not have a flash site, but they should also support the standard for web communication, which is some flavor of HTML.

Kyle

jtwcornell91 · May 04, 2006, 11:49:05 AM

[quote krose][quote ftyuv]On the one hand, you have a point. On the other, if you're so outdated or off-the-beaten-path that you don't have Flash installed, you're probably not in their target audience.[/quote]
Two things:

(1) I have flash installed. But I am using Firefox on Linux, so their site evidently requires either Windows or IE.

(2) They are limiting their potential market by requiring flash, something that is blocked not only by technological idiocy (websites that can't launch flash in a OS-independent manner) but by lots of personal firewalls. I'm not saying they should not have a flash site, but they should also support the standard for web communication, which is some flavor of HTML.
[/quote]

What he said. I also have Flash installed (I wish Mozilla gave me more control over it so I could kill intrusive ads), and was also unable to view the page.

What's amazing is that people continue to try to be high-tech in their web design and in the process skip over getting the basic stuff that would make the site accessible to everyone right.

jtwcornell91 · May 04, 2006, 11:49:52 AM

[quote atb9]I'm thinking Windows users are more of their target audience... ;-)[/quote]

Their business model depends on security holes?

Jerseygirl · May 04, 2006, 12:37:52 PM

I dunno, when more girly colors roll out, I'd probably spring for one. I'm not real big on orange.

Chris 02 · May 04, 2006, 12:57:49 PM

Is Vesce done playing hockey? He played in all 80 games for Springfield (AHL) and finished tied in 28th overall in scoring with 18G and 49A.

DeltaOne81 · May 04, 2006, 03:49:40 PM

[quote krose][quote ftyuv]On the one hand, you have a point. On the other, if you're so outdated or off-the-beaten-path that you don't have Flash installed, you're probably not in their target audience.[/quote]
Two things:

(1) I have flash installed. But I am using Firefox on Linux, so their site evidently requires either Windows or IE.[/quote]

I saw it fine on Firefox on OS X last night.

Josh '99 · May 04, 2006, 05:06:32 PM

[quote Chris 02]Is Vesce done playing hockey? He played in all 80 games for Springfield (AHL) and finished tied in 28th overall in scoring with 18G and 49A.[/quote]Played in the AHL All-Star Game too. I obviously can't speak for what his long-term plans are, but it'd seem that if he wants to keep playing, the option would be optn to him.

As for the shirts... popped collars. Yech. ::uhoh::

judy · May 04, 2006, 09:10:27 PM

[quote jtwcornell91][quote krose][quote ftyuv]On the one hand, you have a point. On the other, if you're so outdated or off-the-beaten-path that you don't have Flash installed, you're probably not in their target audience.[/quote]
Two things:

(1) I have flash installed. But I am using Firefox on Linux, so their site evidently requires either Windows or IE.

(2) They are limiting their potential market by requiring flash, something that is blocked not only by technological idiocy (websites that can't launch flash in a OS-independent manner) but by lots of personal firewalls. I'm not saying they should not have a flash site, but they should also support the standard for web communication, which is some flavor of HTML.
[/quote]

What he said. I also have Flash installed (I wish Mozilla gave me more control over it so I could kill intrusive ads), and was also unable to view the page.

What's amazing is that people continue to try to be high-tech in their web design and in the process skip over getting the basic stuff that would make the site accessible to everyone right.[/quote]

And I viewed it fine in Firefox on a Windows machine.
However, I have a preference for straight HTML. I have a theory that the business oriented people who like to package it up all pretty and "spiffy" but forgets about the general usability of the site. Yes, I'm on a fiber connection and this stuff loads in about 2 seconds. but that's 2 seconds wasted staring at the little load bar for EVERY PAGE THAT HAS TO LOAD so that I don't really want to bother going through every page. And they think us programmers should take a course in creating friendly user interfaces... ::rolleyes:: pretty does not always equal functional.